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An affiliate of Dairy Solutionz (NZ) Ltd. in New Zealand has teamed with partners and investors to establish an initial 1,000-cow farm by 2013 on Hawaii island and help rebuild Hawaii’s local milk supply.

It’s critical to focus on the prepartum cow, especially during the three weeks prior to calving.

Research from Cornell University shows an 89 percent cure rate of mild or moderate Escherichia coli mastitis infections when treated with extended intramammary antibiotic therapy.

A nationwide project led by Colorado State University researchers’ aims to help livestock producers reduce airborne emissions that could degrade environmental health.

DROUGHT in the US is set to be great news for Australian beefexports and local cattle prices by next year, despite uncertain economic times hindering global demand in the near future. Despite short term obstacles like the high Australian dollar, a bulge in US drought-induced herd slaughter rates and global economic insecurity, beef’s longer-term market prospects were literally “bullish”, said Rabobank animal protein market specialist, Wendy Voss. The bank’s latest Beef Quarterly report, co-authored by Ms Voss, has forecast a notable upturn in demand for the second half of 2012. Cattle prices within Australia are tipped to hit record highs later next year as overseas markets shift from a summer supply bulge - primarily caused by the US where herds are being culled due to severe drought - to materially lower supplies.

Leading the list is a four-year-old cow who was this year’s World Dairy Expo Reserve Supreme Champion.

The $7.5 million investment is projected to increase cheese production at two of its plants by 3.6 million pounds per year.

The Milk Import Tariff Equity Act would simply ensure that milk protein concentrates are regulated at the same level as other dairy products.

The shock waves from the collapse of commodities trading firm MF Global Inc. are hitting hard across rural America, where farmers, ranchers and agricultural business owners are nervously waiting to learn how much money they’ve lost.

Cow numbers are up 91,000 head from a year ago (1%) but down 1,000 head from October.