Dairy - General
The owner of Shuttered Dairy has plead guilt to conducting nearly $60 million in fraud. Meanwhile, farm losses 5,800 farms in 2019 versus 2018. Ag Day’s Clinton Griffiths explains more in this week’s Dairy Report.
While it might be tempting to batten down the hatches to keep cold air from coming in, lowering ventilation and reducing air exchange is one of the worst things a farmer can do for their animals.
Wisconsin, known nationally as the nation’s dairy state, lost 818 dairy farms in 2019, a full 10% of its dairy herds.
Schreiber Foods, one of Wisconsin’s largest milk processors, was recently hit by a possible ransomware attack.
In a dairy freestall barn, stocking density is most typically defined in terms of cows per stall or used as a percentage.
Growing dairy heifers efficiently, without allowing them to get overly fat, is a longstanding nutritional challenge. Calf and heifer expert Dr. Jim Quigley weighs in on how to avoid fat deposition in the mammary tissue
If you or an employee treats an animal with a drug, it’s important to keep adequate and updated treatment records.
As much as farmers want their child to come back to the operation, few sit down and openly talk about the process to make that happen. Instead, that much-needed conversation is put off for another day.
I knew the day would eventually come where I would have to make a hard decision on my own at the farm, but I wasn’t ready for it to be then.
The coffee giant recently announced they’ll be encouraging customers to turn away from dairy and toward plant-based beverages in an effort to reduce their carbon footprint.
There are steps farmers can take to get the hay up quickly and reduce the potential for rain damage.
Everywhere you go, help wanted signs are out. Farmers can relate because they too are dealing with labor shortages. They are trying to learn how to keep their valuable employees from quitting.
Here’s what you need to know about hemp as a feed ingredient for cattle.
Here’s what you need to know about hemp as a feed ingredient for cattle.
Although cattle in the United States are not causing an increase in global warming and related climate change, they may become part of the solution.
Regardless of what type of business you’re running, it’s important to know and manage your financial risk to know exactly where you stand on that net income or net loss spectrum.
Many farmers wake up and look at the weather to determine their day. The historic drought crippled farmers and Jennifer Beretta was forced to make tough management decisions on her dairy in Santa Rosa, Calif.
Many dairy producers are on solid financial ground, Financial experts offer tips to hold that ground, such as taking advantage of current interest rates and positioning your farm as a preferred employer.
The continued strength of milk futures shifted the mindset of traders to bullish as dry product prices provide support to the market.
The heartland is bright, beaming with illuminated lights. Dairy farmers are part of a ‘2% club’ that works hard and helps put food on the global table. The lessons learned propel farm kids far in life.
Live From World Dairy Expo - Pivot Bio’s Steve Vosberg, Territory Service Manager, WI and Brent Sunderlage, Field Agronomist - Pivot Bio
The incidence of transition-cow diseases has budged little, and these maladies – mastitis, metritis, retained placenta, and poor fertility – continue to make up about 75% of all mature dairy cow diseases.
The USDA has extended the program to allow all schools to offer free breakfast and lunch to students. This is also helping eat into U.S. dairy supplies.
Teamwork – on a dairy or anywhere else – requires trust, so every team member feels valued and compelled to contribute their best effort.
Herrington Farms, Inc. of Troy, NY was named the overall winner of the 2021 World Forage Analysis Superbowl at the 2021 World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis.
Is lowering the age at first breeding still on the industry’s genetic wish list?
Dairy consumption in the U.S. increased for the third consecutive year. Find out which categories drove this growth.
You invest in your business; you invest in your retirement, and you invest in your connections with loved ones. Have you considered investing in the future leadership of your farm?
With the U.S. dairy industry playing a leading role thanks to its 2050 Net Zero goals, two dairy farmers, Charles Krause and Deb Vander Kooi, took the stage at the United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) last month.