Western dairy producers, especially those in California, have been squeezed by high feed prices; perhaps none more than those for alfalfa hay. With the state's ongoing drought, competition from other crops...
Meal preparation has become streamlined as time-strapped consumers want quick and easy recipes. In response to that demand, the Beef Checkoff has put a whole lot of research muscle behind convenience....
Up, up and up. That's been the trend for U.S. beef prices following market conditions that have seen the nation's beef herd dwindle to a 62-year low. That event was spurred by a long run of high feed prices...
With 71 million pounds of sales in food service last year, the flat iron steak moved from rookie to clubhouse leader in just one decade when compared to some long-established cousins. Those 71 million...
Coping with last year's extreme temperatures wasn't easy. In our December issue, we caught up with four dairy producers from among North America's coldest dairy regions to see how they kept their farms...
by Corey Geiger, Managing Editor Chicken. Chicken. Chicken. Those competing against this animal protein know full well that chicken strategists have mastered a list of consumer must have's in today's fast-paced...
The latest Hoard's Dairyman Bull List, complete with rankings of the nation's top bulls for all seven dairy breeds, can now be downloaded by clicking the link found at the bottom of this Hoard's Dairyman...
November 28. December 5. Now December 19. With a third deadline for sign-ups for the Margin Protection Program for Dairy, (MPP-Dairy), one might guess that dairy producer acceptance of the program has...
On Tuesday, December 2, genetic evaluations for cows and bulls will be released to the entire industry. While some shifting in predicted transmitting abilities (PTA) and indexes occurs at each run, this...
by Corey Geiger, Managing Editor China has rapidly ascended to become the world's largest dairy importer by purchasing nearly 20 percent of the world's globally traded dairy products. During this same...
"Three years, really?" Those were the first words from a clearly frustrated USDA Secretary Vilsack when asked about the lack of progress by the Beef Checkoff Enhancement Working Group. "Can't we move a...
Our industry has spent a great deal of time and energy on the farm bill's Margin Production Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy). However, should an economic downturn hit our industry, of equal importance will...
With a new Congress just elected, this coming year is shaping up as a make or break year on the critical issue of immigration reform. In order to ensure dairy producers' voices are heard on the matter,...
Quality data is paramount to making sound business decisions. When it comes to dairy farming, sound data will be even more important as we make decisions on participation in the Margin Protection Program...
Weld County, Colorado, plus 11 additional counties from last year's analysis, produced 25 percent of the nation's milk this past May. The nation's other "super-milk" counties included seven in California,...
"There is more downside risk on 2015 milk prices compared to 2015 feed prices," Peter Vitaliano, economist for the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), told those attending the joint annual meeting...
Just how important does USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack think the farm bill's new Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy) is to dairy farmers? He took time out of his busy schedule to fly to Dallas,...
The dairy industry is quickly evolving around the nation. That also includes the Northeast. In May 2006, farms that sold over 1.5 million pounds per month represented a mere 13.5 percent of the region's...
A group of six Wisconsin-based environmental groups filed a petition with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to investigate potential groundwater contamination in Kewaunee County, Wis
At $246 billion, our nation's farm co-ops posted record sales in 2013. Those co-ops focusing on dairy were among the brightest stars, netting nearly 30 percent of the marketing total. The only categories...
