There are two main ways to grow profitability on a dairy farm: cut costs or grow milk production. If expenses are already tightly managed, are there opportunities for you to get more milk out of your cows?...
"Remember, every country has a constituency that is a farmer. It makes trade deals quite difficult to negotiate," said Ron Kirk, the immediate past U.S. Trade Representative for the Obama Administration....
The Lifetime Net Merit index (NM$) was introduced in 1994 with revisions made in 2000, 2003, 2006 and 2010. I think we can anticipate another revision to NM$ in the near future and there is some discussion...
It was 20 years ago that BST officially entered the marketplace. Originally approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in late 1993, its entry was delayed another 90 days when a moratorium was...
A meeting with your accountant can occur any time of the year. Generally, it takes place near year-end for tax planning purposes and after the first of the year for the completion of taxes
Reader Response: Embrace milk's differences I think it is irrelevant to ask if the Omega-3 difference from grass fed cows "affects health outcomes" on the human seeking Omega-3 (over Omega-6) digestible...
U.S. dairy product exports aren't the only international market that is performing well. For the second time in three years, U.S. exports of bred dairy heifers passed the 60,000 threshold even though this...
The rosy potential for dairy industry growth that first attracted California-based Hilmar Cheese Co. to Texas nearly a decade ago is already becoming reality. As and it does, the company's state-of-the-art...
Most by-product feed markets tend to track corn and soybean meal prices. Producers, therefore, saw little urgency to secure supplies as the price of corn fell during the summer months. But, while corn...
Feed efficiency is certainly a buzzword in the dairy industry today. Is it the goal we all should be striving for? From a nutritionist's standpoint, Brian Perkins from Diamond V Technical Services explained...
This year could finally provide an opportunity to rebuild cash reserves following a span of high feed prices and 2009's disastrous free fall in milk prices. Currently, the 2014 All-Milk Price forecast...
Hoard's Dairyman Webinar Archives January 13, 2014: "Feed Efficiency-What's New?" presented by Mike Hutjens, University of Illinois Brought to you by Digi-Star LLC (www.digi-star.com) Mike Hutjens presented...
Here are a few 2013 Handy Hints from fellow readers. Handy Hint January 10 Leg bands track weaning progress Handy Hint January 25 Durable milk room port Handy Hint February 10 Simple pipe protects water...
Handy Hint: January 25, 2014 55-gallon drum makes packing weight A number of years ago, Larry Baer of Marshallville, Ohio, created this weight to help ensure proper packing density in his corn silage bunker....
As printed in our January 25, 2014 issue... U.S. DAIRY EXPORTS SET A NEW RECORD with one month yet to be tallied in 2013. The 11-month total of $6.1 billion and 15.6 percent of total milk solids passed...
As printed in our January 10, 2014 issue... PAY PROJECTIONS STRENGTHENED through November and December trading as Class III futures rose over $1.80 to nearly an $18.70 average for January to June contracts....
The January 6, 2014, Hoard's Dairyman Intel item "Is the US, EU or India the top milk producer?" taught us that the United States leads all countries in milk produced from dairy cows. There are two follow-ups...
Last week, McDonald's Corporation announced its commitment to begin purchasing "verified sustainable beef" in 2016. Between now and then, the company plans to communicate with stakeholders from the farmer...
Class III milk prices in 2013 were the third highest in history, adding to a string of recent producer income records that is likely to continue in 2014. Last week's announcement of the $18.95 per hundredweight...
The popular press pounced on Washington State University's study after grand assumptions were drawn about the CLA superiority of organic milk. As this sentiment sprung up across major news organizations,...
