Magazine June 3 2024

October 13, 2026

Current News

[ October 13, 2026 ] Apply for Dairy Productivity Grants by Nov. 1 DHIA
[ October 13, 2026 ] Dairy’s Foundation Opens Grant Applications DHIA
[ 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

Checkoff Strategy Moving Dairy Through Retail Channels

May 31, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Grocery sales in 2023 totaled $678 billion, with about $90 billion of those purchases coming from an online source. Interestingly, about $470 billion – or nearly 70 percent – of all grocery sales were digitally [Read More …]

Strategic Feed Decisions: Some of the Most Profitable Choices You Can Make

May 31, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Strategy involves setting a specific course of action to achieve your goals. When it comes to feed inputs, strategic planning helps optimize the largest variable cost of production on the dairy. Attention to detail and [Read More …]

Is it time to revisit your dry-off procedures?

May 31, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

With volatile milk prices and razor-thin margins, dairy producers often seek new ways to reduce production loss. It might be easy to overlook more routine procedures — like dry-off. Although quick, the process of drying [Read More …]

Don’t Forget the Other Biosecurity Threats

May 31, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

We have recently heard a great deal regarding a new threat to biosecurity on dairy farms. The avian flu virus has mutated into a form that can infect dairy cows and cause reduced appetite and [Read More …]

How Early-Stage Nutrition Helps Animals Reach Full Genetic Potential

May 31, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Producing resilient animals requires optimal conditions at early life stages, wherein strategic nutrition solutions support future growth processes and performance outcomes. Five key considerations for long-term health are prevalent across agriculturally important species—swine, poultry, ruminants [Read More …]

Are You Paying Attention?

May 31, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

In a recent article by Joshua Becker entitled Controlling Your Attention: The Most Important Skill of the 21st Century and How to Do It, he points out that we are all constantly being distracted by [Read More …]

Why is Class III Milk Priced so Low?

May 31, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The statistics below are based on the Upper Midwest March 2024 payments for milk and their 12-month Averages. They are taken from the USDA monthly reports. Table I below lists the value of each class [Read More …]

Innovative Partnership Between NUI, Interfood and Stonex Will Develop A New Futures Curve For The Mexican Dairy Market

May 31, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Three parties with their own expertise in digital agri-trade solutions, international dairy trade, and market intelligence have joined forces to build a first-of-its-kind dual-stream buy/sell platform focused on the trade of non-fat dried milk (NFDM) [Read More …]

Strategies to include sorghum silage in lactating cow rations.

May 31, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The expansion of dairy cattle inventory in the Texas Panhandle is increasing forage demand while groundwater levels decline. Sorghum is a drought-tolerant forage alternative with low input costs, and production of sorghum for silage has [Read More …]

Harvesting Love: Celebrating Dairy Farmer Moms

May 31, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Celebrating mothers who are dairy farmers is a testament to their dedication and hard work in providing nourishment not only for their families but also for their communities. These resilient women rise early and work [Read More …]

Recommendations to Minimize Influenza Transmission at Dairy Cattle Livestock Exhibitions

May 31, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Since late March 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and state veterinary and public health officials have been investigating the detection of highly pathogenic avian [Read More …]

Checkoff Strategy Moving Dairy Through Retail Channels

Strategic Feed Decisions: Some of the Most Profitable Choices You Can Make

Is it time to revisit your dry-off procedures?

Don’t Forget the Other Biosecurity Threats

How Early-Stage Nutrition Helps Animals Reach Full Genetic Potential

Are You Paying Attention?

Why is Class III Milk Priced so Low?

Innovative Partnership Between NUI, Interfood and Stonex Will Develop A New Futures Curve For The Mexican Dairy Market

Strategies to include sorghum silage in lactating cow rations.

Harvesting Love: Celebrating Dairy Farmer Moms

Recommendations to Minimize Influenza Transmission at Dairy Cattle Livestock Exhibitions

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