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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Milking rations as low as 14% crude protein still yield 90 to 100 lb. of milk/cow/day.
La Asociación de Criadores de Novillas establece estándares para el bienestar animal
Sen. Bob Casey’s Dairy Advancement Act of 2011 limits costs by limiting the safety net to the first 150 cows in a herd.
The reforms could lower the U.S. all-milk price by 92¢/cwt, trigger supply management programs 40% to 45% of the time and lower cumulative net farm operating income 32% to 48%.
Don’t skimp on transition stalls, size.
Some would prefer to keep the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) program over Foundation for the Future. But these statistics about MILC may be surprising.
No exporting manufacturer will accept ingredients that come from milk that doesn’t meet the standard.
Leveraging dairy checkoff dollars with fast-food giants have resulted in billions of pounds of increased milk sales.
Melrose Dairy Proteins LLC, a cheese and whey protein concentrate plant in Melrose, Minn., uses 3.5 million pounds of milk each day.
Congressman Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) believes sign-up for the program will be similar to the 70% sign-up for the Cooperatives Working Together program
The dairy reform package introduced last week will save a projected $167 million over the first five years and $131 million over 10 years.
Acercarles el alimento al comedero ofrece beneficios inesperados
More frequent meals means there is less feed slugging into the rumen, less chance of acidosis and a more stable rumen environment.
This innovative program uses a team approach to improve dairy herd reproduction.
‘Saving for a rainy day’ and liquidity is key to surviving downturns.