Year: 2022

Innovative ideas, new technologies, forward-thinking producers and world-class speakers will come together at the 2022 Business Conference presented by the Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW). The conference will be held March 16-17 at the Kalahari Resorts [Read More …]

Private Pesticide Applicator Short Course

The Private Applicator Pesticide Short Course will help attendees prepare for the PDA private pesticide certification exam by reviewing and highlighting key material in the pesticide Core and Supplement manuals. Chapters will be broken [Read More …]

Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program Payments Are on Their Way

Through the Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program (PMVAP), USDA will provide up to $350 million in pandemic assistance payments to dairy farmers early this year. This initiative will partially reimburse producers for unanticipated losses [Read More …]

Organic Valley Announces 2022 Initiatives to Save Northeast Family Dairy Farms

Organic Valley brings on five Northeast farms while visiting and working with dozens more small, organic family farms in the Northeast. With regional and multi-national dairy corporations reneging on commitments to family dairy farmers [Read More …]

World Ag Expo® Tickets Now on Sale!

Go online to get your tickets today! Use the code ENEWS3 for $3 off each admission ticket you purchase online. Click here to purchase tickets now. Event Details At-A-Glance 2022 World Ag Expo® February 8-10, 2022 4500 [Read More …]

Farm Action’s Testimony Before Congressional Committee to Illustrate How Food System Concentration Impacts Farmers, Workers, and Rural Communities

Today, Farm Action president Joe Maxwell will testify before the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law at a live-streamed hearing called “Reviving Competition, Part 5: Addressing the Effects of Economic Concentration [Read More …]

Reminder: We Want Your Insight About Mental Wellness in Animal Agriculture

If you’re a Pennsylvania livestock producer or agriculture professional, please consider taking this short, confidential and anonymous survey to share your insight on mental wellness within the Pennsylvania agriculture industry. Your perspective is valuable to this study, [Read More …]

USDA Announces February 25, 2022, Application Deadline for Conservation Stewardship Program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Wisconsin is now accepting applications for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) through February 25, 2022, to be considered for funding in 2022. Through CSP, [Read More …]

Dairy groups promote Trotter to CEO

Move enhances focus on strategic priorities In a move to enhance their focus on strategic priorities, the Dairy Business Association (DBA) and Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative announced Jan. 14 the promotion of Tim Trotter [Read More …]

Dairy Defined: Despite disruptions, dairy keeps going, and growing

U.S. per capita dairy consumption is no longer at a 56-year high — it’s at a 60-year high Another year, another flavor of COVID-related disruptions, this time the Omicron variant that’s spreading rapidly and [Read More …]

USDA offering webinar on Supplemental Dairy Margin Coverage Program

Dairy Margin Coverage is a voluntary program that provides dairy operations with risk management coverage The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) in New York state will present a webinar on [Read More …]

Dairy farmers share calf management strategies

Greta Halahan and Virginia Deffibaugh were interviewed in new podcast episode In the Center for Dairy Excellence’s latest episode of the “Cow-Side Conversations” podcast, herd manager Greta Halahan and calf manager Virginia Deffibaugh of Singing [Read More …]

Farm Finance for Beginning and Part-time Farmers

Are you interested in starting a farm? Or, do you already have a farm and would like to learn more about managing it profitably or obtaining credit? Then join Farm Credit East and the Worcester [Read More …]

USDA sets new deadline to apply for Farm & Food Workers Relief Grants

AMS has also updated the requirements regarding employment verification methods for eligible beneficiaries The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has announced it is extending the deadline to submit applications for [Read More …]

Select Sires regrets to inform farmer-owners of GAMEDAY’s passing

Skilled veterinary staff from Select Sires Inc. and experts from The Ohio State University provided extensive care to 7HO15167 GAMEDAY prior to his passing in mid-January. The sire’s death was the result of gastrointestinal ailments [Read More …]

National DHIA awards 11 scholarships

The National Dairy Herd Information Association (DHIA) Scholarship Committee selected 11 high school seniors and college students to receive a $1,000 scholarship. Committee members ranked applicants based on scholastic achievements, leadership in school and [Read More …]

Farm Finance for Beginning and Part-time Farmers

Farm Credit East to host informational webinar Are you interested in starting a farm? Or, do you already have a farm and would like to learn more about managing it profitably or obtaining credit? [Read More …]

Greta Halahan & Virginia Deffibaugh Share Calf Management Strategies

Listen to Our Latest “Cow-Side Conversations” Podcast When it comes to calf care and management, you don’t get a redo. In this episode of our “Cow-Side Conversations” podcast, Greta Halahan & Virginia Deffibaugh from [Read More …]

The Alltech ONE Conference: Registration is now open!

Registration is Now Open! In Person and Virtual The Alltech ONE Conference (ONE) returns May 22 – 24, 2022, to unite changemakers and thought leaders in a collaborative exploration of solutions within agri-business and [Read More …]

Despite disruptions, dairy keeps going, and growing

January 20, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Another year, another flavor of COVID-related disruptions, this time the Omicron variant that’s spreading rapidly and disrupting schools and workplaces. But it isn’t 2020 all over again – too many lessons learned, too much resilience [Read More …]

Barb O’Brien of DMI on her listening tour and top 5 priorities

Last fall, Barb O’Brien was named CEO of Dairy Management, Inc., the national dairy checkoff organization. While she had been a long-time DMI executive, in her new role she took a “listening tour” of the [Read More …]

Starbar® Products Expands Insect Control Lineup with Launch of Exhalt™ WDG Insect Growth Regulator

Featuring two methods of application, Exhalt™ WDG Insect Growth Regulator protects livestock by causing a gradual reduction in insect populations and interrupting the life cycles of nuisance pests. “We’re excited to expand our industry-leading [Read More …]

David Darr Joins Vanguard Renewables as Chief Sustainability Officery

Vanguard Renewables, a U.S. leader in farm-derived renewable natural gas, announces the recent appointment of David Darr as its Chief Sustainability Officer. Darr joins Vanguard Renewables from Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) in [Read More …]

New study examines social behaviors of dairy calves

A new study in JDS Communications explores young calves’ motivation to seek companionship Most dairy calves are housed individually in the first weeks and sometimes months of their lives, a practice that has come [Read More …]

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30th Annual GrassWorks Grazing Conference

Celebrating the resilience of grazing While helping farmers recover from disasters, Jason Rowntree realized his life’s work would be developing systems to increase the resilience of food production worldwide. As an associate professor of [Read More …]

CoBank: U.S. monetary policy poised to replace COVID as economic wild card

With the economy on solid ground, Federal Reserve decisions will have outsized influence Despite the surge in COVID cases and the complications it brings, the U.S. economy continues to thrive. Workers are steadily returning [Read More …]

Hear 2022 dairy market outlook during webinar, Jan. 26

During the webinar, Zach Myers will briefly highlight Class III and IV futures milk price forecasts The Center for Dairy Excellence is hosting a special edition of its monthly “Protecting Your Profits” webinar on [Read More …]

USDA to measure financial well-being of farmers, ranchers

NASS will reach out to more than 30,000 producers nationwide until April U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has begun gathering information about farm economics and production practices from farmers and [Read More …]

Honoring a golden career for GOLD CHIP

Select Sires commemorates the influence of 7HO10920 Mr Chassity GOLD CHIP-ET (EX-95). The Goldwyn son of the world-famous Regancrest S Chassity-ET (EX-92-EX-MS-GMD-DOM) passed away late last week. GOLD CHIP has been a cornerstone in [Read More …]

Garamendi, Johnson confirmed for webinar on ag export supply chain crisis