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Mark Wustenberg suggests simple places to check for a dairy’s source of bacteria problems in milk counts.
Kevin Van der Poel, a co-owner of Focal Dairy, began an intensive, pasture-grazing business with a new spin on old dairy traditions. The business is not about producing the most milk. The New Zealander’s method is focused on efficiency, management and reduced costs.
Since Elanco acquired Posilac from Monsanto in 2008, it has made re-education about the dairy production technology a priority. The Indiana-based company has reached out to the entire dairy food chain to promote Posilac’s safety and its role in affordability and sustainability, says Dennis Erpelding, director of corporate affairs for Elanco’s international business division.
The dairy industry was addressing global warming long before that was cool. We’re producing 59% more milk with 64% fewer cows than in 1944. We use 77% less feed, 65% less water, 90% less land, produce 76% less manure and have a 63% smaller carbon footprint per gallon of milk produced than we did 66 years ago.
Bonus content: To receive a complete list of “Behavior-based Questions for Agricultural Positions,” send an e-mail to don@dontyler.com . The bleak unemployment numbers rolling out of federal and state government offices month after month are a dark cloud for the overall U.S. economy. But there can be a silver lining for employers looking to fill key positions
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Agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested two dairy farm owners in Michigan Wednesday.
“Homeland security begins with hometown security,” Secretary Janet Napolitano says.
The installation uses four robotic milkers in sequence to prep and attach milker units.
The solution to the immigrant labor crisis lies in comprehensive immigration reform, California group says.
Johannes and Anthonia Verhaar also face up to six years in prison.
Bill would have enabled unions to bypass elections by urging the majority of a grower’s workers to sign cards.
Nov. 9 Webstream and conference call event helps explain the program’s “Know Your Rights: Employee Rights and Responsibilities.”
Aquila Farms ordered to pay nearly $3 million in penalties.