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What happens when a farmer takes a vacation, becomes ill or gets hurt? Developing a plan today, that can be put into action tomorrow when the owner or manager is gone is essential.
The drought out west isn’t just impacting grain and livestock producers. It’s also impacting California’s dairy industry.
Prepackaged colostrum replacers are an easy way to quickly feed colostrum to a newborn calf. However, while they do come with many benefits, there are a few potential negative aspects of utilizing this nutritional tool.
Many dairy farm kids start working on their family farm at a young age with many starting by learning to help feed bottle calves. However, experts say as children grow, so should their responsibilities.
With grain markets continuing to march upwards, dairy producers are questioning how they will manage not only the increase to their feed bill, but a possible shortage of ingredients to feed their cows.
Researchers are exploring whether cattle would benefit from pain management associated with calving.
Some days we truly are living. The skies are clear and so are our eyes. Good days makes us see the beauty in it all—corn popping up out of the ground, cows filling the bulk tank, kids helping and grandpa smiling.
Farming is among the most dangerous occupations in the United States, and dairy farming presents even more hazards than crop farming due to animals, feed and on-farm chemicals that are handled daily.
The skies might be blue, but the mood of some central California dairy producers has turned grey, as another season of drought returns to The Golden State.
More than a year ago, dairy farmer Jessica Peters from western Pennsylvania began sharing a project, “Secrets of Ag.” Since its launch, “Secrets of Ag” has had nearly 400 submissions.
Hilmar Cheese Company Inc., Hilmar, Calif., announced last week their plans to build a new state-of-the-art cheese and whey protein processing plant in Dodge City, Kansas, this summer.
Not all work is equally important, and letting other employees step up allows them to grow as well.
For dairy moms witnessing their children working alongside older generations and the lessons it instills is the best gift, every day, especially on Mother’s Day.
New project collects anonymous secret submissions from farmers ranging from silly to heartbreaking and publishes them to lift the weight it holds over the submitter.
When consumers think about dairy farming, one of their greatest concerns are the calves. That can be a good thing because farmers have a great story to tell. But it also may require some flexing of rearing practices.
Farming is one of the world’s most dangerous occupations, and dairy farms have unique equipment, feed, and animal hazards that can put human operators at risk.
Holstein springer values saw a healthy upward bump in the past month in California and Pennsylvania, while remaining essentially flat in Wisconsin and Idaho.
Dairy Management Inc. announced a partnership with Venture Winston Grants, providing access to a network of entrepreneurs tasked with providing marketplace solutions for industry challenges.
With only 450 acres and milking 60 Jersey cows, Ken Ropp has built a business that has survived and thrived in central Illinois. The lessons Ken has learned are ones that can apply to many farms of all sizes.
When to introduce calves to forages – along with what type and how much – remains a highly debated issue.
Just because calves survive a traumatic birth doesn’t mean they’re completely out of the woods. Some extra measures to care for dystocia calves can help put them back on par with their heartmates.
In November Washington dairy farmers were required to begin paying overtime to any of their employees who work more than a 40-hour workweek. The state of Washington has the highest minimum wage in the country at $13.69.
Land O’Lakes reports their earnings have tripled during the first three months of the year, with company leaders saying the reopening of businesses is lifting the demand for dairy products
Dairy beef makes up approximately 20% of the fed cattle market.
Mitzie Blanchard of Blanchard Family Dairy shares the changes she has made to her dairy’s management due increasing feed costs.
Some farmers are fortunate to have experienced farm help on stand-by to assist them with spring field work. Other farmers are not quite so lucky. Experts offer safety tips before you send your help out in the field.
Hi, I’m Karen and I am a dairy farm wife, dairy farm mom, a dairy cheerleader and the newly appointed Dairy Editorial Director for Farm Journal.
Backlogs in shipping capacity do not bode well for dairy products. Transporting a truckload of cheese from central California to eastern Wisconsin costs about $6,072 today – or about 14 cents per pound.
In an effort to stop the unfair practice of mislabeling non-dairy products as actual foods made from milk, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-ID) are reintroducing the ‘DAIRY PRIDE’ Act.
On Tuesday afternoon, dairy farmer Jamie Bansen of Forest Glen Jerseys located in Dayton, Ore., received alarming news that the creamery her family ships milk to was on fire.