Year: 2021

New Line-up of Speakers Announced for Week 42 of The 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 42 [Read More …]

Troubleshooting Herd Health Issues on Your Dairy

Cornell Cooperative Extension Regional Dairy Specialists and Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY EPISODE 8 Mastitis Part 1 Dr. Matthias Wieland DVM, PhD, Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine and Rob Lynch, DVM, PRO-DAIRY, Cornell University, discuss different techniques [Read More …]

Put ‘the Freeze’ on Cold Stress Productivity Dips

When temperatures dip, cows divert their energy to maintaining normal body temperatures. For dairy producers, the switch comes at the expense of milk production. There are simple management tactics to help shield cows from the [Read More …]

USDA Updates CFAP to Include Support for Contract Poultry and Livestock Producers

On January 15, USDA announced additional assistance through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. This new assistance will include expanded eligibility for certain commodities and producers established in the recently passed relief package, as well as updated [Read More …]

Dairy product purchasing habits analyzed

Dairy product purchasing differs in households with and without children American dairy consumers are often influenced by a variety of factors that can affect their buying habits. These factors include taste, preference, government information, cultural [Read More …]

Application Period Opens for Improved Round of Paycheck Protection Program

The recently enacted COVID-19 resource and relief package included a number of agriculture-related provisions, such as a $1.5 billion extension of the Farmers to Families Food Box program, as well as additional support for crop, specialty crop, [Read More …]

UK dairy cooperative powers milk trucks with manure

A dairy cooperative in the U.K. is turning cow manure from their own farms into biogas that fuels two of their milk delivery trucks. The three-month trial project spearheaded by dairy cooperative Arla Foods demonstrates how smaller [Read More …]

Animal Agriculture Alliance summit recordings now available

Start the new year off “Primed and Prepared,” mark your calendar for the 2021 event The Animal Agriculture Alliance announced that session recordings from the first-ever Virtual Stakeholders Summit, held in May 2020, are now [Read More …]

New grant cycle opens to farmer veterans

January 18, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Farmer Veteran Coalition announces its 2021 grant application is open through February 14th One piece of equipment changed it all. Ben Martin of Forest Grove, Oregon, served in the Marine Corps. After returning home from war, [Read More …]

After the enthusiasm last week most commodities struggled to keep the momentum going

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending January 15, 2021 After the enthusiasm ignited by last week’s USDA announcement, most commodities struggled to keep the momentum going. Weighed down by plentiful supply, the butter [Read More …]

Farm Credit East presents 2021 Dairy Outlook Webinar

This webinar is free to attend, and will take place on Thursday, January 21 at 1 p.m. COVID-19 had large impacts on schools and foodservice markets in 2020, causing complications for the dairy industry. Join [Read More …]

President-elect Joe Biden Announces American Rescue Plan

Last night, President-elect Joe Biden announced his $1.9 billion dollar American Rescue Plan to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, build a bridge towards economic recovery, and invest in racial justice. President-elect describes the plan as a [Read More …]

Study examines disruption of circadian rhythm in dairy cows as risk factor for decreased insulin sensitivity, mammary development, and milk yield

Maintaining consistency in day-to-day activities and environment is important for dairy cows during late gestation, according to a study published in Journal of Dairy Science® Anyone who has ever suffered from jet lag knows you can’t [Read More …]

Dairy product purchasing differs in households with and without children

American dairy consumers are often influenced by a variety of factors that can affect their buying habits. These factors include taste, preference, government information, cultural background, social media, and the news. In an article appearing in JDS Communications, [Read More …]

Agriculture & Food Organizations Urge Gov. Cuomo to Reinclude Employees in Phase 1B

Agriculture, food processing organizations urge Governor Cuomo to reinclude agriculture and food processing employees into phase 1B of the vaccination schedule. A coalition of organizations representing various agriculture sectors from New York have signed a [Read More …]

Living Decades in Days & Trends in 2021

Pandemic. Social unrest. Tense international relations. Remember the “good old days” when these stressors on the food chain were stretched over decades? The year 2020 brought us all of these seismic situations, and more. Now that [Read More …]

DATCP Releases COVID-19 Report

Today the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) released a report summarizing its efforts in partnership with the state’s agricultural industry to respond to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. These efforts include: [Read More …]

Report suggests Pa.’s agricultural diversity key to understanding its impact

Report from data contained in the 2017 Census of Agriculture Pennsylvania’s largest farms claimed the lion’s share of agricultural product sales and net farm income between 2012 and 2017, but the state’s many small farms [Read More …]

Former CALS dean Neal Jorgensen, professor emeritus of dairy science, dies at 85

Jorgensen also served in American Dairy Science Association, other Wisconsin and national organizations Neal Jorgensen, an emeritus professor of dairy science who served the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences in numerous [Read More …]

GROWMARK Announces Agricultural Scholarship Program

“This is one more way we can contribute to the future of agriculture.” The GROWMARK Foundation is once again offering a $1,500 scholarship program for students in the United States and Ontario, Canada, pursing two- [Read More …]

TechMix Acquires Immuno-Dynamics

TechMix, LLC is announcing the acquisition of Immuno-Dynamics, Inc. of Fennimore, Wisconsin. Product innovation lies at the heart of the purchase, where novel nutrition and animal health technologies from Immuno-Dynamics dovetail with innovations and products [Read More …]

Holstein Association USA Announces Virtual Interview Contest Winners

January 15, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Holstein Association USA is thrilled to announce the winners of the inaugural Virtual Interview Contest. This program is designed to prepare youth for real world opportunities, giving them the chance to sharpen their resume writing [Read More …]

Dr. Kenneth Kalscheur on canola meal, which seems to be an almost perfect protein source to meet the needs of lactating cows.

With everyone taking an even harder look at the cost of protein in the dairy ration, we found this latest research about canola meal pretty interesting. Canola seems to be an almost perfect protein source [Read More …]

Animal Agriculture Alliance makes 2020 Virtual Summit recordings publicly available

Start the new year off “Primed and Prepared,” mark your calendar for the 2021 event The Animal Agriculture Alliance announced today that session recordings from the first-ever Virtual Stakeholders Summit, held in May 2020, are [Read More …]

USDA Lowers Corn and Soybean Supplies in Latest WASDE Report

In Data-heavy January Report, USDA Shows Lower Corn and Soybean Supplies and Ending Stocks, Providing a Boost to Prices USDA’s January World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report provided a much-anticipated update to U.S. corn and soybean [Read More …]

Virtual Operations Managers Conference

Operations management on dairy farms is integral to success of the farm business. Presented by Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY and the Northeast Dairy Producers Association, the Operations Managers Conference provides an opportunity for the people responsible [Read More …]

CentralStar hosts virtual employee awards program

CentralStar Cooperative, serving dairy and beef producers in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Indiana, held their virtual employee awards program on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021. Employees were recognized for everything from milestone accomplishments and work anniversaries to [Read More …]

Wisconsin Cheese Launches Personalized Heart Shaped Boxes of Cheese