Dairy - General
National Dairy Shrine will provide 32 scholarships worth more than $37,500 to students this year.
There is still room for improvement to reduce incidence of scours and respiratory disease.
The Wisconsin State Fair announced Thursday that for the first time in 75 years they’d be cancelling the 2020 state fair.
The systems reduce air bacterial counts and noxious agents in barns by driving fresh, outside air into the microenvironment of the calf.
Current projections indicate that a DMC payment is likely to trigger every month for the remainder of 2020.
Scientists plan to use an industry wide dairy survey to identify critical areas in the industry and help minimize further health issues, labor disruptions, milk supply shortages and economic risks due to the coronavirus.
Don’t let this opportunity to enroll in Dairy Revenue Protection (DRP) pass you by, warns Jenny Wackershauser.
Wisconsin joins USDA and California in not collecting the dairy checkoff on milk dumped due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Program sign-ups will begin May 26. USDA plans to begin issuing payments the first week of June.
Use of these unique genetic bulls could reintroduce lost genetic variation.
Researchers suggest the average American should laugh 15 times or more a day for health maintenance.
Dry cows should maintain a body condition score in the range of 3.0 to 3.25.
Jay Mattison, a leader in the creation of the Council On Dairy Cattle Breeding, named Guest of Honor.
Spore forming bacteria survive pasteurization and affect the quality of dairy products such as fluid milk and milk powders.
There are two main reasons dairy plants are unlikely to house large COVID-19 outbreaks.
On average, 1,000 gallons of milk contains 46 lb of nitrogen (N), 26 lb of P₂O₅ and 17 lb of K₂O.
Perdue says DMC is intended to function as an insurance program.
Step up, overcommunicate and solve problems during a crisis.
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) submitted to USDA a joint plan to confront the COVID-19 dairy crisis.
DFA will acquire the assets, rights, interests, and properties relating to 44 of Dean Foods fluid and frozen facilities for $433 million.
The actual number of heifers you need to maintain herd size can be quite surprising.
Each culling decision should be a bit individualized, based on a heifer’s genetic background and health history.
Due to the uncertainty in markets, University of Minnesota economist is urging dairy farmers to lock in prices now.
All in all, analysts agree milk prices could fall a staggering 20%, which would put us in the neighborhood of 2008 prices.
The dairy industry’s reinvented cousin is the veal business, an entity staging an exciting second act after years of decline.
A viral document with fake information describing how people can avoid the virus by not consuming ice cream made it’s way around the internet.
The spread of the coronavirus is having an impact on dairy prices and price outlook.
U.S. herds have averaged less than 200,000 cells/mL for the third consecutive year in a row.
These honorees have made instrumental contributions to the dairy industry and their communities.