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National DHIA selects 14 scholarship winners

FITCHBURG, Wis. (January 15, 2024) – The National Dairy Herd Information Association (DHIA) Scholarship Committee picked 14 high school seniors and college students to receive a $1,000 scholarship. Committee members ranked applicants based on scholastic achievements, leadership in school and community activities, and responses to DHI- and career-related questions. To be eligible for a National DHIA […]

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Fred Bourland, Charles Looney, and Mark Cochran are all to be inducted into the Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame in 2024. All have Division of Agriculture connections. (U of A System Division of Agriculture photo)

Division of Agriculture has three inductees in the 2024 class of the Agriculture Hall of Fame

Agriculture Hall of Fame.  Article courtesy of Division of Agriculture Research & Extension, University of Arkansas System. LITTLE ROCK — Three of this year’s inductees to the Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame — Fred Bourland, Mark Cochran and Charles Looney — have connections to the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. “The selection of these three into […]

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Agriculture students: Apply for the Lon and Kathy Tonneson Scholarship

Applications are due Feb. 15 New Prague, Minn. (January 9, 2024) – The Central Plains Dairy Foundation (CPDF) is now accepting applications for its $500 Lon and Kathy Tonneson Scholarship. Annually, CPDF awards this scholarship to a student who has successfully completed at least one semester enrolled in a post-secondary college or university (two- or four-year […]

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New Study Demonstrates Positive Health and Financial Outcomes for Treating Nonsevere Gram-Negative Mastitis with Spectramast LC

The peer-reviewed research found a two-day treatment to be an efficacious protocol for dairies.  PARSIPPANY, N.J., — January 9, 2024  — Dairy producers and veterinarians can confidently implement mastitis treatment protocols against mastitis cases caused by Gram-negative bacteria with Spectramast® LC (ceftiofur hydrochloride) Sterile Suspension from Zoetis. Research from the University of California, Davis — published […]

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