Year: 2020

Joystick steering solution delivers greater visibility for less operator fatigue AGCO Corporation (NYSE:AGCO) introduced the Fendt® IDEALDrive™ steering system to North American producers during the 2020 Commodity Classic. IDEALDrive is the first joystick steering system [Read More …]

Farm Credit East announces Lipinski Rural Initiatives Award

The award is in recognition of Lipinski’s 25 years as CEO and 40 years of service In conjunction with Bill Lipinski’s retirement as CEO, the Farm Credit East board of directors has created the Lipinski [Read More …]

USDA and DEA relax lab requirements for hemp testing

In a significant shift for the 2020 hemp crop year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) reached an agreement that drops the provision in USDA’s Interim Hemp Rule that required [Read More …]

News

CDFA announces grant funding available for healthy soils program

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting applications for its Healthy Soils Program (HSP). The program incentivizes implementation and demonstration of on-farm soil health practices that sequester carbon, reduce greenhouse gases, [Read More …]

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Kan. Senate approves on-farm raw milk sales bill

The vote Wednesday was 37-3 and sent the measure to the House The Kansas Senate has approved a bill that would allow on-the-farm sales of raw milk so long as farmers have a label on their containers stating that [Read More …]

Holstein USA Judges Conference- pre register NOW!

March 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

March 13 at Maddox Dairy in Riverdale Register now! http://www.holsteinusa.com/shows/judges.html From Holstein USA’s website: The one-day conference is tentatively scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will include judging classes as well as classroom [Read More …]

What the Coronavirus Outbreak Could Do to Dairy

There are no answers, do you have any questions? Coronavirus is bearish for dairy prices, but we don’t know how bearish yet. There are a few different ways that I have tried to look at [Read More …]

Precision Agriculture Series begins March 3rd

Topics will begin with an intro to precision ag and why producers should be interested Famers and anyone interested in learning more about precision agriculture and how it can be implemented on the farm is [Read More …]

Secretary Perdue announces new FSIS leadership

Paul Kiecker will serve as Administrator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of Paul Kiecker to serve as [Read More …]

Microplastics can be harmful to farm crops

K-State’s Kirkham says reducing use of plastics may benefit agriculture A Kansas State University crop physiologist has found that plastic products – which are well known to cause negative impacts on fish and other aquatic [Read More …]

Farmers have fought against the mislabeling of nut- and plant-based beverages as “milk”

March 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

Deciding on a milk label The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has a decision to make on milk labels. The agency has wrestled with the issue for more than a year. The question is how [Read More …]

Holstein Association USA Adjusts TPI® Formula

With April 2020 proofs, Holstein Association USA will make updates to the Total Performance Index® (TPI®) Formula. The Holstein Association USA, Inc. Genetic Advancement Committee met in January 2020 to review genetic progress of the [Read More …]

CCFN urges Trump Administration to seek stronger commitments on generic names

March 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

New steps needed to ensure countries fully vet geographical indications In testimony today before the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), the Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN) urged the U.S. Administration to secure [Read More …]

While wildlife may be source of China outbreak, livestock coronaviruses are common worldwide

Many people are hearing about coronavirus for the first time as the China strain, COVID-19, affecting humans causes concern all across the world. But coronaviruses are not new to livestock and poultry producers, according to a Texas [Read More …]

CWT Assists with 4.1 Million Pounds of Dairy Product Export Sales

March 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) member cooperatives accepted 44 offers of export assistance from CWT that helped them capture sales contracts for 2.166 million pounds (960 metric tons) of Cheddar, Gouda and Monterey Jack cheese, 782,641 [Read More …]

National Dairy Board Scholarship applications being accepted

Applications are being accepted for college scholarships that are awarded by America’s dairy farmers and importers through the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB). Eleven scholarships worth $2,500 each will be awarded, [Read More …]

Say cheese! Old El Paso® announces search for America’s cheesiest family

Families nationwide can submit a cheesy family photo for the chance to win weekly prizes Old El Paso® Cheese today announced the search to find America’s Cheesiest Family. Over the next 10 weeks, the company [Read More …]

IDFA joins large coalition in opposition to truck-only vehicle miles tax

IDFA and a large coalition of associations in the food and agriculture sector wrote a letter to U.S. Senate Finance Committee leadership, cautioning the committee against imposing a truck-only vehicle miles tax (VMT) that would [Read More …]

Conference explores agritourism in Virginia’s new economy

The sixth annual Virginia Agritourism Conference will enable interested agritourism entrepreneurs, economic development staff and local government leaders to explore different facets of Virginia agritourism, a growing industry recently shown to generate more than $2.2 [Read More …]

Emerging dairy feed additives show promise to significantly reduce U.S. dairy’s environmental footprint

Newtrient, in collaboration with the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy and leading agriculture environmental experts, released an update on the potential of dairy feed additives for reducing dairy’s environmental footprint. At just 2% [Read More …]

Inspiring others to buy milk: A driving force for Michigan dairy

The United Dairy Industry of Michigan’s (UDIM) work with Michigan’s food banks and grocers has helped lay the foundation for sustainable, long-term commitments to milk sales through matching initiatives, improved infrastructure and nutrition education. The [Read More …]

Red Wing Software Releases CenterPoint Time Clock app and CenterPoint Time Clock kiosk

Three simple ways for employees to enter time Red Wing, MN –February 25, 2020–Red Wing Software has released two new apps to accompany its CenterPoint Time Clock. The CenterPoint Time Clock App and CenterPoint Time [Read More …]

Precision Ag reviews provides farmer ratings of precision products

March 2, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Over 3,000 reviews submitted to independent farmer resource last year Precision Ag Reviews, an independent resource to help farmers make decisions about precision ag equipment, has ranked the top five products of 2019 according [Read More …]

DCHA attains RACE-approved status

Annual conference provides RACE and ARPAS CEs The American Association of Veterinary State Boards (AAVSB) named Dairy Calf and Heifer Association (DCHA) a Registry of Approved Continuing Education- (RACE) approved provider. RACE is one of [Read More …]

2020 High Plains Dairy Conference – March 3-4, Amarillo TX