Magazine November 2 2020

September 19, 2026

Current News

[ September 18, 2026 ] Governor Hochul Announces Approximately $25 Million Awarded to Help Farmers DHIA
[ September 18, 2026 ] The Truth Behind “Cash for Your Land” Letters DHIA
[ September 18, 2026 ] Secretary Karen Ross Recognized for More Than 15 Years of Service to Agriculture DHIA
[ September 18, 2026 ] Senate Agriculture Committee Clears Farm Bill; IDFA Calls for Swift, Bipartisan Path to Passage DHIA
[ September 18, 2026 ] CCFN Statement on Senate Agriculture Committee Farm Bill Passage DHIA
[ September 18, 2026 ] NASDA applauds advancement of farm bill DHIA
[ September 18, 2026 ] NMPF Applauds Senate Farm Bill Committee Passage DHIA

Avoid These Calf Raising Bottlenecks

October 30, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Each dairy farmer has their own philosophy around the best way to raise calves. Every farm is different, and what works best on one farm may not work on another. Regardless of system, there are [Read More …]

Fluid Milk Revitalization Efforts Delivering Results

October 30, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Fluid milk went decades without major product and packaging investment while the broader competitive beverage universe innovated at a dramatic trajectory in categories from coffee to alternative beverages to water. So, five years ago, Dairy [Read More …]

Dairy Replacement Program: Cost & Analysis Summer 2019

October 30, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

This project was conducted as part of the PRO-DAIRY Activity Analysis Project and was supported by PRO-DAIRY As the dairy industry becomes more competitive and farms increase in size, economic performance of the dairy replacement [Read More …]

Why Bother?

October 30, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

John Ellsworth Ouch! That is the question I was asked by a producer in December 2018. Please allow me to put his question into perspective. He had suffered through four consecutive years of low milk [Read More …]

Socialization of Calves

October 30, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Management of calves has a substantial influence on calfhood performance. A common practice that has been used for many years is to raise calves in individual hutches from the time of birth until shortly after [Read More …]

The Pricing of NDM and Class I and Class IV Milk

October 30, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

In May of 2019, the formula for Class I was changed. The change was covered in the January 2020 and July 2020 posts to this blog. The change in formula was intended to make hedging by processors more accurate [Read More …]

Great Teams Require Psychological Safety

October 30, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Imagine that everyone on your farm in each of your teams feels safe to take risks, voice their opinions, and ask judgment-free questions. Today that situation or culture is described as psychological safety. Research by Google [Read More …]

Parasites Threaten Dairy Heifer Health and Productivity

October 30, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Pasture-raised heifers’ relationship with parasites can be damaging Pasture-raising heifers can offer significant feed cost savings, but these animals may have a new friend from the wrong side of the tracks … or grass, in [Read More …]

CA: A Western Focus on the Dairy Net-Zero Initiative

October 30, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The Western States Dairy Producer Association held a technical workshop, which brought in several the industry’s top professionals and scientists for the purpose of evaluating the current state of the science and progress toward reducing [Read More …]

CA: Speakers Announced for the Virtual California Dairy Sustainability Summit

October 30, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Dairy farmers, state officials, technology providers, researchers, and partners will speak at the virtual California Dairy Sustainability Summit, November 5-6, 2020. The second California Dairy Sustainability Summit takes place online this November 5-6, with two [Read More …]

CA: Animal Rights Activists Increasingly Aggressive, Dangerous

October 30, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

For producers who have not experienced animal activism directly, it can be difficult to fully appreciate the scope of their illegal activities. Not content with protests and on-line harassment, animal rights activists have turned to [Read More …]

Avoid These Calf Raising Bottlenecks

Fluid Milk Revitalization Efforts Delivering Results

Dairy Replacement Program: Cost & Analysis Summer 2019

Why Bother?

The Pricing of NDM and Class I and Class IV Milk

Great Teams Require Psychological Safety

Parasites Threaten Dairy Heifer Health and Productivity

CA: A Western Focus on the Dairy Net-Zero Initiative

CA: Speakers Announced for the Virtual California Dairy Sustainability Summit

CA: Animal Rights Activists Increasingly Aggressive, Dangerous

Dietary crude protein: how low can we go thanks to the amino acid balancing concept in dairy cows?

Why Herd Immunity Matters to Your Dairy

What If You Could?

Cover Crops After Corn Silage