Month: November 2021

3rd annual innovation competition showcases sweet ideas in functional food formulations Sweet treats with functional benefits took home the four finalist spots this week in the Real California Milk Excelerator product innovation competition created [Read More …]

Where Does Hay Fit Into the Calf Diet?

Decisions to add hay to calf diets should be based on management of the calf and heifer program on farm. One of the common questions when it comes to raising dairy calves has always [Read More …]

McKinsey Transformation – Changing Trajectories Through Holistic Interventions in Performance, Capabilities, and Health

November 9, 2021 | 1:00 p.m. Eastern This is a unique period in time where our member companies are facing simultaneous shocks on more fronts (demand; pricing; input, labor and supply chain costs; employee [Read More …]

DATCP Announces Details for Wisconsin Farm Support Program

Under the direction of Governor Evers, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) and the Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) will provide another round of Farm Support Program direct aid payments [Read More …]

Labor Roadshow V

November 3, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

offered by New York’s Ag Workforce Development Council Learn about regulation changes and how to best position your business for compliance and success Register Online Ag Workforce Development Council is hosting Labor Roadshow V [Read More …]

MADCAP: A Milk Supply Chain Management Solution Of Choice

MADCAP, the New Zealand-based global software company which automates the entire milk supply chain, has a new client in Land O’Lakes Inc. One of the USA’s largest food and agribusiness cooperatives with industry-leading operations spans [Read More …]

American Dairy Coalition Invites Producers to Participate in FMMO Class I Pricing Method Poll

American Dairy Coalition — a grassroots organization with a regionally diverse producer board – has asked producers to participate in a two-minute, six-question poll on the Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) Class I pricing [Read More …]

JLG Names Rainer Director of Channel Development, Agriculture

Dedicated agricultural sales and support teams will serve the agricultural market JLG Industries, Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company [NYSE:OSK] and leading global manufacturer of mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) and telehandlers, is pleased to [Read More …]

Upgraded facility to study dairy industry emissions

Will help Cornell and industry researchers develop solutions to reduce climate-warming methane emissions A partnership between industry, government and academia is bringing a state-of-the-art lab upgrade to Cornell’s Department of Animal Science. Four climate-controlled [Read More …]

NIFA invests nearly $25M in Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network

Funding will support Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network State Department of Agriculture projects The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has announced an investment of nearly $25 [Read More …]

AgChoice Farm Credit announces grant winners

Lender awards $150,000 to 15 beginning farmers Fifteen young, beginning or small (YBS) farmers in the AgChoice Farm Credit territory jumpstarted their farming dreams this fall with $10,000 grants. “While we initially planned to [Read More …]

DCRC webinar, presented in Spanish, highlights impact of health on fertility

“Successful Reproductive Programs through Motivation and Teamwork” (Programas Reproductivos Exitosos a través de la Motivación y el Trabajo en Equipo”), presented in Spanish, headlines the next Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) webinar. The free webinar [Read More …]

American Dairy Coalition Invites Producers to Participate in FMMO Class I Pricing Method Poll

American Dairy Coalition — a grassroots organization with a regionally diverse producer board – has asked producers to participate in a two-minute, six-question poll on the Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) Class I pricing method. [Read More …]

Farm Transition Strategies and Effective Communications

Beginning Tuesday, November 2, three new episodes of PDPW’s The Dairy Signal™ will air. The Tuesday edition will focus on the options for business structures for today’s dairy farming operations. The Wednesday episode will feature [Read More …]

Two-for-one virtual Indiana dairy farm tour

Virtual tour of their farms is on Wednesday, Nov. 3 at 1 p.m. Eastern Two farms in one trip! Meet John Carter at Carter Dairy in Frankfort and Abbie Herr at Herr Dairy in [Read More …]

Learn about using risk management tools

Updates on Dairy Margin Coverage and Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance programs It’s been over a year since the COVID-19 pandemic caused milk prices to plummet and gradually rebound, during which time a multitude of [Read More …]

2021 Dairying for Tomorrow Award winners announced

November 2, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

American Dairy Association recognizes dairy farms for contributions to animal care, community outreach, environmental stewardship In its sixth year, the Dairying for Tomorrow awards sponsored by American Dairy Association North East, recognize dairy farms [Read More …]

DHIA

Connect Summit sessions available on-demand

Watch recorded sessions from this premier dairy thought-leadership conference through Nov. 14. Registration is open until Nov. 14 for on-demand access to recorded sessions from the VAS Connect Summit, held virtually earlier in October. The [Read More …]

Northeast Dairy Challenge Hosts In-Person Educational Event

Event held in person this year after a virtual event in 2020 Three Penn State Animal Science students participated in the Northeast Regional Dairy Challenge, held in-person after a virtual event in 2020. Hosted [Read More …]

Dairy Business Association: Export program would boost Wisconsin dairy community

Advocacy group praises Assembly for supporting $5 million investment The Dairy Business Association (DBA), Wisconsin’s leading dairy advocacy group, praised the state Assembly’s passage of a bill aimed at increasing the state’s exports of [Read More …]

Scientists find possible intervention for bovine respiratory disease

Scientists identify proteins in bacteria associated with bovine respiratory disease Poor health, viruses, and environmental stress can leave young calves susceptible to secondary bacterial infections that cause bovine respiratory disease (BRD). These severe infections [Read More …]

Sonny Perdue and Terry Gilbert receive top Farm Bureau honors

Respectively earn Distinguished Service Award and the Farm Bureau Founders Award The American Farm Bureau Federation will present its highest honors, the Distinguished Service Award and the Farm Bureau Founders Award, to former Secretary [Read More …]

Pols Takes Ice-Cream To The Next Level With Box Of Ice Cream Bites

50 years and still innovating One of Europe’s leading ice cream and dairy production and distribution groups Food Union is proud to announce an innovation for its legacy ice cream brand Pols – Pols ‘Snow [Read More …]

USDA Appoints New Members to Science and Research Advisory Board

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today the appointment of 14 members to the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics (NAREEE) Advisory Board. Eight members are new appointments and six members are [Read More …]

National DHIA offers veterinary student scholarships

National Dairy Herd Information Association (DHIA) is seeking applicants for its $1,500 scholarships that go to third- or fourth-year college of veterinary medicine students. Applicants must be enrolled at a college that is [Read More …]

Nine Finalist To Compete For $30,000 In Pizza Contest Showcasing The Inventive Use of Real California Cheese

The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) announced finalists in the 2021 Real California Pizza Contest (RCPC) – a search for the best foodservice pizza recipes using Real California Cheese. The contest, in its third [Read More …]

CDFA Now Accepting Grant Applications For Climate Smart Agriculture Technical Assistance Program

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting applications for Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Technical Assistance Program funding. This grant solicitation is being conducted to ensure there are Technical Assistance Providers available [Read More …]

IDFA Advances U.S. Dairy Trade through National Trade Estimate Report, Agriculture Trade Education Council Leadership

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) submitted comments recently on the 2022 National Trade Estimate (NTE) Report, which details U.S. concerns with foreign barriers to trade for Congress annually. This year, IDFA’s submission included a [Read More …]

USDA Invests $21 Million in Effort to Help Producers Build Drought Resilience

NRCS Names 15 New Priority Areas in WaterSMART Initiative The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $21 million as part of the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) collaboration with the Department of Interior’s [Read More …]

Jollity Farm awarded 2021 Jennifer Bice Grant Award!