Year: 2020

In the film “Julie & Julia,” author and blogger Julie Powell writes, “The day there’s a meteorite heading toward the earth and we have 30 days to live, I am going to spend it eating [Read More …]

Ag Leadership Under Biden Becomes Clearer

In the month since the presidential election was called, there’s been widespread speculation in agricultural circles about who President-elect Joe Biden might nominate to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Several names were floated, [Read More …]

Problem Solvers Caucus Releases Outline of COVID Relief Package

Today, the Problem Solvers Caucus released an outline of their $908 billion coronavirus relief package. Though no text language has been released, this is a first look at what they look to outline section by section in the [Read More …]

Statement from Michael Dykes, D.V.M., IDFA President and CEO, on Expected Nomination of Katherine Tai as U.S. Trade Representative

Michael Dykes, D.V.M., president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association, released the following statement today on President-elect Joe Biden’s expected nomination of Katherine Tai to serve as U.S. Trade Representative. “IDFA welcomes the [Read More …]

Veronique Lagrange Appointed Director of California Dairy Innovation Center

New CDIC Director to Lead Product-Oriented Innovation for California Dairy Industry in Collaboration with Industry and Academia The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB), the marketing order representing California dairy producers, announced on Dec. 9 the [Read More …]

ADSA, ASAS, and PSA release 4th Edition Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Research and Teaching

The American Dairy Science Association® (ADSA®), the American Society of Animal Science (ASAS), and the Poultry Science Association (PSA) are pleased to announce that we are releasing the 4th edition of the Guide for the [Read More …]

Class III Markets Came Roaring Back This Week

Class III Markets Came Roaring Back This Week The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending December 11, 2020 February through December contracts posted life-of-contract highs, a sign of health and good cheer. After losing [Read More …]

Surging Feed Prices Will Challenge the U.S. Animal Protein Sector’s Recovery

Livestock producers will face more feed cost inflation next year than they have in a decade, challenging their ability to recover from a difficult, volatile 2020 The U.S. animal protein sector is expected to face [Read More …]

Triple-Digit Online Sales Puts Cheese at the Top of Everyone’s Wish List This Year

While 2020 brought many challenges, it also brought with it a return to comfort. Online sales for lounge wear and streaming services are at an all-time high, and when it comes to comfort food, cheese [Read More …]

PMMB quick action leads to resolution of payment demands

The Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board, working with the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office and ASK LLP, has developed declarations to respond to avoidance claim settlement offers received by Pennsylvania dairy farmers and milk haulers. The declarations, [Read More …]

Edge applauds USTR action on Canada dairy quotas

USTR said it is officially pursuing consultations with Canada Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, one of the largest dairy co-ops in the country, issued a statement after an announcement by the Office of the U.S. Trade [Read More …]

IDFA Applauds U.S. Government Announcement of TRQ Consultations with Canada

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) today applauded the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) for announcing that it is initiating consultations with the government of Canada under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) over Canada’s [Read More …]

Prairie Farms Launches ‘Holidays at Home’ Sweepstakes

Enter to win Weekly Dairy Prize Packages and support your Favorite Charities The holidays are upon us again and even though they look a little different this year, Prairie Farms invites holiday revelers to celebrate [Read More …]

Statement from Michael Dykes IDFA on the potential nomination of Tom Vilsack as Agriculture Secretary in President-Elect Biden’s administration

“The International Dairy Foods Association is pleased to see news of Mr. Vilsack’s expected nomination to lead USDA by President-Elect Biden. As Mr. Vilsack knows well, one-fifth of the nation’s economy is linked, either directly [Read More …]

All Breeds Blog

NMC opens registration for its 60th annual meeting

Virtual program features worldwide milk quality experts National Mastitis Council (NMC) will be “moovin’ and groovin’” on the virtual highway in January for the organization’s 60th annual meeting. The event kicks off with an optional [Read More …]

American Farm Bureau Virtual Convention waives registration fees

The lineup of featured speakers including Mike Rowe, Rorke Denver and Beth Ford The American Farm Bureau Federation opened registration for the 2021 American Farm Bureau Virtual Convention and unveiled the lineup of featured speakers including Mike [Read More …]

On final day, NMPF urges dairy farmers to sign up for DMC

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) is urging dairy farmers to sign up for 2021 coverage under the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program if they haven’t yet done so, as today is the final day [Read More …]

2021 Farm Show Butter Sculpture cancelled

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has announced the cancellation of the annual butter sculpture, scheduled to among virtual features in the 2021 Farm Show. “Pennsylvania is experiencing a resurgence of COVID-19 cases with higher daily [Read More …]

NMPF urges USDA to extend DMC signup deadline

Deadline is today The National Milk Producers Federation urged USDA to extend signup for the 2021 Dairy Margin Coverage to Jan. 30, 2021, allowing dairy farmers to make better-informed choices while giving both milk producers [Read More …]

New York Startup Competition MilkLaunch Selects Slate Milk As Winner Of $150,000 Prize

NYS MilkLaunch, a new startup competition focused on accelerating product innovation for dairy products in New York State, has selected Slate Milk as the winner of its inaugural competition. Slate has been awarded $150,000worth of [Read More …]

CDFA Announces Vacancies on Feed Inspection Advisory Board Technical Advisory Subcommittee

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) today announced four vacancies on the Feed Inspection Advisory Board Technical Advisory Subcommittee (TASC). This subcommittee provides technical and scientific advice to the Feed Inspection Advisory Board [Read More …]

NNYADP Dairy Calf Diarrhea Pathogens Research Part of Dairy Days Webinar Series; Learn Results on January 15

Which pathogens cause diarrhea in pre-weaned dairy calves and can farms more precisely target treatment to the specific causal agent? And, will precision treatment have a positive impact of their milk production potential? Participants in [Read More …]

DCRC webinar addresses dairy cattle stressors, impact on health and fertility

Join the Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) for its next webinar – “Stressors in dairy cows – Impact on performance, health and reproduction from heat stress to co-mingling.” The free webinar starts at 2 p.m. [Read More …]

DHIA

GENYOUth Partnership Sets Goal To Deliver 100 Million Meals to Combat School Hunger

The checkoff-founded GENYOUth organization and Campbell’s Chunky® are hosting an e-sports initiative that will raise money to deliver 100 million meals, including milk, as part of its COVID-19 Emergency School Meal Delivery Fund to help [Read More …]

Miner Institute names 2020-21 Flanagan scholarship recipients

Donation from the late Stephen F. Flanagan supports students interested in careers in agriculture Miner Institute is pleased to announce that graduate student Emily Fread and dairy intern Trina Bigelow are the 2020-21 recipients of [Read More …]

Troubleshooting Herd Health Issues on Your Dairy

PODCAST SERIES Cornell Cooperative Extension Regional Dairy Specialists and Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY EPISODE 2 Pre-Weaned Calves (Part 2) In this episode, CCE Regional Dairy Specialists Margaret Quaassdorff and Alycia Drwencke will continue to discuss [Read More …]

Elanco picks Indiana for global headquarters

After a multi-state search process, Elanco, which develops products and knowledge services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets in 90 countries, will locate its global headquarters in Indianapolis, constructing and equipping [Read More …]

DMI’s Joanna Hunter talks about reaching millions of Gen Z youth with dairy’s sustainability message