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Victimless agriculture? Quite a title, right? Fear not, dedicated Progressive Dairyman readers, I didn’t suddenly wake up a vegan today; there’s no veggie burgers or tofu-dogs in this agvocate’s future.
Contrary to first glance, I’m not even talking about animals in this column. The “victims” to whom I’m referring in the title are us in the industry.
Mastitis is generally classified as clinical or subclinical depending on the degree of inflammation in the mammary gland.
Bacterial infections are the most common causes of inflammation of the mammary gland.
Clinical mastitis is characterized by visible abnormalities in the milk or the udder.
As the demand for milk increases, so does the demand to be more efficient. Today’s market volatility requires dairies to pay attention to the details – and most importantly – their costs.
Simply put, milk is what pays the bills and if you aren’t paying attention to your source of income, then you might be missing some profitable opportunities.
Darigold has completed a new milk powder dryer at its Lynden, Washington, processing plant. Bringing the dryer online is a milestone for the organization after a fire destroyed the dryer in February of 2012.
On most dairies, feed costs will represent the largest single expense. With escalating prices, feed is eating up what otherwise could be pretty good milk prices. Now more than ever, controlling shrinkage is imperative.
What is shrinkage? It is simply defined as the amount of feed delivered or raised on the farm that is not consumed by the cattle for which it was intended.
If you don’t measure the shrinkage, you can’t manage it. And the larger the dairy, the more important this factor is.
Winners of the dairy industry’s prestigious Sustainability Awards join the ranks of celebrities, athletes and influencers – from country music singer Miranda Lambert to movie star Salma Hayek to actor and father Taye Diggs – by donning the famed Milk Mustache for their own ad.
The dairy industry leaders were recognized for their efforts to advance sustainability at the U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards in Washington, D.C.
The decision by USDA to furlough meat inspectors this year was seen by Progressive Cattleman readers as a bad idea that would have hurt the beef industry.
The arrival of early rains could ease your worries about water supplies for the summer, but will you have enough good-quality water to get through the year?
