Dairy - General

Rain would help ease the most widespread drought in at least 30 years that curbed milk output.
Tool developed by Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy.
No additional cases of the disease uncovered at the dairy since initial Jan. 17 discovery.
Improving transition cow health should focus on strategies for reinforcing the cow’s innate immune system, while also limiting environmental and management stressors.
‘We can make a lot more money drying milk and exporting it to China.’ -- CDI CEO Andre Mikhalevsky.
This year’s contest will award more than $22,000 in cash prizes to winning entries across seven forage categories.
The new rail link into New Zealand site is expected to carry 200,000 metric tons of milk powder in its first year.
When you have a $1 billion asset, you don’t give it up easily.
Violations include improperly applying manure to a field in the rain and operating a leaking waste water system that led to polluting salmon habitat.
A decline in livestock margins has been offset to a degree by rising animal protein prices and growing exports.
While the U.S. milk supply ranks among the top nations, it may not be the absolute best.
April typically a wetter time of the year on the North Island, scientist says.
The gas is produced on farm through simple, but expensive, methane scrubbing technology.
You can use your smart phone to calibrate herbicide applications.
Breeding your low-end cows to beef bulls now might make sense.
Dollars and Sense contributors describe Milk Quality.
Dollars and Sense contributors describe Milk Quality.
Es el comienzo del verano y la vida es fácil; siempre y cuando usted no sea una vaca.
Los productores de leche a lo largo y ancho de los Estados Unidos han hecho un buen trabajo reduciendo la presencia de residuos de medicamentos en la leche.
ANFO is phosphate-free and has been shown to be effective at removing residue from teat sealants.
New Zealand powder for June delivery gained 12.8%; Fonterra increases prices for farmers.
The Pioneer Silage Zone®Resource Manual covers planting, growing, harvesting, storing and feeding.
It’s not just about feeding a higher volume of milk or milk replacer.
Official ID will be required for bio-security and interstate shipping reasons.
Expected calvings are ranked by Net Merit to estimate genetic value to the herd.
Milk futures are poised to end their longest slump since 2008 as New Zealand’s reduced milk output forces China and other buyers to import more from the U.S.
CRI has grown five-fold in financial firepower, from $23 million in assets in 1993 to $116 million in assets last year.
The MIone sets itself apart from other milking robots because it utilizes one robotic application arm to service up to five milking boxes.
For 30 months, dairy groups negotiated this agreement that addresses the future of dairy cattle genetic evaluations and management benchmarks.
The proposed legislation would allow California dairy producers to petition USDA for a federal order plus allow them to keep the state’s quota entitlement.
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