by Corey Geiger, Hoard's Dairyman Managing Editor 2013 Merle Howard Award winner: Cassy Krull A three-breed award winner equally well known in Red and White, Holstein and Jersey circles, Cassy Krull has...
Paul Ekstein of Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada, has been selected by the Klussendorf Association as the fifth recipient of the Robert "Whitey" McKown Master Breeder Award. The honor was presented at the 47th...
by Corey Geiger, Hoard's Dairyman Managing Editor Dr. Gerald Snider, Goshen, Ind., was named the 15th Honorary Member of the Klussendorf Association. Since the association was formed in 1937, 14 other...
Richard Caverly, Benton, Maine, won the coveted Klussendorf-MacKenzie Award presented during the 47th World Dairy Expo, in memory of Duncan McKenzie, 1961 Klussendorf winner
Wayne Conard, Sharon Springs, N.Y., was named the 72nd winner of the Klussendorf Trophy, the highest recognition given to a dairy cattle showman in the United States. The award is made in memory of Arthur...
As drought conditions continue to recede in New Zealand and many areas throughout Europe, milk supplies are beginning to expand in major milk exporting countries. However, as that growth takes place, strong...
After six years of steady decline, illegal border crossings have been on a slight uptick over the past two years. To date, U.S. Border Patrol agents have apprehended just over 388,000 people through the...
When it comes to the global dairy industry, the International Farm Comparison Network or IFCN would be among the leaders for having its pulse on dairy production, consumption and economic patterns. At...
$36 billion. That's the gulf that divides the House and Senate on just 1 of the 12 titles in the farm bill debate. Last Thursday, the House of Representatives passed a nutrition package that cuts $40 billion...
Dairy producers in the midst of the corn silage harvest from Wisconsin to New York all agree that the silage harvest is far exceeding last year's crop which was severely stricken by drought. However, in...
Syria. The continuing resolution to keep the federal government funded after September 30. The federal debt-limit ceiling. Immigration . . . and oh, then there's the farm bill. One could change the priority...
Click to open the August 2013 Hoard's Dairyman Bull List This bull list appears on pages 577 to 580 of the September 10, 2013 issue of Hoard's Dairyman
Conservation work throughout the Mississippi River Basin is paying off. Recent efforts involving erosion control and nutrient management reduced edge of field losses of sediment by 35 percent, nitrogen...
When it comes to dairy shows, World Dairy Expo is as unique as they come. Essentially fully funded by the industry, the show also is governed by the greater dairy industry that seeded it with startup money...
For every $1 of Dairy Checkoff funds dairy farmers invest in promotion, there was a return of $3.95 on enhancing fluid milk sales, $4.43 for cheese, and $6.26 for butter. Those were among the recent findings...
This is the first edition of Hoard's Dairyman Intel, our weekly e-newsletter. It is being sent to 10,000-plus readers who graciously shared their email addresses with us. This electronic publication is...
Corey Geiger recently spent time interviewing Robert Walton for our 2013 World Dairy Expo Supplement on his long and distinguished career with ABS and the greater dairy community. The video below includes...
While soft sales late last year do toss up a red flag, demand for dairy products in leading U.S. markets should remain strong throughout 2013. "Predicting U.S. dairy exports is always challenging, but...
For the second straight year, California's cost to produce milk jumped over 10 percent. Nearly all the higher costs were due to higher feed prices. Rising feed costs were the root cause of the higher costs...
Among the 504 dairy farms in the Northeast Dairy Farm Summary, the net cost of production was $18.23, up 12 cents from 2011. The cost to produce 100 pounds of milk rose for the third straight year for...
