Tom Quaife
No wonder South Dakota is recruiting dairies from other states
“We’re on a cattle roundup,” says South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard. “So, if you’re out there in the world of dairying and you’re looking for a place to plant your dairy, South Dakota is open for business.”
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Immigration raids changed life for Mich. producer
They were put on probation and fined $2.7 million for hiring illegal immigrant workers. Now, they are shying away from Hispanic workers and requiring all job applicants to go through E-Verify.
Things haven’t been the same at Aquila Farms in Bad Axe, Mich., since the first of three immigration raids in May 2007. At various times, the farm owners were held hostage in their own backyard, jailed, had their computers seized, and charged with employing illegal aliens.
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Pessimism mixed into hay price projections
Hay prices should ease this year for producers in the Western states.
That’s the word from Seth Hoyt, hay market analyst, who spoke at World Ag Expo on Tuesday.
While lower hay prices might be viewed with optimism, there is also an element of pessimism in Hoyt’s prediction. One of the reasons why hay prices will decline is because dairy producers won’t be able to afford as much.
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The busy dairy dollar
Consider the economic impact that dairy farmers create with their products.
In Wisconsin, that impact is huge. The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board has released a video that tells the story of a dollar bill as it moves through the economy.
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‘Ain’t getting paid enough for my milk’ blues
Will Gilmer, known in dairy circles for his savvy use of social media, posted a YouTube video in September 2009 lamenting low milk prices.
A couple of years have passed and now the video is popping up again on Facebook, as milk prices seem headed south. .
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USDA pares down estimates for 2012 milk prices
It was inevitable.
After a tough time in Class III futures trading the past couple of weeks, it was just a matter of time before the prognosticators began to ratchet down their estimates for 2012 milk prices.
Thursday morning, in its monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, the U.S. Department of Agriculture revised its estimates downward.
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Dairy’s shining moment during Super Bowl XLVI
A promised ad from the California Milk Advisory Board only showed up in a few media markets in the Golden State. Meanwhile, a Dannon commercial aired across the nation to capitalize on the growing interest in Greek yogurt.
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Farmland could go even higher in 2012
Many rural bankers believe that farmland values will continue to rise this year.
One-third of bankers and market participants surveyed by the Federal Reserve System say they expect farmland values to go even higher in 2012, says Jason Henderson, Omaha branch executive for the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.
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Milk profitability ratio drops in January
There’s a well-known phrase, “All that glitters is not gold.”
That could be the headline for the dairy portion of the “Agricultural Prices” report issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday.
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SNEAK PEEK: Sunday's Super Bowl ad for dairy
When a mom objects to the noise coming from her daughter’s bedroom, she tells the birthday revelers to “take it down a notch.”
There in the midst of it all is a bovine party animal which turns to the birthday girl and says, “Thanks for hanging me out to dry there, Madison.”
The 30-second commercial will air during next Sunday’s Super Bowl.
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No citations in girls’ detasseling deaths
No citations will be filed against the employers of two teenage girls who were electrocuted while detasseling corn in Illinois last summer.
The decision announced last week by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) applies to the July 25 deaths of Jade Garza and Hannah Kendall, both 14. The girls were working in a field when they were electrocuted by a nearby irrigation system.
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- Heat stress in dairy calves
- AFBF president issues statement on U.S.-EU trade negotiations
- Buckle your seatbelt for the House consideration of the farm bill
- Study: Federal milk marketing order helps Calif. producers
- Ag markets were generally mixed overnight trading
- Winterkill losses put pressure on forage supplies
