Source: University of Kentucky Feed efficiency (FE), also known as milk performance efficiency, or dairy efficiency, is the amount of 3.5% fat-corrected milk produced per pound of feed dry matter consumed. The optimal range of feed efficiency is 1.4 to...

Source: ScienceDirect L.F.BritoaN.BederebF.DouhardcH.R.OliveiraadM.ArnalceF.PeñagaricanofA.P.SchinckelaC.F.BaesdgF.Migliord a Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University, 270 S. Russell Street, West Lafayette, IN 47 907, USA b INRAE, Institut Agro, PEGASE, 35 590 Saint-Gilles, France c GenPhySE, Université de Toulouse, INRAE, ENVT, F-31326 Castanet Tolosan, France d ...

Source: University of Minnesota Extension, Marcia Endres, Extension dairy specialist Quick facts Cow comfort is important to milk production, milk quality, reproductive efficiency, and health of dairy cows. A cow’s housing and management can affect her comfort. There are economic consequences...

Source: UPL news release CARY, NC, UPL Ltd. (NSE: UPL & BSE: 512070 LSE: UPLL) ('UPL') a global provider of sustainable agricultural solutions, introduces its SHENZI 700 WG and SHENZI 400 SC insecticides to the North American market. SHENZI 700 WG...

Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada To help agricultural producers make their operations more sustainable, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, is announcing that a new intake of the Agricultural Clean Technology (ACT) Program – Adoption Stream...

Source: USDA news release The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announces assistance for dairy producers with the new Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program (ODMAP). ODMAP is established to help mitigate market volatility, higher input and transportation costs, and unstable feed...

Source: USDA by Russell Knight, Hannah Taylor, William Hahn, Angel Terán, Mildred Haley, Grace Grossen, and Adriana Valcu-Lisman The Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook for May 2023 analyzes economic impacts of month-to-month changes in USDA’s “World Agricultural Supply and Use Estimates”...

Source: Dairy Management Inc. news release Industry leaders and stakeholders from across the dairy value chain discussed priorities, best practices, challenges, work and considered opportunities that align U.S. dairy and collectively puts the industry on a path to providing sustainable...

Source: Dairy Farmers of Canada Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) and Bioenterprise, Canada’s Food & Agri-Tech Engine, have partnered to host a $50,000 national sustainability challenge. The business pitch competition for early-stage companies focused on sustainability in agriculture, food and...

Source: Dairy Management Inc. news release The dairy checkoff is bringing a new approach to building trust with young Americans by helping high school curriculum writers across the country incorporate accurate science behind dairy farming. The "On The Farm STEM"...

Source: Valent Biosciences news release The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) recently approved, for the first time, drone use as an application method for three Public Health products from Valent BioSciences LLC. VectoBac 200G, VectoBac 1200L, and VectoLex CG, which are...

Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Today, Federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit announced a supplemental freight adjustment to further support Saskatchewan producers who experienced wildlife damage to their stacked forage. The Saskatchewan Crop Insurance...

In this episode of Bovine Banter, Dr. Adrian Barragan interviews Joe Zug, from Zugstead Farms, and Loran Harclerode from Corle Homestead Farms. Loran and Joe provide great applied tips about the use and data management of two popular animal...

Source: California Dairy Research Foundation UC researchers examine California dairy's path to climate neutrality in new study. DAVIS, Calif., May 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A new peer-reviewed study published by researchers from the CLEAR Center at the University of California at Davis...

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