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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Over the next decade, the company says, the potential to grow dairy globally is more than double that of the next two food categories—bakery and chilled processed foods—combined.
But in a delicious ironic way, the demand for whey, the waste product of cheese manufacturing, is now growing by leaps and bounds.
Tigner estimates feed costs alone per hundredweight of milk sold is $13.63 for 24K herds compared to $15.20 for 20K herds.
The spreadsheet allows the user to plug annual milk production and estimated annual increases along with program participation level.
NMPF says now is the time to move forward, even if that requires dairy-specific provisions that not necessarily align with “any requirements for the beef industry.”
Open interest in dairy futures and options is up nearly 70%, with Class III options leading the way with more than 84,000 positions.
Year-to-date, 2.652 million dairy cows have been culled, which is 110,000 more cows (4.3%) than 2010.
November 2011 budgets show that tiestall barns producing 20,000 lb. of milk per cow were losing $1.81/cwt. when all costs were included.
As human resistance to antibiotics grows, you pay the price.
There is also evidence that increased reliance on exports increases price volatility within the domestic market.
Implementing Johne’s control measures must become a part of daily routine, and followed year after year.
While there’s a world of growing opportunity out there, the U.S. dairy industry seems content to let it slip away.
The farm bill process could revert to “normal,” meaning it could require hearings from the Ag Committees and mark-up procedures that have been part of all farm bills.
This online tool weights the answers to assess level of risk, depending on how a dairy actually implements antibiotic treatments.
Las tasas de crecimiento antes del destete determinan el desempeño de por vida