World Dairy Expo Judges Set to Evaluate Elite Dairy Cattle
Each year cattle exhibitors take the challenge to select their respected peers to serve as official judges in the most important dairy cattle show in the business…World Dairy Expo. Serving as an...
View ArticleNew Zealand Dairy Farmers Seek Compensation for Hairy Calves
As dairy farmers around the world focus on the results of the August Proof Round, you can’t help but wonder what confidence 900 farmers in New Zealand are feeling about DNA proven bull semen. More...
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Allan Barr Obituary
After a courageous battle against cancer, at the B.M.P. Hospital in Cowansville, on August 17th, 2012, at the age of 69, Allan Barr passed away. Surviving are his children, Greg (Christine Brooks),...
View ArticleShoot Some Clay Pigeons at World Dairy Expo!
MADISON, WIS. – A new clay target championship event will be held, prior to World Dairy Expo, with the goal of raising funds to help support the numerous youth programs. Designed to offer a...
View Article2012 Drought Puts the Squeeze on U.S. Dairy Industry
Drought conditions will persist in much of the Corn Belt and Great Plains states through November, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said August 16th in a report. Lower temperatures...
View ArticleRemains to Be Seen “Weather or Not” Canadians Will Win In 2012 Crop Challenge
Canadian farmers will harvest a record-smashing 16 million tonnes of canola this year, and he biggest wheat crop in three years according to a July poll by Reuters of traders and analysts. Western...
View ArticleHopefully Farm Critics Will Dry Up Next!
It is hard to look out over farm fields today and not be concerned about food production, the dairy industry and my next door neighbour`s crops. Having said that, the news is also flooded with dire...
View ArticleNoble Will Target U.S. Agriculture Assets to Supply China
Noble Group Ltd. (NOBL), Asia’s biggest publicly traded commodity supplier, will target agricultural assets in the U.S. as it seeks to meet demand from China and sees potential for deals across its...
View ArticleWhere`s the Beef? – Canada Cattle Herd Decline Slowing, But High Grain Prices...
The long decline of Canada’s cattle and calf herd slowed to its lowest year-over-year reduction in seven years, Statistics Canada data showed on Tuesday, but surging grain prices may renew the pressure...
View ArticleAgriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces New Help for Livestock Producers
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22, 2012—Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today made a series of announcements that continue to underscore the Obama Administration’s ongoing work to help farmers, ranchers and...
View ArticlePrairie Survey Shows Farmer’s Food Price Share Stable
They’re calling it good news for both consumers and farmers. They are three Canadian prairie farm groups. They’re talking about the results of their fifth annual survey comparing the cost of an average...
View ArticleKentucky State Fair Holstein Show Results August 21,2012
The Holstein Show at the Kentucky State Fair was held recently in Louisville, KY., with Chip Savage of Maryland as the judge. Spring Heifer Calf Gebert Cope Chanity, Stookeyholm Holsteins, Milford In...
View ArticlePurina’s Management Tip – Navel dipping: Are you putting your calves at risk?
Every minute a calf’s navel goes without dipping puts it at risk. Increased calf mortality and illness is blamed on a variety of things: fluctuating weather patterns, an increased number of calvings...
View ArticlePenn State releases DairyCents, a mobile app for income over feed costs
Penn State’s Extension Dairy Team has developed a mobile app titled DairyCents that offers two features: calculate income over feed costs (IOFC) feed price comparisons with the Penn State Feed Price...
View ArticleWorld Dairy Expo 10K Ultimate Fan Giveaway Winner Announced
World Dairy Expo recently named Caylei Arnold of Hartford, Connecticut as the 10K Ultimate Fan Giveaway winner. The contest was created to celebrate and thank the 10,000 Expo Facebook fans. When Expo...
View ArticleA local Saskatoon company is embarking on research aimed at finding...
Prairie Plant Systems Inc. is looking to develop new technologies that have the potential to replace antibiotics in animal feed using health boosting properties of plants such as mustard seeds. The...
View ArticleUSDA Awards $26 Million in Conservation Innovation Grants
Projects include development of water quality trading markets in Chesapeake Bay and across the U.S. WASHINGTON, Aug. 24, 2012 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced $26 million in...
View ArticleSimcoe County (Ontario) Holstein Show Results
2012 Simcoe County (Ontario) Holstein Show Aug. 22, 2012 Judge – John Werry, Oshawa, ON Total shown – 113 Junior Champion: Langelands Attic Popstar (Allyndale-I Attic), 1st intermediate calf,...
View ArticleDairy cow slaughter is definitely up
A substantially higher number of dairy cows went to slaughter in July than the same month a year earlier, an indication that high feed costs are causing some herds to liquidate. According to the...
View ArticleDrought Has Farmers on the Hunt for Hay
Farmers are resorting to pleas on Facebook, Craigslist and other online sites to track down hay to feed their cattle, horses, sheep and goats now and through the winter. The drought that’s affecting...
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