Dairy producers and professionals in Pa. are invited to a series of two meetings this July. A great opportunity to meet with your neighbors, exchange information and learn more about the dairy industry. “Open Houses & Dairy Tours,” hosted by the Center for Dairy Excellence and Penn State Cooperative Extension. All dairy farm families within the local dairy community are … Read More
Heat Stress and Nutrition
As we head into the summer months and temperatures begin to rise, producers need to monitor feed rations. Inevitably, dairy cows will go through an intake depression. Bill Mahanna, coordinator of global nutritional sciences for Pioneer, says we need to pay close attention to our starch digestibility – how much effective fiber is in the ration. Producers need to have … Read More
Precision Feed Management Program
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, is conducting a unique and interesting program, the Precision Feed Management Program. Helping N.Y. dairy farms implement cow feeding methods that will keep the state’s watersheds free of pollution and improve the quality of the farm’s milk is the goal of the program. In Delaware County, New York the program is … Read More
DFA Plant Reaches Safety Milestone
The employees working at the Fort Morgan, Colo. Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. (DFA) plant can now brag about the safe of their dairy plants – five years with no lost-time accidents. This is a great achievement, especially since the plant doubled its capacity during that period. Congratulations! Since 1998, the plant has manufactured sweet cream, condensed milk and nonfat … Read More
Idaho Dairy Goes Ruggedly Wireless in the Corral
The idea of gaining two extra hours in dairy farm management each day without working extra hours seems like a dream, right? What about cutting the time employees spend searching for animals… in half? Well, Scott Haag at Box Canyon Dairy in Wendell, Idaho says a set of MobileDemand rugged tablet PC’s makes those dairy farm dreams an everyday reality. … Read More
Rabobank Podcast on Dairy Available
I really like the idea of Rabobank producing an audio podcast of their news releases. Then I can subscribe and get them automatically to listen to whenever and wherever I want. Here’s what the latest RaboCast is about: Since 1937 June has been Dairy Month: an annual tradition to celebrate the dairy industry. A new Rabobank podcast examines some causes … Read More
CWT Export Assistance Bids
Here’s the latest announcement from Cooperatives Working Together: Cooperatives Working Together announced today that it accepted five export assistance bids last week for the sale of butter. Two of the bids were from Foremost Farms of Baraboo, WI: 1,370 metric tons (3,014,000 pounds) of butter to Iran, and 38 metric tons of butter (83,600 lbs.) to Japan. The other three … Read More
New Leaders for NAIDC
There are four new members on the North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge (NAIDC) board of directors. Congratulations to all those elected! Devin Albrecht, Director of Marketing for Prairie State/Select Sires, Hampshire, Ill. He was a member of the steering committee that established the Midwest Regional Dairy Challenge and now serves as its Vice Chair. Gary Hay, Dairy Extension Specialist for … Read More
Dairyline Markets In Review
Dairy Markets Week in Review Checking the CME cash dairy markets; cheese saw its fourth consecutive week of loss. Block closed Friday at $1.96 per pound, down 8 cents on the week and 14 cents below a year ago. Barrel closed Friday at $1.95, down 20 cents on the week and 9 3/4-cents below a year ago. Ten cars of … Read More
Johnson Named Intern at Midwest Dairy
Londa Johnson, LaCrescent, Minn. has been named summer intern for the industry relations team of Midwest Dairy Association, serving in the St. Paul, Minn. office. Johnson is pursuing a degree in dairy science with a communications minor at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. As intern, Johnson will assist with distributing promotional materials, organizing Princess Kay events at the Minnesota State … Read More