Milk - General
Agri-Mark Chairman of the Board, James “Cricket” Jacquier, announced that David Lynn has been named President and CEO of the cooperative ensuring a seamless leadership transition.
We all need to find and keep great people for our farms. This is truer than ever before. Maybe you have heard the phrases, “we need the right people on the bus” and “they need to be in the right seats.”
For the first time this year, a Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) payment will be issued. Yesterday, USDA’s Farm Service Agency announced that February’s DMC income over feed costs calculation is $7.94/cwt.
It is hard to think about what our dairy operation could look like three to five years from now. Consider moving one thing on your to-do list off for another day and make time to talk about the future of your dairy.
For the first four weeks of this year nearly 273,000 dairy cows were slaughtered, the most in over 35 years.
Last week Tillamook County, Ore. was blanketed with a foot of snow causing barn roofs to collapse and playing havoc to local farmers and milk haulers.
To help advance a more sustainable dairy farming industry, Cargill has made a large contribution of $500,000 to the nation’s largest research dairy in Idaho’s Magic Valley.
Seizing opportunities ahead and navigating challenges, Michael Dykes, the president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) sees the glass full—optimistic about IDFA’s new vision for dairy.
The USDA February Milk Production report illustrated a 1.3% increase in milk production compared to January 2022. Following suit, cow numbers also showed growth with an increase of 38,000 additional head year-over-year.
On Valentine’s Day, Red Top Jerseys in El Nido, Calif., dairy team suffered an enormous loss, as the dairy lost three of its long-term employees in a tragic car accident.
While the letters “FFA” stand for Future Farmers of America, FFA is not just for students who want to be production farmers. FFA also welcomes members who aspire in numerous other careers.
A dozen years ago, Walnutdale Farms experienced something a farm never wishes to happen. The Michigan dairy lost its milking parlor in a fire in 2010. Since then, the family dairy has grown in more ways than one.
The American Psychological Association finds the degree of stress placed upon farmers so unique it has given it its own name, “Farmer Stress.”
A regular on The Weather Channel, dairy farmer, Tara Vander Dussen joined live from her eastern New Mexico dairy to talk about the dairy industry’s commitment to reducing its carbon footprint.
The progress U.S. dairy farms have made is remarkable and because of technological advancements, dairies have been able to expand and specialize. As we move forward to the next 60 years, progress is necessary.
Feed and labor are the two biggest budget items for dairies. With the costs of both climbing, could autonomy be a possible solution for the labor shortage on dairy farms today? John Deere is planning on it.
U.S. dairy exports hit new volume and value records again last year.
Kemps is introducing Kemps Smooth Cottage Cheese for kids, a new cottage cheese with no curds and a smooth and creamy texture.
New England dairy farmer, Melissa Griffin shares a love for music and cows and says that working together in an orchestra is similar to working together as a family unit on a family farm.
The California Milk Advisory Board announced the return of its student internship program where young agriculture ambassadors. California dairy producer, Tony Lopes highly encourages others to sign up.
While many are planning the perfect Valentine’s Day, I’m sure my special day will be spent in a barn. I chuckle at the thought, especially considering that is indeed how I met my husband, Scott—in a cow barn.
In Wisconsin, Vir-Clar Farm has worked hard at building a positive, family-like culture on their Fond du Lac dairy, which includes implementing a ride-share program that is a win-win for their employees and the dairy.
Despite challenges, U.S. dairy exports set new volume and value records again in 2022. Export volume in 2022 reached an all-time high. Following suite, export value finished the year up 25% to $9.6 billion.
Getting cows pregnant is vital to keeping the pipeline full. According to Jeremey Natzke of Wayside Dairy, a 35% plus pregnancy rate equates to an outstanding repro program and a number his dairy worked hard to achieve.
Heifers are the future of your milking herd. They need your attention and management. Remember, bigger is better, and to achieve that we need good feed management, reproduction and environment.
Young and exuberant, Katelyn Packard would say that everything kind of fell into place with her role and responsibilities as a sixth-generation dairy farmer in Manchester, Mich.
Krysta Harden shares her decades of participation with 4-H and program that has changed over the decades, with more than half now coming from suburban and urban areas.
My 15-year-old daughter, Cassie is going places simply because she is not afraid to roll up her sleeves and work harder than everyone else in the room – or on the farm.
While agriculture has traditionally been a male-dominated workplace, the gender gap is slowly improving. However, dairy industry leaders understand the strides need to be greater, as the gap still exists.
Since day one on the new CEO job with DMI, Barb O’Brien has gone into every conversation with her notepad and her ears open to what farmers have to say. “I want farmers to feel ownership of this program.”