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The National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Program has recently launched its open comment survey for the FARM Animal Care Program’s drafted Version 5 standards updates.
The USDA is investing up to $2.8 billion in 70 selected projects under the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities funding opportunity. Several businesses within the dairy sector will receive these grants.
Brett Reinford says that most incidents on the farm, even the accident he had, are entirely preventable. With National Farm Safety and Health Week soon starting, a series of farm safety videos are now available.
As consumers return to pre-pandemic habits and prices soar, demand for butter falters
The terms profitability and cash flow are often used interchangeably. However, confusion between the two can cause producers to make decisions that are not in their best long-term profit interests.
At least 20 emergency vehicles were on site at a newly constructed dairy farm Monday afternoon after a dairy building collapsed north of Watertown, S.D.
Grain shipments on some railroads could stop as early as Wednesday, two days ahead of a possible rail strike. A rail stoppage is growing more likely as the country’s main rail unions remain at odds with rail companies.
Whether we are using cameras and security systems or phones and computers, data is everywhere. During a recent PDPW Dairy Signal broadcast, Toby Cherny outlines the importance of keeping your farm data safe.
With fall just around the corner, now is the time to think about applying fertilizer to perennial forages.
The 54th Annual Butter Sculpture at the New York State Fair has come down, but it isn’t going to waste.
Heat stress may still be an issue in some parts of the country, but winter’s chill isn’t far away.
The world’s largest dairy-focused trade show, dairy and forage seminars and more will be on display at the 55th World Dairy Expo. Included in the programming is a line-up of seminars addressing global industry issues.
Darigold currently operates 11 milk production plants throughout the Northwest, with the 12th plant slated to open in early 2024.
Members of the Grow NY Farms Coalition explained how the Farm Laborers Wage Board report downplays important testimony and data from workers, farmers and researchers from Cornell University.
It’s common in swine and poultry nutrition, but “phase feeding” is not widely employed in preweaned dairy calf nutrition. There’s evidence to suggest it would be a valuable practice for raising calves as well.
The stress of owning and operating a dairy farm is enormous. And, as harvest nears, additional stress looms for many farmers. OSHA is urging employers to actively promote available resources to all workers.
While a solid genetic plan is needed on any dairy operation, it is especially important for robotic herds.
It’s one of those diseases that is always going to be a threat, but also can be minimized and managed with great success.
Monitoring calves’ body temperature is a critical metric to maintaining their health, and is especially valuable if temperature changes can be detected early.
The NBA All-Star, LeBron James is redirecting his energy toward a new commitment and has teamed up with other celebrities with the investor Neutral Foods, who claims to be the first-neutral food company in the U.S.
With busy season ramping up for farmers across the country, now’s a good time to revisit some strategies to help manage stress as your workload picks up.
Implementing a new technology can be both exciting and scary.
From bovines to BMWs, the vision of Bar 20 Dairy is to simply do more with less.
Get to know your employees as people beyond what they bring to work.
Always looking for the next opportunity, Kutz Dairy is positioned for growth. With the technologies currently in place on the Wisconsin dairy, Allan Kutz believes the next steps of growth will be easier.
While Lung Ultrasound is the cornerstone of any good Calf Herd Health Program, there are many other benefits to getting your herd vet in your calf barn on a regular basis.
If it’s possible to have a global milk production recession, that is, back-to-back quarterly year-over-year decreases in milk production in the key export regions – then we’ve been in one since Q1 2022.
Rain was not the main headline when a powerful storm blew through Rutland County. The intense wind certainly was. The severe thunderstorm brought down powerlines and forced an old dairy barn to collapse, trapping cows.
What if you could take your milking robot’s performance from average to excellent? In just 15 minutes a day, you can complete a few key assessments to help ensure it’s operating at the highest level.