Month: August 2019

Pasture walk kicks off at 1pm on August 27th in Chetek In a difficult farming economy, grazing offers an avenue for decreasing inputs on the farm while also increasing animal health. Farmers and other interested [Read More …]

NRCS Wisconsin Offers $7 Million for the Emergency Watershed Protection Program-Floodplain Easements

Apply Now, Until September 30 to be Considered for Funding Due to the recent catastrophic flooding events, Congress has provided the U.S Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service in Wisconsin with over $7 million [Read More …]

Mississippi Food Network’s New Partnership with The Dairy Alliance Brings Milk to Hungry Families

August 28, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Thanks to a $35,000 grant from The Dairy Alliance to Mississippi Food Network, thousands of Mississippians struggling to purchase nutritious foods now have access to fresh milk. “Mississippi’s dairy farmers are proud to partner with [Read More …]

Vassar dairy farmer named 2019 MMPA Outstanding Young Dairy Cooperator

James Weber of Vassar, Michigan, was selected as the state winning 2019 Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) Outstanding Young Dairy Cooperator (OYDC) by a panel of judges represented by leaders in the Great Lakes dairy industry. As the state [Read More …]

Valley Irrigation to Launch Valley 365 Crop Management Platform in Early 2020

Valley® Irrigation, The Leader in Precision Irrigation®, is pleased to announce the launch of Valley 365™, a new single-source platform for connected crop management, due for release in early 2020. valleyirrigation.com/365 With functionality from key [Read More …]

Allflex hires Kody Dee Williams as Northwest Regional Manager

August 28, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Allflex Livestock Intelligence, the global leader in animal identification, traceability and monitoring systems, announces the hiring of Kody Dee Williams as Northwest regional manager. In her new role, Williams will be based in the Treasure [Read More …]

The Impact of Current Technologies On Future Animal Production is the focus of the 80th Minnesota Nutrition Conference in 2019

The University of Minnesota is hosting the 80th edition of Minnesota Nutrition Conference on September 18 and 19, 2019 at Mankato Civic Center (formerly Mankato Verizon Center) in Mankato, MN (http://www.mnnutritionconf.umn.edu/ ). The focus of [Read More …]

New Jersey Bill to Help Dairy Farmers is Now Law

Bipartisan legislation sponsored by Sen. Steven Oroho to expand the eligibility of dairy farmers and qualifying farming operations for small business loans was recently signed into law. “As the Garden State, we should do all [Read More …]

Indiana Farm Bureau delegates set 2020 policy

Issues included local government structure, hemp production, education and more Indiana Farm Bureau member delegates gathered at the Hendricks County Fairgrounds on Saturday, Aug. 24 to determine the policy positions of the organization for 2020. [Read More …]

Input sought on climate-resilient water system

State agencies are asking Californians to help shape a roadmap for our water use The California State Board of Food and Agriculture will host a public comment session on California’s Water Future on Thursday, September [Read More …]

Japan, U.S. seek to sign “very big” trade deal

The two countries look to close a bilateral deal in September Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed in principle Sunday on a bilateral trade deal and to step up remaining [Read More …]

Few Surprises in August Cattle on Feed Report

August 28, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The Cattle on Feed report provides monthly estimates of the number of cattle being fed for slaughter. For the report, USDA surveys feedlots of 1,000 head or more, as this represents 85% of all fed [Read More …]

Farm Credit East Announces CEO Transition

After serving as Chief Executive Officer for 25 years, Farm Credit East CEO Bill Lipinski recently announced his retirement from this position at the end of this year. At its planning session held earlier this [Read More …]

World Dairy Expo Youth Contests Expand

World Dairy Expo is pleased to announce the addition of Fitting & Showmanship Achievement Awards and an Overall Fitter Award to its 2019 youth contests. These new awards will be presented during the WDE Youth [Read More …]

Pennsylvania Dairy On-Farm Innovation Forum

Date: Tuesday, September 17, 2019 Time: 12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Location: Maclay Street Lobby, Second Floor, Monongahela Room Address: 2300 North Cameron Street Harrisburg, PA 17110 Directions > On Tuesday, Sept. 17 [Read More …]

USDA details trade damage estimate calculations

Report details how estimated damage from trade disruptions was calculated U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of the Chief Economist has published a detailed accounting [Read More …]

Farmers’ Growing Reliance on Technology Highlights Need for Robust Digital Toolbox

As the world grows more technologically dependent and driven, access to reliable, high-speed internet, and computers, tablets and other similar tools, is increasingly a necessity. According to USDA’s Farm Computer Usage and Ownership report, 75% [Read More …]

Joshua Newman Joins TechMix

TechMix Global hires Joshua Newman as Northeast Bovine Territory Manager. As a resident of western New York, Newman has an inside track on the dairy industry and farming culture across the region. Recent work experience [Read More …]

News

NMC names its 2020 Scholars

August 27, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 1

Award recipients represent University of Montreal, University of Minnesota, Ghent University, Free University of Berlin The National Mastitis Council (NMC) selected Daryna Kurban, University of Montreal; Sam Rowe, University of Minnesota; Igor Van Den Brulle, [Read More …]

Trials show hope for handling manure

Washington state at the forefront of a national discussion on treating dairy manure Washington’s besieged dairies are testing several promising systems for recycling cow manure, turning it into fertilizer and clean water. To do that, [Read More …]

Grassley, Vilsack Say USMCA Trade Pact Critical to Further Growth of Iowa Ag

August 27, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Iowa Senator and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley joined former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack today in Des Moines, Iowa, to discuss the benefits that the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) will deliver to Iowa agriculture. [Read More …]

NMPF urges farmers to sign up for DMC program

August 26, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Program is a much more robust safety net for dairy producers of all sizes With one month left until the 2019 sign-up for the Dairy Margin Coverage program closes, the National Milk Producers Federation urged [Read More …]

DairyBusiness.com Introduces DairyVoice Podcast

A bi-monthly podcast, focusing on topics dairy professionals need to know. DairyBusiness, news providers of DairyBusiness.com, The Weekly Email, and This Week in Dairy video, are launching DairyVoice on September 2. DairyVoice will be a [Read More …]

July milk production in Ohio

Ohio dairy herd down 14,000 cows from last July Dairy herds in Ohio produced 439 million pounds of milk during July, down 6.0 percent from a year ago, according to Cheryl Turner, State Statistician of [Read More …]

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Benefits and challenges of animal traceability

Results will be shared during university’s Risk and Profit Conference, Aug. 22-23 A pair of agricultural economists at Kansas State University are reporting findings of a study on animal traceability systems, indicating that the industry [Read More …]

China’s major milk-producing region to upgrade dairy industry

Northern China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the country’s major milk-producing area, has released a plan to upgrade its dairy industry, aiming to see its annual production of raw milk reach 10 million tonnes by 2025. [Read More …]

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