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Virginia professor working to slash calf mortality rate
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Ongoing research at the Virginia Tech Dairy Science Center is trying to find if genes carried by some cows enable them to have healthier offspring. The lead researcher believes this knowledge can change the dairy industry. Dr....
read moreJapan trade agreement a source of dairy ‘hope’
WASHINGTON — The USDA reports show that Japan is our No. 5 overseas market for dairy products.Sales of dairy products to Japan had already benefited from the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement before the coronavirus interrupted world trade. Since the trade...
read moreFarm economist forecasts rise in beef prices this year
DUBLIN, Va. — Dr. Andrew P. Griffith, an University of Tennessee Extension livestock economist, predicted Feb. 17 that beef cattle prices will probably rise in the second half of the year.Griffith spoke to nearly 60 people during a two-part beef...
read moreAgent: Low prices push farmers to new market
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Dr. Ginger Fenton of the Penn State Extension and Sarah Cornelisse of Penn State discussed the feasibility of undertaking value-added dairy projects during a university Dairy Summit on Feb. 5.The team reviewed the potential...
read morePa. trio offers tips on production cost management
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — A trio of dairy industry professionals focused on “Pathways for Managing Your Cost of Production” at the Dairy Summit on Feb. 5.Mike Hosterman, AgBusiness Consultant for AgChoice Farm Credit, contrasted the net cost of production...
read moreVa. farm goes goo-goo for Wagyu
DUBLIN, Va. — Back Creek Wagyu is the brand for one of the newest beef cattle herds in Virginia and perhaps one of the most unexpected. Tom Hoge finds himself the seventh generation to farm the land his ancestor settled in 1767. He did not know of...
read moreFarmers ask for damage support
RICHMOND, Va. — The increased visibility and availability of Virginia’s Cooperative Wildlife Damage Management Program has led to an increased dependence on the program among farmers.With $180,000 of funding standing to be eliminated from the program...
read moreProfessor on hay: Faster drying time, higher quality
WYTHEVILLE, Va. — Hay can be dried in one day and stored the next, Dr. Dan Undersander told farmers at the first of four sessions of the Virginia Forage and Grassland Council’s 2020 Winter Conferences.Proper drying is key to making hay, silage,...
read moreVirginia beef group names new top director
DALEVILLE, Va. — Changes have come to the Virginia Beef Council in the past year as the agency has moved into its own industry niche. The most visible part of the change so far is having its own executive director.Stephanie Weiss, a Pittsylvania...
read moreAt workshop, Pa. Extension charts dairy’s past, future
HERSHEY, Pa. — During the recent Penn State’s Dairy Cattle Nutrition Workshop, Mike Hutjens, Extension dairy specialist emeritus, of the University of Illinois, explained how the dairy industry has changed.Milk production shows an astounding increase...
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