A good wrap-up of the stimulus package for agriculture from Drovers. U.S. economic issues are garnering all the attention in Washington, D.C. The House Democrats passed a stimulus package last week, and the Senate is considering it this week. In the House version, agriculture programs, including nutrition assistance, rural development and conservation, would receive about $27 billion, or about 3.3 … Read More
Feed Efficiencies for Difficult Times
The recent turn in dairy commodity prices have producers looking for tactics to boost their bottom lines. Jim Smith, Pioneer livestock information manager, discusses some management practices to maximize production and lower input costs. Smith says to group the herd according to production capabilities and feed those animals accordingly, focusing on the most profitable animals in an operation. Smith also … Read More
Agri-Mark to go rbST-free
Speaking of Agri-Mark, the cooperative announced a few weeks ago that they are asking their dairymen to go rbST-free by August 2009. For all intents and purposes, the New England dairy industry will be “rbST-free” by the end of summer 2009. Facing the threat of losing markets for its highly successful Cabot brand of cheeses, cooperative owner Agri-Mark has told … Read More
Blogging at Cabot Cheese
The folks over at Cabot Cheese have a great blog you should check out. As expected, they are blogging all about cheese, but the dairy farmers that make up the cooperative are also featured. Say Cheese!
PDPW Holds Seminar
Local elected officials and dairy producers are urged to attend an educational seminar focusing on “Agriculture’s Changing Face – Meeting Environmental and Community Needs.” This valuable one-day forum will be held Thursday, February 19 at the Holiday Inn in Fond du Lac from 8:45 a.m.-3:30 p.m. This is the perfect opportunity to reach out and participate in constructive dialogue between … Read More
High Calcium Intake and Weight
The journal Nutrition Reviews recently released a review of research that found a positive link between high calcium intake and improved body composition and weight maintenance. The study concluded that high calcium intake may affect body composition through some combination of reducing body fat mass while maintaining lean body mass, reducing weight gain and increasing weight loss on calorie-restricted diets. … Read More