A dairy's relationship with its lender is a cornerstone of the business. In today's dairy economic climate, having a cooperative lender is of heightened importance. Betty Berning, Extension educator at the U
Parts of Australia's farming industry are rushing to recruit a new generation of tech-savvy graduates as the sector swaps its bucolic past for a future of drones, robots and automated sensors.
Strong global demand snaps four consecutive price drops in the Global Dairy Trade Price Index which rose 2.7% fueled by weak New Zealand production which points to more price gains.
An examination of 2015 cash flow and breakeven production costs for 107 Pennsylvania farms shows that breakeven ranged from less than $16/cwt to over $22/cwt. Not surprisingly, feed costs are a big contributor to differ
The world’s top dairy exporter, New Zealand’s Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd, said on Tuesday that milk production in its home market fell 1 percent in March, pointing to support for global dairy prices.
When Lizzy French hears a dairy producer say milk is decreasing and efficiency seems poor, her mind runs through a series of questions to troubleshoot the potential cause.
The benchmark is called the Farmers Assuring Responsible Management, or FARM Animal Care Program developed by the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) with support from Dairy Management Inc.
Backing from 75% of California's dairy producers via supporting votes from three major cooperatives should result in the state being the 11th member of the Federal Milk Marketing Order.