Month: November 2020

Unhappily, the short answer is “no” With Nov-2020 Class III milk prices flirting with those seen in Sept-2014 ($24.60), we need to ask how will Nov-2020 USDA prices compare to those during the last boom? [Read More …]

Starbucks’ Howard Joins The Center for Food Integrity Board

Jacquelyn Howard, vice president of food supply chain sourcing for The Starbucks Coffee Company, is the newest addition to The Center for Food Integrity (CFI) board of directors. Howard joins the 22-member board, which represents [Read More …]

Farm Management Update Meeting

The webinar will be held on November 12, 2020 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm A lot can happen in a year. Join the UW-Madison Division of Extension to unpack 2020 and proactively plan for 2021 [Read More …]

Save the date for virtual Pennsylvania Dairy Summit

Emerge with the virtual conference on February 8-11, 2021 The 2021 Pennsylvania Dairy Summit will be held virtually on February 8-11, 2021 in response to ongoing public health concerns and limitations around hosting large events [Read More …]

Dairy Defined: How NMPF pulled off a virtual cheese contest

The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted lives and transformed everything from schooling and shopping habits to … cheese contests. It’s not something most people think about, but in a time of social distancing and curtailed travel, [Read More …]

A New Era of Smarter Food Safety: The Intersection of Food Safety and Data Science

Nov 12th 1:00 pm ET Webinar, 1-hour In today’s unpredictable world, it’s more important than ever for dairy processors to understand the impact data can have on everything from product inception to supply chain quality. [Read More …]

Webinar series to help Ohio dairy farmers

Three-part webinar series is Nov. 5, 17, and 24 from noon to 1 p.m. Dairy producers in Ohio and across the country have faced a turbulent year for milk prices, input costs, and income. Like [Read More …]

Jersey Learning Center Released by USJersey

The American Jersey Cattle Association is excited to announce the release of the Jersey Learning Center. It is a comprehensive website designed to make managing your Registered Jersey herd more efficient through the use of [Read More …]

PSU Extension hosts transition cow management webinar series in Spanish

Registration closes on November 15 Dairy producers and farm employees are invited to join Penn State Extension for the Transition Cow Management webinar series, which will be done in Spanish. The second webinar will discuss [Read More …]

Showcasing Dairy and the Power of Resilience

A recent episode of Midwest Dairy’s Dairy on the Air podcast – Showcasing Dairy and the Power of Resilience – features an in-depth discussion with Olympic track & field star and gold medalist Morolake Akinosun. This [Read More …]

Farm Credit East & USDA present webinar on CFAP-2

The webinar will be held on Friday, November 6 at 11 a.m. Join Farm Credit East and representatives of the United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency for a discussion of the second round [Read More …]

A New Era of Smarter Food Safety: The Intersection of Food Safety and Data Science

November 12, 2020 | 1:00 p.m. Eastern In today’s unpredictable world, it’s more important than ever for dairy processors to understand the impact data can have on everything from product inception to supply chain quality. [Read More …]

Efficient dairy data exchange the focus of a new international network

The largest ever international dairy data partnership was launched in October 2020. It brings together milk recording organizations and national databases across 13 countries. The International Dairy Data Exchange (iDDEN) represents approximately 200,000 dairy herds, [Read More …]

Harvest Price Option Triggers for Soybeans, Corn and Cotton

Reviewing 2020 Crop Insurance Prices and Coverage Adverse weather prior to and during harvest and the strong pace of export sales have pushed harvest prices for soybeans, corn and cotton crop insurance policies higher than [Read More …]

Big Wins for Prairie Farms at 2020 NMPF Cheese Contest

Prairie Farms brings home 13 awards including four 1st Place finishes A best-in-class cheeses tradition continues at Prairie Farms following a contest leading 13 awards presented to its plants at the 2020 National Milk Producers [Read More …]

All Breeds Blog

CowManager Launches New Nutrition Module

Identifies cows at risk weeks prior to calving and gives insights into feed and transition CowManager® launches a new Nutrition module that provides actionable insights regarding feed and transition management on dairy farms. The module [Read More …]

Jim Mulhern Remarks at NMPF/NDB/UDIA Joint Annual Meeting

Editor’s Note: This is a lightly edited transcript of remarks made Oct. 27. Good afternoon, and good morning to all of you joining us in the West. Let me add my thanks to you for [Read More …]

Dairy Heifer Economics Webinar

Join us for a webinar on the economics of raising dairy heifers. WHEN: Fri., Nov. 20, 2020 (11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET) REGISTRATION DEADLINE: November 19, 2020 11:59 a.m. The Dairy Heifer Economics webinar will explore [Read More …]

CDFA awards funding for dairy methane reduction projects

Projects will reduce an estimated 191,360 metric tons of greenhouse gases per year The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) announced that it has awarded nearly $25.4 million in grant funding to methane reduction [Read More …]

Historic 93rd National FFA Convention & Expo wraps

There were more than 217,415 viewers and participants of the event The 93rd National FFA Convention & Expo may have been held virtually this year, but numbers indicate that many members across the country enjoyed [Read More …]

Revenue and Profit of Dairy Giant Yili Up in the First Three Quarters of 2020

On October 29, Yili, the Asian dairy giant, posted RMB 73.77 billion in revenue and RMB 6.044 billion in net profit for the first three quarters of 2020, a solid year-on-year increase of 7.42% and [Read More …]

As harvest season wraps up, take time to take inventory of calves

Farmers find themselves adding more and more items to their already long list of “rainy day” chores Over the past several weeks, farmers have been busy harvesting crops and getting their fields ready for the [Read More …]

How and why to start with cover crops

Conservation practice benefits environment and bottom line A recent episode of the Dairy Stream podcast featured an in-depth discussion about cover crops and their benefits to soil health, water quality and farm finances. Dairy Stream [Read More …]

American Butter Institute Names AMPI’s Reece President

Marshall Reece, Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Associated Milk Producers Inc. of New Ulm, MN, has been named the new president of the American Butter Institute, gaining the position during the organization’s [Read More …]

Zoetis Focuses on Helping U.S. Beef and Dairy Producers Strengthen Herd Health for Business Health

Zoetis honors the unique, 2-way relationship between cattle and humans The bond between farmers and ranchers and their cattle is undeniable and time-honored. It is a deep-rooted commitment fueled by passion to care for their [Read More …]

American Farmland Trust Shares Economic and Environmental Tool Kit to Quantify Soil Health Benefits

Government and private sector conservationists can use the comprehensive set of resources to produce their own case studies featuring “soil health successful” farmers in their area. Today, American Farmland Trust, the organization that for 40 [Read More …]

Land O’Lakes, Inc. delivers strong third quarter 2020

Company reports $54 million year-over-year earnings increase Land O’Lakes, Inc. today reported net sales of $2.9 billion and net earnings of $66 million for the third quarter ending September 30, 2020, compared with net sales [Read More …]

AFIA honors Braman for service

American Feed Industry Association Distinguished Service Award The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) honored William (Bill) Braman, Ph.D., PAS, formerly of Chr. Hansen Animal Health and Nutrition, with its 2020 Distinguished Service Award for his [Read More …]

News

Dairy farmer-owned co-op’s Aged Asiago tops national contest

For the second year in a row, the cheesemakers of Associated Milk Producers Inc. (AMPI) are bringing home the coveted Chairman’s Trophy following the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) Championship Cheese Contest. A hand-crafted Aged [Read More …]

DairyVoice Podcast features Jeff King of Kings Ransom Farm on breeding and managing his family’s business in these challenging times