Dairy Herd
A third, in-person lab will be held on a farm near Madison, Wis. during World Dairy Expo week.
It will be part of House/Senate Conference Committee negotiations, says Sen. Debbie Stabenow, chairperson of the Senate Agriculture Committee.
The unique milking liner is also designed to operate at high speed for fast milkout.
Shipments of non-compliant milk dropped from just under 10% in January 2012 to 6% in June.
Year-to-date, CWT sales are equivalent to 1.9 billion lb. of milk.
Feeding additional sugar to lactating cows may result in improved feed efficiency and animal performance.
The bill contains dairy margin insurance but no market stabilization program.
Measuring, recording and posting performance data can enable the whole team to achieve improvements on the farm.
GEN-3 has been tested in 21 university state trials in seven states, showing a 12.3% yield advantage.
Year-to-date sales are the equivalent of 1.790 billion pounds of milk on a milkfat basis.
The overall checklist used to evaluate farms has been streamlined from 77 questions to 48.
Shade lowers the temperature inside calf hutches, as well as calf body temperature and respiration rates.
Increasing dry matter intake benefits the dairy cow and contributes to greater dairy profitability.
A new report identifies better business practices, herd health and risk management as opportunities for higher profitability.
Chinese agencies also are investigating 23 cases of possible monopoly violations by overseas companies.
California’s dairy cows surviving triple-digit temperatures; gradual cooling trend forecast for this weekend.
The system allows exhibitors to enter their animals, purchase a tent and/or booth space and show season passes for the October dairy show.
Chinese agency says it has evidence that foreign companies sold infant formula in China at overly high prices.
Higher total life-time milk production and more calves born per year are just two of the economic benefits of improved reproduction.
Producers and veterinarians now have approved Zoetis products for AI synchronization.
Powder for delivery across all contracts through January averages $4,757 a metric ton.
Price cuts come after Chinese government started investigating possible pricing and anti- monopoly violations by overseas companies.
Greek yogurt triggers new dairy demand, but are dairy producers profiting?
This tool will help determine whether heifers are on track to calve at the right size and age, eliminating the delay that comes with not measuring heifer performance until first calving.
Use these following tips for determining the correct time to start corn silage harvest.
Milk supply growth to reduce, but not puncture, international prices over next 6 months.
University of Wisconsin dairy economists discuss dairy market implications.
It’s crunch time in the U.S. Senate, as backers of the most significant revision of immigration law in a generation seek to pass the bill this week.