Year: 2021

Earlier this week, National Farmers Union (NFU) submitted formal comments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture in response to a request for information on “Investments and Opportunities for Meat and Poultry Processing Infrastructure.” In the [Read More …]

SMI’s Dawn Martin to Lead Milk Marketing Efforts

Southeast Milk, Inc. (SMI) is very excited to announce the promotion of Dawn Martin to Director of Milk Marketing & Analytics. Dawn will be taking on expanded responsibilities in her new role, where she will [Read More …]

Upstate Niagara Cooperative’s Products Honored With Numerous Awards At State & International Dairy Competitions

Upstate Niagara Cooperative, the Buffalo-based food and beverage producer and distributor with nearly 300 member-owned farms across the state, received several honors for its products in competitions at both the New York State Fair [Read More …]

An Open Letter to National Milk Producers Federation Members

As we hear heartbreaking accounts of the COVID-19 resurgence depleting resources in rural communities and overwhelming already stressed rural health care systems, we can’t help but feel a deep sense of frustration. After so [Read More …]

2021 Organic Certification Cost Share Program Now Accepting Applications

The Kansas Department of Agriculture has funds available for the National Organic Certification Cost Share Program (NOCCSP). Through this program, farms, ranches, and businesses that produce, process or package certified organic agricultural products may [Read More …]

Corn Silage Dry Down Update: Week of August 31, 2021

Follow corn silage dry down rates for various locations in Pennsylvania. With the help of extension educators across the state, we will monitor moisture levels of various hybrids as producers ready for silage harvest. [Read More …]

Farmers Must be Heard during WOTUS Rule Re-Write, NFU Tells EPA and Army Corps

Today, National Farmers Union Vice President Patty Edelburg provided remarks during a public stakeholder meeting hosted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers regarding the agencies’ intention to revise the definition of [Read More …]

Sunset Celebration brings live music to World Dairy Expo

A free concert will be held on Friday, October 1 at 8:00 p.m. in The Tanbark As World Dairy Expo® prepares for its comeback show, after cancelling due to COVID-19 in 2020, a schedule of [Read More …]

Redding encourages farmers to take advantage of $1 million Farm Vitality Grant program

Grants of up to $7,500, for organic transition planning assistance Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding today encouraged Pennsylvania farmers to apply for grants of up to $7,500 through the PA Farm Bill’s $1 million [Read More …]

Uncertainty for farmers after water pollution rule scrapped

EPA will have to provide clarity for farmers seeking to adhere to regulations A federal judge on Monday scrapped a Trump administration rule that limited federal protections for streams, marshes and wetlands across the [Read More …]

Dairy Farmers of America Taking Action To Keep Community Food Pantries Stocked With Milk

September 7, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

DFA Plans to Donate 21 Refrigerators to Local Food Pantries in 20 States and More than 225,000 Servings of Milk for September Hunger Action Month Dairy Farmers of America, along with its employees and [Read More …]

The Class IV Market is Heating Up

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending September 3, 2021 CME spot butter jumped 9ȼ this week. July butter production fell 0.8% short of the frantic pace of July 2020, but was still historically [Read More …]

Animal Agriculture Alliance advocacy scholarship competition kicks off September 13

Twelve $100 gift cards available to clubs and individuals who sign up The Animal Agriculture Alliance’s annual College Aggies Online (CAO) scholarship competition kicks off in less than two weeks on September 13. Undergraduates, [Read More …]

Dairy Market Report – August 2021

Low milk prices and high feed costs – a.k.a. depressed margins – are slowly bringing U.S. milk production back in line with demand. Daily average production was down almost 2 percent from the spring flush [Read More …]

Eurofins DQCI Announces Partnership with Southeast Milk, Inc. (SMI) to Assume Operational Responsibility of Belleview, Florida Site

Eurofins DQCI is excited to announce our partnership with Southeast Milk, Inc., in which we will assume operational responsibility of the Belleview, Florida site. Eurofins will take over the business management of the [Read More …]

The Cure Starts Now and Graeter’s Ice Cream Continue the Fight to Find the Homerun Cure™ for Cancer

Graeter’s Annual Cones for the Cure Campaign Runs from September 9th to September 19th with Special Promotions in the Graeter’s App Graeter’s Ice Cream, a 151-year-old, family owned craft ice cream company, has partnered [Read More …]

Organic Valley Wins PEOPLE Food Award, Parents Snacks Award, and World Dairy Expo Salted Butter Championship Contest

Organic Valley shows quality and taste leadership yet again with top prizes for its butter, egg bites and shredded cheese Fresh, high-quality organic foods always have a place at the table, and Organic [Read More …]

Compeer Financial Provides Support for Youth Participating in World Dairy Expo

September 6, 2021 Sarah S News Team 0

Thanks to the generous support of Compeer Financial, youth participating in the International Junior Holstein Show on Tuesday, September 28, will receive enhanced cash premiums at World Dairy Expo® 2021. In 2019, more than 150 [Read More …]

AFBF: Ruling threatens progress made in Clean Water efforts

September 6, 2021 Sarah S News Team 0

“AFBF is extremely disappointed in the ruling to vacate the Navigable Waters Protection Rule” American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented on the District of Arizona court ruling to vacate the Navigable Waters [Read More …]

Tips for a safe silage harvest: Part 2

Things to keep in mind during the frantic nature of harvest time When many of us think of harvest we think of both chaos and long days. The difficult task of getting machinery, people, [Read More …]

Upcycled manure may ignite new sustainable fertilizing trend

Nitrogen management is a major challenge throughout the farming world Cow manure – a longtime agricultural waste headache for dairy farmers – soon may ignite a new sustainable fertilizing trend. Judiciously decomposing organic matter [Read More …]

Wisconsin DNR, University of Wisconsin-Madison Division Of Extension and College Of Agriculture And Life Sciences host final nitrate webinar Sept. 16

The final webinar is a discussion about preliminary assessment of economic impacts on Wisconsin farms of reducing nitrogen losses The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will host the final online webinar session of [Read More …]

Dairy industry conference call slated for Sept. 14

Panelists will answer questions on COVID-19 relief payments, DMC feed cost updates On Tuesday, September 14 from 12:30-1:30 p.m., the Center for Dairy Excellence will host a Dairy Industry Conference Call to address the [Read More …]

Sunbelt Expo is back!

Expo will be held October 19-21 After having to cancel the 2020 show the Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition will celebrate its 43rd Anniversary show October 19-21, 2021. Over 1,200 exhibitors will display and demonstrate products [Read More …]

How the Checkoff Is Making ‘Every Drop Count’

I have the good fortune of speaking with farmers from across the country each and every day. These discussions help me understand what is happening on the farm and key concerns of farmers from all [Read More …]

The Four Factors to Watch in the Market

There are four important drivers in the current dairy market outlook. Slowing U.S. milk production growth, Chinese import demand, government programs, and the ongoing pandemic. I’m going to start with the most bullish, which is [Read More …]

Don’t Take Your Milking Parlor for Granted: Why Parlor Audits are Extremely Important

The milking parlor is perhaps one of the most used areas on a dairy farm, but it can be taken for granted and overlooked. Yet the parlor is the “heart” of your operation. It’s the [Read More …]

What’s Up With This Measurement Acronym?

In previous articles I have often stated that if you measure something, you can understand it. If you understand it, you can control it, and of course, if you have the ability to control something, [Read More …]

Effects of Repeated OPU Procedures on Fertility in Cattle

Do the benefits of OPS-IVF outweigh the potential risks? According to the American Embryo Transfer Association, 448,826 bovine embryos were transferred into recipients in 2019, 68% of which had been produced by in vitro fertilization (IVF) methods. [Read More …]

Is Your Heifer Reproduction Program Making the Grade?