July 2009
Dairy Crisis
Woody Bryant has been milking cows a long time, and he says conditions for dairy producers are the worst he’s seen since the early 70s. “The things that we buy are so high compared to the price of the milk,” says Bryant, a former National Dairy Board chairman whose farm is in Lonoke County, Ark. “And of course our biggest expenditure is feed, and it’s extremely high.” Government statistics tell the grim story. From the record highs dairymen enjoyed just two years ago, farm gate prices for milk have fallen by more than half; in March, the average for Class I milk was just $9.43/cwt.
NEW COMPACT LOADER RANCH RAKE GRAPPLE
The Ranch Rake brush rake introduced by M&M Engineered Products is one of the most useful new tools for compact tractors today. This heavy-duty brush rake allows users to tear through material quickly and efficiently. It has a very large capacity for moving great amounts of material in one load, lowering the number of movements needed by the loader. Made of high tensile strength materials, the Ranch Rake is designed to work efficiently and is built for longevity. The Ranch Rake is not a foreign import as it is built entirely at a state-of-the-art facility in Nowata, Oklahoma.
Computerized Concentrate Feeders for Dairy Cows
D.E. Pritchard1
M.L. Eastridge
J.E. Winkler
Ohio State University Extension
1 Present position at Dept. of Animal Sciences, North Carolina State University.
CWT Announces second Herd Retirement of 2009
“Connecting Cows, Cooperatives, Capitol Hill, and Consumers”
Friday, July 10, 2009 (703) 243‐6111 ext. 375 Contact: Jim Tillison
CWT ANNOUNCES SECOND HERD RETIREMENT OF 2009
Time Frame to Submit Bids Shortened, Maximum Bid Level Set
ARLINGTON, VA – Cooperatives Working Together announced Friday that it will conduct its second herd retirement of 2009. In order to have a more immediate impact, CWT is shortening the time frame for producers to submit bids. A maximum bid level is also being announced for this round.
