Month: September 2022

Nationwide to provide $2 million in funding to new collaboration designed to tackle climate change challenges According to a recent report by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, climate change could make it more difficult to [Read More …]

CentralStar searches for summer 2023 interns

CentralStar Cooperative, serving dairy and beef producers in the upper Midwest, is accepting applications for several, paid, agricultural-related internship opportunities in summer 2023. Areas of interest include artificial insemination (A.I), milk and diagnostic laboratory testing, [Read More …]

Ukrainian dairy farmers feeling aftereffects of Russian attacks

In the village of Czestochowa at the Agromol farm, Russian military aviation deprived business owners of their assets, and workers of their jobs, killing 2,000 dairy cows. Bombs started falling while we were milking the [Read More …]

Rapid Detection & Removal of Biofilm Made Easy Using New Technologies

September 20, 2022 | 1:00 p.m. Eastern Biofilm is a protective structure formed by microorganisms on surfaces, including food processing equipment, floors, walls and floor drains in adverse environmental conditions. Its presence in food processing [Read More …]

U.S. Custom Harvesters Support Legislation for Streamlined CDL Requirements

U.S. Custom Harvesters has endorsed legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) that will remove burdensome government regulations and simplify the process of hiring CDL drivers, especially during a difficult labor market in [Read More …]

Farm Safety Webinars Happening This Week

Each day during National Farm Safety & Health Week, AgriSafe will host two free webinars. You only need to register one time to access all of the webinars. View a list of webinars below and click here [Read More …]

Conewango Launches New Website

Conewango Products Corporation, a leading distributor of inflations, dairy rubberware and other agricultural rubber products across North America, has launched a comprehensive and easy to navigate new website. The site makes it simple for [Read More …]

Breaking down California’s water crisis and regional dairy challenges

Two special guests joined the Teds and Gus for this month’s episode of The Milk Check: Geoff Vanden Heuvel, Milk Producers Council Sarina Sharp, Ag Business Solutions and Daily Dairy Report Geoff is a former dairy farmer and expert [Read More …]

Say it loud, say it clear: The plant-based beverage bust is here

It was the fundamental fallacy that launched a thousand news articles: Dairy was dying as consumers were switching to plant-based beverages. That was always a lie — but at least from a certain angle, it could be stretched into [Read More …]

PSU Pasteurization Short Course

Penn State Extension to hold the Pasteurization Short Course in September Penn State Extension will offer the Pasteurization Short Course, Sept. 27-29, at the Erickson Food Science Building on Penn State’s University Park campus. The [Read More …]

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CDRF awarded $85 Million for partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities project

Funding will work to build climate-smart dairy markets and provide financial incentives for CA dairy producers to adopt climate-smart manure management Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing [Read More …]

PSU food safety for small-scale dairy processors

Penn State to hold food safety courses for small-scale dairy processors in November Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Penn State Extension will offer the “Dairy Basics: Fundamentals of Quality and Safety” workshop on Nov. 1, and the [Read More …]

Learn How to ‘Own Your Future’ at Workshop on November 10

The best way to know your future is to create it. To help dairy farm families begin tackling the process of succession planning and ownership transition, the Professional Dairy Managers of Pennsylvania (PDMP) and the Center [Read More …]

Chocolate Milk: Official Beverage of High School Sports

Chocolate milk, the official beverage of high school sports in Ohio and West Virginia, is packed with nutrients for performance – with the power to fuel everyone from elite athletes to weekend warriors. We’re proud [Read More …]

Parlor Management and Mastitis Prevention

Interactive webinars provide opportunity for farmers to learn from industry experts This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal™ from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) will feature discussions on improving both milk quality and animal wellbeing. Tune [Read More …]

Hands-on Experimental Learning Experiences

Beginning in 2017, Dairy Leaders of Tomorrow Exploration Experiences offer students the opportunity to utilize formal education skills in hands-on experimental learning experiences. These “Experiences” will give high school students the opportunity to see firsthand [Read More …]

Edge to receive up to $50M for climate initiative

Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, one of the largest dairy co-ops in the country, celebrated a Sept. 14 announcement that it will receive up to $50 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for a broad [Read More …]

Mid-Atlantic Dairy Farmers Win in USDA Climate-Smart Commodities Announcement

The Conservation Innovation Fund (CIF), Ecosystem Services Market Consortium (ESMC), and the Maryland & Virginia Milk Producer’s Cooperative Association (MDVA) have been awarded $25 million by the U.S. Department of Agriculture through the Partnerships [Read More …]

Land O’Lakes, Inc. Project Selected by USDA in Historic Funding for Climate-Smart Commodities

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Project will deploy funding from USDA’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities and matching funds from grant partners to scale production and demand for climate-smart corn, soybean, wheat, cotton and milk production Truterra, LLC, the sustainability business [Read More …]

Butter Conquered Unexplored Elevations and Made the Trek Look Easy

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending September 16, 2022 On Tuesday CME spot butter jumped 7ȼ to $3.24 per pound, a lofty price for a market that was $1.79 a year ago. After [Read More …]

IDFA Applauds Significant USDA Investments in School Meals Programs and Food Banks

Michael Dykes, D.V.M., president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), released the following statement today applauding the U.S. Department of Agriculture on its investments in funding for schools and food banks: “On [Read More …]

Maple Hill Selected by USDA to Receive Up to $20 Million in Funding

Growing Grass-fed Organic Dairy Markets Grant Allows Industry Leader Maple Hill to Increase Its Support to Small Family Farms Practicing Agriculture that Heals Our Climate Maple Hill, America’s original 100% grass-fed organic dairy, today announces it [Read More …]

Building Trust in Ag Tech : New Research Findings

Series of webinars offers research-based, trust-building strategies for stakeholders across the ag and food system Register to save your seat! Sept. 15 Farm Focus Sept. 20 Innovator Focus Sept. 21 Food Focus Exciting new ag technologies [Read More …]

Real California Milk Celebrates California’s Hispanic-Style Cheese & Dairy Products

Hispanic Heritage Month With Texas Retail Promotion The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) is celebrating the flavors and traditions of Mexico brought to life by California’s Hispanic-style cheeses and dairy products with a consumer retail [Read More …]

Vytelle Expands Global Network of Bovine In Vitro Fertilisation Laboratories

Vytelle is progressing on a five-year plan, initiated at the conclusion of their Series A funding to provide accessible hormone-free bovine in vitro fertilisation (IVF) to producers across the globe. Part of the five-year [Read More …]

Dairy support in climate-smart commodities projects

“America’s dairy community applauds USDA’s support for the robust efforts dairy farmers are leading to develop and implement climate-smart solutions that will benefit the entire food chain, from producer to consumer. As an agricultural leader [Read More …]

2022 Visit the Farm Day

Save the date for behind-the-scenes experience: October 1, 2022 Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County’s Agriculture Program is excited to invite you and your family to attend the Visit the Farm Day event on Saturday, [Read More …]

Dairy nutritionist gets USDA grant to study effect of cows’ diet on milk fat

The study, which will be conducted in a research wing of the Penn State Dairy Barns A Penn State animal scientist has received a four-year, $650,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of [Read More …]

U.S. to host 2023 IDF World Dairy Summit in Chicago

The United States will host the International Dairy Federation (IDF) World Dairy Summit, the world’s biggest dairy conference, in October 2023 at Chicago’s famed McCormick Place conference center, IDF and the U.S. National Committee of [Read More …]

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