INDUSTRY NEWS

Here is a listing of our most popular articles, according to pageview metrics from Google Analytics, published between Oct. 1, 2018 and Oct. 1, 2019. As we revisit these topics, we reached out to the authors or sources featured for follow-up commentary.

A recent study conducted by UNIFORM-Agri compared dairy herd management data among nine countries: Canada (CA), United States (U.S.), Spain (ES), France (FR), Netherlands (NL), United Kingdom (UK), Germany (DE), Belgium (BE) and Denmark (DK)(the bulk of the participants were from the Netherlands and the United Kingdom).

Agricultural students with journalism or communications training are encouraged to apply for Progressive Dairy – Canada’s 2020 editorial internship program. Applications are due Dec. 20, 2019.

The Canadian dairy industry will enter the 2019-20 dairy year having experienced a very stable and slow-growing 2018-19 dairy year, with monthly total quota levels (fluid and industrial milk) mostly ranging between about 30 to 33 million kilograms.

This column brings you information regarding some of the research being done around the world and published in the Journal of Dairy Science (JDS). The objective is to bring to light areas of research that may have an immediate practical application on a dairy farm, as well as research that, even though may not have a practical impact now, could be interesting for its future potential application. The idea is to give a brief overview of select research studies but not go into detail on each topic. Those interested in further in-depth reading can use the citations to find each study.

Progressive Dairyman’s top 15 online articles for 2018