It has been decades since a region looked to implement a Federal Milk Marketing Order. Dusting off policy rules reveals a structured, transparent and lengthy process. by Hoard's Dairyman staff (function(d,...
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted 6 requests for export assistance from Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers, Northwest Dairy Association (Darigold) and Upstate Niagara/O-AT-KA who have contracts...
by Brittany Statz The author is a junior at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls and the 2015 Hoard's Dairyman editorial intern. (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if...
Whole milk is a nutritious feed source for calves, but it also has limitations that must be handled properly. by Robert E. James The author is in the department of dairy science at Virginia Tech University...
In recent years, public health advocates have gained far too much clout in developing dietary guidelines for healthy eating. by Joanne Slavin and Mark Engstrom Slavin is a professor in the department of...
While MILC would have likely paid out more in 2015, MPP-Dairy should prove the better long-run solution now that 40 percent of corn goes toward ethanol production. by John Newton and Marin Bozic Newtown...
The original request by three dairy cooperatives initiated a process that will eventually determine whether or not California joins the Federal Milk Marketing Order system, but it could take time to reach...
Do you know how your animals are being treated when you're not there? Direct, accountable supervision is a must. by Paul R. Biagiotti, D.V.M. The author is a large-herd veterinarian based in Jerome, Idaho....
by John Kappelman The author is a trader with Cereal Byproducts Company, Port Washington, Wis. Every so often we are offered a new and different dish by an anxious spouse, friend or relative hoping to...