The dairy Lifetime Performance Index will be updated April 1 and includes some changes in trait weighting, including milk production as a dairy farmer realized it was over-emphasized.
Genetics
Dairy LPI gets last minute updates
A dairy farmer figured out that the last index was over-weighted to milk production
Eye Breed technology helps with inseminator shortage
The product limits the need for palpating cows as users can watch the inside of the cow during insemination
Glacier FarmMedia – In the summer of 2024, a visit to the Grégoire Fortin Farm in Charlevoix, QC was an opportunity to see how insemination is done with the Eye […] Read more
Claynook open house showcases new cross-ventilated barn
New Hamburg-area farm now milks with robots
Claynook farm produces elite dairy cattle in a new barn that features cross-ventilation and robot milking.
Jeffrey-Way Hard Rock Twigs wins Royal Supreme Champion
The cow was also Grand Champion of the Holstein Show at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair 2024
Jeffrey-Way Hard Rock Twigs won her second of North America’s major dairy show championships when she took the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair’s Supreme Championship on Nov. 9, 2024. The black […] Read more
VIDEO: World Dairy Expo 2024: Final wrap up
More long-term implications of the dairy beef trends, and is it AI, AI or AI?
It’s the final day of the World Dairy Expo 2024 in Madison, Wisconsin and John Greig, Glacier FarmMedia’s senior livestock editor wraps up his time spent at the event. He […] Read more
Opportunity in global milk market in next decade
Europe, Oceania expected to drop in milk production while demand is expected to slowly grow
At World Dairy Expo 2024 Rabobank dairy experts spoke about the decline in milk production in Europe and New Zealand, the two largest exporters of dairy products in the world.
VIDEO: World Dairy Expo 2024: Thursday Oct. 3 wrap up
Glacier FarmMedia’s Senior Livestock Editor John Greig is at World Dairy Expo 2024. In this video update, he talks about: Watch his coverage on the Glacier FarmMedia network.
VIDEO: World Dairy Expo 2024: Paul Larmer international person of the year
Former CEO of Semex talks about what he learned growing it into a global company
Paul Larmer retired as CEO of Semex, the Canadian dairy genetics company in early 2024. He was recently named the International Person of the Year by the World Dairy Expo […] Read more
VIDEO: World Dairy Expo 2024: Wednesday Oct. 2 wrap up
The avian influenza outbreak in U.S. dairy cows is influencing the largest dairy trade show in the world. At the World Dairy Expo, in Madison, Wisc., Canadian entries in the […] Read more
World Dairy Expo 2024 opens soon
The large dairy trade show and cattle show will have fewer cattle from Canada due to the avian influenza outbreak in dairy cattle
The World Dairy Expo starts this weekend, with the International Junior Holstein Show, fitting contests and intercollegiate and international judging competitions, but it really gets underway on Tuesday Sept 30. […] Read more
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