Dairy Herd
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.
Read AgWeb’s full coverage from this year’s conference.
Revamped website includes resources for members of the dairy industry and milk facts for consumers.
Co-op also says the dairy title of the next farm bill should include risk management tools for dairy producers.
Competition produces winners from across the U.S.
Japan’s entry could offer more access for U.S. dairy exports. But it also could slow the negotiation process, now in its 16th round.
Most of us in production agriculture never thought we would be spending the time, effort or money that it takes to keep up with the regulations we all have to comply with in today’s world.
Water quality has always been a concern at Larson Dairy. Mosquito Creek, a tributary to Lake Okeechobee, moves water and nutrients from the north, directly through our two dairies to the southern end of our farms, where most of our water sampling occurs.
The key to cow comfort in South Florida is keeping cows cool and udders dry as much as possible.
I think the key is to watch and study your cows and ask the right questions to see if you are doing your best on cow comfort and care.
We all know that with the difficult times we are all experiencing, cow comfort is a vital part of our operations.
Follow the links to read extended versions of Dollars and Sense.
Follow the links to read extended versions of Dollars and Sense.
Follow the links to read extended versions of Dollars and Sense.
Our Dollars and Sense columnists report how they handle breeding and reproduction in their herds.
When I saw the title for this month’s discussion on risk management, my mind jumped to milk futures and feed prices. But the more I thought about it, there is more at risk than one year’s profit-and-loss statement.
Follow the links to read extended versions of Dollars and Sense.
‘For the 20,000 lb./cow budget, income rose by about $340 and variable expenses rose by about $40.'--Robert Tigner, University of Nebraska Extension
Monitor these key areas to verify how your cows are responding to their feeding program.
We should shift some of our attention from total fat to the composition of fatty acids in milk.
Feed cost is reduced $165 per day by feeding three different rations instead of one ration to all cows.
Canola is a viable replacement for soybean meal, cottonseed meal, distillers grains or other protein supplements.
In the USA, cheese consumption has grown from 2.3 billion pounds in 1970 to nearly 10.5 billion pounds in 2011.
Olivier Hiers, Larry Purdom and Steve Blessing join a board of dairy business professionals from the U.S. and Canada.
Bank’s report recommends changes in the industry to maximize milk value for state’s producers, including less reliance on milk marketing orders.