Time for beef and dairy producers to become Beef Quality Assurance (BQA)-certified free online through Nov. 13 thanks to Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI). Anyone who becomes certified during this period is eligible to win a prize package, courtesy of BIVI and the BQA program, funded in part by the beef checkoff. The BQA program is important to the cattle … Read More
FARM Program, Merck Offer Animal Health Webinars
The Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Program , which is administered by the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), has announced that it is teaming up with Merck Animal Health to offer a series of animal health webinars that will further build upon the strong partnership established last year between the Merck Dairy Care365 Program and the FARM Program. This decision … Read More
NCBA 2017 National Anthem Contest
Are you a singing star who wants to be a part of the 2017 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show in Nashville, Tennessee? National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s (NCBA) fourth annual National Anthem Singing Contest is now open. Contestants must be 18 or younger and related to an NCBA, ANCW or CBB member. The contest winner will sing the Star … Read More
New Afimilk Application Detects Prolonged Labor
Afimilk, Ltd. has integrated a new Calving Alert service with a prolonged calving application into its AfiAct II cow monitoring system, offering dairy farmers the ability to instantly identify and quickly assist cows experiencing difficult labor. “The new Calving Alert Service will help dairy farmers more accurately detect the onset of calving, and be better prepared for potentially costly events … Read More
Dairy Groups Challenge Protectionist Dairy Policy in Canada
Dairy organizations in the United States, Australia, the European Union, Mexico and New Zealand issued a joint letter to their respective trade and agriculture officials, expressing indignation about Canada’s recent actions to deepen its restrictions on dairy trade. The groups said Canada’s policies violate “international trade obligations, hold out the prospect of trade diversion with attendant global price-depressing impacts and … Read More
Balchem & Perdue AgriBusiness Form Strategic Alliance
Perdue AgriBusiness and Balchem Corporation will be working together to advance the science of precision feeding for dairy cattle. Founded on a shared vision for improving dairy cow efficiency and nurtured by a mutual respect for their science-based business models, the two companies have joined forces to extend the implementation of precision feeding principles and bring new products to the … Read More
New USDA App Protects Cattle from Heat Stress
USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has launched a new smartphone app forecasting conditions triggering heat stress in cattle and offered on both Google Play and the App Store. The app issues forecasts one to seven days in advance of extreme heat conditions, along with recommended actions that can protect animals before and during a heat-stress event. In some cattle, distress … Read More
Dairy Groups Urge Investigation of New Canadian Barriers
The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) have praised Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) for urging an investigation into Canadian dairy pricing policies that have impacted current trade and stand to negatively affect U.S. dairy farmers and manufacturers, jeopardizing the country’s trade commitment to the United States. In a letter to … Read More
Silage Preparation Tips From Hubbard Feeds?
As harvest approaches for corn silage growers, it has become paramount to start walking fields in order to determine how the crop is progressing. As harvest timing can be critical in achieving high-quality corn silage that delivers optimal performance for livestock, the team at Hubbard Feeds has provided the following checklist for ensuring a successful harvest: 1) Optimal Dry Matter: … Read More
USDA to Purchase Surplus Cheese to Assist Dairy Producers
The USDA announced plans to purchase approximately 11 million pounds of cheese from private inventories to assist food banks and pantries across the nation, while reducing a cheese surplus that is at its highest level in 30 years. USDA also announced that it will extend the deadline for dairy producers to enroll in the Margin Protection Program (MPP) for Dairy … Read More