A slight uptick in December cow numbers was reconfirmed by a recent survey of the largest 11 European Union member states, reported the European Commission in its autumn "Agriculture and Rural Development"...

Pizza. It's a $40 billion industry that's at the heart of cheese sales, accounting for 25 to 28 percent of cheese consumption nationally in any given year. Ninety-three percent of our nation's citizens...

Prices over on the beef side of the cattle world are sizzling and may not be quite done yet, which is tasty news for dairy producers. Live cattle futures prices, which have the most relevance to cull milk...

With the soft U.S. dollar likely to continue for a long time, and the world looking for high quality proteins, I would not be too concerned about the U.S. drowning in milk. We're not playing with the same...

If a trade pact between Canada and the European Union gains approval, our neighbors to the north would be subject to double the current cheese imports from Europe. The deal would be one small component...

Touting a goal to reduce our consumption of meat, milk and eggs, the Meatless Monday campaign has claimed a number of devotees. But it seems both the program's participants and reach are dwindling. Research...

An old dairy ration evaluation tool has a new trick. The Penn State Particle Separator (PSPS) received an update for 2013 in the form of a 0.16-inch (or 4 mm) screen. This new, smaller screen adds the...

Now that the House and Senate struck a deal late last week to reopen the government through January 15, the farm bill could gain more serious attention this fall within the Capital Beltway. In taking that...

Cross your fingers; continued profitability may be in the cards for dairy producers in 2014. At an outlook conference in Twin Falls, Idaho, last week, Daily Dairy Report editor Mary Ledman (seen here)...

I can't wait to see this great cooperative effort as discussed in the October 7 Hoard's Dairyman Intel item "New barns will give Expo a new look." I have never missed an Expo except in 1968 during military...

Bacteria are among the oldest living organisms on the planet in part because of their incredible ability to adapt and survive a wide array of harsh conditions. So, it is no wonder that bacteria have been...

To say that dairy product exports are misunderstood by some U.S. milk producers is an understatement. And to say that if exports were to drop significantly big parts of the industry would drown in excess...

American cheese consumption remains at near-record pace, according to two data sets released by USDA. Last year, Americans ate an average of 33.5 pounds per person which is about one slice off of 2007's...

Feed refusals and feed efficiency. They go hand in hand and have taken center stage as producers attempt to capitalize on their resources. Targeting lower feed refusals reduces waste and provides an overall...

A fall alfalfa harvest: should you do it on your farm? If you are short on forage supplies, the answer may be yes. Alfalfa stores energy in its roots and crowns. These energy reserves are used by the plant...

I read your Hoard's Dairyman Intel item on the upcoming farm bill which is unlikely to ever see the light of day given the state of affairs in the House. The portion of the article, "The $36 billion food...

Crowdfunding. It's an established evolution in the fund-raising world that takes your proposed business plan well beyond the geographical bounds of your community. And like many technological advents,...

That expensive ultrasound unit you're thinking about getting has more value than you may realize. Confirming pregnancies isn't all you can do with on-farm ultrasound devices, say researchers at the University...

Dairy producers were the original sustainability leaders, said Roberta Osborne of the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy during her presentation at World Dairy Expo last week. For years, agriculturalists...