Elisabeth Hagen, a physician, has been nominated as Undersecretary of Agriculture for Food Safety by President Obama Hagen, 40, is a physician with four years’ experience in food safety. A spokesman at the USDA said Hagen is declining interview requests as she awaits confirmation by the Senate. Her nomination does not appear to face strong opposition. The meat industry applauded … Read More
'Million' Calf will Benefit Wis. Foundation
The Breunig family of Mystic Valley Dairy LLC, located in Wisconsin, has donated a top-notch Registered Holstein calf for a March 16 auction to benefit the Professional Dairy Producers Foundation. The Holstein calf, Jenny-Lou Million 2719 will be part of the Benefit Auction during the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin’s (PDPW) Business Conference March 16 & 17 in Madison, Wis. … Read More
Forage in Focus at Ag Associates Conference
Quality forage for dairy was one of many topics addressed during the 17th annual U.S. Ag Associates Conference hosted by Stoller USA in Houston on January 25-27. Dairy specialist Les Yoder with Homestead Nutrition works not only to help improve the nutritional value of dairy feed, but also works on crop and soil nutrition and he spoke about the benefits … Read More