Dairy Herd
Calves with navel infections will present wet or pus ridden navel cords and their navel areas will be swollen, hard, and painful to the touch.
USDA recently announced the signup period for the Dairy Margin Coverage program for 2020, a very important program for the protection of income over feed prices.
Fonterra Co-Operative Group Ltd, the world’s biggest dairy exporter, said on Monday it would invest about NZ$4 billion ($2.72 billion) by 2030 to move milk into higher value products, pursue growth, and reduce emissions.
The statistics are alarming—according to Feeding America, 1 in 7 Americans struggle with hunger. It’s estimated 42 million people, including 13 million children, face food insecurity.
Holstein springer values remained stalled in Wisconsin, but saw an upward tick in all other reported markets over the past month.
USDA announced today that open enrollment for the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program will begin Monday, Dec. 13 through Feb. 18. This year’s DMC signup includes enhancements that add more value to producers.
Switching to autofeeders and group housing is a significant change that has been met on dairies with both success and failure.
Transitioning to freestalls can be challenging for young heifers, and behaviors learned early in life can carry through as cows enter the lactating herd.
The fifth largest economy could overtake China in a few years to become the world’s most populous.
It appears that making sure dry cows are comfortable and encouraged to rest influences the survival of their newborns.
Here’s a breakdown of just how much these seven transition period diseases could be costing you.
We’re learning more about the damage done to several dairies in Washington State and Canada as the result of flooding at the end of last month.
Dairy farmer Roger Herrera addressed labor at the recent 2021 Milk Business Conference and while labor shortages are not a new to the dairy industry, it continues to be a constant headache that producers battle daily.
Farmers are now redirecting their time to prepare year-ending tax prep work. Despite dealing with lackluster milk box prices this year and rising input costs, experts advise paying attention to year-end tax basics.
When thinking about stocking density, most dairy farmers will look at the number of cows in a pen and then the number of freestalls in that pen.
Class III and IV markets finished the week off with a bang.
While it’s easy to get defensive about the amount of money your employees should be receiving, there are often various benefits provided that contribute to an employee’s “hidden paycheck.”
Ten for ten, USDA’s ag Prices report announced yesterday afternoon that the October 2021 Dairy Margin Coverage income over feed costs resulted in $8.77/cwt.
Next year could be a big year for dairy exports with the forecast up nearly $2 billion.
To keep an efficient and profitable reproductive program humming, proactive reproductive management practices need to be practiced daily.
Travel to Laurens, South Carolina and you likely meet Glen and Marilyn Easter of Eastglen Jerseys, who can share not only their passion and wisdom of dairy farming, but their secrets to leading a happy life.
Sit down to watch a football game and you’ll likely see players sporting wristband playbooks, allowing coaches to improve communication between players. The same kind of concept is being used on dairy farms.
There has been a huge shift in consumer attitude towards food over the past four decades. Today’s consumer wants to know where their food comes from, how it was made and the succeeding impact on the environment.
Most uterine prolapses occur immediately after birth and nearly always within 24 hours of delivery.
Richard Bosma, a dairy farmer in Abbotsford, British Columbia, is just one of the many farmers in in British Columbia who was forced to evacuate.
Feed costs, labor costs and material increases all have increased the cost of production, resulting in a steep year-over-year decline in milk production that was illustrated in the recent USDA Milk Production Report.
December class III milk advanced 58 cents to $17.73/cwt. January milk tacked on 55 cents to $18.30/cwt. February shot up 35 cents to $18.75/cwt. Class IV milk futures jumped 15-34 cents in the first half of 2022.
Canadian dairy farmers have recently been hit hard by two days of torrential rains, causing animals to be evacuated and milk to be dumped.