What Do Recent Falling Feed Prices Mean for Dairy Producers?

10:43 | 09/07/2022

The rollercoaster dip of yesterday’s global dairy trade auction, falling 4.1% in its overall index, also followed suit with feed prices dropping. Yesterday, September corn closed below $6/bu., August soybeans dropped 70.5 cents to $14.39 and August soybean meal fell to $410/ton.

New Zealand to price sheep, cow emissions

22:41 | 08/06/2022

It would be the first country to make farmers pay for emissions

Weekly global protein digest: improving supply chains, McDonald's, US dairy report

21:05 | 07/06/2022

Analyst Jim Wyckoff shares an update on the US futures market, USDA reports and global protein news.

Australia to ship 1.25 mln baby formula cans to US

21:10 | 30/05/2022

The shipment should help ease a nationwide shortage

Dairy” Farms are Going Away

21:20 | 18/05/2022

It’s a brave new world in agriculture, and that includes the U.S. dairy industry.

Safety Tools for Every Dairy

12:21 | 05/05/2022

The lists of tasks to complete on a dairy is never-ending, but worker safety should reign as the highest priority for mangers.

Dairy Must Face Forced-Labor Claims by Mexican Veterinarians

21:45 | 27/04/2022

A U.S. appeals court on Monday revived a lawsuit by six Mexican veterinarians who claim an Idaho dairy forced them to milk cows and perform other menial tasks, and threatened them with deportation if they refused.

Milk Futures Gain More Momentum

22:13 | 15/03/2022

The milk markets began Monday with solid performances in Class III and IV. Class III values added 8 to 20 cents/cwt in Q2 2022 while Q3 added 30 cents and Q4 2022 jumped 30-52 cents/cwt. First half 2023 ranged from 6-27 stronger in the months that traded. Class IV markets had more limited trade and gains adding 9-24 cents in the May through December 2022 contracts.

Larson Acres Leans on Genomics to Make Genetic Progress

21:45 | 13/03/2022

When Larson Acres purchased truckloads of cattle in 2010, they didn’t have much information on those first-calf heifers that helped fuel their expansion. Since then, the herd has doubled in size, with 2,500 lactating cattle on their century family farm in Evansville, Wis.

Pandemic boosts Swiss demand for organic dairy products - study

11:21 | 02/03/2022

It's uncertain if changing consumer habits are here to stay