According to the August 2006 Accelerated Genetics newsletter, SOP® is a new patented technology designed to improve the environment for dairy cattle and calves. SOP® creates a healthier environment for livestock by reducing the pathogenic bacteria and stimulating beneficial bacteria. SOP® is not a disinfectant nor is it a bacterial enzyme – but rather a revolutionary new technology. SOP® is … Read More
Senate Bill Would Affirm Manure Not Toxic Waste
The National Milk Producers Federation is supporting a bill introduced in the Senate that would clarify laws regulating industrial waste sites. At issue is whether dairy farms and other livestock operations should be governed by the same laws that were intended to address Superfund toxic waste sites. According to the latest NMPF newsletter, the new bill, S. 3681, amends the … Read More
Lots of Stuff in New USDA-ERS Report
A new report from USDA’s Economic Research Service outlines trends in the dairy industry in recent years and what the future might hold. Among the report’s findings: – Per capita domestic commercial use of all dairy products (milkfat basis) has grown only 0.4 percent annually since 1995. – Cheese has provided most of the dairy-product demand growth for many decades. … Read More
Podcasting To Peru Dairy Farmers
You know that we recently introduced the first regular dairy podcast but did you know that podcasting is being used to bring dairy farm information to farmers in countries like Peru?
Dairyline Markets In Review
Dairy Markets Week in Review
The cash dairy markets saw some strength the week of July 24. Block cheese finished Friday at $1.1625 per pound, up a quarter-cent on the week, but 22 3/4-cents below that week a year ago. Barrel closed Friday at $1.12, up a half-cent on the week, but 24 1/2 cents below a year ago. Sixteen cars of block traded hands on the week and 12 of barrel. The NASS surveyed U.S.
average block price slipped to $1.1552, down 0.3 cent. Barrel averaged $1.1478, down 1.9 cents.
Butter closed Friday at $1.20, up 4 3/4-cents on the week, but 39 cents below a year ago. 24 cars were sold. NASS butter averaged $1.1272, up 0.1 cent.
Provided courtesy of Dairyline.
Grafton Village Cheese Growth
Grafton Village Cheese Company of Vermont is planning an expansion project with the goal of doubling its current annual production to three million pounds of award-winning aged cheddar cheese. The company is part of the Windham Foundation, a non-profit “that focuses on building and funding programs that support Vermonters and the Vermont way of life.” According to a foundation release, … Read More
World Dairy Disappointment
The Global Dairy Alliance is calling the suspension of the Doha Round negotiations “a major blow.” According to a GDA release, President Osvaldo Cappellini of Latin America says it is especially disappointing that commitments already agreed in the Round now have to be placed on hold. For dairy exporters the elimination of export subsidies by 2013, which had been agreed, … Read More
Heat Stress in California
Western United Dairymen sent a letter to Gov. Schwarzenegger this week requesting that he take the steps needed to obtain federal financial aid for Californias dairy producers who have suffered losses from the states extraordinary heat wave. Meanwhile, the volume of dead cows is causing stress in the affected areas. Several counties have taken emergency measures to allow farmers to … Read More
California Cows Dying of Heat
Dairy cows in California have been dying by the hundreds this week after ten straight days of 100-degree temperatures. The Associated Press reports that a combination of sweltering temperatures, growth in the state’s dominant $5 billion dairy industry and fewer plants to properly dispose of the animals have forced several counties to declare a state of emergency. San Joaquin County, … Read More
Checks are in the Mail
For dairy producers facing tough times in Vermont (see previous post). Governor Jim Douglas announced Tuesday that the first Target Price Program checks have been sent out and should be arriving on farms within the next few days. “The Agriculture Agency has worked diligently to ensure these payments were made in a timely fashion,” Governor Douglas said. “Farmers are in … Read More