Dairy Herd
Nearly 400 dairy farms went out of business in Wisconsin last year.
Use of proceeds includes paying for 37 percent Shengmu stake.
Nebraska’s wide grasslands, fields of golden corn and gushing aquifers make the state a nearly perfect home for cows that are content to live a quiet life of chewing cud and being milked.
Dairy farmers currently face challenges that prior generations also had to overcome. However, today’s farmers are also facing new challenges. Increased pressure from consumers is not only impacting farmers, but processors, too.
The state Senate in Wisconsin is proposing a bill to aid a cheese distributor.
A Wisconsin cheese distributor has been approved for extended tax incentives.
On Tuesday, USDA released its cattle inventory report. The report showed there are 4.75 million milk replacement heifers. According to Mike North of Commodity Risk Management Group, that’s more than half of the milking herd.
An Ohio dairy barn fire lead to rescue effort of approximately 100 cows.
The Michigan cheesemaker that turns heads with its larger-than-life statue of a milk cow at its shop entrance is making a big patriotic gesture. A storm toppled Williams Cheese Company’s sign and U.S. flag in 2012, so owner Mike H. Williams resolved to replace the 6-by-10-foot flag at the store.
New manure regulations have been released in Washington affecting dairy and beef producers.
The dairy sector has been hit with sagging prices and production costs squeezing profits to the extent that has driven many farmers to the brink of bankruptcy. The EU’s executive Commission has approved some support measures over the past year, but the farmers fear that releasing more milk powder on the market would further complicate their plight.
New Hampshire dairy farms could get $2 million in relief funding.
Cheesier Pizzas Rescue Dairy Prices as Americans Drink Less Milk
Aurora Organic Dairy is looking at expanding into Missouri by purchasing a manufacturing plant.
The combination of record-high milk prices and record-low feed costs are creating profits for some Wisconsin dairy farmers that are six times higher than previous good years, according to dairy experts.
While the stock market has been on a bullish run to close 2016, most ag commodities are feeling the pressure, but dairy has had better luck with milk contracts finishing the year on a higher note.
Huishan shares dropped as much as 4.3% before being suspended.
There was a time when milk came in a glass bottle, and each dairy had its own unique shape and logo on the container. Now, those bottles are a collector’s item.
Automation eases strain on aging farmers amid worker shortage.
2016 has been full of peaks and valleys for dairy producers across the country, and entering into the final days of the year, prices are starting to look up.
Wedding trends come and go through the years. One Wisconsin family decided to capitalize on the trend and save their old dairy barn at the same time.
California officials have there finger pointed at dairy cows for emissions they say cause global warming.
New Hampshire governor endorses aid for ailing dairy farmers
Milk regulations in Canada could devastate the New York dairy industry.
Dannon’s spokesman’s claims aren’t matching the corporate website, and USFRA isn’t convinced they’re following their own goals by removing GMO ingredients.
Few places in Pennsylvania have seen a more dramatic decline than Erie County, where the number of dairy farms fell 57 percent between 2002 and 2012, sliding from 170 to just 73.
Experts are working to secure the nation’s milk supply in case of a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak.
Passage would put pressure on Europe and China to negotiate terms of trade, says former U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk.