Dairy Herd
Heifer mastitis is a hidden but all too common disease, negatively impacting milk quality, production and udder health.
Cooperatives Working Together has accepted 11 requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America, Darigold and United Dairymen of Arizona
Soy Best PEARL can be used as an alternative to blood meal in dairy rations.
Although the number of derogations continues to climb, it is not nearly as high as once expected.
Wisconsin and Minnesota buy the most insurance policies.
Goal is to seek long-term solutions for state’s struggling dairy industry, with recommendations developed by year’s end.
The “Writ of Mandamus” was filed on behalf of Milk Producers Council, Dairy Farmers of America, Security Milk Producers Association and California Dairy Campaign.
Both the feed cost adjustor and trigger price are the highest ever calculated.
Only the individual dairy farmer – after much discussion with family members and input from lenders and other key advisers – can make the decision to exit.
South Dakota Extension’s iGrow program has created a free mobile app for livestock producers to use when comparing the cost and nutritional value of feed.
One of the nation’s largest dairy lenders answers our questions about this year’s dairy struggles and its lending philosophy.
Livestock producers affected by natural disasters need to keep thorough records of their livestock and feed losses.
Donation of customized cartons will benefit the food bank’s “Food 4 Kids” backpack program for chronically hungry children.
Thunder clapped and rain fell just before Bionce, Sassy and the rest of Mark Argall’s prize-winning dairy herd went up for auction.Had the storm come a few weeks earlier, and if the drought had eased, it might have saved the cows -- some of which were named with a bit of poetic license (“You can spell names however you want,” he said) for pop-culture divas and celebrities.As it was, however, Argall’s pasture was so dry that his cattle had nothing to eat, and the farmer was losing $75 a day just trying to feed them.Five generations of his family have milked dairy cows in this secluded stretch of Missouri’s Ozark Mountains, but the inch or so of rain that fell on this recent Thursday was too little, too late. Argall -- a 54-year-old with a wiry, broomstick mustache -- had no choice but to sell nearly all of his cows at a livestock auction.
President Barack Obama, campaigning in Iowa Monday, announced $170 million in government meat purchases to help farmers struck by drought, helping to send hog prices to a one-week high.The purchase of as much as $100 million of pork, $50 million of chicken, and $10 million each of lamb and catfish come on top of $30 million in assistance announced last week. Farmers and ranchers are struggling with the worst combination of heat and dryness since the 1950s, the administration said.Obama said he also directed the Defense Department to speed up purchases and hold the meat for later use. The buying will help farmers, and the government will get a better price on products than if they were bought later, he said.
Hurricane Isaac could offer enough moisture to to germinate and grow emergency fall grains such as oats, rye or wheat in the southeast and as far north as Missouri.
CWT has accepted 14 requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America and Foremost Farms.
The denial “has removed all hope for a lot of people,” dairy producer says.
Economists discuss the milk price outlook against the backdrop of higher dairy cow culling, slowing milk output and $8 corn.
The winner has never been to World Dairy Expo, but has spent the past several shows viewing them on Expo TV on-line.
In 2012, CWT has assistedin making export sales of cheese totaling 73.8 million pounds, and butter and anhydrous milk fat totaling 56.6 million pounds, to 33 countries on four continents.
The number will climb since USDA has still not issued rulings on bulk derogations submitted by a number of large cooperatives.
Despite high feed costs and narrow profit margins, there’s good news for Idaho’s dairies.
The coalition effort will call attention to the fact that the farm bill is important to more Americans than just those working in agriculture.
Bipartisan group cites the “economic catastrophe” facing California’s dairy families.
State’s senators and congressman join request for EPA to scale back Renewable Fuels Standard in wake of the drought.
Sixteen cattle experts will travel to Madison, Wis., to judge the most elite cows in North America Oct. 2-6.
A two-ton per acre forage yield is worth about $300 in forage feed value.
US: Rain, Cooler Weather Helping Crops; Drought Not OverVOA NewsAugust 14, 2012U.S. officials say cooler weather and recent rain showers in the drought-stricken Midwest have largely stabilized crop conditions, but add that the drought is not over.
Former winners include football star Tim Tebow, Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochte, major league baseball superstar Alex Rodriquez.