Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness interviews noted dairy economist Dr. Mark Stephenson of the University of Wisconsin, who gives his forecast for dairy in 2019. Dr. Stephenson predicts the Class III price will be up by [Read More …]
Where are dairy markets headed in 2019? Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News speaks with INTL FCStone’s Nate Donnay, Director of Market Insight, who gives an overview, predicting stronger demand against increasingly tight supplies. A question [Read More …]
INTL FCStone will host its second annual Global Markets Outlook at the Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Florida, March 3-5, 2019. This three-day event combines all of INTL FCStone’s industry-leading economic and commodity outlooks into [Read More …]
For over 30 years, the Southwest Nutrition Conference has been an important event for dairy producers and nutrition professionals. This week, Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News speaks with Dr. Robert Collier of the University of [Read More …]
Three-term Congressman David Valadao loses his bid for reelection and the dairy industry takes a hit. He dairies with his family at Hanford, Calif., and was one of the very few in Congress with active [Read More …]
Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness interviews Lucas Lentsch, CEO of Midwest Dairy about the downward trend in fluid milk sales and what farmers are seeing value in. Lentsch discusses the bright spots concerning whole milk and [Read More …]
Dr. Frank Mitloehner dispels myths of livestock impact on methane and air pollution. Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness interviews Dr. Frank Mitloehner from UC Davis, who gave a feature presentation at the California Dairy Sustainability Summit [Read More …]
Based in Chicago, INTL FCStone is a full service brokerage firm with global reach across a wide range of commodities, including dairy. Joel Hastings from DairyBusiness talks with Robert Chesler and Dave Kurzawski about the [Read More …]
INTL FCStone will host its second annual Global Markets Outlook at the Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Florida, March 3-5, 2019. This three-day event combines all of INTL FCStone’s industry-leading economic and commodity outlooks into [Read More …]
The California Federal Milk Marketing Order officially began on Nov. 1. With nearly 20% of the nation’s milk supply, it will not only affect California producers but its impact will be felt across the country. [Read More …]
Joel Hastings with DairyBusiness News looks at a dozen dairies with digesters capturing methane from some 35,000 cows, 22 miles of underground pipeline, and a bio gas processing operation. All this was recognized at Calgren [Read More …]
A dairy sustainability summit? That’s the topic DairyBusiness and Publisher Joel Hastings discusses with Michael Boccadoro, Executive Director of California Dairy Cares. This association of producers, processors and industry supporters says its mission is “the [Read More …]
Gene editing with CRISPR technology opens a new chapter in livestock breeding. Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness spoke with with Tad Sonstegard, Chief Scientific Officer for the food animal division of Recombinetics, a firm which has [Read More …]
Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News interviews Wisconsin Dairy Producer and ag businessman Cody Heller, who tells us about his firm’s plans for dairy development in Indonesia, exporting U.S. cattle and equipment. With his family he [Read More …]
Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News interviews a longtime dairy cooperative representative in Washington D.C., Bob Gray, who provides an inside look at the new North American trade deal and the farm bill. An extremely informative [Read More …]
Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News speaks to Doug Wilke, CEO of Valley Queen Cheese Factory in Milbank, South Dakota, who talks about the long heritage and the bright future for what is currently the largest [Read More …]
The new Dairy Revenue Protection insurance program becomes available October 9. Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness interviews Rice Dairy’s Ryan Yonkman, who provides an overview of the opportunities it can provide producers of any herd size. After [Read More …]
USDA Secretary Perdue has proposed to move the Economic Research Service and the National & Institute of Food & Agriculture out of Washington DC. This effort caught many ag organizations by surprise, creating concern about [Read More …]
Nate Donnay, Director of Dairy Market Insight for INTL FCStone Financial, provided an overview of global dairy markets in his article in the September 3 issue of DairyBusiness Digital. In this conversation with Joel Hastings [Read More …]
The 2018 Dairy Profit Seminar Series at Empire Farm Days, sponsored by DairyBusiness, featured a presentation by Dairy One on the theme of getting more value from DHI records – Data to Dollars. The value [Read More …]
This Week in Dairy Video Interview: With the dairy industry in crisis, many ideas for price relief have been put forward. Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News speaks with Mark Mcafee of the California Dairy Campaign advocating [Read More …]
Holstein Association USA pays tribute to dairy farmers across the nation during the second episode of Holstein America. The hour-long program, sponsored by Merck Animal Health, shines a spotlight on some of the people who [Read More …]
The 2018 Dairy Profit Seminars Series at Empire Farm Days, sponsored by DairyBusiness, featured a panel by the Northeast Dairy Producers Association (NEDPA), who discuss dairy consumer relations, social media, and how everyone can better [Read More …]
Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News interviews Dairy Journalist Sherry Bunting about the dairy industry meeting held on Aug. 13 in Albany, NY. Producers’ pain and frustration were evident – how to solve the low prices. [Read More …]
If you haven’t seen this yet, here is a little humor to a serious issue in the dairy industry. What a great video!
Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News interviews Dan Sheldon, a partner with his family in Woody Hill Farm at Salem, NY, where Dan talks about his commitment to dairy records through the DHI system used for [Read More …]
Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News interviews Steven Rowe of Newtrient LLC. Stimulating new technologies in manure management is what Newtrient LLC is all about. CEO Steven Rowe explains how this joint venture by leading dairy [Read More …]
This week Steve and Pat Maddox of RuAnn and Maddox dairies explain several of the related genetic businesses they run as part of their dairy operations – nearly 5000 milking age registered Holstein cows. The fourth generation of [Read More …]
A Washington State based manufacturer of anerobic digesters is introducing innovative water purification technology for dairy and livestock manure. Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News interviews Michael Grossman of Regenis, based in Ferndale, Washington, who describes [Read More …]
Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News talks with Bob Wellington, longtime dairy economist at Agri-Mark Cooperative, which is based in Andover, Mass. He describes the letter sent to USDA Secretary Perdue, advocating minimum wholesale prices for [Read More …]
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