…value and is home to many of California’s most productive dairies. In fact, 90 percent of California’s milk is produced in eight counties – all located in the center of…
USDA Partners with Dairy Innovation Center
…chairman of Dairy Management Inc. and an Innovation Center board member, at DeGroot Dairies in Hanford, Calif. “USDA and the Innovation Center will continue to work together to accelerate the…
Canada Toughens NAFTA Stance
…dairies. But, with more market access granted under the new Trans-Pacific Partnership, that does not include the U.S., Canada dairy groups say they’ve “had enough” and won’t give up further…
Idaho “Ag-gag” Law Dealt a Blow in Court
…passed a bill in 2014 making it a crime to videotape feedlots, dairies, and other farming operations without the owner’s knowledge. The Idaho dairy industry brought up the concerns after…
Farmers in Wildfire Zones Assess Impact
…are also being accepted. To donate or to request assistance, contact the county Farm Bureau at emily@sonomafb.org or 707-544-5575. At Western United Dairymen, CEO Anja Raudabaugh said 15 dairies in…
Apply for Alternative Manure Management Program Grants
…Anaerobic digester technology has been steadily evolving over the past ten years and is beginning to become more prevalent on California dairies. Capturing methane in the digester allows it to…
Dairy Producers Needed for Sorghum Research
…Heguy and her team sampled approximately 16 dairies during their sorghum harvest to investigate nutrient characteristics and chop length, to establish a baseline for the best possible growing practices. Heguy…
Dairy Farmers work to Help Cows Stay Cool
…fans and misters at dairies turning on early and working overtime to cool cows. San Joaquin County dairy farmer Hank Van Exel said his cows probably produced about 15 percent…
California Cherries Poised for Record Year
…amount of retail-quality cherries being produced, with many cherries instead going to preservatives and dairies. Zanobini indicated that not only is overall tonnage up this year, but the quality has…
2016 California Cost of Milk Production Annual Available
…declined 0.6 percent, milk per cow was down 0.5 percent, and the number of dairies decreased by 3.2 percent. The twelve month average price paid to California producers for farm…
Almond Board: Air Quality Programs
…injection methods on dairies. Agricultural Irrigation Engines: Significant emission reduction benefits are achieved when higher-polluting agricultural irrigation engines are removed from service and permanently destroyed and repowered with new electric…
Milk Production Drops, Costs Rise from 2014
…percent, and the number of dairies decreased 2.2 percent compared to 2014. The annual average price paid to producers was $15.40 per hundredweight (cwt.), with the lowest average price in…
Farmers Need Solution to Immigration Challenge
…limited to just a few large dairies in certain parts of the country. To illustrate the extent of the concern, NMPF twice worked with economists at Texas A&M during the…
Obama Designates New National Monuments Along California Coast
…the California Coastal National Monument to include six individual sites across the northern, central, and southern California Coast: Trinidad Head, Lost Coast Headlands, Waluplh-Lighthouse Ranch, Piedras Blancas, Cotoni-Coast Dairies, and…