2+ hour, 22+ min ago  (1761+ words) However, the two farms arrived at that point through different circumstances. McFarlandale Dairy updated its calf facilities as the herd expanded and environmental compliance requirements changed. Rosy Lane Holsteins rebuilt its calf program after a fire destroyed its calf barn…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (670+ words) For today's U.S. dairy producer, a similar paradigm shift is underway. Curtis Bosma of HighGround Dairy says the most successful producers are realizing they are no longer in the milk business or the efficiency business. They are in the margin business....

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (281+ words) The USDA released the February Milk Production report shortly after my last article, showing much of the same numbers as expected. Milk production in the United States is higher compared to a year ago, coming in at 18.3 million pounds, that…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (896+ words) Brazil is famous for corn and soybeans, but in the country's toughest, driest regions, farmers are starting to look more seriously at sorghum for silage. Arthur Behling Neto, professor at the Federal University of Mato Grosso, says sorghum is becoming…...

6+ day, 54+ min ago  (684+ words) Beef-on-dairy has evolved rapidly in just a few short years. What started as a way to add value to surplus dairy calves has become a major and increasingly refined part of the beef supply. In a short period of time,…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (268+ words) Mississippi has officially become the first state in the U.S. to explicitly ban cell-cultured dairy products. This follows the passage of HB 1153, a bill that broadens the legal definitions of meat, manufactured protein, cultivated protein, insect protein, plant protein and cell-cultured…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago  (487+ words) Fewer Farms Contribute to Data Concerns'Dairy Herd Fewer Farms Contribute to Data Concerns USDA looking for public comments on reporting methods. Farm groups and market analysts have been raising concerns recently that USDA's outdated methods for data collection and analysis…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (602+ words) The Norton Shores expansion is a multi-phase project designed to meet a surging demand that shows no signs of slowing. The project will add more than 200,000 sq. ft. of production space, effectively doubling the facility's footprint. However, the true impact…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (387+ words) Feed ingredient choices are influenced by several factors, including milk prices, feed availability, weather and other variables that often change faster than operational plans can adapt. Many dairy operations today face tighter economic conditions, as production costs, market shifts and…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (662+ words) Small-grains like triticale are a familiar part of the forage program on many dairy farms. But deciding when to harvest them can influence far more than just yield. With so many factors influencing harvest timing, it helps to understand the…...