Hoard's Bull List available for download. Nearly 3,400 bulls were declared active by A.I. marketing organizations. Of those sires, 2,576 were Holsteins, 515 were Jerseys, and the remaining 297 bulls could...
McDonald's forges stronger dairy menu. With Americans spending more money on food at restaurants than in-home dining, forging strategic partnerships with food chains has become crucial to selling others...
"We find that if the same person who breeds the animal records the data, there is a reduced likelihood that information is lost or incorrectly recorded," said Jill Gerling, pictured center, when discussing...
There is no doubt 92 percent of sales would be considered the lion's share. Where butter exports are concerned, 92 percent of those sales so far this year - 104 million quarter-pound sticks of butter to...
"Thanksgiving is a great holiday. It's a great holiday because it's centered around food," noted USDA Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. "We bring our families together from all parts of the country...
"We use presynch-ovsynch with cows resynched on Day 14," explained Kevin Collins, who is pictured at the far left. "At 35 to 40 DIM, cows are given Lutalyse on a Monday. Two weeks later, we administer...
Winners hail from coast to coast By Corey A. Geiger, Managing Editor Carly-O Tequila Alley (shown to the far right), the winning senior 3 year old and Intermediate Champion was selected Grand Champion...
Three national contest wins for these college programs. The University of Minnesota and Ohio State University Ag Tech each swept the three major dairy cattle judging competitions this year by winning this...
At the sixth month cash flow check, milk production trends are mirroring January to June financial data reported by Frazer LLP. Whether on a per head or per hundredweight basis, cash flows have been negative...
"We feel that nutrition plays one of the biggest roles in sound reproduction success," said Jesse Ayers, pictured second from right in the photo. "We work closely with our nutritionist, Ben Mercer, who...
Empire State continues dairy bowl dominance. With teams from coast to coast, the 36th North American 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl once again fielded an extremely competitive contest. Teams came from as far west...
"I understand that things (milk prices) aren't as robust as they have been. We are going through one of those cycles, and I know that there are concerns about the dairy Margin Protection Program," said...
We're now about 10 months into the Margin Protection Program (MPP). More than 55 percent of farmers are enrolled in the MPP in 2015, representing more than three quarters of the U.S. milk supply," noted...
U.S. dairy exports have garnered a great deal of attention in recent years. Without a doubt, exports are a success story. However, it's the American consumer that buys 84 to 86 percent of our products
Bearish signals continue to gather as to future milk checks. Over the past five months, USDA economists have lowered their prediction for the All-Milk price by $1.45
For five straight years, Italian-type cheeses have topped their American-style counterparts, as the entire cheese category rolled to another per capita consumption record
