Articles by DairyBusiness News Team DP

In today’s current environment with feed prices steadily increasing, dairy producers are seeking effective solutions to optimize production efficiency of their herds. Feed conversion provides the greatest opportunity for producers to capture additional margins. Supplementing [Read More …]

Improving Efficiency with Silage Inoculants

On today’s modern dairy, producers need to take advantage of every opportunity to improve efficiency. While most conversations around farm efficiency focus on topics such as finding ways to increase milk production and yield per [Read More …]

Have You Ever Considered Firing Yourself?

A fantastic book by author Harvey Mackay entitled We Got Fired! – And It’s the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Us was published back in 2004. While his book focused on celebrities like Baseball [Read More …]

More Than Mycotoxins: Bacteria, Yeast and Other Feed Contaminants Can Affect Animal Health, Producers’ Bottom Lines

Dairy and beef cows are only as healthy as the feed they ingest — so feed cleanliness and hygiene are imperative for maintaining animal health and a producer’s bottom line. While molds and mycotoxins are [Read More …]

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UMD Extension Dairy Field Day

Dairy-related programs and research at the University of Maryland will be showcased University of Maryland Extension and Maryland Dairy will be holding a Dairy Field Day from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on July 13. [Read More …]

Rising Feed Costs Impact Dry Cows and Heifers

With rising feed costs, ensure that proper nutrition is maintained for growing heifers. The feed costs for dry cows and heifers can influence the cash flow as much as the lactating cow. This is particularly [Read More …]

Is Inflation Hitting Dairy Prices?

The news is full of inflation concerns. This post will deal with inflation in the dairy industry, specifically fluid milk. This data used in this post is from the beginning of 2018 through May 2021. [Read More …]

Keeping an Eye on Stored Hay Temperatures

Take time to monitor hay temperatures in order to prevent a possible barn fire. As hay producers, our goal is to always put the best quality product into the bale as possible. But sometimes weather [Read More …]

California FarmLink Helps People of Color Become Successful Farmers

Farm Credit supports group as part of its commitment to diversity in agriculture Over the past seven years, former farmworker Aldo Gonzalez has expanded his farm business from five to 44 acres, helped by annual [Read More …]

California Air Resources Board (CARB) Seeking Public Comment on Draft Analysis of Progress Toward Achieving Dairy Methane Emissions Target

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is seeking public comment on a Draft Analysis of Progress toward Achieving the 2030 Dairy and Livestock Sector Methane Emissions Target. The draft Analysis is available on CARB’s Short-Lived Climate Pollutants [Read More …]

Indiana May Milk Production

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May milk yield up 12.6 percent from a year ago Dairy herds in Indiana produced 402 million pounds of milk during May, up 12.6 percent from a year ago, according to Nathanial Warenski, State Statistician [Read More …]

Dairyvoice Podcast: Tim Abbott – A Career in Dairy Genetics

Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News interviews Tim Abbott. While Tim had his start with Jerseys first at his family’s home farm in Vermont and then with the Association, his career has taken him through AI [Read More …]

Remembering Cliff Bailey, Dairy Leader

July 1, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Cliff Bailey, 94, passed away peacefully at home on the family farm in Snohomish, Washington, where he lived his entire life. Growing up on the family dairy and crop farm, he graduated from Snohomish High [Read More …]

What’s Next Now: Functional Foods & Beverages

On Tuesday, June 22 we spoke with food and beverage industry leaders about the +$300B Functional Foods & Beverages category. Check out this recording of the event in our series, What’s Next Now to learn more about [Read More …]

Tips For Nutrition And Disease Management Of Farm Animals

On any farm, disease prevention is always more preferable and cost-effective than treatment. One sick animal can mean the entire herd is at risk. Therefore, the more proactive you are about preventing disease, the less [Read More …]

USDA, FCC, and NTIA Announce Interagency Agreement to Coordinate Broadband Funding Deployment

Broadband Integrity Coordination Act Prompted Agency Leaders to Improve Information Sharing to Best Deploy Federal Broadband Funds Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and the National Telecommunications and [Read More …]

Water rule reversal a blow to agriculture

GFB, AFBF maintained 2015 WOTUS rule represented massive regulatory overreach On June 9, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of the Army announced their intent to revise the definition of “waters of the [Read More …]

75th Alice in Dairyland Finals to Take Place in Dane County

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has selected Dane County to host the 75th Alice in Dairyland Finals, which will take place May 19-21, 2022 culminating at the Monona Terrace in [Read More …]

Consequences of the Drought, Demand and Shortage

Market analyst Sarina Sharp, of Dairy Business News, joins The Milk Check crew to talk about the lacking rain in the West, labor shortages and demand expectations for the second half of the year. While [Read More …]

2022 Commodity Classic schedule announced

Exhibitor applications being accepted for nearly sold-out trade show Plans for the 2022 Commodity Classic are well underway as America’s largest farmer-led agricultural and educational experience returns to New Orleans March 10-12, 2022. The preliminary [Read More …]

Vytelle feed efficiency database for bulls

Feed is 70 percent of a beef producer’s total production costs Vytelle, with their network partners, announce the release of the Top 150 Proven Bulls. These high accuracy bulls have risen to the top of [Read More …]

Study reveals ag-related injuries more numerous than previously known

The research revealed that nearly a third of ag-related injuries involve youths A new study by Penn State researchers, who looked at emergency room admissions across the U.S. over a recent five-year period in a [Read More …]

High court backs businesses challenging California labor law

California will have to modify or abandon regulation that gives unions access to farm property The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with California agriculture businesses in their challenge to a state regulation that gives unions access to [Read More …]

Pennsylvania State Grange statement on vote on Dairy

Grange urges Governor Tom Wolf to sign Senate Bill 434 into law Pennsylvania State Grange President Wayne Campbell issued the following statement because of the June 22nd vote by the Pennsylvania Senate passing Senate Bill [Read More …]

Farm Credit supports FarmLink’s efforts to help people of color become farmers

Over the past seven years, former farmworker Aldo Gonzalez has expanded his farm business from five to 44 acres, helped by annual operating loans from California FarmLink, an Aptos-based nonprofit that since 2013 has also [Read More …]

IDFA Announces New Dairy Diversity Coalition

Dear Dairy Community, IDFA is launching our new Dairy Diversity Coalition, featuring IDFA members committed to increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the dairy industry. Our members are prioritizing our people and our workforce to [Read More …]

U.S. Dairy Exports to Southeast Asia Can Expand, if Processors Add Versatility

Economically and culturally diverse population requires a broad mix of dairy products and ingredients U.S. milk production continues to increase faster than domestic demand, raising the need for export market growth. And Southeast Asia, with [Read More …]

Summer Officially Arrives and the Mercury is Climbing

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending June 25, 2021 The mercury is climbing on the West Coast and heat stress is dragging down milk yields. In the Northeast temperatures are expected to average [Read More …]

Inflation 101: A Blast from the Past

Last month’s article on inflation generated a lot of interest in the form of media interviews, a few phone calls, and even a presentation to the American Farm Bureau board of directors. There is justification [Read More …]

Changing Workforce Dynamics