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Follow the links to read extended versions of Dollars and Sense.

Follow the links to read extended versions of Dollars and Sense.

When I saw the title for this month’s discussion on risk management, my mind jumped to milk futures and feed prices. But the more I thought about it, there is more at risk than one year’s profit-and-loss statement.

Follow the links to read extended versions of Dollars and Sense.

‘For the 20,000 lb./cow budget, income rose by about $340 and variable expenses rose by about $40.'--Robert Tigner, University of Nebraska Extension

Kellogg’s will feature milk and breakfast side-panel messaging on 50 million cereal boxes.

Only one in 6,000 loads showed any sign of an animal antibiotic drug residue. These loads were disposed of and did not reach the human food supply.

A loss of even a portion of the Chinese market would be felt worldwide as more Aussie and Kiwi dairy products would become available for sale elsewhere.

Olivier Hiers, Larry Purdom and Steve Blessing join a board of dairy business professionals from the U.S. and Canada.

Monitor these key areas to verify how your cows are responding to their feeding program.