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A new milk processing plant in northeastern Indiana recently announced by Wal-Mart could cut into the amount of milk that dairy farmers currently have to ship out of state.
Livestock producers always have been able to buy medicated feeds, with a few exceptions, over the counter at feed stores as needed. But that will change with the Food and Drug Administration’s implementation of veterinary feed directive rules.
Effective nutrient management means saving money and the environment, a win-win
The expansion, which is expected to be completed in two years, will increase milk processing capacity by almost 30% and create an additional 50 jobs.
Kansas State University animal scientists have discovered that reducing the inflammation caused during birth of a calf may be the key to helping a dairy cow recover more quickly and go on to a more productive life.
Even the University of Texas mascot isn’t immune to common cattle ailments like Bovine Leukemia Virus.
The Veterinary Feed Directive was developed out of the concern for antibiotic resistance associated with daily antibiotic use in animal feeds.
A virulent strain of Bovine Viral Diarrhea affected over 5,000 cattle in Germany.
Johne’s occurs most commonly in dairy cattle, but may occasionally be seen in beef cattle as well.
Should livestock producers be concerned about blue-green algae in their water?
Pinkeye, the common name for infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK), is a contagious disease causing inflammation of the cornea and conjunctiva.
More than 5,500 cattle producers took advantage of free online registration for Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) certification this spring provided by Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI) in partnership with the check-off funded BQA program.
Where producers and consumers stand on animal welfare looks to be vastly different based on various handling methods.
Land owners surprised to discover tens of thousands of dead birds across the high desert are criticizing the federal government over a mass killing of starlings in northern Nevada.
The best way to determine what caused an abortion or stillbirth in cattle is lab testing.
An Idaho dairy has seen the benefit of good employees and milk quality.
A ruling Thursday by France’s competition authority makes for rich reading, detailing a web of secret meetings, hand-written charts and phone exchanges over six years to fix prices on many of the yogurt-related goods on French supermarket shelves.
NAFTA provides unfettered access to Canadian market for U.S. high-protein milk ingredients—at least for now.
Yesterday the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed the birthdate of the beef cow in Alberta detected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).
Shipments of nonfat dry milk/skim milk powder rose, with sales to the Philippines approaching record highs.
Although most operations are back to normal, some dairies are dealing with barn damage from roofs that collapsed under heavy snow loads.
Jim Mulhern: A commitment to humane care is not only good for dairy cows but for consumers and dairy farmers as well.
Food prices are falling amid an outlook for bigger grain crops, rising milk output as well as a recovery in U.S. pork production.
Challenges related to the evolution of antibiotic resistant bacteria have led to a new multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional collaborative endeavor, The Task Force on Antibiotic Resistance in Production Agriculture.
September’s decline was triggered by several worldwide developments, which have put U.S. dairy exports at a clear disadvantage.
A new advertising campaigning no longer ask consumers if they’ve ‘got milk?’, but instead tells them to “Milk Life.”
The global dairy manufacturer is using 15% less water to make its milk powder products.
Honoring their significant contributions to the beef and dairy cattle industry, David Bechtol, D.V.M., and Maarten Drost, D.V.M., were inducted into the Cattle Production Veterinarian Hall of Fame.
With prices slashed to below their cost of production, UK dairy producers fear for their future.
Nevada dairy producers now have security, say the Perazzo brothers.