Dairy Herd

Sign-up runs from Sept. 2 through Nov. 28.
Dairy farmers squeezed in recent years by low milk prices and high feed costs can begin signing up next week for a new program replacing old subsidies that didn’t factor in the price of corn.
New University of Georgia scientist to research heat stress on dairy cattle on Tifton Campus.
Corn prices down; alfalfa over $200/ton
An Idaho dairy industry group said Tuesday it didn’t intend to deny media access to dairies when it mailed a letter to about 500 members urging them to turn down interview and tour requests.
The New Zealand dairy giant says the alliance between the two leading dairy nutrition companies will be ‘a game changer.’
“We have factored in an expected recovery,” says the head of the world’s biggest dairy exporter.
The New Zealand dairy cooperative has invested more than $1.8 billion to grow processing capacity since 2011.
State’s ag secretary says not enough progress has been made on finding common ground for financial relief for the industry.
The European Commission will subsidize the private storage of butter, skimmed milk powder and some cheeses to help its dairy sector adapt to the loss of the Russian market.
Cheese is destined for Asia.
Nearly 300 small dairy farms in New York, Oregon and Wisconsin participated in the study.
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will conduct an educational program on the 2014 farm bill’s dairy provisions.
Paper entries must be postmarked by August 31 to avoid late fees.
Anne Arundel County, Md., officials say the current tenants of the former Naval Academy dairy farm will resume organic operation of the property.
The Rovey family of Glendale, Ariz. is a great example of finding and making a way for each generation to stay involved in agriculture.
He will succeed David Fuhrmann as head of the nation’s seventh-largest dairy cooperative.
The new rotary robotic system will be a first for North America, and the largest in the world.
The farmer-owned cooperative scored a 99.4 out of a possible score of 100 to win the coveted award.
Situation ‘dire’ for British dairy producers as milk prices drop.
Shoppers are stocking up on foods set to become scarce after Russia banned a range of products from the EU and the U.S. in retaliation for sanctions over Ukraine.
Per-cow production was the highest for July since 2003, USDA says.
Workers have six weeks to finish the massive new barns at World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis.
The hundreds of thousands of farms that supply the global food company with its dairy, meat, poultry and eggs will have to comply with tighter animal welfare standards.
Parlor apparel keeps employees looking sharp.
The World Forage Analysis Superbowl has winning forage samples on display at the east end of the Arena Building.
New formulation mixes in approximately 15 seconds.
Coagulase-Negative Staphs (CNS) may be the leading cause of subclinical mastitis and yet it has been a mystery. A recently published study sheds some light.
The revised, $7.5 billion bond measure includes $2.7 billion for much-needed water storage projects.
See which products played a major role in helping increase U.S. commercial dairy exports by 11.8% per year between 1995 and 2013.
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