Wisconsinite named to board Gail Klinkner, a dairy farmer from Liberty Pole, Wisconsin, was recently appointed to serve on the US Department of Agriculture’s National Dairy Promotion and Research Board. She will serve with 35 other dairy farmer-members representing 12 geographic regions within the United States as well as one importer representing dairy importers. Klinkner … Read more
Wisconsinite named to board Gail Klinkner, a dairy farmer from Liberty Pole, Wisconsin, was recently appointed to serve on the US Department of Agriculture’s National Dairy Promotion and Research Board. She will serve with 35 other dairy farmer-members representing 12 geographic regions within the United States as well as one importer representing dairy importers. Klinkner … Read more
South Otago dairy farmer Harry Cotter is warning about the dangers of calf milk replacer after his dog Oscar died. Photo/Shawn McAvinue A South Otago dairy farmer is mourning the death of his pet dog Oscar. Harry Cotter talks to Southern Rural Life’s reporter Shawn McAvinue about how a sweet-smelling calf milk replacer can be … Read more
Alana Jane Bamber has pleaded not guilty. Photo/Pool A convicted murderer who plotted with her cousin to kill her estranged husband has been asked how she could deprive her own children of their father. “A mother should have her children’s best interests at heart,” the father of slain dairy farmer Tony Waldron said as his … Read more
NEW HOLLAND, PA. — The cost of seemingly everything farmers have to buy — feed, fuel, chemicals — has gone up in the past year. That inflation can stress farmers’ finances, even if they have benefited from increased prices for the milk and grain they produce. To save money and fight inflation, dairy farmers can … Read more
Pennsylvania dairy groups agree that a controversial dairy premium should keep going into 2023 as efforts to modernize it take shape. But the organizations disagree about how long Pennsylvania’s over-order premium should be extended — three months or six. The state Milk Marketing Board will hear arguments from both sides Dec. 7 in a Harrisburg … Read more
When he was 5 years old, a new love had captured the heart of a Maryville native ⎼ cattle. Unknown to him at the time, he would eventually pursue a career at Northwest as the dairy herdman at the RT Wright Farm. Raymond Ashbaugh is celebrating his 40th anniversary at this farm. Ashbaugh began his … Read more
Dairy farmer Jason Halford is sharing his lessons from burnout to help others avoid a similar fate. Photo/Farmstrong Content brought to you by Farmstrong Dairy farmer Jason Halford didn’t realize he was suffering from burnout until it was too late. Halford was 50/50 sharemilk in Hawke’s Bay a few years ago, when his focus on … Read more
AgriLife Extension Agent Colleen Foleen and her husband were driving down a road 42 years ago in Washington when they came across a man selling big cases of cherries. They couldn’t resist. “We bought a big case of cherries and we’re thinking, ‘Well, what the heck are we going to do with all these cherries?’ … Read more
Mager Dairy owner Werner Marx walks among the riparian planting featured in his freshwater project on his dairy farm in Kelso. Photo / Shawn McAvinue / ODT Dairy farmer Werner Marx launched a water quality project in West Otago during the busiest time of year. He talks to the Otago Daily Times’ Shawn McAvinue about … Read more