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Use sire selection for as a long-term strategy to improve milk quality.
Learning more about how teats and liners interact will allow us to fine-tune the balance of efficient and quick milk-out with an appropriate level of pressure which does not lead to teat end damage.
The Tulare County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Jan. 26 to initiate a General Plan Amendment process to revise the county’s land-use policies and regulations for dairies.
Dairy Today’s Dollars and Sense contributors discuss their farms’ approach to reducing carbon footprints.
People may avoid milk and other dairy products due to concerns about lactose intolerance, but eliminating these nutrient-rich foods may not only be unnecessary to manage the condition – it could impact diet and health, concludes a panel of experts assembled by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) applauded yesterday’s introduction of a House bill that would allow for open travel for all Americans to Cuba and further facilitate U.S. agricultural exports to that nation.
Getting even more in the face of consumers to tell them how wonderful we are may therefore yield unexpected results. Pervasive economic fears have the vast majority consumed with personal worries, and they’re incapable of working up significant empathy for others.
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations pegs the global dairy sector contribution to greenhouse gas emissions (GHC) at 2.7%. If you add in the meat production of the sector, the contribution climbs to 4%.
Although the U.S. dairy herd continues to decrease, the rate of decline appears to be moderating.
The Wisconsin dairy industry today launched a full court press against the legalization of raw milk sales in the state, pressing Gov. Jim Doyle to veto legislation now on his desk.
Three national, voluntary supply management programs have been instituted in the United States over the past 25 years or so. All have met with some level of success, but none are being viewed as permanent solutions to surplus milk.
Dairy economists from the Universities of Missouri (UM) and Wisconsin have prepared a Policy Brief analyzing the pros and cons of such a national dairy gross margin program. In essence, LGM-Dairy pays an insurance indemnity equal to the difference, if positive, between the gross margin expected at producer sign-up and the gross margin actually experienced.
Economists from the University of Missouri and Wisconsin summarize issues related to Federal Milk Marketing Orders.
Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle today vetoed Senate Bill 434 that would have allowed state dairy producers to sell raw milk directly to consumers.
Dairy economists from the Universities of Missouri and Wisconsin, as part of their 11-part series on dairy policy, point out the two-edged nature of these agreements.
There are a variety of calcium supplements available to help cows transition smoothly from calving to peak milk.
Milk production was close to unchanged (+0.1%) from a year earlier during April, after a 0.6% decline in March.
Learn from observations related to the most recent financial summaries written by Penn State Extension’s dairy business management team.
Partnerships between the dairy checkoff and retail brands help strengthen demand for dairy products.
A subtle but steady “procedural drift” away from the consistency can cost dollars and cents.
The transition period, early lactation and breeding age heifers all critical to milk income
One third of all dairy cows will have at least one clinical disease event in the first 90 days of lactation.
Rate of passage can be extremely high, and the result can be inadequate fiber and energy.
Cornell University’s Jason Karszes shares one approach to model the financial impact that different management performance within the replacement program can have on the replacement businesses and the overall dairy.
Fair Oaks Farms releases its own statement after discovering some employees were actually undercover animal activists.
Overall, U.S. milk production was up by 0.2 percent in February from a year earlier. Butter usage in the US has increased by 2 percent from 2018.
Dwight Raber, of Raber Dairy Farms in northeast Ohio’s Stark County says he can no longer make a living by milking cows. State statistics show the number of dairy farms in Ohio dropped to fewer than 2,000.
Dairy owners in Minnesota face difficulty finding workers.
The volume of dairy exports in January dropped while struggling farmers could get some more relief as Congress has raised debt limits for Chapter 12 bankruptcy.
