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The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report – Week ending October 4, 2019

October 8, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The dairy markets got off to a strong start this week, which allowed most contracts to gain ground despite a Friday selloff. November and December Class III futures settled a dime lower than last week, [Read More …]

Farmers get fired up after Perdue’s comments

October 8, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Perdue fails to address stagnant dairy prices, corporate greed or market manipulation In an Oct. 1 meeting with reporters at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue tied the current [Read More …]

California’s Oldest Dairy Calling it Quits

October 8, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Years of low dairy milk prices is forcing California’s oldest dairy to end operations. A complete dispersal auction of the Giacomazzi Dairy near Hanford, which has operated 126 years, is set for October 25. It’s [Read More …]

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson calls small dairy farms a Wisconsin a US tradition

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Johnson tells reporters “we want to do everything we can to preserve” small dairies Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says he sees small dairy farms as both American and Wisconsin traditions, while refusing to directly [Read More …]

Monroe County, New York 4-H Dairy Program

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4-H Dairy Project participants in Monroe Co. are busy building important life skills Monroe County 4-H Youth Development members participating in the dairy project have been in a flurry of activity this spring and summer. [Read More …]

Agropur Announces Closure of Lachute Plant

October 8, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Agropur Cooperative today announced it is closing its ice cream and frozen novelties plant in Lachute, Quebec. The plant’s operations will be transferred to other Agropur facilities. A total of 177 employees will be affected [Read More …]

Northeast Regional Dairy Challenge

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Friday, October 18th Iroquois Ballroom, RIT Convention Center Rochester, New York Network with students and industry sponsors! Bring job descriptions for positions that need to be filled on your dairy! RSVP to Molly Scoville, 607.227.5554 [Read More …]

Bred and Owned Guernsey Wins Show

October 8, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Valley Gem Atlas Malt-ET took home the honor of Grand Champion and Best Bred and Owned of the International Guernsey Show, Friday, October 4. Malt, the winning Four-Year-Old Cow and Senior Champion, was also awarded [Read More …]

Genome-edited bull passes on hornless trait

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Study sheds light on future of genome editing in livestock For the past two years, researchers at the University of California, Davis, have been studying six offspring of a dairy bull, genome-edited to prevent it [Read More …]

Vilsack cites reasons for long-range optimism about exports

October 8, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Despite a lingering trade war with China, U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) President and CEO Tom Vilsack listed reasons today for dairy farmers to be optimistic about the long-term growth of U.S. dairy exports, especially [Read More …]

Dairy Forum 2020: A roadmap to navigate the Trump economy?

October 8, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Join the International Dairy Foods Association in January for Dairy Forum 2020! This conference features a powerful program filled to the brim with renowned industry leaders who will share their insights and perspectives. On Tuesday morning, we’ll [Read More …]

Misconceptions about antibiotic usage in agriculture

October 8, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

There’s no arguing that antimicrobial resistance is a concern and something we should be cognizant of. The ability to treat a wide range of diseases and illnesses is an extremely valuable tool that we need [Read More …]

Online Forage Management Course offered by Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY

October 8, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY is offering a Forage Management online course “From Field to Quality Feed” October 25 – December 14, 2019. Register at prodairy.cals.cornell.edu. This course will begin with agronomic factors that influence [Read More …]

Farm Bureau Releases Milk Program Recommendations

October 7, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The American Farm Bureau Federation today released a proposal for the future of U.S. milk-pricing provisions and marketing-order reform. The recommendations aim to bring more democracy and a more equitable program for all dairy farmers. [Read More …]

UW deans’ statement on Dairy Innovation Hub

October 7, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Reinvestment will allow ag programs within UW System to train industry leaders With the final approval of the plans for the Dairy Innovation Hub by the Joint Finance Committee, we are excited to begin to [Read More …]

AFIA Welcomes Cory Harris

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The American Feed Industry Association is pleased to announce the addition of Cory Harris as its manager of government affairs, effective Sept. 16. Harris is responsible for managing the association’s government affairs activities to [Read More …]

DCHA webinar addresses calf abomasal bloat

October 7, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Dairy Calf and Heifer Association’s (DCHA) next webinar features “Are You Frustrated by Abomasal Bloat in Your Calves?” This one-hour educational offering starts at noon Central time on Oct. 28. For the past 20 years [Read More …]

Want to keep a cow happy?

October 7, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Even cows have emotions and a happy cow is a better milk producer than one under stress. But how do dairy farmers read an individual bovine animal not known for its facial expression amongst a [Read More …]

Dairy Grazing Management

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This series of free webinars is geared toward dairy producers, employees, and agribusiness professionals. Designed for dairy producers, their employees and advisors, this series includes presentations on topics important to the management of the dairy [Read More …]

Month: October 2019

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report – Week ending October 4, 2019

Farmers get fired up after Perdue’s comments

California’s Oldest Dairy Calling it Quits

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson calls small dairy farms a Wisconsin a US tradition

Monroe County, New York 4-H Dairy Program

Agropur Announces Closure of Lachute Plant

Northeast Regional Dairy Challenge

Bred and Owned Guernsey Wins Show

Genome-edited bull passes on hornless trait

Vilsack cites reasons for long-range optimism about exports

Dairy Forum 2020: A roadmap to navigate the Trump economy?

Misconceptions about antibiotic usage in agriculture

Online Forage Management Course offered by Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY

Farm Bureau Releases Milk Program Recommendations

UW deans’ statement on Dairy Innovation Hub

AFIA Welcomes Cory Harris

DCHA webinar addresses calf abomasal bloat

Want to keep a cow happy?

Dairy Grazing Management

Sentera Announces Limited-Time Price Promotion on Mavic 2 Pro/PHX Combo Package

Turkey Hill Dairy Steps Up to Support Local Dairy Farmers

Pat Baier Joins DRMS As Business Development Manager

Clemson University’s Lamaster Dairy Employs Latest Robotic Technology

Delilah Does It Again

SUNY Morrisville Autumn Review sale is Oct. 12

Wis. governor ‘resents’ comments by ag secretary

Delilah Continues her Reign

New Cover Crop Video Series

2019 Southwest Dairy Days

Farmers attend Dairy Strong for free – Register by Nov. 1

Dietary crude protein: how low can we go thanks to the amino acid balancing concept in dairy cows?

Why Herd Immunity Matters to Your Dairy

What If You Could?

Cover Crops After Corn Silage