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State-of-the-art facility to save Connecticut’s largest dairy farm $182,000 annually For Connecticut’s largest dairy farm near Ellington, Conn., keeping its cows happy and operational costs low are two of its main priorities. So, when Oakridge Dairy set [Read More …]

Colorado’s La Luna Dairy Works in the Community

Neither Jon Slutsky nor Susan Moore had agricultural backgrounds but began their dairy career of 30-plus years in 1981 with a rented dairy that milked 64 head of cattle. They now own and operate their [Read More …]

Antibiotic Stewardship: Can It Really Save Your Dairy Money?

Improving animal health offers a rewarding way to reduce antibiotic use. The development of antibiotic resistant bacteria is a continuing concern in both human and animal health. In response, human medicine has implemented widespread antibiotic [Read More …]

Pre-Fresh, Maternity and Post-Fresh Space: Getting the Numbers Right

Nutrition, health care, and environment provided during the transition period have a tremendous influence on cow health and performance well into the next lactation. The importance of proper care and management of dairy cows during [Read More …]

Improving Employee Morale and Teamwork Without Breaking the Bank

It’s Monday morning. Your coffee maker just broke, a milker didn’t show up, a skidsteer is down (which someone needed about an hour ago), two people asked you to fix something as you walked through [Read More …]

Four Considerations for an Optimal Fresh Chopped Corn Harvest

Hitting the outlined targets for harvesting corn intended for silage can offer dividends through exceptional feed over the next year. Midwestern corn intended for silage appears to be popping tassels at a fast and furious [Read More …]

World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest Announces Grand Champion Winners

A Private Reserve Wheel cheese made by Emmi Roth USA, Fitchburg, WI was selected as the Cheese and Butter Grand Champion, a Whole Chocolate Milk from Prairie Farms Dairy, Somerset, KY was selected as the [Read More …]

CA: Inaugural California Dairy Sustainability Summit Announced

Dairy farmers and stakeholders to converge in Sacramento November 27 – 28 Leading dairy organizations have announced the launch of an inaugural California Dairy Sustainability Summit, which will showcase California’s world-leading achievements in sustainable farming [Read More …]

CA: California Dairyman Bill Ahlem Was National Leader

William Roy “Bill” Ahlem, Jr. died Aug. 23 in Turlock, Calif., at the age of 74. He was a third-generation dairyman and throughout his life, he made a great contribution to the dairy industry both [Read More …]

New Products: New HOBOnet Field Monitoring System from Onset Enables Cost-Effective Cloud-based Monitoring of Environmental Conditions across Fields and Greenhouses

Many high-value crops are sensitive to micro-climate variations such as temperature, rainfall, and soil moisture, which directly affect quality and profitability. Meanwhile, water and pesticides, which represent significant costs, are under greater scrutiny as governments [Read More …]

New Products: Boehringer Ingelheim Receives The Approval For New Label Claim For Cattle Reproductive Products

Cystorelin® (gonadorelin) by Merial and Synchsure™ (cloprostenol sodium) by Merial Now Labeled for Combination Use Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) recently announced that its product, CYSTORELIN, is now labeled for use in combination with SYNCHSURE to synchronize estrous cycles [Read More …]

New Products: ALLIANCE TIRE 62 MPH RADIAL FLOTATION TIRE—THE 398 MPT

Alliance Tire Americas, Inc. introduces its new Alliance 398 MPT (multi-purpose tire) radial flotation tire for manure carts, tanks and feed trucks that require a combination of high flotation and high-speed road performance. The Alliance [Read More …]

New Products: Massey Ferguson 1700M Series Compact Tractor

Newest compact tractors are easy to operate, offer greater comfort, upgraded engine and simple emissions system AGCO, a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, introduces its Massey Ferguson® 1700M Series compact tractor during the [Read More …]

New Products: Krone announces new adapter kits for Krone forage harvester heads

Krone North America announces good news for forage harvester owners. Krone has introduced new adapter kits for installing new Krone forage harvester heads on competitive choppers. So even if you do not own a Krone [Read More …]

The Dairy Summit: The meeting in Albany attracts some 400 from across the industry and across the country

This piece appears in the NDFC Newsletter of Aug. 15 and is used here with permission. For more information, see the video interview by Joel Hastings with dairy reporter Sherry Bunting at https://dairybusiness.com/this-week-in-dairy-with-dairy-journalist-sherry-bunting/ As has been [Read More …]

Newtrient: Reducing Dairy’s Environmental Impact, Growing Revenue Streams for Farmers

The dairy checkoff was put in place by farmers years ago to increase demand for dairy and to build trust in dairy products and farm practices. When it comes to trust, both consumers and customers [Read More …]

More Low Milk Prices – When will Prices Improve?

July Class and Component Prices were announced on August 1. The Dashboard of prices (Chart I) shows it all. The only thing that was up was dry whey, which increased the price of Other Solids, which [Read More …]

Dairy Revenue Protection is Here

Sign-Up Begins October 9 Since 2014 the annual average U.S. all-milk price has fallen by more than 30 percent. This year, it is projected to be at the lowest level since 2009, at $16.10 per [Read More …]

Calf Housing Systems: the Latest Topic of Free DeLaval Calf College Webinar Series

In the fifth webinar of the DeLaval Calf College webinar series, Dr. Robert James, PhD., spoke about calf housing systems. He began by noting, “We can be successful regardless of whether we are using individual [Read More …]

Rumination: Early Warning Signal for Cow Stress

Time is of the essence when cows are under stress. Whether cows are stressed by weather, disease or ration issues, the more quickly a problem is solved, the faster cows return to optimal production levels, [Read More …]

Dairy Profit Seminars at Empire Farm Days

Panel discussions and expert presentations highlighted the Dairy Profit Seminars held at Empire Farm Days. The largest outdoor farm show in the Northeast provided the setting held Aug. 7 – 9 at the Rodman Lott [Read More …]

Effects from Heat Stress Can Stretch into Fall

The effects of heat stress can continue long after cooler weather has arrived — even for cows not in milk. In fact, research has shown that proper cooling in the dry period improved subsequent lactation [Read More …]

CA: Dairy Council of California to Continue Serving as Dairy Industry’s Voice for Community Health

Thanks to the support of California’s dairy farmers, processors and families, Dairy Council of California will continue carrying out its cause of elevating the health of children and families through the pursuit of lifelong healthy eating habits until [Read More …]

CA: Western Dairy Trade Group Submits Comments to USDA Regarding Tariffs and Support for Dairy Farmers

Milk Producers Council, as part of the Western States Dairy Producers Association (WSDPA), sent a letter to USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue this week outlining our estimate of the impact of the trade dispute on milk [Read More …]

CA: Thinking about CDQAP Certification? Now is the Time to Certify and Save Money

Nearly 800 dairy facilities throughout the state are CDQAP Environmentally Certified. There are many benefits for producers who take this step to demonstrate their environmental commitment to their neighbors, their processor, and beyond. Benefits include [Read More …]

New Products: Rock River Laboratory Releases New Corn Harvest Tool

InField Updates, a community-based in-app tool provides timely sample moisture and nutrition stats by region Rock River Laboratory, Inc. based in Watertown, Wis., has launched InField Updates, a new crowdsourced in-app tool that helps growers dial in [Read More …]

August 2018 CDCB Sire Summary and New Lifetime Net Merit

Annually the American Dairy Science Association holds a convention at which many of the latest research papers on a wide variety of topics on dairy management and dairy foods are presented. This year’s convention was [Read More …]

Nevin Lemos – a Breath of Fresh Air

This young dairyman strikes out on his own Earlier this spring, I opened an email that was from Maureen Lemos, a person whom I hadn’t met. She told me about her son, saying… “Last June [Read More …]

Too Much Dairy Data!

No shortage of data exists on modern dairy operations. But, you need more than just data to unlock a herd’s potential The author is the strategic dairy marketing lead for Cargill Animal Nutrition. Think about [Read More …]

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