Now is the time to conduct a postmortem on your heat stress mitigation plan and evaluate potential modifications. With full bunkers and only a few remaining harvest tasks to check off the list, the warmth...
As printed in our October 10, 2015 issue... SIGN-UP FOR 2016 MPP-DAIRY COVERAGE has been extended until November 20, 2015. The voluntary program, established by the 2014 Farm Bill, provides financial assistance...
As printed in our September 25, 2015 issue... THE CORN HARVEST FORECAST remained strong with USDA projecting the third largest crop on record at 13.59 billion bushels. If realized, this year's corn crop...
As printed in our September 10, 2015 issue... A U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE BLOCKED implementation of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) stepped-up "Clean Water Act" rules. "The risk of irreparable harm...
As printed in our August 25, 2015 issue... DAIRY STALLED the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations focused on developing a free trade zone between the U.S., Canada, Japan, New Zealand and eight...
Focus on identification and management to diminish heel wart prevalence. I can remember the first time we detected digital dermatitis, also referred to as hoof warts or hairy heel warts, in my family's...
Dairy owners' financial health isn't what it may appear to be. While 2014 was one of the best profit years in history for milk producers; it masks a dangerous trend of continued borrowing and rising debt...
Leachate and runoff can drain nutrients from your bunk while hampering water quality. When it comes to feed, shrink – or nutrients that are lost before they have a chance to be consumed – can...
In general, the U.S. and world economies are pretty stagnant. Part of the issue is after the 2008 financial crisis consumers and businesses were just happy to still be around
As printed in our August 10, 2015 issue... DAIRY REMAINED A "HOT BUTTON ISSUE" as Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations entered the final stages. The potential free trade zone between the U.S.,...
Pathogen-based and selective antibiotic use reduces your residue risk and adds dollars to your bottom line. By Amanda Smith, Hoard's Dairyman Associate Editor We're under a microscope. Whether the topic...
As printed in our July 2015 issue... CORN AND SOYBEAN PRICES ROSE due to wet field conditions, faster drawdowns in grain inventories and the lowest corn acreage since 2010. September beans traded at $10.40...
As printed in our June 2015 issue... CLASS III FUTURES TRADED IN A NARROW RANGE over the past 90 days. June to December contracts averaged $17.37 at the magazine's close. USDA'S FIRST 2016 ALL-MILK PRICE...
Fluid milk isn't the only beverage category in a sales tailspin. While the 40-year downward trend in the fluid milk category is well documented, these days the once bustling carbonated soft drink category...
Somatic cell count is indicative of the quality of the nation's milk supply. There is an inverse relationship between the bulk tank somatic cell count (BTSCC) and cheese yield along with the quality/shelf...
In New Zealand, nobody owns water. You do not have rights over any water; all waterways that are of any significance are public property except that owned by the Maori (natives). All waterways in New Zealand...
Leave it to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to start a firestorm with water - one that is being fanned by nationwide anger, distrust and bitterness. The new "Clean Water Rule" issued May...
