Year: 2019

Minnesota FFA members engage in contests, workshops and award ceremony at convention FFA members began the second day of the Minnesota FFA Convention with contests, workshops and sessions at the University of Minnesota (UMN). Nearly [Read More …]

California farms face continuing employee shortage

Voluntary farmer survey indicates chronic shortages of agricultural employees Despite taking a variety of steps to alleviate chronic shortages of agricultural employees, California farmers and ranchers continue to report problems in hiring enough people for [Read More …]

Dairy farmers of Wis. board election underway

May 6, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Dairy farmers have until May 24 to vote for candidates for eight open seats Dairy farmers in eight Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB) d/b/a/ Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin districts have until May 24 to vote [Read More …]

FARME Institute March 2019 Management Report

For March, our example herd was UP As predicted, protein soared up $0.45/lb. Fat remained steady while other solids decreased 16%. On a hundred-weight basis, Statistical Uniform Price (3.5% fat) increased $0.52/cwt and Class III [Read More …]

Stay Strong Nebraska Initiative to Help Farmers and Ranchers Rebuild

Donations to support Nebraska Farm Bureau and Nebraska Cattlemen Disaster Relief Funds Stay Strong Nebraska is an initiative aimed at keeping Nebraska’s farmers and ranchers top of mind as they rebuild their lives. The website, [Read More …]

Shirley Kaltenbach Retires, Leslie Maurice Appointed as New Director of Communications

After nearly 34 years of service, Shirley Kaltenbach announces her retirement as Select Sires’ director of communications. Kaltenbach has served in this role since 2012, having previously worked in multiple departments, including business and finance [Read More …]

Dairy Margin Coverage program webinar

Presenters will included Marin Bozic, UM and Josh Newton and Cassandra Monger, Compeer A webinar will be hosted by I-29 Moo University at 12 noon on Friday, May 17 to review the Dairy Revenue Protection [Read More …]

DCHA launches webinar series

Inaugural webinar on May 10th to cover dairy calf growth-enhancement tools Dairy Calf Growth-enhancement Tools headline Dairy Calf and Heifer Association’s inaugural webinar. This one-hour educational offering starts at noon Central time on May 10. [Read More …]

Milk breakthrough that can keep it fresh in the fridge for 60 days offers lifeline to dairy farmers

May 6, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 1

A Queensland food technology company has patented a process it claims can keep 100 per cent natural milk fresh in the fridge for at least 60 days without additives or preservatives. Naturo CEO Jeff Hastings [Read More …]

CentralStar merger poised for success

CentralStar’s genetic and reproduction service area includes all of Wisconsin and Michigan The cooperatives formerly known as NorthStar Cooperative Inc. and East Central/Select Sires open a new chapter in history, today, merging under the name [Read More …]

Youth Dairy Days provides hands-on learning

Penn State Extension Dairy Team is offering three locations for its Youth Dairy Days The Penn State Extension Dairy Team is offering three locations for its Youth Dairy Days to help young people learn the [Read More …]

Pa. dairy leader testifies before Congressional panel

Rep. Thompson welcomed David Smith to speak before Agriculture Subcommittee Tuesday On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson welcomed the Pa. Dairymen’s Association Executive Director David Smith to testify on the state of the dairy [Read More …]

New products wanted for Empire Farm Days

New Products Showcase expanding for 2019 Empire Farm Days: Register by May 31st Agricultural manufacturers and retailers who are debuting a new product this year are invited to draw attention to those items by participating [Read More …]

Farm Credit East announces board election results

16-member Board represents the diversity of Northeast agriculture and forest products Farm Credit East, a farmer-owned cooperative lender, has announced the results of its recent Director Election and Board reorganization meeting. The 16-member Board represents [Read More …]

2019 AJCA-NAJ ANNUAL MEETINGS WEBSITE NOW AVAILABLE

The official website of the 2019 American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) and National All-Jersey Inc. (NAJ) Annual Meetings is now available online. The 151st AJCA-NAJ Annual Meetings will be held at the Saratoga Hilton Hotel [Read More …]

AFIA Names Constance Cullman As New CEO

The American Feed Industry Association’s Board of Directors has selected Constance Cullman, current president of Farm Foundation, to succeed Joel G. Newman as president and chief executive officer of the association, upon his retirement later [Read More …]

Cows 2 Career Conference planned to engage youth

Calling all youth! The dairy industry has many incredible job opportunities for young people. The options are so bountiful that they cannot be contained in a single state or even in one country. That’s why [Read More …]

Bruster’s Launches May Limited Time Offers

As Anticipation Builds for Bruster’s 30th Anniversary, Company Continues to Introduce New Treats including Double Fudge Brownie Ice Cream May limited time offer is available across the country Picture this: a rich, creamy homemade chocolate [Read More …]

Dairy Pricing Association makes whole milk powder purchase

Dairy Pricing Association, Inc., a Capper-Volstead cooperative in Taylor, Wis., has completed its first purchase of whole milk powder for distribution to humanitarian causes overseas while simultaneously removing milk from a saturated market to boost [Read More …]

Kerrygold has exceeded €1bn in annual retail value.

The brand owned by Irish dairy farmers is the first Irish food brand to reach this milestone. It was unveiled by Agriculture Minister Michael Creed to farmer shareholders at the Kerrygold Kitchen in Ornua. The [Read More …]

DCRC reschedules dairy webinar to May 17

‘Feeding Strategies to Support Health and Fertility During the Transition Period’ rescheduled The Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council webinar — Feeding Strategies to Support Health and Fertility During the Transition Period — originally scheduled for April [Read More …]

For May Mental Health Awareness Month, Dairy Girl Network is Offering a Mini-Series on Behavioral Health Topics

Dairy Girl Network (DGN) recognizes the need for conversations and on-going awareness to behavioral health. During the month of May, DGN will bring forth three webinars in the form of a mini-series in honor of [Read More …]

Experts to share how to avoid being an activist target at Alliance’s 2019 Stakeholders Summit

May 2, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Online registration closes May 6 The last day to register online for the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2019 Stakeholders Summit, themed A Seat At The Table, is Monday, May 6. The event is set for May [Read More …]

Chris Laughton discusses the Farm Credit East 2018 Dairy Farm Summary

Farm Credit East has issued its 2018 Dairy Farm Summary with financial performance of over 300 dairy farms in the region. Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness speaks with Chris Laughton, Director of Knowledge Exchange, who talks [Read More …]

Cooperative board says CentralStar merger poised for success

The cooperatives formerly known as NorthStar Cooperative Inc. and East Central/Select Sires open a new chapter in history, today, merging under the name CentralStar Cooperative Inc. While CentralStar is a new name, the cooperative has [Read More …]

Infographic: Top U.S. Food and Agriculture Exports to Mexico and Canada = $40 Billion in 2018