Last week I got to attend a media event at Pfizer Animal Health. They brought in a group of agricultural journalists for a behind the scenes look at their veterinary medicine research and development facility/farm in Michigan. One of the people I met was Bill Loveland. Bill manages their research dairy. Pfizer has a state of the art dairy facility … Read More
Triple Calcium Bolus Available
AgriLabs introduces a new tool for dairy producers, the Triple Calcium Bolus, a fast acting bolus that contains three calcium compounds. Featuring an industry-high 44 grams of available calcium from calcium propionate, calcium chloride and calcium carbonate, it provides both rapid and sustained release of this important mineral. Unlike other calcium boluses, which can take hours to begin delivering calcium … Read More
Wisconsin Counties Mentor Young Dairy Producers
Two counties in Wisconsin have recognized the importance of young people in the dairy industry and have taken steps to ensure they have a successful start. The Marathon and Lincoln County Agribusiness Incubator Project last month hatched its first successful transition farm, and already the project is becoming a model for other counties. Understanding the importance of agriculture to north … Read More
Good Time To Think Pre-Conditioning Prior to Weaning
Here at the Cattle Industry Summer Conference I learned more about Merial’s SureHealth program by talking with Dr. Van Ricketts. He’s Director of Corporate Accounts for the company. I thought you might be interested to hear what he had to say. The main message he had here for beef producers had to do with pre-conditioning of cattle prior to weaning. … Read More
Igenity For DNA Profiling at Weaning
I’m working out of a nice media room here at the Cattle Industry Summer Conference. It’s being sponsored by Merial. Pictured here are Kevin DeHaan, director of technical services, Igenity, a division of Merial, and Wendy Mayo, Bader Rutter. I talked with Kevin about Igenity and what it can do for cattle producers, both beef and dairy. He says that … Read More
Grain Particles: The Relationship of Size to Speed
Among dairy nutritionists, grain particle size is of increasing interest, particularly for high-moisture corn. Intuition suggests the smaller the particles, the faster the starch digestion. Dr. Bill Mahanna, Pioneer Global Nutritional Sciences Manager, confirms this. In addition, he calls attention to the importance of particle hardness and distribution in processing for improved feed value. Bill also offers insight on what … Read More
Wisconsin Implements Tax Credit
Wisconsin has recommitted to the state’s agribusinesses through the implementation of the Dairy Manufacturing Facility Tax Investment Credit. “When the Dairy Manufacturing Facility Investment Tax Credit is implemented, alongside the existing investment tax credits for dairy farm and livestock operations, Wisconsin agribusiness will be in a better position to compete in the increasingly competitive international dairy product markets,”said Dairy Business … Read More
2007 Hay Expo
The annual Hay Expo will be held June 20-21, 2007 in northeast Iowa. The Expo offers alfalfa and forage producers the opportunity to get an inside view of new technology and ideas, and visit a host farm for an on-site tour. Admission is free, parking is $5. The host farm is Top Deck Holsteins, owned by Roger and Judy Decker … Read More
Adams Retires from NMPF
A long-time National Milk Producers Federation employee, John Adams, has announced his retirement, effective July 1st. John has served the NMPF membership since 1970, and has been active in supporting dairy producer and cooperative goals in a variety of areas, including, most recently, as Director of Animal Health and Farm Services. John’s experience and expertise will be sorely missed at … Read More
Doyle Joins Foremost Farms
Congrats to Michael Doyle, the new vice president-finance and chief financial officer of Foremost Farms USA. Doyle is a former Land O’Lakes executive. Doyle most recently served as the chief financial officer of Creekstone Farms Premium Beef L.L.C. of Arkansas City, Kan. Prior to that, he spent more than 11 years with Land O’Lakes, Arden Hills, Minn. He joined Land … Read More