The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) urged the Biden Administration to work to eliminate foreign tariffs on and nontariff impediments to U.S. exports, following the releaseWednesday by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) of the 2021 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers. The annual report looks at […]
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The 1,500 Jersey cows that Nathan Chittenden and his family raise in upstate New York seem to lead carefree lives. They spend their days lolling around inside well-ventilated barns and eating their fill from troughs. Three times a day, they file into the milking parlor, where computer-calibrated vacuums drain several gallons of warm milk from […]
Cattle produce more methane than many large countries. A solution could be an ecological and financial breakthrough — and a Swiss biotech company may be on the cusp. Peaches, a brown-and-white Jersey cow weighing 1,200 pounds, was amiably following Edward Towers through a barn on a sunny March morning when the 6-year-old dug in her […]
Teat disinfection plays a key role in the National Mastitis Council (NMC) mastitis control plan. To help dairy producers and their advisers implement the most science-based teat disinfection protocols, NMC Teat Health Committee members updated the organization’s Post-milking Teat Disinfection Fact Sheet. This free resource is available here. The Post-milking Teat Disinfection Fact Sheet addresses […]
Today, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) outlining strengthened coordination between the FDA and the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) and Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) to facilitate the export of milk and milk products from the United States. U.S. […]
Dairy cows that received a short course of anti-inflammatory medication after calving had lower metabolic stress and produced more milk than untreated cows, according to researchers, who say the regimen they tested could be adopted more easily by producers than previously studied treatment strategies. “Dairy cows experience systemic inflammation and stress around calving, and these […]
Do’s Complete a production and financial management analysis of your business for 2019. Determine strengths, but most importantly, areas for improvement that result in an immediate response and improvement in cash Complete a profitability and cash flow Partial budget of the expected impacts of any changes made to improve the Whole farm budgets of expected […]
As gene editing technology advances, the possibility of genetically modified beef and dairy cattle is closer than ever. Where is the cattle industry now, and how do we ensure consumer and environmental safety as the technology becomes more widespread? A recent article in Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering has reviewed the emerging developments in […]
California Milk Advisory Board California Milk Advisory Board’s pop-up served “microdoses” of butter. Key insights: California Milk Advisory Board tapped into cannabis culture by serving dairy products in a dispensary-like setting. Cannabis execs say the stunt raises awareness for the industry despite initial criticism. The board plans to continue leveraging cultural moments to keep dairy […]
Collapsing prices, the rise of mega farms in warmer states and fluctuations in demand have led to a spate of bankruptcies A cow stands in a barn at the Lake Breeze Dairy farm in Malone, Wisconsin. Photograph: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images The Goodman family has been milking cows in Wisconsin since 1889. Jim Goodman […]
Suicide in the agriculture community is an unfortunate reality and is an issue farm families have to be concerned about. It’s time to end the stigma. Let’s start by ending the silence. “What are We Talking About?” As dairy farmers, we spend the majority of our time working and when we do get to socialize […]
An “absolute insatiable (consumer) appetite for more CBD” products will spur companies in dairy to consider rolling out products even if the FDA hasn’t established a clear framework allowing their use in food and beverage products, the head of a group representing the nation’s dairy manufacturers, marketers and suppliers said on Monday. “Industry is moving […]
Dairy farming in the US has become synonymous with the words “mega-dairy”. While the scale of US dairy farms bears little resemblance to UK operations, there are some striking similarities and many of the challenges facing the UK dairy sector are also issues for US producers. Our livestock editor, Rhian Price, was invited by World […]
Ray Laing followed the on-again, off-again negotiations to revamp NAFTA closely — and concluded he was on the losing end of the new deal.He worries the agreement, which opens up more of Canada’s long-protected dairy market to the United States, will eat into demand for the roughly 660,000 gallons of milk produced each year at […]
China Mengniu Dairy Co Ltd (2319.HK) plans to buy the owner of some of Australia’s best known milk brands from Japan’s Kirin Holdings Co Ltd (2503.T) for A$600 million ($407 million), its second Down Under dairy buyout in two months. FILE PHOTO: Boxes of Mengniu’s milk products are seen at a supermarket in Beijing June […]
The numbers don’t lie: Mastitis infections in dairy herds are one of the most financially detrimental occurrences a producer can face. With an estimated $2 billion in losses each year in the U.S. and $400 million in Canada, more preventative and sustainable measures to alleviate mastitis infections are sorely needed. Staphylococcus aureus remains one of […]
Photo by Anna Hastert A hefty slice of global greenhouse gas emissions come from the smelly bodily functions of livestock. Can tinkering with the microbes in their guts help to save the planet from climate change? Por Geoff Watts Source BBC The cows grazing peacefully in the vicinity of New Zealand’s farming science research institute AgResearch look […]
New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra has agreed to sell its 50 per cent stake in pharmaceutical company DFE Pharma for $NZ633 million ($590 million) as it looks to reduce its debts. Fonterra’s chief executive Miles Hurrell said the sale, along with the proceeds from other recent sales including Tip Top ice cream, gave the company […]
A leading U.S. farmers’ organization says it wants the new North American trade agreement renegotiated to fix a major flaw — one that has nothing do with Canada’s much-attacked supply-management system for dairy. The National Farmers Union says the new deal’s extended patent protection for new pharmaceuticals must be reduced so that less expensive generic […]
Elanco Animal Health (N:) agreed to buy Bayer’s (DE:) veterinary drugs unit on Tuesday in a cash and stock deal valued at $7.6 billion, creating the second largest maker of medicines for pets and livestock and expanding Elanco’s reach online. The deal is the latest in the fast-growing animal health market, which has recently seen […]
According to detectives are investigating claims that the Animal Recovery Mission employee that captured animal abuse at Fair Oaks Farms “A third-party witness has come forward to corroborate the allegations made by a suspect that the ARM employee encouraged or coerced the behavior depicted in the portions of the video that have been released publicly.” […]
Following the release of the first activist video shot at Fair Oaks Farms, the local sheriff’s department issued warrants for the four individuals involved. One of those employees, Edgar Gardozo-Vasquez, 36, was arrested this week and according to ICE officials was working in the country illegally – a startling reminder than the e-verify system is […]
A Florida-based animal welfare group released disturbing footage Tuesday of animal abuse at Fair Oaks Farms, located in northwest Indiana. The farm is a popular tourist attraction off of I-65 between Indianapolis and Chicago, and offers tours of their dairy operations to visitors and student field trips. The Animal Recovery Mission conducted an undercover investigation […]
The most popular milk worldwide comes out of goats. The U.S., where cow is queen, is an outlier. But new data shows that even in America, dairy goats are having a moment. Dairy goats herds expanded faster than any other major livestock group in the U.S. over the past decade. They’ve grown 61 percent between […]
China’s leaders have championed milk as the emblem of a modern, affluent society – but their radical plan to triple the nation’s consumption will have a huge environmental cost. Beijing-based film-maker Jian Yi, now 43, clearly remembers the arrival of fresh milk in his life. It was an image of it, not the real thing. […]
Hopes were running high for cow 401, and cow 401 serenely bore the weight of expectations. She entered the cattle chute obligingly, and as the vet searched her uterus, making full use of the plastic glove that covered his arm up to his shoulder, she uttered nary a moo. A week ago, Cow 401 and […]
Invest in a cow monitoring system When milk prices are low, investing in a cow monitoring system may not be the first thing on a farmer’s mind. However, studies have shown that reproduction and health monitoring technologies should always be focused on, even in a down economy. Accurate information about a cow’s performance is essential […]
When milk prices are low, investing in a cow monitoring system may not be the first thing on a farmer’s mind. However, studies have shown that reproduction and health monitoring technologies should always be focused on, even in a down economy. Accurate information about a cow’s performance is essential to success in dairy farming. The […]
Cryptosporidiosis is the primary cause of diarrhea in 1-3 week old dairy and beef calves, with conservative estimates placing the economic impact of the disease at $175 million per year in the U.S. in cumulative losses from death, treatment expenses and decreased production. Unlike the other major causes of neonatal calf diarrhea, no effective drugs […]
Three cows clomped, single-file, through a chute to line up for sonograms — ultrasound “preg checks” — to reveal if they were expecting calves next summer. “Right now. This is exciting, right this minute,” animal geneticist Alison Van Eenennaam said as she waited for a tiny blob of a fetus to materialize on a laptop […]
The move is part of a broader government effort to enforce more stringent control and oversight of antibiotic use, as much in humans as in animals. New federal rules aimed at combating a growing global health risk will require farmers to get a veterinary prescription before purchasing antibiotics for their animals. The regulations, which come […]
U.S.-Canada trade talks are poised to come to a head this week, as negotiators bear down on their next deadline amid President Donald Trump’s threats to cut his largest export market out of the deal. High-level negotiations are expected to resume this week in a bid to reach a deal for Canada to remain in […]
Unacceptably high calf mortality rates on Australian dairies cause significant financial loss to individual enterprises. The extent of this financial loss is often not appreciated because it is hard to assess. On many dairies, losing a few calves a year is not regarded as a big financial loss and that, in fact, is probably right. […]
What does a bull’s daughter profile reveal? A description of how the daughters are expected to perform in an intensive barn-housed environment. That works for temperate climates where there is winter, machinery for harvesting forages and cheap fossil fuels. However, what about areas, where only grasses can be grown? Are today’s dairy genetics suited for […]
Australian farmers would “hate” to see the new Trans-Pacific Partnership renegotiated to allow the US to enter, and say America’s absence benefits local agriculture. The comments come after Trade Minister Steven Ciobo said there would be “pros and cons” for Australia if the US joined the TPP, indicating beef farmers could be worse off if […]
Vulto Creamery source of outbreak that sickened eight people, killing two A New York raw milk cheese company whose pr-oducts were linked to a multi-state outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes (L. mono) has been ordered by a federal court not to manufacture its ready-to-eat aged soft, semi-soft and hard cheeses until it complies with food safety regulations. On […]
Viewers tore into a militant vegan who claimed the dairy industry rapes and ‘sexually violates’ cows on This Morning as he sat next to two farmers who received death threats after posting photos of their calves online. Joey Carbstrong, 31, an Australian ‘celebrity’ vegan activist with tens of thousands of YouTube and Instagram followers, lectured […]
Canada and 10 other countries, including Japan, have reached a deal on a new Pacific Rim trade accord that does not include the United States. The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, which Trade Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced on Tuesday, will benefit Canada’s agricultural sector, chiefly beef and pork producers, which are being granted […]
When it comes to keeping calves healthy, age matters, according to a researcher at North Carolina State University. “Age is dynamic and variable, unlike breed and gender,” said Danielle Mzyk, graduate research assistant in the College of Veterinary Medicine. “It’s not just one parameter. It represents changes in the body composition, liver, kidneys and GI […]
Peritonitis refers to the inflammation or infection around the peritoneum which is the inside lining of the abdomen. Any infection involving the abdomen receives the nondescript description of peritonitis. This could be an infection around the intestines, stomachs, liver or uterus in cows and heifers. What is most important here is there are many causes […]
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