According to a 2016 study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, water isn't the best drink for hydration — at least in terms of long-term bodily fluid balance. No, Gatorade isn't either. The answer is actually kind...
In this section, we look at how dairy farming in New Zealand compares with that in the UK.
Cattle numbers and milk production
Around 71% of New Zealand’s dairy herd is located in the North Island with Waikato as the home...
INDIANAPOLIS – Verility Inc., led by co-founder and CEO Liane Hart, has closed Series A funding worth $3.5 million. The round was led by Mountain Group Partners of Nashville, Tennessee, and includes a previous investment from Purdue Foundry.
Verility has created a global...
Livestock producers can boost milk and meat production while lowering methane emissions more than 30 percent with new in-plant bacterial inoculants unveiled today by South Dakota-based Agrovive Biologicals.
The new inoculants - called "Seed2Rumen"Ⓡ and "Leaf2Rumen"Ⓡ - can be applied to...
Hipra Animal Health is a progressive Animal Health company that focuses on Prevention. Dan Shock, the Business Ruminant Manager join's us today for a candid conversation.
1. We introduce Dan Shock and hear the Dan Shock story
2. We talk about...
Source: AGCO news release
AGCO Corporation (NYSE: AGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, will showcase equipment from its Fendt, Massey Ferguson, Hesston by Massey Ferguson brands, as well as...
Source: PennState Extension
Reasons for Use
Failure of passive transfer (FPT) in dairy calves is defined as a blood IgG level of less than 10 mg/mL at 24 to 48 hours after birth. Calves that experience FPT are more likely to...
A US track-and-field athlete who grew up milking cows on the family farm has secured her place at the Tokyo Olympics after setting a new trials record in the 1,500m race.
Competing at the US Olympic track-and-field trials in Oregon...
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs
Fact Sheet written by: Jack Rodenburg – Dairy Cattle Production Systems Program Lead/OMAFRA
Every dairy producer has cattle that are too fat or too thin for their stage of lactation. Failure to recognize...
Source: Dairy Farmers of Canada
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
To provide the industry with a better understanding of the environmental performance of current milk production in Canada, Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) commissioned Groupe AGÉCO to conduct a life cycle assessment...