Dairy Herd
Allendale: U.S. supplies are now $30 to $35 a metric ton cheaper than Chinese corn, which may explain buying interest.
The $72 million investment in New Zealand plant will add capacity to meet growing international demand, primarily in global fast food restaurant chains.
Analyst says “anything is possible” after Australia’s biggest milk processor outbids Saputo for cheese and butter factory.
New look supports organization’s goal to be the modern, industry-leading source of calf and heifer information.
Proposals should include development, installation and operation of dairy manure digester and co-digester projects.
Eligible producers are encouraged to apply for assistance by Nov. 15, 2013.
Fluid milk continues to falter, cheese goes flat while butter and yogurt register handsome gains.
The partnership marks an important step in elevating the broader dairy industry and New York State’s role as a Greek yogurt leader.
Maine now has more artisan cheese makers than any state except New York.
The two companies will deliver state-of-the-art instant dairy analytics on Virtus Nutrition products inside the Farmeron cloud-based farm management platform.
Poised to break the 10,000-metric-ton mark in 2013, South America is a different animal than China or Southeast Asia.
The Hiram, Ohio-based company said it plans to invest $100 million in the 330,000-square-foot facility and create more than 200 jobs.
Advanced Animal Diagnostics Unveils QScout Farm Lab and QScout MLD Test for Early Mastitis Detection
QScout User Innovation Council will give early adopters priority access.
Public will vote for top “Feeding Tomorrow’s World” entries in December.
The House conferees include 17 Republicans and 12 Democrats, including 21 from the House Agriculture committee.
Why banks’ generic cash-flow calculations can lead to poor lending decisions that lull dairy producers into a false sense of security or insecurity.
Idaho dairy producer Mike Roth thinks a perfect storm is headed toward the dairy industry – and this time it means good news for producers.
Improved output is achieved with the incorporation of Flowplus technology.
The allocation, which equals 7.5 cents per cwt., was made to members who marketed their milk through the dairy co-op in 2012.
Larson Acres and Cinnamon Ridge Dairy share with the dairy world what they are sharing with the rest of the world.
There probably isn’t a dairy farm on the planet—or in the solar system, for that matter—that hasn’t struggled with transition cow management at one time or another.
Just seven years after they sold their small dairy in Ireland, the Elliotts are milking 1,950 cows at their South Dakota dairy and building a second one nearby.
His laugh is contagious. He has the mind of a businessman, but the heart of a dairyman. Velmar Green was just named the 2013 Dairyman of the Year at World Dairy Expo.
Field reports of aflatoxin contamination of corn and corn silage are coming in, particularly from southern states where wet growing and harvest conditions were common this season.
The pavilions, encompassing approximately 300,000 square feet, will replace existing cattle housing used for World Dairy Expo and other events.
Dollars and Sense contributors share how they manage cow comfort on their farms.
USDA no longer has authority to administer Forward Pricing Program.
Fonterra: “China is so strong in buying whole milk powder, because there are issues of foot and mouth disease in the Chinese herd.”
World Dairy Expo 2013 Recognition Award winners and honorees.