Month: January 2019

An Oneida County dairy farmer lost about 250 cattle in a fire Sunday, officials said. The barn, at 10306 Whittaker Road in the town of Trenton, was destroyed in the blaze, Oneida County Sheriff’s Office [Read More …]

CDFA Awards $250,000 in Cal Ag Plate Funds to Boost Agricultural Education Programs

The California Department of Food and Agriculture has awarded $250,000 for six projects that enhance agricultural education and leadership opportunities for students, teachers and youth under the 2018 California Special Interest Plate (CalAgPlate) grant program. [Read More …]

Dairy Wins Major Gains in the Farm Bill

Last year was extremely challenging for dairy. But as the year drew to a close, it ended on a very positive note. On Dec. 20, with NMPF Chairman Randy Mooney in attendance, President Donald Trump signed the [Read More …]

USDA worked to build rural prosperity in 2018

USDA Rural Development’s accomplishments for the 2018 fiscal year Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today highlighted accomplishments of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) during 2018 that assisted rural communities in [Read More …]

Farm Bill advances reform of heirs’ property law

Draws upon the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act authored by Thomas W. Mitchell Provisions in the Farm Bill, which passed both chambers of Congress late last year, help heirs’ property owners maintain ownership of their [Read More …]

Bringing more value to beef & dairy producers

2019 NY Beef Producers Association Annual Winter Conference, Jan. 18-19 The 2019 New York Beef Producers Annual Meeting and Educational Conferences will be held January 18-19, 2019 in Syracuse, NY. The educational conference is sponsored [Read More …]

Dairy Girl Network Continues to Grow into 2019

The Dairy Girl Network (DGN) continues to grow and is reflecting on a successful 2018. Consisting of over 5,000 highly-engaged dairywomen, the organization had a year filled with events in nine states, including their bi-annual [Read More …]

FARME Institute December 2018 Component Prices

Hopefully, December is the bottom with upturns following. Once again, fat was nearly flat, protein decreased another $0.20/lb and solids were flat. For our example herd, component prices decreased $0.49/cow/day. December PPD will likely increase [Read More …]

Dairy Strong 2019 Jan. 23 & 24 Monona Terrace, Madison, Wisconsin

Dairy Strong 2019 is almost here! We want to make sure that you are planning to attend. As always, media registrations are complimentary. Jan. 23 & 24, Monona Terrace, Madison, Wisconsin Again this year, we [Read More …]

Farmers have mixed reactions to Dairy Task Force’s proposals to save industry

Six months and numerous sub-committee meetings into their mission, Governor Scott Walker’s Dairy Task Force 2.0 has released two proposals aimed at restoring the future of America’s dairyland. With 638 Wisconsin farms shut down in [Read More …]

A Year’s Worth of Ways to Enjoy Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese

Celebrate seasonal eating all year long by adding the following ideas from Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese to your calendar. Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese is made with milk from the Crave Family’s own dairy herd. Each [Read More …]

Holstein Assn launches new online transfer system

Holstein Association USA is excited to announce a new online system available for transfer applications at www.holsteinusa.com. Users will experience an updated, user friendly interface along with newly added features. For a video tutorial of [Read More …]

Winter dairy series 2019

Free, educational dairy meetings in south central Minnesota University of Minnesota Extension and Minnesota Dairy Initiative will host a series of free, dairy-focused educational events throughout the winter of 2019. This Winter Dairy Series includes [Read More …]

CCE project examines cow comfort

Research project examines cow comfort in tie stalls on New York dairy farms Cornell Cooperative Extension Regional Dairy Specialists Lindsay Ferlito and Betsy Hicks are teaming up on a research project studying cow comfort in [Read More …]

Students learn about careers in ag

Farm Credit provides bulk of funding for Multicultural Scholars in Agriculture Program Anarely Flores has farming in her DNA. Her grandfather was a farmer in Mexico, and when her family visited him during the summer [Read More …]

Farmers near Fukushima struggle to keep cows

Farmers still struggle near the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant Having disregarded a state instruction to kill cattle left behind in areas near the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, some local farmers have been struggling [Read More …]

Operations Managers Conference

January 22 – 23, 2019 Doubletree Hotel – Syracuse, New York Building a Productive Culture – Cows, Crops and People Operations management on dairy farms is integral to the success of the farm business. The [Read More …]

Zinpro Corporation Announces Changes to its Executive Leadership

Scrimgeour moves from two roles to solely CEO, Sheffer moves to president, Brunner to COO Zinpro Corporation announces key changes to its executive leadership, with William Scrimgeour moving from his role as both Zinpro Corporation [Read More …]

This Week in Dairy: INTL FCStone will host its second annual Global Markets Outlook

INTL FCStone will host its second annual Global Markets Outlook at the Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Florida, March 3-5, 2019. This three-day event combines all of INTL FCStone’s industry-leading economic and commodity outlooks into [Read More …]

In Response to the Camp Fire, CoBank and Multiple Farm Credit Associations Have Come Together to Give Close to $500,000 in Donations

The contribution will support the Camp Fire disaster relief efforts in Butte County. Multiple associations of the Farm Credit System, which has served the nation’s agricultural and rural communities for more than 100 years, have [Read More …]

Australia dairy industry must learn from 2016 crisis

When Australia’s largest dairy processor and farmer co-operative Murray Goulburn announced in April 2016 that it was slashing the farmgate milk price in an attempt to claw back $183 million it had already paid to [Read More …]

Antibiotics training days launched for Northern Ireland dairy farmers

A new training course to explain more about Anti-microbial Resistance (AMR) and how to minimise its risks on dairy farms is now open for Northern Ireland farmers. Anti-microbial Resistance is becoming a commonly heard phrase both [Read More …]

Farmers risk loss of federal payments and loans

Certain vital USDA programs will remain operational in the short term The end of 2018 seemed to signal good things to come for America’s farmers. Fresh off the passage of the farm bill, which reauthorized [Read More …]

USDA FAS forges ahead to expand trade in 2018

One of the year’s highlights was the successful negotiation of the USMCA The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) forged ahead to expand export opportunities and diversify markets for U.S. farm and food products in 2018, [Read More …]

U of M Cow/Calf Days in Staples January 22

University of Minnesota Extension will be holding the annual Cow/Calf Days workshop in Staples on Tuesday, January 22nd starting at 9:30 am in the Commons Area at Central Lakes College. This event has been held [Read More …]

Wisconsin FFA Foundation seeks operations manager

The application deadline is January 25, 2019 The Wisconsin FFA Foundation is now accepting applications for a part-time Operations Manager to be based in its Madison, Wis., office. The role is part-time, non-exempt and for [Read More …]

Grants available for climate smart agriculture