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Updated: June 11, 2021

How Much Does It Cost You to Produce a CWT of Milk?

What price are you getting per cwt of milk? Like most dairy farmers, you know the price or you can get it quickly by reviewing milk check receipts. How much does it cost you to produce a cwt of milk? Like many dairy farmers, you may not know. Dairy farming is complex, and determining your costs of production is sometimes difficult. Yet, your costs directly affect your profit, and it is important to understand them.

Updated: May 7, 2021

Rethinking Cow Longevity

About dairy cow longevity

Updated: May 7, 2021

How to Evaluate the Transition Cow Program

This article discusses herd-level indicators of transition program success. Whether you are building a new program or evaluating your current program. You need to look at areas that can help pinpoint needed improvements.

Updated: March 30, 2021

Dairy Production Resources for Beginning Farmers

With over 50,000 dairy cows in Maryland it only makes sense that the state drink of Maryland is Milk! So if you are thinking of starting a dairy you are in the right state! Utilize these resources to learn about dairy herd management and production.

Two researchers standing with dairy cows, posing for the photo

Updated: February 3, 2021

Preparing Your Farm for Impacts of COVID-19

All farms will likely be impacted by COVID-19 in some capacity. It is important for producers to develop a plan and be prepared for COVID-19-related issues should certain scenarios become reality.

Updated: February 3, 2021

Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP): What Dairy and Beef Producers Need to Know

Information about the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) affecting Dairy and Beef producers.

Updated: January 8, 2021

Estimating Corn Silage Yield

Corn silage is a crop grown widely by dairy producers to provide dairy cattle with a high-energy, very digestible source of feed. Silage can remove large amounts of available nutrients from the soil, especially nitrogen. Corn silage production can affect the fertilizer management practices on a field, particularly the amount of nitrogen that should be applied.

Updated: January 5, 2021

A Producer's Guide to Meat and Poultry Processing Regulations in Maryland (EB-372)

This 13-page guide is intended to assist farmers, growers, and their advisors in understanding the regulations affecting the processing and marketing of meat and poultry products in Maryland. This guide also contains information on labeling, marketing, risk management, and regulatory exemptions. By Ginger S. Myers, Director, Maryland Enterprise Development Center and Extension Specialist, University of Maryland Extension. Reviewers: Diane Hirsh, University of Connecticut Extension,