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Supply chain challenges consistently hit ag in 2022. While 2023 shows improvement with fertilizer availability, National Farm Machinery Show revealed the ag equipment sector is still fragile to supply problems.
While the letters “FFA” stand for Future Farmers of America, FFA is not just for students who want to be production farmers. FFA also welcomes members who aspire in numerous other careers.
In total, 16,683, or 72.7%, dairy operations enrolled in Dairy Margin Coverage this year. Here are the states with the most operations enrolled.
A dozen years ago, Walnutdale Farms experienced something a farm never wishes to happen. The Michigan dairy lost its milking parlor in a fire in 2010. Since then, the family dairy has grown in more ways than one.
Denmark should aim to reduce beef and dairy production by levying an emissions tax on farming of $108 per metric ton in order to reach its ambitious climate targets, the government’s independent advisor says.
Here’s a quick snapshot of the mycotoxin results for the 2022 harvest. How did your corn silage compare?
World renowned animal behavior specialist, Temple Grandin, shares her thoughts on animal welfare and the farmers role in it.
As real estate prices skyrocket and labor becomes harder to find, the blueprints for future grocery stores may soon start to downsize.
Who is the 20-year-old kid milking cows in your parlor right now who has the potential to manage your dairy? Or even be an owner someday? And how will you give them what they need to grow?
It may seem far-fetched and highly impractical in the U.S. But raising calves with their dams is happening at a growing pace on commercial dairies around the world.
The American Psychological Association finds the degree of stress placed upon farmers so unique it has given it its own name, “Farmer Stress.”
Supplementing early lactation dairy cow diets with bile acids could provide a pathway to suppressing fatty liver and ketosis, and ultimately boosting milk production and profitability.
Focusing on feed efficiency can impact our farms’ profitability and be a way to benchmark our future goal of being carbon neutral by 2050.
GEA will be moving manufacturing of their rotary parlor platforms to Galesville, Wisconsin. This move makes their rotary milking structures the only ones in the industry that are made in the U.S.
The new indication is for control of pyrexia in dairy cows due to acute mastitis. There is a short milk withhold of 48 hours.
A regular on The Weather Channel, dairy farmer, Tara Vander Dussen joined live from her eastern New Mexico dairy to talk about the dairy industry’s commitment to reducing its carbon footprint.
The progress U.S. dairy farms have made is remarkable and because of technological advancements, dairies have been able to expand and specialize. As we move forward to the next 60 years, progress is necessary.
Feed and labor are the two biggest budget items for dairies. With the costs of both climbing, could autonomy be a possible solution for the labor shortage on dairy farms today? John Deere is planning on it.
U.S. dairy exports hit new volume and value records again last year.
Kemps is introducing Kemps Smooth Cottage Cheese for kids, a new cottage cheese with no curds and a smooth and creamy texture.
Powered by the goodness of milk, a first-of-its-kind sports drink is set to more than 1,000 Walmart store shelves across the Midwest.
Dairy replacement heifer values are off to a checkered start to 2023.
New England dairy farmer, Melissa Griffin shares a love for music and cows and says that working together in an orchestra is similar to working together as a family unit on a family farm.
Every farmer has that one cow who just doesn’t want to get pregnant. But if she doesn’t get pregnant soon, her time left to stay in the herd is limited.
The California Milk Advisory Board announced the return of its student internship program where young agriculture ambassadors. California dairy producer, Tony Lopes highly encourages others to sign up.
Feed prices will remain a top concern for dairy farmers in 2023. But could soybean prices soon be heading south?
While many are planning the perfect Valentine’s Day, I’m sure my special day will be spent in a barn. I chuckle at the thought, especially considering that is indeed how I met my husband, Scott—in a cow barn.
How many replacement heifers do you need? What will be the price of raising a replacement heifer? Penn State University Dairy Extension has published a free, mobile app to answer these questions.
With no GPS equipment, Kansas dairy farmer Rob Leach freehanded the number 15, the jersey number of Kansas City Chiefs Quarterback Patrick Mahomes. The result? A 100% organic manure mural to celebrate the Super Bowl.
In Wisconsin, Vir-Clar Farm has worked hard at building a positive, family-like culture on their Fond du Lac dairy, which includes implementing a ride-share program that is a win-win for their employees and the dairy.