Dairy Herd
What happens when a farmer takes a vacation, becomes ill or gets hurt? Developing a plan today, that can be put into action tomorrow when the owner or manager is gone is essential.
The drought out west isn’t just impacting grain and livestock producers. It’s also impacting California’s dairy industry.
Prepackaged colostrum replacers are an easy way to quickly feed colostrum to a newborn calf. However, while they do come with many benefits, there are a few potential negative aspects of utilizing this nutritional tool.
Many dairy farm kids start working on their family farm at a young age with many starting by learning to help feed bottle calves. However, experts say as children grow, so should their responsibilities.
With grain markets continuing to march upwards, dairy producers are questioning how they will manage not only the increase to their feed bill, but a possible shortage of ingredients to feed their cows.
Butter melted away most of last week’s gains, falling 5.25 cents to $1.8225 per lb. in the CME Spot Dairy Auction.
Researchers are exploring whether cattle would benefit from pain management associated with calving.
Friday wrapped up a week of big swings for most commodities.
Some days we truly are living. The skies are clear and so are our eyes. Good days makes us see the beauty in it all—corn popping up out of the ground, cows filling the bulk tank, kids helping and grandpa smiling.
Class III gave back some of yesterday’s impressive gains.
New Zealand, Europe, and other South American countries will continue to compete for market share
Class III futures set new contract highs in second half 2021 as well as the 2022 calendar year with gains as high as 70 cents in the June contract.
Farming is among the most dangerous occupations in the United States, and dairy farming presents even more hazards than crop farming due to animals, feed and on-farm chemicals that are handled daily.
The skies might be blue, but the mood of some central California dairy producers has turned grey, as another season of drought returns to The Golden State.
More than a year ago, dairy farmer Jessica Peters from western Pennsylvania began sharing a project, “Secrets of Ag.” Since its launch, “Secrets of Ag” has had nearly 400 submissions.
Hilmar Cheese Company Inc., Hilmar, Calif., announced last week their plans to build a new state-of-the-art cheese and whey protein processing plant in Dodge City, Kansas, this summer.
Not all work is equally important, and letting other employees step up allows them to grow as well.
Butter was the sole product to trade higher in the CME Cash Dairy Product Trade to end the week.
For dairy moms witnessing their children working alongside older generations and the lessons it instills is the best gift, every day, especially on Mother’s Day.
Milk prices have remained much more consistent in 2021 compared to 2020, but will that last during the summer months? We sit down with Mike North of Ever.ag to discuss dairy markets going into the warmer months.
New project collects anonymous secret submissions from farmers ranging from silly to heartbreaking and publishes them to lift the weight it holds over the submitter.
When consumers think about dairy farming, one of their greatest concerns are the calves. That can be a good thing because farmers have a great story to tell. But it also may require some flexing of rearing practices.
Farming is one of the world’s most dangerous occupations, and dairy farms have unique equipment, feed, and animal hazards that can put human operators at risk.
Tight stocks, strong exports, and speculation sent corn prices to eight-year high in April.
Class III milk futures crashed after the move lower in spot cheese. Grains exploded higher and set new contract highs once again.
Holstein springer values saw a healthy upward bump in the past month in California and Pennsylvania, while remaining essentially flat in Wisconsin and Idaho.
Feed costs will continue to pressure dairy Margins.
Dairy Management Inc. announced a partnership with Venture Winston Grants, providing access to a network of entrepreneurs tasked with providing marketplace solutions for industry challenges.
With only 450 acres and milking 60 Jersey cows, Ken Ropp has built a business that has survived and thrived in central Illinois. The lessons Ken has learned are ones that can apply to many farms of all sizes.
When to introduce calves to forages – along with what type and how much – remains a highly debated issue.