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Challenged by volatility in milk prices and high feed costs in recent years, the California dairy industry’s future growth will depend on its willingness and ability to fill a growing global demand for milk products, according to a new report issued today by Rabobank’s Food & Agribusiness Research Advisory Group (FAR).
Many growers today are looking for ways to maximize corn yields and on-farm profitability, whether that means increasing milk production, reducing ration costs or boosting weight gain in beef cattle.
Though it may not sound very glamorous, a new method of extracting ammonium from liquid animal manure could be exciting news for both confined animal operations and environmental groups, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service engineer.
Agronomists note that a rough estimate of the proper silage harvest period is somewhere between 35 and 45 days after tassel emergence. In some areas tasseling began close to July 11 on the earliest-planted corn.
Goss's leaf blight and wilt of corn is a damaging disease that has caused problems in fields in the past. The weather conditions this summer may favor development of this disease again in some Midwestern areas.
Though many warm-season grass pastures are dormant this time of year, the extended drought has reduced normal forage production somewhere near 70 percent of the usual seasonal total.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service wants producers’ comments on its latest rules and regulations of livestock traceability. The newly proposed regulations are the most recent version of animal ID policies over a two-year period of public comment and analysis.
Calling the new rules “a flexible approach” that works with states and tribes on ID systems, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in an August 9 statement that the proposed rule meets four tenets: Administration by states and local government, setting traceability for all livestock crossing state lines, endorsing low-cost technology and a transparent implementation of the law.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced that it would not seek new regulations requiring farmers and ranchers to obtain commercial drivers’ licenses (CDLs) to transport animals and farm equipment.
World Ag Expo is searching for the newest and most innovative products for World Ag Expo 2012. For the seventh year, a panel of World Ag Expo Top-10 judges will select 10 new products to highlight at the Expo, scheduled for Feb. 14-16.
Each entry is evaluated by a panel of production agriculturalists (working farmers and ranchers), agricultural professionals and university representatives. The Top-10 are selected and announced at World Ag Expo, and the winning entries are showcased at the New Products Center.
The Cal Poly Dairy Science Department and Cal Poly Dairy Farm Advisory Team invite you to the beautiful central coast for the 4th Annual Cal Poly Dairy Producer Symposium held at California Polytechnic State University – San Luis Obispo at the Cliffs Resort in Shell Beach on the weekend of Oct. 14 and 15.
