The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to exclude agriculture from new air quality standards governing coarse dust particles. The Agency is revising national air quality standards for both coarse and fine dust particles, and the American Farm Bureau Federation is strongly encouraging adoption of the ag exclusion. Submitting comments on the proposed rule, AFBF cited the lack of scientific justification … Read More
Chinese Dairy Demand Grows – And Buffalo May Pick Up the Slack
As we reported earlier, Chinese demand for milk and dairy products in skyrocketing. One of the largest growth dectors in cheese consumption. To help meet the expanded need for dairy products, the dairy industry may turn to an unusual producer of milk: buffalo!
USDA's Latest Edition of Healthy Animals Out Now
USDA produces a newsletter called Healthy Animals, and the latest edition is out now. This quarterly online newsletter compiles ARS news and expert resources on the health and well-being of agricultural animals.
Do You Know If Your Workers Are Really Legal?
If not, you’d better find out sooner rather than later… otherwise, Uncle Sam may be hauling you off to the federal pen.
Japan Dumping Excess Milk?
Japanese dairies have plenty of milk apparently. Milk consumption is in a freefall in the Land of the Rising Sun, while production has skyrocketed. With limited success in marketing efforts to increase consumption, the Japanese government is working to dispense excess milk as foreign aid. In March, the Hokkaido Union of Agricultural Associations disposed of 1,000 tons of raw milk. … Read More
Zapping the Stink out of Manure
A Vermont businessman has engineered a device that will deodorize your cows’ slurry before you spread it. Two units are already in use, one by the local electric co-op and the other by the University of Vermont. ElectroCell Technologies is marketing a portable device that processes manure through a large tube charged with electrical current. The current explodes the cell … Read More
As Temperatures Rise, So Does Alfalfa Weevil Feeding
Scouting for field crop insects is not just left to corn and soybean growers. Now is the time for alfalfa producers to begin scouting their fields for alfalfa weevil, an insect that can cause severe defoliation if left unchecked.
Pumping Even More Milk in March
Production continues to rise, even as prices continue to regress.
Jersey Breeders Have New Rep to Rely On
Iowa native Sarah Mullen is moving to the Buckeye State as the new Customer Service Coordinator for National All Jersey, Inc.
Fort Dodge Launches New Animal Health Site
Chances are you’ve used at least one of the biological and pharmaceutical products manufactured by Fort Dodge Animal Health.