Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News interviews David Ahlem, President and CEO of Hilmar Cheese Company. Hilmar has plants in both Hilmar, California and Dalhart, Texas and is one of the largest cheese producers in the [Read More …]
Speaking with Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News at Hilmar Cheese Company in California, Dr. Michael Dykes urges Congress to pass the USMCA trade agreement. As head of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), Dykes was [Read More …]
Congressman Jim Costa, a longtime central California congress member and third-generation dairy farmer, spoke recently at a meeting of dairy processors in Hilmar, California. He chairs the House Ag Committee’s influential Livestock and Foreign Agriculture [Read More …]
This week, in his discussion with Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News, John Ellsworth of Success Strategies suggests taking a leaf from the playbook of none other than Coco Chanel, the founder of the famed fashion [Read More …]
Thank you, Alltech for the great video on Brian and how they are using methane digesters to turn waste into electricity. See the video above. Editors note: If you haven’t seen this video, please watch! [Read More …]
The Dairy Check-off’s Tom Gallagher, CEO of Dairy Management, Inc., speaks with Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News about plant-based drinks, lab-manufactured dairy, and a new effort to anticipate consumers and food in 2030. He also [Read More …]
Interested in using cover crops after corn silage harvest? Over the next three weeks, we’re releasing a series of new partnership videos about that exact subject. This series of short videos takes you into the [Read More …]
This week the topic is INTL FCStone’s international conference… Vision 20/20: Global Markets Outlook. Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News talks with Ms. Randi Muzumdar, head of the dairy / foods division in the Americas for [Read More …]
Joe Hastings of DairyBusiness News speaks with John Ellsworth of Success Strategies, who identifies several “KPIs” or Key Performance Indicators for the dairy operation. John explains that financial accounting is keeping score, vitally necessary, but [Read More …]
The Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB) is hosting an information session for the industry on October 1 at World Dairy Expo. Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness interviews CEO Joao Durr, who is currently in Brazil. [Read More …]
Noted Illinois Extension Dairyman Dr. Michael Hutjens is this year’s Guest of Honor at the National Dairy Shrine banquet set for Oct.3 at World Dairy Expo on Madison, Wis. He talks about his connections with [Read More …]
In August, Rabobank issued a report entitled “The Changing Landscape of U.S. Dairy,” documenting the growing percentage of U.S. milk being produced by larger farms… an estimated 58% from farms with 1000 cows or more. [Read More …]
Ray Kroc, the entrepreneur behind the McDonald’s Corporation, once said, “I didn’t invent the hamburger. I just took it more seriously than anyone else.” Likewise, John Ellsworth of Success Strategies doesn’t make any claims about [Read More …]
“One chance to get it right,” says Joe Lawrence about making corn silage this year. He’s the Dairy Forage Systems Specialist for Cornell’s PRO-DAIRY. Joe grew up on a Northern New York dairy farm and [Read More …]
While an insurance program may not be the most exciting aspect of dairy management, it can be one of the most important. In this week’s conversation, Bruce Porter of Farm Family Insurance, an American National [Read More …]
Midwest Dairy CEO Lucas Lensch describes to Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News how the entire consumer supply chain… “from the farm to the fridge”… was the focus of the Dairy Experience Forum held July 16 [Read More …]
The Dairy Profit Seminars at Empire Farm Days, set for August 6, 7 and 8 at Seneca Falls, New York, will feature on-target presentations, food and music. Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness describes the session set [Read More …]
In this conversation between Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness and John Ellsworth of Success Strategies, John explains that business planning starts with the financial numbers, but is then tied to critical dairy operations. Without both, progress [Read More …]
The Dairy Profit Seminars at Empire Farm Days, set for August 6, 7 and 8 at Seneca Falls, New York, will feature on-target presentations, food and music. Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness describes the session set [Read More …]
The Dairy Profit Seminars at Empire Farm Days are set for August 6, 7 and 8 at the show near Seneca Falls, NY. The programs are held each day in the Dairy Seminar Center, Lot [Read More …]
Empire Farm Days is coming up on Aug. 6, 7 and 8 at the Rodman Lott & Sons farm near Seneca Falls, New York. Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness speaks with the new show manager Jamie [Read More …]
California Dairies, Inc., the largest dairy co-op in California and the largest producer of milk powders in the world, celebrated the acquisition of the powder plant in Turlock, California it acquired earlier this year from [Read More …]
June Dairy Month includes all sorts of outreach events for consumers celebrating dairy. Breakfast on the Farm is a tradition in several Midwest states. This week, Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News spoke with Doug Ode, [Read More …]
In Part 2 of Joel Hastings’ interview with Jake Bettencourt, Jake gives some background on Turlock Livestock Auction Yard in California’s Central Valley and tells more about the video auctions being held on a regular [Read More …]
While video auctions are a staple in the beef business and in some high dollar Registered dairy sales, Turlock Livestock Auction Yard in California has begun a series of monthly internet video sales for the [Read More …]
Sara Place of the Beef Checkoff program talks with Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness about the increasing efficiency of U.S. beef production, with a resulting smaller carbon footprint. She’s on staff with the National Cattlemen’s Beef [Read More …]
After four years of low farm milk prices and not necessarily much relief in sight, financial consultant John Ellsworth of Success Strategies, thinks it’s a whole new ballgame for dairy producers. Speaking with Joel Hastings [Read More …]
Freelance journalist Sherry Bunting has written about the recent Senate hearing on USDA’s school nutrition program. She shares her insights and concerns with Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness about the “anti-real food” bias that continues to [Read More …]
Farm Credit East has issued its 2018 Dairy Farm Summary with financial performance of over 300 dairy farms in the region. Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness speaks with Chris Laughton, Director of Knowledge Exchange, who talks [Read More …]
Genetic evaluations for crossbred animals are now available. Our columnist Marj Faust, a genetics consultant based in Madison, Wisconsin, talks with Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness about this new opportunity for dairymen with cattle that have [Read More …]
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