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2021 Georgia Ag Labor Forum is Next Week! |
You don't want to miss this outstanding lineup of ag labor experts!
IN-PERSON EVENT
UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center
Tifton, Georgia
Tuesday, Nov. 9 - Wednesday, Nov. 10
This year the Georgia Ag Labor Relations Forum will be in person in Tifton, Georgia November 9-10. Hear advice from industry experts to help you comply with labor regulations and get updates about OSHA and DOL in this new COVID world.
This event is suited for all owners, operators, office managers, personnel managers and service providers for the produce, nursery, landscape, dairy, cotton, and any other agricultural professional dealing with agricultural labor relations.
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By Progressive Dairy Editor Dave Natzke
The USDA released its latest Ag Prices report on Oct. 29, including factors used to calculate September 2021 DMC margins and payments. Milk prices moved to a three-month high while corn and soybean meal prices softened.
Based on monthly average prices, the September DMC margin is $6.93 per hundredweight (cwt), $1.68 higher than August’s historic low and the largest margin since April 2021. Despite the improvement, it still marked the eighth straight month in which the DMC milk income margin was below $7 per cwt.
Dairy producers insured at the top $9.50 per cwt Tier I level will see an indemnity payment of about $2.57 per cwt (Table 1). That translates to an average of about $2,038 per 1 million pounds of milk. Read more here>>>
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Report examines decline in consumption of milk
Wisconsin State Farmer
U.S. per capita consumption of fluid cow’s milk has been decreasing for over 70 years. During the previous decade, it fell at a faster rate than it did during each of the previous six decades.
USDA, Economic Research Service (ERS) data show that the average rate of decrease was 1.0 percent per year over the 2000s. During the 2010s, it was 2.6 percent per year.
About 90 percent of the U.S. population does not consume enough dairy products to meet Federal dietary recommendations, and declining per capita consumption of fluid cow’s milk prevents these individuals from consuming a diet more line in with those recommendations.
According to the Federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020–2025, children aged 2 through 10 years should consume 2 to 3 cup-equivalents of dairy products per day (with specific quantities based on age, gender, and level of physical activity). Individuals older than age 10 should consume 3 cup-equivalents. Read more here>>>
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Examining the Decline in U.S. Per Capita Consumption of Fluid Cow’s Milk, 2003–18
USDA
USDA, Economic Research Service data reveal a persistent, downward trend in U.S. per capita consumption of fluid cow’s milk. Using data collected between 2003 and 2018 through the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES), we identify changes over time in the amounts of fluid cow’s milk consumed by children, teenagers, and adults as well as the amounts each age group drinks as a beverage, pours into cereal, and adds to other types of beverages like tea and coffee. Results reveal that U.S. consumers of all ages are drinking less milk and milk drinks. Children are also consuming less milk with cereal. These declines prevent individuals from consuming a diet more in line with Federal recommendations. They also appear to reflect a combination of demographic and generational changes in the U.S. population as well as changes in the competitiveness of fluid cow’s milk and cereal with other beverages and breakfast options. Click here to read report>>>
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2021 State of the Industry: Milk is on a long and winding road
Anna Boisseau, Dairy Foods
After years of riding in the slow lane, the retail milk category got a pandemic-related jump last year. But since COVID-19-related panic buying subsided and some normalcy returned in 2021, milk sales felt the gridlock once again. According to data from Chicago-based IRI, while retail dollar sales in the overall category were up slightly (rising 0.6% to $16,584.5 million) during the 52 weeks ending Sept. 5, 2021, unit sales fell 2.7% to 5,478.5 million.
It was a similarly twisted highway within the milk subcategories. The refrigerated flavored milk/eggnog/buttermilk subcategory was still riding on cruise control: Dollar sales increased 4.8% (to $1,646,5 million), and unit sales rose 1.0% (to 658.2 million). Refrigerated whole-milk dollar sales jumped 1.2% to $5,430.2 million, but unit sales fell 2.4% to 1,733.1 million. And refrigerated skim/low-fat milk struggled. Dollar sales in the subcategory decreased 2.8% to $7,174.4 million, and unit sales plummeted 6.3% to 2,379.8 million.
Pandemic creates a sales detour
The culprit for these reduced sales? People have returned to their pre-pandemic on-the-go lifestyles, notes Rachel Kyllo, senior vice president, marketing innovation, dairy brands for Kansas City, Kan.-based Dairy Farmers of America (DFA).
“We were hopeful that some of the consumer behavioral changes that emerged during the pandemic (more at-home breakfast, more family meals at home) would continue,” says Kyllo. “That has not been the case, and as consumers return to ‘life on the go,’ milk sales have suffered.” Read more here>>>
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We are excited to announce Dr. Jack Britt as one of our session speakers for the 2022 Georgia Dairy Conference! Dr. Britt will cover "Epigenetics: Different Environments, Different Reactions" during the afternoon session on Tuesday Jan. 18!!
Dr. Jack Britt grew up on a dairy farm in Kentucky. He served as a faculty member at Michigan State University, North Carolina State University and The University of Tennessee. He has been a teacher, research scientist and consultant, and has worked across the USA and Canada and in 22 other countries. He currently serves as a Scientist & Futurist, focusing on global agriculture 50 years in the future. He earned a B.S. degree from Western Kentucky University and Ph.D. from North Carolina State University. He lives in the North Carolina mountains near Asheville.
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U.S. milk output is slowing due to falling cow numbers and output per cow
By Lee Mielke | Farmers Advance
The handwriting is on the milk house wall. U.S. milk output is slowing due to falling cow numbers and output per cow, driven by tightening farm margins and dairies exiting the business. The Agriculture Department’s latest preliminary data shows September output at 18.1 billion pounds, down 664 million pounds or 3.5% from August, but just 44 million pounds or 0.2% above Sept. 2020.
The 24-State total, at 17.3 billion pounds, was up 0.4% from a year ago. Revisions lowered the August 50-State estimate by 101 million pounds from last month’s report, to 18.7 billion, up 0.6% from 2020, instead of the 1.1% reported.
September cow numbers totaled 9.42 million head, down 25,000 from August, after dropping 19,000 from July (27,000 from New Mexico alone), fourth month in a row cow numbers fell from the previous month. The milking herd is still 27,000 head above a year ago. August numbers were revised down 33,000 head. The big story here is the herd dropping 85,000 head from its peak four months ago. Read more here>>>
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What’s in the Build Back Better Act for ag?
By Jacqui Fatka, Feedstuffs
A week after the White House released a framework negotiated with fellow Democrats on the $1.75 trillion spending package, new details reveal billions of dollars for critical investments in agriculture and our rural communities, including new money for agricultural research, conservation funding to encourage climate smart agricultural practices and an expanded debt relief program for all USDA loan borrowers. Congress still needs to pass the bill as Democrats work to get enough Democrat member votes to advance the legislation.
According to a fact sheet released by the House Agriculture Committee, the Build Back Better Budget Reconciliation bill will make timely investments that will “provide resources to mitigate climate change, improve quality of life in rural communities and commit millions of dollars to agricultural education across the country.” Read more here>>>
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Proposal expands DOT farm truck exemptions
From Progressive Dairy
A proposal to expand exemptions and modernize farm truck regulations has been introduced in the U.S. Senate.
- Expand exemptions for covered farm vehicles (CFV) to allow farm vehicles with a gross vehicle weight (GVW) or gross vehicle weight rating (GWVR) under 36,001 pounds to travel across state lines with the same exemptions currently granted to farm vehicles under 26,001 pounds GVWR or GVW
- Exempts CFVs from needing a U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) number, filing a unified carrier registration and obtaining an Interstate Fuel Tax Agreement license, three things that current farm vehicles still may need depending on their GVW or GVWR regardless of if it is a CFV
A CFV is currently defined as being licensed as a farm vehicle by a state and operated by an owner-operator of a farm, family member or employee to transport agricultural products, livestock, farm machinery or supplies to or from a farm. A CFV cannot be used for hire and cannot transport hazardous materials that require placarding. The CFV’s GVW or GVWR is limited to 26,001 pounds or less; if more than 26,001 pounds, travel is limited to within the state where it is registered or, if traveling out of the state, stays within 150 air miles of the owner or operator’s farm or ranch.
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TO ADVERTISE: EMAIL AD AND CONTACT INFORMATION TO FARRAH NEWBERRY at gamilkproducers@gmail.com
WANTED: DHI Cooperative has a position to fill in the North Central Georgia area for a
DHIA FIELD SERVICE TECHNICIAN.
• Responsibilities include data collection on area dairy farms during milking time.
• The schedule is somewhat flexible and the hours are typical for dairy farm work
• Travel is part of the job and reliable transportation is required, mileage is paid
• Applicants should be comfortable with computers and software and have good communication and organizational skills.
Looking for calves for 200 head calf barn with auto feeders in Arcadia
FL: Please call Brian 863-444-0060
Delaval meters, Germania entrance and exit gates with tailboards and indexing tail, Muller plate cooler, receiving jar, filter housing and lowline stainless pipeline. Serious inquiries call 864-617-5911, Iris Barham
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Expanding or looking for top quality herd replacement?
Available at all times:
Fresh two and three year old's and total herds; Also springing heifers and heifers of all ages. Service age bulls with top genetics available all year round. All different breeds and crossbreds also available. Last two loads of fresh two and three year olds Holsteins went on the trucks averaging 115 lbs and 112 lbs! One load to TN and the other to Wisconsin.
Contact:
Les McCracken
608-214-6484. Cell
608-879-2653. Fax
Seeking fulltime farm worker at heifer replacement farm in Eatonton, GA. If interested, please contact Mike Rainey at 706-473-0730.
Seeking Beef and dairy crossed bullcalves/heifers bottled or weaned. Please contact Victoria Rowland at 404-922-0938 or 423-946-5869
Will Raise Heifers for GA Dairy Farms: Hello we are located in Southern Illinois and have an abundance of pasture and cheap feed available looking to contract with a dairy to grow heifers for them, out location offers mild climate and we are just 558 miles from Montezuma Ga. Please contact 817-528-6645 very reasonable daily rates.
For Sale- DeLaval 84 Vacuum Pump on Stand, Oil Reclaimer, 10 HP- 3 Phase Electric Motor. New Bearings, New Oil Seal, New Belts. $2000
For sale - Please contact Archie Felder for more information at 803-682-3426:
- Dairy Tech Bay Pasturizer - $4,000
- Tidenberg Hydraulic Hoof Table (like new) - $5,000
- Claas Silage Choppers - 960 1875 cutterhead hours, 4WD, 600 orbis, HD300 PU - $180,000
- Koomin John Deere Corn Header adapter for Claus Silage Chopper Used - $6,000
WANTED: Peter's Cattle Co. will buy any dairy, beef, and cross, bottle or weaned, bulls, heifers or free martins. Pick up weekly 7 days a week. Chris- 470-255-8515
Bull Calves WANTED: Competitive pricing with 6 day a week pickup. Brandon Mason Cattle Company 912-632-4490
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