Month: January 2021

Report from data contained in the 2017 Census of Agriculture Pennsylvania’s largest farms claimed the lion’s share of agricultural product sales and net farm income between 2012 and 2017, but the state’s many small farms [Read More …]

Former CALS dean Neal Jorgensen, professor emeritus of dairy science, dies at 85

Jorgensen also served in American Dairy Science Association, other Wisconsin and national organizations Neal Jorgensen, an emeritus professor of dairy science who served the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences in numerous [Read More …]

GROWMARK Announces Agricultural Scholarship Program

“This is one more way we can contribute to the future of agriculture.” The GROWMARK Foundation is once again offering a $1,500 scholarship program for students in the United States and Ontario, Canada, pursing two- [Read More …]

TechMix Acquires Immuno-Dynamics

TechMix, LLC is announcing the acquisition of Immuno-Dynamics, Inc. of Fennimore, Wisconsin. Product innovation lies at the heart of the purchase, where novel nutrition and animal health technologies from Immuno-Dynamics dovetail with innovations and products [Read More …]

Holstein Association USA Announces Virtual Interview Contest Winners

January 15, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Holstein Association USA is thrilled to announce the winners of the inaugural Virtual Interview Contest. This program is designed to prepare youth for real world opportunities, giving them the chance to sharpen their resume writing [Read More …]

Dr. Kenneth Kalscheur on canola meal, which seems to be an almost perfect protein source to meet the needs of lactating cows.

With everyone taking an even harder look at the cost of protein in the dairy ration, we found this latest research about canola meal pretty interesting. Canola seems to be an almost perfect protein source [Read More …]

Animal Agriculture Alliance makes 2020 Virtual Summit recordings publicly available

Start the new year off “Primed and Prepared,” mark your calendar for the 2021 event The Animal Agriculture Alliance announced today that session recordings from the first-ever Virtual Stakeholders Summit, held in May 2020, are [Read More …]

USDA Lowers Corn and Soybean Supplies in Latest WASDE Report

In Data-heavy January Report, USDA Shows Lower Corn and Soybean Supplies and Ending Stocks, Providing a Boost to Prices USDA’s January World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report provided a much-anticipated update to U.S. corn and soybean [Read More …]

Virtual Operations Managers Conference

Operations management on dairy farms is integral to success of the farm business. Presented by Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY and the Northeast Dairy Producers Association, the Operations Managers Conference provides an opportunity for the people responsible [Read More …]

CentralStar hosts virtual employee awards program

CentralStar Cooperative, serving dairy and beef producers in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Indiana, held their virtual employee awards program on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021. Employees were recognized for everything from milestone accomplishments and work anniversaries to [Read More …]

Wisconsin Cheese Launches Personalized Heart Shaped Boxes of Cheese

January 14, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Nominate the Cheese Lover in Your Life to Win One of 500 Limited Edition Valentine’s Day Gifts Wisconsin Cheese officially declares cheese as the universal love language of 2021. With a stinky2020 that had us feeling bleu, there’s [Read More …]

National Dairy Shrine Seeks Award Nominations

National Dairy Shrine is seeking nominations for the dairy industry’s most prestigious recognition awards: Guest of Honor, Pioneer, and Distinguished Dairy Cattle Breeder. The Guest of Honor is given to an active contemporary dairy leader [Read More …]

Darn Tough Vermont ® Debuts Fall Line that Puts in More Than a Full Day

January 14, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Socks for the ever-changing work climate, comfort in the most demanding environments Darn Tough Vermont, the fastest growing American manufacturer of premium performance outdoor and lifestyle socks, debuts its new Fall 2021 collection. The brand [Read More …]

Dairy Cattle Show Judges Confirmed for World Dairy Expo 2021

World Dairy Expo® announced via The Dairy Show, Expo’s podcast, the slate of 16 judges selected to evaluate North America’s finest dairy cattle at World Dairy Expo, September 28 through October 2, 2021. Official judges [Read More …]

The 2021 Midwest Manure Summit is going virtual

The 2021 Midwest Manure Summit is going virtual! This free, online event, hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Extension Dairy Team and College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, will be held on February 24th from [Read More …]

Transitioning to Supervisor course

The first online course in a new Agricultural Supervisory Leadership certificate offered by Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development Register Online Transitioning to Supervisor is a six-week online course that is part of a new Agricultural Workforce [Read More …]

Organic Valley Appoints Three New Vice Presidents

Female leaders fill all three new VP roles; Women hold 44% of all upper-level leadership positions at nation’s largest farmer-owned organic cooperative Organic Valley is the nation’s largest organic, farmer-owned cooperative and one of the [Read More …]

NEXUS Provides Showcase for Innovative Ideas and Technologies for the Dairy Industry

The newest addition to the annual Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) Business Conference will provide a showcase for the most innovative and groundbreaking ideas and technologies to improve processes, sustainability and profitability in the dairy industry. [Read More …]

NMPF calls for more equitable Class I mover as part of push for improved dairy pricing

The National Milk Producers Federation today called for changes to the so-called Class I fluid milk price mover to recover losses dairy producers have faced from the extreme price disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, [Read More …]

MCWF greatly improves pregnancy success in heifer ET recipients

NovaVive Inc., an animal health immunobiology company, today announced that an abstract being presented at the 2021 International Embryo Technology Society (IETS) Virtual Conference (Jan. 18-21, 2021) is now available online in the journal, Reproduction, Fertility [Read More …]

Farm Credit East presents webinar on tax considerations

Presents webinar on the agricultural tax considerations of new COVID-19 relief bill The Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 was signed into law in the final hours of 2020. How does this [Read More …]

NYFB statement on Governor’s State of the State address

Statement released following Governor Cuomo’s State of the State overview address The following statement was released by New York Farm Bureau President David Fisher: “New York faces daunting health and economic challenges, many created by [Read More …]

Virtual Dairy Summit offers speakers, entertainment networking

Summit will feature interactive content, 10+ educational sessions The 2021 virtual Pennsylvania Dairy Summit is scheduled for February 8-11, 2021 and will empower attendees to emerge from the event with a renewed outlook on dairy, [Read More …]

Select Sires Recognizes Field Staff with Excellence Awards

Select Sires honors more than 50 team members from local cooperatives and Select Sires GenerVations for excellence in sales and service in 2020. “The Select Sires brand promise, Your Success Our Passion, defines our commitment [Read More …]

Sandhills Global Launches LivestockMarket.com

Online Resource for Buying and Selling Livestock, Horses, and Hay Sandhills Global announces the launch of LivestockMarket.com, an online marketplace for private treaty sales of livestock, horses, and hay. The website features listings for all types [Read More …]

New resource guide released on sustainable animal feed

Helps companies navigate environmental impacts of rising demand for animal protein The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) recently released the Resource Guide on Sustainable Animal Feed, a digital resource created to help companies in the animal feed supply chain [Read More …]

Belz Named Vita Plus Safety Manager

Chris Belz was recently named Vita Plus safety manager. Based in Madison, Wisconsin, Belz will develop, evaluate and implement safety standards in compliance with federal regulations for all Vita Plus facilities and employee owners. Belz [Read More …]

USDA Announces Details of the 2021 Agricultural Outlook Forum Program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announces details of the 97th annual Agricultural Outlook Forum, which will be held virtually on February 18-19, 2021. The 2021 Forum, themed “Building on Innovation: A Pathway to Resilience,” [Read More …]

Ken Gasper named Pioneer Award Recipient