Month: June 2021

David Fischer is the deserving recipient of Holstein Association USA’s 2021 Distinguished Leadership Award. He spent his career helping dairy farmers while working in extension for the University of Illinois. Dave’s passion for the [Read More …]

Supervisory Leadership certificate program: Organizing Work for High Quality Results

offered by Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development Learn how to develop clear expectations and standard operating procedures, delegate effectively, and diagnose and correct performance problems. Register Online Organizing Work for High Quality Results is [Read More …]

Members of Congress seek delay in European Union action to prevent disruption of U.S. dairy exports

The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) today thanked congressional leaders seeking to prevent trade disruptions of U.S. dairy exports to the European Union (EU). Representatives Ron Kind (D-WI), [Read More …]

USDA Announces Additional Aid to Ag Producers and Businesses in Pandemic Assistance for Producers Initiative

Since January, USDA has allocated $11B to producers and food and ag business Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today additional aid to agricultural producers and businesses as part of the USDA Pandemic Assistance for [Read More …]

DBIA is supporting big ideas in dairy

The Dairy Business Innovation Alliance (DBIA) is seeking to support dairy product manufacturers that want help developing an innovative idea or tackling a challenge with the potential to advance the dairy industry. [Read More …]

Meet Keaton Topp

Keaton Topp, of Topp-View Farms in Botkins, Ohio, is the owner and operator of the event floral company Unique By Design. His studio has been offering custom floral designs to the greater Columbus and Dayton [Read More …]

New test has potential to improve dairy sustainability

New modified milk calibration sample set will improve accuracy of milk urea nitrogen testing Present in blood, urine, and milk, the chemical compound urea is the primary form of nitrogen excretion in mammals. Testing [Read More …]

Celebrate the Many Ways #DairyNourishes During June Dairy Month!

Dear Dairy Community, This month, National Dairy Month, IDFA is championing all the benefits and innovations of dairy products, and it’s captured in a new video we’re releasing today. The 120-second video highlights everything [Read More …]

All Breeds Blog

Select Sires Welcomes Summer Interns to Research, Communications and Marketing Roles

As the world’s largest A.I. cooperative, Select Sires is proud to offer many career development opportunities for young industry professionals. George DeMers, Madison Dyment, Taylor McWhorter, Preston Sheets, and Alyssa Timoschuk are five interns [Read More …]

Dairy Industry Leaders to Urge Lawmakers to Advance Child Nutrition Reauthorization

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and dairy industry leaders from across the country are virtually meeting this month with Members of Congress to advocate for changes to several Child Nutrition Reauthorization policies and [Read More …]

Expo en Español Opens the Door for New Opportunities

World Dairy Expo® is pleased to announce its 2021 educational program line-up now includes Expo en Español, a new experience presented exclusively in Spanish. Expo en Español will be hosted Wednesday through Friday during World [Read More …]

New Campaign Highlights Journeys of Local Dairy Farmers

Dairy MAX’s “Dairy Up Close” video series connects consumers with real stories of real farm families For today’s consumer who is over three generations removed from farming, seeing behind-the-scenes of where their food comes [Read More …]

Pro Refrigeration Introduces CO2 Chiller System in Plan to Phase Out Refrigerants with High Global Warming Potential

Pro Refrigeration, the leading cooling technology and equipment company for fermented craft beverages, dairy, and food processing, has begun production of its first carbon dioxide (CO2/R744) chiller system. This is the first step in [Read More …]

We don’t care what they say. We won’t stay in a world without cows

Animal agriculture gets unfairly blamed for a lot of things, and from a lot of directions, from Big Oil interests that want to misdirect the climate debate, to vegan activists who use every argument [Read More …]

Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy Announces Winners of 10th Annual Sustainability Awards

The U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards program – celebrating its 10-year anniversary – has a new class of seven winners who demonstrate excellence in sustainability and contributions to the industrywide 2050 Environmental Stewardship Goals [Read More …]

Chobani Launches Zero Sugar* with 60 Calories & Only Natural Ingredients

Chobani® Zero Sugar* is lactose-free, full of flavor, and perfect for health-conscious consumers The pioneering new platform comes as Chobani’s Greek yogurt sales grow at a pace more than triple the category Chobani [Read More …]

An opportunity to learn and network about Precision Dairy technology!

The University of Minnesota invites you to attend the 2021 Precision Dairy Conference, June 22-23, 2021. The event will be a ‘neutral space’ where many technologies come together to be discussed and learned about. Producers, [Read More …]

Weather Update, Hay Quality, Farm Diversification Featured on Next Week’s Dairy Signal™

Free online episodes offer insights to help producers make informed decisions Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW), announces the line-up of speakers for week 62 of The Dairy Signal™. Episodes this week feature a weather update, [Read More …]

USDA to Take On Livestock Market Concentration Through Packers and Stockyards Act Rulemaking

Today, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released the “Spring 2021 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions” (“the Agenda”) which sets forth the upcoming actions of administrative agencies, including the United States [Read More …]

Kubota’s Expanded Hay Tools Product Line Now Available

All Kubota Hay Implements Are Backed by Two– and Three-Year Standard Limited Warranties, Among the Industry’s Best Kubota Tractor Corporation announced today the addition of seven new hay and forage products to provide comprehensive [Read More …]

Finding balance: When cow nutrition and performance meet

As the cow has evolved over the years, so has her nutrient requirements With time, change occurs and advancements in the beef industry are made. Since the 1970s, carcass weights have increased on average [Read More …]

NNYADP dairy calf health, barn ventilation research

Free educational presentations planned on July 27 in North Lawrence and July 28 in Carthage The Northern New York Agricultural Development Program has awarded a grant to Cornell Cooperative Extension Dairy Specialists Lindsay Ferlito [Read More …]

AFBF: Water rule reversal a blow to agriculture

Statement released following EPA announcement of its intention to reverse Navigable Waters Protection Rule American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement of its intention to reverse [Read More …]

Holstein USA’s Research Grant Program accepting applications

Principal investigators with eligible projects are invited to apply until the August 16, 2021, deadline Holstein Association USA’s Research Grant Program provides funding to universities and non-profits in the United States performing research studies [Read More …]

#DiscoverNYDairy Initiative announced at the Great NYS Fair

Life-size displays unveiled, NYAAC now soliciting names for painted cows At the Great New York State Fair, which is set to begin in just 70 days, the New York Animal Agriculture Coalition (NYAAC) today [Read More …]

Organic Valley Upholds Mission to Sustain Family Farms, Hits Record $1.2 Billion in Sales

Organic Valley improves consolidated net income by $48.4 million in 2020, providing stability for organic family farms across the country. For the first time in its history, Organic Valley recorded sales of $1.2 billion for [Read More …]

Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin on DairyBusiness News

New data shows milk has more nutrition benefits

Real dairy milk can now claim four more essential nutrients Milk has always been delicious and nutritious. But now there’s even more good news to share about real dairy milk. New information based on updated USDA [Read More …]

Irwin Named Vita Plus Columbus Dairy Specialist

Brock Irwin recently joined the Vita Plus Columbus team as a dairy specialist. Based in Columbus, Wisconsin, Irwin will provide nutrition and management expertise to help dairy producers reach their production goals. In addition, [Read More …]

New method to measure milk components has potential to improve dairy sustainability

Journal of Dairy Science® reports development of a modified milk calibration sample set to improve accuracy of milk urea nitrogen testing Present in blood, urine, and milk, the chemical compound urea is the primary [Read More …]

Cargill joins U.S. CattleTrace program with aim to develop a national infrastructure for disease traceability