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Artisan cheesemakers on the front lines with consumers.
California targets the world’'s biggest dairy market
“Is competition healthy enough to protect farmers, and if not, what do we do about it?”
Can dairy adapt to emerging trends?
Tail docking of dairy cows was already an uncommon and diminishing practice in California when a state legislator introduced a bill in February 2009 to ban the practice.
Large dairy operations, those with 50 or more employees, will now be required to provide health insurance for their employees and possibly for their families as well.
Kevin Van der Poel, a co-owner of Focal Dairy, began an intensive, pasture-grazing business with a new spin on old dairy traditions. The business is not about producing the most milk. The New Zealander’s method is focused on efficiency, management and reduced costs.
Come August, dairy producers and calf raisers will no longer be able to buy milk replacers with Neomycin-Terramycin in the tried-and-true 2:1 ratio formulation.
Three years ago, Tillamook Cooperative Creamery switched to using the Foss Bactoscan for determining bacterial counts of milk samples. We also decided to test every load of milk received rather than testing weekly.
From June 2005 through November 2009, Osterkamp Dairy achieved a milk quality bonus for 52 out of 53 months—a 98% success rate. Those results, says owner Mark Osterkamp, don’t happen without teamwork. In fact, getting milkers to buy in to the team concept is key to making everything work, he says.
As dairy price support levels become less and less relevant to cost-of-production levels, milk price volatility has brought cash flows from booming highs to crushing lows.
In late 2010 or early 2011, any dairy processor exporting to the European Union will need to certify that each farm that supplies milk for those exports is below 400,000 somatic cell count.
A growing number of U.S. dairy processors are expanding their exporting efforts to capture emerging opportunities abroad.
Once upon a time, all the world’s dairy suppliers wanted to sell to the U.S.
After three years of well-publicized drought, California has received near-normal precipitation this year.
From birth, provide calves with a clean, comfortable environment with good colostrum management, consistent feeding and management practices and plenty of dietary calories
Security cameras help dairies know what cows, employees and visitors are up to
Direct payment assistance to dairy farmers was announced at 20 cents per hundredweight, with total payments capped at $250,000 per farm operation or legal entity.
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Growing up on a family farm plants deep roots. While many children grow up and leave the farm, some do return to their family dairy. Two producers share their journeys that brought them back home.
Pricing silage correctly can tell you if it’s your most cost-effective option. New learnings help ensure we are doing it correctly.
While prioritizing growing quality forage is a must, proper feed ingredient storage is equally important, especially during the hot summer months.
If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.
Two dairy farms of different sizes and scales share how they push forward with raising healthy calves to fill their future pipeline.
As corn planters are finally starting to roll in the Midwest, planning for the finished product can never start too early.
Producers can make a significant impact on their milk checks by increasing milk fat and protein in milk. Changes in feed mixing, frequency and other feed-management strategies can make a notable difference.
Dairy farmers can maximize management of manure to save money and decrease input applications. Find out how.
There are three main threats to dairy sustainability: lowering the carbon footprint, assuring continued availability of affordable water and a qualified labor force.