Year: 2020

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending September 4, 2020 The cheese markets stand well below the summer peaks but have made a surprisingly quick return to the lofty elevations from a month ago. [Read More …]

USDA implements the OneRD Guarantee Loan Initiative

Deputy Under Secretary Brand: “USDA is committed to cutting red tape and streamlining investment” United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Bette Brand today announced that USDA is implementing the OneRD [Read More …]

California State Veterinarian Dr. Annette Jones honored by national Ag association

At the virtual annual meeting of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) today, top employees of three state departments of agriculture were honored for their service and achievements, including California State Veterinarian Dr. Annette [Read More …]

Funds available to update livestock operations

Apply by November 4, 2020 for Livestock Investment Grant Minnesota livestock farmers and ranchers seeking to improve their livestock operation are encouraged to apply for the Agricultural Growth, Research and Innovation (AGRI) Livestock Investment Grant [Read More …]

Dairy Innovation Hub funds projects at UW-Madison

Seven short term, high impact projects funded by Dairy Innovation Hub The University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) recently selected seven projects for funding through the Dairy Innovation Hub initiative. The [Read More …]

Cargill Announces White Heart Award Winners

Cargill is pleased to announce the three winners of their first White Heart Award contest, honoring the people who go above and beyond to support dairy farms. The award was launched in May, in connection [Read More …]

EPA supports technology to benefit America’s farmers

Public input sought on proposed regulatory streamlining for certain plant-incorporated protectants In another effort to remove barriers to innovation, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a rule that will streamline the regulation of [Read More …]

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Organic Valley appoints new Director of Sustainability

Nicole Rakobitsch will build a new centralized sustainability team, improve sustainability leadership Organic Valley has promoted Nicole Rakobitsch to director of sustainability, launching a new centralized department for the nation’s largest farmer-owned dairy cooperative. While [Read More …]

Amplimune receives regulatory approval in New Zealand

NovaVive Inc., an animal health immunobiology company, today announced that its immunotherapy for calf scours – Amplimune® – has received approval for sale in New Zealand by Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines (ACVM). Amplimune reduces the [Read More …]

Minerva Dairy Launches the Brand’s First-Ever 1-Pound Roll of Premium Butter

America’s oldest family-owned creamery releases its most-compact roll to date with distribution at major retailers In the name of consumer convenience, Minerva Dairy has launched a version of its legendary, hand-rolled butter in a smaller, [Read More …]

Rethinking Methane

UC Davis White Paper Re-Examines Methane’s Role in Climate Change, and How California Dairy Can Achieve Climate Neutrality Researchers from the University of California, Davis are rethinking methane and showing that climate neutrality is within [Read More …]

Introducing KUHN HR 1030 and 1040 Series Power Harrows

Kuhn North America, Inc., is pleased to introduce the HR 1030 and 1040 Series power harrows. These power harrows carry KUHN’s solid reputation into a new generation with updated features and even better performance. Building [Read More …]

Global Dairy Tech Start-up Spotlight Introduced to Industry

As dairy producers face challenges that are both different and greater than ever before, emerging dairy technology companies continue to step-up to the plate to meet the needs of producers. Since 1967, many new dairy [Read More …]

Register Now for “Introduction to Dairy Product Labeling”

October 14-15, 2020 | 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Eastern This two-session training opportunity will provide you and your staff with the essential information you need to produce compliant and effective labels for your products. Session [Read More …]

Farm Cash Receipts Forecasted to Hit a Decade-Low in 2020

Following a sharp downturn in many commodity prices following COVID-19, e.g., Coronavirus Sends Crop and Livestock Prices into a Tailspin, USDA’s most recent Farm Income Forecast, released Sept. 2, projects cash receipts from the sales of [Read More …]

Rural development center moves to Purdue

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Purdue is new home to North Central Regional Center for Rural Development For almost 50 years, the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development (NCRCRD), funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of [Read More …]

More than 51,000 classrooms sign up to Adopt a Cow

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Dairy industry encouraged to help bring dairy farming into more classrooms, homes With more than 51,000 classrooms and homes signed up for Discover Dairy’s “Adopt a Cow” program this school year, the Dairy Excellence Foundation [Read More …]

Tom Kestell challenge’s “status quo” thinking in dairy

With terrific production, a nearly 45,000-lb. herd average, high type, and over half the herd are Excellent cows, award winning dairyman Tom Kestell of Waldo, Wisconsin talks with Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News about making [Read More …]

Rural Orgs. Set Example of Success in Contrast to USDA Food Box Program

In response to the COVID-19 crisis and an attempt to address the triple threat of crop waste, rising food insecurity, and food industry lay-offs, a rural food hub and a local community organization joined forces [Read More …]

Dairy Strong conference going virtual

Dairy Business Association announces Jan. 19-21 dates, online format for event Dairy Strong, an annual conference that brings together farmers and a wide variety of others connected to the dairy community, will move to an [Read More …]

Research Centers Rise Up with Industrywide Assist During COVID Crisis

Milk disposal was one of the more unfortunate consequence of COVID-19 for the dairy community. The country’s economic shutdown caused a bottleneck at plants as restaurants and other normally reliable channels were closed for business, [Read More …]

Yield Adjustment Factor in Dairy Revenue Protection

There are a lot of great things about Dairy Revenue Protection (DRP) program and I am generally a fan of it to help dairy farmers hedge their milk price risk. One of the complicated factors [Read More …]

Transition Cow Stress: Are You Part of the Problem?

Intermittent stress is part of any dairy cow’s daily life. But transition cows are especially vulnerable to additional stressors that can cause major disruptions to their health, welfare, productivity and ultimately your bottom line. Cows [Read More …]

USDA Proposes RFID Tags as Only Official ID for U.S. Beef and Dairy Cattle

USDA is considering whether to no longer approve visual-only ear tags as Official Identification (i.e. metal “clip tags” would no longer be considered official identification). Official ID would require an RFID component. This change would [Read More …]

Throw Me to the Wolves

John Ellsworth I recently read a quote from the famous playwright & philosopher Seneca that stated: “Throw me to the wolves, and I will return leading the pack.” As we discussed in my last article, [Read More …]

CALVING TRAITS 2.0 – Reevaluating your Dairy’s Strategy for Calving Traits