Dairy Industry Blog Posts

Holstein sire evaluations will change by April 2018, according to an article I read in Dairy Herd Management. There will be six health traits added. These are ketosis, metritis, hypocalcemia, retained placentas, and displaced abosamus, in no particular order. These evaluations are being present as percentages. A higher positive value will indicate greater resistance than [...]

The rate of U.S. milk production increases by 3 billion pounds each year, based on an article from The Dairy Site. The milk yield has grown so much that producers are having difficulty coping with processing. Ben Laine, who is a Cobank senior dairy economist, claims that dairy processors have to handle an ever-growing supply [...]

The Dairy State Helps the Lone Star State Hurricane Harvey did quite a number on Texas. It is said to be one of the worst U.S. natural disasters in recorded history, according to an article on Forbes. Due to the severity of the flooding, many stores had to close down. Luckily, according to The Bullvine, [...]

The U.S. Ag Slump: Can We Go Any Lower? Once you hit rock bottom, be happy because there’s nowhere to go but up. That might be the motto of the Ag industry these days. An article in Farm Journal’s MILK states that the forecast of the U.S. farmer net income is expected to rise this [...]

There’s nowhere to go but up, at least if you’re in the dairy industry. The slow-moving but steady upward trend of milk prices are welcome news to producers all over the USA. There’s even better news from the USDEC, according to an article in Progressive Dairyman. The U.S. Dairy Export Council’s monthly summary report states [...]

The Monthly Protection Program for Dairy calculations (MPP-Dairy) from the USDA have come in. I came across an article from Progressive Dairyman and the calculations show that there has been a slight improvement in June. Milk is up by 60 cents, compared to May 2017 prices. As of June 2017, the average U.S. milk price [...]

Anaplasmosis is a serious condition that usually affects mature cows and bulls between summer and the early part of fall. While this disease is more common in the southern areas, the increase in cattle movement in the last decade has caused it to spread northward I found an article on The Dairy Site that talks about [...]

I was browsing through Dairy Herd Management when I found an article about the benefits of adding methionine to the Holstein cow diet. I thought it would be beneficial to our readers who have dairy cows. According to research performed by the University of Illinois, adding methionine to the diet of Holstein cows could enhance [...]

I read an article on Farm Journal’s MILK that I found quite informative. In 2016, the number of licensed dairy farms dropped to 41,809. That is a 4% decline from 2015, according to the January milk production report of the United States Department of Agriculture. Most people believe that poor milk prices and lower margins [...]

I recently came across an article on Bovine Veterinarian that can be a game-changer for dairy producers. Mastitis is a costly condition to treat but is sadly common. It is the inflammation of the mammalian breast which is caused by the blockage of milk ducts during the lactation period. This causes dairy cows much discomfort [...]