Year: 2019

Activities elevate U.S. cheese awareness and heritage among Southeast Asian consumers and influencers. The World Gourmet Summit (WGS) is an annual celebration of the art of preparing, serving and savoring food and drink. From April 1 to [Read More …]

Major Planting Delays Across Corn Belt

USDA’s May 13 Crop Progress report revealed the U.S. corn crop at 30% planted, down 36 percentage points from the five-year average of 66% complete at this point in the planting season and down 29 [Read More …]

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MN Nutrition Conference 2019

SAVE THE DATE! September 18-19, 2019 The Minnesota Nutrition Conference is celebrating its 80th anniversary. Please make plans to join us at the Mankato Civic Center, Mankato, MN. The Minnesota Nutrition Conference is the leading livestock and [Read More …]

New SCC View Analysis report

CentralStar develops new tool for dairy heard management Dairy farms that rely solely on individual cow or bulk tank Somatic Cell Count (SCC) scores are leaving money on the table. To really manage SCC’s impact [Read More …]

“Stress Free Cooking” Episodes Feature Crave Brothers Cheese on We Cook TV

Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese simplifies meal preparation with its selection of award-winning cheeses, including Crave Brothers Fresh Mozzarella, Crave Brothers Mascarpone and Crave Brothers Cheddar Cheese Curds. We Cook TV is helping to get the [Read More …]

Annual AgVentures!® Day To Share Agriculture With 1,400 Students

The International Agri-Center® is set to host the seventh annual AgVentures!® Day on Friday, May 17 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the east end of the grounds. Fourth grade students from Tulare and Visalia [Read More …]

AFIA’s Board of Directors Welcomes New Leadership

The American Feed Industry Association’s Board of Directors met May 14 for its annual spring meeting, where they elected a new chair and several Board and Executive Committee members and conducted other official business. The [Read More …]

Ensuring Milk’s Recent History Doesn’t Repeat Itself

“History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” I’m reminded of this saying, usually attributed to Mark Twain, as we look at dairy’s price outlook over the next few months. For the first time since [Read More …]

NMPF Supports USTR Proposal to Target EU Dairy in Airbus Retaliation

The U.S. Trade Representative’s Office (USTR) should slap tariffs on dairy shipments from Europe in response to the $11 billion in damage EU Airbus subsidies caused the United States, National Milk Producers Federation President and [Read More …]

Newtrient Applauds Wisconsin State Senate Passage of Bill to Improve Water Quality at a Lower Cost to All

May 16, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 3

The Wisconsin State Senate unanimously passed legislation that will boost Wisconsin’s water quality trading programs, leading to more financially sustainable ways to improve water quality. The legislation is designed to increase participation in Wisconsin’s current [Read More …]

John Ellsworth: A whole new ballgame for dairy producers.

After four years of low farm milk prices and not necessarily much relief in sight, financial consultant John Ellsworth of Success Strategies, thinks it’s a whole new ballgame for dairy producers. Speaking with Joel Hastings [Read More …]

Agriculture waits for crucial USMCA vote

U.S. and Texas agriculture need a trade win. USMCA deserves a vote in Congress. Soon. USMCA does not roll off the tongue like NAFTA, but it is an upgrade over the old North American Free [Read More …]

California State Fair announces cheese champions

The 2019 Cheese Competition Awards have been officially announced Out of 126 cheese entries from producers throughout the state, the best two cheeses in California have been named. The Best of Show Cheese [Read More …]

When did GMO become a dirty word?

The medical, agricultural, and environmental fields all have GMO products Do you know someone with diabetes? While most people may associate GMOs with food products, their use actually began in the medical field with insulin. [Read More …]

US farmers who sell to China feel pain of tariffs

China’s vast consumer market has been a vital source of revenue for American farmers China’s announcement Monday of higher tariffs on $60 billion of American exports — retaliation for President Donald Trump’s latest penalties on [Read More …]

Growing need for agribusiness on-farm training

Full-immersion APPs Experience held June 18-20, 2019, Madison, Wis. With less than two percent of the U.S. population living on farms, it requires a significant number of non-farm professionals to work in food production and [Read More …]

Mastitis In Dairy Cattle: Prevention Is Better Than Cure

Global dairy experts meet in Copenhagen to discuss pressing animal health issue Leading global experts in udder health from no less than 25 countries are meeting in Copenhagen today to discuss preventatitive solutions for [Read More …]

USDA Opens Signup for New On-Farm Trials Effort

USDA is investing up to $25 million per year over the next five years to help support the adoption and evaluation of innovative conservation approaches on agricultural lands. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is [Read More …]

Where there’s waste there’s fertilizer

Scientists recycle phosphorus by combining dairy and water treatment leftovers We all know plants need nutrients, especially nitrogen and phosphorus. To give crops a boost, they are often put on fields as fertilizer. But we [Read More …]

Cargill invests in cultured meat company Aleph Farms

G lobal food and agriculture company diversifies protein interests to meet future consumer demand The demand for protein is expected to grow 70% over the next 30 years as the global population increases significantly. With an [Read More …]

Abigail Martin selected as 72nd Alice in Dairyland

Martin will work as a communications professional for the WDATCP Abigail Martin has been selected as Wisconsin’s 72nd Alice in Dairyland. As Alice, Martin will work as a communications professional for the Wisconsin Department of [Read More …]

CentralStar Cooperative scholarship apps due July 1

CentralStar Cooperative is offering 7, $1,000 scholarships CentralStar Cooperative, a recent merger between East Central/Select Sires, Waupun, Wis., and NorthStar Cooperative, Lansing, Mich., is offering seven, $1,000 scholarships this year — two of which are [Read More …]

CCFN Chairman Urges President Trump to Address Cheese Trade Deficit Driven by Abuse of Geographical Indications

The Trump Administration should correct the inequity in cheese sales opportunities between the United States and the European Union, especially given the EU’s anti-trade practice of abusing geographical indications (GI) policies to monopolize generic cheese [Read More …]

Dairy cattle a big part of US beef supply

Despite growing beef cattle inventories since 2014, dairy animals have been a stable source of beef and continue to play a key role in filling U.S. beef demand. In 2018, the dairy sector contributed 5.6 [Read More …]

Michigan Ag Leaders Urge USMCA Passage; Regional Discussions Upcoming

As the dairy and agriculture industry work towards the passage of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), the American Dairy Coalition (ADC) is urging the constituents of key congressional districts in Michigan and Minnesota reach out [Read More …]

Growing Need for Agribusiness On-Farm Training

Full-immersion APPs Experience held June 18-20, 2019, Madison, Wis. With less than two percent of the U.S. population living on farms, it requires a significant number of non-farm professionals to work in food production and [Read More …]

NCIMS Delegates Pass 39 PMO Proposals at Recent Conference

Members of the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments (NCIMS) met last week in St. Louis, Mo., to consider 75 proposed changes to the Grade “A” Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO), which regulates all dairy plants [Read More …]

The World Food Prize Celebrates 21 Years of its International Internship Program and Selects 24 Students

The World Food Prize Foundation announced today that it will send 24 high school students abroad for the Borlaug-Ruan International Internship program at renowned international research centers and NGOs this summer. These exceptional students hail [Read More …]

Ben & Jerry’s forms dairy advisory council