Month: September 2019

“Manage calf health through the gut” headlines Dairy Calf and Heifer Association’s (DCHA) next webinar. This one-hour educational offering starts at noon Central time on Sept. 24. On U.S. dairies, the average mortality rate for [Read More …]

Farm Aid to air on AXS TV, SiriusXM, FarmAid.org

Annual music and food festival sells out for third year in a row Farm Aid announced that its sold-out music, food and farm festival will air on AXS TV, SiriusXM and FarmAid.org. This year marks [Read More …]

Fall Field Work and Bunker Silo Safety and Community

September 5, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

A sample of items to cover for pre-harvest preparation and safety meetings: Document and retain a record of all safety training with dated sign-in rosters. Discuss farm specific safety concerns and other issues: narrow roads, [Read More …]

Rabobank’s Ben Laine on the changing landscape of U.S. dairy

In August, Rabobank issued a report entitled “The Changing Landscape of U.S. Dairy,” documenting the growing percentage of U.S. milk being produced by larger farms… an estimated 58% from farms with 1000 cows or more. [Read More …]

Southwest Dairy Days set Nov. 7 at T&K Dairy

September 5, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 1

Program will feature tours, exhibitor booths and lunch courtesy of Hi-Pro Feeds After a year off, the annual Southwest Dairy Day will return Nov. 7 at the T&K Dairy and will be hosted by the [Read More …]

Job Description Generator for the Dairy Industry

The Job Description Generator is an online tool that automates the process so preparing a job description is quick and easy. Having clear and concise job descriptions in place is vital for employee success on [Read More …]

American Farmland Trust Awarded Conservation Innovation Grant to expand San Joaquin Land and Water Strategy

American Farmland Trust, the organization behind the national movement No Farms No Food®, was recently awarded a Conservation Innovation Grant by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. The grant will be used to expand AFT’s San Joaquin Valley Land [Read More …]

Cornell Dairy Executive Program: Join Progressive Dairy Executives from across the US in a unique dairy business leadership and management program

The Cornell Dairy Executive Program is accepting applications for its latest class, to begin in December 2019. This unique educational opportunity, organized by Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY, is a professional educational program in leadership and management [Read More …]

Dairy Outlook: August 2019

Income over feed cost has remained relatively flat for several months despite modest increases in milk price. Feed price uncertainty continues to erode gains in milk price for the first half of 2019. IOFC remains [Read More …]

CDFA seeks comments on dairy methane programs

Three public stakeholder meetings are scheduled for September 2019 The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has received $34 million dollars from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund for methane emissions reductions from dairy and [Read More …]

Lely North America Announces Leadership Change

Lely International and Lely North America are pleased to announce that Chad Huyser has been named Regional Director, Lely International and President, Lely North America. Huyser will lead all of Lely’s North American efforts and [Read More …]

Keeping a Workforce Motivated Takes More Than Just Money

When considering ways to boost profits, do not overlook the assets you have in people. A recent business magazine article (The Best Ways to Reward Employees) listed “a strategic reward system for employees” under the [Read More …]

Dairy financial professionals to share expertise at annual conference

Conference takes place on Sept. 11 in Summerdale, Cumberland County Advanced registration for the tenth annual Dairy Financial and Risk Management Conference closes next week. Hosted by the Center for Dairy Excellence, the event will [Read More …]

Strategic research alliance for sustainable beef production formed between Archbold and Alltech

Alltech and Archbold Biological Station’s Buck Island Ranch recently formed a strategic research alliance to jointly develop beef management approaches, specifically to increase the quality and quantity of beef produced in subtropical regions while maintaining [Read More …]

Cornell Nutrition Conference – Join us in Syracuse next month!

September 5, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Join nearly 500 nutrition consultants, feed manufacturers, sales professionals, and university professionals at this premier industry event! The annual Cornell Nutrition Conference is designed to provide industry leading research and information to feed industry professionals [Read More …]

Prairie Farms Winning Tradition Continues at World Dairy Expo

2% Lowfat Cottage Cheese Selected as Grade A Grand Champion Prairie Farms Dairy continued a winning tradition of multiple first place finishes and a Grand Championship at one of the most prestigious dairy judging competitions [Read More …]

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80th Minnesota Nutrition Conference

Conference to focus on impact of current technologies on future animal production The University of Minnesota is hosting the 80th edition of Minnesota Nutrition Conference on September 18 and 19, 2019 at Mankato Civic Center [Read More …]

Assembling the ‘jigsaw’ of cow gut microbes

Efforts could lead to new ways of ensuring the health and wellbeing of cows Using high-tech tools, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and their cooperators have taken a deep dive into the microbial “soup” of [Read More …]

American Cheese Society Announces 2019 Judging & Competition Winning Cheeses

“Stockinghall” By Murray’s Cheese Awarded “Best of Show” “Stockinghall,” from Murray’s Cheese in New York, was named “Best of Show” among 1,742 entries at the American Cheese Society’s (ACS) 2019 Judging & Competition. The results [Read More …]

3 reasons you shouldn’t settle for tail paint

Rely on tools that are consistent and calibrated for the best chance of pregnancy You might be using tail paint or chalk in your breeding program for several reasons. “It’s cheap.” “It’s what my neighbors do.” Or maybe, “It’s what my A.I. company prefers.” Tail paint is better [Read More …]

Changes on the horizon for H-2A

Changes to temporary agricultural labor rules would make the approval process quicker The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) says that it has found a number of inefficiencies in the H-2A temporary agricultural labor visa program, [Read More …]

Exporters join McKinney on Canada trade mission

McKinney will be joined by representatives from 41 U.S. agribusinesses and associations U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Ted McKinney will lead a trade mission to Canada Sept. 3-6, [Read More …]

Perdue launches Beef Margin Investigation

Agency will determine if there is evidence of unfair practices following plant fire U.S. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue announced August 28th that he has directed the USDA Packers & Stockyards Division to conduct an investigation [Read More …]

Jersey cattle award applications due Dec. 1

Apply for the 2020 Fred Stout Experience awards before December 1st Persons who have a strong desire to pursue a career in managing and/or marketing Registered Jersey™ cattle are encouraged to apply for the 2020 [Read More …]

milc group and BoviSync announce strategic partnership to give dairy producers more control over their information.

milc group and BoviSync announce a strategic partnership, delivering an integration of herd and feed management, milk production, sanitation, parlor sensors and a workforce training system. On Tuesday, milc group and BoviSync announced a strategic [Read More …]

Papillon Agricultural Company Unveils New Corporate Branding

Papillon Agricultural Company is pleased to announce the introduction of a new corporate logo along with updated identity packages for several of its leading product lines. Over the past year, Papillon has enhanced and rebranded a [Read More …]

AFT statement on climate change and agriculture ahead of tonight’s CNN climate-focused town hall