Because dairy producers can’t afford to leave dollars on the table, especially in today’s competitive market, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI) believes helping to prevent disease is a more effective way to maintain animal health than simply treating diseases as they arise. “We’ve come up with a model called Prevention Logic,” said Dr. Bruce Vande Steeg, BIVI Technical Services Veterinarian, … Read More
Winterize Farm Equipment With Slip Plate
With the fall harvest ending in the near future it’s time to look at winterizing all that equipment. That means you need a good lubricant and that means you might want to check out Slip Plate. You can find out all they ways you can use this product from Superior Graphite on their website. Go ahead. Visit now. Here are … Read More
New Tractors for Dairy Farmers
As a five star sponsor of World Dairy Expo New Holland brought a lot to the show lot. New tractors rounded out the offerings that dairy farmers found when they visited and talked with representatives like Mike Cornman. One of three new models on display was the new TS6 Series which is an all-purpose “Lean & Mean” tractor that delivers … Read More
Dairy Industry Innovates Change in Fluid Milk
Milk does the body good! But that household phrase doesn’t mean consumers are drinking as much as they used to. The demand for milk has decreased, but the dairy industry is hard at work to make that change. Thanks to partnerships with Dairy Checkoff, you might be seeing lactose free or higher protein milk on shelves. Or different flavors and … Read More
Image Changing Programs for the Dairy Industry
The image of agriculture throughout the United States is a fragile one. We have fewer people involved in production agriculture and that equals more consumers who don’t understand where their foods comes from. During the 2012 World Dairy Expo, Chuck talked with California diary producer, Ray Prock about the image in the non-farmer audience concerning agriculture and especially the dairy … Read More
Successful Partnership With Dairy Checkoff & Domino's
Partnerships equal progress and this has rang true for the Diary Checkoff and a well-known pizza delivery service. With the sales of pizza cheese plummeting, DMI sought a partnership that would benefit the dairy industry and pizzas lovers alike. It has proven successful and during the recent World Dairy Expo, Chuck talked with New York dairy farmer, Skip Hardie about … Read More
DeLaval Sustainability Vision
DeLaval has a new vision. I learned about it at World Dairy Expo from Christian Poggensee, Regional President, North America. Simply put it is, “We make sustainable food production possible.” Christian says it’s not a target but rather something the company wants to be perceived as. Our conversation is contained in this week’s ZimmCast, a regular podcast on AgWired.com. The … Read More
Innovation Center For US Dairy Awards For Sustainability
The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy is pleased to honor the ‘best of the best’ through the U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards. The award is given to individuals, groups and organizations involved in the U.S. dairy industry who are doing what they can to manage their environmental impact and giving back to their local communities. Ken Buelow was one of this … Read More
Beef Checkoff at Dairy Expo
The Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB) always has a presence at the World Dairy Expo to help dairy producers understand how they are a part of the Beef Checkoff. “All dairy cattle are certainly beef cattle also,” said CBB board member Gary Sharp of South Dakota, who was at the dairy expo at the beef checkoff booth, along with representatives from … Read More
Introducing SCR Dairy, Inc.
Let me introduce you to SCR Dairy, Inc., Precise Dairy Farming. We’re in a precision world in agriculture and that includes the dairy industry. In the case of SCR Dairy it’s all about cow monitoring systems. Just prior to the World Dairy Expo, ag media got a close up look at SCR Dairy via management presentations and a tour of … Read More