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With no price relief from the California Department of Agriculture, WUD seeks help from state legislature.
With milk prices low and feed costs high, the folks at Greenbacker DairyFarm in Durham have found themselves receiving some financial assistance over the past several months, along with dairies across the country, in the form of a federal farm subsidy.It’s not all that much, “but it helps,” said Joe Greenbacker, who, with his family, runs the expansive farm on Route 68 - and whose ancestors have farmed in the region for centuries.
Mike Hartmann, a Sibley County, Minn. dairy farmer, has pled guilty to two misdemeanor counts of illegally selling raw milk.
La sequia, con los resultantes altos precios del alimento, tiene a los productores de leche y a los nutricionistas a mal traer en la búsqueda de alimentos y de bajos costos para alimentar a las vacas.
It doesn’t matter how well we think we’re doing with cow comfort; there’s always room to improve. One main focus is to provide a dry, clean place that cows want to lay in.
$1 million in losses expected, but no people or cows hurt.
It’s not without irony that fiercely independent dairy producers out West might be looking to the federal government for help.
Midwest herds that average 20,000 lb. of milk per cow were 75¢/cwt short of covering even variable costs in September.
But several factors suggest U.S. will remain a significant player in the global market.
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Nearly 72,000 humans and 2,385 bovines attended World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis. last week.
The 2012 World Dairy Expo broke new records last week, with a record number of cows on the grounds, exhibitors and possibly attendees.
Pictures highlight World Dairy Expo as it reaches peak form Thursday.
They support the Goodlatte-Scott amendment, saying it provides insurance without government interference in free markets.
When it comes to mastitis, heifers are often overlooked. But that’s a mistake, since 75% of heifers have some form of clinical mastitis
Proprietary handlers establishing new forward contracts on or after October 1, 2012, will not be exempt from paying minimum Federal Order prices.
With the expiration of the 2008 farm bill, dairy producers are left without a safety net. Our partners at AgDay look at what it means for the industry.
Dairy producers and companies looking for employees with dairy undergraduate or graduate degrees have an on-line resource for recruitment.
An on-line tool to help dairy farmers evaluate their operations’s risk of spreading Johne’s disease is now available.
More milk, more cheese and more money, says Norm Martin.
The series will include best-management practices for animal handling and movement, animal health diagnosis and treatment, and other topics.
U.S. robotic milker sales are on pace this year, despite the drought, escalating feed prices and tight milk/feed margins.
New 26,000-square-foot indoor space brings room for 130 exhibitors.
The monitors are changing the way dairy producers detect heats and get early indications of health problems.
Some 1,400 to 1,800 fourth and fifth grade students will get their first ever look at where milk comes from.
This subsidiary specializes in providing producers an avenue for managing their herd’s reproductive goals through web-based management.
For the first time in at least a decade, a current U.S. Agriculture Secretary is visiting World Dairy Expo.
“You can read that report until the proverbial cows come home and you will not find anywhere that it concludes that the Dairy Security Act is the best approach for dairy farmers.” --Jerry Slominski, IDFA.