Jim Dickrell

Jim Dickrell is the editor Dairy Herd Management and is based in Monticello, Minn. He has 27 years of publication experience, and also operated his family’s Wisconsin family dairy farm for three years following graduation from the University of Wisconsin—River Falls. He also holds a Masters Degree from Hamline University, St. Paul, Minn.

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Conservatively, 99,954 Shottle daughters have produced more than five billion pounds of milk
We need your thoughts on whether you’re planning an expansion--and the reasons why or why not.
Lower feed costs more than offset by lower prices.
The average cost of raising a heifer sot up $600 between 2007 and 2013, to about $2,200 per head.
But farmers must call their legislators to urge passage of reform.
New process converts 50% of manure slurry to drinkable, potable water.
Irish dairy farmers and processors plan to boost milk output 50 to 60% by 2020.
For every $1 spent by Dairy Management, Inc., almost six more pizzas were sold in the quick-serve restaurant category.
Lower hay prices and higher April milk prices send margins soaring.
The Midwest struggled to keep pace—likely due to poor forage and the nasty effects of a brutal winter
Income over feed cost has averaged just under $12/cwt for the first four months of 2014.
Farms should develop their own down cow protocols specific to their dairies because no two facilities are alike.
If dairy farmers want to continue to have access to needed medications, they need to follow the rules.
The $24 million project will encompass 290,000 square feet, capable of housing and milking the 2,000 dairy cattle.
On-farm culturing, when done correctly and consistently, can identify which cows need to be treated for mastitis.