Month: September 2018

FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb says there’s concerned consumers are being “misled” about the nutritional value of nondairy products. The FDA is expected to publish soon new guidance on what can be described as [Read More …]

Updated Outlook for the U.S. Farm Economy

Net Farm Income Projection Less Dire, But Debt Forecast Is Worse Farm Income Projected to be Higher Than Anticipated Prior to USDA’s August 2018 Farm Income Forecast, net farm income, a broad measure of farm profitability, [Read More …]

Only a few days left to register for MN Nutrition Conference

Save time at check-in! Register now for the 79th Minnesota Nutrition Conference Pre-registration Closes at 11:59 pm on September 12, 2018. Pre-registration – $200 On-site registration – $225 Student Registration – $40 (request discount [Read More …]

Dairy Forum 2019: How Will Dairy Compete?

Learn Brand Strategies from Harley Davidson Ken Schmidt, Harley-Davidson Motor Company’s former director of communications strategy, was tasked with restoring the motorcycle maker’s image in 1985. Today, the company is considered one of the most iconic [Read More …]

CDFA Takes Action to the Next Level with ‘Scaling-Up Climate Smart Agriculture’ two-day event in Sonoma and Marin Counties

On September 11-12th CDFA will bring together state and local government leaders, businesses, and citizens from around the world to share innovative and transformative achievements related to climate health and food production. The Scaling-Up Climate Smart Agriculture [Read More …]

Last chance for college students to enter 10th annual agriculture scholarship competition

College Aggies Online scholarship competition kicks off today The Animal Agriculture Alliance launched its 10th annual College Aggies Online scholarship competition today in which students will compete for more than $25,000 in scholarships while advocating [Read More …]

Teralytic Earns Ag Data Transparent Certification

The soil analytics company completes third-party verification as simple, clear, trustworthy data provider Soil analytics company Teralytic has completed the Ag Data Transparent certification, affirming that their data use is private, secure, and transparent. Teralytic, [Read More …]

CWT Export Assistance Tops 1 Billion Pounds of Milk in 2018

In a major milestone for the farmer-managed export assistance program, Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has helped its member dairy cooperatives export over 1 billion pounds worth of milk so far in 2018. That sum represents [Read More …]

TH Milk breaks ground on $630m milk processing plant in Russia

Vietnamese dairy company TH Milk has broken ground on a new milk processing facility in Russia as part of its continued investment in the country. The plant, which will have a capacity of 1,500 tonnes [Read More …]

Fonterra to Triple Consumer Dairy Product Sales in China

New Zealand’s Fonterra, the world’s biggest dairy exporter, is planning to triple its consumer brand Anchor’s sales in China, including ultra-high temperature and pasteurized milk, to further consolidate its market position, a top company official [Read More …]

Programs for producers impacted by flooding

FSA offers disaster assistance and low-interest loan programs Wisconsin Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds farmers and ranchers across the state of federal farm program benefits that may be available to help eligible producers recover from [Read More …]

Missouri Ag Outlook Forum Sept. 27

Hear from top business and political leaders The Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City is pleased to partner with Agri-Pulse Communications to present the 2018 Ag Outlook Forum on Sept. 27, 2018. This year has [Read More …]

Deadline extended for new ERS & NIFA HQ

USDA extends deadline for expressions of interest for new ERS & NIFA headquarters Editors note: @Dairybusiness explores this developing story later in the week in the This Week in Dairy video series. Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness [Read More …]

Bayer officials vague on lawsuit strategy

Bayer officials vague on how they plan to handle mountain of inherited lawsuits It’s been nearly three weeks since the merger between Bayer AG and Monsanto officially began its integration, about two months since the [Read More …]

Silo Filling Safety

Few farming operations provide as many different opportunities for accidents to happen as filling the silo. High powered equipment, working in close quarters, and the potential of silo gas formation combine to produce numerous injury [Read More …]

2018 Global Conference on Sustainable Beef

The 2018 Global Conference on Sustainable Beef will be held October 9-12, 2018 at the Lyrath Estate Hotel in Kilkenny, Ireland. The conference’s focus is sustainability in action by showing the impact on the ground. [Read More …]

CDFA Announces Workshops to Assist Dairy Digester Research and Development Program Applicants

Two public stakeholder workshops and one webinar are scheduled during September 2018 to assist applicants to the Dairy Digester Research and Development Program (DDRDP). The aim of these workshops is to introduce dairy producers, new project developers, [Read More …]

Got tar spot? Illinois researcher wants to know

Corn growers in northern Illinois and surrounding areas are noticing a marked increase in tar spot this year, with 30 percent infection rates in some fields. University of Illinois pathologist Nathan Kleczewski has been fielding [Read More …]

Apply Now for Dairy Challenge Social Media Corps

Calling all dairy communications students! The North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge (NAIDC) is now recruiting for the 2018-19 Dairy Challenge Social Media Corps. This unique opportunity allows students to gain real-world experience in developing their [Read More …]

Large supplies of meat and dairy

September 8, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Trade and tariff doubts hurt on-farm prices Large supplies of meat and dairy, possibly record-setting tons, are coming to U.S. consumers. For consumers, this can be good news with lower prices at grocery cases. For [Read More …]

Richard Franta Joins TechMix Global Bovine Team

TechMix Global appoints Richard Franta as Dairy Sales Manager for the heart of the nation’s dairy land, Wisconsin. Franta is a native Wisconsinite who has intimate knowledge of the Wisconsin dairy market and numerous dairies [Read More …]

Agents visit dairy farm that employed Iowa slaying suspect

September 8, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Immigration enforcement agents and state criminal investigators on Thursday visited the Iowa dairy farm that employed and housed the man charged with killing college student Mollie Tibbetts. Agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the [Read More …]

Handling flooded and down corn at harvest

Some considerations for silage and grain harvest Rain events during August produced localized flooding affecting numerous corn fields. Recent high winds combined with saturated soils have resulted in lodged corn. All this is occurring at [Read More …]

Reforms would increase access to capital

USDA to hold listening sessions to solicit feedback on plan Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett announced that USDA is hosting listening sessions to solicit feedback on a plan to increase access [Read More …]

Novus Reinforces its Presence and Key Objectives for Latin America North and South Regions

Novus International, Inc. recently announced their commitment to increasing customer focus and investing further in the regional sales organization through a new regional structure and business management. Latin America North will be led by new [Read More …]

DPA’s Founder describes Dairy Pricing

DPA’s Founder describes Dairy Pricing Why Dairy Pricing? For thirty years the United States has been losing dairy farms at an alarming rate. How can the next generation of young people get into this industry [Read More …]

Sharing the status of control programmes to help prevent and control paratuberculosis