Dunn: Too Much Milk Means Lower Class III
(May 16, 2012) Too much milk means the Federal Order Class III price may drop some more. James Dunn, Professors of Ag Economics at Penn State discusses in this DairyLine podcast.
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Cycles of Uncertainty in Agriculture
(5/16/12) Dr. Danny Klinefelter from Texas A&M University looks at the way markets correct themselves over long periods of time and how farmers can prepare.
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Will a Record Corn Crop Drive Down Feed Costs?
(May 15, 2012) Is there light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to the high cost of feed? We posed that question to the silage doctor Bob Charley, Forage Products Manger with Lallemand Animal Nutrition.
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Udders Clean Enough?
(5/15/12) Are you keeping your udders clean enough for good udder health and milk quality? Dr. Alan Britten from Udder Health Systems discusses.
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Dairy Trip To Japan Was Worth It
(May 14, 2012) California dairy producer Brad Scott shares with us his experience of traveling to Japan to meet members of the U.S. Dairy Export Council.
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Fatty Acid Webinar Series
(May 14, 2012) Tom Jenkins from Clemson University continues to preview Virtus Nutrition’s upcoming fatty acid webinar series.
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Feed Facts
(5/11/12) Dr. Mike Hutjens, Extension Dairy Specialist from the University of Illinois discusses a new type of rumen testing.
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Is It Time For Mandatory Animal ID Testing?
(May 10, 2012) Is it time for a national animal identification system? That’s a question we asked National Milk’s Chris Galen after a rare case of mad cow disease/BSE was discovered in California a few weeks ago.
The most recent case was classified as an “atypical strain,” meaning officials don’t believe the cow contracted the disease by consuming tainted feed, which is how hundreds of thousands of cattle in Europe were infected in the 1980’s and 90’s.
The latest case of a nearly 11-year-old dairy cow could be a spontaneous occurrence, said Galen. “A mutation in the neurological system of these cows when they are older.”
Officials were able to trace at least two of its offspring; one was stillborn and the other euthanized and tested negative for BSE.
Galen said it would help to have a system in place for animal identification and trace back so we can find out more if we do continue to see an occasional case of BSE in this country.
“We think it is actually one of the take-aways from this whole process,” he said. “The U.S. still lacks something that Canada and other countries have, and that is a good, effective, mandatory, national animal identification system.”
“We have informal record keeping to help with herd records in the dairy industry but what we don’t have is a mandatory national animal I-D system, and hopefully that may be the one thing that is a fall-out of this recent case of BSE,” he concluded.
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A Reproductive Moment
(5/10/12) Ray Nebel continues with the top ten tips on semen handling.
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Dairy Merger Combines Generations and Efficiencies
(May 9, 2012) Dean Strauss is co-owner of a dairy operation in rural Sheboygan Falls, Wisconson. He talks about his unique family operation.
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