Month: October 2020

Series is designed for dairy managers who supervise employees Dairy farm managers and other agricultural professionals are invited to join Penn State Extension for another installment of the Dairy Workforce Focus webinar series at 12 [Read More …]

NMPF Chair Mooney says dairy is meeting “biggest challenges of our lifetimes”

The extreme disruptions and financial upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have created real struggles for dairy producers – and the industry has responded by rising to an unprecedented occasion, said Randy Mooney, chairman of [Read More …]

Alltech launches global survey on gender equality within the food and agriculture industry

The survey is open to women and men working in any sector of the food supply chain Alltech believes that inclusion cultivates creativity and drives innovation. Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, [Read More …]

Dairy Market Report: October 2020

U.S. milk production is one of several key components of the dairy situation and outlook whose behavior in this unusual year has produced decidedly unique patterns of milk and dairy product prices in 2020. When [Read More …]

Lely North America Breaks Ground on New Campus

In 2019, Lely announced plans for its new North American campus, furthering its commitment to Pella, the state of Iowa and the dairy producers across North America. The groundbreaking ceremony took place October 22 at [Read More …]

Chobani Increases Starting Wage to At Least $15 Per Hour

As a result of this pay raise, Chobani’s average hourly rate at the company’s manufacturing plants will be roughly $19 an hour, more than double the federal minimum wage Chobani today announced the company’s starting [Read More …]

Re-launched NMPF “Farmer Focus” tells dairy’s story from those who know it best

On the eve of its first-ever virtual annual meeting, the National Milk Producers Federation today re-launched its “Farmer Focus” series spotlighting the hard-working dairy farmers who nourish the world, telling their stories in their own words and highlighting the [Read More …]

New Line-up of Speakers Announced for Week 30 of The Dairy Signal™

Free online episodes offer insights to help producers make informed decisions According to Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW), the line-up for week 30 of The Dairy Signal™ will feature several new speakers, Chris Schlechta, Safety and [Read More …]

Study shows air quality improving in the dairy state

Report confirms decreasing concentrations of most pollutants across the state Wisconsin’s air quality is improving. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) 2020 Air Quality Trends Report has been released and confirms decreasing concentrations of [Read More …]

USDA Authorizes $500 Million in New Round of Farmers to Families Food Box Program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today it is authorizing $500 million, as provided through the CARES Act, to support Round 4 of the Farmers to Families Food Box Program. The program is dedicated to purchasing [Read More …]

Join 500+ Industry Leaders Confirmed to Attend the California Dairy Sustainability Summit

Watch this 2.5 minute video featuring 12 of California’s family dairy farmers, for a sneak peek of some the world-leading sustainable dairy farm practices we will be discussing throughout the event. California’s dairy families are [Read More …]

New Rule Makes Enhancements to Environmental Quality Incentives Program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today released the final rule for its Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). The rule updates USDA’s flagship program as directed by the 2018 Farm Bill and integrates feedback from [Read More …]

Dairy supply management video to launch Oct. 28

The video premiere will be followed by a discussion with a farmer panel Wisconsin Farmers Union invites you to the premiere of our latest short video, “Supply Management and How It Can Save Our Rural [Read More …]

Reviewing 2020 CRP Enrollment

Average CRP Rental Rate Increases to $82 Per Acre USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program is one of the largest federally administered private land retirement programs. Under CRP, in exchange for annual rental payments ranging from $10 [Read More …]

Farm Credit East CEO briefs policymakers on ag credit conditions

Farm Credit East CEO Mike Reynolds, along with Farm Credit Council CEO Todd Van Hoose and Farm Credit Services of America CEO Mark Jensen, briefed policymakers today [Oct. 21st] on agricultural credit conditions. During this [Read More …]

USDA Stuns The Market With Dramatic September Surge In U.S. Milk Output

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending October 23, 2020 USDA stunned the market on Tuesday, reporting a dramatic surge in U.S. milk output last month. September milk output reached 18 billion pounds, [Read More …]

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Extend the grazing season to add value to cull cows

Using late-maturing clovers to extend the grazing season has more than just financial benefits Feed, especially during the wintertime, is the biggest cost of production for cow-calf operations. Therefore, we often see the cull cow [Read More …]

U.S. Custom Harvesters to Host Annual Convention in January

U.S. Custom Harvesters (USCHI) will host its 37th annual convention in Des Moines, Iowa, January 21-23, 2021. The convention will be an in-person event. For the first time in five years, the annual convention will [Read More …]

Providing students with the experiences they love and need – COVID-19 approved

Earlier this month, America’s oldest family-owned dairy farm, Minerva Dairy, let local high school students in on some of the family secrets of their nationwide butter brand. Adam Mueller and Venae Watts, siblings and fifth-generation [Read More …]

Dairy donations have win-win potential

Shirt sales support local food banks and the dairy community Hunger and food insecurity affects millions of Americans across the country. Dairy product donations to food banks offer a pipeline to move products from farm [Read More …]

Two part dairy goat nutrition webinar

AMTS expands The Nutritionist series adding two dairy goat webinars Agricultural Modeling and Training Systems, LLC (AMTS) will host two webinars focusing on Dairy Goat Nutrition in November and December. Targeting commercial Dairy Goat nutrition [Read More …]

Harnessing the Power of Online Consumer Engagement for Wisconsin Cheese

Virtual experiences and a sharp uptick in online shopping have boosted the popularity and success of the Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin led Cheeselandiaprogram. The program created an exciting new narrative about award-winning Wisconsin cheese when [Read More …]

Monetizing electricity produced by farm-based anaerobic digestion in New York

FACT SHEET SERIES LINK PRO-DAIRY Dairy Environmental Systems has produced a fact sheet series that summarizes the options for monetizing electricity produced by farm-based anaerobic digester (AD) systems in New York. The series walks through the [Read More …]

Roland Fumasi Named New Head of RaboResearch North America

Agribusiness researcher and economist leads team to serve Rabobank and Rabo AgriFinance clients Rabobank has appointed veteran food and agribusiness research analyst and economist Roland Fumasi to lead its RaboResearch Food & Agribusiness (F&A) team [Read More …]

Foremost Farms USA® Sells Preston Plant to Diversified Ingredients

Foremost Farms USA and Diversified Ingredients today announced that Foremost Farms plans to sell its Preston, Minnesota, manufacturing facility to Diversified Ingredients. The final closing on the sale will take place on or before Nov. [Read More …]

USDEC: U.S. Center for Dairy Excellence Opens in Singapore