Month: April 2020

In addition to management strategies, there are several feed additives to consider There are two times in a dairy cow’s life that can be critical to maximizing future milk production. One, as most of us [Read More …]

Penn State Extension: COVID-19 Resources Available during This Time of Need

COVID-19 is the most serious health and economic threat of our lifetime. None of us are invulnerable to its effects. But it has only strengthened our resolve to reach you with the science-based information and [Read More …]

Wisconsin Extends and Modifies Safer At Home Order

Today, April 16, 2020, the Secretary-designee of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services issued Emergency Order #28, which extends and amends the previous Safer at Home Order. Importantly, the changes to the Safer at Home [Read More …]

American Farmland Trust’s Farmer Relief Fund Receives Much Needed Corporate Support

Farmer applications have soared as the April 23 application close date gets closer – Anuvia Plant Nutrients, Cargill, Farmland®, Titos and Valent stepped up with generous donations, yet more is urgently needed to meet demand [Read More …]

What’s in USDA’s New Coronavirus Food Assistance Program?

To provide immediate financial assistance to farmers and ranchers impacted by COVID-19, e.g., Coronavirus Sends Crop and Livestock Prices into a Tailspin and Pandemic Injects Volatility into Cattle and Beef Markets, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security [Read More …]

Schuylerville FFA Member Named State Star Farmer

A little over 30 years after his father won, Schuylerville FFA member Adam King has been named the 2020 New York State FFA Star Farmer by the New York State FFA Association. The State Star [Read More …]

Winter Grain Mites Found in Some Rye Fields

Populations of this pest species, which appears to be uncommon in Pennsylvania, can grow in fields planted annually with small grains. A perceptive croup scout working recently in Chester County near Parkesburg found some fields [Read More …]

PRO-DAIRY e-Alert: Fertilizer Value of Milk

April 20, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Significant quantities of surplus milk from NY’s dairy industry may have to be land applied in the coming weeks due to unprecedented market disruptions created by the COVID-19 emergency. Milk has fertilizer value and crop [Read More …]

Content now available for week Three of The Dairy Signal™

Free online episodes offer insights to help producers make informed decisions Professional Dairy Producers® – PDPW has released the speaker and content line up for week three of The Dairy Signal™. Developed by fellow dairy [Read More …]

Milk Disposal in Anaerobic Digesters: Some Things to Think About

April 20, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Milk across the country is being disposed as supply chains are disrupted by the economic shutdown in response to COVID-19. While milk and food production are exempt from various “Safer at Home” orders, many of [Read More …]

CWT Assists with 14.1 Million Pounds of Dairy Product Export Sales

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) member cooperatives accepted 49 offers of export assistance from CWT that helped them capture sales contracts for 2.945 million pounds (1,336 metric tons) of Cheddar, Gouda and Monterey Jack cheese, 2.491 [Read More …]

Some Farmers Eligible for Paycheck Protection Program

April 20, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The recently enacted Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds several new financial assistance programs that are available to farmers and ranchers who have been affected by the pandemic. One such program is the Small Business [Read More …]

Dairy Markets Drop Into An Even Deeper Depression This Week

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending April 17, 2020 The rout continues. The dairy markets dropped into an even deeper depression this week. Second-quarter Class III and IV futures slumped to life-of-contract lows [Read More …]

Virtual Summit speakers to discuss “Building a Culture of Care”

Advice will be offered on ensuring that animal care is a core value in your company culture A panel of experts will offer insights on “Building a Culture of Care” in a preconference webinar leading [Read More …]

Mahindra Automotive North America Supports the COVID 19 Fight

April 20, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 2

Mahindra Automotive North America (MANA) is marshaling resources and people to help fight COVID-19. The company is announcing several actions it is planning and executing from its Auburn Hills Michigan headquarters and manufacturing facility. [Read More …]

Free yard signs available to share the value of dairy

Dairy producers can request a Choose PA Dairy yard sign To demonstrate the value of dairy farming in our communities, free yard signs are available to dairy farmers and industry professionals on a first [Read More …]

On-farm milk dumping

COVID-19 continues to cause severe disruption Closures of schools and restaurants due to the COVID-19 pandemic continue to cause severe disruption in normal milk and milk product demand. Reports received by Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board [Read More …]

Wisconsin Dairy Recovery Partnership announced

Partnership will help feed Wisconsinites and benefit the state’s dairy farmers Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin (DFW) and the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) have joined forces with the state’s leading anti-hunger [Read More …]

Four Top-10 GTPI Sires, HELIX Remains Strong at No. 1

April 19, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

For the third consecutive sire summary, 14HO7770 HELIX ranks as the breed’s No. 1 GTPI® daughter-proven sire at +2997. Additional top-ranking sires include: 7HO13454 ROCKETFIRE at No. 3 (+2893 GTPI) 14HO7796 GRIFF at No. 4 [Read More …]

International Webinar on Dairy Methane Reduction Programs with California, Netherlands and Denmark

Join CDFA and the Governments of Denmark and the Netherlands The State of California, Denmark and the Netherlands are all actively working to reduce methane gas emissions, capture methane gas from dairy operations, and utilize [Read More …]

DCHA webinar focuses on adding value to heifers

April 17, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

“A New Way of Thinking: Added Value for Your Heifers & Your Operation” headlines the May 5 Dairy Calf and Heifer Association (DCHA) webinar. Scheduled to start at 2 p.m. Central time, Cathy Bandyk, AB [Read More …]

Dairy Management Mondays webinar

Webinar will address management aspects of on-farm milk culturing with Dr. Ginger Fenton Dairy producers, employees and agribusiness professionals are invited to join Penn State Extension for the last installment of the Dairy Management Monday [Read More …]

Corn Acres Should Be Reconsidered in 2020

April 17, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Reviewing the Implications of 97 Million Acres Planted USDA’s recent Prospective Plantings report, conducted during the first two weeks of March and prior to the impact of COVID-19 on the farm economy, revealed that farmers intended to [Read More …]

Diet and Management Considerations for Emergencies: Reducing Milk Flow Without Harming Cows and Threatening Future Production

Given the unprecedented market conditions and the inability to get milk processed effectively in the short-term, processors are asking dairies to reduce milk supply at a time when it is not possible to cull heavily [Read More …]

DMI Head Says Dairy Check Off Organizations Are Needed More Than Ever

In these times of huge disruptions in the dairy marketplace, Dairy Management, Inc. the national dairy promotion checkoff, is needed more than ever, says CEO Tom Gallagher. He was one of three DMI executives speaking [Read More …]

Dairy Farm Employers Have New Opportunities and Obligations Under Recently Enacted Coronavirus Legislation

April 17, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Ashlie Johnson To help dairy farmer and ag small business employers keep their employees safe at work during the COVID-19 pandemic and to take advantage of the programs recently enacted to assist them, we spoke [Read More …]

Premier Select Sires Offers Genetic Testing Through Zoetis

Premier Select Sires proudly announces that they have partnered with Zoetis™, the largest global animal health company, to bring Premier members CLARIFIDE® and CLARIFIDE® Plus genetic testing. Premier representatives will educate and assist member-customers with [Read More …]

Updating Your Selection Plan to Keep Pace with the April 2020 Base Change