Dairy - General
Farming is one of the world’s most dangerous occupations, and dairy farms have unique equipment, feed, and animal hazards that can put human operators at risk.
Tight stocks, strong exports, and speculation sent corn prices to eight-year high in April.
Dairy Management Inc. announced a partnership with Venture Winston Grants, providing access to a network of entrepreneurs tasked with providing marketplace solutions for industry challenges.
With only 450 acres and milking 60 Jersey cows, Ken Ropp has built a business that has survived and thrived in central Illinois. The lessons Ken has learned are ones that can apply to many farms of all sizes.
In November Washington dairy farmers were required to begin paying overtime to any of their employees who work more than a 40-hour workweek. The state of Washington has the highest minimum wage in the country at $13.69.
Mitzie Blanchard of Blanchard Family Dairy shares the changes she has made to her dairy’s management due increasing feed costs.
Some farmers are fortunate to have experienced farm help on stand-by to assist them with spring field work. Other farmers are not quite so lucky. Experts offer safety tips before you send your help out in the field.
The Oceania 2020/21 production season is winding down, with the peak milk output long past and winter approaching.
Hi, I’m Karen and I am a dairy farm wife, dairy farm mom, a dairy cheerleader and the newly appointed Dairy Editorial Director for Farm Journal.
Backlogs in shipping capacity do not bode well for dairy products. Transporting a truckload of cheese from central California to eastern Wisconsin costs about $6,072 today – or about 14 cents per pound.
In an effort to stop the unfair practice of mislabeling non-dairy products as actual foods made from milk, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-ID) are reintroducing the ‘DAIRY PRIDE’ Act.
On Tuesday afternoon, dairy farmer Jamie Bansen of Forest Glen Jerseys located in Dayton, Ore., received alarming news that the creamery her family ships milk to was on fire.
Earth Day may be celebrated in late April each year, but for dairy farmers, every day is Earth Day.
While udder edema is a common occurrence on dairies, there are several methods to help prevent it from happening.
Data from a recent Dairy Herd Management Pulse Poll shows that dairy producers are split nearly down the middle about traceability initiatives.
Wholesalers and retailers in Brazil are having to cut prices to move dairy products.
“Farmers openly talk about safety on the farm, whether that is with equipment handling or stockman training. Keeping a healthy workforce is another way that we can provide farm safety.”
Here are five ways to help you ReCharge your milking system, moving you closer to achieving your performance goals.
If you want to control flies on your farm in the summer, the time to act is spring.
Calf hutches and barns are a perfect breeding ground for summer flies, but it doesn’t have to be that way.
Is “bigger” always better when it comes to growing first-calf heifers? Probably not.
Producers need to prioritize the three “F’s” in order to build an efficient nutrition program for their animals.
No one wants to have a down cow, but unfortunately it does occasionally happen.
World Dairy Expo 2021 will remain in Madison, Wisconsin. The 54th edition of the event is scheduled for Expo’s historic home, the Alliant Energy Center, September 28 – October 2, 2021.
Utilizing an effective management team can help you. As the owner or leader of your business, spend less time on the non-urgent and non-important tasks or duties that pop up every day.
The three priorities Andy and Sarah Lenkaitis set out to accomplish when they began their renovation remain the same – take care of the cows, take care of the people and keep the farm around for generations to come.
Failure is a part of life, but how we bounce back from it determines how successful we will become.
The dairy industry is helping to lead the way to climate neutrality.
Solar energy falls into the renewable energy category, and its growth has skyrocketed over the last few decades due to lower installation costs and consumer demand for more sustainable energy.
