Iowa Dairy Industry Feeling Impacts of Trade War
Milk prices are on the steady decline. It’s good for consumers but not for dairy farmers.
Eastern Iowa dairy farmer keeps going despite low prices
Some of the lowest milk prices in recent history are causing dairy farmers across the country to sell their cows and stop production, but one man in eastern Iowa says he’s still making things work on his small dairy farm.
Iowa livestock farmers manage subzero temperatures
Frigid temperatures are creating challenges for Iowa farmers who say animals can endure cold winter conditions but need extra attention to stay healthy and productive.
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Source: Herald Courier
Link: http://www.heraldcourier.com/news/iowa-livestock-farmers-manage-subzero-temperatures/article_09a0d0bf-c831-5f7d-abc4-cce914f7d705.html
Processor’s Renovations Double Cheese Production at Iowa Plant
A milk processing plant in Iowa has undergone a renovation and expansion that will double its current production of cheese.
By: Wyatt Bechtel
Source: Dairy Herd
Link: https://www.dairyherd.com/article/processors-renovations-double-cheese-production-iowa-plant
Withdrawal from NAFTA would be 'a disaster' for Iowa
I’m a dairy, beef and grain farmer with our sons actively managing and buying ownership in our three-generation operation. My passion is, and has always been, about the dairy cows and producing milk –»nature’s perfect food.”
By: Craig Lang
Source: Sioux City Journal
Link: http://siouxcityjournal.com/opinion/columnists/other-voices-withdrawal-from-nafta-would-be-a-disaster-for/article_76818c5d-7315-5873-b73f-b54698bcd41c.html
Manure From Iowa Dairy Farm Blamed for Deaths of 60K Fish
Authorities are blaming a manure runoff from a dairy farm for killing about 60,000 fish in eastern Iowa.
By: The Associated Press
Source: U.S. News
Link: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/iowa/articles/2017-10-31/manure-from-dairy-farm-blamed-for-deaths-of-60k-fish
Iowa dairy farms see a growing trend in robot usage
There are about 1,200 farms across the state of Iowa and of those farms about 72 of them are using robots.
By: Alicia Tarancon
Source: KCRG
Link: http://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Dairy-farms-in-Iowa-see-a-growing-trend-in-using-robots–451438293.html
All milk from dairy cows at Iowa State Fair is being dumped this year
Des Moines, Iowa – All of the milk collected from dairy cows being shown at the 11-day Iowa State Fair will be dumped. In years past, the milk was sold to a Des Moines area co-op for production into cheese.
Increasing demand for fancy cheese could be the help that small dairy farms need
On a clear, cold winter evening, the sun begins to set at Lost Lake Farm near Jewell, Iowa, and Kevin Dietzel calls his 15 dairy cows to come home.
National milk surplus hurting Iowa dairy farmers, helping food banks
For the first time in years a massive milk surplus is putting a strain on Iowa dairy farmers. The problem isn’t only happening in Iowa but across the country. BY TORY BRECHT AND TRIBUNE MEDIA