In the Center for Dairy Excellence’s latest episode of the“Cow-Side Conversations” podcast, herd manager Greta Halahan and calf manager Virginia Deffibaugh of Singing Brook Farms in Bedford County, PA, shared their calf management strategies and how they have worked together to define their protocol...

Dr. John Goeser of Rock River Laboratories has been working to increase efficiencies in dairy feed costs by generating more data on the actual nutrients being fed from the bunker. For Goeser, it all starts with optimizing the information being analyzed. He spoke of the need for enhanced forage nutri...

Work on the family farm takes everyone pitching in and doing their part, including four-legged friends, prompting Farm Bureau to launch the Farm Dog of the Year contest four years ago – now a popular feature of the American Farm Bureau Federation Convention. The winner of the 2022 Farm Bureau Farm D...

The 29thannual Virginia Farm Show took place Jan. 12 – 14 at the Augusta Expo in Fishersville, VA. Attendees and vendors alike welcomed the opportunity to be at an in-person event. More than 115 agribusinesses participated in this year’sshow. They included farm machinery dealers, insurance companies...

The news story came over the barn radio: “Cream cheese is in short supply.” For purveyors of cheesecakes and schmeared bagels, this is an unfolding tragedy that cuts into the enjoyment of a favorite dairy product. What gives? Isn’t there plenty of milk to make the luscious spread? Turns out, there’s...

The annual meeting of the American Farm Bureau Women (AFBW) organization was held at the annual American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) convention on Jan. 8 in Atlanta. The AFBW’s Leadership program provides women with development opportunities to “sharpen their skills and strengthen their ability to...

Dr. Mark Stephenson, director of dairy policy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said dairy producers have experienced a string of unusual years, but looking back and making comparisons can help producers anticipate the year ahead. Stephenson said domestic demand has been good, with an increase...

The National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) program announced the first winners of the FARM Excellence Awards. Emily Yeiser Stepp, vice president of FARM, stated, “We are grateful for the quality of program participants and all those who go above and beyond with the FARM progra...

Every farmer’s calendar is full of notes and must-dos, and one of the events many farmers pencil in for January is the three-day Keystone Farm Show at the York Fairgrounds in York, PA. The Keystone Show is the first farm show of the year, and it’s where farmers go to see everything ag, from the late...