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Shaun Haney, founder of RealAgriculture.com made his way to Las Vegas to help producers attending the MILK Business Conference understand NAFTA from Canada’s perspective.
John Pagel of Kewaunee is a 2017 Top Producer of the Year honoree who manages multiple dairies across two states.
Considering installing a robotic milking system on your dairy? You won’t want to miss the robotics panel at the 2017 MILK Business Conference.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture projected that 2017 consumption will rise 10 percent from a year earlier, hitting 940,000 metric tons, the highest in half a century. The nation will devour more than 2 billion pounds of butter this year, more than 6.1 pounds per person, and the resurgence has helped make Dallas Wuethrich a billionaire. His Grassland Dairy Products Inc., founded in 1904 by his grandfather John, who churned it by hand, now produces about one-third of the nation’s butter.
Dairy producers are facing an industry with too much product and not enough capacity, forcing prices south over at least through the first half of 2018.
For the past three years Fustead Holsteins has been increasing herd size after moving from a tie-stall barn into a free stall. In 2014, Brian and Wendy Fust made the move to invest in new facilities near Wausau, Wisconsin. Their son Tyler and daughter Jennifer both live with their spouses and children just a quarter of a mile from the family farm that was started in 1905
Mycogen Seeds unveiled its new “Unified” corn silage hybrid this week here at World Dairy Expo, with trials showing a 7% improvement in feed efficiency and 10 lb. more energy corrected milk compared to conventional corn hybrids
The disaster aid bill, which is intended to provide some relief to parts of America that were devastated by natural disasters this year, is widely expected to be voted on this week.
All eyes are on Washington D.C. this week as negotiations begin to “modernize” NAFTA, but getting on the same page will be step one.
An Illinois dairy farmer is handing the reigns over to his sons after 43 years of service to the industry.
Cornell University dairy economist Andrew Novakovic explains the complex new dairy policy, which the Senate is expected to vote on early this week.
California Dairies Inc. enters a new export category with anhydrous milkfat production.
The dairy equipment company installed its BouMatic’s Xcalibur 90XL D20 parlor at Friendship Dairies in Karachi.
Passing of U.S. Spending bill prevents retaliatory tariffs on dairy.
Farmers in the Tillamook and Nehalem Valleys of coastal Oregon dealt with high waters this week as heavy rains, winds, and flooding rivers forced some farms to evacuate livestock.
The bearish report may not have much impact on markets tomorrow.
Robotic dairy systems offer reduced labor, happy cows.
Dairy Today’s Dollars and Sense columnists share how they are dealing with low milk prices at the 2015 Elite Producers Business Conference.
A 100,000 cow dairy is being constructed in China to help supply Russia.
Russia’s dairy industry has faltered along with the Russian economy, but that doesn’t necessarily mean more exports for leading dairy exporters.
State’s dairy revenue losses alone are projected to total $250 million.
One of the world’s top 10 dairy processors calls for zero tolerance for any act of animal cruelty and an end to tail docking.
In April, U.S. export volume and value rose for the third straight month.
A conservation tillage pioneer defies skeptics to reap tangible benefits for his farm, his dairy and the environment.
An Arizona dairy embraces suburban sprawl by staying put and expanding into glass-bottled milk
If Congress passes Trade Promotion Authority, it opens a meaningful debate on the merits of a Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement.
Chinese imports of dairy products continue to fall below year-earlier levels, and U.S. product has been replaced by powders from New Zealand.
But dairy prices remain stronger than anticipated, with the potential to return to $17 this fall, says dairy economist Bob Cropp.
While a powerhouse struggles, the nation’s midsection expands its dairy industry.