Year: 2019

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 …]

Strong Holstein Marketplace Sires

Genetic evaluations bring about exciting release for Holstein Marketplace Sires The August 2019 genetic evaluations brought about a new and exciting release for Holstein Marketplace Sires and continued strong rankings for all sires. [Read More …]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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 …]

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