Dairy Herd
Dairy farmers have more time to apply for the Milk Loss Program, an assistance program designed for operations who had to dump or remove milk due to qualifying weather events.
“We most abolish animal ag to prevent the next pandemic.” While animal rights supporters make up a small percentage, they are loud and can mislead consumers with messages like this. Here’s the 2023 activist roundup.
There is a direct correlation between solid meetings and return on time.
The shift to El Nino brings several changes to the upcoming winter.
Manufacturing of GEA’s rotary parlor platforms has moved to Galesville, Wisconsin.
The way feed is grown, manufactured, stored, transported, and formulated into rations all are open to monumental, technological transformation.
Dairy farmers have recently turned their focus to the higher cheese and butter prices seen in the market. At the same time, dry whey prices have also silently moved higher, supporting Class III milk prices.
Milk markets were mostly unchanged on Monday heading into the holiday season.
Capping a 40-year-plus career, Jim Mulhern, NMPF president and CEO, will retire at the end of this calendar year. Mulhern talks about the future of dairy, immigration reform and passing the baton to Greg Doud..
Class III milk was mixed with October down 9 cents to $16.84, and November up 11 to $17.41, and December down a penny to $17.59/cwt.
A high incidence of liver abscesses continues to plague an ever-growing segment of the fed cattle industry: beef-on-dairy crossbred animals.
While the all-milk price for 2023 and 2024 saw a nice boost, Class III milk price futures continue to stumble. Will Class IV be dairy’s biggest bright spot?
The International Dairy Foods Association is seeking nominations for the 2024 Innovative Dairy Farmer of the Year Award. The deadline to submit nominations is quickly approaching with the deadline of Oct. 27, 2023.
How much cheese does it take to craft the world’s largest charcuterie board?
Friona Industries, National Cattlemen’s Association and Arizona Dairy Company will be on stage at the 2023 Milk Business Conference to offer fresh beef-on-dairy insights and perspectives.
Launched in 2003, the Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) program is designed to promote the sale of U.S. dairy products to oversee customers and a program that NMPF says moves a billion lbs. of product annually.
Work by the House or Senate Agriculture Committee on a new farm bill is essentially stalled, Randy Russell tells AgriTalk’s Chip Flory. Russell says that could be the case until government funding issues are resolved.
Wednesday markets may lull us to sleep. After a strong couples in butter, we have treaded water the last few sessions at current level.
Findings from CoBank’s new quarterly report provides updates on the U.S. economy and agricultural markets.
Dairy farmer and DMI chair, Marilyn Hershey says it’s vital to maintain those that help solidify the value of U.S. dairy products. Exports have grown over the past twenty years from 4 percent to around 20 percent.
The holiday butter rally is underway, and it may even be a little early.
Ted Mathews, who works for the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and serves as the director of Minnesota Rural Mental Health underscores that communication is an incredibly important part of all family and farm life.
Class III milk saw November futures rise 14 cents to $17.50/cwt.
The shortage of beef cows is an area where some dairy farmers are cashing in.
Scroll through social media and you’ll see stories of farmers sharing how they care for their cattle, land and family to others who are farther removed from agriculture. The CalfVet and AgvoKate share social media tips.
As dairy producers close the books on 2023, analysts see some optimism starting to pour in with a slight improvement in milk prices, but also relief in costs. That’s as butter prices hit a new record high this week.
Shellshocked buyers push butter prices to new heights ahead of the holidays
Butter and springer prices caught the dairy industry by surprise in late September.
Colostrum’s myriad benefits for calves may be transferrable to an entirely different field: human health. Researchers are discovering the benefits of colostrum in both health nutrition supplements and therapeutic agents.
Programs projected to drive an additional 12 million pounds in sales.