Tag: dairy
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...
Dairy farmers to tell their stories at Dec. 13 workshop
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- Dairy farmers and dairy advocates from the Mid-Atlantic region are invited to join the Telling Your Story program and attend a training workshop Dec. 13.
New milking parlor features automated sorting system, first in Ohio
The Rufener family at Congress Lake Farms near Suffield, Ohio, built a new freestall barn and milking parlor. The facility includes one of the first automated RFID sorting systems in Ohio.
ODA and Organic Trade Association reach agreement over milk labeling
An agreement has been reached between the Ohio Department of Agriculture and the Organic Trade Association over the milk labeling rule.
$1,000 grants are available to Pennsylvania milk producers
HARRISBURG, Pa.-- Dairy farm families interested in improving herd health and cow care can apply to participate in the Center for Dairy Excellence pilot, "Herd Health and Cow Care Improvement Project."
Dairy Excel: If accepting risk is your personal preference, why am...
Some people believe that non-pasteurized milk is healthier than pasteurized milk. I myself wouldn't care that some people willingly decided to consume raw milk if their choice wouldn't affect others, myself included. But it does, both financially and from a public safety standpoint.
Penn State’s Nov. 8 webinar focuses on dairy housing ventilation
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- "The Aerial Environment: Fresh Air and Plenty of It" will be the topic of a free webinar offered by the Penn State Extension Dairy Team Nov. 8 from 8:30 to 10 a.m.
Pa. dairy operation suspended due to bacteria found in milk
Milk production is continuing but the milk is being diverted to another fluid processor.
