Manure that moves off target can decrease productivity and increase the risk of impairing local bodies of water. This tool helps applicators in four Midwest states determine the best time to apply.
The Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship will finally be present in Michigan and will be offering a kick-off meeting at the W.K. Kellogg Farm in Hickory Corners.
A U.S. dairy trade export group has partnered with a Chinese university to create a food science research center, hoping to bolster relations and expand dairy exports from the United States into China.
Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan is no longer able to weather the uncertainty in the dairy industry and has a plan to close the doors to its dairy operation the summer of 2019.
The largest dairy farm in Australia is owned by an investment firm in China, but the firm is going through instability after a mass resignation on the company’s board.
The possible loss of trade with Mexico and China could result in a $1.154/cwt loss to dairy farmers in the U.S. totaling $2.77 billion in annual losses.
With $600,000 from Michigan State University and the backing of the animal agriculture industry, the Michigan Alliance for Animal Agriculture was born in 2015. Since then, funding has diversified and grown considerably.
People involved in responding, or preparing teams to respond, to accidents involving animals will receive critical information on the proper protocols, training and equipment needed to manage these events.
