Magazine July 5 2021

October 13, 2026

Current News

[ October 13, 2026 ] Dairy Farms Encouraged to Host Interns on Their Operations DHIA
[ October 13, 2026 ] Checkoff Initiative Brings Modern Dairy Farming Into Focus DHIA
[ October 12, 2026 ] Tractor Safety Workshop’s to be Hosted to Celebrate the Year of the Woman Farmer DHIA
[ October 12, 2026 ] Economics of Raising Heifers & Market Update DHIA
[ October 12, 2026 ] Protein Powders Strengthen While Cheese and Butter Bounce Off the Bottom DHIA
[ October 12, 2026 ] Mixing plant material with manure may be key to profitable biogas production DHIA
[ October 12, 2026 ] Penn State, PDA break ground on Animal Diagnostic Laboratory expansion DHIA

Lifetime Net Merit Revised in August for Balanced Selection, Profitable Dairy Cows

July 2, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Lifetime Net Merit (NM$) has driven genetic progress since 1994 by promoting a balanced selection of all available, economically-important traits to maximize profitability of dairy cows. Developed by the USDA-ARS* researchers and calculated by the [Read More …]

Chicken and Cheese – One Example of Untapped Checkoff Possibilities

July 2, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

More than 2 billion chicken sandwiches head out the doors of leading quick-serve restaurants (QSR) in the U.S. each year without a slice of cheese. This is roughly 80 percent of a booming category that [Read More …]

Impact of Nutrition on Herd Health and Welfare

July 2, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

We are all aware of how critical nutritional management is to overall herd health and productivity. We are also learning more and more about how the connection between nutrition and efficiency begins at birth. It’s [Read More …]

How Much Canola Meal Can I Use in My Rations?

July 2, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

With all the research invested in determining the nutrient content and availability for dairy cows, the question that I get asked the most by both nutritionists and dairy producers is “How much canola meal can [Read More …]

Biuret Feed Additive Can Offset Rising Feed Prices

July 2, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

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

July 2, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

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?

July 2, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

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

July 2, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

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 …]

Rising Feed Costs Impact Dry Cows and Heifers

July 2, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

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?

July 2, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

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

July 2, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

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

July 2, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

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

July 2, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

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 …]

Lifetime Net Merit Revised in August for Balanced Selection, Profitable Dairy Cows

Chicken and Cheese – One Example of Untapped Checkoff Possibilities

Impact of Nutrition on Herd Health and Welfare

How Much Canola Meal Can I Use in My Rations?

Biuret Feed Additive Can Offset Rising Feed Prices

Improving Efficiency with Silage Inoculants

Have You Ever Considered Firing Yourself?

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

Rising Feed Costs Impact Dry Cows and Heifers

Is Inflation Hitting Dairy Prices?

Keeping an Eye on Stored Hay Temperatures

California FarmLink Helps People of Color Become Successful Farmers

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

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