Month: May 2020

Indiana Collegiate Farm Bureau Member wins national competition Indiana Farm Bureau collegiate member Grace Hasler of Bartholomew County is the American Farm Bureau 2020 Young Farmer & Ranchers Collegiate Discussion Meet winner. Hasler, a sophomore [Read More …]

New Clean Water Act interpretations

Defining how parts of the Clean Water Act will be interpreted going forward Even with most of the country shut down, the U.S. EPA and the Supreme Court in late April released an important rulemaking [Read More …]

Farms Encouraged To Apply For EIDL

SBA Reopens Economic Injury Disaster Loan Application for Agricultural Businesses The Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock, and Field Crops Program would like to highlight the Small Business Administration’s recent reopening of the Economic Injury Disaster [Read More …]

NMPF Appreciates USDA Dairy Purchases, Looks Forward to Additional Buys

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The National Milk Producers Federation expressed appreciation to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and the U.S. Department of Agriculture for including $120 million of cheese and butter among $470 million in Section 32 food purchases it [Read More …]

DHI Offers Special Promotion on IDEXX Milk Pregnancy Test

To provide additional support for dairy producers during the COVID-19 pandemic, DHI systems nationwide are partnering with IDEXX, a worldwide leader in providing diagnostic tests and information for livestock and poultry. A special promotion on [Read More …]

New York State Farmers Donate More Than 34,000 Pounds of Milk, Beef and Produce to NYC Families in Need

The Northeast Dairy Producers Association (NEDPA) today announced that farms and co-ops located across Upstate New York have donated more than 34,000 pounds of milk, beef, fruit and vegetables to fellow New Yorkers in need. [Read More …]

Sweet and Salty Treats are on the Menu at Bruster’s Real Ice Cream in May

Bruster’s is continuing to operate and to comply with local health guidelines With the effects of Coronavirus (COVID-19) still top-of-mind, creating new routines and traditions can be restorative. And Bruster’s Real Ice Cream is committed [Read More …]

Content Now Available for Week Five of The Dairy Signal™

Professional Dairy Producers® – PDPW has released the speaker and content line up for week five of The Dairy Signal™. Developed by fellow dairy farmers from the PDPW Board of Directors, The Dairy Signal is [Read More …]

New PA Dairy Campaign Focuses on Dairy Farmers and Buying Local to Support Healthy Families and Vibrant Communities

Consumers Encouraged to “Choose PA Dairy” and PA Preferred® Dairy Products . Dairy is Largest Sector of State’s #1 Industry, Agriculture, But Demand Has Shifted Due to COVID-19 The Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association, launched a NEW [Read More …]

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Amidst Dairy Industry Struggles, Stewart’s Offers Relief to Local Dairy Producers and Customers

The dairy industry has been struggling for many years and recently COVID-19 has added additional pressure, forcing many producers to dump milk. Stewart’s dairy producers aren’t dumping milk; in fact, they’re receiving increased premiums and [Read More …]

Lallemand Animal Nutrition now accepting applications for sixth annual Forward scholarship

$14,000 will be awarded to five students in 2020, applications due Aug. 7 Lallemand Animal Nutrition is excited to offer, for the sixth consecutive year, the Lallemand Forward Scholarship for students pursuing degrees in agriculture. [Read More …]

Premier Select Sires Cooperative to Pass Nearly $1 Million in Added Benefits to Member-Customers

As producers face uncertainties and challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Premier Select Sires will offer a 7 percent credit on member-customer semen purchases through the months of May, June, and July 2020. Premier will [Read More …]

Dairy-Price Struggles Will Worsen Before They Get Better, Darigold’s Plagerman Says

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Lags in timing for milk payments have kept many dairy farmers from feeling the worst effects of the coronavirus crisis’s effects on their revenues – but that will soon change, said Leroy Plagerman, a dairy [Read More …]

Merck Animal Health Introduces Armatrex

Spray-on antimicrobial biosecurity solution for animal health operations Merck Animal Health (known as MSD Animal Health outside the United States and Canada) announces the launch of Armatrex™ – an EPA registered bacteriostatic spray-on antimicrobial solution [Read More …]

The Results Are In: PLC is the 2019 Program of Choice

May 6, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

A Review of the 2019 ARC and PLC Enrollment Decisions The deadline for farmers with base acres eligible for Title I commodity safety net programs was March 16. Farmers had the opportunity to make a [Read More …]

What Can Agriculture Learn During COVID-19

7 lessons for building a resilient farm business through technology It might seem too soon to consider the future of farming after Covid-19. If anything has occurred it has made it clear to all how [Read More …]

This Week in Dairy: Aidan Connolly Of Cainthus Talk About Building A More Resilient Farm Business

What can agriculture learn from COVID-19? CEO Aidan Connolly of the high tech firm Cainthus Speaks with Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News with some suggestions that can help us build more resilient businesses. See what [Read More …]

Neu-Hope Dairy in Indiana is “hitting the numbers with Ida”

In Indiana, Alex Neuenschwander farms around 1,100 cows with his brother Kip. As a true entrepreneur he was one of the first users of Ida. How did the technology step up profitability of his farm? [Read More …]

American Farmland Trust – Promotes Kris Reynolds to Midwest Regional Director

American Farmland Trust, the organization behind the national movement No Farms No Food®, announces the promotion of Kris Reynolds to Midwest Regional Director. In this role, Reynolds will lead AFT’s programs in Illinois and neighboring states, [Read More …]

DCHA webinar focuses on respiratory disease cost in dairy heifers

Join the Dairy Calf and Heifer Association for its May 21 webinar – “Economic Cost of Respiratory Disease in Dairy Replacement Heifers.” Starting at 2 p.m. Central time, Kevin Dhuyvetter, a technical consultant for Elanco [Read More …]

Preparing to Manage Barley Disease

Barley development is progressing, so remember to protect it from disease. An overcast and cool spring has kept small grains short in many areas, but that hasn’t stopped crop development. Some barley varieties are heading [Read More …]

An update on the food supply chain

Secretary Perdue paints a picture of the American food supply chain from farm to table This week’s episode of The Sonnyside of the Farm is all about the food supply chain. Secretary Sonny [Read More …]

California dairy farmers earn award

Partnership achieved reductions in water use, greenhouse gas emissions The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) is celebrating a unique industry partnership for earning a prestigious U.S. Dairy Sustainability Award. In an announcement by the Innovation [Read More …]

Pasture Species Selection by Animal Group

Pasture renovation and reseeding decisions must be based on type of stock grazing. Matching forage species, varieties and growth to forage needs of livestock is critical to reducing use of stored or purchased feeds. The [Read More …]

An open letter to the dairy industry

We are not alone in the challenges we face Dear Dairy Industry, On a recent Dairy Industry Conference Call, Dr. David Kohl, part-owner of Homestead Creamery in Wirtz, VA, and Professor Emeritus at Virginia Tech, [Read More …]

2021 Commodity Classic show floor opens May 11

Trade show space nearly sold out The 2021 Commodity Classic trade show floor opens to new exhibitors at 9:00 a.m. Central on Monday, May 11. Commodity Classic celebrates its 25th anniversary Mar. 4-6, 2021, at the [Read More …]

Virtual Dairy Nutrition & Management Conference