DAIRY
University of Wisconsin dairy economists predict a recovery period for dairies.
Milk powder prices have risen more than 50% since early March, and butterfat and whey prices have posted double-digit increases.
South Dakota alfalfa producers have two new varieties to consider this growing season.
Rain would help ease the most widespread drought in at least 30 years that curbed milk output.
Tool developed by Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy.
No additional cases of the disease uncovered at the dairy since initial Jan. 17 discovery.
Improving transition cow health should focus on strategies for reinforcing the cow’s innate immune system, while also limiting environmental and management stressors.
The new rail link into New Zealand site is expected to carry 200,000 metric tons of milk powder in its first year.
Violations include improperly applying manure to a field in the rain and operating a leaking waste water system that led to polluting salmon habitat.
A decline in livestock margins has been offset to a degree by rising animal protein prices and growing exports.
April typically a wetter time of the year on the North Island, scientist says.
New Zealand powder for June delivery gained 12.8%; Fonterra increases prices for farmers.
The Pioneer Silage Zone®Resource Manual covers planting, growing, harvesting, storing and feeding.
It’s not just about feeding a higher volume of milk or milk replacer.
Milk futures are poised to end their longest slump since 2008 as New Zealand’s reduced milk output forces China and other buyers to import more from the U.S.
For 30 months, dairy groups negotiated this agreement that addresses the future of dairy cattle genetic evaluations and management benchmarks.
The proposed legislation would allow California dairy producers to petition USDA for a federal order plus allow them to keep the state’s quota entitlement.
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.
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.
Revamped website includes resources for members of the dairy industry and milk facts for consumers.