Dairy Today back issues from April 2007:
Wisconsin siting law to be tested.(Brief article)
Apr 02, 2007; ... Byline: Jim Dickrell Wisconsina[TM]s new siting law, passed last fall, will soon be put to the test after the Town of Magnolia in Rock County granted a conditional use permit last week to the Larson family for a large heifer facility. The town granted the permit, but only if ...
DFA idles cheese plant in Lovington, N.M.
Apr 12, 2007 ... Byline: Catherine Merlo Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) has idled its cheese plant in Lovington, N.M., saying the operation had "failed to achieve a financially viable status." Production will be transferred to other DFA plants, the milk marketing cooperative said ...
Market Watch Diary.
Apr 13, 2007 ... Byline: Alan Levitt With milk prices poised for record highs this year, it's tempting to say it feels like 2004 all over again. But some of the underlying factors driving this bull market are quite different. Back then, it was all about cheese. This year, it's all ...
Tarnished gold.(effects of increase corn prices on the dairy industry)
Apr 13, 2007; ... Byline: Catherine Merlo Bad consequences * High corn prices, fueled by ethanol demand, are driving feed costs up 30% to 60%. * Hard-hit California dairies are borrowing against their equity to pay their bills. * For more information, click ...
Bully on mastitis.
Apr 13, 2007 ... Byline: Jim Dickrell If your milk quality is average or below, ignoring mastitis in your selection of sires can quickly put you on the road to ruin. But even if you produce high-quality milk year in and year out, ignoring mastitis in your sire selection can jeopardize ...
Californiaa[euro][TM]s dairy industry tackles its future.
Apr 13, 2007 ... Byline: Catherine Merlo Faced with growing challenges to their industry, some 300 California dairy producers, processors and industry representatives gathered April 11 to discuss ways to maintain their competitive advantages over the next 20 years. Driving the ...
Train, train, train.
Apr 13, 2007 ... Byline: Jim Dickrell Every dairy manager realizes that the more you train employees, the more likely they'll follow prescribed protocols. But with the day-to-day crush of work, letting training schedules slip is easy to do. Yet new research from Wisconsin suggests ...
Nine bad habits in the milk barn.(employees working in milk barns should avoid wrong working practices)
Apr 13, 2007; ... Byline: Catherine Merlo Sure, your goal is to maximize your dairy's milk-barn harvest as quickly as you can while minimizing mastitis and other problems, but that's often easier said than done. Take a close look at the protocols in your parlor. Prevent infections and costly ...
The ruckus over raw milk.(human consumption of raw milk)
Apr 13, 2007; ... Byline: Patricia Miller On the web * A Q&A about raw milk * The dangers of raw milk * The Center for Disease Control's position on raw milk Google "raw milk" and the search results are as divided as the topic itself. You may get hits ...
Why dona[euro][TM]t consumers trust us?
Apr 13, 2007 ... Byline: Meg Gaige When it comes to the thorny issues that swirl around animal agriculture, consumers often don't trust us because we want to talk about science and they want to talk about values. So says Charlie Arnot, an experienced communicator for the pork ...
Feeding corn distillersa[euro][TM] grain.
Apr 13, 2007 ... Byline: Rick Mooney If higher corn grain prices are the dark cloud of increased ethanol potential, increased supplies of corn distillers' grains (CDG) may turn out to be a very bright silver lining for producers. "At the same time, from a research standpoint, there's ...
Clobber Klebsiella.
Apr 13, 2007 ... Byline: Meg Gaige Some of the Northeast's best-managed herds are at battle with a King Kong of mastitis bugs-Klebsiella. A new research effort in northern New York aims to pinpoint sources of this big, bad coliform organism that severely reduces milk production and ...
Milking Center Management.
Apr 13, 2007; ... Byline: Mark Wustenberg One of the most interesting presentations at the National Mastitis Council (NMC) meeting this spring assessed consumer acceptance of fluid milk. The concluding statement of this presentation said it all: "Selecting raw milk of superior quality ... resulted ...
Nutrition.
Apr 13, 2007 ... Byline: Jim Linn Feeding a balanced diet is important not only for high milk production, but the production of high-quality milk. Energy is the most important nutrient for a healthy immune system. The exact energy cost to the cow in response to an immune system challenge is not ...
Alfalfa angst.
Apr 13, 2007 ... Byline: Linda Leake Frustrated. That's how Tom Barcellos describes himself following the recent injunction against Roundup Ready alfalfa seed. The California dairy producer grows the crop on his farm near Tipton, Calif. "Roundup Ready alfalfa is cost effective, easy ...
Zeroing In.
Apr 13, 2007 ... Byline: Catherine Merlo In December 2006, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a draft risk assessment concluding that meat and milk obtained from clones of adult cattle, pigs and goats and their offspring, "are as safe to eat as food from conventionally bred animals." ...
California bill seeks labeling on cloned food.
Apr 18, 2007 ... Byline: Catherine Merlo A California legislator has introduced a bill that would require a manufacturer or producer of food to label any food products from a cloned animal or its progeny. "California consumers want to know what they're eating and what we're feeding ...
NASS reporting error cost $6.4 million.(National Agricultural Statistics Service)(Brief article)
Apr 20, 2007; ... Byline: Jim Dickrell Incorrect non-fat dry milk price information reported by one firm the last three weeks of March will cost dairy producers at least $6.4 million in Class IV prices in March and Class II prices in April, USDAa[TM]s Dana Coale reported this afternoon. NASS ...
March milk up 1.1%.
Apr 20, 2007 ... Byline: Jim Dickrell USDA reported this week that March milk production in the top 23 dairy states was up 1.1% over February. USDA also adjusted its February production estimate, now saying milk in February was up 0.6% from year earlier (or 0.2% less than its earlier estimate). ...
USDA must improve dairy price data reviewing, NMPF says.(National Milk Producers Federation)(United States. Department of Agriculture)
Apr 23, 2007; ... Byline: Catherine Merlo The recent revelation that nonfat dry milk prices (NFDM) were not accurately reported in monthly government surveys is evidence that the U.S. Department of Agriculture needs to do a more thorough, methodical job of reviewing the product pricing and ...
MILC extension included in Conference Report.(Milk Income Loss Contract)(Brief article)(Conference notes)
Apr 24, 2007; ... Byline: Jim Dickrell A 30-day extension of the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) program is included in the House/Senate Conference report agreed to yesterday, which is part of Supplemental Appropriations bill. The bill is attached to the controversial Iraq funding ...
NMPF presents Senate with farm bill recommendations.
Apr 24, 2007 ... Byline: Catherine Merlo The National Milk Producers Federation today urged the U.S. Senate to develop a new farm bill that is more predictable and market-oriented, and presented members of the Senate Agriculture Committee with a comprehensive package of new farm policy proposals ...
National science group calls for more dairy foods at school.
Apr 26, 2007 ... Byline: Catherine Merlo Driven by growing concerns over childhood obesity and the serious health risks it poses for U.S. children, the National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine (IOM) yesterday recommended establishing nutrition standards for "competitive" foods in ...
Milk beats soy for muscle building.
Apr 30, 2007 ... Byline: Catherine Merlo Milk beats soy for building muscles, says a study published in April's The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. The study, conducted by Canada's McMaster University, finds that cow's milk is twice as effective in rebuilding muscles as ...