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GEA Farm Technologies recently hosted its 2013 Innovation Dairy Tour. Dairy producers from 12 states attended the two-day event to see industry-leading technologies in action on five innovative dairies, including an automatic teat dipping system, a robotic milking system and several other new industry innovations. “The goal of the Innovation Dairy Tour was to bring producers from across the country … Read More

CRV USA launched a newly renovated website showcasing Genetics with a Purpose and our commitment to building herds for higher premiums. The new website features a blog, as well as an easy to navigate sire directory. Also featured on the new website are pages where dairy producers can learn more about premium milk production and how CRV’s Genetics with a … Read More

The Dairy Calf and Heifer Association (DCHA) has unveiled a new logo and brand identity. The new look symbolizes the Dairy Calf and Heifer Association’s goal to update and modernize its vision to be the industry-leading source of calf and heifer nutrition, providing industry standards for profitability, performance and leadership that will help members improve the vitality and viability of … Read More

The Dairy Calf and Heifer Association (DCHA) has announced a renewed focus and vision for its organization. A strong and sincere commitment has been made to changing a number of things that challenged the prosperity and sustainability of the Association – including eliminating programs and/or services that don’t deliver value and laying the groundwork for new programs and services that … Read More

PortaScience, Inc., a New Jersey company, was recently awarded a grant from Feed the Future Partnering for Innovation to commercialize a milk quality test for small farms in Africa. Feed the Future Partnering for Innovation is a program funded by U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by Fintrac, Inc. The program is focused on finding and commercializing agricultural … Read More

DeLaval recently sold its 10,000th Voluntary Milking System VMS™ (or milking robot) to Glenirvine Farms in Fergus, Ontario. As a pioneer of automated milking systems, DeLaval obtained its first voluntary milking patent in 1982, and through a subsidiary company installed on-farm milking robots in Holland in the early 1990s. The first generation DeLaval VMS units were sold in 1998. Dairy … Read More

Congratulations to Bill Powel-Smith, who has joined DuPont Pioneer as a dairy specialist in northern Wisconsin. In this role, Powel-Smith will work with the Pioneer sales force to help dairy producers reach maximum productivity in growing, harvesting, storing and feeding forage products along with sharing on-farm knowledge and nutritional best practices. Prior to joining Pioneer, Powel-Smith worked for Northstar Dairy … Read More

The Center for Dairy Excellence and Penn Vet’s New Bolton Center signed a Memorandum of Understanding to formally recognize their partnership to help the state’s dairy industry increase profitability. The memorandum was signed by John Frey, executive director of the Center for Dairy Excellence, and Joan Hendricks, the Gilbert S. Kahn Dean of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, on September … Read More

Sorrento Cheese will be rebranded under the Galbani brand, a worldwide brand that has owned the local business since the 1990s. Sorrento officials stressed that the elimination of the Sorrento brand name will not lead to other changes at the company’s Buffalo, N.Y. factory. The Buffalo factory is the largest ricotta cheese plant in North America, producing 75 million pounds … Read More