Higher cost outstrips price advantage for organic dairies
11/6/2009
New study from USDA shows that organic dairies have significantly higher operating costs than conventional dairies.
Corn harvested by state (audio)
11/6/2009
Corn harvest is 46 percent behind the five-year average. Illinois is 67 percent behind; Iowa 49 percent behind.
It’s all about collaboration
11/6/2009
The Food and Drug administration and the Food Safety and Inspection Service are collaborating to improve tracing of unsafe food products. A joint public meeting will be held Dec. 9 and 10.
Protect your reputation
11/6/2009
4 tips for creating a positive image.
Why you should be cool toward COOL (commentary)
11/6/2009
COOL could raise prices for consumers and create trade wars with Canada and Mexico, two of the top importers of U.S. dairy products.
Siga los procedimientos de ordeño
6/1/2009
This month, the feature "Follow milking procedures" has been translated into Spanish. The column appears in the June issue of Dairy Herd Management.
Calf illness and death: Do your calves measure up?
10/5/2009
The Dairy Calf and Heifer Association has established a set of Gold Performance Standards for calf- and heifer-raisers.
Increase your nutrient use efficiency
10/5/2009
The U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center is highlighting a series of tools to help measure and manage feed, manure, and fertilizer nutrients on dairy farms.
Genomic proofs hold up
10/1/2009
Dairy farmers face a decision these days about how heavily to use young bulls with exceptional genomic proofs in herd-breeding programs.
