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Management Tip: Three Steps to Avoid Calf Bottlenecks

January 29, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

An efficient calf raising program sets the stage for quality replacement animals and productive cows once they enter the milking string. An audit of your calf and heifer raising program can identify areas where efficiency [Read More …]

Farm Powered Anaerobic Digestion Solves Methane Emissions Challenges and Helps Support America’s Dairy Farms

January 29, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

These are challenging times for dairy farms of all sizes. Milk prices continue to be low and feed costs high causing dairies to look for ways to diversify and enhance income streams. Furthermore, managing manure [Read More …]

The Search for Meaning – What Does That Really Mean?

January 29, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

John Ellsworth I wanted to take this opportunity to revisit a story that I had written in a previous blog almost three years ago. In spite of the difficulty we have faced with our economy [Read More …]

How Can I Bring in a Foreign Dairy Employee to the USA?

January 29, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

What Are the Options? And What Works? Many dairy farmers have turned to foreign help for their dairies—and been pleased. But right now, in this pandemic-specific world, is it still possible? With all the restrictions [Read More …]

Florida Pioneer Helped Power Larson Dairy to More Sustainable Future

January 29, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

Before Florida dairy farmer Louis “Red” Larson passed away at the age of 96 last July, his family compiled a book called “Papa Red Said.” It was a tribute to one of the dairy industry’s [Read More …]

Milk Sales Strengthen as Consumers Across the Country Increasingly Seek Its Health Benefits, Taste and Value During COVID-19 Challenges

January 29, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

While the coronavirus pandemic negatively impacted many industry sectors in 2020, it fostered a positive trend in the dairy milk category. The Milk Processor Education Program (MilkPEP), funded by the nation’s milk companies and dedicated [Read More …]

What Does 2021 Look Like?

January 29, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The prior post reviewed how the year 2020 compared to 2018 and 2019. This post will review how the year 2021 may look based on current futures prices compared to 2018, 2019, and 2020. Futures prices can [Read More …]

Precision Feeding’s Positive Environmental Impact

January 29, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Nutritionists have adjusted rations for protein and phosphorus over the years to benefit the environment, animal performance and improve profitability. Production perspective Precision feeding is an effective approach on dairy operations to reduce manure nutrients, [Read More …]

Dairy Producers Heard Option on Manure Digesters

January 29, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Dairy producers have many duties to carry out in their dairy operations, one of which is storing, handling and applying manure. Manure handling can be a significant cost on most dairies even when considering the [Read More …]

California’s Planet-Smart Dairies: A Model for National Climate Efforts

January 29, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

2020 has been a historic year, and the only thing for certain in 2021 is more change. President-elect Joe Biden will reenter the U.S. into the Paris Climate Agreement, renewing national commitment to reduce greenhouse [Read More …]

California and Denmark Sign MOU on Climate Smart Dairy Collaboration

January 29, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

CDFA Secretary Karen Ross and Minister Rasmus Prehn of Denmark’s Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) focusing on dairy innovations and technologies addressing climate change. The signing event, [Read More …]

Dairy Promotion Checkoff: Evolving for Success

December 31, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

When dairy’s plans were upended early in 2020 due to COVID-19, the dairy promotion checkoff seized the opportunity to lead and execute a refocused marketing plan still aimed at building sales and trust for dairy [Read More …]

How to Get the Most Out of Your TMR Audit

December 31, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Feed and nutrition management have influential impacts on the health of your herd. Diet consistency can play a large role in whether a farm is profitable, or even if a cow is productive and healthy. [Read More …]

Lessons 2020 Taught Us

December 31, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

If you would look back on headlines about dairy from a year ago, you would read that 2020 was expected to be an average or maybe even better than average year, with milk prices and [Read More …]

Dr. Kenneth Kalscheur’s investigations into the nutritive value of canola meal

December 31, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

DairyBusiness has been in the forefront of extending some of the groundbreaking findings regarding the use of canola meal in dairy rations, with articles published November 2, 2019 and July 17, 2020. On March 16, [Read More …]

When Will You Find Time?

December 31, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

This is a question I recently asked a new client of mine. Please allow me to explain my thought process. During our initial discussions and analysis, we had discovered several areas of his operation that [Read More …]

How Did 2020 Compare with 2018 and 2019?

December 31, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

This post will show how 2020 YTD is compared to 2018 and 2019 for the dairy industry. Although not all data is in for 2020, there is enough available data to show how 2020 was [Read More …]

Someone at the Farm Tested Positive for COVID-19 — Now What?

December 31, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

At this writing in Mid-December 2020, community spread of COVID-19 is gaining momentum in rural areas of New York. As employers, farmers have certain responsibilities when one of their workforce tests positive for COVID-19. Because farmworkers [Read More …]

Coaching vs Evaluations to Improve Ag Employee Performance

December 31, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

One of the most difficult things farm managers have to master is coaching employees. Coaching enables employers to optimize the performance they desire. Once mastered you will see employees that understand goals and expectations more [Read More …]

The Case for Both DCAD Rations and Oral Calcium Near Calving

December 31, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Today’s dairy cows produce four times more milk than cows did a century ago.1 With this dramatic increase in production comes a greater demand for calcium, especially for colostrum and milk directly after calving. To [Read More …]

Compost bedded barns as an alternative housing option for lactating cows

December 31, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Introduction Compost bedded pack barns have become more prevalent in the last few years. This barn style started in the 1980’s in Virginia1 , and the idea is to improve cow comfort and longevity2 . [Read More …]

Software Innovation Allows Livestock Producers to More Quickly Determine Soybean Feed Value, Formulate Rations

December 31, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Illinois Soybean Association, Dalex reduce time required to identify soybean feed value at the variety level from three weeks to about two hours When the Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) checkoff-funded High Yield PLUS Quality (HY+Q) [Read More …]

CA: Highlights from the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Scientific Report

December 31, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Today, people are more concerned than ever about their health and well-being. The global COVID-19 pandemic has created a sense of anxiety and brought to light the alarming disparities that exist in the U.S. healthcare [Read More …]

Feed Saved – A Path to Breeding More Efficient Cows

December 4, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Feed represents the single largest expense on most dairy farms, and even small improvements can have important financial, environmental, and land use implications. We have made tremendous and well-documented gains in the efficiency of milk [Read More …]

Management Tip: Three Steps to Avoid Calf Bottlenecks

Farm Powered Anaerobic Digestion Solves Methane Emissions Challenges and Helps Support America’s Dairy Farms

The Search for Meaning – What Does That Really Mean?

How Can I Bring in a Foreign Dairy Employee to the USA?

Florida Pioneer Helped Power Larson Dairy to More Sustainable Future

Milk Sales Strengthen as Consumers Across the Country Increasingly Seek Its Health Benefits, Taste and Value During COVID-19 Challenges

What Does 2021 Look Like?

Precision Feeding’s Positive Environmental Impact

Dairy Producers Heard Option on Manure Digesters

California’s Planet-Smart Dairies: A Model for National Climate Efforts

California and Denmark Sign MOU on Climate Smart Dairy Collaboration

Dairy Promotion Checkoff: Evolving for Success

How to Get the Most Out of Your TMR Audit

Lessons 2020 Taught Us

Dr. Kenneth Kalscheur’s investigations into the nutritive value of canola meal

When Will You Find Time?

How Did 2020 Compare with 2018 and 2019?

Someone at the Farm Tested Positive for COVID-19 — Now What?

Coaching vs Evaluations to Improve Ag Employee Performance

The Case for Both DCAD Rations and Oral Calcium Near Calving

Compost bedded barns as an alternative housing option for lactating cows

Software Innovation Allows Livestock Producers to More Quickly Determine Soybean Feed Value, Formulate Rations

CA: Highlights from the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Scientific Report

Feed Saved – A Path to Breeding More Efficient Cows

‘Beast’ Shows Beauty of Dairy In Minecraft Game

Why Don’t You Just Go Away?

Retail is All We Got… and It Ain’t Looking That Hot

A Closer Look at Class I (Fluid) Milk Prices

What Does Dairy Sustainability Mean to Me?

Cainthus Introduces ALUS Behavior, Allowing Large Dairies to Further Optimize Milk Production and Animal Welfare

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