It’s always fun to see new products at the Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show site, especially when their inventor is on-hand to talk about them. In this case, it was Eli […] Read more
Dairy
VIDEO: New tool helps prevent spoilage in silage
Just 'Face-it'. It's a good idea to maintain your silage pile
Dairy beef changes dairy management, beef market
Large increases are seen in price for dairy cows, calves
The rapid rise in beef cattle prices has driven inflation and fundamental change in the dairy sector. Similar to the price for beef calves and cows, cull dairy cows, young cross-bred calves destined for the beef market and fresh milking cows have more than doubled in value.
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
Dairy Farmers of Ontario appoints three new board members
Three members were appointed to the Dairy Farmers of Ontario board of directors by acclamation at the organization’s regular board meeting on Sept. 25, 2024. The following members were elected: […] Read more
U.S. farmers’ testing refusal skews bird flu count
Dairy producers fear economic losses from positive tests, but health officials say testing is key to limiting human spread
The U.S. avian flu outbreak in dairy cattle is much larger than official figures suggest, due to farmers' reluctance to test their animals and risk the economic consequences of a positive result, according to interviews with dairy experts, veterinarians and farmers in six states with known cases.