Dairy Herd - Dairy News, Markets and Business
The dairy market is experiencing a significant transition as economic factors from 2022 carry over into 2023, impacting milk production levels. Phil Plourd, head of market intelligence at Ever.Ag, recently discussed these developments with Chip Flory, host of AgriTalk. Karen Bohnert.
News - Dairy Herd
USDA Invests $11M to Support Small, Medium-Size Dairy Farms: A Powerful Moment with Tom Vilsack. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced that $11.04 million in new funding will be issued to help support dairy businesses and producers under the Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives (DBI) grant program. Taylor Leach. 5 days ago.
Milk Prices - Dairy Herd
Milk Markets: Barrels Move Back Below Blocks. Class III contracts for the rest of 2024 fell, with November settling at $21.00 per hundredweight, down 39 cents, and December closing at $20.44 per hundredweight, 42 cents lower. Ever.
Ag Grain Commodity Markets, Prices & Futures | Dairy Herd
Commodity Markets, Prices & Futures. Use the chart below to check futures prices for commodities. Click the links for pricing on grains, livestock, oil and more and stay on top of what's going on in the markets. Cash price reflects the USDA Chicago terminal. Check out our location-based Cash Grain Bids tool here!
Is it Time to Rethink Dairy Cow Lifespan? - Dairy Herd
Sep 29, 2023 · Today, the average productive lifespan of a U.S. dairy cow is about 3 years. “Productive” lifespan is defined as the length of time cows live after they have their first calf and start producing milk. Because most cows calve in for the first time at about 2 years of age, that means, on average, cows are living a total of about 5 years.
Replacements - Dairy Herd
Oct 8, 2024 · Crossbreeding for beef cows and the cost of raising heifers have added to the replacement heifer shortage. The U.S. is predicted to end 2022 with 48,000 fewer dairy cows in the national herd. Grain commodity markets impact farmers, producers, and consumers alike. View the latest prices and market data on Dairy Herd.
Grassland Dairy and America's Love of Butter
Oct 6, 2017 · The U.S. Department of Agriculture projected that 2017 consumption will rise 10 percent from a year earlier, hitting 940,000 metric tons, the highest in half a century. The nation will devour more than 2 billion pounds of butter this year, more than 6.1 pounds per person, and the resurgence has helped make Dallas Wuethrich a billionaire. His Grassland Dairy Products Inc., founded in 1904 by ...
2024 All-Milk Price Sees Growth, More Cows and Production …
May 14, 2024 · Class IV prices took a dip, falling 15 cents to $20.25 per cwt., yet it is still higher than 2023’s Class IV price of $19.12. The all-milk price forecast for 2024 was raised to $21.20 per cwt., up 30 cents from April and 81 cents from 2023. The all-milk price prediction for 2025 sits at $20.90 per cwt. For more on milk prices, read:
Dairy Herd Management | Dairy Herd
Dairy Production. Feeding and Managing for Transition Success. Nutrition and management during both the dry and fresh periods can dictate a cow's success or failure as she transitions into lactation and ultimately the success or failure of the entire lactation. Dairy …
5 Apps to Help Manage Your Dairy
May 24, 2022 · These are the 5 Apps most mentioned by the producers I contacted. Farm Profitability – Winner ‘ Zisk App ’. Zisk is the simplest App to tell you in less than a minute how your farm is doing today, and how it will do over the next 12 months. According to Zisk they have almost 3 million cows on their free App for iPhones or Android devices.