Dairy cows' record production
New Zealand’s dairy cow herd might be shrinking but it is still pumping out record milk volumes.
Feeding productive dairy cows is balancing act
Feeds from one year may be drastically different from the next.
By: Jan Shepel
Source: Wisconsin State Farmer
Link: http://www.wisfarmer.com/story/news/2017/11/21/feeding-productive-dairy-cows-balancing-act/883061001/
Dairy focus: Lessons learned from the first year milking 200 cows
Joe and Kathleen Kirwan – a husband-and-wife team – from Laurel Lodge, Co. Tipperary, have overseen major changes to their dairy business in recent years.
Undercover video shows farmworkers beating cows with metal rods
Police are investigating the dairy.
By: Travis M. Andrews
Source: The Washington Post’s
Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/11/13/undercover-video-shows-farmworkers-beating-cows-with-metal-rods/?utm_term=.a309d3decd61
Calves taken, cows made pregnant for milk: Animal welfare protest targets dairy industry
Newborn calves being taken from their mothers and cows being impregnated so they produce milk are part of the dairy industry too few Kiwis know about, SAFE says.
By: Tess Nichol
Source: NZ Herald
Link: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11943587
Opinion: Why can’t an adequate dairy bill be passed?
This morning I looked out one of my windows and I looked at the beautiful woods behind my neighbor Jim Luce’s farm, and in the midst of all the trees, a beautiful orange ball appeared, like a big moon.
By: Arden Tewksbury
Source: Wisconsin State Farm
Link: http://www.wisfarmer.com/story/opinion/editorials/2017/11/07/why-cant-adequate-dairy-bill-passed/841224001/
800 Dairy Cows Find New Homes After Wis. Barn Fire
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Hundreds of cows are settling into new homes after a fire at a century old dairy farm. The fire started in a barn that houses the milking parlor at Four Cubs Farm near Grantsburg, Wisconsin, around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday.
By: Jennifer Mayerle
Source: CBS Broadcasting
Link: http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2017/11/01/dairy-barn-fire-cows-wisconsin/
As Kentucky Dairy Cows Decline, Producers Seek Relief in Farm Bill Negotiations
The number of dairy cows in the Commonwealth continues to decline.
By: NICOLE ERWIN
Source: WKMS
Link: http://wkms.org/post/kentucky-dairy-cows-decline-producers-seek-relief-farm-bill-negotiations
All the milk from the 8,200 cows on this farm go into Dannon yogurt
That’s becoming more common.
By: Barbara Soderlin
Source: Omaha World Herald
Link: http://www.omaha.com/money/contracts-let-food-producers-sell-directly-to-manufacturers-and-make/article_44dea650-1cac-5e9b-94f0-ecf75a565f27.html
220-cow dairy farmer to pay farm labourer almost €5,000 after a host of workplace complaints
A recent case in the Labour Court saw a farm labourer awarded almost €5,000 after he made a host of complaints against a dairy farmer for whom he had worked.
By: Ciaran Moran
Source: Independent