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170225_121
Feb. 25 2017
Over the past decade, Wisconsin’s dairy industry has seen a resurgence in dairy cow numbers by adding 43,000 additional cows to its farms
Rollin_ph
Feb. 20 2017
The Northeast is flush with milk. That extra milk is putting pressure on the region’s fluid milk market that delivers higher returns to dairy farmers
Welcome_ph
Feb. 20 2017
“Prior to genomics becoming available, we would have been 90 percent proven sires,” shared Welcome Stock Farm’s Bill Peck
whey_ph
Feb. 20 2017
A variety of U.S. dairy products are shipped around the world, but four categories — cheese, skim milk powder (SMP), whey products, and lactose — lead the way
insurance_ph
Feb. 20 2017
“Buy-up coverage” fell 72 percent this year when compared to 2016 for the farm bill’s signature dairy program known as the Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy)
Calif cows_ph
Feb. 20 2017
Valentine’s Day last week saw the next interesting phase on what may or may not ultimately become the nation’s largest Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO)
Slide2
Feb. 17 2017
by Emily Yeiser Stepp, Jamie Jonker, Ryan Bennett, National Milk Producers Federation staff Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) is dairy’s comprehensive quality a
fluid-milk_ph5
Feb. 13 2017
I enjoyed your information on fluid milk sales in the Hoard’s Dairyman Intel “Northeast fluid sales are evaporating.”
fluid-milk_ph5
Feb. 13 2017
Three cheers for much-needed observations at the end of the article “Northeast fluid sales are evaporating” on declining Northeast fluid sales
Mexico_ph4
Feb. 13 2017
Dairy trade remains an important issue . . . especially for U.S. dairy producers who are banking on higher milk prices this year
Kutz_Dairy_ph4
Feb. 13 2017
Farm tours are a great way to teach people about agriculture. We must recognize, though, that simply showing someone where their food comes from may not be enough to answer all their questions
NWD-cows_ph
Feb. 13 2017
“One of the biggest changes in our industry in the past decade is fostering the connection our customers have with their food source,” said Nature Way’s Dairy’s Jamie Kulesa
TerraLinda_ph1
Feb. 13 2017
American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and American Farm Bureau Insurance Services (AFBIS) are asking for input to the question . . . would dairy revenue protection work for you?
California_ph1
Feb. 13 2017
“This Recommended Decision proposes the issuance of a Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) regulating the handling of milk in California.”
170210_94-alfalfa-field
Feb. 10 2017
Choosing the right machinery for harvesting alfalfa can have a large impact on forage yield. While we certainly need to drive over the field to harvest it, we can minimize the effect traffic has
Stevenson_2
Feb. 10 2017
Often we fail to take time to sit back and contemplate progress . . . to compare where we are with where we were
170210_85-cows
Feb. 10 2017
Ridpath recently retired from the ruminant diseases and immunology research unit, NADC/ARS/USDA, Ames, Iowa. Miller is a senior professional services veterinarian-dairy, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica
170210_99-travel-hutch
Feb. 10 2017
I made this calf box to move calves from the hutches over to the group pen. This box sits on the front of our skid loader using the pallet fork. It makes moving calves more fun than leading them
Hershey_Marilyn
Feb. 10 2017
Obedience comes in many shapes and sizes on the farm. Some rules are big and noticeable and some are so commonplace they do not get much attention. We teach our children how to obey at a
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Feb. 10 2017
As is always the case, the key factors affecting milk prices this year will be demand and supply. On the favorable front for U.S. prices is a likely continuation of last year’s robust domestic demand