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WEBDairy Herd - Dairy News, Markets and Business. Dairy Production. Is Beef Breeding Derailing the U.S. Dairy Industry? Beef-on-dairy breeding has revolutionized the U.S. cattle industry, shored up dwindling fed-beef cattle supplies, and added considerable black ink to the bottom lines of dairies in recent years.
Global Demand for Cheese Continues to Climb | Dairy Herd
WEBJan 19, 2024 · Compared to 2023, global cheese consumption is up 1.2% and compared to 2019, it’s up 5.7%. “Global cheese production is rising even faster than demand, and the United States is the major contributor to the surplus,” Sharp noted. USDA expects that U.S. cheese production will be 9.8% greater in 2024 than it was in 2019, outpacing growth in ...
2024 All-Milk Price Sees Growth, More Cows and Production …
WEBMay 14, 2024 · Class IV prices took a dip, falling 15 cents to $20.25 per cwt., yet it is still higher than 2023’s Class IV price of $19.12. The all-milk price forecast for 2024 was raised to $21.20 per cwt., up 30 cents from April and 81 cents from 2023. The all-milk price prediction for 2025 sits at $20.90 per cwt. For more on milk prices, read:
Longevity in the Cowherd - Dairy Herd
WEBJul 17, 2024 · In 2005, producers replaced about 30% of their milking herd per year. Today, Eicker says the cull rate (a term he dislikes) is about 40% annually, meaning the average longevity of milking cows in the U.S. is about two-and-a-half years. But Eicker is concerned U.S. dairy producers won’t continue replacing their cowherds at that rate.
CME Cheese Prices Slow Their Ascent - Dairy Herd
WEBBy Ever. Ag August 14, 2024. After spending the last two days jumping to new year-to-date highs, CME cheese markets slowed their climb today. Blocks rose to $2.0275 per pound, up $0.0075, while barrels settled at $2.1650 per pound, a half cent higher. Eight lots of blocks and four loads of barrels traded. CME NDM also continued to regain lost ...
Cheese and Butter Inventories Drop More Than Expected
WEBAug 23, 2024 · But Q4 futures settled at $21.33 per hundredweight, up a dime. USDA’s Cold Storage report leaned bullish for both cheese and butter, with inventories dropping off at a faster-than-average pace in July. Total cheese stocks reached 1.407 billion pounds, down 5.8% (-85.9 million pounds) on the year and …
Accelerating Efficiency in the Milk Supply Chain | Dairy Herd
WEBApr 10, 2024 · As DFA accelerates its raw milk supply efficiencies, they can identify the bottlenecks that can help the cooperative to become better financially, but also more sustainable, sharing how one plant saw a 40% reduction in CO2 emissions. “This all leads up to how do we become a best-in-class fluid logistics organization,” Gillins says, sharing ...
Culling Ratios Reveal the Value of Your Herd's Health
WEBAug 16, 2024 · Culling Ratios Reveal the Value of Your Herd's Health. The next frontier will be an increased focus on feed efficiency and will also be centered on expanding the digestible fiber pool. (Taylor Leach) By Maureen Hanson August 16, 2024. “Culling” is generally viewed as a negative term. But the act of culling can actually fuel a dairy herd’s ...
Dairy Farm Workers Not Necessarily a Fan of Overtime
WEBJan 10, 2024 · In 2022, the Golden State began requiring that any ag employees working more than 8 hours a day or more than 40 hours a week receive overtime compensation. “Our minimum wage is $15, and we've got employees that are saying, ‘Hey, I've got to make more money,’” California dairy producer, Melvin Medeiros in …
New Beef-on-Dairy Feedlot Set to be One of the Largest in Country
WEBBy Greg Henderson July 3, 2024. Despite the smallest U.S. cowherd in 73 years and corresponding tight feeder cattle supplies, the largest cattle feedyard north of the Rio Grande is under construction in Nebraska. When complete, Blackshirt Feeders near Haigler in the far southwest corner of the state, will have a capacity of 150,000 head, all ...