Year: 2019

Premier Select Sires, Inc. is excited to announce that the cooperative will offer 7 percent additional savings to member-customers who purchase semen through the months of June and July, 2019. “As a reflection of the [Read More …]

Cattle raisers applaud latest court ruling on WOTUS

The latest ruling finds that the rule violated the federal Administrative Procedure Act The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas granted Texas’ motion for summary judgment and found the 2015 Waters of [Read More …]

What’s New in Silage Science

What’s new in silage production science from seed to feed-out? How can every efficient step forward benefit your bottom line? Find out at the California Silage Conference, July 24, 2017, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. [Read More …]

Lauber and Scanavez become DCRC’s first Scholars

Recipients earn expense-paid trips to attend the 2019 DCRC Annual Meeting The Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) selected Megan Lauber, a master’s degree student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Alexandre Scanavez, a doctorate student [Read More …]

Crop Planting Delays Reach Historic Levels Resulting in High Levels of Uncertainty for 2019

In many parts of the country, the weather just isn’t cooperating for farmers. All across the farm belt record-breaking precipitation has been causing headaches for farmers with flooding of fields and excess soil moisture. As [Read More …]

Prairie Farms Introduces New Single Serve Size Milk Flavors

The Ultimate Flavor Lineup is Here Prairie Farms Dairy announced today that it is bringing new single serve 14-oz. milk flavors to the marketplace. Designed for longer shelf life, visual appeal, and cohesive identity – [Read More …]

WHA announces summer intern

This summer, Bores will serve in a public relations and communications role Wisconsin Holstein Association (WHA) is excited to announce Kenni Bores of Auburndale, Wis. as the 2019 Communications and Events Intern. Bores will be [Read More …]

PRO-DAIRY’s Tom Overton Keynote Speaker at This Year’s Empire Farm Days Dairy Profit Seminar

June 3, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The dairy seminar series, which features presentations with a specific focus on money-saving solutions and dairy operation strategies to help dairy producers adapt and evolve in the current economic climate, will have Professor Tom Overton, [Read More …]

NMPF Urges the President to Throw Away Possible New Tariffs Against Mexico

From National Milk Producers Federation President and CEO Jim Mulhern: “Senator Chuck Grassley is right: Border security issues are border security issues, and trade issues are trade issues. New tariffs against Mexico are unlikely to [Read More …]

New Tariffs May Have Important Consequences For The U.S. Dairy Industry

June 2, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

“Tariff Man” is living up to his self-proclaimed moniker. President Trump announced that the U.S. will impose a 5% tariff on all Mexican imports beginning June 10. The tariff will rise five percentage points each [Read More …]

Raise Your Milk Glasses, America: NMPF Shares the Facts on World Milk Day

June 1, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The National Milk Producers Federation is pointing out some key facts about U.S. dairy in observance of World Milk Day on June 1 and the National Dairy Month that follows. The state of the industry [Read More …]

Global Dairy Experts Celebrate World Milk Day 2019

IDF (International Dairy Federation) begins the World Milk Day celebrations early at a meeting of its global experts in Paris, France. On June 1st, milk lovers around the world will celebrate dairy for World Milk [Read More …]

April milk production in Indiana, U.S.

Cow numbers, production down from same time last year Dairy herds in Indiana produced 347 million pounds of milk during April, down 3.9 percent from a year ago, according to Greg Matli, state statistician of [Read More …]

Metzger organizes meeting with dairy farmers

Discussion focuses on state and federal remedies for struggling farms On May 17th, Senator Jen Metzger organized a meeting with dairy farmers from Sullivan, Orange, and Delaware counties to discuss state and federal legislation to [Read More …]

Kevin Jorgensen Honored with 25-Year Service Award

Kevin Jorgensen was recognized with a milestone service award during Select Sires Inc.’s employee appreciation dinner on May 22 in Plain City, Ohio. Jorgensen, senior Holstein sire analyst, received a 25-year service award for his [Read More …]

Redding: Pa. Farm Bill supports dairy industry

May 31, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 1

Package of bills provides support for and continued investments in agriculture industry Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding joined GIANT Food Stores and Troegs Independent Brewing to tour Caputo Brothers Creamery in Spring Grove, a Dairy [Read More …]

Recombinetics Names Dr. Tad Sonstegard the First Chief Executive Officer of Its Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, Acceligen

Today, Recombinetics named Dr. Tad Sonstegard the first Chief Executive Officer of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Acceligen. Sonstegard will lead Acceligen’s efforts to raise capital and strategic partnerships for its products that genetically improve the health [Read More …]

Megan Lauber and Alexandre Scanavez become DCRC’s first Scholars

The Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) selected Megan Lauber, a master’s degree student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Alexandre Scanavez, a doctorate student at Kansas State University (KSU), as the 2019 DCRC Scholars. As [Read More …]

KEY MARKETS IN GLOBAL DAIRY PRODUCTION

Global dairy production fuels perhaps the most dynamic and volatile agriculture commodity market. And while dairy products are consumed all over the world, most of the milk at the foundation of those products comes from [Read More …]

It’s Time for America’s Dairymen to Get Paid

Hats off to Beth Ford for calling out President Trump’s questionable arithmetic. In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Land O’Lakes Inc.’s chief executive noted that while tariffs have cost America’s dairies around $2 billion, the [Read More …]

Global Dairy Markets: Rebalancing Starts in 2019

Market conditions are improved this year. Global production growth has slowed to a crawl, EU government inventories have been drawn down, and world demand remains good. Despite some significant headwinds, 2018 was a record year [Read More …]

PDPW International Dairy Tour

Fourteen-day tour includes dozens of stops, tours and learning opportunities From Berlin to Amsterdam and Munich to Rotterdam, with dozens of stops in between, the 2019 PDPW International Dairy Tour: Germany + Holland,presented by the [Read More …]

Farm tech exhibitor space still available

Both indoor booths and outdoor lots still available Jefferson County Farm Technology Days still has exhibitor space available. “We still have both indoor booths and outdoor lots available,” said Tiffany Chadwick with Wisconsin Farm Technology [Read More …]

Center for Dairy Excellence hires two staffers

Barge, Clements join a team of employees who are committed to empowering dairy industry The Center for Dairy Excellence has named Emily Barge as communications and marketing manager to support the work of both the [Read More …]

Awards support development of Northeast agriculture

May 30, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Farm Credit awards rfforts to develop and promote Northeast agriculture The Farm Credit Northeast AgEnhancement Program, a joint effort of Farm Credit East, Yankee Farm Credit and CoBank, recently provided $71,300 in grant funding to [Read More …]

All Breeds Blog

Turlock Livestock begins video sales for dairy replacement market (Part 1)

While video auctions are a staple in the beef business and in some high dollar Registered dairy sales, Turlock Livestock Auction Yard in California has begun a series of monthly internet video sales for the [Read More …]

David McAuley Named 2019 Genetic Consultant of the Year

Select Sires recognizes David McAuley of Okeechobee, Fla. as the 2019 Select Mating Service® (SMS®) genetic consultant of the year. McAuley was recognized at the 2019 SMS Conference among nearly 100 genetic consultants and support [Read More …]

Tractor Safety and Maintenance Workshop June 3-4

Two-day class designed to educate and empower current or future female users of ag tractors Pennsylvania Women’s Agricultural Network and Penn State Extension to hold a two-day class designed to educate and empower current or [Read More …]

Verbeten joins Rock River Laboratory as summer intern

Rock River Laboratory announces the hiring of Keisha Verbeten as an animal nutrition analysis summer intern. Verbeten will take part in benchtop chemistry and analysis, reviewing and deciphering research data, and visiting farms for troubleshooting, [Read More …]

National Farm Viability Conference seeks proposals