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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.
Standards Include low-fat milk, other low-fat dairy products
Weigh the potential crop yield versus your need for forage.
Animals vaccinated with the new vaccine can be differentiated from naturally infected animals.
The deadline for nominations is Sept.17, 2012.
Feed prices are expected to pressure dairy producer returns and encourage a more rapid decline in the cow herd.
Processors say the amendment offers 80% protection of a dairy farm’s milk production and costs taxpayers less than current House dairy bill.
The amendment was defeated 29-17; would have offered margin insurance but no market stabilization.
Chobani chooses Twin Falls for its abundant milk supply, skilled labor force and tight knit local community.
If it’s harvested, ensiled and fed correctly, drought-stressed corn silage can have up to 70% of the feed value of normal.