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Dairy farmers received 30 percent of the retail value of dairy products sold in supermarkets in 2010 - up from 24 percent in 2009 - according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service.
The Food Dollar Series, a resource of the USDA’s Economic Research Service, offers useful data about annual expenditures by U.S. consumers on domestically produced food.
The annually updated data series sheds light on different aspects of the food supply chain and who receives the consumer’s food dollar.
The dairy industry in a five-state region – Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas – has seen a tremendous growth in the past decade, a growth that provides both concerns and opportunities, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service specialists.
Joining other experts at the High Plains Dairy Conference held recently in Amarillo, Dr. Ellen Jordan, a Texas AgriLife Extension Service dairy specialist, said the five-state area is home to about 450,000 cows, which provide approximately $4.3 billion in annual economic impact.
New research from R&D LifeSciences, LLC, reveals that substantial positive production trends can be generated in lactating dairy cattle when the natural, non-drug feed additive Lactomace is included in cow rations.
Lactomace contains enzymes and fermentation products of Aspergillus oryzae, Trichoderma viride, and Bacillus subtilis that help enhance the digestibility and utilization of feed components by dairy cattle, resulting in improved performance.
A 120-day, three-site research study conducted in the southwest U.S. involved 7,000 lactating Holstein cows managed under commercial dairy production conditions.
Getting the hay crop in the mow Putting up hay in the mid-1800s was both time and labor-intensive. When the crop was in blossom at its peak food value, it would be cut by men swinging giant swaths with their scythes.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced up to $1 million is available to help farmers in New York install an anaerobic digester as part of their manure management system.
Funding is provided by the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) and is available to those farms ready to build a digester within the next year. Farms may apply for assistance by signing up at their local USDA Service Center. The deadline to apply for funding is April 20.
In a special March 7 award ceremony in Washington, D.C., the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy announced the winners of the inaugural U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards, a program to recognize dairy farms, dairy companies and collaborative partnerships for efforts that advance the sustainability of the dairy industry.
“Across the supply chain, the dairy industry continues to demonstrate leadership in meeting consumer demand for great-tasting, wholesome and nutritious dairy products, while finding new ways to preserve our planet’s precious resources,” said Barbara O’Brien, president of the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy.
A Texas AgriLife Extension Service program specifically designed to help cattle producers plan for rebuilding their beef herd will be presented May 3 at St. Mary of the Assumption church, 100 St. Mary’s Road, String Prairie, TX.
As part of its ongoing philanthropic support of strategic animal health initiatives, Pfizer Animal Health contributed a total of $20,000 to the American Humane Association (AHA) and the National Future Farmers of America (FFA) Foundation.
Michael McFarland, group director of U.S. Veterinary Operations for Companion Animals for Pfizer Animal Health, said, “The donation will benefit AHA’s Red Star Program, in emergency preparedness and disaster relief training and efforts.”
As part of its ongoing philanthropic support of strategic animal health initiatives, Pfizer Animal Health contributed a total of $20,000 to the American Humane Association (AHA) and the National Future Farmers of America (FFA) Foundation.
Michael McFarland, group director of U.S. Veterinary Operations for Companion Animals for Pfizer Animal Health, said, “The donation will benefit AHA’s Red Star Program, in emergency preparedness and disaster relief training and efforts.”
