Year: 2022

September 6, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Discount Offered for PA Dairy Producers Date: Tuesday, September 27, 2022 Time: 6-7 p.m. EST each week (Beginners Course) Location: Online Course – Live courses from Sept. 27 – Nov. 17, 2022 on Tuesdays and [Read More …]

The Bulls Remain in Charge in the Butter Pit

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending September 2, 2022 Grocers are anxious about stocking their shelves with enough product to last through the holiday baking season, and USDA’s recent reports have not [Read More …]

Introduction to Dairy Product Labeling

Oct 31st – Nov 1st 12:00 PM ET Webinar Series, 4-Hour Register This two-session training opportunity will provide you and your staff with the essential information you need to produce compliant and effective labels for your [Read More …]

Grand Union, ADA North East kick off ‘Fill a Glass with Hope’ campaign

Campaign helps provide fresh milk to families in need through a network of local food banks In an effort to raise awareness during Hunger Action Month in September and stock local food pantries with fresh [Read More …]

Certification Affirms Dairy’s Commitment to Highest Standards of Animal Welfare, Again

The Professional Animal Auditor Certification Organization (PAACO) has again certified the National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Animal Care Program as an approved animal welfare evaluation. PAACO provides training and certification credentials for animal [Read More …]

Bring your voice to the Small Farm Conference

Seeking: Farmer voices, ag & food system expertise, inspiring stories & thought-provoking workshops Every year, we gather our community and dig into the most pressing topics facing small farms, share inspiring stories from the field, [Read More …]

Volunteers for Agriculture legislative endorsements

VFA endorsed Amy Loudenbeck (R-Clinton) for Secretary of State Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation’s political action arm, the Volunteers for Agriculture® Committee, has announced its endorsements of candidates in State Assembly and Senate races as well as [Read More …]

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College Aggies Online scholarship program kicks off on September 12

Network and learn from industry professionals and farmer influencers The Animal Agriculture Alliance’s annual College Aggies Online (CAO) scholarship competition kicks off in less than two weeks on September 12. Participants will have the opportunity [Read More …]

Junior Holstein Members to Refine Professional Skills During Virtual Interview Contest

Junior Holstein members are invited to participate in Holstein Association USA’s Virtual Interview Contest. The contest provides an opportunity for youth to hone their resume writing and interview skills and receive feedback from agricultural industry [Read More …]

Avoiding Viruses in Small Grain Crops

Viruses can be hard to detect and challenging to manage. Read on for pointers on avoiding these diseases in small grains. We don’t often think of viruses first when diagnosing issues of small grains, but [Read More …]

Registration Now Open for the 2022 Joint Annual Meeting

It is now time to register for the upcoming 2022 annual meeting that NMPF holds with the National Dairy Board and the United Dairy Industry Association. This link below takes you to our registration site, [Read More …]

Dairy Excellence Grant Funding Now Open

Are you looking to make an improvement to boost efficiency on your dairy operation? Whether you want to install a fan or sprinkler system in your freestall barn, upgrade your feed mixer in your feeding [Read More …]

Building Trust in Ag Tech

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 …]

Regulatory Register: Summer 2022

NMPF’s latest Regulatory Register outlines emerging and ongoing regulatory issues affecting American dairy farmers and their cooperatives in the areas of nutrition and food safety, sustainability and the environment, and animal health. Click here to subscribe to the [Read More …]

Tips for a simple, cost effective dairy heifer synch program

September 3, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Here are some foundational practices that can set a dairy operation up for success Adopting a heifer synchronization program can pay dividends down the line for dairy producers. The sooner heifers become pregnant, the sooner [Read More …]

Connie Kuber talks with Dr. Hugo Ramirez and Ron Kuber with a focus on silage harvest

DairyBusiness News host Connie Kuber and her partner and spouse Ron Kuber, both with Connor Agriscience, talk with Dr. Hugo Ramirez. Dr. Ramirez is a silage consultant and noted researcher on silage planning and preparation. [Read More …]

World Dairy Expo Tech Spotlight 2022 brings new products to light

Tech Spotlight will be hosted virtually on Thursday, Sept. 15 at 10 a.m. CST followed by an in-person event on Oct. 6th For the third consecutive year, the World Dairy Expo® Tech Spotlight provides an opportunity [Read More …]

Borden closing dairy plants in Alabama and Mississippi

About 20 Georgia dairies were producing milk for Borden On Aug. 3, Borden Dairy announced it would be closing its processing plants in Dothan, Alabama, and Hattiesburg, Mississippi by Sept. 30, along with associated distribution [Read More …]

Three grant opportunities open for PA dairy producers, processors

Grants help support Improvement projects, value-added consulting, processing expansions The Center for Dairy Excellence opened three competitive grant programs on September 1, 2022 for Pennsylvania dairy producers and processors who are looking to advance their [Read More …]

Checkoff-Funded Research Centers Spark Dairy Innovation

Specialty cheese was barely noticeable back in the early 1980s, accounting for about 2 percent or less of total sales. Fast forward to today and the U.S. is producing about 1.6 billion pounds of artisan/specialty [Read More …]

Set your vaccination program up for success

A comprehensive vaccine program is critical for protecting your herd from health challenges that could damage your operation’s productivity and profitability, but it’s important to understand that “vaccinating” is not the same as “immunizing.” Vaccination [Read More …]

Cabot Farm Named Vermont Dairy Farm of the Year

Like many Vermont farms, Molly Brook Farm in Cabot, Vermont, can claim ownership by the same family for generations. Its current owners, Myles and Rhonda Goodrich, are the seventh generation of dairy producers on [Read More …]

Agriculture Labor Reform Legislation Remains In Limbo

Despite the fact that the House of Representatives passed the Farm Workforce Modernization Act well over a year ago with strong bipartisan support the Senate has not moved forward on any legislation. Most recently some [Read More …]

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