Dairy - General

High winds, torrential downpours and hot, humid air—it all matters when building a dairy in Florida
Potential projects include cooperation on building anaerobic digesters, increasing the use of nutrient separation technologies and planting grass buffers.
AABP Guidelines offer information on current castration and dehorning practices that emphasize cattle welfare.
469 forage samples are vying for their chance at over $22,000 in cash prizes
The plant processes 1.5 million pounds of raw milk daily into 250,000 pounds of whole milk powder
A University of New Hampshire survey of organic dairy farmers shows that while the consumer will pay a higher price for their milk, the farmers aren’t getting back much of a profit.
Administrative Law Judge Jeffrey Boldt ruled that the Department of Natural Resources failed to consider the accumulated effects of groundwater use when the agency reviewed an application for a high-capacity well for a $35 million dairy farm.
But President says he’ll take action before the end of the year.
Your farm’s margins could differ greatly from national calculations.
A federal judge has denied Idaho’s request to dismiss a lawsuit arguing that the recently passed law criminalizing surreptitious recording at agriculture facilities is unconstitutional.
Vermont’s top agriculture officials and two congressional members are urging the state’s dairy farmers to enroll in a new price protection program.
A California company that makes hoof care products plans to build a $2 million plant in Idaho’s dairy region in the south-central part of the state.
The calculator allows farmers to enter their own milk production and commodity price data.
Cheese, butter and ice cream winners selected.
Learn the do’s and don’t for retrofitting a parlor on a budget.
Cover crops can be beneficial to the environment and also to a dairy producer’s forage options.
The new co-op will market 6.3 billion pounds of milk from 97 farms
Sign-up runs from Sept. 2 through Nov. 28.
Dairy farmers squeezed in recent years by low milk prices and high feed costs can begin signing up next week for a new program replacing old subsidies that didn’t factor in the price of corn.
New University of Georgia scientist to research heat stress on dairy cattle on Tifton Campus.
Corn prices down; alfalfa over $200/ton
An Idaho dairy industry group said Tuesday it didn’t intend to deny media access to dairies when it mailed a letter to about 500 members urging them to turn down interview and tour requests.
The New Zealand dairy giant says the alliance between the two leading dairy nutrition companies will be ‘a game changer.’
“We have factored in an expected recovery,” says the head of the world’s biggest dairy exporter.
The New Zealand dairy cooperative has invested more than $1.8 billion to grow processing capacity since 2011.
State’s ag secretary says not enough progress has been made on finding common ground for financial relief for the industry.
The European Commission will subsidize the private storage of butter, skimmed milk powder and some cheeses to help its dairy sector adapt to the loss of the Russian market.
Cheese is destined for Asia.
Nearly 300 small dairy farms in New York, Oregon and Wisconsin participated in the study.
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will conduct an educational program on the 2014 farm bill’s dairy provisions.
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