Month: February 2023

Neal Smith, Executive Secretary of the American Jersey Cattle Association, recently announced updates to the USJersey staff. Rector Hired as Southern Plains Area Representative The USJersey organizations are pleased to welcome Benny J. Rector as [Read More …]

March 1 Deadline Just Days Away for Awards

Entries are due no later than Wednesday, March 1 for the Living Lifetime Production Contest and the National Jersey Youth Production Contest. To be eligible for the Living Lifetime Production Contest, cows must be alive as of December [Read More …]

Wisconsin Ranks Among Elite at US Cheese Championship

State of Cheese® wins two of top-three best of show, 51 Best of Class and sweeps multiple categories Wisconsin again wins more awards than any other state or country during the U.S. Championship Cheese Contest. Wisconsin [Read More …]

StoneX Empowers Dairy Markets with Launch of StoneX Plus

Combines StoneX robust dairy market research and capabilities on a single, seamless platform to drive informed risk management and business decisions StoneX Group Inc. (“StoneX or “The Company”) announced today that it has launched StoneX Plus, [Read More …]

Minnesota farm numbers decline

The average farm size in Minnesota for 2022 was 379 acres The total number of farms in Minnesota in 2022 was 67,100, down 300 farms from 2021, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service [Read More …]

FDA Proposing to Allow Fake Milk to be Labeled As Real Milk

It has been a long five-year wait since former FDA commissioner Scott Gottleib said ‘almonds don’t lactate’ in 2018 when FDA called for public comments about their (lack of) enforcement of milk standards of identity [Read More …]

DATCP Recruiting Students for Next Agriculture Youth Council

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting applications for the next Wisconsin Agriculture Youth Council. High school students who will be seniors during the 2023 – 2024 school year [Read More …]

Recap: 2023 ODPA Annual Meeting

More than 135 dairy farmers and industry professionals attended the 2023 ODPA Annual Meeting in Wooster to review the proposal to modernize the Federal Milk Marketing Order. NMPF consultant Jim Sleper and American Farm [Read More …]

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Evonik launches first plant-based feed additive

First plant-based product in the portfolio of Evonik Animal Nutrition Flavonoid-rich plant extracts alleviate inflammation in sows, laying hens and dairy cows PhytriCare® IM arises from the cooperation with Dr. Eckel Animal Nutrition Evonik aims [Read More …]

College Students Keep Dairy’s Message Fresh

Western Michigan University marketing students developed the winning campaign for United Dairy Industry of Michigan campus marketing competition. For an entire semester, more than one hundred Generation Z college seniors at three state universities focused [Read More …]

Farm Credit East Provides Scholarships to Future Agriculture Leaders

In conjunction with National FFA Week (February 18-25), Farm Credit East is pleased to announce the awarding of eight scholarships to students involved in The National Future Farmers of America (FFA) Organization to support their [Read More …]

Central Plains Dairy Expo highlights region’s relevancy and vitality

The dairy-focused show features exceptional educational programming and idea sharing opportunities The Central Plains Dairy Expo (CPDE), set for March 28-30, at Denny Sanford Center in Sioux Falls, S.D., showcases 300-plus exhibitors and innovative products, [Read More …]

NYS Department of Labor finalizes farm labor overtime regulations

The phased-in, gradual reduction in the overtime pay threshold will begin on January 1, 2024, with the threshold set at 56 hours The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) has announced the adoption of [Read More …]

Samantha Roberts Awarded 2023 NAAB Doak Graduate Fellowship

The National Association of Animal Breeders is pleased to announce Samantha Roberts has been selected to receive the 2023 NAAB Doak Graduate Fellowship Award. Samantha is the fifth recipient of the NAAB Doak Graduate [Read More …]

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Develop your crisis management and public trust communications strategy at the 2023 Stakeholders Summit

Early registration discounts available through March 10 Robert Mensies and Brent Smith of Public Trustworks, an agri-food public trust consultancy, are slated to lead a workshop at the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2023 Stakeholders Summit, set [Read More …]

Three ways to maximize estrus detection for dairy herds

Breeding indicator patches help alleviate labor and uncertainty during breeding. Rapid genetic progress in the dairy industry ties to profitability, and profitability is often determined by longevity. A dairy heifer does not pay for herself [Read More …]

Holstein Foundation Graduates Young Dairy Leaders Institute Class 12

An outstanding group of young dairy professionals demonstrated their “Drive to Thrive” last week during the Holstein Foundation’s Young Dairy Leaders Institute (YDLI). Almost 50 young adults from across the United States, Canada, and Puerto [Read More …]

FDA guidance on plant-based beverages’ use of dairy terms is a first step, NMPF says while calling for complete transparency in labeling

February 27, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

In response to today’s FDA guidance on plant-based beverages, which guides manufacturers of plant-based beverages to disclose their nutrient inferiority and acknowledges the public health concern of nutritional confusion over such beverages, the National Milk [Read More …]

Cheese Markets Charge Out of the Gates

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending February 24, 2023 Rested up after a long weekend, the cheese markets came charging out of the gates but they gave it all back later in the [Read More …]

AMPI Cheddar Named Best in U.S.

February 27, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Two AMPI cheeses in elite top 20 A Medium Cheddar produced by Associated Milk Producers Inc. (AMPI) in Blair, Wis., has been named the best in its class and second runner-up overall in the 2023 [Read More …]

U.S. Championship Cheese Contest Announces Top 20 Finalists

Out of 2,249 entries in the 2023 United States Championship Cheese Contest, just 20 cheeses remain in the hunt for the title: U.S. Champion Cheese. Over the past two days in Green Bay, Wisconsin, a [Read More …]

Minnesota Milk names Mursu family 2022 Producer of the Year

Mursu Dairy of New York Mills, Minnesota, was named 2022 Producer of the Year by the Minnesota Milk Producers Association during a special luncheon ahead of the group’s annual meeting. The Producer of the Year [Read More …]

Virtual Farm Tour to close out National School Breakfast Week

National School Breakfast Week (NSBW), established in 1989, is an annual weeklong celebration intended to highlight the importance of a nutritious school breakfast! This year’s theme, “Dig in to School Breakfast,” is a fun way [Read More …]

2023 New York Dairy Ambassadors Selected to Represent State’s Dairy Industry

Arianna Aman from Tioga County was named the 2023-2024 New York State Dairy Ambassador during a ceremony at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Syracuse Destiny USA in Syracuse, New York. Aman formerly served as the [Read More …]

Lucas Fuess of Rabo AgriFinance on the 2023 dairy market

Lucas Fuess of Rabo AgriFinance talks about Inflation, costs, and the economy in 2023. Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News meets with Lucas to discuss the markets for 2023 and how the dairy industry will shape [Read More …]

Rod Hissong Discusses Satellite Dairies, Group Calf Facilities & Cultivating a Team

Cow-Side Conversations Podcast With limited land availability on their home farms, many Pennsylvania dairy farmers are considering investing in satellite dairies. In this episode of Cow-Side Conversations, Rod Hissong of Mercer Vu Farms in Franklin [Read More …]

Zoetis Industry Support Program Provides Opportunities for FFA Students

It’s estimated over 36,000 students benefited from the 2022 program results Just in time for National FFA Week, Zoetis is excited to formally announce the 2022 results of the Zoetis Industry Support Program. More than [Read More …]

Heart Health, Calf Care and Milk Replacer Take Center Stage on PDPW’s The Dairy Signal