Month: October 2019

Dairy sheep producers to gather in Idaho for annual symposium Dairy sheep producers from around North America will gather in Idaho next month for the annual Dairy Sheep Symposium hosted by the Dairy Sheep Association [Read More …]

Hopes are dim as US, China resume trade talks

13th round of U.S.-China trade negotiations are set to begin Thursday President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping have plenty of reasons to call off their trade war. Both face weakening economies that would likely [Read More …]

Chobani Unveils First-Ever Product to Help Raise Money & Support for American Farmers

Partners with American Farmland Trust to launch “Farmer Batch Milk & Cookies” Greek Yogurt, available at retailers nationwide In honor of National Farmer’s Day, Chobani, America’s #1 Greek Yogurt Brand, is celebrating the American dairy [Read More …]

Nine Fluid Milk Startups Embark On Journey To Compete For $250,000 In Real California Milk Accelerator Competition To Drive Innovation In The Dairy Milk Category

RCM Accelerator Finalists Selected, Plan Tour in Preparation for Final Contest Showdown Milk-based beverages for active kids and ready-to-drink lattes with collagen are among the nine finalists announced today in the California Milk Advisory Board‘s [Read More …]

Brightmark Energy Invests in Upstate New York Dairy Biogas Project

Project will upgrade Buffalo-area anaerobic digesters from electric to renewable natural gas output, diverting 225,000 gallons of cow manure per day Brightmark Energy, a San Francisco-based waste to energy development company, announced today that it [Read More …]

2019 World Dairy Expo Show Summary

World Dairy Expo 2019 came to a close on Saturday, October 5, after welcoming 859 participating companies in the Trade Show, hosting key dairy leaders and industry researchers, and once again bringing the top cows [Read More …]

Dairy Tours to Focus on Feed Management, Storage and Tracking Systems

PDPW to Host Tours at Second Look Holsteins, LLC and Vir-Clar Farms on Oct. 24 Blending a ration for top production is an ongoing challenge for dairy producers; a difficult growing season this year makes [Read More …]

Register to attend Dairy Strong

Registration is open! Jan. 22-23 at the Monona Terrace in Madison, Wisconsin Farmers at Dairy Strong are leaders, decision makers, owners and managers. They are progressive in their business practices and buying decisions. They embrace [Read More …]

PDPW Webinar to Offer Insight on Getting a Grip on Ag Economics

PDPW World Class Webinar, Thursday, Oct. 17, Features Dr. David Kohl Sharing Ideas on Continuing to Move Your Business Forward The dairy environment requires focus on core values, discipline in the fundamentals of business, and [Read More …]

US signs limited deal with Japan on ag and digital trade

The two countries continue to work on a more comprehensive agreement The United States and Japan signed a limited trade agreement Monday, a deal that would win back benefits American farmers lost when President Donald [Read More …]

USDA announces $1.89M to support rural

$1.89 million investment to support rural small businesses and communities The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Director J. Scott Angle announced today the Agency’s $1.89 million investment in small business research grants. [Read More …]

CEO Tom Gallagher of DMI talks about plant-based drinks and lab-manufactured dairy

The Dairy Check-off’s Tom Gallagher, CEO of Dairy Management, Inc., speaks with Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News about plant-based drinks, lab-manufactured dairy, and a new effort to anticipate consumers and food in 2030. He also [Read More …]

Dairy Defined Podcast: FARM Program Leads in Animal Care

The National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) program spent last week at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin, talking to farmers about the initiative’s updated standards for animal care. Emily Yeiser-Stepp, FARM director, [Read More …]

National Dairy Board Scholarship Award Winners Announced

The dairy checkoff has awarded 12 academic scholarships to students enrolled in programs that emphasize dairy and who have shown potential to become future industry leaders. The National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB), through [Read More …]

Trade deal with Japan a positive step. We need to go further.

President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister’s Shinzo Abe’s agreement last week to a limited trade deal between the two countries is an important development in expanding one of dairy’s most important trade relationships. Still, [Read More …]

2020 Dairy Margin Coverage enrollment now open

Take note that the deadline to enroll in DMC for 2020 is Dec. 13, 2019 Dairy producers can now enroll in the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) for calendar year 2020. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) opened signup [Read More …]

WFTD announces Schedule adjustment

Wisconsin Farm Technology Days, Inc. announced that the 2021 show will not be taking place at the Jefferson County Fair Park as previously planned. They will be focusing their efforts on the 2020 show in [Read More …]

September Jobs Report – More Porridge for Goldilocks

At 136,000 new jobs created, according to the establishment side of the September jobs report released October 4, this was another “just right” report. Expectations for the report ran somewhere in the 145,000 range, so [Read More …]

Environmental Journalist Launches Darigold’s New Digital Magazine

The Daily Churn™ features stories about innovations and people that move dairy forward Darigold Inc. has launched a new digital magazine to provide a refreshingly new approach to building awareness about the progress in dairy. [Read More …]

Estimating Prevented Planting Indemnities and ‘Top-Up’ Benefits

Following record flooding and historic delays in planting, the farm disaster assistance package passed earlier this year included more than $3 billion in funding to help farmers recover after these and other natural disasters. A [Read More …]

Join us for a webinar! Healthy gut, healthy calf, healthy future

Join us for a webinar! “Are You Frustrated by Abomasal Bloat in Your Calves?” Monday, October 28, at noon Central time. For the past 20 years or more, abomasal bloat has been a sporadic disorder [Read More …]

Borden Dairy Partners with Dallas Mavericks, Brings Milk to American Airlines Center

Dallas-based dairy brand selected as “Official Milk of the Dallas Mavericks” Borden, one of America’s favorite dairy companies founded in 1857, has entered into an official partnership with the Dallas Mavericks and American Airlines Center [Read More …]

Value of U.S. exports in 2019 at a five-year high

Facing headwinds, exporters continue to find new markets for cheese and dairy ingredients. U.S. dairy export value was nearly $3.92 billion in the first eight months of 2019, up 3% from last year and the [Read More …]

Farmers’ Case Against Giant Dairy Co-Op Will Go to Trial

A collection of dairy farmers who allege anti-competitive conduct by the nation’s largest dairy cooperative will take their case to a jury trial. A U.S. district court judge late last week denied a motion for [Read More …]

Congress Must Compel FDA to Enforce Butter Law, American Butter Institute Says

Noting that the Butter Act of 1923 gives the Food and Drug Administration no leeway in enforcing a congressional statute that defines the food as a dairy product, the American Butter Institute sent letters to [Read More …]

Corn Silage Variability

Working with 60 farms evaluating corn silage quality over time, there is a lot of change occurring in fiber and starch content and digestibility. Production perspective The Extension Dairy Team has been working with approximately [Read More …]

Corn Silage Quality

Corn silage quality was typically considered one of the more consistent forages produced on a dairy farm. Production perspective Over the years with advances in forage testing that statement is no longer accurate. There can [Read More …]

A Tale of Two Economies

Reviewing U.S. and Chinese Manufacturing Indicies To be clear, it’s not the best of times, nor is it the worst of times, but there was an interesting set of figures out of the planet’s two largest [Read More …]

HP Hood Plant is First Fluid Dairy Processor Awarded ENERGY STAR® Certification

Agawam, Massachusetts, plant honored for its superior work in energy efficiency and sustainability HP Hood LLC, the leading dairy brand in New England, today announced that its Agawam, Massachusetts, plant received the first-ever ENERGY STAR [Read More …]

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