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Lely, the world leader in robotic milking systems, is hosting a Grand Opening celebration today to commemorate the expansion of its production facilities in Pella, Iowa.

The agency will evaluate how well farms understand and implement their nutrient management plan and communicate their plan and manure hauling practices to others. Noncompliance can result in enforcement.

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.

The event marks 45 years that Jersey breeders have competed on the colored shavings at Expo.

The plant will take in two million pounds of milk per day and be capable of producing 250,000 pounds of whole milk powder.

CWT has accepted 14 requests for export assistance from three U.S. dairy groups to sell a total 3.741 million pounds of Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese and 4.063 million pounds of butter.

An average ROI of 3.35:1 was reported in a 10-herd Wisconsin study.

Western United Dairymen and a coalition of major dairy interests will collaborate in drafting and developing testimony for the upcoming hearing.

Milk quality is one of our dairy’s best success stories.

Freestall bedding, milking routine, postdip, milker hygiene, the clean-in-place system and culling for high somatic cell counts are several factors that influence our milk quality.