Month: November 2018

The Ornua board meeting that was scheduled to take place tomorrow (Wednesday, November 14) has been postponed due to “governance issues” at board level. The postponement comes amid growing concerns over potential challenges posed by the [Read More …]

Field to Market, Land O’Lakes SUSTAIN announce new capability for farmers to quantify stewardship

Truterra™ Insights Engine to integrate sustainability metrics from Field to Market’s updated Fieldprint® Platform Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture and Land O’Lakes SUSTAIN today announced the forthcoming availability of Field to Market’s [Read More …]

Removing guesswork from wastewater disposal

Food processors, UW collaborate on wastewater program For more than a century, cheesemakers and vegetable processors have applied water remaining after production to open fields and farmland. The wastewater was used to wash vegetables, or [Read More …]

Similar Farm Bill Choices, Different Farm Economy

Before the end of 2018, Congress will need to pass a new Farm Bill or an extension of the 2014 bill. With that in mind, this week’s post considers the current price environment as it [Read More …]

Milk prices force more farmers out of operation

Federal program might provide some help for reeling dairy farmers High production costs and falling commodity prices over the past four years are forcing more and more dairy farmers out of business in Iowa and [Read More …]

Genetic Data Analyst at the Interbull Centre (Quantitative Geneticist)

Exciting opportunities The Interbull Centre is a section of the Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, SLU, Uppsala, Sweden. It has been contracted by the International Committee for Animal Recording (ICAR) to be the operational [Read More …]

Feed Dealers Seminars

Register now to attend seminars! The Feed Dealer Seminars are specifically targeted for nutritionists, veterinarians, crop and management consultants, extension educators, and dairy producers with specific interest in nutrition-oriented topics. They are designed to blend [Read More …]

Dairy Farmers Advance Business Savvy in PDPW Financial Literacy for Dairy Training

Multi-Session Training Series Offered in Marshfield, Wis. Operating a successful dairy in today’s complex and volatile dairy business environment requires not only top-notch management of animals and employees, but also a solid understanding of financial [Read More …]

CWT Assists with 3.5 Million Pounds of Cheese, Butter and Whole Milk Powder Export Sales

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) member cooperatives accepted 20 offers of export assistance from CWT that helped them capture contracts to sell 2.048 million pounds (638 metric tons) of Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese, 606,271 pounds [Read More …]

Colin Tizzard’s UK milk empire runs its course

It is goodbye Daisy, Buttercup, Marigold and Henrietta. Well, not quite, as most modern dairy cows answer to a three-figure number stamped on their backsides, but 60 years of milk production at Venn Farm will [Read More …]

Achieving Genetic Potential

We know the importance of colostrum at birth, good calf nutrition and sound weaning protocols in assuring calf health. We’re now learning more, however, about how the cow’s nutritional status during gestation can affect the [Read More …]

Scholarship Opportunities Total $15,000 in 2019

Select Sire Power will award up to $15,000 to students in 2019. Students who have completed their first full year of college in an agricultural study are encouraged to apply for the Wayne Dudley Scholarship program. The [Read More …]

Ag Bankers Sound Alarm On Rising Interest Rates For Farmers

Financial data from Midwest crop farms still looks better than you’d expect after more than five years of low grain prices, but lenders gathered at the National Agricultural Bankers Conference in Omaha, Nebraska Sunday got [Read More …]

NMPF Urges Congress to Put Farmers First in Lame-Duck Session

Jim Mulhern, president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), urged Congress to make passing a new farm bill a top priority in its lame-duck session that starts tomorrow, saying that dairy farmers [Read More …]

Dairy Economic Forecast and Upcoming Trends on Tap for Nov. 21 PDPW Webinar

Dan Basse Will Share U.S. and Global Market Insights in PDPW World Class Webinar What’s in store for 2019 dairy markets in the U.S. and around the world? The next PDPW World Class Webinar – [Read More …]

PDPW Dairy Food & Policy Summit Scheduled for Dec. 19-20

Two-Day Event to Feature National, State Experts on Food, Trade, Environmental Topics For the dairy industry, 2018 has been a whirlwind year of economic, trade, and regulatory policy news that have impacted international markets and [Read More …]

Administration Prepared to Take on EU Trade Practices

Most of the talk about agricultural trade centers around China, Asia, Canada, and Mexico. But the Trump administration is gearing up for a trade battle with the EU. American farm exports totaled $143 billion in [Read More …]

Dairy Digester Benefits Calculator Tool

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is accepting public comments on its Draft Dairy Digester Research and Development Program (DDRDP) Benefits Calculator Tool and supporting Draft DDRDP Quantification Methodology until November 16, 2018. The calculator was developed to estimate the greenhouse [Read More …]

Pedigree Analysis of 2018 National Holstein Show Winners Now Online

Holstein Association USA has released its annual Pedigree Analysis of National Holstein Show winners. These lists provide a picture of the genetics behind the cattle receiving showring accolades at the highest levels of competition. The [Read More …]

Perdue on DOL rulemaking on H-2A program

Would allow farms to post employment opportunities online, rather than in newspapers U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today praised proposed rulemaking by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), which could help farmers advertise job [Read More …]

New York farmer focuses on educating his Spanish-speaking workers

Cornell University’s Spanish-language dairy webinars kick off in January. Spanish is the native language for most foreign-born farm workers on American dairy farms. In January, the Cornell Pro-Dairy Spanish Webinars series begins another year of [Read More …]

Time is running out to enter the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards

Time is running out for people to enter the 2019 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards, with entries closing this Friday 16 November. The New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards provide a learning and growth platform for [Read More …]

Glanbia announces October milk price

Glanbia has become the first processor to announce its milk price for October supplies today (Monday, November 12). The processor has revealed that it will pay its milk suppliers 32c/L including VAT for October manufacturing [Read More …]

UK cheese lovers fear Cyprus-China dairy deal will worsen Europe’s halloumi shortage

Cheese lovers in the UK fear that an existing shortage of halloumi there will worsen due to an export agreement on dairy products which Cyprus signed with China at the beginning of the month. “Already [Read More …]

IDF joins global fight against antimicrobial resistance to preserve efficacy and public health

The International Dairy Federation (IDF) is joining the global fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by strongly advocating prudent and responsible use of antimicrobials and adhering to the standards set by the World Organisation for Animal [Read More …]

Reminder: Calf Care Workshop this Week

This workshop is designed to challenge the most seasoned calf care managers, calf feeders and other team members that work with and care for young stock and newborn calves. Locations: Tuesday, Nov 13 Southwest Tech [Read More …]

University of Minnesota Wins Louisville Dairy Cattle Judging Contest 4th Year in a Row

For the 4th year in a row, the University of Minnesota placed 1st overall in the collegiate dairy cattle judging contest held on November 4 at the North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE), Louisville, KY. [Read More …]

Darigold Selects Mark Garth as New CFO