New Online Social Community Built For Farmers: FarmerNation has launched a new online social network devoted entirely to meet the needs of North American farmers. “FarmerNation is a Web-based social experience with the sole purpose of catering to any farmer’s needs,” says Emile McLean, FarmerNation co-founder… Read More Here. AGCO Net Sales Up 1%, Income Up [...]
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FDA Seeks Court Order Against Michigan Dairy
Posted in News, tagged Dairy, Education, farm, FDA, News on September 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, has filed a complaint for permanent injunction against Scenic View Dairy of Hamilton, Mich., its president, and three of its managers alleging that they sold dairy cows for human consumption that contained illegal drug residues in edible tissues. The complaint, filed [...]
Largest Outdoor Ag Event in Minnesota Kicks Off Tuesday!
Posted in Shows and Events, tagged Community, Corn, Cows, Dairy, Education, farm, Farm Show, Farmfest, Farming, Fastline, Features, Shows and Events, Tractors, Tradeshow on August 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
August 3-5, 2010 in Redwood Falls, Minnesota Farmfest, the largest outdoor agricultural event in Minnesota will take place. The 2010 show will be the 29th annual event. According to the show’s website. Farmfest strives to provide both the traditional programs that bring attendees back year after year while also offering new dynamic events and programs which [...]
Wisconsin Farm and Technology Days Kicks off Tomorrow
Posted in Shows and Events, tagged Community, Dairy, farm, Farm Tech Days, Shows and Events, Video, Wisconsin Farm Technology Days 2010 on July 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The 2010 Wisconsin Farm and Technology Days is the largest agriculture exposition in Wisconsin. It is a three-day outdoor event that showcases the latest improvements in production agriculture. Each year, it is held in a different Wisconsin county, on a different host family farm. This year the show will be held in Pierce County on [...]
The Value of Field Days: Not Just a Free Lunch
Posted in Features, tagged Community, Corn, Cows, Crops, Dairy, Education, farm, Features, Field Day on July 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The line of pickups and cars filing down the dusty country road appears like a movie scene out of the Field of Dreams. In farm country, field days are just as much a rite of summer as baseball. For growers like Allen Sasse, Beason, Ill., scouting for new hybrids and varieties in the field is still one [...]
Farm T-Shirt Friday
Posted in Farm T-Shirt Friday, tagged Cattle, Cows, Dairy, farm, Farm T-Shirt Friday, Features, T-shirt on July 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
With all the problems the dairy industry has been having, it seems they need all the support they can get. What better place to start than with the youngest generation in the dairy family!?! If you would like to add this shirt to your little guy or gal’s collection, it is available for purchase here. [...]
Western Water Woes
Posted in Features, tagged Cattle, Community, Dairy, farm, Features, Water, Weather on May 13, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Dairies grapple with uncertain supplies, ever-tougher regulations Dark clouds unleash a cold, hard rain as dairy producer Mel Medeiros heads to his freestall barn in central California. After three years of well-publicized drought, California has received near-normal precipitation this year. Medeiros welcomes the April rain, but he doesn’t expect it to change the state’s water [...]
Family Farms Are More Successful
Posted in Features, tagged Cattle, Community, Corn, Cows, Dairy, Education, farm, Features on April 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The family farm that remains a cohesive unit through several generations has a competitive advantage, said Joe Kluender, agribusiness consultant for LarsonAllen, to attendees at the 2010 Top Producer Seminar. But remaining together can be difficult, especially when family dynamics come into play. In the real-life example of two farm families depicted in the chart [...]
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