• Corn market remains unsettled
• Hochul Joins House Dairy Caucus
• AU: Dairy suffers while govt 'dithers': ADF
• Cravings for Australian dairy expected to increase
• Africa: Dairy Producers Worry About Foreign Products
• KY bill would allow 'cow sharing' for raw milk
• Skin in the game may help dairy industry
• Dairy farmers striving to improve quality of milk
• Powder prices continue steady decline
• UK: Producers Questioned Over BVD
• Doctorate for dairy heifer research
• Bill Allen — a farmer at heart
• 2012 Beef Producer Attitude Survey
• WI: Olson Re-Elected President of NFO

(February 3, 2012) Butter prices received for 25 kilogram and 68 pound boxes meeting United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Grade AA standards averaged $1.59 per pound for the week ending January 28, 2012. The United States (US) price per pound decreased 0.3 cent from the previous week. Cheddar Cheese prices received for US 40 […]

(February 3, 2012) The Agriculture Department announced the January 2012 Federal order benchmark Class III price this morning at $17.05 per hundredweight (cwt.) down $1.72 from December but $3.57 above January 2011, $2.82 above California’s comparable 4b cheese milk price, and equates to about $1.47 per gallon.  Looking ahead, Class III futures settled Thursday at […]

(February 3, 2012) Yesterday (Feb. 2) was Groundhog Day, a day celebrating the weather prediction skills of a glorified ground squirrel. When it comes to 2012 dairy prognostication, were the groundhogs scared back into their holes? We posed that question to Dairy Profit Weekly editor Dave Natzke “In the movie Groundhog Day, the character played […]

(January 11, 2012) The National Beef Dairy Quality Audit is underway. Conrad KVamme of the Midwest Dairy Beef Quality Assurance Center joins us to talk about the survey. The survey is open until Feb. 6, 2012. For more info go to www.cattlesurvey.com

(February 2, 2012) Writing on behalf of the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding, Select Sires President & CEO David Thorbahn has issued a letter and background details about the development of a new agreement between USDA and the Council regarding production of genetic evaluations for U.S. dairy cattle.  While this process has been underway for […]

(February 1, 2012) California’s January 2012 4a butter-powder price was announced today by the California Department of Food and Agriculture at $16.18 per hundredweight, down 41 cents from December and 31 cents below January 2011. The 4b cheese milk price is $14.23, down 91 cents from December but $1.74 above a year ago. Comparable Federal […]

When the 45th World Ag Expo opens February 14th in Tulare, California There will be plenty to see and do.  Communication Director at the International Agri-Center, Liza Teixeira tells us what to look for.

Dr. Mike Hutjens, Extension Dairy Specialist at the University of Illinois, takes a look at “high moisture corn”.

(2/2/12)  Dr. Ray Nebel from Select Sires discusses milk yield.