Dairy News

If you were to ask 10 people about what constitutes sustainable food production, you could easily receive 10 different responses due to different personal values and circumstances. Large complex societal problems are considered “wicked problems.”

With a variety of skills and experience, often hard-won through working for others, Latinos look for ways to lower barriers to ownership.

Sustainability is not a single metric, but rather a set of attitudes, practices and systems that reduce the environmental burden and waste from a system. The recent Minnesota Nutrition Conference focused on opportunities and challenges associated with improving the sustainability of livestock operations.

Robotic milking is a great choice for many farmers. It is worth thinking about if your goals and management style will lead to success.

Discussions aid understanding of high-tech dairy systems, cow health, and the farm’s bottom line.

The past 10 years have seen the milk fat benchmark for a Holstein herd increase from 3.75% in 2012 to an average milk fat of over 4.0% in 2021.

Feed costs have increased dramatically, and futures indicate they will remain high throughout 2022. There are practices that may help lower feed costs without affecting performance.

Dana Adams, University of Minnesota Extension educator, marries her fascination with dairy animals with desire to help livestock farmers.

Study shows good governance, the ability to identify and develop talent, an orderly succession strategy, and “family gravity” are traits of successful family-owned businesses. 

With current soaring commercial fertilizer prices, some crop farmers are seeking to buy manure from their livestock owner neighbors. Luckily, livestock and crop farmers teaming up can prove to be mutually beneficial.