Tag: dairy
USDA offers assistance to organic dairy farmers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced $58 million available for marketing assistance to eligible organic dairy producers.
Pre-applications open for Dairy Innovation Grants
The Center for Dairy Excellence is now accepting pre-applications for Dairy Innovation Grants.
Evaluating your herd’s reproductive performance
Reproductive performance needs to be monitored year round but especially in the summer when cows are experiencing heat stress and feeds are changing.
USDA will compensate dairy farms impacted by H5N1 bird flu
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is making $98 million available to pay dairy farmers who lost milk production from an H5N1 avian influenza infection.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza now in 28 dairy herds in 8...
There are 11 positive herds in Texas, six in New Mexico, three in Kansas, four in Michigan, and one each in Ohio, Idaho, North Carolina and South Dakota.
Biosecurity kits available for Pennsylvania dairy farmers
The Center for Dairy Excellence is working with the Penn State Dairy Extension team to provide free “Everyday Biosecurity Kits” to farmers upon request.
Dairy cows in Michigan diagnosed with bird flu
The news comes four days after the USDA announced that the virus was found in dairy herds in Texas and Kansas. The cows in Michigan had come from one of the impacted Texas herds.
Automated activity monitoring in cows, heifers can improve pregnancy rates
Using automated activity monitoring systems is growing in popularity. These systems are used to improve a herd's pregnancy per AI and detect estrus in heifers.
Pennsylvania dairy wins national BQA award
A Pennsylvania dairy farm received a national Beef Quality Assurance Award for its commitment to responsible farm management.
2024 Pa Dairy Summit scheduled for Feb. 7-8
“Unlock Your Potential” is the theme of the 2024 Pennsylvania Dairy Summit, scheduled for Feb. 7-8 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
