Year: 2022

December 14, 2022 | 2:00 p.m. Eastern On November 8th, millions of Americans cast their ballots in the 2022 midterm elections. Like previous midterm elections these events create significant changes on Capitol Hill and set [Read More …]

Have a Great Idea to Benefit the Dairy Community? Don’t Miss Your Chance for a $5,000 Grant!

Deadline for Professional Dairy Producers Foundation Grant Applications is Dec. 1 With the holiday season upon us, the Professional Dairy Producers Foundation is looking to make the season a little brighter for the dairy community [Read More …]

Deadline is just 10 days away for Class VIII of Jersey Youth Academy!

Apply here for the best youth program in the industry! The eighth Jersey Youth Academy will be held July 9-14, 2023. The application period for the is open until December 1, 2022. Jersey Youth Academy provides [Read More …]

Fuel Up to Play 60’s Hometown Grant Awarded to Garden Grove Unified School District

Los Angeles Chargers and Dairy Council of California join forces in support of healthier students The Los Angeles Chargers and Dairy Council of California continued their rich histories of supporting local communities on November 15th [Read More …]

Happy Thanksgiving! There’s plenty of butter

First, the bad news (for consumers): Heading into the holiday baking season, butter prices are, indeed at an all-time high. That’s for a few reasons. The biggest one is simple demand. Americans love butter, with [Read More …]

2022 harvest mycotoxin and mold concerns

Next steps producers can take to mitigate molds in feeds Harvest is showing that multiple crop regions in the United States are experiencing higher counts of mycotoxins than normal. So far during the 2022 harvest [Read More …]

Cooking campaign targets college students with dairy recipes

The recipes were sent through digital ads that targeted student resident halls on the Syracuse and Cornell University campuses In “Dorm Room Recipe Magic,” 12 dorm-friendly dairy-rich recipes were developed by American Dairy Association [Read More …]

Operations Manager Conference registration is open

Managing for consistency while leading through change Registration is open for the 2023 Operations Managers Conference, which will be held January 31 and February 1 at the Doubletree by Hilton, East Syracuse, NY. Presented by [Read More …]

Farm Income and Financial Forecasts, December 2022 Update

Date: Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022 Time: 1:00 PM ET Duration: 1 hour Host: Carrie Litkowski, Economic Research Service, USDA Description: USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) releases farm income statement and balance sheet estimates and forecasts three times a year. [Read More …]

Sell the Feeder Calf, or Create a Yearling?

Feeder calf sale numbers are ramping up across South Dakota. Fall brings many weaning and selling time decisions. These decisions include options to sell calves at weaning, wean them and hold them for 45 days, [Read More …]

Capitalizing on conflict and updates on markets

Leading experts share research for dairy producers, answer questions in real time This week’s on The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW), dairy producers will gain insights on preparing their farms and businesses for the future. [Read More …]

Commanding a New Workhorse Cattle Chute to Arrowquip’s Army Lineup

Arrowquip’s new heavy-duty hydraulic chute, The Colonel, has marched in to get straight to work. This hardworking cattle chute gives feedlots and large-scale cattle operations all the features they need and will use, including [Read More …]

NMPF urges lawmakers to support domestic infant formula production

In a letter to lawmakers, the National Milk Producers Federation urged support for domestic infant formula production as the production shortfalls that stripped store shelves of necessary infant formula have eased. Given the improving situation, [Read More …]

Seed-based technology negates sorghum forage risk

Prussic-acid free sorghum technology will be widely available to growers in 2023 Sorghum has served as a food and feed crop for thousands of years, yet it can become poisonous under drought or freezing [Read More …]

No Crystal Balls Here

If you ever heard an economist share their forecast about where markets are heading, they typically use the phrase, “I don’t have a crystal ball.” Basically, that means they don’t really know what next year’s [Read More …]

$850,000 available to expand farm-to-school programs across New York

November 21, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Program provides boost to New York farmers and brings healthy, local food to students New York State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball today announced that $850,000 is now available for eligible school districts to expand [Read More …]

DCRC Annual Meeting explores cutting-edge technologies

More than 200 Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) members from 27 U.S. states, four Canadian provinces and 11 countries gathered in person (Middleton, Wis.) and virtually, Nov. 15-17, for the group’s 2022 annual meeting. Attendees [Read More …]

Real California Milk Begins Holiday Season With Morning Means More Campaign at Retail

Initiative Encourages Families to Celebrate Family Time with Breakfast Recipes Made with Real California Dairy Products The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) announced today the return of its consumer promotion focused on holiday breakfast traditions [Read More …]

Ice cream, yogurt, and cultured dairy product professionals get ready to innovate!

The co-located Ice Cream Technology Conference and Yogurt & Cultured Innovation Conference return in 2023 to Austin, Texas! There’s no more opportune place to hear from trend- setters in these dairy categories, connect with experts [Read More …]

NMPF, IDFA Seek to Fix WIC Proposal that Would Decrease Access to Dairy’s Nutrients

Representing dairy farmers, cooperatives, and processors, the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) issued the following joint statement in response to USDA’s proposed changes to the Special Supplemental Nutrition [Read More …]

NMPF urges sped-up FDA approval of climate friendly feed additives

November 21, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

NMPF called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to use existing legal authority to modernize its regulations allowing for faster approval of animal-feed additives that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, submitting comments to the agency [Read More …]

Dairy Markets Pause and Retreat to Less Rugged Elevations

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending November 18, 2022 CME spot butter managed to keep climbing through Wednesday before it finally turned back. Butter’s resilience has taken the market by surprise. Retailers bought [Read More …]

Finish the race strong: Quality nutrition a must for cowherd success

The finish line is nearly in sight for cowherds around the country as spring-calving season looms. For many spring-calving herds, late-fall or early-winter marks the start of the third trimester and a significant upward shift [Read More …]

Join ‘Protecting Your Profits’ monthly webinar

Discussion will take place Nov. 23 at 12 p.m., provide dairy market updates The Center for Dairy Excellence is hosting its monthly “Protecting Your Profits” webinar on Wednesday, November 23 at 12 p.m. Held the [Read More …]

Hoffman elected as PFB’s ninth president

Hoffman has been heavily involved with Farm Bureau over the past 28 years Juniata County farmer Chris Hoffman has been elected as the ninth President of the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau (PFB) by voting delegates at [Read More …]

DCRC honors dairies for successful reproduction achievements