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This issue’s theme is finances and business planning. Given all that has happened in the dairy industry this year, it’s a topic few want to face.
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Northeast milk supplies tighten along seasonal trends Milk supplies in the Northeast continue to tighten as production declines along seasonal trends and Class I demand remains strong. Except for cream, manufacturing plants have little, if any, excess flu...
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Fluid finds home in South Bottled milk demand is steady to slightly lower. Some fluid loads continue to funnel south to fill deficit areas. Reports indicate retailers in many areas cut back on features, decreasing the need for refilling store coolers. Or...
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Plants run with lower intakes The first storm of the season slammed into California last month and it was the worst storm in the Bay Area since 1962. In general, the storm had little impact on dairies or plants. The consensus is that the moisture was wort...
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Stored butter used for cream The first storm of the season slammed into California last month and it was the worst storm in the Bay Area since 1962. In general, the storm had little impact on dairies or plants. The consensus is that the moisture was worth...
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Milk production down 0.2 percent from 2008 Editor’s note: The following are available market reports and futures data as of October 16, 2009.
Butter Churning schedules are mixed across the country, dependent on cream availability. In some areas, crea...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. Senate approves dairy aid The Senate has passed legislation to deliver $350 million in aid to dairy farmers struggling to cope with low milk prices. The money includes $60 million to cover the federal purchase of surplus cheese productio...
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Every day is full of things to get done and projects to finish. By the end of the day, you wonder where it has gone. Before you know it, you have probably let a week pass without checking out the Proud to Dairy website to find out what’s new.
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Given that a majority of dairy producers are losing a substantial amount of money right now on every pound of milk they produce, the majority of the news stories you read are overwhelmingly negative. In fact, we tracked stories that are written in the dai...
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John de Jonge of Abbotsford, British Columbia, went to a trade show in China two years ago. He set up a booth for Artex Barn Solutions, displaying several Canadian flags. He says he didn’t really expect to sell anything. But when the Chinese saw the Can...
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Now entered in the history books, World Dairy Expo 2009 can truly be called “Legendary.”
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At every dairy conclave this year, the matter of milk protein concentrates (called MPCs) has become a major talking point. MPCs are any type of concentrated milk that contains 40 to 90 percent milk protein. In simple terms, they are manufactured by extrac...
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Cargill Texturizing Solutions recently announced the development of Lygomme ACH Optimum, a non-dairy ingredient to be used in the production of analogue cheese, also known as imitation cheese. This news created a stir with U.S. dairy producers and caused ...
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National Dairy FARM Program launches at 2009 World Dairy Expo The National Milk Producers Association (NMPF), with support from Dairy Management, Inc. (DMI), formally launched the National Dairy FARM Program: Farmers Assuring Responsible Management, at a ...
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New Pfizer Animal Health is unveiled with acquisition of Wyeth A new Pfizer Animal Health was unveiled last month as Pfizer’s acquisition of Wyeth, including its subsidiary Fort Dodge Animal Health, was completed. The acquisition of many of Fort Dodge...
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New baler makes larger bales The Rancher 665 baler combines smart design with Vermeer M-Series baler technology and can produce high-density round bales up to 66” in diameter, 61” wide, using smaller hp tractors. Maximum bale weight is 1,700 pounds dr...
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Greg Jones NutriDense Silage Product Manager at BASF Plant Science in Durham, North Carolina
Territory: United States and ArgentinaEducation: I have an associate’s degree in animal science and agribusiness from Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho; a bachel...
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Dairy producers from Idaho are invited to attend the 2009 United Dairymen of Idaho Annual Meeting to be held at the Boise Centre on the Grove on November 5 and 6. This year’s UDI annual meeting theme is “Healthy Products. Healthy People. Healthy Plane...
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Idaho State DHIA will be holding its annual meeting on November 10 at 11 a.m. at River Rock Grill, 1824 Blue Lakes Blvd, in Twin Falls.
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The Idaho Dairymen’s Association invited dairy producers from around the state to hear a panel of speakers discuss the industry’s current milk price situation at the Canyon Crest Event Center in Twin Falls, Idaho, October 9, 2009.
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Re: Documentary shows struggles of Maine co-op
Posted on Tuesday, 21 May 2013 by David Bright.One correction. MOOMilk is not a co-op. It's an L3C corporation, a...
Re: Victimless agriculture
Posted on Tuesday, 21 May 2013 by Ed Brocksmith.I share your concern about the public perception of agriculture. I...
Re: Making toast and milking cows: Applying LEAN to dairy
Posted on Tuesday, 21 May 2013 by Bob Milligan.John, Outstanding article. There is much we can learn from outside of...