Dairy - General
While prioritizing growing quality forage is a must, proper feed ingredient storage is equally important, especially during the hot summer months.
Two dairy farms of different sizes and scales share how they push forward with raising healthy calves to fill their future pipeline.
As corn planters are finally starting to roll in the Midwest, planning for the finished product can never start too early.
Producers can make a significant impact on their milk checks by increasing milk fat and protein in milk. Changes in feed mixing, frequency and other feed-management strategies can make a notable difference.
There are three main threats to dairy sustainability: lowering the carbon footprint, assuring continued availability of affordable water and a qualified labor force.
July’s all-milk price fell to $25.70, a $1.20 decrease from June. The income over feed costs, as calculated by Dairy Margin Coverage was $9.92, $2.00/cwt. less than June.
The National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center suggests Summer may stick around a little longer than normal this year.
Abbot Laboratories has resumed production of its Similac infant formula.
What was once a relatively invasive and tedious procedure has become a potentially standard method of monitoring the health and nutritional status of dairy cows.
Bovine pinkeye. It seems to happen every summer. Even though it may look the same in different animals, potential causes and opinions on what vaccines are most effective vary
Let’s get right to it. According to Merck Animal Health research conducted in 2021 by Farm Journal, 73% of beef producers who vaccinated against pinkeye reported a positive return on investment (ROI).
Canada’s milk supply has been on the rise, but export demand for U.S. dairy products remains strong.
Today’s health records perform best when they are complete and recorded electronically so that the data can be sorted and summarized easily.
Controversy continues to swirl around Easterday Farms, a northern Oregon dairy operation.
Increased fuel costs impedes movement of milk and milk components.
Switching from a herringbone to a robotic rotary parlor.
With costs going up for labor, feed and everything in between, knowing your numbers is key to helping your dairy plan for the future.
Milk prices have hit their highest marks since 2014. But the cost of production has eaten into profits. While higher milk prices have sparked encouragement, producers are curious as to how long these prices will last.
Leaving out just 1 of these prevention measures can be costly.
With beef prices soaring and milk prices in favorable conditions, producers are keeping a keen eye on cows who are not pulling their own weight.
More than 250 dairies across the U.S. use some type of anaerobic digester system to generate electricity or renewable natural gas.
If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.
Art Schaap, owner of Highland Dairy in Clovis, New Mexico, has been living a nightmare for the past four years. His nightmare is finally coming to an end, but not without the heartache of euthanizing 3,665 cows.
Through a series of pitches, and questions and answers from both industry experts and the audience, the World Dairy Expo Tech Spotlight showcases the latest technologies available to dairy producers.
Cheese and butter prices continue to hold a large price difference with butter around $1.00 higher than cheese. One reason for this is the substantial difference in inventory levels between cheese and butter.
And the eight official judges of World Dairy Expo are...
Cybil Fisher says her work today is a result of 25 years of photography experience, and it’s not the career path she initially set out for.
Earlier today, Hilmar broke ground on their western Kansas future cheese and whey protein processing plant. The new facility is expected to create 250 new jobs and represent $600 million in capital investments.
Milk powder imports hit particularly hard in part due to large current stockpiles
For five decades, various leaders have taken the reins in making World Dairy Expo what it is today. In 2022, Laura Herschleb stepped into the role of World Dairy Expo General Manager.