Month: September 2019

I want to start with two statements, or more accurately, titles of past articles that have stuck in my head over the years and serve as good reminder as we intently monitor this year’s corn [Read More …]

August milk production in Ohio

Ohio dairy herd production, cow numbers down from last year Dairy herds in Ohio produced 458 million pounds of milk during August, down 0.9 percent from a year ago, according to Cheryl Turner, State Statistician [Read More …]

Fall Manure Application – Environmental and Personal Safety Considerations

September 30, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Manure is a valuable, nutrient-rich resource and should be handled as such. This article presents some thoughts on approaching fall manure application with a mindset to keep your nutrients on site and assure all workers [Read More …]

Udder Comfort introduces new tool, updates website in multiple languages

In the milking parlor or out in the headlocks, it’s good to have options. Udder ComfortTM is pleased to announce a new tool for spray application and a revamped new website with customer profiles and [Read More …]

Dairy Leaders of Tomorrow recognized with scholarships

Scholarship program honors outstanding students in dairy industry Mikayla Davis of Leesport, Berks County, and Karly Marshman of Oxford, New York, were recently awarded scholarships through the Center for Dairy Excellence Foundation of Pennsylvania’s Dairy [Read More …]

Experts May Not Be Expert at Telling the WHY

September 30, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Communicating the Science of Responsible Antibiotic Use in Animal Agriculture “We have to connect the dots for consumers,” Dr. Leah Dorman, a panelist at the upcoming 2019 NIAA Antibiotic Symposium said in a recent interview. [Read More …]

T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report: Week Ending September 27Th

The Cheese Markets Continue To Lurch Back And Forth The cheese markets continue to lurch back and forth, probing about for a fair value. After much volatility, the boundaries are becoming clearer. While CME spot [Read More …]

International Dairy Champions Honored By IDF

Four dairy champions have been honoured for their leadership, dedication and commitment to the sector at the International Dairy Federation (IDF) World Dairy Summit 2019. The winners of the prestigious awards were announced during the [Read More …]

Lebanon County native named 2019 Pa. Dairy Princess

Represents Pennsylvania’s dairy industry and its 6,650 dairy farm families Paige Peiffer of Lebanon, Lebanon County, will represent the state’s dairy industry at events across the state for the next year as its 63rd Pennsylvania Dairy Princess. For [Read More …]

Perdue on signing of US-Japan Trade agreement

September 28, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Japan will eliminate or reduce tariffs on $7.2 billion of U.S. food & ag products U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement regarding the signing of the new United States-Japan Trade Agreement: [Read More …]

Get a grip on ag economics

Thursday, October 17, 2019 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. CT The talk and tweets of global leaders have been making news headlines and influencing the economic landscape of American agriculture. More than ever, this business [Read More …]

Statement from IDFA on US-Japan Trade Deal

a Washington, D.C. trade association representing all aspects of U.S. dairy from dairy cooperatives producing the milk to dairy processors and marketers to grocery retailers—issued the following statement today from IDFA president Michael Dykes on [Read More …]

CalCom Announces Agriculture Energy Infrastructure Fund

CalCom Energy today announces the launch of the Agriculture Energy Infrastructure Fund, a $100 million resource to build solar and energy storage projects that will benefit farming communities in California. The fund, developed in partnership [Read More …]

On World School Milk Day, IDF announces work on Global School Milk Programme

IDF celebrates World School Milk Day at the IDF World Dairy Summit 2019 and announces an upcoming review of global school milk programmes, introducing data on their important impact on childhood nutrition. Following on from [Read More …]

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Dairy Assistance program deadline extended

Applications accepted through October 8, 2019 Small- and medium-size Minnesota dairy producers will have an extra week to complete enrollment in the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) new Dairy Assistance, Investment, and Relief Initiative (DAIRI) [Read More …]

U.S. Dairy Industry Encouraged by Interim Japan Trade Deal, Urges U.S. to Complete the Job in Negotiations to Come

The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) today thanked the U.S. government for its work to reach an interim agreement with Japan that will deliver improvements in market access for [Read More …]

CDFA indroduces new Farmer Resource Portal

New resource aims to increase access to information to help farming operations The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is pleased to announce the availability of the new Farmer Resource Portal designed to assist [Read More …]

Improve dairy grazing management

Webinar series begins October 9, at 1 p.m. Dairy producers, employees and agribusiness professionals are invited to join Penn State Extension for the Dairy Grazing Management webinar series starting Oct. 9. All webinars are from [Read More …]

USDA invests in water, wastewater infrastructure

Investments will benefit 168,000 people in rural communities in 25 states U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary of Rural Development Donald “DJ” LaVoy today announced that USDA is investing $144 million to improve rural [Read More …]

Papillon Appoints Steven Effland as Sales Support Specialist

Papillon Agricultural Company has named Steven Effland as its new Sales Support Specialist according to President, David Briggs. “Steven’s experience with project management, as well as his sales background, will be crucial in the success [Read More …]

Wisconsin Farm Succession Professionals Network

Meetings to be held Oct. 16, 17 and 18 in Appleton, Madison and Eau Claire The University of Wisconsin’s Center for Dairy Profitability and UW-Madison Division of Extension are offering three meetings across the state [Read More …]

Improve dairy grazing management

Webinar series begins October 9, at 1 p.m. Dairy producers, employees and agribusiness professionals are invited to join Penn State Extension for the Dairy Grazing Management webinar series starting Oct. 9. All webinars are from [Read More …]

USDA invests in water, wastewater infrastructure

Investments will benefit 168,000 people in rural communities in 25 states U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary of Rural Development Donald “DJ” LaVoy today announced that USDA is investing $144 million to improve rural [Read More …]

New GFLI Entity to Make Environmental Data on Feed Ingredients Publicly Available

September 26, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Recognizing that animal feed is a critical component in measuring the total environmental footprint of animal nutrition products, an international consortium came together in 2016 to establish a “global gold standard” for calculating the life-cycle [Read More …]

John Ellsworth identifies several Key Performance Indicators for the dairy operation

Joe Hastings of DairyBusiness News speaks with John Ellsworth of Success Strategies, who identifies several “KPIs” or Key Performance Indicators for the dairy operation. John explains that financial accounting is keeping score, vitally necessary, but [Read More …]

Position Opening: CDCB Geneticist

Know someone interested in joining this team? The CDCB welcomes applications for a new full-time GENETICIST position to join our team in Bowie, MD, USA (https://www.uscdcb.com/who-we-are/work-for-us/ ). We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic individual [Read More …]

Dairy project finds ways to lower emissions