Month: August 2021

It’s that time of year for members of Congress to head home to their districts, take tours and talk to constituents. It gives lawmakers a chance to take the pulse of what is happening back home after being in the D.C. bubble nearly every week since [Read More …]

Furst-McNess Co. Acquired by Easy USA Holdings Inc.

‘Perfect match’ merger based on corporate cultures, business synergies and expansion opportunities Animal feed and ingredients producer Furst-McNess Co. (FMC) announced today it has been acquired by Easy USA Holdings Inc. (Easy USA) of [Read More …]

CWT Assists with Two million Pounds of Dairy Product Export Sales

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) member cooperatives accepted 19 offers of export assistance from CWT that helped them capture sales contracts for 355,000 pounds (161 MT) of American-type cheese, 381,000 pounds (173 MT) of butter, [Read More …]

Last week’s genomic evaluations

Editor’s Note: Statement from CDCB regarding incorrect information published in the weekly summaries on July 27. The August 10 triannual evaluations will be correct and distributed as usual As some of you experienced first-hand, there [Read More …]

BouMatic Piloting Elon Musk’s Space-X Starlink Internet to Help Rural Dairies Access High-Speed Internet and Implement Precision Herd Management Tools

Growing up on a dairy in rural Wisconsin, no one has to tell Nate McDonald how poor the internet connectivity is in the nation’s second-largest milk-producing state. Even today, about 25 percent of Wisconsin’s [Read More …]

CADairy2Go Competition Celebrates Three Winning Chefs for Innovative Uses of California Cheese & Dairy in To-Go Dishes

Winners of Nationwide Chef Cook-off Announced in Facebook Live Event The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) today announced the three innovative chefs who took home the ultimate to-go prize of $5,000 each in the [Read More …]

NMPF Board Member Testifies Before Congress on USMCA

NMPF Board of Directors member and Idaho dairy producer Allan Huttema testified July 27 before the Senate Finance Committee on U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement implementation and the importance of subsequent enforcement for dairy provisions. Huttema, who also serves [Read More …]

Knowledge Nook Ready to Return to World Dairy Expo

Created to be a space for companies to showcase their innovative products, services or research at World Dairy Expo®, the Knowledge Nook returns this fall with new opportunities to learn. These educational sessions benefit [Read More …]

Use of UV Light to Meet PMO Requirements for Dairy Applications

August 10, 2021 | 1:00 p.m. Eastern Technology is transforming the dairy industry daily, enabling innovation and increasing efficiencies across all aspects of plant operations. With sustainability and resource utilization efficiency being front of mind [Read More …]

Bellwether Farms’ Blackberry Sheep Milk Yogurt Selected as Winner in Good Housekeeping’s 2021 Healthy Snack Awards

Awarded the Trusted Seal in the Smooth & Creamy Hits Category Bellwether Farms is honored to announce that its Blackberry Sheep Milk Yogurt has won a spot in the coveted Good Housekeeping 2021 Healthy Snack [Read More …]

Kelly Fox joins Select Sires’ communications department

Select Sires is excited to announce the hiring of Kelly Fox as a communications specialist. In this role, she will manage Select Sires’ websites and other digital platforms, including content creation, informational updates, and [Read More …]

Dairy ‘Cliffhangers’ Need Resolution

Cliffhangers are great in movies, but they’re frustrating in public policy. Congress is entering its traditional August recess with a big not-yet-done list on topics ranging from infrastructure to immigration. For the sake of [Read More …]

Fueling Her Way To The Olympics

It’s no secret that animal-based protein offers the quantity and quality of proteins needed for a healthy lifestyle but having someone in the public eye shed light on that is always exciting for the [Read More …]

Remember to Think About Silage Leachate

August 5, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Harvesting at the right dry matter and proper location of your silo can help minimize leachate. With corn silage harvest comes the concern of silage leachate. Silage leachate is always a concern no matter the [Read More …]

Peter Williams of Feedworks on the benefits of Agolin Ruminant

A feed ingredient being introduced for U.S. dairy cattle improves feed efficiency and production, while reducing the amount of enteric methane produced. It’s called “Agolin Ruminant,” a plant-based ingredient already being fed to 1.5 million [Read More …]

Deadline approaching for Dairying for Tomorrow awards

American Dairy Association North East offers awards to highlight innovative practices Applications will be accepted through August 16, for American Dairy Association North East’s 2021 Dairying for Tomorrow awards. The awards recognize farmers’ [Read More …]

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NMC calls for research submissions

Submit milk quality, udder health research via NMC 2022 proceedings The National Mastitis Council (NMC) opened its submission site for the 2022 Technology Transfer Session (TTS), which will be held in conjunction with the [Read More …]

Aug. 10 Southeast Minnesota Forage Field Day & Dairy Tour

Tour features real-time data collection tools, innovative crop rotations, and field tours Forage and dairy farmers in southeastern Minnesota are invited to the Southeast Minnesota Forage Field Day & Dairy Tour scheduled for Tuesday, [Read More …]

Visit Minnesota Farmers Union and Farmers Union Agency at Farmfest 2021

MFU and FUA staff and Agents will be at Farmfest, Aug. 3-5, in lot 509 Minnesota Farmers Union (MFU) and Farmers Union Agency (FUA), a full-service insurance agency fully owned by MFU, invite you [Read More …]

Dr. Arlyn “Jud” Heinrichs, Retires After 39 Years at Penn State

His contribution to the dairy industry has had a profound and lasting impact. Jud Heinrichs, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Dairy Science at Penn State, retired on June 30, 2021, after a stellar 39-year [Read More …]

Potential impact of inheritance legislation on family farms

Agricultural and Food Policy Center report anayzes five possible scenarios A new report by the Agricultural and Food Policy Center at Texas A&M University, AFPC, in the Department of Agricultural Economics in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences analyzes [Read More …]

USDA NIFA, NSF invest in Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes

NSF’s investment will result in AI-based technologies that bring about a range of advances The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) announced [Read More …]

Equipment Maintenance for Milkers

Training milking crews and parlor managers on the importance of correcting common milking equipment issues can prevent problems. Milkers on today’s dairy farms are not only expected to perform a lot of tasks while [Read More …]

CADairy2Go Competition Celebrates Three Winning Chefs for Innovative Uses of California Cheese & Dairy in To-Go Dishes

Winners of Nationwide Chef Cook-off Announced in Facebook Live Event The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) today announced the three innovative chefs who took home the ultimate to-go prize of $5,000 each in the [Read More …]

Select Sires Welcomes Second Round of Summer Interns

As the world’s largest A.I. cooperative, Select Sires is proud to offer many career development opportunities for young industry professionals. Mitch Angove, Sarah Belmonte, Samantha Jo Edwards and James Holton join the Select [Read More …]

Planning the Human Resources Side of Your Finances

Agriculture Viability Series Penn State Extension and John Wodehouse will talk about ways to mitigate and control your finances during the Agriculture Viability Series: Planning the Human Resources Side of Your Finances event. Human [Read More …]

2022 Holstein USA Delegate Election Underway

Holstein Association USA’s 2022 delegate election process is currently underway. Each year, members have the opportunity to nominate members from their state to serve as voting delegates at the following year’s Holstein Association USA Annual [Read More …]

Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the Confirmation of Janie Simms Hipp to Serve as General Counsel of USDA

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the following statement after the successful confirmation of Janie Simms Hipp to serve as General Counsel of the United States Department of Agriculture. “I am grateful that the Senate has [Read More …]

2020 Disasters Reveal Gaps in Ad Hoc Aid Legislation

This is part two of AFBF’s Market Intel series highlighting disaster-related losses and corresponding policy hurdles farmers and ranchers faced in 2020. This article discusses the gaps and challenges in previous disaster aid legislation, particularly [Read More …]

Governor Walz waives trucking regulations to support farmers during drought