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WEBBusiness. Hiland Dairy Announces Significant New Expansion in Tyler, Texas. Hiland Dairy Foods Co. is strengthening its presence in Tyler, Texas, with a major 90,000- square-foot expansion to its current facility. Taylor Leach.
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WEBDairy cattle slaughter in May totaled 216,100 head, down 22,100 head from April and 33,000 lower than May 2023. July Class III futures rose today to $19.87 per hundredweight, gaining 12 cents. U.S. milk production dropped 0.9% year-over-year in May. Grain commodity markets impact farmers, producers, and consumers alike.
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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 ...
Presynch, Ovsynch, ReSynch | Dairy Herd
WEBMar 20, 2019 · In general, these protocols fit into one of three categories: presynchronization, Ovsynch and resynchronization. PRESYNCH. Presynchronization strategies that combine GnRH and prostaglandin increase the number of pregnancies generated by each AI service by initiating ovulation in cows that aren’t cycling and by increasing the proportion of ...
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WEBU.S. corn prices hit a four-year low as the prospect for record corn and soybean crops takes shape in the field. The eroding outlook also appeared in the August Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor. Grain commodity markets impact farmers, producers, and consumers alike. View the latest prices and market data on Dairy Herd.
Decline in U.S. Dairy Herd Numbers Slows
WEBApr 13, 2022 · More than 5% of U.S. dairy herds closed their doors in 2021, but that was the slowest rate of decline in four years. The annual USDA Milk Production Report summarizing the previous year was published on February 23, 2022. The USDA started tracking metrics for licensed dairy herds in 2003. At that time, there were 70,375 herds in the country.
How and When to Use Silage Inoculants - Dairy Herd
WEBMar 26, 2018 · Positive results are most likely when homo-fermentative inoculants are applied to hay-crop silage with wilting times of ≤1 day and when corn silage is harvested dry, e.g., after a killing frost. Based on limited research, L. buchneri inoculants work across a wide range of conditions.
Got DairyPure? Fresh Milk Gets Its First National Brand
WEBMay 5, 2015 · Already appearing on fresh-milk products in supermarkets and retail stores around the country, DairyPure is the nation’s first national fresh-milk brand. The Dallas-based company is co-branding its 31 regional fresh-milk labels with the new name, giving DairyPure an instant $2.5 billion value. The new DairyPure label appears on …
Ag Grain Commodity Markets, Prices & Futures | Dairy Herd
WEBCommodity Markets, Prices & Futures. Use the chart below to check futures prices for commodities. Click the links for pricing on grains, livestock, oil and more and stay on top of what's going on in the markets. Cash price reflects the USDA Chicago terminal. Check out our location-based Cash Grain Bids tool here!