Year: 2018

The National Dairy FARM Program announced today the launch of its fourth program area, FARM Workforce Development. The initiative provides U.S. dairy farm owners and managers with educational tools that offer best management practices around [Read More …]

Leading dairy co-op adds member services representative

Julie Veldhuis has joined Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative as a member services representative. Veldhuis will help Edge deliver services to members, including recruitment and member engagement, and will also support farmers within the Dairy Strong [Read More …]

Wisconsin Keeps National 4-H Dairy Judging Title

Winning the National 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Contest for the second year in a row was the team from Wisconsin on Monday, October 1. This local winning group consists of Cole Mahlkuch, Brian McCullough, Rachel [Read More …]

Chariman Roberts’ on NAFTA renegotiation

The United States, Canada, and Mexico have reached a new trade agreement U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today released the following statement after President Trump [Read More …]

Canada, U.S. reach tentative NAFTA deal; Trump approves pact

Canada and the U.S. have reached a tentative deal to overhaul the North American free-trade agreement after intensive weekend talks, trading access to Canada’s protected dairy market for the preservation of a key dispute-resolution system [Read More …]

Class 7 Pricing Scheme in New NAFTA Deal

The American Dairy Coalition applauds President Donald Trump and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer for their continued diligence and determination in reaching a fair and updated trade deal to replace NAFTA, now called the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement [Read More …]

6th Symposium on Science and Technology of Fermented Milk

The increased interest in fermented foods due to their potential contribution to gastrointestinal microbiota modulation and the impact on human health is leading food scientists to pay greater attention to their role in diets. Promoting [Read More …]

NYS hosts meeting on dairy industry issues

Officials from NY, PA and VT meet to discuss the challenges the dairy industry is facing The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets earlier this month hosted a meeting with its counterparts from [Read More …]

Helping cows keep their cool

New UW researcher and Wis. dairy farm collaborate on animal welfare research On hot days, the cows at Rosy-Lane Holsteins are given cool showers while they’re being milked. And the farm’s newborn calves are housed [Read More …]

PDPW Financial Literacy for Dairy to Help Dairy Farmers Succeed

Level 1 and 2 Programs Offered to Dairy Farmers Throughout 2018-19 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 [Read More …]

German Participant Tops Record-Breaking WDE Youth Fitting Contest

The ninth annual World Dairy Expo® Youth Fitting Contest experienced record participation once again on Sunday, September 30 in the Sale Pavilion. The 34 contestants represented 12 U.S. States, two Canadian Provinces and Germany. Ranging [Read More …]

Reviewing Trends and Capacity of Cold Storage

The monthly Cold Storage Report, released by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, shows the end-of-month volume of commodities in freezer storage throughout the U.S. As an important market-moving report, it covers most commodities that require [Read More …]

Illinois research accurately predicts U.S. end-of-season corn yield

Crop yield predictions are a key driver of regional economy and financial markets, impacting nearly the entire agricultural supply chain. That’s why economists, agricultural researchers, government agencies, and private companies are working to improve the [Read More …]

AMPI cheesemakers tally three first-place finishes

Entries from Iowa and Wisconsin sweep two classes in World Dairy Expo contest Monterey Jack, Mild Cheddar and Flavored Pasteurized Process Cheese made by Associated Milk Producers Inc. (AMPI) cheesemakers in Iowa and Wisconsin topped [Read More …]

Edge dairy farmers see Canada trade deal as ‘critical win’

Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, representing the voice of milk across the Midwest, today applauded the announcement of the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Importantly, this agreement includes Canada as part of a trilateral trade deal [Read More …]

Confused about the term ‘soy milk’? Tell the FDA

Food and Drug Administration might go after nondairy drinks that call themselves milk Do people understand the differences between milk and soy and rice “milk”? That’s what the Food and Drug Administration is asking as [Read More …]

Fuel Up to Play 60, Chelan Fresh Collaborate To Increase Access to Nutritious School Food

Chelan Fresh Provides Portable Breakfast/Salad Bar Carts to Schools Fuel Up to Play 60 and Chelan Fresh are increasing student access to more nutritious food choices, including dairy, in schools. Chelan Fresh, one of Washington [Read More …]

Statement from Pierre Lampron, president of Dairy Farmers of Canada on a NAFTA agreement

“We have been informed of the conclusion of an agreement between Canada and the United States for a renewed free-trade accord. Granting an additional market access of 3.59% to our domestic dairy market, eliminating competitive dairy classes and extraordinary [Read More …]

Canada agreement eliminates Class 7 dairy, includes more market access

The agreement that the United States reached with Canada Sunday evening to include Canada in a new U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement includes the elimination of Canada’s Class 7 dairy program, and also increases market access for [Read More …]

U.S. and Canada and Mexico just reached a sweeping new NAFTA deal

Goodbye, NAFTA. Hello, ‘USMCA.’ On Sunday night, President Trump got his wish for a significantly revised North American trade deal. After more than a year of intense negotiations, the United States, Canada and Mexico reached an [Read More …]

Broadband expansion moving forward

The internet has become an essential platform for personal, commercial interaction The nation’s telecommunications industry is changing at a rapid pace. This change is driven by the large number of people demanding equipment and services [Read More …]

Website helps facilitate feed commodity sales

Farmer to Farmer website helps local farmers connect As Wisconsin farmers continue to recover from recent extreme weather events and move into the harvesting season, it can sometimes be difficult to find a market for [Read More …]

Perdue on U.S.-Japan trade negotiations

Perdue: export income is critical to the financial health of agriculture U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement regarding Wednesday’s agreement between President Donald J. Trump and Prime Minister Shinz? Abe to [Read More …]

NY FFA at NY Stock Exchange

September 29, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

New York State Officers were honored to help recognize the importance of agriculture On Wednesday September 26, 2018, three New York FFA State Officers, Olivia Parkin, State Sentinel, Patrick Coombe, State Treasurer, and KristiAnn Frank, [Read More …]

IDF World Dairy Summit 2018

Nutrition and Health, Animal Health and Welfare, Fermented Milk The line-up for 18 October includes a series of parallel sessions. NUTRITION AND HEALTH “Do we really need to eat less dairy products to reduce fat, sugar and [Read More …]

Rabobank Global Dairy Quarterly Q3 2018: Step by Step

Combined year-on-year milk supply growth across the Big 7 exporters (the EU, the US, New Zealand, Australia, Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay) slowed during Q3 2018, as can be read in the latest RaboResearch dairy report [Read More …]

Is There Value to Dairy Revenue Protection Insurance?

Dairy farmers need to have profitable prices to remain in business. This is true for any business as bills need to be paid and there needs to be a reward for the effort. The dairy [Read More …]

The Milk Supply Grows and Grows

The USDA released August data on milk production on September 19, 2018. The data shows a continuing increase in the milk supply. Cow numbers have shown little change in the last two months. The August [Read More …]

Your Tax Dollars at Work

Recently, I’ve had numerous conversations with producers who, to varying degrees, have expressed their disappointment with the smaller than expected payout from the Federal dairy price relief program. I can completely empathize with them. However, [Read More …]

Fumonisins Molds and Mycotoxins in Corn, Why Should We Care?