Farm Journal Media is offering a series of in-depth educational programs and events co-located at the AG CONNECT Expo that starts Friday at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Sunday morning’s Farm Journal Media Presents is devoted entirely to the dairy industry with a Dairy Today Forum: Meeting Dairy Challenges: In the Parlor, In the Field, In the World. … Read More
Most Influence On Ag Expected To Be Weather
Our latest ZimmPoll asked the question, “What do you think will have the biggest influence on ag in 2011?” Here are the results. Most respondents (40%) think weather patterns will have the biggest influence. Other responses include: general U.S. economy (24%); new Republican leadership in House (13%); farm bill (10%); other (10%) and company consolidation (3%). So if you selected … Read More
Merial Launches 'Best in Class' Site
Merial has launched a new website as part of their “Best in Class” initiative, a campaign focused on providing dairies access to valuable information and educational tools. “Through ‘Best in Class,’ we hope to be able to partner with dairies – small to large – to promote the importance and value of education and how it can significantly impact productivity, … Read More
Iowa State Takes Home Honor
Congratulations to the Iowa State University for winning the 17th Annual Accelerated Genetics Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest. Thirteen teams competed to take home the top honors and the coveted Brown Swiss Canton III Traveling Trophy. During the contest each participant placed ten classes and gave five sets of oral reasons. They judged at least one class of each of … Read More
DFA Plant Awarded Star Status
Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.’s (DFA) Ventura, Calif., manufacturing plant has earned Star status in California’s Voluntary Protection Program (Cal/VPP). This designation is the highest recognition bestowed by the program, which is administered by the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal-OSHA). The plant, which is operated by DFA’s Global Dairy Products Group (GDPG), becomes part of an accomplished minority … Read More
New Records for Registered Jerseys
The American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) announced today that new records for production by Registered Jersey™ cows were established in 2010. The official Jersey lactation average increased to 18,567 lbs. milk, 876 lbs. fat, and 671 lbs. protein. On a Cheddar cheese equivalent basis, average yield is 2,270 pounds. All are new category records. A record 88,727 lactations were processed … Read More
Happy New Year Survey Winner
The new year is starting off a little greener for the latest winner in our ZimmComm publication survey drawing. The winner for December is Michelle Stahlhut, an Agwired reader and crop farmer from Indiana. Michelle actually filled out her survey in November and since we put all the entries back in the pot for the next month, she was the … Read More