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USDA, FDA on regulation of cell-cultured foods

November 20, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Public comment period will be extended and will remain open through December 26th Last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration held a public meeting to discuss the use [Read More …]

CFBF creates Farm & Rural Disaster Fund

November 20, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Fund will collect monetary contributions to aid communities affected by natural disasters To assist farms, ranches and rural communities hurt by wildfires, floods and other natural disasters, the California Farm Bureau Federation has established a [Read More …]

October 2018 Management Report

November 20, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

For October, our example herd was UP. Protein dropped $0.28/lb. and fat increased $0.02/lb. On a hundred-weight basis, Statistical Uniform Price (3.5% fat) increased $0.48/cwt and Class III price decreased $0.56/cwt which resulted in PPD [Read More …]

2018 Virginia Farm to Table Conference to be held Dec. 5 and 6

November 20, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

If you’re interested in local and regional food and agriculture, dealing with farming stressors in healthy ways, practical applications of soil health, value-added products, farm profitability, and other food and agricultural system topics, plan to [Read More …]

Industry’s First Dairy-Specific Financial Training Program to Kick Off in Marshfield, Wis.

November 20, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

PDPW Financial Literacy for Dairy© Program Features Two Levels of Training Managing a dairy farm requires a unique skill set to keep up with a complex business as well as changing technologies and management practices; [Read More …]

Two Years After Birth, Cows from Heat-Stressed Cattle Produce Less Milk

November 20, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

If lactating dairy cattle get too hot, they don’t produce as much milk, and that can add up to economic losses of more than $1 billion a year in the U.S. alone, University of Florida [Read More …]

PDPW Human Resources Workshop Scheduled for Dec. 12

November 20, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Conference Focused on Hiring, Training and Engaging Employees for Top Performance For many dairy farms, managing employees on their farms presents a greater challenge than managing the cows in their herd. Ensuring that farms are [Read More …]

Fairlife Launches Smart Snacks Nutrition Shakes

November 20, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Fairlife has launched its line of Smart Snacks nutrition shakes, snack-sized beverages designed to help curb hunger between meals. Made with Fairlife ultra-filtered milk – dairy milk that has been cold-filtered to remove lactose while delivering [Read More …]

Japan’s milk problem has a U.S. solution

November 20, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

This urbanized country of 126 million people needs more milk than a dwindling number of aging Japanese farmers can produce. Fortunately, U.S. dairy farmers are able to produce plenty of milk shipped to Japan in [Read More …]

10 State Videos Showcase Dairy’s Impact on Jobs

November 20, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Shareable, data-laden motion graphics illustrate the multi-billion dollar economic boost the dairy industry gives California, Wisconsin, Texas, New York, Florida and five other states. Ten new videos created by a coalition of dairy organizations showcase the huge [Read More …]

Succession Planning Kickoff Seminar for Farm Businesses

November 20, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

December 14, 2018 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Hosted by Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY, the South Central NY Dairy & Field Crop Team, Central New York Dairy & Livestock Team, NY FarmNet, and Cornell Cooperative Extension [Read More …]

CWT Assisted Export Sales Top 1.3 Billion Pounds Milk Equivalent

November 19, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) member cooperatives accepted 23 offers of export assistance from CWT that helped them capture contracts to sell 8.607 million pounds (3,904 metric tons) of Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese, 716,502 pounds [Read More …]

2019 Alfalfa Variety Ratings

November 19, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The National Alfalfa & Forage Alliance (NAFA) released the 2019 edition of its popular “Alfalfa Variety Ratings – Winter Survival, Fall Dormancy & Pest Resistant Ratings for Alfalfa Varieties” – a useful tool for hay [Read More …]

Minister Creed launches European dairy conference 2018

November 19, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The European Dairy Association’s (EDA) Annual Conference 2018 in Dublin Castle was officially opened by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed today, Thursday, November 15. The European Dairy Association is the [Read More …]

Fall Weather Extremes Cut Cottonseed Production Projections Slightly, But Prices So Far Remain “Friendly”

November 19, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Experts suggest producers lock in their needs and watch for quality issues. Hurricanes Florence and Michael, which battered cotton fields across the Cotton Belt this fall, are expected to have little impact on new crop [Read More …]

Livestock may get new features via gene editing

November 19, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Recombinetics is introducing gene-edited traits as a way to ease animal suffering Cows that can withstand hotter temperatures. Cows born without pesky horns. Pigs that never reach puberty. A company wants to alter farm animals [Read More …]

USDA Report Issued: Recent Developments in Dairy Markets

November 19, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

From the week ending September 29 to the week ending November 3, price directions were mixed for the wholesale dairy products reported in the USDA National Dairy Products Sales Report (NDPSR). The butter price fell by 2.5 [Read More …]

Dairy programs in Sac and Pocahontas Counties Iowa

November 19, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Get the most current researched-based dairy information The Dairy Directions Seminars are scheduled for Tuesday, December 11 in Sac County and Wednesday, December 12 in Pocahontas County. Both programs will be held at the local [Read More …]

Click here to support Doug DeGroff Family Fund organized by Patrick Klitz

November 19, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Doug and his family are in need of our prayers and our support! While on his farm outside Tulare, CA on November 3, 2018, Doug suffered a stroke while driving his ATV. He crashed into [Read More …]

Building a Productive Culture – Cows, Crops and People

November 19, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Operations management on dairy farms is integral to the success of the farm business. The Operations Managers Conference provides an opportunity for people responsible for day to day activities on dairy farms to increase their [Read More …]

USDA invests to improve rural healthcare

November 19, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Investments will expand access to health care for approximately 2 million people Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today announced that USDA is investing $501 million in 60 projects to help improve health [Read More …]

AgLetter Reports Midwest Farmland Values Mixed in the Third Quarter

November 19, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

According to the most recent AgLetter, Seventh District farmland values in the third quarter of 2018 were 1 percent higher than a year ago. However, values for “good” agricultural land in the third quarter of [Read More …]

NMPF Thanks FDA for Extending Milk Labeling Comment Period

November 19, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) thanked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its announcement today that it will extend by 60 days, until Jan. 25, the public comment period during which the [Read More …]

Dairy Genomics Workshop

November 19, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

For dairy producers and managers, veterinarians, allied industry and extension faculty. Experience with genomics is not required. Agenda Cow conception rate, heifer conception rate, and daughter pregnancy rate markers in Holstein cattle Joe Dalton, University [Read More …]

Checkoff Partner Strategy Crucial to Driving Short- and Long-Term Sales

November 18, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

At a time when dairy farmers face continued uncertainty that impacts their farm businesses – from commodity pricing, input costs and global trade and market conditions – there remains one constant: a checkoff approach and [Read More …]

The New Normal?

November 18, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

October Class and Component Prices were announced October 31. Prices were mixed resulting in a 3.5% drop in the Class III price to $15.53/cwt. That is a pretty normal price based on current history. This [Read More …]

EPA Proposes to Clarify EPCRA Release Reporting Exemption for Animal Farms

November 18, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

On October 30, 2018, EPA proposed to amend the emergency release notification regulations under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) to exempt air emissions from animal waste from federal reporting requirements. This amendment would clarify [Read More …]

Year: 2018

USDA, FDA on regulation of cell-cultured foods

CFBF creates Farm & Rural Disaster Fund

October 2018 Management Report

2018 Virginia Farm to Table Conference to be held Dec. 5 and 6

Industry’s First Dairy-Specific Financial Training Program to Kick Off in Marshfield, Wis.

Two Years After Birth, Cows from Heat-Stressed Cattle Produce Less Milk

PDPW Human Resources Workshop Scheduled for Dec. 12

Fairlife Launches Smart Snacks Nutrition Shakes

Japan’s milk problem has a U.S. solution

10 State Videos Showcase Dairy’s Impact on Jobs

Succession Planning Kickoff Seminar for Farm Businesses

CWT Assisted Export Sales Top 1.3 Billion Pounds Milk Equivalent

2019 Alfalfa Variety Ratings

Minister Creed launches European dairy conference 2018

Fall Weather Extremes Cut Cottonseed Production Projections Slightly, But Prices So Far Remain “Friendly”

Livestock may get new features via gene editing

USDA Report Issued: Recent Developments in Dairy Markets

Dairy programs in Sac and Pocahontas Counties Iowa

Click here to support Doug DeGroff Family Fund organized by Patrick Klitz

Building a Productive Culture – Cows, Crops and People

USDA invests to improve rural healthcare

AgLetter Reports Midwest Farmland Values Mixed in the Third Quarter

NMPF Thanks FDA for Extending Milk Labeling Comment Period

Dairy Genomics Workshop

Checkoff Partner Strategy Crucial to Driving Short- and Long-Term Sales

The New Normal?

EPA Proposes to Clarify EPCRA Release Reporting Exemption for Animal Farms

Six Steps to Troubleshooting a Milk Quality Issue

Calf Care Essentials: Four Pillars for Newborn Success

Midwest Dairy Over the Moon About Reaching the Next Generation of Consumers

Building Confidence Through Support

What is Causing Financial Volatility in the Dairy Industry? Digging Deeper – Part II

Rethinking Protein Quality: Why Canola Meal Stands Out for High-Producing Dairy Cows

Do You Care Enough to Fix It?