Articles by DairyBusiness News Team DP

Registration deadline November 20 Register now for the 2019 Women in Dairy Conference, scheduled for December 3 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Best Western Premier Hotel, Harrisburg. Hosted by Penn State’s Extension [Read More …]

PDPW Cybersecurity webinar: Keep your sensitive business data secure

TOMORROW Wednesday November 6, 2019 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. CT The amount of data shared in cyberspace is mind-boggling. Milking systems track production, components and SCC; pedometers lend insight into lameness, health and estrus cycles; [Read More …]

FDA antibiotic law creates client-vet relationship

Producers will only be able to get antibiotics for their animals by prescription The U.S. Food and Drug Administration now is moving forward with a law to bring all antibiotics used on animals grown for [Read More …]

Crop Pest Management Short Course

The early pricing discount concludes on Tuesday, November 19th The three-day Minnesota Crop Pest Management Short Course program and Minnesota Crop Production Retailers Trade Show starts Tuesday, December 10th and continues through Thursday, December 12th. The [Read More …]

CWT assists with 1.5 million pounds of dairy product export sales

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) member cooperatives accepted ten offers of export assistance from CWT that helped them capture sales contracts for 747,367 pounds (339 metric tons) of Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese, 125,664 pounds (57 [Read More …]

Out-Wintering of Cattle: USDA Video

Richard Schleis, of Red Grouse Farm, in Kewaunee, Wisconsin, works with the NRCS through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program to out-winter cattle. He established a rotational grazing system and hosted a pasture walk to demonstrate [Read More …]

T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending November 1, 2019

The Barrel Market is Ablaze Call the fire department! The barrel market is ablaze. The fire has been raging on LaSalle Street for more than a month. Buyers are in a panic, wondering when the [Read More …]

New November HOLSimTM Bull List Now Available

In April 2019, the American Simmental Association (ASA) and Holstein Association USA (HAUSA) announced the formation of the HOLSimTM branded beef program that identifies elite SimAngusTM bulls with specific production attributes as mating solutions for [Read More …]

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Trump trade war with China takes toll on struggling Upstate NY dairy farmers

It took Kevin Ellis more than two years to navigate China’s trade barriers and win approval to export $25 million worth of dairy products from Central New York to the world’s most populous nation. His [Read More …]

Top Ten Tips: Human – Dairy Heifer Interactions

One of the most common causes of employee injuries on dairies is cattle. These injuries are a result of human-dairy cattle interactions that went wrong. Providing dairy cattle handling training is the first step in [Read More …]

From Birth to Breeding: Raising Healthy Replacement Heifers

By implementing strategic protocols, dairy producers can reduce costly setbacks associated with developing replacement heifers Often ranked as the second-largest production cost on dairy farms, replacement heifers are an important investment in the future of [Read More …]

“The Art of Racing in the Rain!”

John Ellsworth, Success Strategies I recently saw an excellent movie by the title listed above, and I must tell you – It was a wonderful and very touching story. I’d highly recommend you see it! [Read More …]

With Higher Milk Prices, Milk Production is Growing. Will Over-Production Result?

Milk production and cow numbers for the first half of 2019 were reviewed in the July 15, 2019 post to this blog. Data for the third quarter is now available. Class III milk prices have increased (Chart [Read More …]

Florida Dairy Farmers Behind Creation of Massive Mural in Orlando

Artwork playfully pays homage to the state’s dairy farmers Florida Dairy Farmers is fittingly staking its prominence in an area referred to as The Milk District in Orlando with the creation of a signature mural [Read More …]

France in shock over U.S. cheese winning “Best in the World” honor

Judges at the World Cheese Awards put only one French cheese in the top 15, a national disgrace one leading newspaper calls a “sacrilege.” Based on a review of global food media coverage, the world is [Read More …]

Canola Meal: Too Often Overlooked in Dairy Cattle Nutrition Programs

The Canola Council of Canada recently completed a survey of the nutritive value of canola meal produced by 12 Canadian meal producing plants. Samples of meal were obtained 3 times per year for 4 consecutive [Read More …]

Spoiled Milk: A Cautionary Tale of Advertising and Labeling for the Animal Products Industry

Earlier this year, a class action complaint was filed against Coca-Cola and one of its subsidiaries, Fairlife LLC, alleging false advertising for selling “humanely sourced” milk. So, why was the claim false? According to the complaint, which was [Read More …]

Bringing Dairy Farming to Fairgoers in Texas

Dairy Discovery Zone expands dairy’s reach while building positive influence, trust and transparency When state fairs first began, most fairgoers were directly connected to agriculture. Today, the opposite is true. Dairy MAX is stepping in [Read More …]

Aflotoxins in Corn

What a weather anomaly this year has been! It started this spring with the bomb cyclone in March in the western part of Nebraska and the flooding on the central and eastern portion of the [Read More …]

California Dairy Activities

Giacomazzi Dairy Complete Dispersal One of the oldest continuous dairy farms west of the Rockies closed out its milking operations on Oct. 25 with a complete dispersal at the dairy in Hanford, Calif. Four generations [Read More …]

CA: 2019 Western Alfalfa & Forage Symposium

Optimizing Yield and Quality in Irrigated Forages 19-21 November, 2019, Grand Sierra Hotel, Reno, NV CE Units Provided (24 units CCA, 3 units PCA) Early-Bird Registration will close Nov. 8 for this comprehensive program which features 62 [Read More …]

CA: Drought-tolerant crop being studied in Central Valley – from ABC 30

Big research is happening at the Kearney Agriculture and Extension Center in Fresno County. Sorghum, a crop that looks similar to corn, is under a microscope. Jeff Dahlberg, director of the center, said that sorghum [Read More …]

The FeedTyme feed pricing platform helps dairies

The FeedTyme feed pricing platform helps dairies and feed mills move quickly to securely buy, sell and manage feed ordering while on the go. FeedTyme’s goal is to significantly improve and modernize the business landscape [Read More …]

Peak Serum Supports Safety and Standards of Northern Colorado Dairy Supply Chain

Peak Serum, Inc., a Wellington-based privately owned and independent supplier of life science laboratory products has established a partnership with Longs Peak Dairy in Pierce, Colorado. Longs Peak has enlisted Peak Serum’s support of production [Read More …]

New Vettec Bovi-Bond 210cc Cartridge Holds 30% More Material

Vettec, Inc. has introduced a new cartridge system for its Bovi-BondTM block adhesive that has 30% more urethane adhesive per cartridge so dairy farmers can block more cows in less time. The new 210cc cartridge [Read More …]

How California’s Blackouts Are Affecting The State’s Dairy Farmers