Dairy - General
Our Dollars and Sense columnists report how they handle breeding and reproduction in their herds.
When I saw the title for this month’s discussion on risk management, my mind jumped to milk futures and feed prices. But the more I thought about it, there is more at risk than one year’s profit-and-loss statement.
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‘For the 20,000 lb./cow budget, income rose by about $340 and variable expenses rose by about $40.'--Robert Tigner, University of Nebraska Extension
Monitor these key areas to verify how your cows are responding to their feeding program.
We should shift some of our attention from total fat to the composition of fatty acids in milk.
Feed cost is reduced $165 per day by feeding three different rations instead of one ration to all cows.
Canola is a viable replacement for soybean meal, cottonseed meal, distillers grains or other protein supplements.
In the USA, cheese consumption has grown from 2.3 billion pounds in 1970 to nearly 10.5 billion pounds in 2011.
Olivier Hiers, Larry Purdom and Steve Blessing join a board of dairy business professionals from the U.S. and Canada.
Bank’s report recommends changes in the industry to maximize milk value for state’s producers, including less reliance on milk marketing orders.
Until recently, no one suspected potassium deficiency in lactating cows except maybe during periods of heat stress
The tighter we program diets, the more important is the information that we base the programs on.
Kellogg’s will feature milk and breakfast side-panel messaging on 50 million cereal boxes.
Only one in 6,000 loads showed any sign of an animal antibiotic drug residue. These loads were disposed of and did not reach the human food supply.
A loss of even a portion of the Chinese market would be felt worldwide as more Aussie and Kiwi dairy products would become available for sale elsewhere.
Smart phones have put powerful computing capabilities into the hands of regular people, including dairy producers.
The amount of CWT-assisted exports is more than 10 times the amount that the January 2013 U.S. milk production was above January 2012.
The dairies will take steps to control nitrogen sources, such as manure and commercial fertilizer, at their facilities.
He again expressed opposition to dairy supply management.
Smart phone apps turn your phone into a flashlight, camera, calculator, bubble level, compass, protractor and ruler, among other tools.
The groups note that expenditures for animal health are just 7% of those spent on human health initiatives.
Congressional Budget Office estimates the amendment would save $100 million more than the Dairy Security Act.
The groups are most concerned with unfettered access to U.S. markets by Fonterra, New Zealand’s large dairy company.
Returns to management are a negative $5/cwt for 20,000 lb. Midwest herds and a negative $2.50/cwt for 24,000 lb. herds.
Bacteria can lurk in the most unexpected places and can quickly be transferred from one animal to the next.
Even Federal Milk Marketing Orders could be affected, says Cornell economist.
But feed prices are expected to decline as new-crop corn and soybeans are harvested later this year.
La popularidad de los proveedores electrónicos de alimento líquido para las becerras está incrementándose debido a que dicha tecnología combina programas de crecimiento acelerado con mejoras en la inmunidad de las becerras.