Growth in organic milk presents market challenges
Dairy cows graze on pasture at Alexandre Family Farm in Crescent City. The farm produces organic milk, production and consumption of which have grown during the past two decades even though overall fluid milk consumption has declined. The growth comes with challenges because organic milk remains more expensive, which can discourage price-conscious shoppers. Ag Alert file photo
Wolf reports show continued livestock losses, more packs
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Ruling: State can withhold quarantined dairy locations
California grazing sector threatened as goat herder wage soars to $240K
A herder works with goats at the Dixon headquarters of vegetation management company Ecosystem Concepts Inc. in Solano County. Photo/Courtesy of Ecosystem Concepts Inc. By Caleb Hampton It’s not a typo. Herders employed to graze goats in fire-prone landscapes across California are now entitled to roughly the same pay as the state’s governor. This month, […]
It’s not too soon to prepare for screwworm response
About the size of a housefly, female New World screwworm adults seek wounds in warm-blooded animals in which to lay eggs. Photo/Courtesy of U.S. Department of Agriculture
Supplies of dairy heifers expected to recover in 2027
To protect groundwater, policies need reality check
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Feedback needed to assess state veterinary shortage
Maia Laabs, a veterinarian from Swinging Udders Veterinary Services in Galt, examines a cow at a Central Valley dairy. Photo/Steve German
Experts seek methane-cutting solutions
University of California, Davis, postdoctoral scholar Paulo de Meo Filho stirs the feed of a test steer. Steers housed at the UC Davis feedlot eat the feed as part of a study looking to better understand how a compound extracted from red seaweed reduces methane output from cattle. Photo/Manola Secaira
Former dairy vet looks to improve welfare on farms
Two participants of Kinder Ground’s Hoof Care Academy practice their skills at a dairy in Escalon. Photo/Courtesy of Jen Walker