Month: December 2021

Today, six Midwestern dairy groups on a taskforce studying improvements to the Federal Milk Marketing Orders issued a statement in response to the introduction of the Dairy Pricing Opportunity Act. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., [Read More …]

Discount for dairy producers interested in ‘Farm Spanish Basics’ course

$100 Discount to PA dairy producers who enroll in winter course The United States has the second largest Spanish-speaking population in the world, and 80 percent of the agricultural workforce in the U.S. speaks [Read More …]

Forage Conference to be held December 8 in Newton, Kan.

The event is free for current KSFGC members and $45 for non-members The Kansas Forage and Grassland Council and Kansas State University will be holding their Winter Forage Conference at the Harvey County 4-H [Read More …]

Clover Sonoma Partners with Independent Family-Owned Food & Dairy Company Alpina to Facilitate Growth in U.S. Market

Shared values around the future of dairy provide both companies with an optimal partnership to grow market share, enhance sustainability practices, innovate new product lines and continue to strengthen relationships with employees, dairy farmers, retail [Read More …]

STgenetics® focuses on the next generation of Angus breeders

STgenetics makes donation to the Angus Foundation at the 2021 Angus Convention During the awards dinner at the 2021 National Angus Convention and Trade Show in Fort Worth, Texas, team members representing STgenetics presented [Read More …]

NMPF statement on the Dairy Pricing Opportunity Act

December 6, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

“Sen. Gillibrand’s legislation, cosponsored by Sens. Leahy and Collins, adds bipartisan momentum to a range of critical milk pricing discussions that dairy farmers are having through NMPF’s Economic Policy Committee. NMPF is continuing to work [Read More …]

Less Milk Leads to Less Butter

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending December 3, 2021 Churns made just 159.4 million pounds of butter in October, down 1.6% from a year ago. Stiff competition for cream and supply chain tangles [Read More …]

American Dairy Coalition applauds Senators Gillibrand, Collins and Leahy on the introduction of the bipartisan Dairy Pricing Opportunity Act of 2021

The American Dairy Coalition applauds Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Susan Collins (R-ME) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) for introducing the bipartisan Dairy Pricing Opportunity Act of 2021 today in the United States Senate. The bipartisan legislation [Read More …]

Dairy’s Certainties Help Guide the Industry

One of the greatest challenges dairy faces today is the incredible amount of uncertainty in the world we live in. We didn’t have to worry that much about supply chains or closed restaurants and schools [Read More …]

Perry’s Ice Cream Launches ‘Hey-Ey-Sundae!’ in Partnership with Buffalo Bills

New flavor introduces partnership with The Buffalo Bills Foundation Perry’s Ice Cream Company, Inc., Upstate New York’s #1 ice cream choice, has launched “Hey-Ey-Sundae!,” a new flavor which blends nougat ice cream with salty [Read More …]

CDFA Accepting Public Comments On Draft Guidelines For Dairy Methane Reduction Incentive Programs

CDFA’s Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation (OEFI) is accepting public comments on its draft Request for Grant Applications (RGAs) for the Alternative Manure Management Program (AMMP) and Dairy Digester Research and Development Program (DDRDP). [Read More …]

DairyVoice Podcast: Katie Martin DiGangi on keeping it simple – top production, high fertility and low incidence of health problems.

“Keep it simple” is the theme at Darlington Ridge Farms in LaFayette County, Wisconsin. Katie Martin DiGangi talks with Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News about the priorities at this 3700-cow operation – top production, high fertility [Read More …]

What Drives the Financial Success of a Dairy?

Is looking at the past an indication of the future? Civilizations have advanced to make life easier. Industry and agriculture have led the way in advancements. We have moved from hand tools, ox – horse [Read More …]

Dairy, Animal Agriculture Unite Around Issues, Crisis Priorities

It’s not uncommon for members of the dairy checkoff’s issues and crisis team to receive a late-night text message asking, “have you seen this?” The sender usually is Hannah Thompson-Weeman from the Animal Agriculture Alliance [Read More …]

How Is Inflation Impacting the Cost of Production for Dairy Farmers?

I keep seeing/hearing references to inflation and how, or if, it will impact dairy prices. It feels like the prices for nearly everything are going up, so what would stop dairy prices from also rising? [Read More …]

Environmental factors seem to influence dairy cow ‘bunching,’ say UC scientists

“Cow bunching” can cause discomfort, increase heat stress and impede the cows’ access to nutritionally balanced food A team of UC scientists is working to mitigate “cow bunching” – when dairy cows cluster close [Read More …]

Telling the Farm Story Virtually at North Harbor Dairy

Even before the COVID pandemic limited travel, tours of dairy farms online were supported by dairy promotion groups to show consumers how modern dairy farms operate. But at North Harbor Dairy near Sackets Harbor, [Read More …]

Digitizing your Dairy Supply Chain

When it comes to Dairy Supply Chain software choosing the right partner can boost productivity at managing your suppliers, tracking sustainability, improving traceability, and increasing the bottom line. This decision is crucial. The wrong choice [Read More …]

Dairy Data – Are You Being Informed or Overwhelmed?

Dairy farmers, especially large producers, recognize that data-driven farming is the future. However, data has the potential to either inform or overwhelm farm managers with more information making it harder, not easier to take action  [Read More …]

Are You Preparing for What’s Next?

Are you actually preparing for what’s next? I’m not talking about post Afghanistan, after our summer temperatures abate, or after Apple stock goes over $200/share. I’m talking about your business. Business Coach Brendon Burchard stated [Read More …]

Center awards $125,000 in second round of grants to help producers enhance efficiency

The Dairy Excellence grants awarded to 25 dairy producers from 17 Pa. counties The Center for Dairy Excellence recently awarded a collective total of $125,000 to 25 Pennsylvania dairy producers through the second round [Read More …]

Update on Commodities Used to Price Producer Milk

Producer milk prices for all four Classes of milk are based on the commodity prices of cheese, butter, dry whey, and nonfat dry milk. Class III milk (the largest use of milk) is priced based [Read More …]

Changes to CDCB Evaluation System – December 2021

CDCB has announced the changes being implemented for the triannual evaluations on December 7 Feed intake variance adjustments and parameters Genetic evaluations for Residual Feed Intake (RFI) were improved using variance adjustments and a higher [Read More …]

How Can You Save the Supply Chain This Holiday Season?

In recent months, we’ve been sharing stories about crowded West Coast ports. These stories could leave the impression that port traffic is stopped dead. That is, one might think the ports are so crowded that nothing is [Read More …]

Family Farm Dairies Hope “Build Back Better” Helps Soon

America needs a new food system, free of the market predators that have forced producers and workers into lives of perpetual fear and bankruptcy. As of September 29th, 2021, one-hundred and seventy-eight of the best [Read More …]

Stonyfield and Cabot Join Farm Powered Strategic Alliance

Alliance members commit to food waste reduction, repurposing and decarbonization Stonyfield Organic and Cabot Creamery Cooperative are joining forces alongside the Farm Powered Strategic Alliance (FPSA) and Dairy Farmers of America to place dairy as [Read More …]

CDFA Forms a Manure Recycling and Innovative Products Task Force