Year: 2018

Companies around the globe are leveraging innovative technologies and artificial intelligence to make more informed decisions and better run their businesses. This week, Dairy Farmers of America, a national cooperative owned by dairy farm families [Read More …]

Tech startups tackle food waste, milk quality

SomaDetect, Winnow and Wasteless took home the 3 top awards at FoodBytes! NYC Disruptive sustainable food and agriculture entrepreneurs showed the audience what the future of food could look like at FoodBytes! NYC. SomaDetect, Winnow and Wasteless took [Read More …]

Man charged after 27 cows found dead

James Mumbulo charged with 27 misdemeanor counts of torturing and injuring animals State police say a 45-year-old man faces multiple counts of cruelty to animals after more than two dozen dead cows were found on [Read More …]

Quebec Dairy Farmers Protest New Trade Deal Welcomed By U.S. Counterparts

While the U.S. dairy industry has welcomed the new trade deal with Canada and Mexico, Canadian farmers say it will further erode a support system that has kept markets strong and many dairy producers profitable. [Read More …]

The cow experts are assembled

Leading experts have been brought together for this daylong workshop focused on some of the most pressing and challenging topics in managing dairy herds. Hear from specialists in reproductive health, transition cow management and cow [Read More …]

September 2018 Management Report

For September, our example herd was UP. 85 #, 3.9% fat, 3.1% protein, 5.7% other solids Protein increased $0.38/lb. and fat decreased $0.06/lb. On a hundred-weight basis, Statistical Uniform Price (3.5% fat) increased $0.50/cwt and [Read More …]

Allison Luety Joins Filament As a Marketing Executive

Filament announces the hiring of Allison Luety as a marketing executive. Luety will assist with strategic marketing communications plans and focus on content development. Luety joins the team after serving as a communications specialist for [Read More …]

CWT Assists with 1.7 Million Pounds of Cheese and Whole Milk Powder Export Sales

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) member cooperatives accepted 12 offers of export assistance from CWT that helped them capture contracts to sell 1.407 million pounds (638 metric tons) of Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese and 264,555 [Read More …]

Kollaras & Co Partners with Hart Dairy for Asian Distribution Expansion

Hart Dairy, the largest single-source producer of 100 percent free-range, grass-fed milk in North America, is proud to announce a joint venture with veteran Australian distribution company Kollaras & Co to now distribute their premium [Read More …]

Cargill develops industry-first robotic cattle driver to improve animal welfare and employee safety

Cargill has developed an industry-first robotic cattle driver aimed at improving animal welfare and employee safety. The robots are designed to move cattle from pens to the harvest area, reducing stress to the animals by [Read More …]

LacPatrick sets milk price for September

The Board of LacPatrick Dairies met on Friday to set a price for September milk. Farmers in Northern Ireland will receive a base price of 27.5p/litre for milk supplied in September. This price is held [Read More …]

Arla agrees partnership with Bangladesh dairy co-op MilkVita

Arla has partnered with Bangladesh-based dairy co-operative MilkVita, as it aims to sustainably develop Bangladesh’s dairy industry and better understand the needs of consumers in the country. The agreement will see both companies share knowledge [Read More …]

Dairy companies commend USTR on trade

Commends plans to negotiate 3 separate trade agreements with Japan, UK and EU The International Dairy Foods Association commended the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative for announcing that it intends to negotiate three separate [Read More …]

Dairy Cattle Reproductive Management Online Course

Have you… Been working with dairy cows and are looking to increase your knowledge of reproductive management? Had some formal training or course work but want a refresher on reproductive management? Been working with the [Read More …]

President’s order restores water supplies

Since 1992, water supply restrictions have caused severe economic consequences The recent order by President Trump will provide welcome relief to Western farmers, cities, rural communities and wildlife refuges that have struggled under water supply [Read More …]

Indiana farmer milks 2,200 cows with 36 robots

Can robots effectively milk cows on large U.S. dairy farms? That’s a question Plymouth, Indiana farmer Brian Houin is determined to answer at his family-owned Homestead Dairy operation. Canadian farmers have had tremendous success using robot milkers [Read More …]

Chinese broaden propaganda drive in heartland

China Daily takes out 4-page advertising section in the Des Moines Register China’s propaganda machine has taken aim at American soybean farmers as part of its high-stakes trade war with the Trump administration. The publication [Read More …]

AgVentures!® Hosts Progessive Agriculture Safety Day®

The 9th annual Progressive Agriculture Safety Day® for local students will take place on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the International Agri-Center® in cooperation with the Progressive Agriculture Foundation. [Read More …]

Florida 4-H Livestock Agent Wins Sunbelt Ag Expo Milking Contest

Chris DeCubellis, a statewide specialized agent for the University of Florida’s 4-H program, has just won the title of champion milker at the Sunbelt Agricultural Expo in Moultrie, Georgia. DeCubellis went up again three other [Read More …]

U.S. October weather recap and outlook

Of the 18-main corn producing states, 6 trail their 5-year average harvest pace Corn harvest progress in the United States, while still ahead of the 5-year average, has slowed down a bit. October has certainly [Read More …]

Select Sire Power, Southeast Select Sires Announce Upcoming Merger

October 22, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

The Select Sire Power, Inc. and Southeast Select Sires, Inc. boards of directors held their first joint meeting on Oct. 4 to discuss details of their upcoming merger and to announce the new cooperative’s name and logo. [Read More …]

University research demonstrates increased starch digestibility and energy availability with Enogen® Feed silage

Replicated plot trials showed higher levels of total digestible nutrients for Enogen Feed silage October 25 webinar to discuss how dairy producers can improve profit potential with Enogen Feed silage More available energy can help [Read More …]

Eye-Popping H-2A Figures Posted in FY2018

October 20, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

In July 2018, after the third quarter H-2A program data was released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Foreign Labor Certification, we predicted an extremely large number of positions would be certified in [Read More …]

Farm financial conditions trend weaker again

Several years of declining farm income begin to take it’s toll Based on the Economic Research Service’s latest farm income forecast, 2018 will not be the year that the farm income situation improves. Farm income [Read More …]

Severe weather across the U.S. resulting in high risk for mycotoxins

Each growing season can present its own unique challenges, from hot temperatures and drought to excess rainfall and flooding. Extreme weather conditions can not only reduce yield but also delay harvest, increase plant stress and [Read More …]

DFA Invests In Artificial Intelligence

DFA Makes Investment in SomaDetect, a Dairy Technology Startup that Uses Real-Time Analytics to Improve Milk Quality ompanies around the globe are leveraging innovative technologies and artificial intelligence to make more informed decisions and better [Read More …]

Milk agency bracing for Brexit ‘worst-case scenario’

The National Milk Agency has issued a fresh warning over Brexit, claiming it was advisable to prepare for “a worst-case scenario”. In the foreword to the 2017 NMA annual report, chairman, Denis Murphy, said that [Read More …]

2018 Milk Price Forecast Trimmed, While 2019 Forecast Is Raised

The following is from Lee Mielke, author of a dairy market column known as “Mielke Market Weekly.” The Agriculture Department raised its 2018 and 2019 milk production estimates in the latest World Agricultural Supply and [Read More …]

Register by Friday to Save – CA Dairy Sustainability Summit

Discount Registration for Dairy Farmers Ends Friday! Join dozens of dairy families that are pioneering world-leading achievements in sustainable dairy farm practices at the inaugural Dairy Sustainability Summit. Learn ways for dairy farmers to continue [Read More …]

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