Magazine

Class III Milk Prices Break $16/cwt.

October 12, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

September Class and Component prices were announced on October 3. As shown in Chart I below, most price changes were positive. Why did prices improve? It may be the news that a revised NAFTA agreement, now [Read More …]

Cows-To-Cars? It’s Happening

October 12, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Creating a highway humming with hydrogen cars has been a dream of scientists, policymakers and environmentalists for decades. Today, thanks to the dairy cow, we are closer than ever to making it a reality. One [Read More …]

CDQAP Ruminations: Preventing Rural Crime on Your Dairy

October 12, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

California farms lose up to half billion dollars to theft and other rural crime every year. Here are some steps you can take to make your facility less inviting to criminals… Highlights: What You Need [Read More …]

Together we can protect our lakes, divided we all lose

October 12, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Karl Czymmek, Quirine Ketterings, Thomas Overton – Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Every bit of land surface, dairy farm fields, crop, vegetable and fruit farm fields of all types, sizes and production systems, [Read More …]

California Dairy Sustainability Summit: Further improving economic and environmental sustainability

October 12, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Leading dairy organizations have united to host the inaugural California Dairy Sustainability Summit on November 27-28, 2018 at the Sacramento Convention Center. The summit will showcase California’s innovative and sustainable dairy farm practices, while highlighting [Read More …]

CA: Alexandre Family Receives National Organic Farmer of the Year Award

October 12, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Growing up on a dairy farm in Southern California, Stephanie Alexandre spent time with the cows as soon as she could walk. Soon, she was helping her parents with the chores. As a child, she [Read More …]

CA: Live Cattle Excitement in the California Legislature

October 12, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

New law allows creation of a California Cattle Council for marketing and promotion, defending dairy and beef production in California This message appeared in the Oct. 11 newsletter of Western United Dairymen prepared by the [Read More …]

CA: Sugarcane Aphid – an Unwelcome Visitor to California’s Central Valley

October 12, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Sorghum is grown in California as a high yielding, drought resistant, low input forage and grain crop. However, it’s been bugged lately. Last month, a sorghum field in Yolo County and fields throughout the Central [Read More …]

New Products: Lallemand Introduces enviromateTM GUARD in the U.S.

October 12, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Lallemand Animal Nutrition introduces enviromateTM GUARD bedding and manure treatment to the U.S. market. This specialized formulation works on the microscopic level with the dual-action of enzymes and beneficial bacteria to result in an improved animal environment, [Read More …]

New Products: Allflex Launches New Young Stock Calf Monitoring Application and Announces SenseHub Monitoring Solution

October 12, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Allflex® Livestock Intelligence, an Antelliq company, announces today the launch of the Allflex Young Stock dedicated health monitoring application for newborn calves up to six months old. It also announces the introduction of SenseHub™, the new version of [Read More …]

New Products: FutureCow Introduces the Stationary ComfortBrushTM

October 12, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Cow and calf comfort is now more affordable than ever with the introduction of the new FutureCow® Stationary ComfortBrush™, a new, non-motorized way to enhance cow comfort. Groom and stimulate your animals for a happy, healthier [Read More …]

New Products: Fairbanks Scales Announces Integration of Grain Weight and Moisture Test

October 12, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Weight and test information stored in transaction record and included in exported data Fairbanks Scales Inc., the oldest scale company in the U.S. and the world’s leader in weighing equipment, announces that its FB2558 instrument [Read More …]

New Products: John Deere Launches New Family of Rotary Cutters

October 12, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

With an all-new deck and cutting chamber design, John Deere cuts no corners when it comes to improving mowing and cutting performance with the introduction of a new family of rotary cutters. A variety of [Read More …]

Is There Value to Dairy Revenue Protection Insurance?

September 28, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Dairy farmers need to have profitable prices to remain in business. This is true for any business as bills need to be paid and there needs to be a reward for the effort. The dairy [Read More …]

The Milk Supply Grows and Grows

September 28, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The USDA released August data on milk production on September 19, 2018. The data shows a continuing increase in the milk supply. Cow numbers have shown little change in the last two months. The August [Read More …]

Your Tax Dollars at Work

September 28, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Recently, I’ve had numerous conversations with producers who, to varying degrees, have expressed their disappointment with the smaller than expected payout from the Federal dairy price relief program. I can completely empathize with them. However, [Read More …]

Fumonisins Molds and Mycotoxins in Corn, Why Should We Care?

September 28, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Juan Pineiro, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Dairy Specialist – Amarillo Jourdan Bell, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Agronomist – Amarillo Ed Bynum, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Entomologist – Amarillo As the harvest season approaches, [Read More …]

What to Know About Coliform Mastitis

September 28, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The dairy industry continues its struggle to control coliform mastitis, which was found to be the source of up to 50 percent of mastitis infections on U.S. dairy herds in 2017.¹ The consequences can be devastating, [Read More …]

2018 World Dairy Expo Dairy Cattle Show and Sale Schedule

September 28, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

C = Coliseum EH = Exhibition Hall SP = Sale Pavilion Schedule subject to change. Unauthorized solicitation on the grounds is prohibited. Tuesday, October 2 7:15 AM International Junior Holstein Show (C) 7:30 AM International [Read More …]

World Dairy Expo Seminars & Tours

September 28, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Expo Seminars World Dairy Expo’s education showcase give you the chance to visit with peers, while learning from fellow producers and industry experts about different ways to make your operation more profitable. The seminars are [Read More …]

CA: CMAB Announces 2018 Annual Information and Nominating Meetings

September 28, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) and CMAB CEO, John Talbot, invite all California dairy families to attend annual meetings this fall, held in each district throughout the state of California. At the meeting, attendees [Read More …]

CA: Dairy Revenue Protection program goes live in October

September 28, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Dairy Revenue Protection (Dairy RP) is a program that will allow dairy producers to purchase crop insurance protection on milk income. The program will allow you to lock in a guaranteed revenue based on futures [Read More …]

CA: California Dairy Sustainability Summit Announces 2018 Speaker Roster

September 28, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Dairy industry stakeholders, dairy farmers, and policymakers will meet in Sacramento to discuss sustainability initiatives in the California dairy industry. The California Dairy Sustainability Summit, which will highlight California’s achievements in sustainable dairy farm [Read More …]

New Products: Micronutrients USA and Kemin Industries Launch IntelliBond® VITAL 5 Cr as an Essential Nutrition Package Containing Six Essential Trace Minerals

September 28, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Collaboration supports efforts to promote food safety and quality control through animal nutrition Micronutrients USA (Micronutrients) and Kemin Industries (Kemin) are partnering to introduce IntelliBond® VITAL 5 Cr, the world’s first nutrition package containing six essential [Read More …]

New Products: John Deere Introduces New High-Capacity Self-Propelled Forage Harvesters

September 28, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

High-capacity forage harvesting doesn’t mean sacrificing forage quality. In corn, the all-new 9000 Series Self-Propelled Forage Harvesters (SPFH) from John Deere provide up to 400 tons of throughput per hour, along with optimum corn silage [Read More …]

New Products: Bedford Technology Announces New Fencing Product

September 28, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Bedford Technology introduces SmarterFence™, a new fencing system manufactured using Bedford Technology’s structural recycled HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) and is strong, durable and easy to install. Traditional fencing materials like wood and metal break down [Read More …]

Class III Milk Prices Break $16/cwt.

Cows-To-Cars? It’s Happening

CDQAP Ruminations: Preventing Rural Crime on Your Dairy

Together we can protect our lakes, divided we all lose

California Dairy Sustainability Summit: Further improving economic and environmental sustainability

CA: Alexandre Family Receives National Organic Farmer of the Year Award

CA: Live Cattle Excitement in the California Legislature

CA: Sugarcane Aphid – an Unwelcome Visitor to California’s Central Valley

New Products: Lallemand Introduces enviromateTM GUARD in the U.S.

New Products: Allflex Launches New Young Stock Calf Monitoring Application and Announces SenseHub Monitoring Solution

New Products: FutureCow Introduces the Stationary ComfortBrushTM

New Products: Fairbanks Scales Announces Integration of Grain Weight and Moisture Test

New Products: John Deere Launches New Family of Rotary Cutters

Is There Value to Dairy Revenue Protection Insurance?

The Milk Supply Grows and Grows

Your Tax Dollars at Work

Fumonisins Molds and Mycotoxins in Corn, Why Should We Care?

What to Know About Coliform Mastitis

2018 World Dairy Expo Dairy Cattle Show and Sale Schedule

World Dairy Expo Seminars & Tours

CA: CMAB Announces 2018 Annual Information and Nominating Meetings

CA: Dairy Revenue Protection program goes live in October

CA: California Dairy Sustainability Summit Announces 2018 Speaker Roster

New Products: Micronutrients USA and Kemin Industries Launch IntelliBond® VITAL 5 Cr as an Essential Nutrition Package Containing Six Essential Trace Minerals

New Products: John Deere Introduces New High-Capacity Self-Propelled Forage Harvesters

New Products: Bedford Technology Announces New Fencing Product

National Dairy Council Brings Farmers’ Voice to Changing Conversations About Nutrition

Consuming Milk at Breakfast Lowers Blood Glucose Throughout the Day

Caffeine Intervention: Help for Your Calves, Too!

Coaching Tip: Who is the Quarterback

What’s Your Communication Level? by John Ellsworth

Born of the Bond Series Premiere Shines Spotlight on Veterinary Care Deserts

Dairy’s Big GLP-1 Moment: 5 Risks Processors Need to Know

Summer Is Over: Use This Fall to Evaluate Summer Heat Stress