Agri-Mark has announced a $11.3 million profit after taxes for 2010 that will be distributed among their 1,275 dairy family farms in the Northeast. The profit follows $17.9 million in payments member farmers received in monthly milk checks through the year for milk quality and other premiums. The cooperative sold $781 million in milk and manufactured dairy products in 2010. … Read More
Jersey Webinar on Genomics
The Jersey Association will be holding a webinar on Jersey genomics tomorrow, March 16 at 12:00 Noon EST. The webinare will feature Dr. Bennet Cassell, Professor Emeritus, Virginia Tech. Dr. Cassell will discuss: “Adjustments Make all Cow PTAs similar to those on Genomically Tested Cows.” He will then address: How will genetic evaluations be impacted by the changes? and What … Read More
Novus C.O.W.S. Program Participants
Before it was officially launched last week during the Western Dairy Management Conference in Reno, the new Novus International C.O.W.S. program measured approximately 140 dairies across California, Texas, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Vermont and New York. Two producers and a dairy consultant who took part in the pilot program explained how measuring cow Comfort, Oxidative Balance, Well-being and Sustainability gave them … Read More
Vilsack: Time to Act on Dairy Industry Committee Report
The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture says now is the time to act on the recommendations to dairy policy submitted by the Dairy Industry Advisory Committee. “If we don’t act, if we simply put all of this on the shelf and say ‘dairy prices are better now, so happy days are here again,’ this is one area for us to act … Read More
Indstury Event Open to Nebraska Dairymen
Nebraska dairy farmers are invited to attend an industry event Thursday and Friday, March 17-18, at the Howard Johnson Riverside Inn in Grand Island, Neb. The event will carry out the business of several organizations, and providing educational sessions and fellowship for the state’s 250-plus dairy producer families and those who support them. Annual meetings or board meetings of the … Read More
Judges Conferences Offered by Holstein USA
Plan to attend one of the three Judges Conferences being held by the Holstein Association USA. All people currently on the Holstein Association USA National or Qualified Show Judges Lists, or those wishing to apply for the lists in future years, will be required to attend one conference every three years and receive a satisfactory rating before applying. In 2011, … Read More
CWT Export Update
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) accepted 12 requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America, Darigold, and Foremost Farms to sell a total of 1,300 metric tons (2.866 million pounds) of Cheddar and Gouda cheese to customers in Asia, Central America, and the Middle East. The product will be delivered March through August. In 2011, CWT has assisted members in … Read More
Pioneer Forage Forum Discusses Roundup Ready Alfalfa
Roundup Ready® alfalfa is back on the market again. Robin Newell, Pioneer senior forage business manager, discusses this recent decision and Pioneer® brand alfalfa offerings in this edition of Pioneer’s Forage Forum. Listen to the podcast here: To see all archived Pioneer Forage Forum podcasts, click here. Subscribe to Forage Forum here.
Milking Parlor: Profits Tighter But Dairy Herd Expanding
Prospects for dairy farmers are mixed for this year, with milk prices going up but profits being a bit lower… that’s the word out of the recent USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum. In this edition of the Milking Parlor, we hear from Ag Department dairy analyst Roger Hoskins, who told the group gathered for the forum that feed prices have gone … Read More
Western Regional Dairy Challenge Results
Fifty-five students from five western universities and one Canadian university competed in the sixth annual Western Regional Dairy Challenge March 3-5, 2011 in Fresno, Calif. Hosted by Fresno State University, the Western Regional Dairy Challenge is an innovative management analysis competition developed by industry and university professionals from across the U.S. A key objective of the dairy challenge is to … Read More