Dairy Herd
Los productores de leche a lo largo y ancho de los Estados Unidos han hecho un buen trabajo reduciendo la presencia de residuos de medicamentos en la leche.
ANFO is phosphate-free and has been shown to be effective at removing residue from teat sealants.
New Zealand powder for June delivery gained 12.8%; Fonterra increases prices for farmers.
The Pioneer Silage Zone®Resource Manual covers planting, growing, harvesting, storing and feeding.
It’s not just about feeding a higher volume of milk or milk replacer.
Official ID will be required for bio-security and interstate shipping reasons.
Expected calvings are ranked by Net Merit to estimate genetic value to the herd.
Milk futures are poised to end their longest slump since 2008 as New Zealand’s reduced milk output forces China and other buyers to import more from the U.S.
CRI has grown five-fold in financial firepower, from $23 million in assets in 1993 to $116 million in assets last year.
The MIone sets itself apart from other milking robots because it utilizes one robotic application arm to service up to five milking boxes.
For 30 months, dairy groups negotiated this agreement that addresses the future of dairy cattle genetic evaluations and management benchmarks.
The proposed legislation would allow California dairy producers to petition USDA for a federal order plus allow them to keep the state’s quota entitlement.
While still pleading innocent, DFA felt the court settlements would put an end to the millions paid to attorneys and cap the risk of possibly even higher penalties if DFA lost.
DFA makes no admission of wrongdoing but will pay $46 million to the plaintiff class.
“Real Seal Appeal” program wins for community relations, corporate social responsibility.
Cooperative’s annual meeting draws nearly 1,500 to Kansas City.
CWT has budgeted $30 million to incentivize dairy exports in 2013. Year to date, it has already spent $7 million.
Year-to-date, 556,000 dairy cows have been slaughtered, up 8% over last year.
Buyers scramble to secure reduced New Zealand supply before the end of the season.
European dairy quotas are scheduled to end in 2015, though recent action challenges that notion.
California output drops a whopping 8% from year-earlier levels; some see report as bullish.
The quest for more milk supply should ensure a tight global market environment through the third quarter of 2013.
Not taking preventive measures to manage blood calcium around parturition can lead to a cascade of metabolic problems.
Purchase of the Sartori Foods cheese plant in Blackfoot, Idaho is part of Glanbia’s strategy to be largest producer of American-style cheese.
New color gives producers confidence they are purchasing total oxygen barrier film from Silostop.
Supplies may be as much as 15-20% below a year earlier as the most widespread drought in at least three decades curbs supplies.
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