Dairy Herd
For Gov. Dennis Daugaard, recruiting dairies to his home state is a high priority.
Global economic growth is expanding the middle class from Asia to South America, boosting demand for dairy products.
The Southeast Quality Milk Initiative aims to level the playing field for producers.
High somatic cell counts (SCCs) chip away at profit: Loss of premiums, loss of milk, and treatments.
Done correctly, a partial budget will help you see how your proposed technology may influence your income and/or expenses.
“The only way to bring about change, the only way to make improvements, is to be bold and try new things.”—Doyle Waybright
To maximize production of protein and fat, balance lactation diets for lysine and methionine.
While most cows adapt to robotic milking, milking speed, teat placement and sound legs are still important.
As in all things where Federal Orders are concerned, it’s complicated.
The new 12,000 square-foot facility, located at the company’s headquarters in Quincy, Ill., will support a five-fold increase in Animate production to meet anticipated demand by dairy operators.
She has change of heart over Ag Gag law when she learns of Mercy for Animals’ true intent.
The U.S. dairy industry faces a watershed period of global opportunity and volatility.
Higher milk prices could be here for a while longer; certainly until milk production ramps up.
A major employer in New London, Wis., says it will be shutting its doors.
Milk powder, cheese imports doubled in February over year-earlier levels.
With spring approaching, a Purdue Extension dairy specialist says now is the time for dairy producers to assess their farms and work through a checklist of duties, including facility and pasture maintenance and taking inventory of forage supplies.
The Agricultural Act of 2014 repeals dairy programs that focus solely on price support, and replaces them with two new margin insurance programs.
Photographer Patricia Temples captured these stunning images and audio interviews as part of a project for the Blue Ridge Foothills Nature Conservancy.
Year-to-date, CWT sales are the equivalent of 619.5 million pounds of milk on a milkfat basis.
Final details might not come until August.
South Dakota produced 2 billion lb. of milk in 2013 compared to Missouri’s 1.3 billion pounds.
With milk prices near a record, it costs Fonterra more to make other products with the milk it can’t process into powder.
Growing dairy profit margins on the heels of strong export demand are giving producers more opportunities to improve and repair farm equipment and facilities, a Purdue Extension dairy specialist says.
New representatives were added to Expo’s Dairy Cattle Exhibitor and Commercial Exhibitor Committees.
The animal health company has awarded $100,000 to 20 veterinary students.
Register today to attend the industry leading event, April 1-3 in Green Bay, Wis.
The Dairy Farmers of America program honors members who embody the cooperative’s core values, excelling on their operations, in their communities and in the industry.
The Dutch pledge their dairy expertise to help Chinese producers boost the quality and quantity of their milk.
Supershot is the first bull to be marketed with a net merit index of more than $1,000.