The International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) had a successful 2026 expo with the largest trade show floor in its history, covering 662,214 square feet of exhibit space with 1,375 exhibitors. Recognized as the world’s largest annual event for the animal food, meat, poultry, and egg industries,...
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Due to a low number of applications received in the Up-and-Coming Research Mini Presentations for both the monogastric and...
Smart Agriculture and Livestock: A Data-Driven Revolution Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming operational decision-making by providing predictive analytics based on vast volumes of data. Technologies such as IoT sensors, drones, satellites, and thermal cameras are already generating...
Background This brief paper is focused on the production of milk on dairy farms in North America and elsewhere, and how this is influenced by management and scale of farms and dairy enterprises. Projections of how dairy farming may change by 2050 have been forecast (Britt et al. 2018 and Britt et al. 2021). Dairy programs differ significantly between the USA and Canada, but it is not an intent of the author to say what is best, but rather to focus on systems that affect stability and...
The calf, historically peripheral to the dairy model, is beginning to occupy a different position in the equation. In key regions, dairy producers are increasingly breeding their dairy cows with beef sires, generating incremental revenue from higher-value crossbred calves. What began as a hedge against low milk...
Do you know students doing research in animal nutrition? Are they looking for opportunities to present their work, gain visibility, and connect with industry and academic experts? The 2026 ...
This interview with Stefano Vandoni (Balchem) explores how TMR stability directly influences the effectiveness of rumen-protected nutrients such as amino acids. ...
Stefano Vandoni, Ruminant Technical Services Manager, Italy and MEA at Balchem, shares insights on how the amino acid market is shifting across Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa ...
Dr. Claudia Parys, responsible for the ruminant portfolio at Evonik Animal Nutrition, shares the inspiration behind developing a natural, capsaicinoid-rich solution designed to improve nutrient supply and milk production in lactating dairy cows. She also explains how this approach differs from traditional nutritional products and its unique benefits for dairy farming.
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A cow’s biology and genetics set the stage for her milk production potential. Thanks to genomics, the pace of genetic progress has accelerated in recent years, pushing that potential ever higher. But are we feeding cows to match it? Today’s dairy cows can achieve more with better nutrition, yet their ability to physically consume enough nutrients lags behind their rising requirements. ...
Spotlight: “Encapsulated nutrients can provide consistent, reliable and cost-effective alternatives to traditional feedstuffs. However, how well these products perform in terms of durability, rumen stability, intestinal release and, ultimately, cow performance vary depending on the encapsulation and manufacturing process utilized. Thus, it is critical that in situ , in vitro and in vivo research be used to evaluate an encapsulate’ s performance in...
There is no question that the ongoing narrative concerning climate change and various “man-induced” gas emissions (including ammonia, carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide) includes dairy production. While many producers (and others involved in agriculture) may not agree with the significance or level of gas contributions of agriculture to the total production, that disagreement may be somewhat irrelevant. The discussion, social media uproar, political activism and...
Dr. Parag Ghogale, a Ruminant Nutritionist with 20+ years of experience, explores key challenges in India's dairy industry and shares strategies to boost productivity, improve breeding, and optimize nutrition for sustainable growth.
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Dr. Albert DeVries, University of Florida, shared key insights on economic decision-making in beef-on-dairy systems during the 2025 Florida Ruminant Nutrition Symposium. ...
Dr. Tom Overton of Cornell University presented “Turbocharge Your Fresh Cow Diets” at the 2025 Florida Ruminant Nutrition Symposium Mini-Symposium. His session explored nutritional strategies to enhance performance, health, and metabolic efficiency in early lactation cows. ...