Dairy Dispatch

• Milk Fell. Costs Rose. What Kept These Dairy Budgets Positive?
  Milk fell $1.72/cwt and costs rose $1.07, yet the Northeast average moved six cents. On Bullvine's math, a 31% cut in cattle, crop and other income er […]
• High Ash in Corn Silage? Check Before You Blame Dirt
  The report says 7% ash. The crew figures 1% was dirt. Bullvine's mass balance puts that 1% at 2.86 points, not one — and shows ash can climb with no s […]
• USDA’s 3.905 Million-Heifer Paradox: A 500-Cow Dairy Can Sell 291 Beef Calves and Still Come Up 28 Replacements Short
  Your 291 Beef Calves Can Still Leave You 28 Replacements Short Put 55% of services into beef semen on a 500-cow dairy and Bullvine's model produces ro […]
• WSDA Confirmed 8 Yakima H5N1 Dairy Herds. The 62-Day ELAP Gap Is a Ceiling.
  WSDA's table: 2 Yakima herds Oct 8, 8 by Oct 16. On 2,700 cows, using published infection rates, our math puts residual milk exposure at $49K–$304K. T […]
• USDA Raised Class I $1.84. Upper Midwest Gets 10 Cents, the Northeast 48.
  October's base Class I hit $18.88. Run the $1.84 jump through August pool use and, on our math, an Upper Midwest blend picks up about a dime. The Nort […]