Month: October 2018

A dairy herd in Waunakee has tested positive for bovine tuberculosis, which can be spread to humans through unpasteurized milk or close contact with infected animals, state officials said. During a routine slaughter inspection at Maier Farms [Read More …]

NMPF Calls Out Plant-Based Beverage Industry Misinformation, Citing New Consumer Data

Citing data that shows consumers are being misled about the nutritional merits of cow’s milk versus plant-based imitators, NMPF President and CEO Jim Mulhern today called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to [Read More …]

US Farm Systems Sold to the Valmetal Group

US Farm Systems, the manufacturer of manure handling and wastewater treatment systems founded and operated by Rejean Houle and his family, announces its sale to Valmetal Group, based in Quebec, Canada. In describing the transaction, [Read More …]

2018 Community Impact Awards: Sustainability

GOLD AWARD: Darigold Employees: 1,694 Stan Ryan, president/CEO darigold.com “We use the word sustainability,” says Darigold CEO Stan Ryan. “Our farmers use the word stewardship. They see [dairy farming] as a bit of a higher [Read More …]

Blueprint for Change workshops offered – NY

October 30, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

Workshop topics are focused to support small and midsize dairy farms The Central New York Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Team of Cornell Cooperative Extension along with PRO-DAIRY will be hosting a workshop titled “Blueprint [Read More …]

Despite milking over 500 cows this German dairy farm is not making a profit

Nicole Winkelmann is the finance director of a 500-cow farmers’ co-op farm near the German/Polish border. She is one of 37 local co-op members who own and farm the 2,300ha farm, which has a 500-cow [Read More …]

PDPF funds urgent needs of dairy community

Grant applications are due December 1, 2018 The Professional Dairy Producers Foundation (PDPF) awards grants to non-profit organizations that share the Foundation’s passion and vision for education in dairy communities. Grant dollars are available to [Read More …]

Land rent meetings Nov. 13 and 15 in Minnesota

Landlords, Farmers, and Agri-Business Professionals should make plans to attend Landlords, Farmers, and Agri-Business Professionals should make plans to attend one of the informative land rent meetings being held across Central Minnesota. These free meetings [Read More …]

Pasture walk at Batdorf Dairy Nov. 2

Event focuses on a variety of forage species and no-till practices University of Missouri Extension will host a pasture walk starting at 11 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 2 at the Andrew Batdorf family farm, 2216 [Read More …]

Roundup weed killer lawsuit hits a snag

Judge Bolanos let stand jury’s finding, but decided punitive damage award too high On Aug. 10, 2018, a San Francisco jury handed down a US$289 million award to Dewayne Johnson, a groundskeeper who is dying [Read More …]

CDFA seeks comments on water, soils programs

CDFA is now accepting public comments on draft Requests for Grant Applications The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting public comments on draft Requests for Grant Applications (RGA) for the State [Read More …]

2018-19 National FFA Officer team elected

Six students elected by delegates to represent the organization as national officers Students from California, Louisiana, Michigan, Oklahoma, Alabama and Oregon have been elected by delegates throughout the United States to serve on the 2018-19 [Read More …]

Southern Africa trade mission planned

Under Secretary McKinney will lead a trade mission to Southern Africa Oct. 29-Nov. 2 U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Ted McKinney will lead a trade mission to Southern [Read More …]

Trade talks with Japan are in the works

Senior USDA official Ted McKinney has expressed optimism over negotiations The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative will hold a hearing on Dec. 10 regarding bilateral trade negotiations with Japan that Washington plans to launch [Read More …]

California’s dairy farmers were struggling to regain profitability. Then came the trade wars

“The overall feeling is that we hit ‘peak cow’ five or six years ago.” Devin Gioletti, a fourth-generation dairy farmer in this Central Valley community, was outlining for me the trajectory of the dairy industry [Read More …]

Fortification driving innovation in dairy

A growing number of consumers are relying on fortified foods and beverages to either prevent illness or manage specific health concerns. This includes dairy-based beverages, cheese, yogurt and even ice cream. The products start with [Read More …]

NMPF asks USDA to bolster dairy aid package

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) needs to better reflect the dairy-farm incomes lost to tariff retaliation when it calculates its next round of trade mitigation payments, the National Milk Producers Federation said. In a letter [Read More …]

New five-minute milk scan for dairy industry EU

Lower costs, less wastage and higher-quality milk on the horizon for dairy farmers, thanks to a new optical sensor that scans for contaminants and proteins in 5 minutes. Food safety is a pressing issue affecting [Read More …]

Ten Junior Breeders To Be Recognized For Achievement By National Jersey Association

Ten young Jersey cattle owners will be recognized Saturday, November 3 in Louisville, Ky., for their accomplishments in the National Jersey Youth Achievement Contest. The contest recognizes outstanding achievement by junior Jersey owners in four [Read More …]

IDFA Seeks Candidates for 2019 Summer Internship

Intern Will Focus on Legislative and Regulatory Issues in Dairy IDFA is seeking applicants for its 2019 summer internship, which will offer one undergraduate or recent graduate a firsthand view of the association’s efforts on [Read More …]

Dairy cooperatives Lakeland and LacPatrick to merge

The green light has been given for dairy companies Lakeland and LacPatrick to merge. At their meetings – in Cavan, Ireland and Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland respectively – shareholders voted resoundingly in favour of the [Read More …]

Jersey-Specific Nutrition Webinars Available On-Demand