Articles by DairyBusiness News Team DP

NovaVive Inc., an animal health immunobiology company, made two presentations at the 30th World Buiatrics Congress in Sapporo, Japan on Friday. Both presentations were related to the efficacy of NovaVive’s proprietary Mycobacterium Cell Wall Fraction [Read More …]

California State Board of Food and Agriculture to Hear Updates on State Water Policy and Reports From Groundwater Sustainability Agencies

The California State Board of Food and Agriculture will hear from state and local officials on issues related to the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, the Bay Delta Plan and other water initiatives. The meeting will [Read More …]

CAPITALIZE ON COTTONSEED PRICES TO MAXIMIZE YOUR RATION

With harvest projections unclear, now is the time to buy remaining old crop at a discount Old crop cottonseed prices remain low as harvest projections and weather conditions are unclear. The USDA-NASS August Crop Production [Read More …]

Labor Day List: Dairy’s Top 10 Jobs-Generating States

No. 1 California dairy supports more than 390,000 jobs, followed by Wisconsin, Texas, New York and Florida. Got Jobs? Dairy does! California is No. 1 among the states, with an economic ripple effect [Read More …]

ODFA 2017-18 Dairy Leadership Program Graduates

Pictured l to r: Matthew Jansen, Melissa Collman, Stephanie Gibson-Hawks and Derrick Josi. Not pictured: Marika Cowan. ODFA successfully graduated the fourth class of Dairy Leadership participants. Information will be available this fall for the [Read More …]

Texas dairy farmer David DeJong shares his insights on the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy (Audio)

September 2, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

David DeJong shares his insights on the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy and how it has helped unite farmers and the rest of the industry over the last 10 years. https://dairybusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/DairyCheckoffNews_InnovationCenter10th.mp3

August 2018 5668 Route 11 Component Prices:

August is looking slightly brighter. Milk fat increased $0.07/lb, protein increased $0.14/lb, and solids increased 22%. For our example herd, component prices increased $0.77/cow/day. August PPD will likely decrease $0.90/cwt which will stifle mailbox price [Read More …]

Department of Energy invests $1.1 million in sorghum disease resistance research at Illinois

Sorghum, a more drought-tolerant cousin to corn, is grown throughout the dry western Corn Belt region of the United States. The crop is traditionally grown for the grain, but newer cultivars have been developed to [Read More …]

The Global Dairy Market Outlook

US dairy product and milk prices should see a little strength through November, but we’re likely looking at a setback to prices after that. Farm gate margins in the US haven’t been great in recent [Read More …]

Considerations when Evaluating Renewable Natural Gas Production on Dairy Farms

Introduction Biogas traditionally produced in the US by manure-based anaerobic digester (AD) systems has been used as a fuel source for engine-generator sets to produce renewable electrical energy. Recent changes in the value of renewable [Read More …]

Survival in Tough Times

When the dairy industry is in financial turmoil, it is not the processor or retailer who suffers, it is the producer. The typical producer approach is to cut all expenses and hold on tight. Although [Read More …]

Oakridge Dairy Teams Up with Eversource on New Energy-Efficient Barn

State-of-the-art facility to save Connecticut’s largest dairy farm $182,000 annually For Connecticut’s largest dairy farm near Ellington, Conn., keeping its cows happy and operational costs low are two of its main priorities. So, when Oakridge Dairy set [Read More …]

Colorado’s La Luna Dairy Works in the Community

Neither Jon Slutsky nor Susan Moore had agricultural backgrounds but began their dairy career of 30-plus years in 1981 with a rented dairy that milked 64 head of cattle. They now own and operate their [Read More …]

Antibiotic Stewardship: Can It Really Save Your Dairy Money?

Improving animal health offers a rewarding way to reduce antibiotic use. The development of antibiotic resistant bacteria is a continuing concern in both human and animal health. In response, human medicine has implemented widespread antibiotic [Read More …]

Pre-Fresh, Maternity and Post-Fresh Space: Getting the Numbers Right

Nutrition, health care, and environment provided during the transition period have a tremendous influence on cow health and performance well into the next lactation. The importance of proper care and management of dairy cows during [Read More …]

Improving Employee Morale and Teamwork Without Breaking the Bank

It’s Monday morning. Your coffee maker just broke, a milker didn’t show up, a skidsteer is down (which someone needed about an hour ago), two people asked you to fix something as you walked through [Read More …]

Four Considerations for an Optimal Fresh Chopped Corn Harvest

Hitting the outlined targets for harvesting corn intended for silage can offer dividends through exceptional feed over the next year. Midwestern corn intended for silage appears to be popping tassels at a fast and furious [Read More …]

World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest Announces Grand Champion Winners

A Private Reserve Wheel cheese made by Emmi Roth USA, Fitchburg, WI was selected as the Cheese and Butter Grand Champion, a Whole Chocolate Milk from Prairie Farms Dairy, Somerset, KY was selected as the [Read More …]

CA: Inaugural California Dairy Sustainability Summit Announced

Dairy farmers and stakeholders to converge in Sacramento November 27 – 28 Leading dairy organizations have announced the launch of an inaugural California Dairy Sustainability Summit, which will showcase California’s world-leading achievements in sustainable farming [Read More …]

CA: California Dairyman Bill Ahlem Was National Leader

William Roy “Bill” Ahlem, Jr. died Aug. 23 in Turlock, Calif., at the age of 74. He was a third-generation dairyman and throughout his life, he made a great contribution to the dairy industry both [Read More …]

New Products: New HOBOnet Field Monitoring System from Onset Enables Cost-Effective Cloud-based Monitoring of Environmental Conditions across Fields and Greenhouses

Many high-value crops are sensitive to micro-climate variations such as temperature, rainfall, and soil moisture, which directly affect quality and profitability. Meanwhile, water and pesticides, which represent significant costs, are under greater scrutiny as governments [Read More …]

New Products: Boehringer Ingelheim Receives The Approval For New Label Claim For Cattle Reproductive Products

Cystorelin® (gonadorelin) by Merial and Synchsure™ (cloprostenol sodium) by Merial Now Labeled for Combination Use Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) recently announced that its product, CYSTORELIN, is now labeled for use in combination with SYNCHSURE to synchronize estrous cycles [Read More …]

New Products: ALLIANCE TIRE 62 MPH RADIAL FLOTATION TIRE—THE 398 MPT

Alliance Tire Americas, Inc. introduces its new Alliance 398 MPT (multi-purpose tire) radial flotation tire for manure carts, tanks and feed trucks that require a combination of high flotation and high-speed road performance. The Alliance [Read More …]

New Products: Massey Ferguson 1700M Series Compact Tractor

Newest compact tractors are easy to operate, offer greater comfort, upgraded engine and simple emissions system AGCO, a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, introduces its Massey Ferguson® 1700M Series compact tractor during the [Read More …]

New Products: Krone announces new adapter kits for Krone forage harvester heads

Krone North America announces good news for forage harvester owners. Krone has introduced new adapter kits for installing new Krone forage harvester heads on competitive choppers. So even if you do not own a Krone [Read More …]

AWABC officers announced for 2018-2019

The mission of AWABC is to advance the education of women in agriculture The Association of Women in Agriculture Benefit Corporation (AWABC) recently announced its officers for the 2018-2019 program year. The mission of AWABC [Read More …]

Drought, groundwater loss sinks California land

Groundwater is an incredibly important resouce to communities in central California The San Joaquin Valley in central California, like many other regions in the western United States, faces drought and ongoing groundwater extraction, happening faster [Read More …]

Nafta Talks Between U.S. and Canada Turn Tense as Deadline Looms

Trade negotiations between the United States and Canada headed down to the wire on Friday morning, as both countries struggled to make concessions on their priorities, raising the prospect that talks to salvage the North [Read More …]

Northeast dairy farmers paid in class action lawsuit

Thousands of Northeast dairy farmers are receiving their share of a $50 million settlement, nearly nine years after the farmers filed a class-action lawsuit against a national dairy marketing cooperative. Dairy farmers of America this [Read More …]

East Central/Select Sires holds annual meeting