Magazine December 4 2023

October 11, 2026

Current News

[ October 9, 2026 ] Preventing Down Cows in Focus at Upcoming Workshops DHIA
[ October 9, 2026 ] Indiana Farm Bureau Announces 2027 Legislative Priorities DHIA
[ October 9, 2026 ] DCHA’s October 14 webinar focuses on calf diagnostics DHIA
[ October 9, 2026 ] U.S.-China Trade Framework: What We Know Now DHIA
[ October 9, 2026 ] Maola Local Dairies® Donates Truckload of Fresh Milk to Capital Area Food Bank DHIA
[ October 9, 2026 ] Calls Open for Agricultural Educator of the Year Award DHIA
[ October 9, 2026 ] Environmental College Students Visit New York Dairy Farm DHIA

Checkoff Provides Dairy Scoop to Media Outlets

December 1, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

A reporter not long ago was in search of an expert to interview about wine and cheese pairings. The dairy checkoff has a guy. In fact, it’s Chad “The Cheese Guy” Galer. Chad is a [Read More …]

Decade of Pre-Competitive Collaboration

December 1, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Serving as CEO of CDCB since September 2014, João Dürr reflects on the accomplishments of the last decade while emphasizing the future needs to advance genetic progress and serve producers worldwide. Read his complete comments [Read More …]

DMI’s O’Brien Highlights Science-Based, Partnership-Driven Results

December 1, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Checkoff leader addressed nearly 800 farmers, others at joint annual meeting Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) CEO and President Barbara O’Brien outlined a series of checkoff-led successes, including more science-based and partnership-driven results, to 780 dairy [Read More …]

DeLaval to Host VMS™ Batch Milking Webinar Series

December 1, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

In early 2024, DeLaval plans to host a webinar series to introduce VMS™ Batch Milking to the North American dairy industry. These sessions will educate and inform producers, consultants, academics, and other industry personnel on [Read More …]

The Financial Impact of More Components per Cow

December 1, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Cheese now utilizes over 50% of the U.S. milk produced. Cheese and other dairy items need only components, not milk volume. Fluid milk continues to decrease in consumption. Butterfat is at record high prices, and [Read More …]

Why Does It Take So Much Time?

December 1, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Often, Clients will ask “Why does this improvement process take so much time?” I often respond with a thought from my business coach Dan Sullivan of The Strategic Coach organization who said, “Reaching your goals [Read More …]

Everything You Need to Know About Canola Meal

December 1, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

A literature review published in the journal “Advances in Dairy Research” consolidates all the research conducted on feeding canola meal to dairy cattle that has been published since 2000. The manuscript entitled “Canola Meal as [Read More …]

The Haplotype Call for Early Onset Muscle Weakness Syndrome

December 1, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Introduction of HMW The December 5, 2023, dairy cattle genetic evaluations will contain a new haplotype call for Early Onset Muscle Weakness Syndrome. Abbreviated HMW, U.S. genetic evaluations will include the reporting of noncarrier (0), [Read More …]

Where are the Most Productive Cows?

December 1, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

In the last post, the long term economic impact of increasing components was reviewed. One of the reasons components increased was by increasing milk production. Over the last 23 years milk production per cow increased by [Read More …]

The Do’s and Don’ts of Winter Manure Spreading

December 1, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

If winter manure spreading is absolutely unavoidable, follow these requirements to do it legally. Spreading manure in the winter is discouraged because it is a high-risk time period for nutrient losses and contamination of surface [Read More …]

A Successful 2023 Southwest Dairy Day

December 1, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

1 Graduate Research Assistant 2 Extension Dairy Specialist Department of Animal Sciences, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service The Texas A&M University System The 2023 Southwest Dairy Day hosted in Bovina Texas highlighted anaerobic digesters, water [Read More …]

Checkoff Provides Dairy Scoop to Media Outlets

Decade of Pre-Competitive Collaboration

DMI’s O’Brien Highlights Science-Based, Partnership-Driven Results

DeLaval to Host VMS™ Batch Milking Webinar Series

The Financial Impact of More Components per Cow

Why Does It Take So Much Time?

Everything You Need to Know About Canola Meal

The Haplotype Call for Early Onset Muscle Weakness Syndrome

Where are the Most Productive Cows?

The Do’s and Don’ts of Winter Manure Spreading

A Successful 2023 Southwest Dairy Day

The Downside and Upside of Increasing Exports

Not all fiber behaves the same in dairy rations

What Is Your Reason?

Preparing Grain Storages for Harvest