Milk prices less than last year, but better than 2009. Last year was an extraordinary year for U.S. dairy farmers. A combination of very strong demand for dairy products by the major dairy importing countries,...
In milk price terms, almost every day was Christmas for dairy producers in 2014. When it is announced in a few days, the December Class III price of around $17.75 will be a disappointing end to an incredible...
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,...
Highly regarded cartoonist Walt Kelly once penned, "We have met the enemy and he is us." That statement, which appeared in Kelly's long-running cartoon series "Pogo," accurately describes the dysfunction...
Four-year-olds TJ Classic Minister Venus-ET and Marynole Excite Rosey emerged at the top of the deepest Jersey cow class of the day and stayed side by side throughout the afternoon
While all the research conducted by the world's animal scientists is geared towards building a better agricultural system, it's important for everyone to remember that ultimately our number one goal is...
When it rained, it didn't pour in California last year. As a result, the California Department of Water Resources (CDWR) has officially declared 2013 the driest year since records began being kept in 1895
Even though the body of scientific evidence backing GMOs is overwhelming, humans more easily relate to emotions, not facts. With the name "genetically modified organism" identifying the GMO moniker, all...
"Last year was a good year for producers. Milk prices were up, and feed costs dropped the second half of the year," noted Bob Cropp, professor emeritus at UW-Madison, as he addressed Wisconsin Dairy Field...
Slowly but surely, legitimate scientific groups are pushing back against questionable research and the agenda messages they peddle to consumers through a clueless media. It's a trend that farmers probably...
The Hoard Farm team headed up by Jason Yurs continues to be pleased with the performance of young sires' daughters. On December 13, a number of young bulls had daughters either scored for the first time...
How does $10 per hundredweight income over feed cost sound? Even among other dairy market forecasters, predictions by marketing consultant Jerry Dryer are known for having a strong track record of accuracy....
A slight uptick in December cow numbers was reconfirmed by a recent survey of the largest 11 European Union member states, reported the European Commission in its autumn "Agriculture and Rural Development"...
Hoard's Dairyman Webinar Archives October 14, 2013: "The crop year's over ... now what?" presented by Mike Hutjens, University of Illinois Brought to you by Zinpro Performance Minerals (www.zinpro.com/dairy)...
Lies, fraud and hidden agendas are all tactics today in the battle to shape public perception about food. They're dirty tools in an ongoing propaganda campaign that long ago crossed the line between science,...
Through the blending of genetic principles learned in his extensive studies and judging concepts he perfected as a student and later as a coach, Robert Walton forever changed dairy cattle breeding. As...
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...
Hayley Fernandes used all her resources to prepare for national competition. Whether it's showing, judging or dairy bowl, everyone starts at the beginning. Often times an older sibling shows the younger...
