Month: May 2018

Is it better to offer milk/milk replacer in buckets or bottles for preweaned calves? This is a common debate within the dairy industry. Feeding milk in bottles allows calves to exhibit suckling behavior, which minimizes [Read More …]

U.S. Dairy Exports Set a New Record in March

On a total milk solids basis, exports were equivalent to 17.3 percent of U.S. milk production. U.S. dairy exports set a new record high in March on a total volume basis surpassing the previous record high [Read More …]

Update from Texas: Now Fifth High State for Production

400 licensed herds average 23,589 lbs. milk on 1077 cows Texas weather seems to be the main topic of discussion this spring, with freezing temperatures one day, warming to the 80s the next. Recently, icy conditions [Read More …]

Lee Mielke’s Market Report May 4, 2018

Lee Mielke is a veteran dairy journalist and broadcaster, currently carried in a dozen Ag newspapers nationally. This column is prepared especially for the readers of DairyBusiness. Based in Lynden, Wash., he can be reached [Read More …]

Only a few weeks left to apply for East Central/Select Sires scholarship

East Central/Select Sires, based in Waupun and serving southern Wisconsin, is offering seven, $1,000 scholarships this year — two of which are designated to technical-school or short-course students. Those interested can find the application at [Read More …]

Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference

Conference to discuss latest information and research from university & industry specialists Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is sponsoring the 2018 Four-State Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference, which will feature the latest information in [Read More …]

15th annual Ride to Farm June 2

Ride to Farm welcomes cyclists, pledges for UW beginning farmer school 2017 Ride to Farm participants. (Photo submitted by Dick Cates) Cyclists will ride through the rolling hills of Dane and Green Counties on Saturday, [Read More …]

Farm Bureau to offer dairy insurance

Will provide opportunity to manage risk by focusing on revenue from milk sales As designed, Dairy Revenue Protection will provide several levels of insurance coverage based on the value of the farmer’s milk. (Henry Burrows, [Read More …]

Farm Bill expected to meet resistance

Bill pays for a range of programs associated with food, agriculture and rural America The first comprehensive proposal for a new federal farm bill calls for changes to payments to farmers when commodity prices dip [Read More …]

New Washington Co. dairy princess team

Event also recognized more than 50 Dairy Ambassadors who participate in the program PUBLISHED ON MAY 3, 2018 The incoming 2018-19 Washington County Dairy Princess Team (L-R): Lauren DeSorbe, Alternate Dairy Princess; Dairy Princess Carlee McGreevy; [Read More …]

Changes to dairy insurance affecting NY farmers

Evaluate risk management plans and choose the tools that are the best fit for your farm Cornell University delivers crop insurance education in New York State in partnership with the USDA, Risk Management Agency. (Courtesy [Read More …]

This Week in Dairy News (Video): Jaime Castaneda of the Dairy Export Council with insights on NAFTA and U.S. dairy trade

Dairy exports to Mexico have been in the headlines this week. Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News interviews Jaime Castaneda of the Dairy Export Council, who shares his insights on NAFTA and U.S. dairy trade.

Lake City dairy farm named MMPA’s Top Quality Award winner

Gilde Farms LLC of Lake City, Michigan were named Michigan Milk Producers Association’s (MMPA) Top Quality Award Winners at MMPA’s annual meeting in Lansing on March 15, 2018. The Gildes were featured in the May [Read More …]

Perdue announces disaster recovery details

Drought, wildfires and other disasters continue to impact farmers and ranchers “Last year our nation experienced some of the most significant disasters we have seen in decades, some back-to-back, at the most critical time in [Read More …]

NYS Ag Society seeks 2019 award nominations

Until September 1, 2018, the NYS Ag Society will be collecting 2019 award applications Established in 1913, the Holst Hill Land & Cattle, LLC of Constantia, NY has been a resilient family farm operation and [Read More …]

PDPF meets fundraising goal

The 2018 “Plant a Seed. Inspire a Dream” campaign raises $25,300 Once again, the dairy community has come together to meet the emerging needs of our industry. (katesheets via Flickr) Once again, the dairy community [Read More …]

Future holds challenges, opportunities for dairy

A new review from the Journal of Dairy Science® looks at the next 50 years The dairy industry will increase production and safety through consolidation, modernization, and specialization. Global trade will be an important factor [Read More …]

Dairy Calf Health Practices Impact Production Capabilities

Young and full of potential, new calves need proper protection from respiratory disease. On today’s dairies, capitalizing on herd health begins at birth. New calves are young and full of potential, but they are also [Read More …]

Follow-up: ICE crackdown meets reality: Half of NY’s farm labor is here illegally, official says

John Collins of Rome holding his son in a 2017 photo at the New York Farm show. ICE has come under scrutiny for its actions during a raid of Collins’ farm last month. February 23, [Read More …]

Agri-Business Educational Foundation Now NAMA Foundation

The Agri-Business Educational Foundation (ABEF) is now the NAMA Foundation. The foundation announced its name change at the 2018 Agri-Marketing Conference in Kansas City. The NAMA Foundation is the backbone of Student NAMA and supports [Read More …]

U.S. and Latin American Partners Team Up to Take on Anti-Trade Regulations

A new partnership announced today between U.S. and Pan-American dairy farmers is meant to foster collaboration in promoting trade and combating trade-inhibiting regulations and policies. The partnership – between the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) [Read More …]

What Dairy Farmers Need to Know About Increasing Exports to “The Next 5%”

Times are tough for many U.S. dairy farmers. USDEC’s ambitious plan to increase exports provides farmers a dose of realistic optimism for the future. Milk prices are so suppressed some U.S. dairy farmers are tightening [Read More …]

Bill would help train next generation of farmers

‘Next Generation in Agriculture Act’ would address top challenges for young farmers Senators Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) and Susan Collins (R-ME). (Photos: Heidi Heitkamp, Public Domain; DeepCwind, Flickr/Creative Commons) The National Young Farmers Coalition (NYFC) applauded [Read More …]

Ag Barometer down again amid trade war concerns

Producers’ weakening perceptions of current conditions in the production agriculture sector, along with a decline in their expectations for future economic conditions, were the main drivers of the barometer’s overall decline, said James Mintert, the [Read More …]

Dairy Farmers Form Cooperative To Generate More Opportunities To Bring Milk To Market