Producing a home-grown ration for cattle is an aspiration for more and more livestock farmers, and many rearing and finishing beef have made good progress in this endeavour. But dairy herds present ...

Successful dairy farming has always required a degree of precision. This starts with the watchful eyes of producers and managers who, through experience and dedication, know their cattle and their ...

Researchers from University of Idaho’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences are aiding in a multi-institutional project to develop and test a precision feeding system that optimizes rations to ...

Due to low milk prices, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) will be making payments in April to producers through the FSA’s Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) program, said Dan Steinkruger, acting state ...

It’s been so long since USDA sent out Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) payments (February 2007), you might have forgotten about the program. Sign-up for the new and improved program actually began ...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30, 2013— USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Juan Garcia today announced that beginning Feb. 5, USDA will issue payments to dairy farmers enrolled in the Milk Income Loss ...

A new international study led by McGill University, in collaboration with Jefo Nutrition, shows that adding microencapsulated ...

Some 90% of India’s dairy farms have adopted a ration balancing software tool that reduces methane emissions by 12-15% per kg of milk while reducing feed costs and increasing productivity. Under ...

MAYSVILLE, Ark. (AP) – The feeding barn at Valley View Farms was practically empty on a recent afternoon except for a few dairy cows receiving medication. Normally, 300 cows stand on a concrete floor ...

Alfalfa is an excellent choice to feed as a supplement to beef cows that are later in their pregnancy. Seldom do we think of hay as being a supplement, but the right high-quality forage, such as ...

Richard L. Bergold, Executive Director of USDA’s Farm Service Agency in Delaware announced today that because of low dairy prices across the country, producers participating in USDA's Milk Income Loss ...