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These high producing herds netted $1.35/cwt in October, based on a milk price of $19.96/cwt, corn at $6.28/bu, soybean meal at $280/ton and alfalfa at $190/ton.

The farm bill process could revert to “normal,” meaning it could require hearings from the Ag Committees and mark-up procedures that have been part of all farm bills.

Implementing Johne’s control measures must become a part of daily routine, and followed year after year.

Our goal is to make disciplined and consistent decisions.

The single largest risk to any of our businesses is death. We have chosen to purchase life insurance to avail me or my partner the flexibility to unwind each other’s position in the business.

USDEC chairman: “South Korea is a classic case study in long-term, integrated market development programs executed collaboratively with processors to ensure dairymen have markets for our growing U.S. milk supply.”

National Milk Producers Federation’s annual event was the first cheese competition that utilized grading standards to improve cheese quality.

As human resistance to antibiotics grows, you pay the price.

Steve and Karen Sponem have been dairyfarmers most of their adult lives, so they learned a long time ago how to live through the radical ups and downs of milk prices. Earlier this year, and despite the struggling global economy, dairy industry experts were giddy when prices improved to almost $21. Steve Sponem said that was the highest he has ever seen.

En una granja lechera todos los días hay que tomar múltiples decisiones respecto a lo que comerán las vacas, cuanto comerán, cuales vacas comerán determinado alimento y como se les va a mezclar y presentar el alimento a las mismas.