Dairy farms are struggling to survive as production costs exceed sales. The result, consolidation, with more cows on bigger ...
US dairy farms are disappearing, down 95 percent in terms of numbers since the 1970s—milk price rules are one reason why.
On average, that meant a single cow that produced 24,000 pounds of milk brought in about $4,457. Yet, it cost $6,192 to ...
The number of dairy farms in the United States has declined 95% since the 1970s, with factors including rising costs of ...
A growing number of beef-on-dairy crossbred cattle fill feedlots. They also now are starting to show up on auction market ...
Beef-on-dairy breeding has revolutionized the U.S. cattle industry, shored up dwindling fed-beef cattle supplies, and added ...
The milk surplus is forcing smaller farmers out of business and squeezing shipments into the world's top importer.
such as cattle feed, farm labor, veterinary care, fuel and equipment costs. Researchers at the University of Tennessee in 2022 compared the price received for milk across regions against the ...
Along with these improvements in production came increased costs of production, such as cattle feed, farm labor, veterinary ...
People say that there’s always room for improvement. Notably, the dairy industry has proven this statement true, continuously ...