Dairy Programs Set For Sac And Pocahontas Counties In December

The Dairy Directions Seminars are scheduled for Tuesday, December 5 in Sac County and Wednesday, December 6 in Pocahontas County. Both programs will be held at the local county Extension office. “Dairymen in these areas with have the opportunity to have the most current researched-based dairy information presented at their local Extension office” says Northwest Iowa Extension Dairy Field Specialist Fred M. Hall. Registration starts at 9 a.m. and the program begins promptly at 9:30 a.m. A free lunch is included and the program will adjourn at 1 p.m.

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Iowa Milk Production Up

Milk production in Iowa during October 2017 totaled 437 million pounds, up 17 million pounds from September and up 4 percent from the previous October according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service – Milk Production report.

The average number of milk cows during October, at 219,000 head, was the same as last month and 4,000 more than
last year.

Monthly production per cow averaged 1,995 pounds, up 75 pounds from September, but only up 40 pounds from last October.

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First Siouxland Dairy Lenders Seminar Is In The Books

 

 

UNL Agriculture Systems Economist Robert Tigner makes the point on how many dairymen do not use the risk management tools available to them.

Ag lenders from across Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota heard top professionals in commodity markets, weather prediction, enterprise evaluation and federal policy share their insights on November 2 in Rock Rapids, IA.

Forty-one lenders from four states, representing 14 lending institutions plus four other industries attended. From those that returned program evaluations their attendance translated to 65 dairies, 69,725 milking cows and 97,400 acres producing feed for those cows.

Dairy Programs Set For Sac And Pocahontas Counties In December

The Dairy Directions Seminars are scheduled for Tuesday, December 5 in Sac County and Wednesday, December 6 in Pocahontas County. Both programs will be held at the local county Extension office. “Dairymen in these areas with have the opportunity to have the most current researched-based dairy information presented at their local Extension office” says Northwest Iowa Extension Dairy Field Specialist Fred M. Hall. Registration starts at 9 a.m. and the program begins promptly at 9:30 a.m. A free lunch is included and the program will adjourn at 1 p.m.

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Iowa Milk Production Up 4 Percent From A Year Ago

Milk production in Iowa during September 2017 totaled 420 million pounds according to the USDA Iowa Ag News report released on October 20. This was up four percent from the previous September. The average number of milk cows during September was 219,000, the same as last month and 5,000 head more than last year. Monthly production per cow averaged 1,920 pounds, up 40 pounds from last September.

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Registration Deadline For Dairy Lenders Seminar Is Oct. 27

The deadline to register for the Siouxland Dairy Lender’s Seminar is Friday, October 27. The seminar will be held on Thursday, November 2 at the Forester Community Center in Rock Rapids, Iowa. Lenders who serve agricultural clients and especially lenders who work with dairymen in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota are encouraged to attend. This year’s focus is on market outlooks for livestock, grains and dairy, long-term weather influences for agriculture plus dairy finances and ag policy.

 

The list of nationally recognized presenters include; David Oppedahl, Senior Business Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago presenting “A Fed’s Look at Dairy Economics”; Larry Tranel, ISU Extension Dairy Specialist presenting “Millionaire Model Dairy Farms”; Chad Hart, ISU Extension Economist presenting “Commodity Market Review and Outlook”; Harry Hillaker, Iowa Climatologist presenting “Agricultural Weather Outlook”; and Robert Tigner, UNL Extension Educator presenting “Dairy Market Review and Outlook”.

The cost of the program is $80 for the first person from an institution and $50 for each additional person that have made the registration by October 27. After that date, including at the door all registrations will be $100 and will not include the lunch. The program begins with registration at 9 am, with programs running from 9:30 am to 4 pm. To register, contact the Sioux County Extension office at 712.737.4230 or email Fred M. Hall at fredhall@iastate.edu for registration information.

Dairy Cow Slaughter Increased Over Summer Months

 

June-Sept. Dairy Cow Slaughter. From Daily Livestock Report- Oct. 12

Based on USDA weekly slaughter statistics available through September 23, total cow slaughter for period June 3 – September 23 was 1.842 million head, 161,600 head (+10%) higher than the same period a year ago. While the number of beef and dairy cows slaughtered during this period was evenly divided, dairy cows contributed almost 1/3 of the entire increase, about 55,700 head. A larger dairy cowherd implies a larger cull rate so some of the increase is normal.

Dairy margins have so far been good, but not great. Class III milk prices were hovering around 17 cents per pound in June and July but the dropped to as low as 15.6 cents by mid-September. Low feed costs and robust export demand, especially if butterfat continues to underpin dairy industry profitability and will likely keep dairy cow slaughter in the single digits in Q4.

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