Today, more than 15 percent of domestic milk production on a milk solids basis is being exported, and that proportion only looks to go up. The OECD-FAO 2013-2022 Agricultural Outlook report anticipates...
Recombinant bovine somatotropin (rBST) has a long history of both use and disuse in the U.S. "Since commercial sales began in 1994, rBST has been given to approximately 35 million cows," noted Dale Bauman,...
At $1,970 each, replacement prices have shot up $530 on average since the first of the year, according to data published in USDA's Agricultural Prices. That is the highest value since July of 2008 when...
Handy Hint: August 10, 2014 Makes great footing for cows I made this grooving bull float to create good traction on the concrete in our dry cow yard. I bought a 4-foot magnesium bull float for $90 and...
As printed in our August 10, 2014 issue... CANADA'S AGROPUR HAS EXPANDED RAPIDLY as it entered into three different business agreements this past July. The largest deal would have Agropur, Canada's largest...
Reader Response: Ignored bad butter advice In response to: Hoard's Dairyman Intel item, "Time does about face on butter." I was born on a dairy farm in 1930, in Pennsylvania, and we always drank lots of...
Once the Margin Protection Plan - the milk insurance coverage passed in the latest farm bill - and its associated rules are formally announced later this summer, some dairy farmers will have to make some...
If one California is already too much for some people, would six be a nightmare? The idea of breaking the Golden State into several nuggets has been proposed hundreds of times since the 1850s, but has...
A recently published study on greenhouse gas emissions produced by livestock is placing the blame on the beef industry. The work of scientist Gidon Eshel from Bard College in New York was released last...
by Corey Geiger, Managing Editor "The future of dairy is data and managing that data." That insightful quote from Dan Bolin was just one of many thoughtful ideas shared by five young dairy producers at...
From the calf to the transition cow, the development and maintenance of a strong immune system plays a significant role on a farm. And while the environment we create impacts our herd's health status,...
I have a response to two of the letters you received on cloned milk. 1) The letter writer opposed to clones tells us to trust him. "Reader Response: Disagree on milk from clones." Why should we? How is...
Some locally produced foods may be grown organically, but certainly not all. Some consumers, nonetheless, seem to be uninformed of that fact. In a recent study, one in five consumers mistakenly thought...
While the U.S. has exported more dairy products in 10 of the last 11 years, not one of America's dairy companies ranks among the world's top five in sales, according to Rabobank's most recent Global Dairy...
Vermont is embroiled in a food industry lawsuit after passing a GMO (genetically modified organism) labeling requirement earlier this year. Yet, this move by the Green Mountain State set the stage for...
Ten years ago, a half-dozen straight months of Class III milk prices over $21 would have triggered epic herd expansions and new dairy construction in the West. But not this time; not even close. Still-fresh...
Time does about face on butter by Maggie Seiler, Hoard's Dairyman Editorial Intern. The campaign against fat has been widespread and sweeping, affecting consumer purchasing decisions since the 1960s
by Charles Macgregor. Revised and expanded, over 150 feeds, with feeding guidelines and composition for as-fed/dry matter basis. A real help when purchasing feed. Index. 95 pages
it may not be the leading cause of improved milk production, but behavioral research in Europe has shown that cows that listen to music produce more milk. While it remains a relatively unstudied field,...
The Class III futures market expects $18 prices in early 2015. May's Class III price announcement of $22.67 per hundredweight was just the start of what is likely to be more cuts. Announcement of the $1.74...
