Year: 2020

The World Food Prize Foundation is currently accepting nominations for the internationally renowned World Food Prize that recognizes the accomplishments of individuals who have worked to improve the quality, quantity or availability of food in [Read More …]

Frostseeding Clovers Into Small Grains

February/March is the time for frost seeding red or sweet clover into your small grain stand. Broadcasting clovers into a standing small grain crop is a method of relay cropping, where you make great use [Read More …]

Register for the Annual Dairy Farmers Convention February 24-25

Oregon Dairy Farmers Association Check this link to register for the Annual Dairy Farmers Convention and to learn more about the Keynote Speakers, Breakout Sessions, Sponsors and Exhibitors. Plan to join us in [Read More …]

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California Department of Food and Agriculture announces vacancies on the Industrial Hemp Advisory Board

The California Department of Food and Agriculture‘s (CDFA) Pest Exclusion Branch is announcing thirteen (13) vacancies on the Industrial Hemp Advisory Board (IHAB). There are currently eleven (11) board members with terms of office expiring [Read More …]

INTL FCStone Inc. to Host Vision 20/20: Global Markets Outlook Conference

Event to be held on Wednesday, February 26 – Friday, February 28, 2020 in Orlando, Florida INTL FCStone Inc. (NASDAQ: INTL) (the “Company”) today announced that it will host its annual Vision 20/20: Global Markets [Read More …]

Fieldin Selected to John Deere Startup Collaborator Program

Deere & Company today announced Fieldin has been selected to participate in its Intelligent Solutions Group’s Startup Collaborator program for 2020. Fieldin was one of four agtech companies selected to the program, including DataFarm, FaunaPhotonics and EarthSense. [Read More …]

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USDA to gauge financial well-being of California farmers and ranchers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is gathering information about farm economics and production practices from farmers and ranchers across California, as the agency conducts the third and final phase of [Read More …]

2020 Pennsylvania Forage Conference

The 2020 Pennsylvania Forage Conference will be held on Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at the Dauphin County Extension Office The 2020 Pennsylvania Forage Conference will be held on Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at the Dauphin [Read More …]

January Cattle Inventory shows first herd contraction since 2014

On Friday, USDA released its biannual U.S. cattle inventory report showing U.S. cattle totals as of Jan. 1. The report provides inventory data for the nation’s cattle herd, including estimates of the number of breeding animals for [Read More …]

WFU membership sets 2020 policy priorities

Wisconsin delegates will have the opportunity to bring these stances to the NFU Convention At the 89th annual Wisconsin Farmers Union State Convention Jan. 31-Feb. 2 in Rothschild, delegates adopted policy that will guide the [Read More …]

Perdue on President’s State of the Union Address

February 10, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Perdue: “President has rural America and agriculture close to his heart” U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement regarding President Donald J. Trump’s State of the Union address: “Tonight, President Trump’s State [Read More …]

World Ag Expo® Prepares to Open 53rd Show

“We’re so excited to start this farm show!” shared Jim Parsley, 2020 World Ag Expo® Chairman, during the Friday morning Visalia Breakfast Lions Club meeting. His excitement is shared by the 1,400 volunteers and 25 [Read More …]

Cornell Cooperative Extension program offers winter update

Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock, and Field Crops Specialists to provide timely information across the region Katelyn Walley-Stoll, Farm Business Management Specialist with the SWNY Dairy, Livestock, and Field Crops Program Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Southwest [Read More …]

Boehringer Ingelheim Provides Cattle Producers with More Reproductive Flexibility

Larger bottle sizes of Cystorelin® (gonadorelin) are now available Better reproductive performance leads to better profit performance. Research has shown that estrous synchronization can improve breeding efficiency, increase pregnancy rates and shorten the calving interval.1 [Read More …]

Planter Maintenance

It’s time to work on planter maintenance so your planter does not suffer from breakdowns or poor performance at planting time. Planter maintenance is especially essential for optimal no-till results. Whereas you may be able [Read More …]

Coronavirus’ Impact On Global Dairy Demand & Prices – INTL FCStone

Pandemics are scary. Our thoughts (helped tremendously by the media) quickly go to worst case scenarios. The new virus is always “something we’ve never seen before” and the threat of spreading it globally is always [Read More …]

Virginia Tech testing bee-friendly forage for cattle

February 10, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The “fescue belt” stretches 1,000 miles across the southeastern United States, from Virginia and the Carolinas in the east to Kansas and Oklahoma in the west. It’s named for its predominant grass, tall fescue, which [Read More …]

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending February 7, 2020

The Dairy Markets Got Off To A Rough Start This Week The dairy markets got off to a very rough start this week. Sentiment improved by Friday, but the damage was done. CME spot Cheddar [Read More …]

Statement from Michael Dykes, D.V.M., President & CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), on 2019 U.S. Dairy Exports

“Despite significant disruptions in trade throughout 2019, U.S. dairy exports surged to $5.93 billion last year—a level unseen since the high-water mark of 2014, proving that American dairy continues to be the bright spot among [Read More …]

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DFC’s Blue Cow logo continues its intrepid growth: More than 8,000 dairy products to feature iconic logo by Spring 2020

Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) welcomes the announcement that its iconic Blue Cow logo will be introduced by Lactalis Canada on leading cheese products made with Canadian milk. The logo will appear on its Cracker [Read More …]

See you at the NCBA Trade Show! Visit Kubota Booth #867 to See Kubota Equipment on Display

Kubota M8 Series Tractor, its Largest Ag Tractor Kubota’s M8 Series makes Kubota a formidable player in North America’s large utility tractor segment. The M8 Series is Kubota’s breakthrough [Read More …]

USDA issues third tranche of 2019 MFP payments

Third and final tranche of 2019 Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments issued At the direction of President Donald J. Trump, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the third and final tranche of 2019 [Read More …]

Farmer sentiment soaring after China trade deal

Survey of 400 U.S. agricultural producers and was conducted from January 13-17 There was a sharp rise in agricultural producer sentiment in January as the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer rose 17 points from December to [Read More …]

Minister Bibeau announces appointments to Canadian Dairy Commission

Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced two appointments to the Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC) today. Jennifer Hayes has been re-appointed as Commissioner and Robert Ingratta has been appointed as a Chairperson, replacing Alistair [Read More …]

Governor Newsom: California must get past differences on water – Op-ed for CalMatters

By Governor Gavin Newsom Water is the lifeblood of our state. It sustains communities, wildlife and our economy—all of which make California the envy of the world. Reliably securing this vital and limited resource into [Read More …]

Registration Open – 2020 Herd Health and Nutrition Conference

April 6 – 7, 2020 – East Syracuse, New York The Herd Health and Nutrition Conference provides an opportunity for agriservice personnel, feed industry representatives, veterinarians, and dairy producers to increase their knowledge of [Read More …]

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Brightmark to Build South Dakota’s First-Ever Dairy Renewable Natural Gas Project

Partnership with Sioux Falls-area dairy companies will convert dairy manure from nearly 12,000 animals into renewable natural gas Brightmark, a San Francisco-based waste and energy development company, announced today that it has signed a manure [Read More …]

U.S. dairy exports finish strong in 2019