Magazine February 6 2023

September 1, 2026

Current News

[ August 31, 2026 ] Joseph Gallo Farms Earns Three Awards at World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest DHIA
[ August 31, 2026 ] Reviewing Trends in Conservation Reserve Program Enrollment DHIA
[ August 31, 2026 ] Registered for the Joint Annual NMPF and NDB Meeting DHIA
[ August 31, 2026 ] Summer Heat: Dairy producers are bracing for higher feed costs DHIA
[ August 31, 2026 ] U.S. Dairy Export Council Brings ‘The Great American Cheese Road Trip’ to Melbourne DHIA
[ August 31, 2026 ] Dairy Checkoff Seeks Entries For 2027 New Product Competition DHIA
[ August 31, 2026 ] 2026 Joint Annual Meeting of the NDB, NMPF and UDIA DHIA

Checkoff Delivering More Dairy into International Marketplace

February 3, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

There is a very large world outside of the United States. In fact, 96 percent of the global population resides beyond our borders. That’s a lot of people and a lot of opportunities for U.S.-produced [Read More …]

What Happens in the First 60 Days Affects Later Lactation Performance

February 3, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Looking at that wet, straw-covered newborn heifer calf sparks recollections of the work that went into getting her to this point. Managing the cow through only a four-event lactation (freshening, breeding, pregnancy and dry off) [Read More …]

Tomas Vera, a digital transformation and innovation specialist, talks about the dairy industry

February 3, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Tomas Vera is an expert in digital transformation and innovation. With over a decade spent working for dairy giant Nestlé and many others within his twenty-plus year career working for other market leaders. Tomas brings [Read More …]

Six indicators of U.S. dairy export performance in 2023

February 3, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

USDEC looks at the principal market factors influencing dairy import demand and trade in the year ahead. Every year, the U.S. Dairy Export Council summarizes the key “signposts” that our analysts will be watching in [Read More …]

New Study Shows California Water Regs May Reduce Dairy Cow Numbers 10 Percent by 2040

February 3, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The impact of SGMA (State Groundwater Management Act) on California’s dairy and cattle industries was the focus of a meeting held February 2 in Tulare at the Veteran’s Memorial Building. Presented for the first time [Read More …]

Agribusiness Outlook 2023: Risk management can help dairy thrive in the face of global uncertainty

February 3, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The dairy industry, like most agribusiness firms, must deal with risk perhaps more than any other. There’s little reason to expect smoother sailing or lower prices in 2023, as soaring input prices, record drought, staff [Read More …]

Dairy Trends to Watch in 2023

February 3, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The dairy industry is expected to face several challenges throughout 2023, including extreme inflation, supply chain issues, shifts in consumer behavior and other external factors influencing consumer demand in the new (ab)normal. Despite these challenges, [Read More …]

How Do You Measure Success?

February 3, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Are you thriving in your business or simply surviving? This is a crucial question to answer, especially as we move through years that are financially challenging. As I mentioned in a prior blog, the rising [Read More …]

Fall 2022 Survey Reveals Marginal Drought Improvements for Farmers and Ranchers

February 3, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

With over 60% of the American West, Southwest and Central Plains categorized as D1 (moderate) drought or higher, AFBF conducted a fourth round of its survey to evaluate drought’s continued impact on farm and ranch [Read More …]

BMR, Non-BMR and Male-Sterile Sorghum

February 3, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Is the nutritional value different? Reduced well capacity is a growing threat to forage production to feed cattle in the U.S. southern High Plains. The intensity of droughts impairs forage production in irrigated lands that [Read More …]

The Big Cheese

February 3, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Kerry Henning has a larger-than-life personality—a booming laugh, a huge grin, an endlessly cheerful attitude—and he makes larger-than-life cheddar to match. “Mammoth cheddars are any wheel of cheese 75 pounds or bigger,” says the Master Cheesemaker, whose [Read More …]

Management Points to Consider when Increasing Milking Frequency

February 3, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Increased milking frequency can offer an increase in milk productivity and farm income. Switching from milking the dairy herd from two times a day (2x) to three times (3x) or more times a day has [Read More …]

What does 2023 hold for Texas dairy?

February 3, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Happy New Year to Texas dairy farmers, and welcome to Austin to all the state lawmakers who have returned for the 88th Texas Legislature. At this start of a new year, I’d like to reflect on [Read More …]

Checkoff Delivering More Dairy into International Marketplace

What Happens in the First 60 Days Affects Later Lactation Performance

Tomas Vera, a digital transformation and innovation specialist, talks about the dairy industry

Six indicators of U.S. dairy export performance in 2023

New Study Shows California Water Regs May Reduce Dairy Cow Numbers 10 Percent by 2040

Agribusiness Outlook 2023: Risk management can help dairy thrive in the face of global uncertainty

Dairy Trends to Watch in 2023

How Do You Measure Success?

Fall 2022 Survey Reveals Marginal Drought Improvements for Farmers and Ranchers

BMR, Non-BMR and Male-Sterile Sorghum

The Big Cheese

Management Points to Consider when Increasing Milking Frequency

What does 2023 hold for Texas dairy?

Building Confidence Through Support

What is Causing Financial Volatility in the Dairy Industry? Digging Deeper – Part II

Rethinking Protein Quality: Why Canola Meal Stands Out for High-Producing Dairy Cows

Do You Care Enough to Fix It?