Dairy Herd

A Wisconsin appeals court ruled against a pair of raw milk producers Thursday, but sidestepped the issue of whether a person has a right to purchase and consume unpasteurized milk.
Three more former MOO Milk organic dairy farms have signed into contracts, this time with Stonyfield farms.
A dairy processing plant planned for southeastern Kentucky intends to develop a low-calorie, lactose-free skim milk produced from Kentucky cows.
Exports destined for Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, and South America.
Prices for dairy, New Zealand’s biggest export, are falling amid rising global production and waning demand from China, which built up inventories earlier in the year.
California cow’s milk processors score 24 wins in Sacramento.
Falling grain, oilseed and dairy prices push index to lowest level since January 2014.
The expansion will allow the company to process up to 20% more milk, converting it into cheese and whey proteins.
Have your standards for bull calf care risen with the prices paid for them? Economics aside, proper care is imperative from an ethical standpoint.
Klebsiella vaccine with SRP technology is a new management tool for the dairy industry.
The cull cow price reached a new record high of $113 per cwt.
White House plan highlights opportunities expected to foster innovation, revenue for dairy farms.
Julia Kadison will head the Milk Processor Education Program.
Under FDA’s proposed definition, the lactose in nonfat dry milk incorporated into another food would count as an “added sugar.”
The two international dairy leaders move deeper into Venezuela, Brazil and Ecuador.
After years of heavy culling, milk herds are in great shape, but a tighter-than-normal heifer supply is constricting fast growth.
The only local milk producer in southeastern New Mexico is going out of business.
A new dairy processing plant at Vermont Technical College is expected to be up and running by next spring.
And usage rates aren’t nearly what most people think.
EU pressure has resulted in similar restrictions in Central America, Peru, Colombia and South Africa.
A Wisconsin-based milk distributor is expanding its Maine supply network and picking up half of the former MOO Milk organic dairy farms as suppliers.
Draft rules largely write into regulations are what the dairy industry is already doing.
The drought’s water curtailments prompt districts representing growers to buy and sell for escalated prices from other parts of the state as thousands of acres go unplanted.
The maker of Actimel yogurt has raised prices to offset an 18% increase in milk costs, leading consumers to pare back on dairy purchases.
A shortage of butter is fueling higher prices, but will it last?
What should you do to reduce heat stress in your cows through nutrition?
Meanwhile, a recent lawsuit by the owner of a Kauai resort seeks to stop the dairy.
Road limit compromise in Wisconsin leaves few happy.
Prices may slide to the $18 level, but here’s why the University of Wisconsin economist doesn’t foresee bearishness for U.S. dairy producers.
Foundations are important. Feet are the foundation of cattle and this may be a year when producers see increased incidence foot rot in the herd.
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