Month: September 2022

In High Demand Among Federal Nutrition Program Participants When Given an Incentive to Encourage Healthy Eating, Most SNAP Participants Would Purchase More Milk, Yogurt and Cheese As the White House spurs a national conversation with [Read More …]

RSVP for CDCB Meeting in Madison

All producers and genetic enthusiasts are invited to the 8th annual CDCB Industry Meeting in Madison on Wednesday, October 5. Doors open at 8 a.m. with program starting at 8:30 a.m. and wrap-up by noon. [Read More …]

PFAS in Dairy: Navigating Sampling and Analytical Techniques

October 11, 2022 | 1:00 p.m. Eastern PFAS are a large group of manufactured compounds used in a wide variety of industrial and commercial applications. These chemicals are persistent and resistant to degradation, and as [Read More …]

Take Financial Understanding, Skills to the Next Level

PDPW Financial Literacy for Dairy Training Multi-level, multi-session program kicks off November 9 Registration is now open for the 2022-23 sessions of PDPW Financial Literacy for Dairy®. The only financial-development program designed specifically for the [Read More …]

Increased Premiums and New Schedule Headline All American Jersey Events in 2022.

The All American Jersey events are set for November 4-7, 2022 in Louisville, Ky. Mark your calendars today. There are many new and exciting things to watch for including a new schedule and increased premiums [Read More …]

Investing in Advanced Reproductive Technology

Join the Dairy Calf & Heifer Association (DCHA) for its next one-hour webinar set for: September 29, at 2:00 p.m. Central time Join Dairy Calf & Heifer Association (DCHA) for its next webinar – “Investing [Read More …]

ARM & HAMMER Announces #ScienceHearted Sustainability Initiative

As the world’s population grows, the need for a sustainable food supply also increases. Working to meet this need, Arm & Hammer Animal and Food Production recently announced the start of their sustainability journey. This [Read More …]

Dairy Defined: Butter and cheese keep dairy’s rise constant

While we won’t know until Friday whether U.S. per-capita dairy consumption will officially rise for the seventh time in eight years, we do know from preliminary data that domestic use of butter and cheese reached records in [Read More …]

Milk quality, understanding that PPD! & a peek into future milk prices

Event will be held October 11th from 10:45 A.M.to 2:30 P.M., in Oneonta Cornell Cooperative Extension’s (CCE) Central NY Dairy, Livestock, and Field Crops Team (CNYDLFC) in collaboration with CCE of Delaware County, the Watershed [Read More …]

Global Dairy Symposium registration closes Sept. 30

Symposium will be held at World Dairy Expo on Thursday, Oct. 6 The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) encourages dairy industry professionals to register for DATCP’s Global Dairy Symposium by Sept. 30, [Read More …]

Hands On, On-Farm Training in Store at the 2022 PDPW Calf Connection Workshops

Three Sessions of One-Day Workshops to be held Oct. 25, 26, 27 Top tier calf care on today’s dairy farms requires the best teams, facilities and management practices. The 2022 Calf Care Connection® workshops presented [Read More …]

Merck Animal Health to Acquire Vence

Virtual fencing system provides advanced technology to cattle producers and ranchers to manage natural resources more effectively Complements Merck Animal Health’s broad portfolio of veterinary pharmaceuticals, vaccines and animal intelligence solutions Merck Animal Health, known [Read More …]

Deadline Extended for Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative Cooperative Agreements

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has extended the application deadline for Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative Cooperative Agreements (GLCI) from Sept. 22 to Oct. 6, 2022. USDA is investing up to $12 million in partnerships [Read More …]

On “Supposed To”

My boys are mostly grown now, but when my oldest was seven years old, he and his brother were supposed to be playing in the yard while their dad was mixing feed. Instead, my son [Read More …]

Novus prepares to Scale Up milk at WDE

New nutrition program to optimize production for dairy farmers Novus International will debut a new program aimed at increasing fluid milk and component yields during the World Dairy Expo, Oct. 4-6 in Wisconsin. The focus [Read More …]

Organic Valley receives USDA grant to help with climate crisis

September 27, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Investment will expand markets for climate-smart commodities With the backdrop of cows grazing pasture at the Anibas family organic dairy farm, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack highlighted Sept. 15 historic investments to support projects [Read More …]

CDCB Industry Meeting: Improving Cow Mobility Through Genetics

The Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB) invites all producers, industry professionals and genetic enthusiasts to the 8th annual CDCB Industry Meeting in Madison, Wis., on Wednesday, Oct. 5. The meeting will run from 8:30 [Read More …]

PDPW: Management Tips, Graduate Research Showcase, Market News

Interactive webinars provide opportunity for farmers to learn from industry experts Tune in to this week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal™ from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) for the latest news on managing your business and [Read More …]

2022 PDPW Herdsperson Workshops to Focus on Transition Cows, Obstetrics and Cow Necropsies

Two One-Day Workshops offered in English and Spanish to be held Oct. 18, 19 Take a deep dive into some of the most challenging cow care topics, including transition cow care, obstetrics and calving difficulties [Read More …]

Marti named data services product manager for Select Sires Inc.

September 26, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Select Sires Inc. is excited to welcome Cheryl Marti as the cooperative’s new data services product manager. In this role, Marti will lead data services development to build solutions that radically improve Select Sires’ [Read More …]

U.S. Milk Output Grows Decisively

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending September 23, 2022 U.S. milk output grew decisively last month in comparison to the very low production reported in August 2021. It’s likely that today’s milk-cow herd [Read More …]

USDA Webinar: Farm Income and Wealth Statistics & ARMS Data Dissemination Tool

Join us for our next Data Training Webinar as we explore the Economic Research Service’s Farm Income and Wealth Statistics and Agricultural Resource Management Survey Data Dissemination Tool. Webinar Details Date: Tuesday, September 27, 2022 Time: 1:00 [Read More …]

Planning for Custom Work

Silage chopping is well underway, and it will not be long before other fall field operations pick up steam. One of the most frequent calls I get in the Extension office this time of year [Read More …]

Global Dairy Symposium Registration to Close September 30

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) encourages dairy industry professionals to register for DATCP’s Global Dairy Symposium by September 30, 2022. The symposium will be held at World Dairy Expo® on [Read More …]

Biden Administration Announces $502 Million for High-Speed Internet in Rural Communities

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the Department is awarding $502 million in loans and grants (PDF, 221 KB) to provide high-speed internet access for rural residents and businesses in [Read More …]

2022 Penn State Dairy Nutrition Workshop, November 2-3