Year: 2019

Michael Dykes, D.V.M., president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association, contributes this column bimonthly for Cheese Market News®. While 2018 delivered record exports for the dairy industry, we’re now beginning to see significant [Read More …]

Chobani launches “Milk Matters” program to overhaul dairy industry

A holistic program to support the economic, environmental and social impacts of milk is being launched by American Greek yogurt company Chobani. The Milk Matters program is a collaboration with Fair Trade USA, as well [Read More …]

State police clear Shamokin Township PA dairy farm in animal cruelty case

July 5, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

The Reitz Dairy Farm owners, who were accused of animal cruelty by People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), had their farm inspected by state police on June 27, and were found not to have [Read More …]

Novel Dairy Cattle Breeding Method Increases Genetic Selection Efficiency

Brazilian scientists at São Paulo State University (UNESP) collaborating with colleagues at the University of Maryland and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have developed a dairy cattle breeding method that adds a new [Read More …]

DBA and Edge to host policy picnics

Attend annual policy picnics July 17-18 at four locations Dairy farmers, allied members of the dairy community and guests are invited to attend the annual policy picnics July 17-18, at four locations over two days [Read More …]

FARME Institute June 2019 Component Prices

June component prices will retreat a little. Component values are down a little, but PPD will pop up. Fat added 9 cents, while protein decreased $0.12/lb (Cheese had a $0.14/lb spread between block and barrels) [Read More …]

Free Nebraska Silage Webinar August 2, 2019 12 noon, CST

Nebraska Extension is hosting a Silage Webinar on August 2, 2019 at 12:00 noon CST. Dr. Hugo Ramirez-Ramirez, Assistant Professor in Dairy Nutrition and Management at Iowa State University will discuss silage moisture, chop length, [Read More …]

DFA: You posted, we donated — 15,000 gallons

We did it! Thank you to all who celebrated, raised a glass and used the power of social media to make a difference by turning hashtags into real-life milk money. Through DFA Cares Foundation, we [Read More …]

Stieve and Touir take top honors at CentralStar Employee Awards Banquet

Potterton, Hartman, and Sattler achieve highest outstanding-effort honors CentralStar Cooperative, serving dairy and beef producers in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Indiana, held an employee awards banquet on Saturday, June 29, 2019, at the Sheraton Madison Hotel, [Read More …]

Kuhn North America is excited to announce the introduction of the new KUHN Optidisc® Elite cutterbar.

Farmers strive to produce the best forage possible for their animals. The new Optidisc Elite cutterbar design has an even lower profile, while retaining the performance and reliability features of the original Optidisc cutterbar. Developed [Read More …]

Interview with Show Manager Jamie Meyer on the upcoming 2019 Empire Farm Days

Empire Farm Days is coming up on Aug. 6, 7 and 8 at the Rodman Lott & Sons farm near Seneca Falls, New York. Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness speaks with the new show manager Jamie [Read More …]

Making the most of manure

Manure Science Review is Aug. 7 at JIMITA Holsteins in Strasburg Expect plenty of fertile conversation at Manure Science Review. Designed to share ways to put manure to good use, and to do it while [Read More …]

Leadership-development for dairy managers

PDPW Dairy Managers Institute, Aug. 13-14 in Madison The new leadership-development program from the Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) Dairy Managers Institute™ is designed to give dairy farmers and agribusiness managers the skills and confidence to lead high-performing [Read More …]

Schreiber Foods yogurt expansion could bring 60 new openings to Logan, Utah

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Yogurt is becoming the “cash cow” of the dairy industry with an expected annual revenue reaching $106.6 billion by 2024, according to a 2018 Mordor Intelligence report. Schreiber Foods, a company that’s been making dairy [Read More …]

Alltech appoints new chief scientific officer to lead global innovation efforts

Dr. Karl Dawson retires after two decades with Alltech Alltech has appointed a new chief scientific officer to advance innovative research to improve the health and nutrition of animals, plants and people. Dr. Ronan Power [Read More …]

Empire State Potato Growers Scholarship winner

Alexis Payne of Glenfield, NY named Empire State Potato Growers Scholarship winner The Empire State Potato Growers, Inc. has announced Alexis Payne of Glenfield, NY, as the Empire State Potato Growers Scholarship winner for 2019. [Read More …]

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A Long-Term Mindset for Reproductive Management

As we look at reproductive management and its impact on overall success of a dairy operation, it is clearly a critical component. As we look at reproductive management and its impact on overall success of [Read More …]

News

NMC seeks National Dairy Quality Award nominations Program annually honors nation’s elite quality milk producers

Nominations are open for National Mastitis Council’s (NMC) prestigious National Dairy Quality Awards (NDQA) program. The nomination deadline is Aug. 30. Coordinated by NMC, the NDQA program annually recognizes U.S. dairy producers who market milk [Read More …]

RMA Announces Silage Corn May be Planted on Prevented Planting Acres

Due to the unique challenges of the 2019 growing season, the USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA) has announced a one-time change to the 2019 crop year prevented planting rules. This change allows silage corn, if [Read More …]

Milk Progesterone Analysis for Determining Reproductive Status

Topics include physiology, uses of milk progesterone analysis, tips for using milk progesterone, and distributors of milk progesterone tests. Introduction Poor reproductive performance is one of the most costly and difficult problems for dairy and [Read More …]

PDPW Launches New Intensive Leadership-Development Training for Dairy Manager

PDPW Dairy Managers Institute, Aug. 13-14 in Madison, Wi. The new leadership-development program from the Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) Dairy Managers Institute™ is designed to give dairy farmers and agribusiness managers the skills and confidence [Read More …]

Collaboration Key to Meeting Consumers´ Expectations for Better Animal Welfare

Collaboration between veterinarians and producers is crucial in order to meet public demands of high animal welfare, according to international experts at recent Boehringer Ingelheim’s Expert Forum on Farm Animal Well-Being. Over 100 delegates from [Read More …]

Risk Management for Reproduction Programs

Risk management must address big-picture financial aspects; however, it is also relevant to specific areas of management, such as reproduction. With new programs such as Dairy Revenue Protection and Dairy Margin Coverage to figure out, [Read More …]

World Food Prize Announces Opening of the Annual Exhibit Space Application Process

The World Food Prize Foundation has announced the opening of the annual exhibit space application process for the 2019 Iowa Hunger Summit and Borlaug Dialogue International Symposium. The Foundation invites organizations and initiatives to apply [Read More …]

Ag Secretary Purdue is Putting the Cart before the Horse.

Most cattle producers have probably not paid enough attention to Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue’s recent announcement that adult cattle in interstate commerce will be required to carry RFID tags. This includes all cattle vaccinated [Read More …]

Ronald L. Horst, Ph.D. Receives Award for Meritorious Service

Ronald L. Horst, Ph.D., Ames, Iowa, received the Award for Meritorious Service given by the American Jersey Cattle Association and the National All-Jersey Inc. in ceremonies June 29, 2019, during the association’s 151stAnnual Meeting in [Read More …]

RMA Announces Additional One-time Changes to Prevented Planting Provisions for 2019 Crop Year

In response to delayed and prevented planting resulting from above average rainfall and wetness, the USDA Risk Management Agency has made a one-time change to the 2019 crop year prevented planting rules that effectively allows [Read More …]

Compete on The Colored Shavings – WDE Entries Open

World Dairy Expo is now accepting entries for its 53rd annual Dairy Cattle Show, October 1-5, 2019, in Madison, Wisconsin. New this year, online and paper entry forms are due September 8 by 11:59 p.m. [Read More …]

National DHIA offers $1,000 scholarships

National Dairy Herd Information Association (DHIA) is now accepting applications for $1,000 scholarships to full-time, incoming and continuing students at technical and two-year and four-year colleges/universities. To be eligible for a National DHIA scholarship, the [Read More …]

Owens Brothers Receive Master Breeder Award