Year: 2020

To help mitigate the use of antibiotics in animals NovaQuest Capital Management LLC, a leading investor in life sciences and healthcare, announced a $20 million (USD) product financing agreement with Mileutis Ltd., an Israeli biopharmaceutical [Read More …]

Dairy farmers to Trudeau Government: “A promise is a promise”

Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) will hold a virtual press conference to voice their concern at the lack of action on the Trudeau government’s oft-repeated commitment to compensate dairy farmers for the impact of the [Read More …]

Dairy votes crucial to 2020 elections – Dairy Defined

According to political forecasting website fivethirtyeight.com, Pennsylvania is currently rated as the most likely “tipping point” state in this year’s presidential election – the one most likely to put a presidential candidate past 270 electoral [Read More …]

Calf Milk Replacer Market is expected to exhibit a significant value CAGR of over 5%

Over the forecasted period of 2020 to 2030 Calf milk replacers are emerging beneficial for calf nutrition in the livestock industry, owing to their nutritional composition, which is needed for the healthy growth of calves. [Read More …]

Vermont Creamery Declares the Official Start of the Homemade Holiday Season

Homemade Holiday Campaign Brings Resurgence of Crafting, Recipes and Handcrafted Gifts Vermont Creamery, makers of consciously crafted dairy, announced the official opening of the Homemade Holiday Season, today unveiling plans to spread cheese and cheer [Read More …]

Dairy Heifer Growth and Development

The Dairy Heifer Growth and Development webinar will explain the importance of monitoring the growth and development of dairy heifers for meeting industry benchmarks, making culling decisions, and the overall economic impacts on your farm. [Read More …]

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NMC transitions its annual meeting to virtual format

Milk quality group to offer top-notch, thought-provoking presentations New Prague, MN (October 16, 2020) – Given the continued global health impact of COVID-19, the National Mastitis Council (NMC) board of directors approved presenting its annual [Read More …]

Online Feeder School

Two-part online program offered by CCE and PRO-DAIRY presented in separate English and Spanish sessions The Online Feeder School is a two-part educational program for farmers, employees, and agriservice professionals who work as or with [Read More …]

Madison Co. NY farm honored with Dairy of Distinction award

Since its establishment, there have been few farms awarded with the Dairy of Distinction Award. This prestigious award, which was established in 1983, recognizes dairy owners and operators who have attractive, well-kept farms that promote [Read More …]

Indiana October Crop Production report

Indiana corn and soybean yields are forecasted to be record highs Indiana corn and soybean yields are forecasted to be record highs, according to USDA NASS, Great Lakes Region. The October Crop Production Report is [Read More …]

Prairie Farms Cream Cheese Named Grand Champion at NCCIA Cheese Contest

Prairie Farms Cheese Division ‘Caves of Faribault’ also finishes strong with St. Pete’s Select® Prairie Farms Cream Cheese produced at Luana, Iowa was named Grand Champion of the North Central Cheese Industries Association annual cheese [Read More …]

Spot Cheddar Markets Sprint Uphill And Barrels Set The Pace

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending October 16, 2020 The spot Cheddar markets once again sprinted straight uphill, and barrels set the pace. They finished today at $2.205 per pound, up another 15ȼ. [Read More …]

Updated State and County Economic Contribution of Agriculture Data Is Now Available Through KDA

Agriculture Exports Hold Steady The Kansas Department of Agriculture has recently updated its interactive map of Kansas, showing the economic contribution of agriculture across the state. Located on the KDA website, this interactive resource can [Read More …]

Insight FS using new tech to boost farm efficiency

Insight FS is creating new digital tools for farmers to improve their management systems With pressures increasing every day on farms across the Midwest to become more efficient and sustainable, Insight FS is creating new [Read More …]

Avoid the hidden costs of beef on dairy

With a well-planned strategy, utilizing beef on dairy breeding leads to genetic progress, manageable heifer inventories and valuable crossbred calves. However, choosing the wrong beef sires can do more harm than good. So, what should [Read More …]

Tillamook Announces $1.6 Million Donation to Preserve Farming in America

The Contribution is the Largest Gift Ever Donated to American Farmland Trust In September, Tillamook County Creamery Association announced it would contribute 10% of Tillamook product sales during the month to help financially struggling farmers as part of its [Read More …]

Compeer Financial elects Board of Directors

Cade, Holmgren and Peters reelected to Compeer Financial board Compeer Financial, a member-owned Farm Credit cooperative serving Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin, is pleased to announce the results of its 2020 board of directors election. Member-owners [Read More …]

Behind the Scenes of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans

October 28, 2020 | 11:00am EST IDFA is pleased to offer an exclusive webinar with Dr. Barbara Schneeman, chair of the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC). Dr. Schneeman and her colleagues on the DGAC [Read More …]

Food Union Focuses on Growth with New Export Markets for Ice-Cream and Curd Snacks in Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan

Leading dairy producer Food Union, renowned for creating dairy and ice cream products in the Baltics, announced today an expansion of popular brands Ekselence, Pols and Lakto as exports into three East Asian markets – Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan. Exports [Read More …]

Looking to 2021, all dairy farmers should sign up for DMC

DMC is designed to promote stable revenues and protect against financial catastrophe a farmer’s milk With the ongoing COVID-19 crisis teaching hard lessons on risk management throughout agriculture, and with dairy margins expected to be [Read More …]

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University of Georgia closes Tifton Dairy Research Center

Since 1998, UGA faculty have utilized these facilities to conduct research After several years of battling low milk prices, changes in administrators and recent state budget cuts from COVID-19, the vacuum pumps at the University [Read More …]

Learn more about rumen development in dairy calves

Webinar is free to all participants, registration closes on October 29 Dairy producers and other agriculture industries are invited to join Penn State Extension for the Rumen Development in the Dairy Calf webinar at 11 [Read More …]

Dairy Innovation Hub releases first annual report

Report reflects progress and activities from initial funding approval through June 2020 The Dairy Innovation Hub has released its first annual report that reflects progress and activities from initial funding approval by the Wisconsin Legislature [Read More …]

Animal Protein Reaches Inflection Point as Threats Emerge

For the last half century, U.S. animal agriculture has focused primarily on improving productivity, efficiency and throughput, resulting in increasing supplies of commodities that have helped assure a safe, abundant U.S. food supply and growing [Read More …]

Registration open for NMPF Annual Meeting

OCT. 27-28, 2020 Registration is open for the joint annual meeting of the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB) and the United Dairy Industry Association (UDIA) that will be held [Read More …]

Reviewing State-Level Farm Economic Conditions