Month: May 2019

Jury verdict awarded a California couple $2.055 billion in damages A jury recently returned a verdict awarding a California couple $2.055 billion (yes, billion) in damages after the couple alleged that the glyphosate in Roundup [Read More …]

Dairy Margin Coverage webinars set for May, June

May 23, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

Craig Williams, Penn State Dairy Educator, to host webinars to educate dairy producers The USDA Dairy Margin Coverage program will be available to dairy producers beginning June 2019. The DMC program is a voluntary risk [Read More …]

Sara Place of Beef Checkoff on increasing efficiency of U.S. beef production

Sara Place of the Beef Checkoff program talks with Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness about the increasing efficiency of U.S. beef production, with a resulting smaller carbon footprint. She’s on staff with the National Cattlemen’s Beef [Read More …]

USDA seeks proposals to protect, restore wetlands

May 23, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Restored wetlands improve water quality downstream USDA is making available up to $40 million in technical and financial assistance to help eligible conservation partners voluntarily protect, restore and enhance critical wetlands on agricultural lands. Restored [Read More …]

FFAR Awards MSU Grant to Enhance Milk Production

Feeding the 9 million US dairy cows requires millions of acres of crops and accounts for more than half of total dairy farm costs. The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) awarded Michigan State [Read More …]

Alltech commits to Working Together for a Planet of Plenty™

CEO Dr. Mark Lyons invites collaboration across industries, geographies for new technologies and practices that will improve the well-being of our world and all of its inhabitants In closing ONE: The Alltech Ideas Conference, Dr. [Read More …]

IAEA Launches Project to Help Countries Fight Food Fraud

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has launched a five-year research project with experts from 16 countries to refine methods to apply nuclear-derived techniques to test for accuracy in food labels. The outcome of the [Read More …]

A new era of cattle identification on the horizon

Producer Traceability Council reaches consensus on key elements to increase cattle traceability In meetings last week, the Producer Traceability Council reached consensus on two major points to increase the number of cattle identified in the [Read More …]

May ‘Protecting Your Profits’ call to be May 29

Call tio cover how Class III and IV dairy futures are trading higher compared to last month The Center for Dairy Excellence’s monthly “Protecting Your Profits” call will be held on May 29 at noon. [Read More …]

Plan for the Future of Your Dairy – DAP Funding Available

The Dairy Acceleration Program is designed to enhance long-term viability of New York dairy farms while maintaining a commitment to environmental stewardship. Funds for business planning are provided through the New York State Department of [Read More …]

California Dairies, Inc. Completes Purchase of Turlock, CA Milk Powder Facility

California Dairies, Inc. (CDI) is pleased to announce, effective today, the completion of the acquisition of Hilmar Cheese Company’s Turlock, CA milk powder facility. “This is an exciting opportunity for CDI and our farmer-owners to [Read More …]

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RWDCA Press Release: 2019 RWDCA Award Recipients Announced

The Red and White Dairy Cattle Association is pleased to announce the 2019 RWDCA Award Recipients. The Larry Moore Master Breeder Award for 2019 goes to Milksource Genetics LLC of Kaukauna, WI. This award is [Read More …]

Irish Ag-Tech Company Bring Precision Automated Nutrition Tech to Main Stage Of One

TERRA NutriTECH is one of just ten companies worldwide to participate in the Pearse Lyons Accelerator Programme Family run Ag-tech company TERRA NutriTECH is one of just ten companies from around the world to be [Read More …]

Alltech presents its highest awards to Bear Grylls and Dr. Richard Murphy

Opening day of ONE: The Alltech Ideas Conference focuses on taking bold action on dreams ONE: The Alltech Ideas Conference (ONE19) opened today with the presentation of Alltech’s highest distinctions: the Alltech Medal of Excellence [Read More …]

(Infographic) U.S. Dairy Cultivates Growth in SE Asia as Tariffs Take Toll in China

The equivalent of one day of total U.S. milk production per month now goes to Southeast Asia. U.S. dairy exports to China have been hit hard by several rounds of retaliatory tariffs. Fortunately, the checkoff-funded U.S. Dairy [Read More …]

DCRC webinar focuses on building consumer trust

The June 13 Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) webinar features “Earning Consumer Trust in Modern Dairy Practices.” Scheduled for 2 p.m. Central time, Amy te Plate-Church, The Center for Food Integrity (CFI) director of account [Read More …]

Darigold Expands Capabilities in Mexico

May 22, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Company hires in-country sales team to strengthen customer relationships and provide high-quality dairy products across Latin America Darigold Inc. announces the expansion of its operations in Mexico through the addition of in-market sales and logistics leaders. [Read More …]

California Milk Advisory Board 2019 Executive Committee Officers

Newly elected 2019 officers of the California Milk Advisory Board Executive Committee are (top row, left to right): Treasurer David Vander Schaaf of Stockton, Member-at-Large Renae DeJager of Chowchilla. Shown in the bottom row (left [Read More …]

Berg + Schmidt hires sales executive, Johnny Lopez, PhD

May 22, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Berg + Schmidt America, LLC is pleased to announce the hiring of Johnny Lopez, PhD as National Sales and Technical Manager. Johnny has more than 20 years of leadership in the industry and has previously [Read More …]

NMPF Celebrates Lifting of Tariffs Against U.S. Dairy; Hard Work Remains on Trade

The National Milk Producers Federation today celebrated Mexico’s lifting of retaliatory tariffs against U.S. cheese exports. Still, hard work remains for lawmakers and officials to further improve the trade outlook for dairy farmers, with the [Read More …]

Don’t Blame Consumers: Science Partly to Blame for Post-Truth Society

Those within the food system wring their hands about the decreasing influence of science, often blaming consumers for our “post-truth” society. But, there is another reason for the decline of trust in science, according to [Read More …]

Holstein Association USA names Star of the Breed

T-Triple-T Platinum-ET has been honored as the 2018 Star of the Breed The highest honor presented to a Registered Holstein® cow, Star of the Breed recognizes outstanding performance in the showring and at home on the [Read More …]

TFB statement on lifting agricultural tariffs

“Canada and Mexico are strong allies for U.S. and Texas agriculture” The following statement was released by Texas Farm Bureau President Russell Boening. “Texas Farm Bureau is encouraged by the news that the Trump administration [Read More …]

New SCC View Analysis report

CentralStar develops new tool for dairy heard management Dairy farms that rely solely on individual cow or bulk tank Somatic Cell Count (SCC) scores are leaving money on the table. To really manage SCC’s impact [Read More …]

Dairy industry cheers rollback of tariffs

Cheers rollback of tariffs that bolsters United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement chances U.S. dairy officials today congratulated the governments of the United States, Mexico and Canada for reaching an agreement to roll back metal tariffs that have [Read More …]

The American Dairy Coalition Applauds President Donald Trump For Lifting Steel and Aluminum Tariffs