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Use sire selection for as a long-term strategy to improve milk quality.

Learning more about how teats and liners interact will allow us to fine-tune the balance of efficient and quick milk-out with an appropriate level of pressure which does not lead to teat end damage.

Bonus content: More on re-engineered alfalfa: Overview Improving protein utilization alfalfa breeders are looking to improve fiber digestibility and slow down the rate of protein digestibility in the cow’s rumen Consortium for Alfalfa Improvement

Bonus content: More on New York Animal Agricultural Coalition Do neighbors grumble about your farming practices when you’re out of earshot? Those who had a chance to anonymously register their complaints recently in a New York State survey didn’t—much.

Wisconsin Secretary of Agriculture Rod Nilsestuen announced today that he is convening a raw milk working group to consider legal and regulatory perspectives pertaining to the sale of unpasteurized milk directly to consumers, and consider what conditions would be required to protect public health.

U.S. farmers produced the largest corn and soybean crops on record in 2009

U.S. milk production in the 23 major dairy states during October grew 1.5% from year-earlier levels to total 14.4 billion pounds, USDA said today.

The National Milk Producers Federation elected Randy Mooney as its new Chairman during its 2008 annual meeting last week in Nashville, Tenn.

CLAAS introduces two new disc mowers, the DISCO 9100 Plus and the DISCO 9300C.

The earlier we’re notified of an outbreak, the better,” says Dr. Darlene Konkle, with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture-Trade and Consumer Protection’s (DATCP) Division of Animal Health.