Year: 2020

Dairy cows are often accused of contributing to climate change because rumen fermentation results in some greenhouse gases (largely methane and carbon dioxide) being produced. Whether the accusations are fair or accurately ascribed to these [Read More …]

Knowing Your Next Step

John Ellsworth As you may recall from my last blog, I suggested that this year will present some solid opportunities for you to succeed. However, this will require high levels of Ambition, strong daily Actions, [Read More …]

April 2020: Genetic Base Change

The base for U.S. genetic evaluations will be updated, effective with the April 7, 2020, triannual evaluations. The genetic bases to which (most) dairy traits are expressed in the United States have been updated every [Read More …]

What will the China Trade Agreement do for Milk Producers?

On January 15, 2020, the U.S./China Trade agreement was signed. This is what is popularly known as Phase-one, implying that other phases are coming. There are many general topics that cover all import and export issues and [Read More …]

ADSA Discover Conference to Focus on Dairy Automation

The 38th Discover Conference – Automation in the Dairy Industry – will be held May 11 – 13 at the Eaglewood Resort and Spa in Itasca, Ill. The conference will run from Monday noon until [Read More …]

Five Ways to Ensure Your Pour-On De-wormer Pays Off

Implementing a strategic deworming program can enhance cow comfort, reproductive efficiencies and productivity. In fact, a single application of a quality pour-on dewormer can increase milk production by over three pounds per cow, per day.1 [Read More …]

CA: Quota Five-Year Sunset Proposal Submitted to California Ag Department

The United Dairy Families of California (UDFC), a group of California producers that formed to create a process for California dairy farmers to discover a path forward on quota, capped off their process this week [Read More …]

CA: Stop QIP Lawsuit Explained

At the quota meeting held Feb. 11 at World Ag Expo in Tulare, Anja Raudabaugh, CEO of Western United Dairies (WUD), provided this explanation of the Stop QIP lawsuit and petitions The Court has scheduled [Read More …]

CA: Golden State California Dairy Management Conference Set for March 4

Join us on March 4 in Modesto for the latest in California dairy research. Held in even years, this is the University of California’s third research conference. We’ve designed the conference with the producer in [Read More …]

Kubota Announces Availability of Highly Anticipated M8 Series from the National Farm Machinery Show

Kubota Tractor Corporation today announced the availability of its all-new M8 Series, the company’s largest and highest horsepower utility ag tractor yet. The breakthrough M8 Series answers the call of forward-thinking utility farming with [Read More …]

Farm Credit again sponsors Small Farm Conference

Lender again sponsors CA Small Farm Conference, coming up on Feb. 27-29 in Paso Robles While many people think that large, expansive farming operations are the norm in California, the opposite is actually true. The [Read More …]

Jesse Haines Wins King of the Hammers With His ROXOR

Off-road racer and fabricator Jesse Haines defied the odds by winning the 4600 class at the 2020 King of the Hammers’ Every Man Challenge in his Mahindra ROXOR. King of the Hammers is not always [Read More …]

Leaving a Conservation Legacy

The Vande Wettering family has been dairy farming in Greenleaf, Wisconsin, for almost 150 years. Tom and Bill Vande Wettering took over the farm from their dad in 1994. The brothers are 5th generation farmers. [Read More …]

Will 2020 be the year the land market tumbles?

Farmers National Company expert discusses year ahead The land market in 2019 continued the plateau trend of the past several years in which the supply of agricultural land for sale on the market remained lower [Read More …]

Dairy professionals honored with 2020 dairy industry awards

Heckman, Trout and the Itle Family Were Recognized at the 2020 PA Dairy Summit At this year’s Pennsylvania Dairy Summit in State College, Pa. on February 5-6, the Professional Dairy Managers of Pennsylvania, Center for [Read More …]

News

SomaDetect and Valley Agricultural Software Announce API Integration

SomaDetect, a precision dairy technology company, and Valley Agricultural Software (VAS), the world’s largest provider of dairy management software, announced today that VAS’s Software API will be integrated into SomaDetect’s data system. The integration of [Read More …]

The American Dairy Coalition proudly supports the Protecting America’s Food & Agriculture Act of 2019

The American Dairy Coalition (ADC) is proud to announce that S. 2107/H.R. 4482 “Protecting America’s Food & Agriculture Act of 2019” is headed to President Trump’s desk for signing after clearing both the House and [Read More …]

E.M. Tharp and World Ag Expo® “We Believe in Growing” Scholarship Winners Announced

World Ag Expo® and E.M. Tharp, Inc. have teamed up again for the 13th annual “We Believe in Growing” scholarship, which supports local high school students who will be attending four-year universities to major in [Read More …]

Perdue on President Trump’s budget proposal

President Donald J. Trump has submitted his FY 2021 budget proposal to Congress U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement after President Donald J. Trump submitted his FY 2021 budget proposal to [Read More …]

Featured Breakout Sessions: California Dairy Sustainability Summit

March 25-26, 2020 Cal Expo | Sacramento, CA Join us for the 2020 California Dairy Sustainability Summit to gain innovative strategies and tools to advance sustainability, improve efficiency, and reduce costs on your dairy farm. [Read More …]

Holstein Judges Conference to be held in CA

The Holstein Association USA 2020 Judges Conference is planned for March 13th Registration is now open for the Holstein Association USA 2020 Judges Conference, to be held at Maddox Dairy on Friday, March 13 in [Read More …]

Live interview recorded at World Ag Expo with Ben Laine of Rabobank – 2020 shaping up to be a good year

February 14, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 1

Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness recorded this live interview with Ben Laine of Rabobank on the outlook for 2020. Episode 12 of DairyVoice can be found at DairyVoice.com, or at DairyBusiness.com. Listeners can also find DairyVoice [Read More …]

Minnesota, Wisconsin veterinary students receive National DHIA scholarships

The National Dairy Herd Information Association (DHIA) Scholarship Committee selected three veterinary medicine students – Josh Brown and Mary Liebenstein, University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine, and Emil Walleser, University of Wisconsin School of [Read More …]

Young farmers and ranchers attend conference

Farmers and ranchers from across Kansas gathered in Manhattan Feb. 7-9 Farmers and ranchers from across Kansas gathered in Manhattan Feb. 7-9 for the annual Young Farmers and Ranchers (YF&R) leaders conference. More than 575 [Read More …]

$56M will help farmers improve water quality

Funding will help producers improve water quality in 300+ high-priority watersheds The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will invest $56 million this year to help agricultural producers improve water quality in more than 300 high-priority [Read More …]

Non-pharma solutions to scours are effective and more sustainable

Thanks to education and development of new products, tremendous strides have been made in reducing the severity and number of calves lost due to the main causes of calf scours. These primary causes remain consistent: [Read More …]

WaterBit expands executive team to further strengthen sales organization and accelerate technology development

Seasoned leader Tom Webb to oversee business development and technologist Mat Taylor to focus on accelerated solution releases as precision irrigation market experiences rapid growth WaterBit, an agricultural technology company specializing in automated precision irrigation, [Read More …]

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VAS Unveils New Integrations with DairyComp and VAS

Valley Agricultural Software (VAS), the global market leader in dairy management software, announced two major new integrations for the company’s DairyComp management software platform with Smartbow and Zoetis, the world’s leading animal health company. These [Read More …]

NACD Announces District Grant Recipients

Today, National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) Second Vice President Kim LaFleur announced recipients of the inaugural Friends of NACD District Grants program. The Friends of NACD Districts Grants program is a new initiative of [Read More …]

Castle Douglas Farming Duo Recognised for Efforts to Eradicate Lameness in Dairy Herd