Month: March 2019

Dairy West becomes a Premiere Partner with USS US Speedskating (USS) and Dairy West are proud to announce a strategic partnership that will bring high quality dairy products to Speed Skating Olympic athletes and hopefuls. Dairy [Read More …]

Dairy Farmers of America Launches Mülü in Select Target Stores Throughout Chicago, Minnesota and Wisconsin

The original nutrient-rich superdrink gets a mainstream makeover Consumers are constantly chasing and looking for the next big trend in health drinks. As each new beverage hits the market, many forget about the original superdrink: [Read More …]

Preliminary programme posted for IDF World Dairy Summit 2019

We are looking forward to an exciting IDF World Dairy Summit 2019 from 23-26 September in Istanbul and are delighted to announce that the preliminary programme is now available on the website. Under the theme [Read More …]

Intelinair Names Tudor Chief Product Officer to Scale Up Delivery of Next-Gen AI Solutions to Ag

Intelinair, Inc., today announced the expansion of its team with the addition of Adrian Tudor as Chief Product Officer. In this role, Tudor leads the overall product vision, strategy, design and development for the next-gen [Read More …]

Mark Your Calendar Now For The 2019 Dairy Science Golf Outing

March 10, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Money Raised Supports Undergraduate Programs If you’re a golfer, we know you are ready for winter to be done with so you can get back on the course. Warm, sunny days might be just a [Read More …]

DeLaval Closes the Gap on Gender Parity

The dairy leader announced on International Women’s Day its decision to forego asking new hires for salary history. On March 8, a day dedicated to celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women [Read More …]

Rumiano Cheese Debuts Performance Line, Ghee + Regenerative Butter

March 10, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

2019 marks Rumiano Cheese Company’s 100th year, making it the oldest family-owned cheese company in California. We’re kicking off our centennial year with the launch of a brand new performance product line designed to boost energy and [Read More …]

Your Dairy Foundation Silent Auction is next week!

March 10, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

We have something for you at the Professional Dairy Producers Foundation Silent Auction held in conjunction with the 2019 PDPW Business Conference March 13-14th in Madison! From Badger, Packers, Brewers and Bucks tickets to home decor, cheese, and [Read More …]

2019 Agriculturalist of the Year named

March 9, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

California State Fair Board of Directors selects Karen Ross, CDFA Secretary In celebrating the tradition and innovation of the State’s number one industry, agriculture, the California State Fair Board of Directors, upon the recommendation of [Read More …]

Breezy Hill Dairy honored with award

March 9, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Wyoming County 2019 Pride of Agriculture Good Neighbors: Breezy Hill Dairy The 6th generation Breezy Hill Dairy was started by Nicholas and Mary Catherine in 1870. Today, Bruce and Donna, Roger and Debbie of the 5thgeneration [Read More …]

Focus on Calf Health

Trending Health Concerns in Dairy and Beef Calves: What You Should Know Now Managing the health of your youngstock is an integral part of any successful dairy or beef operation. A growing threat to Central [Read More …]

Considering small-scale value-added dairy?

Learn how to get started Monday, March 11th from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM in Watertown Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County will be offering a “Commercial Value-Added Dairy Production” intro workshop. This session will [Read More …]

Procurement changes would harm New York dairy farmers

Letter calls on Defense Commissary Agency to reconsider proposal State Senator Jen Metzger and Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo are calling on the Department of Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) to reconsider a proposal that would hurt New [Read More …]

2018 Record Year for U.S. Dairy Export – Nearly 16% Milk Solids Production

Volume up 9 percent over last year, but sales to Asia lag in closing months of 2018. U.S. dairy exports reached a record-high volume in 2018, increasing 9 percent over the prior year despite a [Read More …]

Agriculture and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Over many years, as the international community has sought to learn more about carbon emissions, their sources and impact, agriculture has been part of the conversation — not only in regard to its emissions but [Read More …]

First 2019 dairy safety net payment triggered

January 2019 income over feed cost margin was $7.99 per hundredweight The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced this week that the January 2019 income over feed cost margin was $7.99 per [Read More …]

History As I Remember It – National Dairy Shrine

March 8, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 2

Editors Note: Originally produced in the National Dairy Shrine’s The Chronicle and reproduced with permission. Two breed secretaries, Karl Musser of Guernsey and H.W. Norton, Jr. of Holstein, were “hung” at the first Dairy Shrine [Read More …]

Dairy FARM standards available for comment

National Dairy FARM Animal Care proposed standards available for comment The National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Program, the dairy industry’s on-farm quality assurance program, this week released proposed Animal Care Version 4.0 standards [Read More …]

Comparing dairy risk management programs

Program releases factsheet comparing the new dairy risk management programs The Farm Bill changes to the USDA dairy risk management programs have been implemented, and now it is time for producers to make decisions. How [Read More …]

Ohio State to test eShepherd for beef, dairy

Research trials to determine the efficacy, economics for Ohio Agersens and The Ohio State University have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that paves the way for the two organizations to implement research trials to [Read More …]

USDA invests in rural electric infrastructure

March 8, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

USDA is investing in seven projects through funds from the Electric Loan Program Acting Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Joel Baxley today announced that USDA is investing $122 million to expand and upgrade rural electric systems [Read More …]

Houston, we’re here to help the farmers

ECOSTRESS has a mission: to gather data on how plants use water across the world Farmers irrigating their crops may soon be getting some help from space. In 2018, scientists launched ECOSTRESS, a new instrument [Read More …]

IRS waives estimated tax penalty for farmers

IRS will waive estimated tax penalty for farmers, fishermen who file , pay tax by April 15 The Internal Revenue Service will waive the estimated tax penalty for any qualifying farmer or fisherman who files [Read More …]

Dr. Tom Overton of Cornell on improving income over feed cost on the dairy

Dr. Tom Overton of Cornell speaks with Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness at the Western Dairy Management Conference. He heads up the PRO-DAIRY program while doing teaching and research. He’s sought after for his nutrition expertise [Read More …]

Uw-Madison Dairy Science To Hold Visit Day April 5

The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Department of Dairy Science invites prospective students and their parents to visit campus on Friday, April 5, 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., to explore what the program has to offer. Those [Read More …]

Midwest Dairy Foods Research Center: Applying Research to Solve Industry Challenges

A new episode of Dairy on the Air is now available, sharing a conversation between Midwest Dairy CEO Lucas Lentsch and Dr. Lloyd Metzger, Director of the Midwest Dairy Foods Research Center (MDFRC). In this [Read More …]

Calf And Heifer Management Online Course

Early bird registration rates expire on Monday, March 11 – Register today! Course Information This course is for dairy business on-farm personnel (owner or employee) seeking to increase their knowledge of calf and heifer management. [Read More …]

Zoetis Launches First Genomic Test for Jersey Cattle

Clarifide® Plus for Jerseys helps producers predict disease risk, including milk fever, and estimate profit potential Zoetis announced the launch of Clarifide® Plus for Jerseys, the first commercially available, U.S.-based genomic test created exclusively for the Jersey [Read More …]

2018 NAAB Members Report Record Year for Unit Sales

The National Association of Animal Breeders (NAAB) members report annual units for the categories of domestic sales, export sales, custom collected, imported units for dairy and beef breeds. With 95% of the US AI industry [Read More …]

John Sorenson Joins AQUA Innovations as CEO