DAIRY
Recent research reinforced what was already known about lowering DCAD levels in prefresh diets, but also added some practical applications to producers’ toolboxes.
It’s essential to make sure the rations you receive include the feed ingredients you purchased.
To celebrate, the first 50 Lely Astronaut A4 robotic milking systems ordered in Canada for 2015 delivery will include a free MQC-C2 installed for accurate milk-quality monitoring.
How one Minnesota farm raises healthy calves that turn into productive cows.
A 4,500-cow dairy proposed for Adams County has received the state water protection permit and high capacity well approvals necessary to operate, although it must meet additional requirements aimed at protecting area groundwater and lakes and streams.
The video also serves as a library of facts that dairy farmers can reference in talking to consumers about the dairy industry.
As the Washington Department of Ecology searches for ways to improve water quality in the Little Spokane River, state officials are looking for ways to engage private landowners. Landowners hold the key to reducing pollutants such as phosphorus and fecal coliform bacteria in the water.
Funding is available right now to help producers address on-farm energy use and increase efficiency.
Jersey cows required 20% less total feedstuffs by weight and 32% less water to produce the same amount of milkfat and protein as Holstein cows.
If you must apply manure in winter, do so to fields with the lowest risk of runoff.
High input costs led to shortage of organic milk supply in 2011.
Owners John and Celia Harrison received the award, which recognizes U.S. dairy producers that apply creativity, excellence and forward thinking to achieve greater on-farm productivity and improved milk marketing.
Spending time with Paul and Phyllis Van Amburgh and their five children on their Dharma Lea dairyfarm can make life here appear enviable.Sure, the work is hard and the days are long. But the Van Amburghs get to spend time together and they enjoy a close relationship with the land and their animals.But that’s the pastoral version of life on a small family farm. And the Van Amburghs, now in their fifth year, know that farming -- dairyfarming, especially -- is mainly about survival.
Jersey milk leads to a hugely significant reduction in water use and greenhouse gas emissions, it was claimed at a South West conference.Speaking at the Creating our Golden Future conference, organised by the UK Jerseys Cattle Society and held at the Royal Bath & West of England showground at Shepton Mallet, Dr Jude Capper, of Washington State University, reported on her research which compared Jersey and Holstein milk in the USA.
The program has gained widespread support from key organizations, including Elanco, the U.S. Dairy Export Council, the Center for Advanced Energy Studies/Idaho National Laboratory, USDA, the World Wildlife Fund, MilkPEP and the Dairy Research Institute.
The “30x20” effort hopes to grow the state’s milk production to 30 billion pounds by 2020, a 15% increase over the next eight years and a doubling of the annual rate of growth.
An ambitious planning application for Britain’s largest dairy farm, resubmitted Nov. 18, reveals significant changes.
California dairies combine for manure-to-energy benefits
The Agriculture Nutrient Policy Council releases report raising questions about data to set pollution limits for the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
Funding deadline set for March 4, 2011.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today commemorated the one year anniversary of an historic agreement to help U.S. dairy producers cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Rock Creek Dairy project is the fourth digester in Idaho’s Magic Valley and the first to take effluent from multiple sites.
It was below freezing as an “AgDay” photographer and I toured Brubaker Farms in early December. But we quickly warmed to the Brubakers—patriarch Luke, sons Mike and Tony—this year’s Innovative Dairy Farmers of the Year (see “Power and Profit,” page 8).
Summary highlights dairy industry’s efforts to increase economic, environmental and social sustainability.
A methane digester and solar panels power Brubaker Farms, 2011 Innovative Dairy Farm of the Year.
Honorees recognized at the National Mastitis Council Annual Meeting Jan. 23-26 in Arlington, Va.
Under revised air-quality Rule 4570, California dairies must cut silage emissions.
Solar panels lead the way, USDA’s first-ever nationwide renewable energy survey shows.
As part of a Canadian delegation to Europe last month, Don Kenny, chair of the Guelph-based Grain Farmers of Ontario, stood alongside federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and others, imploring the European Union to take a science-based approach to agricultural trade and genetically modified crops. Any decisions made in Europe about restricting Canadian imports should be based on scientific study, not theoretical threats or public pressure, they said.
Just over a month ago, the Department of Agriculture announced that it will allow American farmers to plant a genetically engineered version of alfalfa. The news also sparked an angry debate among organic advocates about what’s most important in the organic label.