Year: 2018

Groundwater is an incredibly important resouce to communities in central California The San Joaquin Valley in central California, like many other regions in the western United States, faces drought and ongoing groundwater extraction, happening faster [Read More …]

Nafta Talks Between U.S. and Canada Turn Tense as Deadline Looms

Trade negotiations between the United States and Canada headed down to the wire on Friday morning, as both countries struggled to make concessions on their priorities, raising the prospect that talks to salvage the North [Read More …]

Northeast dairy farmers paid in class action lawsuit

Thousands of Northeast dairy farmers are receiving their share of a $50 million settlement, nearly nine years after the farmers filed a class-action lawsuit against a national dairy marketing cooperative. Dairy farmers of America this [Read More …]

East Central/Select Sires holds annual meeting

Eight scholarships and Pioneer Award announced East Central/Select Sires, based in Waupun and serving southern Wisconsin, held their 2018 annual meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 22, at the Sheraton Madison Hotel, Madison. Jerome Meyer, East Central/Select [Read More …]

Canada worried about Trump trade threats

Tariffs loom large after Canada snubbed, preliminary deal reached with Mexico It started with President Donald Trump’s attacks on Canadian dairy farmers. Then Washington slapped tariffs on Canadian steel, citing national security. There was that [Read More …]

Public comment sought on dairy imitation labeling

FDA hasn’t been enforcing regulations that govern how imitation dairy products are labeled The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is asking for the public’s input on labeling non-dairy foods as milk. The FDA hasn’t been [Read More …]

New site helps rural areas bridge broadband gap

Resources help rural communities bridge the broadband e-connectivity infrastructure gap U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today unveiled a new webpage featuring information about the importance of rural e-Connectivity and the ways the U.S. Department of Agriculture [Read More …]

Winners of the 2018 Dairy Products Competition

New York has nearly 4,500 dairy farms with a total of 623,000 dairy cows The State Department of Agriculture and Markets Commissioner Richard A. Ball announced the winners of the 2018 Dairy Products Competition in [Read More …]

NY farmers call for an end to tariffs & trade war

Event discussed importance of trade and impact of export tariffs on state agriculture New York Farm Bureau, along with the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Commissioner, Richard Ball, and Farmers for Free [Read More …]

Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative appoints Speirs to board

The board of directors of Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative has appointed a new board member. Gordon Speirs, a dairy farmer from Brillion, Wis., was selected to fill the vacant board seat held by the late [Read More …]

Penn State Extension: Technology Tuesday Webinar Series

This series of free webinars is geared toward dairy producers, employees, and agribusiness professionals. September 11, 2018, 8:30 AM For the Dairy Farm Safety Webinar What does OSHA mean to your dairy? This webinar will take [Read More …]

Gebauer and Etchechury join Lallemand Animal Nutrition, North America; Walter promoted to Central Sales Manager

Lallemand Animal Nutrition, North America announces the addition of Stuart Gebauer, MSc, as Western Sales Manager and Pablo Etchechury, DVM, as Territory Sales Representative for Mexico. Brad Walter will take over as the Central Sales [Read More …]

31st annual Northeast Dairy Convention set to convene

The Northeast Dairy Foods Association, Inc. and Northeast Dairy Association, Inc., in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Association of Milk Dealers will be convening for the 31st annual Northeast Dairy Convention from September 24-26, 2018 at [Read More …]

MSD Animal Health Introduces “The Science of Prevention” with a Record Number of Abstracts at the 30th World Buiatrics Congress

Holistic Approach to Bovine Disease Prevention MSD Animal Health, a division of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., USA, today announced a significant number of abstracts (16 oral and 8 poster presentations) to be presented [Read More …]

A Clearer Picture of Antibiotic Resistance

As access to information continues to evolve, so do consumer perceptions of animal agriculture. Today, industry leaders are seeing increased questions from consumers regarding antimicrobial resistance in livestock. Dr. Justin Welsh of Merck Animal Health [Read More …]

Wisconsin FFA Foundation has new benefactor

AgCountry Farm Credit Services gifts Wisconsin FFA $10,000 AgCountry Farm Credit Services has sponsored a $10,000 gift to the Wisconsin FFA Foundation as a new benefactor of the non-profit organization, which supports the Wisconsin Association [Read More …]

USDA announces atypical BSE detection

Animal never entered slaughter channels and at no time presented a risk to the food supply The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing an atypical case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), a neurologic disease [Read More …]

Miner Institute & Burke family honor a legend

Celebration of Life for Dr. Joseph C. Burke will be held Oct. 6 in Chazy Dr. Joseph Burke’s involvement and leadership first as a member and then as chair of the board of trustees for [Read More …]

Eight scholarships and Pioneer Award announced at East Central/Select Sires Annual Meeting

East Central/Select Sires, based in Waupun and serving southern Wisconsin, held their 2018 annual meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 22, at the Sheraton Madison Hotel, Madison. Jerome Meyer, East Central/Select Sires general manager, talked with delegates [Read More …]

The Dairy Case Is More Competitive Than Ever

Reviewing the Market Shares of Plant- and Nut-Based Milk According to USDA’s Economic Research Service, per capita consumption of fluid milk was a record-low 18 gallons per person in 2016, and it’s expected to remain low [Read More …]

This Week in Dairy featuring Tim Moshier of Acumen Detection – On-Farm Mastitis Testing

This week, Joel Hastings with DairyBusiness News speaks with Tim Moshier, who tells us how his 20-year career in the military doing chemical and biological defense led to the founding of Acumen Detection, a company [Read More …]

Farm Bureau President Shows Value of Young Farmer/Rancher Program

First-generation farmer learned the ropes thanks in part to Farm Credit support Bringing new farmers and ranchers into agriculture and helping them succeed is an important priority in California and across the nation. As in [Read More …]

MDA Disappointed in Dairy Relief Package

The Missouri Dairy Association (MDA) is very disappointed in USDA’s announcement of the dairy-specific financial assistance package to make up for the trade retaliation dairy farmers are experiencing. “It’s a drop in the bucket [Read More …]

Heifers eating your profit?

Youngstock Management Webinar Wednesday, September 5, 2018 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. CT Heifers eating into your profit? Raising quality replacement stock involves spending money without an immediate return. UW-Madison’s Dairy Management Specialist Matt Akins [Read More …]

Pre-Conference Symposium: Leading the Way In Responsible and Sustainable Food Production

PRE-CONFERENCE SYMPOSIUM Leading the Way in Responsible and Sustainable Food Production Tuesday, October 16, 2018 1:00 – 5:30 PM Doubletree by Hilton Syracuse, NY 1:00 PM Introductions 1:10 PM Aligned Supply Chains: Delivering Food [Read More …]

USDA announces details of assistance for farmers

Short-term relief strategy aims to protect agricultural producers during trade talks U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced details of actions the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will take to assist farmers in response [Read More …]

NMPF statement on USDA trade aid package

NMPF President and CEO Jim Mulhern discusses the USDA’s tariff mitigation plan “Yesterday’s announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on its tariff mitigation plan falls far short of addressing the losses dairy producers are [Read More …]

Zinpro Corporation Names Dr. Laura Amundson as Basic Metabolism Researcher

Her assignment is new-product identification, assessment and development Zinpro Corporation announces that Laura Amundson, Ph.D., has joined the company in a newly created position as basic metabolism researcher. In this role, Dr. Amundson will join [Read More …]

Graeter’s Ice Cream Partners with The Cure Starts Now in Support of Finding the Homerun Cure for Childhood Cancer