Dairy Herd
Animal rights advocates are ending a campaign to ban the practice of cutting the tails of Colorado dairy cows.
House members urge the U.S. Administration to defend common food names, especially as U.S. negotiators work with the EU on the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
Year-to-date sales are the equivalent of 1.492 billion pounds of milk on a milkfat basis.
With hot summer weather ahead dairy producers need to understand the importance of managing dairy cattle to minimize the negative impacts of heat stress.
Income over feed cost has averaged just under $12/cwt for the first four months of 2014.
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Western United Dairymen joins more than 100 ag groups opposing rule change that would give the federal government more authority by expanding the definition of “navigable waters.”
Version 3.0 expands MARGINSMART Version 2.0 by adding significant upgrades and features to further enhance MARGINSMART as the industry leader in providing dairy producers financial projection tools to make informed financial decisions.
Lysine is one of the first two limiting amino acids in a lactating cow’s diet and plays a critical role in milk production potential.
Developing cattle that will perform starts with proper management of the pregnant cow and continues on to the individual calf throughout its life.
Farms should develop their own down cow protocols specific to their dairies because no two facilities are alike.
The Great American Milk Drive objective is to make more milk available to families using food banks.
Wells’ Dairy says it is voluntarily recalling one of its Blue Bunny ice cream products for a labeling problem.
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage says the move to sell only dairy products from pasture-based animals “will cut through consumer confusion.” But others say the premise is “ridiculous.”
The Dollars and Sense contributors discuss nutrition and forages on their dairy farm.
The Dollars and Sense contributors discuss nutrition and forages on their dairy farm.
Among key findings: Both sales and production expenses reached record highs in 2012; farms with Internet access rose to 69.6%.
New data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture show the number of dairy farms in Wisconsin is continuing to shrink even as the number dairy cows grows.
Maintaining energy requirements through the cold winter keeps the Penn State Dairy Herd milking consistently to take advantage of almost a $30 milk price.
See how New Zealand dairy producers are adopting sustainable practices.
The Dollars and Sense contributors discuss nutrition and forages on their dairy farm.
Why the international bank expects an “orderly easing” of dairy prices, not a crash.
The University of Missouri Ag Outlook Forum shares a plethora of market insights on corn, soybeans, wheat, cattle, hogs and more.
The new robotic milking facility located south of the NICC campus is equipped with two Lely Astronaut A4 robotic milking machines and other Lely equipment.
Farms with more than 3 million lb. of annual milk production might want to pay their FSA office a visit.
If dairy farmers want to continue to have access to needed medications, they need to follow the rules.
The re-branding reflects both the versatility of dairy products and the diversity of the people who consume them.
A new, high voltage power line threatens their operation’s viability, say the Minnesota farmers.
This six-stall, single-side parlor can be placed just about anywhere cows need to be milked.
The robot works with an existing external rotary parlor and is used for attaching teat cups only.