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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.
The move, announced today by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, will allow dairy farms to expand to meet the growing demand for milk for use in yogurt.
“Even the best performing financial result showed not enough revenue to cover variable costs. The lowest breakeven price was $23.41/cwt.” Robert Tigner, University of Nebraska Extension.
Here’s what the new procedures are, and how they can impact dairy operations.
August-planted oats can yield two to three tons of dry matter per acre, more than double that of other fall-seeded small grains or winter wheat.
“The first significant rainfall to moisten the upper soil profile will stimulate microbial activity, causing a flush of nitrate nitrogen to be released into the soil system,” says Kurt Steinkewith Michigan State University.
This decision in Missouri affects an estimated 625,000 pounds of cheese consumption.
Oregon native Patrick Criteser will take helm of farmer-owned dairy cooperative.
When Naked Cow Dairy sought to boost its production of artisanal cheese, owners Monique van der Stroom and Sabrina St. Martin found it required a $15,000 piece of equipment. That was too big a price tag to pay for the sisters, who had already made a big financial commitment in starting their business, the only dairy on Oahu. What are two female farmers to do?
The apparently isolated, random case is only the fourth-ever discovery of the disease in the U.S.
National dairy leader says U.S. dairies are approaching a crisis comparable to or worse than 2009.
The new program utilizes the latest online registration technology while maintaining an easy-to-use and exhibitor-friendly system.
In June, as many as 10% of Upper Midwest dairy farms were not in compliance. Deadline is today.
The race to create a better, less controversial biofuel has spawned plenty of research into a variety of potential new sources - including switchgrass, cornstalks and algae. One goal behind the next generation of ethanol fuel is to end the debate over whether crops that could be used for food or animal feed are being converted into fuel. It’s a debate that’s dogged traditional ethanol, made from corn. A team of Wisconsin researchers say they may have found an abundant and eminently Dairyland ingredient for ethanol - cow manure from the state’s dairyfarms. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a coalition of state firms have been awarded $7 million for bioenergy research that would use a manure byproduct to produce ethanol at a dairyfarm in Manitowoc County.The funding was awarded by the U.S. Energy and Agriculture departments through their joint biomass research-and-development initiative.
ROBERT SIEGEL: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I’m Robert Siegel.AUDIE CORNISH: And I’m Audie Cornish. We begin this hour with the drought and how it could affect your grocery bill. Today, the U.S. Agriculture Department designated 76 more counties as disaster areas because of the drought and excessive heat. And it said that severe drought will likely affect prices for corn and other field crops, although it’s too soon to know how much prices will go up.We have two stories on drought and food. Our first comes from NPR’s Allison Keyes.
Paul Rovey, Glendale, Ariz., leads Dairy Management, Inc.; Stephen Maddox, Riverdale, Calif., leads the National Dairy, Research and Promotion Board.
Close to half the corn crop in Wisconsin and other corn-producing states is in poor to very poor condition, the U. S. Department of Agriculture said Monday, as one of the nation’s worst-ever droughts continues to turn the growing season into a nightmare for many. In Wisconsin, 43% of the corn crop is in very poor to poor condition, the report said. About a third of the state’s corn - 31% - is considered to be in good or excellent condition by the USDA, and 26% of the state’s corn crop is in fair condition.
‘The estimated health care cost attributable to low dairy product consumption is comparable with total spending on public health in Australia.’
SALT LAKE CITY -- A Utah dairy operation will close its doors at the end of the month, marking the end of a local institution that has changed hands several times during the past decade as it struggled to stay in business.
Dairy and beef producers can hear firsthand from other producers and veterinarians how they provide immediate immunity to their calves at birth.
Keep an eye on the crop – especially data from the August and September USDA reports--and consider that 2013 is poised to offer little reprieve.
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted 18 requests for export assistance from Bongards Creamery, Dairy Farmers of America, Darigold and Foremost Farms for customers in Asia, Central America, North Africa and the Middle East.
CDI is California’s largest member-owned milk marketing and processing cooperative.
Year-to-date, they have sent 1,523,000 cows to their demise, 65,000 more than last year (+4.5%).
New ration software does not require the excessive manual ‘tweaking’ so common with modeling software, thus eliminating hassles and saving time.
Harvesting drought-stressed corn silage will take extra testing for moisture and nitrates.
CWT has accepted seven requests for export assistance for 10.018 million pounds (4,544 metric tons) of butter and Cheddar cheese to customers in Asia, North Africa and the Middle East.
Nestle is the largest global dairy company; American brands Dean Foods and Kraft are seventh and ninth, respecitively.
USDA expects 95,000 fewer dairy cows by the end of the year.
Knowing the rumen degradable starch content might provide the opportunity to look at a cehaper byproduct ingredient that offers starch.