Dairy - General
Drops in milk production, increases in mastitis cases expected.
State ag commissioner touts program that offers up to $25,000 to convert hot water from electric to solar.
Group refutes ‘bogus claims’ against the ethanol industry.
Health issues, sustainability, social networking, demographic changes will impact dairy industry.
California’s water problems are more than a fish-versus-people struggle or the fall-out from weather-related drought.
The Golden State retained its No. 1 dairy ranking despite ongoing struggles.
USDA report says high feed costs offsetting high milk prices, only slight herd growth expected.
America’s huge trade deficit with China has raised concerns about U.S. competitiveness and about jobs’ moving overseas. But a new study offers a glimmer of hope to Americans: Last year, U.S. exports to China soared 32 percent, to a record level of $91.9 billion.
Congressman Devin Nunes (R-CA) and 25 of his House colleagues called on President Barack Obama to release willing farmers from their Conservation Reserve Program
EPA analysis shows a level of 8.9 picoCuries of iodine-131 (I-131) per liter of milk.
An online training program for cattle transporters is now available in English and Spanish
The leading national trade organizations representing dairy producers and processors oppose legislation that would allow the direct sale of raw milk to the public.
State agencies say no health risk from radiation levels from Japan.
Should food made from the offspring of cloned animals be banned? And if not should it be clearly labelled?
Idaho Dairymen’s Association says the bills will make it easier for producers to succeed.
Except for corn silage and distillers grains, $8 corn is still a better buy than most alternative feedstuffs,
Funding will go directly to state’s dairy producers for water quality and manure management.
Australia should not take its domestic food supply, and food security, for granted. That’s the view of a report published to coincide with the National Sustainable Food Summit in Melbourne. It says the industry needs to focus on local business models and take a more sophisticated view of food production.
Cloned cows that produce ‘humanised’ milk might be an interesting scientific achievement, but have been met with limited enthusiasm. Chinese researchers announced in the journal PLoS ONE this week that they had engineered cows to secrete milk containing lysozyme, a protein found in human breastmilk that boosts the immunity of breastfed babies.
Supply management panel draws large crowd at World Ag Expo in Tulare, Calif.
The co-op agrees to a $56,000 fine.
OSHA has cited Associated Milk Producers, Inc. for safety violations in its milk plant in Blair, Wis. The fine for the violation is $72,500.
Jim Lochner, chief operating officer of Tyson Foods, Inc., said a new paradigm exists in the supply/demand fundamentals in U.S. protein production. “Producer profitability will determine the amount of protein available to be consumed in the future,” he said. “That concept hasn’t changed; however, the drivers of profitability and production have changed.
The milk marketing and processing co-op reports “great financial health.”
IDFA cautioned that USDA has nearly reached its underwriting capacity for the program, and urged senators to fund the program for the remainder of the year.
The bio-engineered herd of dairy cattle produces more “human-like” milk that has 20% more milk fat and several key proteins.
Currently at 67%, NMPF needs to reach 75% participation for continuation of the program.
The contest is calling all dairy farm families to submit photos that capture what their cherished lifestyle is all about
Led by California producer Doug Maddox, panel members Gary Genske, Syp Vander Dussen and Marv Hoekema discussed the viability of a growth management plan to bring U.S. milk production into balance with demand.
La subida en los costos de energía significa que las fuentes tradicionales de las camas se han vuelto más restringido.