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The Power of Pizza is on Our Side

June 12, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

There is nothing like the resiliency of pizza. It more than weathered everything that came its way during the COVID-19 pandemic, not only surviving but outselling any other foodservice category in this recent period. Pizza [Read More …]

Dairy Revenue Protection Update – June 2020

June 12, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Dairy Revenue Protection (DRP) is a federally subsidized insurance program for dairy producers looking to minimize the impact of a decline in dairy prices. Dairy Revenue Protection (DRP) is a federally subsidized insurance program for [Read More …]

Maximizing Your Forward Progress

June 12, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

John Ellsworth In my last blog, I described the process introduced by Dan Sullivan, President & Founder of the Strategic Coach organization, in taking you to the “New Normal” for your businesses. Dan explained that [Read More …]

Key Cold Storage Cheese Inventories Swell – When Will Inventory Levels Normalize?

June 12, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The prior post was titled “EXCELLENT NEWS” as cheese inventories were still in line at the end of March and the USDA’s had issued a plan to buy huge amounts of dairy products in the coming months. [Read More …]

NFU Calls for National Effort to Address Racism

June 12, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The killing of Minnesota resident George Floyd has spurred widespread outrage and pushed the United States towards a reckoning with its long and painful legacy of racism. The agricultural industry is not exempt [Read More …]

Building TRUST in Crisis and Recovery

June 12, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

This article is based largely on a recording by David Horsager titled “Building TRUST in Crisis and Recovery.” David is based here in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. I heard him speak and met him [Read More …]

The Value and Importance of Animal Agriculture

June 12, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

65+ organizations and individuals endorse open letter on the importance of animal agriculture in the time of COVID-19 and beyond Leading academics across four continents have joined U.S., Canadian and international organizations representing millions of [Read More …]

Running an Efficiency Audit on Your Feed Center

June 12, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

If you are like most producers, at one point or another you toy with the idea of re-designing your feed center. Today there are lots of good examples of indoor feed centers and it yields [Read More …]

Fight Off Summer Pinkeye Before It Enters Your Dairy Herd

June 12, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Reduce risk and keep herds protected with best management practices The impacts of infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis, more commonly known as pinkeye, can be both emotionally and economically draining for dairy producers. Pinkeye is a fast-working [Read More …]

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Genomic selection in cows creates opportunities

June 12, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

June issue of the Journal of Dairy Science® highlights rapid acceleration of genetic progress Genomic selection has become a critical tool for the dairy industry around the world since genomic evaluations were first implemented in [Read More …]

Keep Your Truck Running Smoothly by Using High Quality Diesel Exhaust Fluid

June 12, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

As restrictions are being lifted across most states in the country and with warm weather upon us, it is important for truck drivers to consider proper management of Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) used in most [Read More …]

CA: QIP Hearing Shows Strong Feelings on Both Sides of the Quota Issue

June 12, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

A hearing held by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) lasted two days on June 9 and 10 with well over 100 dairy producers testifying to administrative law judge Timothy Aspinall. Attorneys for [Read More …]

BouMatic introduces Gemini: the milking robot that doubles the advantages to dairy farmers in many ways

June 12, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Dairy producers today are all faced with a common decision of which robot to purchase for their operation, due to the many options available in the marketplace. BouMatic believes achieving both operational continuity and efficiency [Read More …]

Dairy Demand Drives Price Volatility

May 29, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

We have seen some truly monumental volatility in the dairy markets during the covid-19 pandemic. On March 18th, 40 pound blocks of cheese were trading for $1.87 per pound before plunging to $1.00 with headlines [Read More …]

When We Return to “Normal” Again…

May 29, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

John Ellsworth As I write this blog, there is still a great deal of uncertainty in our industry and, frankly, in the entire world economy. I’m sure that, as you read this, you, like me, [Read More …]

Understanding Your Breakeven Cost of Production

May 29, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

With the unprecendent times around the world leading to significant projections of decreased earnings on dairy farms in 2020, understanding different financial aspects of your business is critical. A key starting point is to understand [Read More …]

How Concerned Should We Be about Inbreeding?

May 29, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

Probably you’ve read that genetic diversity in dairy animals is declining because we’re only sampling sons of the best males from dams sired by many of the same top bulls. It is true. The DNA [Read More …]

EXCELLENT NEWS – Cheese Inventories are Currently in Check and the COVID-19 CFAP Program Will Bring Additional Improvements

May 29, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The dairy industry is in turmoil. Milk is being dumped, April Class III prices were extremely low, food service sales of dairy products are way down, and there is no clear path for the U.S. [Read More …]

Understanding WHY We Feel Like We Do

May 29, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

There has been much in the ag press about stress and mental health. Those articles have focused on how you feel and what to do. To better understand WHY you and others feels as you do, [Read More …]

Disruption to Key Management Personnel on the Farm

May 29, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Developing Contingency Plans A conversation about contingency planning Question: What happens if one of the middle or senior management personnel on the farm can’t come to the farm for two weeks, is out of contact [Read More …]

Supporting veterans and responding to farm stress

May 29, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Grants will be awarded to support farmer mental health and training for military veterans Farmers and ranchers across the country continue to struggle amidst the current farm crisis – worsened by the impacts the coronavirus [Read More …]

COVID-19 Can’t Stop This Family Owned Wisconsin Cheese Company

May 29, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

You may know Just the Cheese as the delicious, crunchy #1 cheese snack on Amazon, but don’t let that fool you – Just The Cheese is a small, family-owned company with deep roots in rural Wisconsin. Based [Read More …]

Sustainability Shifts: Three Consumer Trends Brewing

May 29, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

While not mainstream quite yet, three pandemic-era consumer trends are bubbling just beneath the surface and set for significant growth, according to new online ethnography research that monitors millions of conversations in real time. Regardless [Read More …]

25 Best Colleges for an Agriculture Degree 2020

May 29, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

This list presents the 25 best colleges offering a degree in agriculture. The ranking is based on alumni earnings for agriculture program graduates. Cornell University tops the list with students earning a median of $73,300 [Read More …]

Strategies for early cow dry off

May 29, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Estimates are that COVID-19 has caused the supply of milk to exceed the demand for milk by up to ten percent. The hope is that this reduced domestic demand and lower exports will be temporary. [Read More …]

Lying Time of Dairy Cows: Importance of a behavioral need

May 29, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Resting is a strong behavioral need. Mid-lactation dairy cows should spend roughly half of the day lying down (Cook et al., 2007). However, lying time varies depending on factors inherent to age, health status and [Read More …]

The Brown Stomach Worm: A $2 Billion Problem

May 29, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Learn how to identify and control the most economically important parasite in today’s cattle herds Ostertagia ostertagi is the most common and economically important parasite in cattle. Also known as the brown stomach worm, it is [Read More …]

Your Work Boots – A DairyBusiness Review

May 29, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

DairyBusiness News produces a bi-monthly digital magazine with relevant articles that are timely. We focus on articles and news that dairy professionals need to know – when they need to know it. As a new [Read More …]

California Dairy Industry Comes Together To Teach Ag Literacy To Support Distance Learning

May 29, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

California Milk Advisory Board, Dairy Council of California Partnership offers teachers, students and families science-based nutrition curriculum and farm visits in a virtual format The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) has partnered with Dairy Council [Read More …]

CA: CMAB – New Strategies, New Tactics in the Face of COVID-19

May 29, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Dairy promotion in California, as elsewhere, has taken on a whole new look and feel as a result of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. This according to CEO John Talbot speaking on a live [Read More …]

The Power of Pizza is on Our Side

Dairy Revenue Protection Update – June 2020

Maximizing Your Forward Progress

Key Cold Storage Cheese Inventories Swell – When Will Inventory Levels Normalize?

NFU Calls for National Effort to Address Racism

Building TRUST in Crisis and Recovery

The Value and Importance of Animal Agriculture

Running an Efficiency Audit on Your Feed Center

Fight Off Summer Pinkeye Before It Enters Your Dairy Herd

Genomic selection in cows creates opportunities

Keep Your Truck Running Smoothly by Using High Quality Diesel Exhaust Fluid

CA: QIP Hearing Shows Strong Feelings on Both Sides of the Quota Issue

BouMatic introduces Gemini: the milking robot that doubles the advantages to dairy farmers in many ways

Dairy Demand Drives Price Volatility

When We Return to “Normal” Again…

Understanding Your Breakeven Cost of Production

How Concerned Should We Be about Inbreeding?

EXCELLENT NEWS – Cheese Inventories are Currently in Check and the COVID-19 CFAP Program Will Bring Additional Improvements

Understanding WHY We Feel Like We Do

Disruption to Key Management Personnel on the Farm

Supporting veterans and responding to farm stress

COVID-19 Can’t Stop This Family Owned Wisconsin Cheese Company

Sustainability Shifts: Three Consumer Trends Brewing

25 Best Colleges for an Agriculture Degree 2020

Strategies for early cow dry off

Lying Time of Dairy Cows: Importance of a behavioral need

The Brown Stomach Worm: A $2 Billion Problem

Your Work Boots – A DairyBusiness Review

California Dairy Industry Comes Together To Teach Ag Literacy To Support Distance Learning

CA: CMAB – New Strategies, New Tactics in the Face of COVID-19

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