Tag: dairy
Sweetwater Valley Farm named 2012 Innovative Dairy Farmer of the Year
La QUINTA, Calif. -- Sweetwater Valley Farm of Philadelphia, Tenn., was named the 2012 Innovative Dairy Farmer of the Year during a ceremony at the International Dairy Foods Association's Dairy Forum in La Quinta, Calif.
Dairy producer workshop planned in February
SUGARCREEK, Ohio -- The Sugarcreek Veterinary Clinic, along with Pfizer Animal Health, and OSU Extension-Tuscarawas County, will sponsor a dairy producer meeting Feb. 15 at the Dutch Valley Restaurant from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Vogel leads team to Farm Show win
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- It was a battle, but when the final drop of milk was poured, it was state Sen. Elder Vogel Jr.'s team that won bragging rights in the Celebrity Cow Milking Contest Jan. 13, at the Pennsylvania Farm Show.
Brunton Dairy target of two lawsuits blaming milk and ice cream...
ALIQUIPPA, Pa. — Two people who claim they were stricken with severe illness after drinking milk from Brunton Dairy have filed lawsuits against the...
Retail food prices drop moderately
WASHINGTON -- Retail food prices at the supermarket declined slightly during the fourth quarter of 2011, according to the latest American Farm Bureau Federation...
Michigan State to offer cheese-making workshop in early March
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan State University Extension will offer its popular artisan cheese-making workshop again at the 97th annual Agriculture and Natural Resources week.
GIPSA finalizes rule designed to protect pork and poultry producers
GIPSA finalized a rule implementing the 2008 farm bill provisions to better protect livestock producers and poultry growers.
Comfy cows could produce more milk, have fewer health maladies
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- At the University of Kentucky Dairy Farm, milk cows are singing anything but the blues. The staff, students and faculty there have been putting a lot of effort into making them more comfortable with bigger stalls, rotating grooming brushes and, yes, even waterbeds.
‘Intelligent rations’: Dairy feeding goes high tech in Minnesota study
New dairy feeding system can scan forages and wirelessly make corrections for ingredient deviations from the recipe.
Missing generation leaves Kenny family with hole in heart and management
ENON VALLEY, Pa. — Last summer, when Don Kenny visited his cardiologist for a routine check of his enlarged heart, the specialist told him...
