Long-term trade prospects gathered a lion's share of the attention as marketers from across the U.S. and around the world joined in the conversation at IDFA's Dairy Forum. An in-depth discussion took place...
Dairy producer attitudes towards margin insurance were revealed during a series of workshops across Missouri designed to teach producers to insure their margins. In the process, we learned that margin...
Take a stand for cows that can't Down cows deserve special care to bring them back to health or, if necessary, to a humane end. by Geof W. Smith, D.V.M. The author is at the College of Veterinary Medicine,...
The problems with the public perception of GMOs are difficult to deal with, as noted in the February 17 Hoard's Dairyman Intel item, "Food E-Vangelists don't want truth on GMOs." As the article says, it...
There was a further drop in pick-up tanker milk samples testing positive for antibiotics in the United States last year . . . 445 out of 3.2 million samples, or 0.014 percent, were positive. This represents...
Cooling cows is a simple-sounding idea that is hard to do well. The cost and attention to detail it requires can be great, but its financial rewards are even greater. An intriguing new approach –...
Healthy cows with healthy hooves are the most productive and efficient in a robotic milking system. "Healthy feet are critical in a robot milking situation," said Jack Rodenburg from DairyLogix Consulting...
"If we took the best haplotypes (genes) from all the cows genomic tested to date, we would have a cow at $7515 Net Merit," said Paul Van Raden with USDA's Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory
Launched in 1993, "Got Milk?" has been the dairy industry's slogan stronghold. One of the first iconic images, featuring Rice Krispies' Snap, Crackle and Pop, was created by Goodby Silverstein & Partners...
Handy Hint: February 25, 2014 Great replacement for shoelaces My shoelaces always break due to extreme conditions around the farm, so I use weed whacker replacement string instead
Real dairy history took place when the President signed the new farm bill into law this past February. That momentous shift included the elimination of three underperforming dairy programs. Gone are dairy...
The MILC or Milk Income Loss Contract program was the first program that recognized that a safety net program needed to incorporate feed costs. However, MILC payments only offset 45 percent of the milk...
"You need science. But you never win debates on science, you win them by appealing to emotions." That recent quote from Larry Jensen, President and CEO of Leprino Foods Company, sums up the issue at hand...
"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...
It may be time for the U.S. to rethink beef production. Why? Because consumer preferences for beef are changing, according to a Rabobank International article, "Ground Beef Nation: The Effect of Changing...
Agriculture is the largest sector of many states' economies, and lawmakers in Idaho are taking an aggressive step to protect farmers against illegal trespass, clandestine and staged videos and other terrorist...
Butter consumption climbed to a 44-year high and margarine sales hit a 70-year low. With those two trends in mind, some of world's staunchest margarine proponents are now adding butter to their spreads
As printed in our February 25, 2014 issue... THE FARM BILL BECAME LAW in just 10 days. On January 29, it passed the House on a 251 to 166 vote. Then, the Senate approved it, 68 to 32. The President signed...
As printed in our February 10, 2014 issue... U.S. MILK OUTPUT ROSE 0.4 PERCENT to reach 201.2 billion pounds in 2013 compared to the previous year, according to initial USDA estimates. COW NUMBERS WERE...
Hoard's Dairyman Webinar Archives February 10, 2014: "What does the farm bill mean to dairy?" presented by Scott Brown, University of Missouri Brought to you by Hoard's Dairyman (www.hoards.com) In this...
