Year: 2020

The 2020 California Dairy Sustainability Summit is Moooving Virtual! November 5 & 6, 2020 Virtual Event California’s dairy families are leading the way in developing sustainable, planet-smart farming practices. Join us this November to gain [Read More …]

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Finalists selected for Pennsylvania Leopold Conservation Award

The award will be presented virtually during this winter Three finalists have been selected for the 2020 Pennsylvania Leopold Conservation Award®. Given in honor of renowned conservationist Aldo Leopold, the prestigious award recognizes farmers, ranchers [Read More …]

AFIA launches new Digital Dialogues series

The three-part webinar series will take place Oct. 13-15 for one hour each day The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) is bringing a new, online program to the animal food industry, offering industry leaders the [Read More …]

Improving management strategies for organic dairy herds

WCROC awarded $2.1 million for organic dairy research Organic dairy farmers will soon have additional resources for improving management strategies from the University of Minnesota (U of MN) certified organic dairy program located at the [Read More …]

Turkey Hill Clean Water Partnership Garners a $500,000 EPA Grant to Help Dairy Farmers Afford Conservation Improvements

The Turkey Hill Clean Water Partnership (THCWP) has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to fund on-farm conservation efforts within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Dairy farmer members of Maryland & [Read More …]

Dairy environmental workshops Sept. 23 & 24

Producer-led panels and farm field tours part of recurring event Learn first-hand the techniques and technologies dairy producers are incorporating on their farms to help protect Wisconsin’s water quality and environment when Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW), [Read More …]

Holstein America Broadcasts Sept. 24 on RFD-TV

On family farms and in rural places across America, dairy farmers share a goal of caring for their cows and families while supplying the world with quality milk and dairy products. Holstein America, the leading [Read More …]

IDFA and Blimling Announce “The Dairy Download,” a Podcast With Sharp Market and Policy Insights

Subscribe to The Dairy Download on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and Pandora The International Dairy Foods Association and Blimling and Associates are partnering to produce “The Dairy Download,” a new podcast for anyone [Read More …]

POSTPARTUM DISEASE AND DISORDERS IN DAIRY COWS MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH MEASURABLE CHANGES IN PERIPARTURIENT PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND METABOLIC PROFILES

Research in the Journal of Dairy Science® examines transition dairy cow health associated with first postpartum ovulation risk, metabolic status, milk production, rumination, and physical activity Postpartum disease and disorders may pose a threat to dairy cows, [Read More …]

Three-year Cleanfarms Project Focusing on Improving Ag Plastic Recycling

An innovative multi-year initiative that is helping to recover and recycle plastic used on farms will ramp up this fall, providing more Canadian farmers with opportunities to manage plastic waste in environmentally responsible ways. The [Read More …]

San Francisco 49ers Announce Clover Sonoma as Preferred Milk Partner

49ers add fellow beloved Bay Area brand as partner in dairy category with planned activations to include in store, online, and Spanish Radio Channel entitlement The San Francisco 49ers and Clover Sonoma, a third-generation family-owned [Read More …]

ADC Asks for Congressional Leadership to Stop the Bleeding Caused by the Pandemic

The American Dairy Coalition (ADC), along with more than 40 other agriculture-related associations, sent a letter to Congressional leadership requesting they replenish the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) in their upcoming continuing resolution. This fund has been [Read More …]

Core Power Adds Strawberry Flavor to Elite Line

Core Power® today announced Strawberry as the latest delicious flavor to join its growing collection of ready-to-drink high protein shakes in the Core Power Elite® line, which already includes Chocolate and Vanilla flavors. Designed for [Read More …]

College students urged to apply for On-Farm Internship Program

Dairy farms can also apply to host an intern next summer The 2021 On-Farm Internship program is now accepting applications for host farms and undergraduate students who are interested in gaining hands-on experience in dairy [Read More …]

Protecting Your Profits Webinar – Sept. 23

Review upcoming DMC and DRP deadlines during the monthly webinar The Center for Dairy Excellence invites dairy farm families and other dairy professionals to join its monthly “Protecting Your Profits” webinar on Wednesday, September 23 [Read More …]

New Partners Move Discovery Park of America Closer to One Million Dollar Goal for New Exhibit on Innovation in Agriculture

September 17, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

Discovery Park of America has announced new partners and more details for “AgriCulture: Innovating for Our Survival,” a permanent exhibit dedicated to telling the story of innovation in agriculture. The exhibit will open Dec. 5, [Read More …]

All Breeds Blog

Making the most of manure

Not a liability – it’s an asset! Manure is not a liability, it’s an asset. As livestock and cash grain margins narrow for the foreseeable future, producers should start viewing manure with the rose-colored glasses [Read More …]

The ins & outs of COVID-19 testing for farms and farm workers

11 a.m., EST, September 22 As farms enter peak harvest season, the possibility of a second wave of coronavirus and “cluster” outbreaks among farmworkers looms. Farm owners and workers have the opportunity to get up-to-date, [Read More …]

Climate neutrality within reach for California dairy sector

Researchers from the University of California-Davis (UC-Davis) are rethinking methane and showing that climate neutrality is within reach for the California dairy sector. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that is 25-28 times stronger than [Read More …]

DairyVoice Podcast 26 features Steve Maddox of California on his innovative management and diversified farming operations

The Maddox family of California is widely known in dairy. In DairyVoice episode 26, Steve Maddox talks with Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News about their quality cattle, innovative management and diversified farming operations. He [Read More …]

New KUHN VB 7100 Series Round Baler

Kuhn North America, Inc. is very excited to introduce the new KUHN VB 7100 Series round balers. The KUHN VB 7160 4×5 and VB 7190 4×6 round balers set a new standard in round baling. [Read More …]

ARM & HAMMER Hires Ruminant Account Manager

Arm & Hammer Animal and Food Production announces the hire of Brian Simas as ruminant account manager for California and Arizona. Simas is responsible for field sales of products in the dairy and beef product [Read More …]

Dairy Forum 2021 to Feature Peter Diamandis: Chairman, Singularity University

With the message for companies of “evolve or die,” Peter Diamandis is a dynamic, inspirational speaker who provides real value to his audience by showing them how to drive breakthrough thinking. Based on the success [Read More …]

Farm Bill Programs At Risk Without Immediate CCC Replenishment

For decades the Commodity Credit Corporation, with authorities granted by Congress, has provided funding to stabilize and support farm income and commodity prices through programs related to commodity and income support, conservation, export promotion, international [Read More …]

Farmers Ask Polk County Board to Obey the Law or Face Costly & Criminal Consequences

Venture Dairy Cooperative (VDC), Wisconsin Dairy Alliance (WDA), and Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC), and the thousands of farmers and businesses tied to Wisconsin agriculture they collectively represent, are speaking out against the proposed ordinances [Read More …]

American Agri-Women Support Affordable and Nutritious Food for Families

American Agri-Women (AAW) recognizes the importance of their members and schools during this pandemic year. AAW appreciates their work in keeping the agriculture chains moving and making sure families are continually being fed. AAW members [Read More …]

New Penn Vet webinar series invites farmers, industry to participate in sustainable agriculture discussions

A new virtual symposium series presented by the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet), in collaboration with PennPraxis, the community engagement arm at the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design, [Read More …]

Lactalis Group Announces Agreement To Acquire Kraft Heinz’s Natural Cheese Division

Combination Will Create Important New Opportunities for Expansion, Product Innovation,and Positive Community and Employee Impacts Lactalis Group (“Lactalis”), the world’s leading dairy group, today has entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition by its [Read More …]

American Dairy Consumption Reaches All-Time High

Cheese, Butter and Yogurt Continue to Drive Growth for Dairy Industry Americans are turning to dairy products at a rate never seen before, according to the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS). New ERS data on [Read More …]

OCM Submits Comments on FTC “Made in the USA” Rule