Sometimes we limit ourselves because we don’t know our options – or have heard misrepresentations about what is possible. Many past unachievable efficiencies or techniques are now a standard part of everyday life, on and off the farm.

Improved heifer raising and reproduction results in fewer total days on feed, earlier return on investment, improved cash flow by having fewer heifers on feed and more milking cows, increased first-lactation milk and more lifetime milk.

U.S. beef exports cooled from the record results posted in August, but remained very strong in September and were still significantly higher year over year.

Steer slaughter continues to run below year-ago levels so far this year. This is despite the fact that the quarterly feedlot inventories have shown more steers on feed in 2018 compared to last year.

Zoetis recently announced its new data and testing agreement with Leachman Cattle of Colorado to provide a unique genomically enhanced genetic evaluation.

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Digest Highlights Dairy-RP activity tops 2.6 billion pounds of milk INDUSTRY: FDA approves Experior for reduction of ammonia gas released from beef cattle manure Chobani launches campaign to benefit military veterans Prairie Farms to add baghouse to Iowa plant, pays penalty Saputo enters ultrafiltered milk market with JOYYA Kraft Heinz Canada selling natural cheese business to Parmalat Darigold names Garth to financial post Dean Foods holds quarterly investor call POLICY: FarmFirst asks USDA to increase trade mitigation payments for dairy Groups endorse agribusiness merger moratorium bills STATES: WSDA awards dairy nutrient management grants Michigan dairy promotion award nominees sought CDE offers dairy advisory team grants Minnesota Milk hosting annual Dairy Conference and Expo

Dairy promotion and industry officials say they are exploring all innovation and marketing efforts to build dairy demand in attempt to help dairy farmers through tough economic times.

In 2019, age at first calving is on course to be added to the Net Merit Index, and residual feed intake may not be far behind.