Year: 2020

The Tesco Agri T-Jam, a start-up pitch competition held in partnership with the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit, is now open for applications. Now in its third year, the competition offers seed and early-stage agri-tech innovators [Read More …]

CAST Releases New Commentary on Economic Impacts of COVID-19 on Food and Agricultural Markets

The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) and the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) have partnered together on a new paper, Economic Impacts of COVID-19 on Food and Agricultural Markets. This publication contains [Read More …]

Merck Animal Health Announces $100 Million Investment in its DeSoto, Kansas, Manufacturing Operations

Facility Expansion and Enhancement Efforts Build Strength for the Future to Better Meet Customer Demand Merck Animal Health, a division of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., USA, today announced an investment of $100 million [Read More …]

TechMix Hires Hannah Burken

TechMix has hired Hannah Burken as a Research Technician. As TechMix continues to develop effective health and performance supplements for livestock, Hannah will be instrumental helping the TechMix innovations team with product prototypes and research [Read More …]

Dairy Defined: Cooperative Spirit Carrying Dairy Through Difficulties

There’s no way around this fact: The past three months brought a near-death experience for many dairy farm families across the U.S., even as consumers boosted support and the federal government showed it understands dairy’s [Read More …]

FieldMicro Launches World’s Most Advanced Farming Automation, Control and Monitoring System

June 30, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

Innovative Tech Brings Farming Into 21st Century Saving Farmers Time and Money; Partnership with John Deere Provides Insights into Equipment Farming finally meets 21st Century technology with today’s announcement of FieldMicro, an innovative automated agriculture [Read More …]

DairyAmerica, Inc. Appoints Patricia Smith as Chief Executive Officer

DairyAmerica, Inc. today announced the appointment of Patricia Smith as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective June 29, 2020. Smith brings a wealth of experience to this role, having served in a number of [Read More …]

Borden Dairy Approved for Sale to Capitol Peak Partners and KKR

A new, solvent Borden will continue employment for employees and service for customers Borden, one of America’s favorite dairy companies founded in 1857, today announced the start of a new chapter with Capitol Peak Partners [Read More …]

USDA, FDA release statement on food export restrictions

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and FDA Commissioner Stephen M. Hahn, M.D., issued the following statement regarding food export restrictions pertaining to COVID-19: “The United States understands the concerns of consumers here domestically and [Read More …]

UGA’s John Bernard honored by American Dairy Science Association

University of Georgia animal and dairy science Professor John Bernard has been named the winner of the 2020 Nutrition Professionals Inc. Applied Dairy Nutrition Award from the American Dairy Science Association (ADSA). Bernard, who joined [Read More …]

Agriculture groups collaborate for state fair

Three commodity organizations combine to have a presence serving food during 4-H show While the traditional Indiana State Fair will not take place, a modified Indiana State Fair 4-H Livestock Competition has prompted three Indiana [Read More …]

Holstein Association USA Presents James and Nina Burdette the 2020 Elite Breeder Award

The 2020 Holstein Association USA Elite Breeder award winners are James and Nina Burdette of Windy Knoll View Farm in Mercersburg, Pa. The Windy Knoll View prefix is synonymous with Registered Holsteins® with outstanding conformation. [Read More …]

Bayer to resolve Roundup litigation

Resolution will bring closure to approximately 75% of the current Roundup litigation Bayer announced today a series of agreements that will substantially resolve major outstanding Monsanto litigation, including U.S. Roundup™ product liability litigation, dicamba drift [Read More …]

Negative PPDs to Offset Milk Price Rally

De-Pooling of Milk Also Likely Approximately 80% of the milk in the U.S. is marketed and pooled on Federal Milk Marketing Orders. FMMOs ensure the orderly marketing of milk through end-product pricing formulas, minimum price [Read More …]

CWT Assists with 2.1 Million Pounds of Dairy Product Export Sales

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) member cooperatives accepted ten offers of export assistance from CWT that helped them capture sales contracts for 1.455 million pounds (660 metric tons) of whole milk powder and 632,727 pounds (287 [Read More …]

Edge supports students with $1,000 scholarships

College-bound recipients stand out for academics, leadership, passion for agriculture Two young adults are getting help from Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative to follow their dreams in agriculture. Edge has awarded $1,000 education scholarships to Hailey [Read More …]

Wisconsinites Kurt and Sarah Loehr Honored as Holstein Association USA’s 2020 Distinguished Young Holstein Breeders

Kurt and Sarah Loehr of Eden, Wisconsin are the winners of the 2020 Distinguished Young Holstein Breeder award. The Loehrs’ cattle are registered under the Forest-Ridge prefix. The prefix had humble beginnings in 2003, [Read More …]

Fireworks Boomed on LaSalle Street a Week Ahead of Schedule

T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week ending June 26, 2020 The fireworks boomed on LaSalle Street a week ahead of schedule. CME spot Cheddar blocks rocketed to an all-time high at $2.81 per pound. Then [Read More …]

FFA to host virtual National FFA Convention & Expo

Organization also extended its contract with the host city of Indianapolis from 2031 to 2033 The National FFA Organization has announced that the 2020 National FFA Convention & Expo will be held virtually. The organization [Read More …]

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Erie County Ag Society to introduce elite dairy cattle show

The North American Open Dairy Cattle Show is planned for this October The Erie County Agricultural Society is proud to announce the newly established North American Open Dairy Cattle Show this October on the Fairgrounds [Read More …]

Actions support NY dairy industry during Dairy Month

Nourish New York initiative has helped redistribute over 5,000,000 pounds of milk New York State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball today highlighted several actions the Department has taken in support of New York State’s dairy [Read More …]

Staging Soybeans – Early Considerations

June 29, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

With many fields of soybeans actively growing, there is some general information one needs to become familiar with what the plant is going through. This article will discuss how to growth stage soybeans in the [Read More …]

Patsy Gifford Receives Holstein Association USA’s 2020 Distinguished Leadership Award

The 2020 Distinguished Leadership Award honoree is Patricia Gifford of Groton, N.Y. Patsy’s unselfish leadership has motivated young Holstein enthusiasts to set goals, achieve them, and work to create new ones. Simply put, she inspires [Read More …]

New Speakers part of the Week 13 Line-up 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 thirteen of The Dairy Signal™ will feature two new presenters from Dairy Farmers of [Read More …]

Boost body condition and milk components with supplemental fat

Newly reformulated Purina® PROPEL® Energy+ Balance supplement offers dairy farmers a cost-effective way to provide supplemental fat. Want a better way to boost cow body condition and your herd’s milk fat production? Supplemental dietary fat [Read More …]

Tap Into the Power of E-Commerce for Milk and More!

Tuesday, June 30, 2020 | 1:00 p.m. Eastern Dear Dairy Community, The COVID-19 pandemic is fundamentally changing the way consumers purchase, store and consume food and beverages. As consumers look for ways to limit trips [Read More …]

Ohio May milk production up slightly

Dairy herds in Ohio produced 476 million pounds of milk during May Dairy herds in Ohio produced 476 million pounds of milk during May, up 0.4 percent from a year ago, according to Cheryl Turner, [Read More …]

Chobani & Cornell announce first class of Chobani Scholars