…Produce Mom’s educational program, Find Your Favorite. I am honored that she plans to expand upon the work we do together to promote other sectors of Ag, such as dairy.”…
Pacific Region Field Crop Review
…price of $139 per cwt is down $9.00 from the previous month and $18.00 lower than September 2014. Dairy: The index for September, at 87, increased 4.8 percent from the…
California Federal Milk Order Hearing Comes to a Close
The 40-day hearing to promulgate a California Federal Milk Marketing Order came to a close on Wednesday, November 18, 2015, in Fresno, California. Nearly 100 individuals, including many dairy farmers,…
Agri View: Blue Milk
You will not find it in your grocery store, unless you live in Missouri. There is a dairy producing Blue Milk. Everett Griner talks about a Missouri promotion that is…
Former Ag Secretaries Urge Congress to Pass TPP
…And it even provides additional access to Canada’s poultry, egg and dairy markets. TPP is a 21st-century agreement that sets enforceable “rules of the road” for trade throughout the region,…
Thanksgiving Dinner Up
…said. Items that declined modestly in price were mainly dairy items including one gallon of whole milk, $3.25; a combined group of miscellaneous items, including coffee and ingredients necessary to…
Trans-Pacific Partnership and Japan
…17-percent tariff on fresh, chilled, and frozen eggs will immediately be cut to 13.6 percent and eliminated in year 13. Dairy: Japan is the sixth-largest market for U.S. dairy exports,…
USDA Reminds Dairy Producers of Nov. 20 Deadline
…higher premium, and provide expanded coverage based on historic dairy production. Once enrolled, producers can change their levels of coverage each year. Dairy producers are encouraged to review protection options…
Ventilation for Dairy in a New Management Systems
If you are a dairy operator considering a group – housed/group – fed system for calves, look at mechanical ventilation for the barn as well. Rod Bain reports. Ventilation for…
USDA/NRCS Video: California Soil Health Partnership
…no-till, Michael Crowell offers this challenge: “Just come look at my soil.” Crowell, 72, and his son and business partner, Adam, 46, own and operate a 270-acre dairy operation in…
CDFA Recall on Central Valley Raw Milk
Raw milk produced by Organic Pastures Dairy of Fresno County with a code date of OCT 24 is the subject of a statewide recall and quarantine order announced by California…
Guarding Against Foot-and-Mouth Disease – A Partnership of Dairy Farmers, UC Davis and CDFA
California’s dairy farmers have joined together with the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory at UC Davis–a joint venture with CDFA–to fund research through the California Dairy Research Foundation…
New CA Livestock Antibiotic Law Strictest in US
…law will affect all livestock producers, including California dairies. Dairy is California’s leading agricultural commodity, bringing in $9.4 billion to the state economy in 2014. The new law goes into…
Video Highlights Dairy Drip Project’s Success
AgNet West informed listeners about this project last month, with stories from both Dennis Hannaford and Nate Ray. Netafim put together this great video showing their system and it’s benefits….