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If manure smells like money -- and in February 2012 the commodity markets say it does -- then Sioux County is one of the wealthiest places in America.Truckloads of cows and pigs rumble south every day on Highway 75 on their way to slaughterhouses in Omaha and Dakota City, Neb. Profit flows back into the towns of Rock Valley, Hull, Sioux Center and Orange City.
The largest losses came from herds with 50 to 99 cows, down 1,000 herds.
Proposed policy would impose an entirely new regulatory burden on dairy processors to enforce a new program to periodically limit milk production, she says.
2009 underscored the fact that a minimum Current Ratio is not sufficient for most businesses to continue to pay current obligations,
Jersey milk leads to a hugely significant reduction in water use and greenhouse gas emissions, it was claimed at a South West conference.Speaking at the Creating our Golden Future conference, organised by the UK Jerseys Cattle Society and held at the Royal Bath & West of England showground at Shepton Mallet, Dr Jude Capper, of Washington State University, reported on her research which compared Jersey and Holstein milk in the USA.
The N-Box allows real-time analysis rather than waiting two days for samples to be shipped and run at a far-off lab.
Spending time with Paul and Phyllis Van Amburgh and their five children on their Dharma Lea dairyfarm can make life here appear enviable.Sure, the work is hard and the days are long. But the Van Amburghs get to spend time together and they enjoy a close relationship with the land and their animals.But that’s the pastoral version of life on a small family farm. And the Van Amburghs, now in their fifth year, know that farming -- dairyfarming, especially -- is mainly about survival.
There are three reasons why U.S. dairy producers should embrace dairy exports: Volume, volume, volume.
FDA intends to take approximately 900 samples from dairies that are known to have shipped cattle with positive tissue residues and take another 900 random samples.
A new mobile app will give World Ag Expo’s visitors a wealth of information for the Feb. 14-16 show in Tulare, Calif.
Lactalis will increase fresh mozzarella production at its Nampa site.
CWT has accepted 35 requests for export assistance from Bongards, Dairy Farmers of America, Darigold, Foremost Farms, Land O’Lakes, Upstate-Niagara subsidiary O-AT-KA and United Dairymen of Arizona.
After a judge’s reprimand of a vegan activist group, a Western dairy leader urges dairy families to continue standing up to animal rights “terrorists.”
Pete Kennedy supports what he calls a growing “back-to-local food” movement in America, and considers drinking raw milk one of the biggest parts of it, he said on Friday.
The bank’s five-year dairy outlook foresees high prices but not increased profits for all. Whey, not cheese, will be a star.
By not allowing states to increase their vehicle weight limits, dairy coalition says safety of nation’s roads are in jeopardy, additional costs are imposed on businesses.
Canadian cars are stealing from the mouths of pigs and cattle, according to a new study on the impact of blending ethanol with gasoline.The competition between food and fuel is squeezing the size of the province’s livestock sector, says the study - a squeeze that could get even worse if the amount of ethanol used in gasoline increases.
EXPO magazine ranks the annual dairy show as No. 12 in its list of the Top 25 Fast-Growth Shows of 2011.
Pfizer Animal Health Partners with Customers to Contribute to FFA and AABP, AAEP Foundations in 2012
Purchases of select Pfizer Animal Health cattle and equine products made between Feb. 1 and April 30 support students.
Bel Brands USA selects Brookings site to produce Mini Babybel cheese. State needs ‘15,000 more cows.’
The Kumamoto Dairy Cooperative Association, a grouping of dairy farmers in Kumamoto Prefecture, is intensifying its efforts to boost milk exports to other Asian countries. At present, milk produced in Hokkaido dominates Japan’s milk export business because of its brand cachet. But milk producers in Kumamoto are striving to blaze a new trail overseas amid the trend toward globalization such as Japan’s possible signing up for the U.S.-led Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal.
Consumers are going nuts for almond milk, as it became the fastest growing non-dairy milk alternative in 2011 at the expense of soy milk. According to the latest figures from Packaged Facts, sales of almond milk increased 79 percent in the US last year, while sales of soy milk -- though still the most popular non-dairy milk alternative -- fell 15 percent between 2008 and 2010, reported online trade publication FoodNavigator.com last week.
The Pennsylvana all-milk price could average $2 less than last year, accoring to current dairy futures prices.
Dairy replacement heifers totaled 4,527,000 head on January 1, or 41,000 fewer than a year ago.
California’s Airoso family will mark the milestone with a dairy consignment sale Feb. 16 -- the first-ever dairy sale at World Ag Expo in Tulare.
Mozzarella accounted for 58.1% of the state’s total cheese production.
The updated nutrition standards require that low-fat or fat-free milk remain a part of every school meal.
This allows managers to plan for various contingencies and better manage the situation as compared to having to react to surprising developments.
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted 18 requests for export assistance from Bongards, Dairy Farmers of America, Darigold and United Dairymen of Arizona.