Source: University of Guelph Abstract The sustainability and profitability of the dairy industry is at the forefront of current research. This is, in large part, due to increases in the costs of production and growing concern for the environmental impact of...

Source: Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin The Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin (DFW) board of directors announces the seating of nine board members and the Fiscal year 2025 Executive Committee. The DFW board re-elected Janet Clark, District 16 from Rosendale, as Board...

Source: University of Kentucky With any disease, prevention is “worth its weight in gold”. This concept is extremely important as it pertains to preventing lameness through the implementation of sound management practices. Lame cows often struggle to perform as expected,...

Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Today, ahead of Dairy Farmers of Canada’s 2024 Annual General Meeting in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced an investment of more than $8.5 million for...

Source: Government of Alberta “Canola prices eroded from last August to a February low,” explains Neil Blue, provincial crops market analyst with the Alberta government. “Following a seasonal pattern, canola prices rose during the spring, gaining over $100/tonne from those...

Episode Description 11 months of lower milk production, yet making it up in protein and fat. The perfect storm that’s brewing in the grain market. And how to get a grip on your true profitability by managing your margins.

Source: American Feed Industry Association news release In its mission-driven work to provide the U.S. animal food industry with tools to support industry members in developing and advancing internal sustainability programs, the Institute for Feed Education and Research (IFEEDER) has...

Source: OMAFRA The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing up to $538,000 through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) to expand the Farmer Wellness Initiative to Ontario farm workers. Of that total, nearly $178,000 will be dedicated to...

Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Today, the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced 13 semi-finalists, under the Agricultural Methane Reduction Challenge, who are working to advance economically viable and scalable practices, processes, and technologies designed to reduce...

Source: USDA The 2024 forecast for the average number of milk cows is revised upward to 9.350 million head on recent inventory data and improved margins. The forecasts for milk per cow and total milk production are lowered to 24,265...

Source: CDCB CDCB and USDA AGIL detail the changes implemented for the triannual genetic evaluations on August 13, 2024. Introduction of 305-AA: The New standardized yield measurement By Asha Miles, Paul VanRaden, Gary Fok, Jana Hutchison, Lillian Bacheller, Jay Megonigal and Ezequiel...

Source: Alveo Technologies news release Alveo Technologies, Inc. (Alveo), a leader in molecular sensing and diagnostics with its proprietary technology platform, today announced that it has demonstrated in silico that its rapid, hand held, point of need molecular diagnostic for...

Source: Pennsylvania State University Introduction Dairy producers use precision dairy technologies to monitor the reproductive status, feeding behavior, and health of their herd. The precision technologies are deployed using a variety of sensors integrated with software such as triaxial accelerometers, gyroscopes, geo-positioning...

Source: Manitoba Agriculture Food, and Rural Initiatives Non-Fibre Carbohydrates in Dairy Diets Most feed analysis labs now routinely report nonfibre carbohydrate (NFC) levels, also commonly known as nonstructural carbohydrates (NSC). The following are answers to the common questions about this relatively new...

Source: University of Kentucky Feeding and management programs for dairy cows the first 2 to 4 weeks after calving have a direct and long-term impact on their health, milk production, and reproductive performance, and thus a dairy farm’s potential profitability....