On Thursday, as part of an administration initiative to increase independent meat processing capacity, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced $38 million in grants to processors and $77 million to intermediary…
At World Dairy Expo, there are all kinds of exhibitors. From massive high-tech displays to the simple table booth, each exhibitor is vying for your attention. Sure, it’s great to…
Like every other area of agriculture, efficiency is the name of the game in the beef industry. Fortunately, farmers are changing the game with emerging innovations to monitor herd health…
Outbreaks of avian influenza A (H5N1) virus in dairy herds have brought revelations that livestock producers may have holes in their biosecurity measures. Fortunately, over the past decade or so,…
Tracy Kobberdahl often rises before sunrise to do chores on her South Dakota farm. As she marches from her warm house to her cold barn, her dog, Tom, is often…
Roaming the Exhibition Hall at World Dairy Expo always provides a deep dive into the dairy industry, and 2024 was no exception. Here are a few new products that caught…
Dairy barn flooring is more than a concrete slab. Your dairy barn floor may be impacting your herd much more than you think. While it’s easy to overlook, the barn’s…
Twenty-five years ago, former high school teachers Joe and Christy Tomandl started dairying on a shoestring near Medford, Wisconsin. “We started with 40 cows and 80 acres,” Joe Tomandl says.…
Technology continues to be a driving factor in the dairy industry. Today, nearly every aspect of a cow’s life span can be monitored remotely, sending streams of data to the…
A holistic triple bottom line guides every management decision Jeff and Marisa Sather make for their fourth-generation Sather Farm and Ranch northeast of Glasgow, Montana. “We want to maximize profit…
