South Dakota Stands Out in an Otherwise Bleak Milk Production Report
12:00 | 28/02/2022
USDA’s Milk Production report released on Tuesday illustrated year-over-year declines in both January milk production and cow numbers. January production was down 1.6% year-over-year and cow numbers declined for an eighth consecutive month with a drop of 82,000 head from a year prior and 5,000 fewer than December. These are the lowest cow numbers since June 2020.
UK: Dairy-crossed beef calves continue to rise
15:50 | 24/02/2022
Overall calf registrations were average
Possible Legislation Could Help Iowa Dairy Farmers Purchase Robots
15:48 | 24/02/2022
Lack of labor is driving many producers to not only consider implementing new technology, such as robots to milk the cows, but also invest in that technology. That all comes with a hefty price tag, as one single robot that can milk around 60 cows hovers around a quarter of a million dollars.
Pakistan emerges as major Australian dairy export market
10:09 | 23/02/2022
Pakistan is the fourth largest dairy producing country in the world
2014 vs 2022 - Strong Milk Prices Not the Whole Story
21:13 | 09/02/2022
Spot cheese prices declined during the second half of January but have now regained about half of the loss for blocks with barrels regaining about three-fourths of the loss. The buying frenzy that dominated the market in December through the first half of January ran its course for a period of time as buyers had purchased supply ahead of time due to the fear of tightening milk supply and to compensate for increasing delivery issues. Buyers eventually felt comfortable with supply and settled down for a period of time. Now it seems that more attention is being put on second quarter demand. This is again earlier than usual as the marketplace is adjusting to longer delivery times as well is continued strong demand.
Can South American Dairy Exporters Rise to World Demand?
22:25 | 25/01/2022
Milk production growth has recently been lagging year-earlier levels in most global supply regions, but production in South America has been strong in the region’s major exporting countries, Argentina and Uruguay. Both posted substantial year-over-year growth through most of 2021, even as production across the other South American countries was mixed.
Will High Prices Impact Dairy Demand?
22:13 | 25/01/2022
There certainly has been no lack of excitement over the past few months. Butter and nonfat dry milk prices have made multi-year highs while dry whey price has reached a new record high. Cheese prices have continued to fluctuate lacking the steady uptrend butter and powders have exhibited.
Dairying in the Next Half-Decade
21:08 | 19/01/2022
In the past 50 years, milk production per cow in the United States has increased from 9,751 to 23,777 pounds; the number of farms with dairy cattle has dropped from 648,000 to 31,657; and the average U.S. herd size has increased from 19 to 300 head. Can you imagine what the industry will look like in the next 50 years?
Israel's Remilk raises $120 million to produce animal-free protein
21:40 | 11/01/2022
The company has developed a yeast-based fermentation process
New Zealand dairy farmers impacted by inflation
20:53 | 28/12/2021
Better management of grazing, finances and people best solutions to combat rising costs
