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No milk without water: Drinking behavior of dairy cows
Feeding in modern dairy farming is very challenging. Farmers have to put a lot of effort into it – feeding plans, formulation of ration...
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- 3 days ago
- 1 min
New Zealand Production Struggles
New Zealand’s milk production season is once again off to a slow start despite earlier optimism that output would recover. In August, the...
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- 3 days ago
- 2 min
Lame cows benefit from a concrete break
Many of today’s dairy cows are housed in facilities with concrete floors. While several environmental and management factors can...
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- 3 days ago
- 2 min
Exports need to expand value before quantity
The question isn’t if exports will grow; it’s how, and what are we focused on?” Robert Chesler, United Dairymen of Arizona CEO, said as...
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- 3 days ago
- 3 min
Key to profitability: your herd’s intestinal health
Kemin Animal Nutrition & Health outlines how a healthier gastrointestinal tract helps improve performance, prevent leaky gut and lessen...
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- 4 days ago
- 1 min
Dairy Report: Butter and Cheese Consumption Hit New Records in 2021
Butter and cheese consumption hit new records last year, according to the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF). Both American cheese...
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- 5 days ago
- 3 min
Late-fall alfalfa cuttings rarely pay
Watching our late-night news last week, the weatherman made his first mention of “frost warning” for the year. Admittedly, it was for...
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- 5 days ago
- 3 min
Northeast posts a record PPD in milk checks
“PPDs” had become a four-letter word in dairy farmers’ lexicon when negative producer price differentials (PPDs) exploded onto the scene...
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- 5 days ago
- 2 min
Do exports truly aid milk check revenue?
That was the leading question during the September 14, 2022, Hoard’s Dairyman DairyLivestream. Specifically, dairymen wanted to know how...
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- 6 days ago
- 5 min
Stress eating does not apply to cows
Despite the many advances in dairy cattle nutrition, we are still faced with some challenges. One of those challenges is to ensure...
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- Sep 23
- 3 min
NEW BOYS IN TOWN AS MALE-SEXED SEMEN OFFERS CONTROL
New boys in town as male-sexed semen offers control jpg: Blue male-sexed semen used over dairy herds produces a valuable and saleable...
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- Sep 22
- 1 min
Cheese and Butter Stocks Decline
Cheese and butter stocks typically wane in August, and this year was no exception. As of Aug. 31, 1.48 billion pounds of cheese were in...
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- Sep 22
- 2 min
Markets are now driven by demand, not supply
It’s been true of domestic markets for some time, but export markets have seen a change in recent years that has caused U.S. exporters to...
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- Sep 22
- 2 min
Latest USDA Milk Production Report: Cow Numbers Up, Milk Production Up
The August Milk Production report underscored positive growth that unfolded in the industry last month. The latest USDA report outlines...
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- Sep 22
- 4 min
Butter Conquered Unexplored Elevations and Made the Trek Look Easy
The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending September 16, 2022 On Tuesday CME spot butter jumped 7ȼ to $3.24 per pound, a lofty...
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- Sep 22
- 3 min
Don’t leave alfalfa leaves in the dust
Fall is always a good time to focus on leaves. In fact, people drive hundreds of miles to states such as Vermont to view the collage of...
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- Sep 22
- 2 min
Methods to Capitalize on Record Milk Fat
2022 hummed a different tune with higher milk prices compared to the previous year’s lackluster mailbox prices. While milk prices have...
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- Sep 16
- 1 min
DAIRY TRENDS: MILK SUPPLY A KEY DRIVER OF DAIRY MARKETS
In the last week, we’ve got a flavour of where supply is going. Rain has arrived across Europe to boost autumn feed supplies. For some...
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- Sep 15
- 2 min
Simplicity Plus Consistency Equals Calf-raising Success
There’s no single rearing system that is best for successfully raising newborn calves into healthy, productive replacements. But...
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- Sep 15
- 2 min
USDA moves 2023 milk price forecast higher
Economists pegged a $22.70 All-Milk price for the coming year, raising that projection by 20 cents from their $20.50 estimate one month...
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