Year: 2018

American Farm Bureau, National Farmers Union request swift farm bill passage The two largest farming groups in the United States have called for swift passage of the farm bill by a congressional conference committee. Faced [Read More …]

Perdue lauds ‘majesty and variety’ of California ag

U.S. agriculture secretary visited farms in second day of three-day California tour. Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21) hosted United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue in California’s Central Valley on Tuesday afternoon. The [Read More …]

Farm Credit East Releases Mid-year Outlook

Farm Credit East recently released its mid-year Agricultural Credit Conditions report indicating net-farm income in its seven-state region will continue to fall in 2018, coming in somewhat below 2016 levels. While several industries, including cash [Read More …]

Changes have led to good results on New Hampshire dairy

LeClair Acres Farm has been chosen as the New Hampshire Dairy Farm of the Year. The story of LeClair Acres Farm in Claremont, New Hampshire, goes back to 1926 when Gary LeClair’s grandfather Harry purchased [Read More …]

DCRC waves the ‘green flag’ for its annual meeting registration

Indianapolis, home of the century-old, 500-mile automobile race, will host the 2018 Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) Annual Meeting, Nov.14-16. The council “waved a green flag” to symbolize the start of its race to the [Read More …]

New Cargill Facebook campaign supports The Great American Milk Drive

Cargill will donate up to 80,000 servings of milk for use of HerdFirst Facebook frame and #putyourherdfirst Cargill Animal Nutrition is celebrating the launch of a new line of advanced calf and heifer nutrition, HerdFirst™, [Read More …]

Rebates help farmers confront deadly manure gases

Wisconsin farmers and manure haulers can receive $75 per rented gas monitor. The Mike Biadasz Farm Safety and Education Memorial Fund is offering rebates of $75 per gas monitor to Wisconsin farmers and manure haulers [Read More …]

Annie’s Project offers education for farm women

Compeer Financial will help provide programming on financial, human resources, legal, marketing and production topics. Compeer Financial is collaborating with Annie’s Project — Education for Farm Women. Annie’s Project provides educational programs designed to strengthen [Read More …]

NAAB to Hold 72nd Annual Convention and 27th Biennial Technical Conference

The National Association of Animal Breeders (NAAB) will hold its Annual Convention and Biennial Technical Conference on September 19-21, 2018 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The host hotel will be the Radisson Hotel and Conference Center [Read More …]

CDFA Accepting Applications For Technical Assistance Grants For Climate Smart Agriculture Programs

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) began accepting grant applications today from organizations that can provide technical assistance to applicants for the state’s Climate Smart Agriculture programs, which aim to reduce greenhouse gas [Read More …]

Wisconsin dairy groups launch Dairy Food Safety Alliance

The Center for Dairy Research (CDR), Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin (DFW) and the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA), all based in Madison, Wis., announced the creation of the Dairy Food Safety Alliance, a group designed [Read More …]

Improving water infrastructure in 23 states

New partnerships support more prosperous futures for more than 73,000 people Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett visited the state today to announce that USDA is investing more than $124 million (PDF, 155.4 KB) [Read More …]

2 places to visit at the Farm Science Review

Organizers are expecting about 120,000 people during the three days of the Sept. 18-20 event The Farm Science Review, the major agricultural trade show set for Sept. 18-20 in London, will share what’s new with [Read More …]

This Week in Dairy with Dairy Journalist Sherry Bunting

Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News interviews Dairy Journalist Sherry Bunting about the dairy industry meeting held on Aug. 13 in Albany, NY. Producers’ pain and frustration were evident – how to solve the low prices. [Read More …]

Two online dairy classes begin Aug. 28

Enrollment and details can be found at http://online.ansci.illinois.edu/ The University of Illinois will be offering two dairy classes in the fall, 2018 semester. A one credit, six week, dairy class will focus on ration balancing [Read More …]

OSU names Texas A&M leader as dean of its College of Agricultural Sciences

Alan R. Sams, who has helped expand prominent agricultural programs at both Texas A&M and Clemson universities, has been named the Reub Long Dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences at Oregon State University. [Read More …]

Nestlé Purina commits $1 million to Ducks Unlimited in Iowa to help boost water quality

Partnership will protect and improve 1,600 acres of wetlands and grasslands Ducks Unlimited and Nestlé Purina PetCare Company have partnered to protect and improve 1,600 acres of wetland and grasslands across Iowa over the next [Read More …]

USDA adds new resources to Farmers.gov

Site has updated tools and information to help agricultural producers Agricultural producers have new resources available to them to prepare for and recover from impacts of natural disasters on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new [Read More …]

Wood Co. hosts largest ag show in Wisconsin

Three-day outdoor event attracts over 40,000 people each year The 65th Wisconsin Farm Technology Days brought together food producers, industry professionals and local consumers to showcase the latest innovations in agricultural technology. The three-day outdoor [Read More …]

Wisconsin delegates for Nat. 4-H Dairy Conference

Applications are available for the 2018 National 4-H Dairy Conference Applications are now being accepted to represent Wisconsin at the National 4-H Dairy Conference on September 30- October 3, 2018, in Madison, WI. More than [Read More …]

AFIA Applauds FDA Decision to Extend Some FSMA Compliance, Inspection Deadlines

The American Feed Industry Association praises the Food and Drug Administration’s announcement yesterday to extend its deadlines and inspection timeframes for when certain-sized facilities should come into compliance with some Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) [Read More …]

Effects from Heat Stress Can Stretch into Fall

The effects of heat stress can continue long after cooler weather has arrived — even for cows not in milk. In fact, research has shown that proper cooling in the dry period improved subsequent lactation [Read More …]

BYU food science team wins 2018 IMPA new dairy product award

A team of food science students from Brigham Young University won the 2018 Idaho Milk Processors Association new product competition Saturday. They not only earned some serious bragging rights, but $10,000, too, at IMPA’s annual meeting in Sun Valley, [Read More …]

Risk Management Agency Announces New Dairy Revenue Protection

Farm Credit East applauds the Risk Management Agency’s (RMA) recent announcement of Dairy Revenue Protection (Dairy-RP) Plan of Insurance. This new risk management product is designed to insure against unexpected declines in the quarterly revenue [Read More …]

Millions of Corn and Soybean Acres in Poor-to-Very-Poor Condition

Kansas and Missouri Are Hit Particularly Hard USDA’s Aug. 13 Crop Progress report revealed that 70 percent of the U.S. corn crop is in good-to-excellent condition, down 1 percentage point from last week, but 8 [Read More …]

NMPF Welcomes USDA’s $50 Million Milk Purchase for Needy Americans

The National Milk Producers Federation welcomed the announcement today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that it will purchase $50 million worth of fluid milk for distribution to domestic food assistance programs – the first [Read More …]

Chinese Tariff Ping Pong

Have you ever watched a really good ping pong game on YouTube? The volleys stretch on for minutes at a time; the players so intense. With two new tariff announcements each from the U.S. and [Read More …]

NYFarmGirls: Posting Positivity on Social Media

It’s a typical day at Maple Lane Farms, but the farmers there are anything but ordinary. Our Gabrielle Lucivero takes us to Marietta where three sisters are using social media to educate and spread a [Read More …]

SCR by Allflex’ Smart Collars for Cows Honored at President’s Residence Award Ceremony, as One of 10 Most Outstanding Innovations of Israeli Industry and Academia

The book “Israeli Innovation” celebrates 100 companies spearheading Israel’s technological leadership – including SCR. Allflex Livestock Intelligence, an Antelliq company, is proud of the inclusion of its smart collars for cows by SCR in the [Read More …]

Dairy Farmers of America Commends USDA’s Announcement to Purchase $50 Million Worth of Milk for Food Banks