Weekly global protein digest: US schools and milk, consumer inflation
22:07 | 21/08/2022
Analyst Jim Wyckoff shares an update on the US futures market, USDA reports and global protein news
Dairy Nutritionals still waiting to sell baby formula in US
23:12 | 15/08/2022
The Australian company's application is still under review
Where Will Milk Prices Find Support?
21:36 | 10/08/2022
The recent decline of Class III milk futures is one for the record books. The fall of over $5.00 per cwt since early June certainly was unexpected when looking at reduced cattle numbers, limited expansions taking place due to high costs and a tight heifer market, and high feed costs. However, when looking at the impact on milk price seen during the Great Recession of 2007 into 2009, it maybe should not have been such a surprise. In a previous article I wrote on June 13, 2022, I compared the impact the recession had on milk prices. When the recession began at the end of 2007, the Class III milk price was $21.64. Over the period of the recession, price fell to a low of $9.31. Class IV price moved from $21.87 to a low of $9.45. So far, the current decline fails in comparison.
Here's How to Increase Employee Retention with An Incentive Pay System
22:28 | 08/08/2022
How can you reward team members for good work, increase employee retention and achieve your operation’s goals? Consider implementing an incentive pay system to reward your farm employees.
‘Nanobubble marinade’ helps reduce meat, dairy pathogens
11:45 | 06/08/2022
Ozone is used to decontaminate meat, poultry and dairy products
UK retail prices for dairy jump up as costs surge
11:41 | 06/08/2022
Rising prices reflect rising cost of production
Are You Culling the Right Cows?
10:34 | 30/07/2022
With beef prices soaring and milk prices in favorable conditions, producers are keeping a keen eye on cows who are not pulling their own weight. Cows with lower milk production, high somatic cell counts and reproductive problems tend to sort themselves out pretty easily, yet there are other factors one should consider when making culling decisions.
Heifer Shortage to Limit Expansion
10:30 | 23/07/2022
The cost to produce heifers and the value of beef have convinced some the nation’s dairy producers to crossbreed their dairy cows with beef genetics. That, in turn, has reduced the supply of springing heifers ready to enter the milk herd and thus raised the cost to expand, according to Sarina Sharp, analyst with the Daily Dairy Report.
Water Shortage is the Number One Concern for this California Dairy Producer
20:12 | 20/07/2022
Even the recent historic high milk prices have been slightly overshadowed by the grain and forage costs that continue to climb. However, according to Ryan Junio, owner of Four J Jerseys in Pixley, Calif., feed costs take a backseat to the water supply, or lack-there-of, facing the Golden State.
China issues phosphate quotas - analysts
10:50 | 16/07/2022
The aim is to rein in fertiliser exports
