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...
Continued drought in California produced a host of takeaway messages at the 2014 Alfalfa, Forage and Grains Symposium, December 10-12 in Long Beach, Calif., including: Huge improvements in alfalfa irrigation...
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...
Today's dairy producers use the lactation curve to schedule milk harvest from a cow. Her milk production level dictates ration changes, housing group and may push up or move back her dry-off date
"We have a tendency to have a disastrous year in agriculture every 19 years, on average," noted Elwynn Taylor, an agricultural meteorologist with Iowa State University. Weather can make or break in agriculture....
The combination of more cows, more milk and lower international product prices could place downward pressure on U.S. milk prices. However, lower feed costs should buffer margins on producing milk. by Scott...
Global warming or not, the world's climate is changing. In the United States, greater variability in precipitation patterns, more pronounced differences in weather between regions, and rising average temperatures...
"Drink what she's wearing." "Milk with flair." "Swing in to something better." These taglines, developed to promote Fairlife, were accompanied by the text "milk with 50 percent more protein and calcium."...
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...
It's the time of year when children dream. And there is no better time to "dream big" than Christmas. There seems to be less guilt about asking for things during the holidays as compared to other times...
For students in Louisville, Ky., the North American International Livestock Exposition provides a unique opportunity for a lesson in agriculture. The North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE)...
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...
This letter is in response to the "Walmart's organic promise" article in last week's Hoard's Dairyman Intel email: There is no way Walmart can sell organic products at the same price as nonorganics. Someone...
"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...
Make no bones about it; winter has arrived. The season's early onset, on the heels of a late growing season, has created its share of problems, as corn silage acres across the Midwest are left standing....
Virtually no one doubts that U.S. farm milk prices will be lower in 2015. While many different predictions are out there, the only debate is about how far they may fall
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...
Most developed nations have established recommendations for their citizens' daily intakes across a variety of food groups; milk and dairy products are often included for their contribution to a balanced...
In less than 13 months, a lot more management responsibility for proper animal care will be required of anyone shipping milk to some of the nation's biggest dairy cooperatives. One of the boldest headlines...
