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CDR performing innovative cheese studies

August 10, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

CDR is an important educator and examines cheese shelf life In an episode of the Dairy Stream podcast, the Center for Dairy Research (CDR) at the University of Wisconsin – one of the nation’s premier [Read More …]

California State Judge Rules Against Stop QIP

August 10, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

On July 31 after a one-day court hearing in Sacramento, Calif., a state supreme court judge has ruled against the Stop QIP group that is seeking to immediately abolish the California milk quota program. The [Read More …]

Coronavirus Trade Data: Four Months In

August 10, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

USDA’s import and export trade data for June 2020, released Wednesday, provides important insight into the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on U.S. farm products. While the first stay-at-home orders didn’t begin until mid-March, concerns [Read More …]

You can put a price on protecting rangelands

August 10, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

As California continues to respond to the challenges of COVID-19, some people are cautiously venturing out into the state’s abundance of open spaces, while hopefully wearing masks, maintaining social distancing and practicing other safe behaviors. [Read More …]

Farm Bankruptcies Slow, More Aid Needed

August 10, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

June 2020 Data Shows an 8% Increase in Farm Bankruptcies Though Chapter 12 family farm bankruptcies during the first half of 2020 slowed to 284 filings, down 10 filings from the first half of 2019, [Read More …]

IDFA Encourages Trump Administration to ‘Stay the Course’ in U.S.-Kenya Negotiations

August 7, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

In a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer regarding trade negotiations between the governments of the United States and Kenya, the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) said a U.S.-Kenya agreement has the potential to [Read More …]

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Dairy support grant applications due Aug. 14

August 7, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Grants are available to dairy farms and processing plants in the five states The Dairy Business Innovation Alliance (DBIA) is putting out a final reminder that grant applications for the 2020 grant program are due [Read More …]

USDA: Farm production expenditures up >1%

August 7, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Midwest region contributed the most to U.S. total expenditures Farm production expenditures in the United States are estimated at $357.8 billion for 2019, up from $354.0 billion in 2018. The 2019 total farm production expenditures [Read More …]

Pennsylvania Dairy Future Commission releases final report

August 7, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Issues of concern, action items offer roadmap for sustainable, vibrant dairy industry Through a global pandemic with unprecedented challenges for an industry deemed essential, the Pennsylvania Dairy Future Commission has completed its mission to review [Read More …]

Benjamin Houlton named dean of Cornell CALS

August 7, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Houlton succeeds Kathryn Boor, who will become dean of the Graduate School Benjamin Z. Houlton, director of the John Muir Institute of the Environment and professor of global environmental studies at the University of California, [Read More …]

Imperial Valley Ag community helps farmworkers crossing border with PPE

August 7, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

As we continue to adapt to the new limitations as a result of COVID-19, agriculture has been classified as an essential service and the Imperial Valley has continued to farm. A majority part of the [Read More …]

Dairy Farmers Deserve a Voice and a Vote on Policy That Impacts Their Farms

August 7, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Modified Bloc Voting Could Give it to Them As the dairy industry begins to have more in-depth conversations about modernizing milk pricing and the antiquated Federal Milk Marketing Order system, it is important to examine [Read More …]

Cathedral City Cheese Comes to Canada

August 7, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

A leading cheese manufacturer and fluid milk and cream processor in Canada, Saputo is pleased to announce the launch of Cathedral City, The UK’s favourite cheese brand1, which is now on sale in 500 stores [Read More …]

MSU researchers receive grants to study dairy cattle health

August 7, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

$500K grants will be used to study BLV, dairy cow reproduction Two Michigan State University (MSU) Department of Animal Science researchers have each received $500,000 grants from USDA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) for research related [Read More …]

New York Board issues RFP for dairy promotion projects

August 7, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The DPO Advisory Board met on July 27 to discuss its priorities and goals for 2021 The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets today announced that the Dairy Promotion Order (DPO) Advisory Board [Read More …]

Understanding Rumination and Technologies to Monitor Rumination Behavior in Cattle

August 6, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The rumination process allows animals to eat forages and other high fiber feeds that are not be able to be eaten by humans and other non-ruminant animals. Introduction to Rumination Cattle, sheep, deer, and similar [Read More …]

Emerging Minnesota farmers can receive help getting started

August 6, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Microloan program doubles maximum loan amount to $20,000 A loan program designed to help nontraditional farmers start or expand their businesses is doubling the maximum amount that Emerging Farmers can borrow. The Pilot Agricultural Microloan Program [Read More …]

Modernizing rural water & wastewater infrastructure

August 6, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Funding will improve rural water infrastructure for 467,000 rural Americans in 44 states The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $462 million to modernize critical drinking water (PDF, 367 [Read More …]

New Molecular Technologies Are Making Problem Solving Faster and More Effective

August 6, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Wednesday, August 12 | 1:00 p.m. Eastern New molecular technologies are moving from government and academic research labs to more practical applications that can be used routinely by industry. Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) has seen [Read More …]

DMC Monthly Margin Gain Shatters Record on Historic Price Surge

August 6, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program saw by far the biggest margin increase in its history in June, jumping $4.61 per cwt. from May to $9.99 per cwt. The gain was more than double the [Read More …]

OCM Calls for Department of Justice to Halt JBS Purchase

August 6, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Ag Group cites possible antitrust violations and calls for investigation Yesterday the Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM) sent a letter to Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim of the Antitrust Division of the United States Department [Read More …]

Joel Hastings interviews John D. E. Roberts of Vermont on his history, farm, and the environment

August 6, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Advocating for farmers and improving the environment in Vermont is the work of the Champlain Valley Farmer Coalition. Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness spoke with John D. E. Roberts, recently named Executive Director after a long [Read More …]

Cornell Nutrition Conference

August 6, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

October 19 – 22, 2020 For 82 years, the Cornell Nutrition Conference has provided industry leading research and information across the spectrum of animal nutrition to feed industry professionals and nutritional consultants. Due to the [Read More …]

Farmworker Pandemic Safety Campaign Launched

August 6, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The California Farmworker Foundation has launched a new campaign, La Seguridad Empieza con Usted, which translates to Safety Starts with You, to help the farmworker community stay safe through the pandemic by providing encouragement for [Read More …]

Armor Animal Health™ Announces Virtual Dairy Expo Event

August 6, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The team at Armor Animal Health announced today they will be hosting a 2020 Virtual Dairy Expo Event. Armor teamed up with their vendor partners to bring World Dairy Expo fans a week filled with [Read More …]

REAL CALIFORNIA MILK INNOVATION COMPETITION TAKES ON SNACKING WITH THE LAUNCH OF THE 2020 SNACKCELERATOR

August 6, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Global snacking obsession drives California Milk Advisory Board’s second dairy product startup competition The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) announced today the return of its dairy product innovation competition with the launch of the Real [Read More …]

Month: August 2020

CDR performing innovative cheese studies

California State Judge Rules Against Stop QIP

Coronavirus Trade Data: Four Months In

You can put a price on protecting rangelands

Farm Bankruptcies Slow, More Aid Needed

IDFA Encourages Trump Administration to ‘Stay the Course’ in U.S.-Kenya Negotiations

Dairy support grant applications due Aug. 14

USDA: Farm production expenditures up >1%

Pennsylvania Dairy Future Commission releases final report

Benjamin Houlton named dean of Cornell CALS

Imperial Valley Ag community helps farmworkers crossing border with PPE

Dairy Farmers Deserve a Voice and a Vote on Policy That Impacts Their Farms

Cathedral City Cheese Comes to Canada

MSU researchers receive grants to study dairy cattle health

New York Board issues RFP for dairy promotion projects

Understanding Rumination and Technologies to Monitor Rumination Behavior in Cattle

Emerging Minnesota farmers can receive help getting started

Modernizing rural water & wastewater infrastructure

New Molecular Technologies Are Making Problem Solving Faster and More Effective

DMC Monthly Margin Gain Shatters Record on Historic Price Surge

OCM Calls for Department of Justice to Halt JBS Purchase

Joel Hastings interviews John D. E. Roberts of Vermont on his history, farm, and the environment

Cornell Nutrition Conference

Farmworker Pandemic Safety Campaign Launched

Armor Animal Health™ Announces Virtual Dairy Expo Event

REAL CALIFORNIA MILK INNOVATION COMPETITION TAKES ON SNACKING WITH THE LAUNCH OF THE 2020 SNACKCELERATOR

Trade Gives Dairy Something to Cheer About

DBA and Edge ‘Policy Picnics’ connect dairy farmers with key issues

Farm Credit East announces support for farmers’ markets

Dairy Future Commission to discuss Pa dairy industry during live webinar

Dietary crude protein: how low can we go thanks to the amino acid balancing concept in dairy cows?

Why Herd Immunity Matters to Your Dairy

What If You Could?

Cover Crops After Corn Silage