Each year people from around the world come to World Pork Expo (WPX) and ask the question: what new things will I find there? So I asked Dr. Howard Hill, National Pork Producer Council (NPPC) president, veterinarian and Iowa pork producer, that question and his answer: a lot. A few highlights he mentioned included all the press conferences and seminars … Read More
Login to MyNewHolland.com
Today is the launch of MyNewHolland.com. This new virtual community is set up to provide a meeting place to share information, contribute to farming related discussions and access premium contents and services. It is very simple to create your account by visiting MyNewHolland.com. Then you’ll have access to the features currently active. A list of features includes: My New Holland: … Read More
New Holland New at NFMS
Robert Hendrix is the rock star of New Holland hay and forage tools. I had fun letting him show off a couple of new products at the National Farm Machinery Show, the Discbine 313 mower-conditioner and Roll Belt 560 round baler. In the interview below he talks us through all the new features. Discbine 313: New Holland has taken the … Read More
Farm Bill With Dairy Reform Signed
President Obama traveled to Michigan State University to sign the Agricultural Act of 2014 on Friday. “Despite its name, the farm bill is not just about helping farmers,” President Obama told the small crowd invited for the signing. “Secretary Vilsack calls it a jobs bill, an innovation bill, an infrastructure bill, a research bill, a conservation bill. It’s like a … Read More
Prince Agri Products – More Than Just Mineral
During the Penn State Dairy Cattle Nutrition Workshop, Wendell Knehans, Director of Marketing and Specialty Products for Prince Agri Products, spoke with Chuck about their company’s vested interest in the dairy community. “Many people in the industry think of Prince as a mineral company, which is our heritage. We have been in minerals for the animal industry since the beginning … Read More
Reducing Hypocalcemia
Dr. Dave Beede, Michigan State University, was one of the presenter during the pre-conference symposium of the Penn State Dairy Cattle Nutrition Workshop. He spoke on “Revisiting Prepartum DCAD: Reducing Hypocalcemia of Transition Cows.” The symposium was sponsored by Prince Agri Products. Afterward I sat down with him to ask a few questions including: Why is it vital to maintain … Read More
Growing the Dairy Cattle Nutrition Workshop
The Penn State Extension Dairy Team was hard at working making sure everything ran smoothly for the Dairy Cattle Nutrition Workshop. Two of the team members I spoke with are (l-r) Rebecca White and Virginia Ishler. Virginia says the workshop was born out of conversations about how to do more educational programs for the feed industry. She says they used … Read More
Keys to Good Dairy P&L
Dr. Greg Bethard, G&R Dairy Consulting, conducted a presentation at the pre conference symposium, sponsored by Prince Agri Products, titled, “Keys to a Good P&L: Strategies to Make Money. He presented a number of key components to managing your dairy. One of those is knowing statistics on your business like volume of milk shipped. He says “We’re a commodity business … Read More
Protecting Dairy Cattle Immune Function
The opening speaker at the Penn State Dairy Cattle Nutrition Workshop pre-conference symposium, sponsored by Prince Agri Products, was Dr. Robert Corbett, Dairy Health Consultation. His focus was on how nutritional and management practices can have a major impact on a dairy cow’s immune system during the transition period. I spoke with him after his presentation. He says that minimizing … Read More
Getting to Know Prince Agri Products
Prince Agri Products sponsored this morning’s Penn State Dairy Cattle Nutrition Workshop pre-conference symposium. To learn more about the company I spoke with Dave Calabotta (right), VP of Marketing and Business Development. Dave says that Prince Agri Products has been around for about 150 years and is part of Phibro Animal Health. Prince focuses on the marketing of minerals and … Read More