Dairy Herd
Cow comfort is a must on our dairy. We work very hard to keep our cows cool and provide a soft, dry place for them to lie down.
Of all the things we’ve done, converting to sand is the No. 1 improvement we’ve made for cow comfort on our farm.
Long-distance trucker John Patrick loves life on the road, dairy cattle and World Dairy Expo.
USDA and World Wildlife Fund join the panel that will judge the newly launched awards program.
Pioneer experts say strong plant genetics paired with BMR gene offer premium silage.
A new phone app allows connected producers to check which cows are in heat.
The International Dairy Foods Association commends legislation that would allow for the implementation of the pending free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama.
The urge to overpopulate the lactating strings continues to result in overstocking – often at the expense of profits.
This year’s growing conditions have made feeds more variable, resulting in significant shits in feeding values and production responses.
TV and print campaign educates consumers about the negative economic impact of the Federal Milk Marketing Order system.
Financial speculators are likely adding to the volatility in corn and, possibly by default, dairy markets.
Bangladesh, Oct. 4 -- Abnormally high prices of food on the international market have become a cause for serious concern the world over. Against its total production of 2,180 million tonnes, the world consumed 2,240 million tonnes last year. Clearly, it had to fall back upon its previous stock. To avoid a repeat of making up for the shortfall as also covering the increased annual demand for 40 million tonnes, the world needs to produce at least 100 million tonnes more grains this year. But it will have to produce an additional amount of 50 million tonnes if the soaring food prices have to be brought down to a reasonable level. Now the challenge is to achieve this target.
Some would prefer to keep the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) program over Foundation for the Future. But these statistics about MILC may be surprising.
A pulsión de poner más animales en ordeño trae aparejado un problema de sobrepoblación que, muchas veces, puede poner en riesgo las ganancias.
No exporting manufacturer will accept ingredients that come from milk that doesn’t meet the standard.
Global dairy leader Fonterra Co-operative Group says the company is moving ahead with plans to build dairies in China.
Leveraging dairy checkoff dollars with fast-food giants have resulted in billions of pounds of increased milk sales.
El cuidado de la vaca según los ojos de un auditor de bienestar animal
The U.S. has made the wrong products, used the wrong specifications, had weak or no customer relationships, and has been an inconsistent supplier.
Dean Foods won the award for implementing innovative products, initiating management programs and developing long-term sustainability technologies.
We’ll bring you exclusive coverage of the Oct. 4-8 show from Madison, Wis.
Melrose Dairy Proteins LLC, a cheese and whey protein concentrate plant in Melrose, Minn., uses 3.5 million pounds of milk each day.
Take a look around this family-owned Wisconsin dairy farm.
“Our family works together on our dairy farm. Here is a video about some of the things we do on a daily basis,” says Garrick Hall of Cove, Utah.
Dairy processor Gossner Foods celebrated its most recent contract to supply milk to the U.S. military in Afghanistan while also paying tribute to a former employee killed this summer in an Afghan fire fight.
Mid-sized freestall herds averaging 24,000 lb./cow/year were netting $3.17/cwt, based on a milk price of $22.92.
HUTCHINSON - Extreme heat and a severe water shortage have chopped this year’s corn crop drastically across Kansas, especially for dryland corn.This time of year usually is hectic across the state as grain trucks line up to dump harvested corn at grain elevators. But those trucks are only trickling in as farmers come to grips with a grim harvest they hope is only a one-year anomaly.
Winners also received an all-expenses-paid trip to the American Association of Bovine Practitioners annual conference in St. Louis last week.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is requiring that 13 dairies in and near Chino take preventative measures to avoid manure runoff before the winter rains.
The suit alleges that cow culling unfairly allowed dairy farmers to earn more than $9 billion in additional revenue.