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Current Dairy Industry Stats

   VA DHI cows as of 9/30/07: 60,090
   VA DHI herds as of 9/30/07: 391
   VA DHI average herd size 9/30/07: 154
   July Mailbox Price for Virginia was $22.58
   More Mailbox prices...
   US cows for July 2007: 9,149,000
   VA cows for July 2007: 100,000
   VA dairy (cow) herds as of 9/10/07: 728
   VA herds by county: map | county list

Announcements, News and Events

 

 New Feed Management Workshop...

 New SiloCAP (Excel)

 New Putting the high price of milk replacers in perspective (pdf), Hoard's Dairyman, Oct 07

 New Little Things Make Big Differences (pdf),  Dr. Bob James, California Agribusiness, Sept 07

  New Virginia Data Summary
            Averages, SD, Minimums, and Maximums by
            Feed Type (Sept. 2006 - Aug. 2007) (Excel) 

New Bull Proofs posted

The Importance of Milk Culturing...
   
  2007 Nutrition & Cow College proceedings (pdf)
 
 Sire Evaluations for Health and Fitness Traits (pdf)

 

Program Areas

 DHIA/Records
 Environmental Stewardship
 Forage Testing
 Genetics
 Nutrition & Forage Quality
 Replacements
 Youth

Additional Topics

 Animal ID Program
 DHIA Records
 Johne's Disease
 Mastitis Prevention Resources
 Organic Dairy Matters
    

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Last Updated: October 24, 2007
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