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Head to Georgia and you’ll find a farmer with a New York accent and no dairy in his DNA. Nevertheless, Pete Gelber is a dairy farmer who offers a unique, firsthand perspective on succession planning.
The Generic vs. Brand Name Debate: How Does It Apply to Feed Additive Use?
“Similar to Staph aureus and mycoplasma, Prototheca [mastitis] is hard to detect, has no known cure, and is contagious by intermittently shedding from cow to cow.”
Conflict. Everyone wants to avoid it, but experts say that’s never a good move.
For the second month in a row, Dairy Margin Coverage payments will be issued. USDA’s Farm Service Agency announced that September’s DMC income over feed costs calculation to be $8.62/cwt.
DMI is modernizing the checkoff strategy with a fresh organizational structure and a new three-year plan and budget that delivers immediate results and lays ground for long-term benefits for farmers and importers.
Giving a second feeding of colostrum to dairy calves can help increase successful passive transfer.
On June 11, 2023, over-the-counter antibiotics will no longer be available through traditional retail channels. Instead, these antibiotics will now require a prescription from a licensed veterinarian.
When you hire a new employee, you have two responsibilities: Make sure the employee fills out a W-2 and a form I-9, and then verify, to the best of your knowledge, the identification cards they show you are real.
Park the tractor. Even if that means you’re in bib overalls and are literally walking from the cow barn to the school gymnasium. Sit in the stands. When your children spot dad in the gym, their smile will stretch wide.
Condensed milk typically takes a backseat when compared to other dairy products, but its immense utilization in the food and confectionary industry may soon propel this commonly overlooked product into the spotlight.
Lallemand Animal Health is introducing its newest product, MAGNIVA Platinum. MAGNIVA Platinum is part of the MAGNIVA line of forage inoculants.
Here are five tips to ensure you’re storing and handling colostrum properly.
With Halloween only a few days away, now is a great time to figure out what you will be passing out to the witches, goblins and ghosts in your neighborhood.
The current Farm Bill is due to expire in 2023. While that may still seem a long way away, unity in the dairy industry to create a 500-foot view will be essential to spell success for dairy with the next Farm Bill.
China’s appetite for some dairy products has grown as consumers look to value-added products and the country’s pork industry recovers following devastating outbreaks of African swine fever that began in 2018.
Dairy Margin Coverage offers a measure of protection against the current cost volatility that is challenging many producers.
Just a few years after switching to Lely automation, a large California dairy is preparing to expand its fleet of robotic milking systems.
National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) leadership unanimously endorsed a proposal to modernize the Federal Milk Marketing Order milk-pricing system at its annual meeting in Denver.
National Dairy Checkoff announced that they will continue their partnership with MrBeast. The YouTube star has a huge following with one video view count surpassing the total number of Netflix subscribers.
Your farm will regenerate and reinvent itself to thrive in a changing world. Building commitment and alignment between the family and the business is key to a lasting legacy.
Old Man Winter will soon be knocking on our barn doors. As we transition from the crisp, cool days of fall to the harsh sting of winter, it’s not too early to start making preparations for the blustery season ahead.
The 20th Annual MILK Business Conference has a great line-up of speakers and sessions that will explore the decisions and opportunities to help dairy producers set their dairy on a path of making bold directions.
The September Milk Production report underscored positive year-over-year growth that unfolded in terms of milk production and cow numbers.
As the monetary worth of milk fat grows, so does the pay price for the per hundredweight of milk. But what number is more important for a dairy farm’s income – milk fat percentage or milk yield?
It’s a bovine-centric version of “The Matrix” that may seem far from reality. But some cows in Israel and elsewhere are living in virtual reality.
Dairy producers could soon serve up a climate solution that creates significant economic incentives for their farm. Jeff Simmons thinks dairy farmers are just years from making more money off carbon than milk products.
Dairy farming is nonstop, and sometimes so is the stress. Sam and Brittany Olson have been open with their own mental health struggles and believe that their own experience serves as someone else’s survival guide.
While much of the world has grown disinterested and weary of the ongoing war, the situation remains dire for those on the ground in Ukraine.