Dairy - General

Stacked on bare ground, losses can range from 25% to 35%.
A good plan for herd health will help keep therapy effective, while at the same time reducing the risk of development of resistant parasite strains.
John Azevedo will lead the nation’s second largest dairy processing cooperative.
U.S. cotton production will likely drop 19 percent.
Washington native will manage October cattle show featuring more than 2,500 head of cattle.
Made with a low-reactive, water-soluble adjuvant, PULMO-GUARD PH-M is easy on animals.
Year-to-date, culling is up 52,000 head, or 2.5%.
Wilson has spent 25 years in the Federal Order system.
Year-to-date, milk production is down 511 million pounds compared to the first four months of 2012, a decrease of 0.7%.
Awards honor past, present and future dairy industry leaders.
Exacta™, a highly concentrated, non-foaming acid detergent formulated to clean an entire milking system in a single wash cycle.
The program includes a one-day tour of top farms and a two-day agenda packed with the latest research and industry information.
With ‘an agreement in principle,’ House lawmakers will begin drafting legislation to be introduced in early June. But hurdles remain.
Investment aims to boost Danone’s sales in China’s yogurt market, strengthen Chinese consumers’ food-safety confidence.
Whole milk powder auction prices soar as New Zealand’s most widespread drought in at least 30 years curbs supply.
‘Supply management is antithetical to the future growth of the dairy industry.’ --Cong. Goodlatte and Scott
Dairy Business Association wants congressional leaders to opt for the Dairy Freedom Act as they take up the farm bill this week.
That could set up a struggle to pass a farm bill that will satisfy farmers, environmentalists and nutrition advocates.
National average test-day herd SCC has declined every year since 2005, and every year except one since 2001.
The House Ag panel is expected to begin drafting a Farm Bill next Wednesday.
Averages slipped from month-earlier levels but were higher than January 2012 numbers.
The mobile app features an easy to use heat stress calculator for inputting the current temperature and humidity readings.
Cooperatives Working Together has accepted six requests for export assistance from Bongards and Darigold to sell 860 metric tons of Cheddar, Gouda and Monterey Jack cheese.
The acquisition will increase focus on quality of supplies amid safety concerns in China’s dairy industry.
Why do cows eat less when they’re hot? Try eating a bowl of Cheerios when you’re breathing 120 times/minute.
Demand from markets in Asia and developing countries is fueling the $100 million expansion.
Cross-vent barns offer more consistent performance, particularly during periods of summer heat stress.
More than 30 dairy foods manufacturers – including some of the largest food companies in the United States – have sent letters to members of the House and Senate opposing supply management.
Imports from key customers were mostly higher in early 2013, led by record purchases from China.
The onus is put back on dairy farmers and processors.
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