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08/27/2009 08:56AM

brood cow:  used for breeding.

08/13/2009 09:36AM

A forum at Ag Progress days will provide an overview of issues to be addressed if producers consider exiting the dairy business. Dr. John Becker and Brad Hilty will discuss how to approach the decision with thoughtfulness. With the current economic environment, the sensitive question of whether a

08/03/2009 01:08PM

John Wilson, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Industry Affairs: "The Board and management of Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. are encouraged to see continued support for the dairy industry by the United States Department of Agriculture, Secretary Tom Vilsack and a growing number of congressional leaders

07/22/2009 11:53AM

TAKE HOME MESSAGES • Culling and transporting decisions are an important part of dairy farming. • Occasionally, an animal that is ambulatory on the farm may not be suitable for transport to a packing or processing facility. • Consider the “Top 10 Considerations for Culling and Transporting Dairy Animals

07/09/2009 02:39PM

With operating costs for South Dakota dairies at approximately $14 per one hundred pounds of milk, electricity alone represents 30 cents per 100 pounds of milk. That's according to South Dakota Cooperative Extension Dairy Specialist Alvaro Garcia, who said producers who want to reduce electric bills

06/30/2009 02:27PM

COLUMBIA, Mo.–Letting dairy cows graze in fields rather than feeding them in centralized facilities might seem old-fashioned, yet for a growing number Missouri farmers it makes good economic sense. “Pasture-based dairying has gone mainstream,” said Joe Horner, dairy economist with the University of

06/01/2009 04:40PM

One of the biggest environmental challenges the dairy industry faces can be traced back to mediocre reproductive performance. If we can improve reproduction, we can lower our greenhouse-gas emissions, Frank Mitloehner, associate professor and director of the University of California-Davis Agricultural

03/13/2009 07:34AM

Trade My Fruit For Your Veggies A bill introduced last week in California to restrict antibiotic use in livestock would effectively eliminate meat consumption in the state's public school system. This bill, if passed in its present form, would basically narrow beef and chicken supplies

08/19/2008 01:52PM

Lower Feed Prices and Lower Milk Prices Maintain Milk Output Milk production estimates for 2008 are unchanged from last month at 189.5 billion pounds. Forecasts for 2009 call for production to be up fractionally to 190.3 billion pounds. USDA projects cow numbers to average 9,255 thousand head for
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