Year: 2018

The Sand County Foundation, the California Farm Bureau Federation and Sustainable Conservation are proud to announce the 2018 finalists for the prestigious California Leopold Conservation Award®. The award honors private landowner achievement in the voluntary stewardship [Read More …]

NRCS Announces Special EQIP Signup for 2018 Storm Relief, Apply by November 16, 2018

Providing Conservation Practices to Protect Natural Resources The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced September 19, 2018, that funding is available to producers in select Wisconsin counties who experienced forest and agricultural land damage [Read More …]

WSU breaks ground on $61.9 million building addition for animal disease lab

Work has begun on a $61.9 million building addition that will serve as the new home of the Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, which plays a crucial role in infectious disease monitoring, public health, food [Read More …]

Ireland dairy farmers facing a 50pc hit on incomes

The full impact of this year’s extreme weather won’t become clear until next year, but the lesson of 2018 is that successful dairy expansion will be achieved by the cautious rather than the carefree, writes [Read More …]

Pennsylvania announces $5m grant for dairy farmers

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf recently announced the availability of $5 million in grant funding to help the state’s dairy farmers overcome challenges and capitalize on new opportunities. The historic funding, made available for the first [Read More …]

Farm safety: A year-round priority

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Keep yourself, your family, and your employees out of harm’s way Earlier this month, we celebrated National Farm Safety and Health Week. This week of awareness is strategically placed during harvest season—typically the most hazardous [Read More …]

Livestock mortality disposal NY: Looking for solutions

Managing animal tissue is a significant challenge & responsibility in livestock production Many of you are aware that some rendering companies that have been picking up dead stock from farms have halted pick?ups. The NYS [Read More …]

Dairy Improvement Conference: Remaining Competitive in an Ever Changing Global Market

Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY is partnering with Penn State Extension, Pennsylvania Center for Dairy Excellence (CDE), and leaders in the dairy industry to host the first-ever Dairy Business Improvement and Planning Conference November 7 and 8 [Read More …]

National FFA Organization, Tractor Supply Company and Discovery Education Join Together to Provide Scalable Access to Innovative Careers in STEM and Manufacturing

– ‘Beyond the Sale: Careers That Deliver’ Virtual Field Trip Underscores Pathways to Career Readiness through 21st Century Skill-Building – The National FFA Organization, Tractor Supply Company, and Discovery Education – the leading provider of [Read More …]

Award Celebrates Application Professionals for Their Work and Personal Accomplishments; Winner Receives Harley Davidson

AGCO, a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment and solutions, announces the last month of nominations for AGCO Application Equipment’s 13th Annual Operator of the Year. The award recognizes the value of the hard work [Read More …]

Farm Credit East Releases Short Video on Agricultural Taxation

The federal tax law that was passed late in 2017 significantly affects agricultural producers this year. This makes tax planning more important than ever. Farm Credit East recently released a short video summarizing some of [Read More …]

New Hours of Service ELD for Agriculture Commodity Transporters Announced

Today GeoSpace Labs is launching a new hours of service vertical product designed specifically for transporters of agriculture commodities who use FMCSA exemption 49 CFR 395.1(k). Professional drivers and fleets who work under the 49 [Read More …]

September Kicks Off Runup to 2019 World Ag Expo®

The 2019 World Ag Expo® season was kicked-off in style on Saturday, September 8, with fried chicken, root beer floats, and a fun-facts quiz by 2019 Show Chairman, Carla Khal. The 52nd World Ag Expo® [Read More …]

Whole farm planning workshop Oct. 9

Bring all of the pieces of your farm together, connect with local resources Farmers and non-farming landowners in Southwest Wisconsin are invited to a workshop featuring all aspects of farm planning. “Whole farm planning is [Read More …]

Presentation on New Risk Protection Program for Dairy Producers at World Dairy Expo 2018

The American Dairy Coalition calls panel of experts to discuss Dairy Revenue Protection Program The American Dairy Coalition will hold an informative panel discussion, entitled the Dairy Revenue Protection Program, detailing a new program designed [Read More …]

Journal of Dairy Science® presents collection on calf health and management

Six new USDA studies in the October issue of JDS focus on preweaned heifer calves The United States Department of Agriculture-National Animal Health Monitoring System (USDA-NAHMS) conducted a survey of 2,545 preweaned heifer calves across [Read More …]

Consolidation In Dairy Sector ‘Inevitable’ According To Industry Director in Ireland

Consolidation and mergers in the dairy industry are “inevitable”, according to Dairy Industry Ireland’s director, Conor Mulvihill. Speaking to the Irish Independent, Mulvihill reflected on the industry pre-Brexit and in the build-up to Lakeland and LacPatrick’s more-than-likely [Read More …]

Oct. 29 deadline for farm research grants in NY

Oct. 29 deadline announced for grant requests for farm research in Northern NY The Northern New York Agricultural Development Program has posted its 2019 grant application, research ideas, and guidelines at www.nnyagdev.org. Applications must be submitted electronically [Read More …]

This Week in Dairy: Ryan Yonkman of Rice Dairy talks about Dairy Revenue Protection

The new Dairy Revenue Protection insurance program becomes available October 9. Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness interviews Rice Dairy’s Ryan Yonkman, who provides an overview of the opportunities it can provide producers of any herd size. After [Read More …]

Mike Naig on escalation of trade dispute with China

U.S. will impose duties on an estimated $200 billion in additional Chinese goods Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following statement on the announcement by the Trump Administration that the U.S. will impose [Read More …]

Farm bill and trade war dominate D.C. discussions

Terry Detrick, AFR/OFU president, lead a delegation on a 4-day lobbying effort Sept. 11-14 While the turbulence of Hurricane Florence swirled about the perimeter of Washington, D.C., a group of Oklahoma farm leaders dealt with [Read More …]

U.S. lawmakers are growing weary of what they see as Canadian intransigence

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is back in Washington — and back in search of a way to bridge the divide that’s keeping Canada out of a new North American free trade pact. Freeland flew [Read More …]

Not all calf milk replacers are created equal

Five tips to choose the best milk replacer for your calves You want what’s best for your calves, and a key to that is selecting a milk replacer to meet their needs. Quality nutrition helps [Read More …]

Lack of cold chains, innovation key challenges for dairy industry in India

Counting the challenges being faced by the Indian dairy industry, Ramesh Jolly, CEO, Finial Capital Inc, Ontario, Canada, on Friday said lack of cold chains at farm level and less number of innovative products are [Read More …]

NYCAMH Hero Award presented

Bill Gibson has been honored for positively influencing safety on New York farms The New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health (NYCAMH) announces this year’s winner of the NYCAMH Hero Award, recognizing a community [Read More …]

GROWMARK announces 2019 essay contest theme

The deadline for all submissions is midnight Central time on November 9, 2018 The theme for the 2019 GROWMARK Essay Contest is: “What does the future of agriculture look like to you, and what skills [Read More …]

US-China tariffs: Who stands to be hurt?

Beijing has said it will swiftly retaliate against American exporters By imposing tariffs on $200 billion more in Chinese goods starting next week, President Donald Trump has intensified his trade war with Beijing and triggered [Read More …]

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Dairy Management Monday Webinars

Dairy Management Monday Webinar Series September 24, 2018,1:00 PM Dairy Workforce Focus: Manage, don’t drift. Standard operating procedures can be a useful tool for training workers, but often dairies experience “procedural drift” away from those [Read More …]

China to Impose Tariffs on Nearly All US Dairy Imports

China’s finance ministry announced on Tuesday that it will impose retaliatory tariffs next week on nearly $60 billion worth of U.S. imports in reaction to the Trump administration’s plans to place 10-percent duties on another [Read More …]

East Central/Select Sires accepts applications for 2019 summer internships