Year: 2019

Heidi Fischer, partner and calf manager at a Wisconsin dairy farm, was recognized as the grand prize winner of a pharmaceutical company’s recognition program. Boeheringer Ingelheim’s Producers for Progress competition evaluated 31 dairies for “judicious [Read More …]

Employee Turnover: It Is Important in Agriculture Also

Lots of conversations in agriculture lately focuses around labor or the lack of a labor pool of employees. This is the case not only for dairy farms, but also within the entire agriculture industry. In [Read More …]

A Challenge for You: Collaboration

“Two minds are better than one.” I am a believer in this oft used saying meaning that better decisions can be made when multiple people are proactively addressing an issue or decision. As farm businesses [Read More …]

The Missing Link: Financial Health

The financial health or profitability of a dairy operation is often the missing link of the farm’s financial picture. When the financials are broken, any attempt to make production improvements may not result in financial [Read More …]

Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day

John Ellsworth of Success Strategies This is an old expression that I’m sure you’ve heard people express many times. You know what? It’s true. Recently, however, I’ve been surprised to hear some bankers and vendors [Read More …]

Exports Show Limited Growth

Export and import data is now available for the third quarter of 2019. This post will cover cheese and butter, the most important commodities in the Class III price calculation. By comparison, the first half [Read More …]

Northeastern milk production report

Milk production in Pennsylvania during October 2019 totaled 827 million pounds Milk production in New York during October 2019 totaled 1.26 billion pounds, up 1.8 percent from October 2018. The average milk price received by [Read More …]

Cheese: Bringing People Together All Over the World

Once a small store located on Old World Third Street in Milwaukee, today the Wisconsin Cheese Mart is a national Wisconsin Cheese retailer, offering more than 150 different cheeses and shipping to all 50 states. [Read More …]

CA: Independent Contractor Chaos Reigns in California

On September 18, 2019, the Governor signed AB 5, which significantly impacts independent contractors’ classification. It not only changes the standards in which employers use to determine whether a hired contractor will be classified as [Read More …]

CA: Golden State Notes

Sustainability Summit Offers College Scholarships The California Dairy Sustainability Summit is offering three scholarships for California college students in dairy science in a writing contest. The grand prize winner will receive a $1000 scholarship and [Read More …]

2020 Alfalfa Variety Ratings – Hot Off The Press

The National Alfalfa & Forage Alliance (NAFA) released the 2020 edition of its popular “Alfalfa Variety Ratings – Winter Survival, Fall Dormancy & Pest Resistant Ratings for Alfalfa Varieties” – a useful tool for hay and [Read More …]

Hemp Innovation Challenge™ to Premier at 2020 World Ag Expo®

The Hemp Innovation Challenge™ is designed to accelerate the future of the hemp industry by supporting entrepreneurs, researchers and students who are launching the most disruptive hemp innovations in the world. Submissions will come from [Read More …]

CDFA announces vacancies on feed board

Four vacancies annouced on Commercial Feed Regulatory Program subcommittee The California Department of Food and Agriculture is announcing four vacancies on the Commercial Feed Regulatory Program’s (CFRP) Technical Advisory Subcommittee (TASC). TASC reviews and recommends [Read More …]

Additional label restriction for dicamba

Pesticide regulatory agency for Indiana says no application after June 20 The Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC), the pesticide regulatory agency for Indiana, recently announced an additional label restriction for users of the herbicide [Read More …]

Team grants available for dairy producers

The grants provide dairy farms with a team approach to decision-making The Center for Dairy Excellence has multiple team program grants available to help dairy producers establish a team approach to decision-making. The team grants [Read More …]

The Judicious Use of Antibiotics – A Growing Concern

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This Wisconsin Producer Describes ‘Judicious Antibiotic Use’ on Her Dairy.

Transition Cow Management Online Course

Course Information In this course, you will learn the basics of transition cow management then quickly build from there. Please note – topics in the course were also presented in the 2018 Transition Cow Management [Read More …]

Three NNYADP projects at Dec. 11th Dairy Day

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Water quality, winter calf care, heat stress abatement on Dec. 11 Dairy Day agenda Water quality, winter calf care, and heat stress abatement projects funded by the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program are on [Read More …]

Ohio October Milk Production report

November 28, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Cow numbers down, milk production up Dairy herds in Ohio produced 451 million pounds of milk during October, up 0.7 percent from a year ago, according to Cheryl Turner, State Statistician of the [Read More …]

NMPF has created this online letter for dairy farmers to send to their members of Congress

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The House Judiciary Committee approved the agriculture labor bill, the “Farm Workforce Modernization Act,” last Wednesday. NMPF has created this online letter for dairy farmers to send to their members of Congress in support of [Read More …]

PA Farm Show bus trip 2020

Here is your chance to beat the traffic by taking a bus The Pennsylvania Farm Show is a great way to learn about farming, agriculture, and where your food comes from and you don’t want [Read More …]

Large Placements Revealed in November Cattle on Feed Report

The Cattle on Feed report provides monthly estimates of the number of cattle being fed for slaughter. For the report, USDA surveys feedlots of 1,000 head or more, as this represents 85% of all fed [Read More …]

Poor forage quality spurs concerns

Malnutrition could occur this winter despite feeding hay A Purdue University Extension specialist is warning livestock owners that forage they harvested earlier this year likely has lower-than-usual nutritional quality. Without proper supplements, there could be [Read More …]

$4.8M to support management of PFAS in agriculture

EPA announces $4.8M in funding for new research on managing PFAS in agriculture At the 2019 Annual Meeting of the New Mexico Farm & Livestock Bureau, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Regional Administrator Ken McQueen [Read More …]

Farm Credit Helps Send California Students to National 4-H Competitions

Competition is a big part of the 4-H program. Teams compete in such disciplines as dairy, poultry, livestock and plant science at the local and statewide levels to demonstrate their knowledge of their subject. And [Read More …]

PDPW Managers Academy to Cultivate New Ideas, Strategies and Thinking

PDPW Executive-Level Program, Held Jan. 14-16, 2020, in Corpus Christi, Texas With agriculture and the dairy industries at a crossroads, management skills, global and local awareness, flexibility and mental acuteness are more critical to success [Read More …]

Dean Foods a reminder of cooperative strength

Cooperatives have played a crucial role in protecting members’ economic interests “Disruption” is a present-day buzzword, and dairy has had its share. From the globalization of markets to the rise of plant- and cell-based competitors, farmers are [Read More …]

National Champions, All American High Sellers and Award Winners Announced by AJCA