Month: July 2018

The answer to “How Now A Brown Cow?” can produce water clean enough for drinking is about to be answered on a 2,500-cow dairy in the Northwest corner of Washington State. Last week, the Washington State Conservation [Read More …]

May U.S. Dairy Export Volume Third-Highest Ever

Volume up 17 percent from May 2017. On a total milk solids basis, exports were equivalent to 17.2 percent of U.S. milk production. On a total volume basis, U.S. dairy exports were the third-highest ever. May [Read More …]

Producer-Led Watershed Protection grants

Applications will be accepted through Monday, Sept. 17 Groups of Wisconsin farmers can now apply for the Producer-Led Watershed Protection grants for 2019. Applications will be accepted through Monday, Sept. 17. The Department of [Read More …]

California dairy farmers, part of Trump’s base, stand to get creamed by his trade war

They voted for Donald Trump after he promised to protect American agriculture and reduce regulations. But many U.S. dairy farmers are now stinging from the trade war he’s launched, particularly those in California’s Central Valley, [Read More …]

Genome Editing in Agriculture: Methods, Applications, and Governance

A paper in the series on The Need for Agricultural Innovation to Sustainably Feed the World by 2050 July 9, 2018…Council for Agricultural Science and Technology, Ames, Iowa Twentieth-century advances in plant and animal breeding did much [Read More …]

CDFA funds dairy digester projects

Dairy digesters help capture methane emissions, can produce electricity or natural gas The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has awarded $69.9 million in grant funding to 40 dairy digester projects across the state. [Read More …]

Milking cows for data – not just dairy

Managing large herds efficiently would be difficult without advances in computing In the mid-1970s, the average American dairy farm had about 25 cows. Today, many operations have more than 3,000 – a number that was almost unheard of 25 [Read More …]

June Dairy Prices – Too Much Milk and Too Much Cheese

July 7, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

June Class and Component prices were announced on July 5. With one exception, prices saw very little change from the prior month. The 52% increase in the price of other solids dominates Chart I. Other changes [Read More …]

National Guernsey Convention: Numerous awards presented for outstanding performance within the Guernsey breed

High TPE Lactation Average for Milk and Protein: Gurn Z Meadow Farm: 18 records, 24,039M 4.5%F 1,068F 3.3%P 803P The high TPE Lactation Average for Milk and Protein is awarded to Gurn Z Meadow Farm [Read More …]

California Department Of Food And Agriculture Awards $69.9 Million For Dairy Digester Projects

July 7, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has awarded $69.9 million in grant funding to 40 dairy digester projects across the state. These projects, part of the Dairy Digester Research and Development Program (DDRDP), [Read More …]

National Guernsey Convention: Peck Named Master Breeder Winner

July 7, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

William “Bill” Peck, Sr., Schuylerville, New York, was awarded the 2018 Master Breeder Award at the American Guernsey Association National Convention in Dubuque, Iowa. At the recently concluded National Guernsey Convention, numerous awards were presented [Read More …]

National Guernsey Convention: National Outstanding Young Guernsey Farmer

Megan Schrupp of Paynesville, Minnesota named 2018 National Outstanding Young Guernsey Farmer! At the recently concluded National Guernsey Convention, in Dubuque, Iowa, numerous awards were presented for outstanding performance within the Guernsey breed. The National [Read More …]

National Guernsey Convention: Trotter Named Distinguished Service Winner

David (Dave) Trotter of Enon Valley, Pennsylvania was awarded the 2018 Distinguished Service Award in Dubuque, Iowa on June 28, 2018. At the National Guernsey Convention Dave was recognized for his many years of service [Read More …]

79th Minnesota Nutrition Conference to Address Challenges Facing Animal Production

Make plans now to attend the 79th Minnesota Nutrition Conference at Verizon Center in Mankato, Minnesota, on September 19 and 20, 2018. An outstanding group of internationally recognized speakers will address the challenges facing animal [Read More …]

UMN Extension dairy field days in SE Minnesota

Topics range from barn designs and dry cow management to farm transitions and finances Now that we have officially reached summer, it is time for the University of Minnesota Extension’s 2018 Summer Dairy Field Days. [Read More …]

Last chance to complete the 2017 Census of Agriculture Less than two weeks to submit the questionnaire by mail

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is wrapping up data collection for the 2017 Census of Agriculture. To stay on track for data release in February 2019, the deadline for [Read More …]

The Power and Importance of Hanging Together

The increasing number of news stories in the past year focused on dairy farmers losing their milk markets has brought into sharp focus the crucial role cooperatives play in protecting their members’ economic interests. As [Read More …]

$30M to support farmland protection in New York

$30 million in farmland protection opportunties announced for New York’s dairy farms Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced $30 million is available statewide to support conservation easement projects on dairy farms. New York’s dairy farmers have [Read More …]

What’s driving the purchasing decisions for Irish dairy products?

Bord Bia – the Irish food board – recently completed an exercise in market research, which sought the opinions of 55 trade customers and 9,000 consumersacross 13 international markets. Padraig Brennan, the organisation’s director of markets, [Read More …]

This Week in Dairy Features An Interview With Bob Wellington, Dairy Economist at Agri-Mark Cooperative

Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News talks with Bob Wellington, longtime dairy economist at Agri-Mark Cooperative, which is based in Andover, Mass. He describes the letter sent to USDA Secretary Perdue, advocating minimum wholesale prices for [Read More …]

Dairy Economist Cites 5 Positives at Half-Year

U.S. dairy exports got off to a record start this year but that was BTT (Before The Tariffs). Peter Vitaliano reviews the half-year that was. With half the year gone, dairy economist Peter Vitaliano of [Read More …]

Global dairy fat consumption to increase

Trend attributed to more positive health assessment of dairy fat, change in taste. Consumers’ preferences are influenced by the science on dairy fat and its impact on a healthy diet, the Organization for Economic Co-operation [Read More …]

Cary Frye Represents Dairy Processors at Brussels IDF Board Meeting

Cary Frye, IDFA senior vice president of regulatory affairs and the dairy processing representative on the International Dairy Federation (IDF) board, joined fellow board members last month for their bi-annual meeting in Brussels, Belgium. The [Read More …]

New PMO Now Available Online

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released the electronic version of the 2017 Grade “A” Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO), which contains changes adopted during the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments (NCIMS) conference in May 2017. The PMO [Read More …]

How to keep your livestock cool

Farmers use a livestock heat stress index (a combination of heat and humidity) to determine when heat stress could create a problem for their animals. But don’t want until temps reach the danger zone to [Read More …]

Crisis by design

Why our current farm crisis looks so familiar Is the cycle of economic crisis in agriculture caused by inevitable market forces, conspiracy, bad luck, or failed policies? Does it matter? Yes. For farmers the up [Read More …]

Late Irish-American entrepreneur and scientist Dr. Pearse Lyons awarded the 2018 Kennedy-Lemass Medal

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland celebrates life of Alltech founder Alltech founder, the late Dr. Pearse Lyons has been honoured with the Kennedy-Lemass Medal by the American Chamber of Commerce Ireland. During 4th of [Read More …]

Grain Stockpiles Mounting as Prices Continue Falling