Dairy Herd
Feeding waste milk to calves captures high-quality nutrients and adds value to a product that otherwise would be discarded. But recent research sheds light on concerns about the practice.
Increased fuel costs impedes movement of milk and milk components.
Excess copper can be too much of a good thing for preweaned dairy calves.
Constantly utilizing antibiotics to treat mastitis is not always a viable practice.
Switching from a herringbone to a robotic rotary parlor.
With costs going up for labor, feed and everything in between, knowing your numbers is key to helping your dairy plan for the future.
Milk prices have hit their highest marks since 2014. But the cost of production has eaten into profits. While higher milk prices have sparked encouragement, producers are curious as to how long these prices will last.
Leaving out just 1 of these prevention measures can be costly.
With beef prices soaring and milk prices in favorable conditions, producers are keeping a keen eye on cows who are not pulling their own weight.
More than 250 dairies across the U.S. use some type of anaerobic digester system to generate electricity or renewable natural gas.
Art Schaap, owner of Highland Dairy in Clovis, New Mexico, has been living a nightmare for the past four years. His nightmare is finally coming to an end, but not without the heartache of euthanizing 3,665 cows.
From carcass quality to milk composition, we discuss the deeper issues within the Holstein vs. Jersey debate.
If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.
Through a series of pitches, and questions and answers from both industry experts and the audience, the World Dairy Expo Tech Spotlight showcases the latest technologies available to dairy producers.
Dairy markets found follow through strength on Tuesday following the bounce experienced on Monday.
Cheese and butter prices continue to hold a large price difference with butter around $1.00 higher than cheese. One reason for this is the substantial difference in inventory levels between cheese and butter.
World Dairy Expo also takes pride in providing educational opportunities that can help advance dairy at both the farm and industry levels.
And the eight official judges of World Dairy Expo are...
Cybil Fisher says her work today is a result of 25 years of photography experience, and it’s not the career path she initially set out for.
Earlier today, Hilmar broke ground on their western Kansas future cheese and whey protein processing plant. The new facility is expected to create 250 new jobs and represent $600 million in capital investments.
The thermoneutral zone of a calf under three weeks of age is between 59 and 77℉ (15 and 25°C)
Milk powder imports hit particularly hard in part due to large current stockpiles
High-input costs, low forage reserves and an unpredictable supply chain have elevated challenges within the dairy industry. Some products typically integrated into feed programs, such as palm fats, are on allocation...
Class III milk futures were mixed on the day. October milk gained 9 cents to $21.94/cwt. November milk eased 20 cents to $20.72/cwt.
For five decades, various leaders have taken the reins in making World Dairy Expo what it is today. In 2022, Laura Herschleb stepped into the role of World Dairy Expo General Manager.
Every producer knows that dreaded feeling when you find a cow who once was pregnant suddenly show up as “open.”
Labor struggles in the dairy industry and a sharp focus on the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, was recently discussed during an episode of The Dairy Download from International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA).
World Dairy Expo, and therefore Madison, Wis., serves as the meeting place of the global dairy industry — bringing together crowds of 60,000 people from nearly 100 countries.
Both American cheese and butter have been on an upward trend for the last 11 years.
Patrons of Foremost Farms received a letter stating that changes will be made starting with the September milk payments to compensate for market adjustments. The cooperative also announced two plant closers.