This piece appears in the NDFC Newsletter of Aug. 15 and is used here with permission. For more information, see the video interview by Joel Hastings with dairy reporter Sherry Bunting at https://www.dairybusiness.com/this-week-in-dairy-with-dairy-journalist-sherry-bunting/ As has been [Read More …]
The dairy checkoff was put in place by farmers years ago to increase demand for dairy and to build trust in dairy products and farm practices. When it comes to trust, both consumers and customers [Read More …]
July Class and Component Prices were announced on August 1. The Dashboard of prices (Chart I) shows it all. The only thing that was up was dry whey, which increased the price of Other Solids, which [Read More …]
Sign-Up Begins October 9 Since 2014 the annual average U.S. all-milk price has fallen by more than 30 percent. This year, it is projected to be at the lowest level since 2009, at $16.10 per [Read More …]
In the fifth webinar of the DeLaval Calf College webinar series, Dr. Robert James, PhD., spoke about calf housing systems. He began by noting, “We can be successful regardless of whether we are using individual [Read More …]
Time is of the essence when cows are under stress. Whether cows are stressed by weather, disease or ration issues, the more quickly a problem is solved, the faster cows return to optimal production levels, [Read More …]
Panel discussions and expert presentations highlighted the Dairy Profit Seminars held at Empire Farm Days. The largest outdoor farm show in the Northeast provided the setting held Aug. 7 – 9 at the Rodman Lott [Read More …]
The effects of heat stress can continue long after cooler weather has arrived — even for cows not in milk. In fact, research has shown that proper cooling in the dry period improved subsequent lactation [Read More …]
Thanks to the support of California’s dairy farmers, processors and families, Dairy Council of California will continue carrying out its cause of elevating the health of children and families through the pursuit of lifelong healthy eating habits until [Read More …]
Milk Producers Council, as part of the Western States Dairy Producers Association (WSDPA), sent a letter to USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue this week outlining our estimate of the impact of the trade dispute on milk [Read More …]
Nearly 800 dairy facilities throughout the state are CDQAP Environmentally Certified. There are many benefits for producers who take this step to demonstrate their environmental commitment to their neighbors, their processor, and beyond. Benefits include [Read More …]
InField Updates, a community-based in-app tool provides timely sample moisture and nutrition stats by region Rock River Laboratory, Inc. based in Watertown, Wis., has launched InField Updates, a new crowdsourced in-app tool that helps growers dial in [Read More …]
Annually the American Dairy Science Association holds a convention at which many of the latest research papers on a wide variety of topics on dairy management and dairy foods are presented. This year’s convention was [Read More …]
This young dairyman strikes out on his own Earlier this spring, I opened an email that was from Maureen Lemos, a person whom I hadn’t met. She told me about her son, saying… “Last June [Read More …]
No shortage of data exists on modern dairy operations. But, you need more than just data to unlock a herd’s potential The author is the strategic dairy marketing lead for Cargill Animal Nutrition. Think about [Read More …]
Conducting sell-side due diligence helps increase the probability the sale of a business will be successful. Performed correctly, the process uncovers opportunities for sellers to enhance their company’s value prior to a sale while helping [Read More …]
Challenges to CAFOs are on the rise across the United States. The battles are increasing, and agriculture, so far, is losing ground. Whether through nuisance suits or challenges to environmental permits, the wave of public [Read More …]
The rest of the title line is “Desperate Measures.” However, I disagree with that concept. Realizing that there may be desperate times coming in the future (and that’s always a possibility…), we need to be [Read More …]
We often don’t focus as much on heat stress in young dairy calves and tend to focus more on cold stress. However, it is just as important and producers or calf raisers should have a [Read More …]
Texas’ red-hot summer is underway. Most of our dairy regions once again are suffering the beginnings of a terrible drought. No matter where you are, the conditions could definitely be better. Central Texas corn [Read More …]
Commerce Flourishes on the 2018 Show Floor after Announcement, Setting the Stage for Continued Growth to Expand California’s $71.24 Billion Food Industry The California Food Expo has officially emerged. Formerly known as the Fresno Food [Read More …]
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting public comments on draft Requests for Grant Applications (RGA) for the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP) and Healthy Soils Program (HSP), utilizing [Read More …]
For a few days (last week), nearly 40 local teachers got the chance to be the students. The Kern County Farm Bureau held a Teachers’ Ag Seminar. Through the seminar, teachers toured farms and other [Read More …]
The new product features ultra-absorbent Yellow Jacket seed coating technology Highlights: Barenbrug USA is introducing PastureRX as a new product for use on hobby farms. PastureRX features Yellow Jacket seed coating technology which can hold [Read More …]
Leroy and Jana Plagerman Well established dairy producer Leroy Plagerman milks some 1200 cows with his family near Bellingham, Wash. As board chair of the Darigold cooperative, the largest in the Northwest, he’s no stranger [Read More …]
For the past 10 years, the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy has helped to advance dairy farmer interests throughout the value chain. Read on and you’ll see the work that is being done to assert [Read More …]
Celebrates with Scoop it Forward Event to Collect Food for Hilmar Helping Hands Hilmar Board Chair Jim Ahlem (blue cap) Assists with Ribbon Cutting Hilmar Helping Hands food bank received thousands of food items on [Read More …]
Getting California’s dairy payment system into a Federal Order has been a long process. It is now a done deal to be implemented before the end of 2018. Will there be some unexpected impacts of [Read More …]
Dr. Bob James Discusses Caring for Pre-weaned Calves In a free DeLaval webinar series on calf raising, Dr. Bob James spoke on June 8 about feeding and managing pre-weaned calves. He emphasized the importance of [Read More …]
Give whole milk a boost to give calves the balanced nutrition they need. Milk: It’s “nature’s most perfect food,” or at least that’s what we’ve been told as long as humans have been feeding domesticated [Read More …]
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