Dairy - General
While still pleading innocent, DFA felt the court settlements would put an end to the millions paid to attorneys and cap the risk of possibly even higher penalties if DFA lost.
DFA makes no admission of wrongdoing but will pay $46 million to the plaintiff class.
“Real Seal Appeal” program wins for community relations, corporate social responsibility.
Cooperative’s annual meeting draws nearly 1,500 to Kansas City.
CWT has budgeted $30 million to incentivize dairy exports in 2013. Year to date, it has already spent $7 million.
Year-to-date, 556,000 dairy cows have been slaughtered, up 8% over last year.
Buyers scramble to secure reduced New Zealand supply before the end of the season.
European dairy quotas are scheduled to end in 2015, though recent action challenges that notion.
California output drops a whopping 8% from year-earlier levels; some see report as bullish.
The quest for more milk supply should ensure a tight global market environment through the third quarter of 2013.
Not taking preventive measures to manage blood calcium around parturition can lead to a cascade of metabolic problems.
Purchase of the Sartori Foods cheese plant in Blackfoot, Idaho is part of Glanbia’s strategy to be largest producer of American-style cheese.
New color gives producers confidence they are purchasing total oxygen barrier film from Silostop.
Supplies may be as much as 15-20% below a year earlier as the most widespread drought in at least three decades curbs supplies.
Read AgWeb’s full coverage from this year’s conference.
Revamped website includes resources for members of the dairy industry and milk facts for consumers.
Co-op also says the dairy title of the next farm bill should include risk management tools for dairy producers.
Competition produces winners from across the U.S.
Japan’s entry could offer more access for U.S. dairy exports. But it also could slow the negotiation process, now in its 16th round.
Most of us in production agriculture never thought we would be spending the time, effort or money that it takes to keep up with the regulations we all have to comply with in today’s world.
Water quality has always been a concern at Larson Dairy. Mosquito Creek, a tributary to Lake Okeechobee, moves water and nutrients from the north, directly through our two dairies to the southern end of our farms, where most of our water sampling occurs.
The key to cow comfort in South Florida is keeping cows cool and udders dry as much as possible.
I think the key is to watch and study your cows and ask the right questions to see if you are doing your best on cow comfort and care.
We all know that with the difficult times we are all experiencing, cow comfort is a vital part of our operations.
Follow the links to read extended versions of Dollars and Sense.
Follow the links to read extended versions of Dollars and Sense.
Follow the links to read extended versions of Dollars and Sense.