Now is the time to be pro-active and really look at what you are doing on your dairy. You want to capture as many dollars as possible now, rather than waiting until we are in a milk market downturn with cash tightening up.
For more than 20 years, the Carpenter family's enthusiastic outreach has helped build a foundation of trust for dairy producers in southwestern Wisconsin. Steve and Lisa have shown their four kids how to bring shared family dairy experience and individual talents to the cause ---- and have fun doing it! Read More
We welcome Matt Sattler (Dairy Field Technical Specialist) and Manny Soares (Regional Sales Manager) to our North America Dairy Team. Welcome to Kit Spangler, too. He's a new member of the Team who will extend Diamond V dairy expertise to key accounts in China.
A quick way to evaluate the comfort level of your cows is to calculate the proportion of cows laying in stalls ---- the "cow comfort index."
First, count the number of cows laying in stalls. Then, divide by the number laying plus the number standing in stalls or standing in the aisle waiting to lay down.
For mattress-bedded barns, more than 80% of cows should be laying in stalls. For sand-bedded barns, the proportion laying in stalls should be greater than 90%.
For most of 2014, dairy producers in the U.S. have been riding high prices compared to their counterparts abroad. Now, as the U.S. market weakens, domestic and international milk prices are converging. However, low feed costs ahead means efficient producers can keep riding the bubble. Read more
EMBRIA Update
More anti-inflammatory research
Recently published studies ---- in-vitro and human clinical ---- confirm the anti-inflammatory effects of EpiCor® previously revealed in laboratory and animal models. Embria Health Sciences human supplement research showing EpiCor's multiple modes of action benefits from more than 70 years of scientific investigation at Diamond V. Good health to you and your family!
