Is the Great Financial Reset Now Underway?
16:59 | 18/12/2022
Dairy farmers are finishing a strong financial year, despite concerns about labor and feed costs, and those concerns are at the forefront of conversations as they enter 2023.
a2 Milk chairman to retire in late 2023
23:03 | 22/11/2022
New Zealand's a2 Milk Co Ltd said on Friday chairman David Hearn will be stepping down from the dairy major's board during its next annual general meeting in November 2023, reported Reuters.
Australia’s Dairy Problems Persist
23:11 | 15/11/2022
Once a powerhouse on the global dairy trade circuit, Australia’s dairy industry has been contracting due to successive long-term droughts, numerous heat events, and an ongoing labor crisis.
Methods to Capitalize on Record Milk Fat
22:10 | 21/09/2022
2022 hummed a different tune with higher milk prices compared to the previous year’s lackluster mailbox prices. While milk prices have dipped from this summer’s peak, spot butter prices have soared. Earlier this month, milk fat paid to dairy farmers hit a new record level at $3.24 per lb.
Milk Prices Finally Add a Bit of Green
11:05 | 03/09/2022
Light volume trade was witnessed in the dairy space on Friday. Just 350 contracts were traded in the most active Class III month of October. Futures markets added 16 to 45 cents in the 2022 months while 2023 saw Q1 gain 23-30 cents, Q2 was relatively unchanged, and Q3 lost 5-14 cents. Class IV markets in Q4 2022 jumped 30-50 cents. Many early 2023 months were up double digits as well.
Massive California Fire Creates New Challenges for These Dairy Farmers
22:25 | 08/08/2022
ggravated by winds from thunderstorms, the McKinney fire in Northern California has burned more than 60,000 acres as of Sunday evening, according to InciWeb. Currently, only 40% of the fire is contained.
Fonterra adopts first electric milk tanker
20:13 | 25/07/2022
A battery swap system is being installed on site
Is Your Farm Ready for the Beef-on-Dairy Revolution?
19:55 | 25/07/2022
Beef. It’s what’s for dinner. But it’s also what’s fueling some dairy farmer’s pocketbooks. Domestic beef sales have exploded over the past few years, and dairy farmers have started to capitalize on the opportunity be become a bigger part of the beef sector.
How overstocking affects dairy cow performance
20:16 | 20/07/2022
A common saying in the dairy industry is, "When milk prices are high, I want to milk more cows and when milk prices are low, I need to milk more cows." This often means overcrowding the pens.
How much is mastitis costing your dairy farm?
20:50 | 12/07/2022
Clinical and subclinical mastitis costs dairy operations billions every year.
