DAIRY
Entering a five-year partnership, the national dairy checkoff organization have teamed up with the Mayo Clinic to conduct research to improve public health and advance consumer knowledge of dairy’s benefits.
New program provides producers the opportunity to create premium beef while maximizing dairy profit.
Dairy cow numbers started 2021 at an all-time high in January, with 9.445 million animals in the U.S. milking herd. However, those numbers would steadily drop throughout the summer and fall months.
One of the first lessons Penn State’s Tara Felix tries to teach newbie dairy beef feeders is that cattle raised for beef need grain, not forage.
Transplants could create unique, year-round beef marketing opportunity for dairy herds
Little research exists as to which beef bulls work best.
Genetic selection goals may have to be adjusted
Scours results in more than 56% of all calf deaths prior to weaning. An effective electrolyte system is one of the best ways to prevent that.
There are steps farmers can take to get the hay up quickly and reduce the potential for rain damage.
Through checkoff support, Taco Bell recently launched a second frozen beverage that includes dairy as a main ingredient at all participating U.S. locations for a limited time.
Just because calves survive a traumatic birth doesn’t mean they’re completely out of the woods. Some extra measures to care for dystocia calves can help put them back on par with their heartmates.
Solution Is Higher Producing, Longer-Living Cows, According to New Journal of Dairy Science Study
Profits jump $1.20 to $1.75/cwt.
Large dairy operations tend to have lower green house gas footprints because of more efficient feed conversion.
10-year, 7-herd study also shows lower health costs.
The ban is not immediate and will take at least two years to implement.
The Challenge focuses on increasing collaboration among established industry companies and experts with startup companies.
Forget hot yoga or massage, cow cuddling is the hottest new self-care trend.
In a 13-minute conversation today with Farm Journal Media’s Pam Fretwell, Vilsack says Senate/House farm bill conferees are still working out the details in the dairy program.
The contest is open to all photographers. Deadline is May 31, 2014.
In addition to the daily chores on the farm, it is important for farmers to work on educating the public about who they are, what they do and why it matters.
The marked increase in sales of beef genetics to dairy herds is attributed to technological advances, tight beef supplies and record low beef cattle numbers.
BIVI will pick up the $25-$50 certification fee for beef or dairy producers who are interested in becoming certified or recertified under the Beef Quality Assurance program.
Farmers in California’s Central Valley, the world’s most productive agricultural region, will get none of the water they requested this year from a federally controlled system because of the drought gripping the state.
State’s dairy industry supports Senate Bill 1337, which aims to protect Idaho’s farmers from groups intending to do harm to their businesses.
Corn declined for a second day on speculation that slower demand for livestock feed will increase supplies in the U.S.
Freezing weather across the U.S. will damage crops from winter wheat to oranges and is threatening livestock, sending cattle futures to an all-time high.
Livestock losses will affect ranchers and communities for a year or more.
USDA is making investments of more than $21 million in energy projects nationwide.