Month: October 2023

The Annual Awards Recognize Individuals Who Are Excelling in the Dairy Industry Nominations are now open for the annual Pennsylvania Dairy Industry Award program. Each year, the awards recognize dairy producers and industry professionals who [Read More …]

Navigating the Dairy Industry Today: A Webinar Series

Join us October 24 for a live webinar on how you can navigate the ups and downs of today’s dairy industry. Following this live webinar, you’ll gain access to two additional on-demand sessions for a complete guide [Read More …]

NMPF’s Vitaliano says farmers standing firm on FMMO modernization

USDA’s Federal Milk Marketing Order hearing will continue following a recess through the Thanksgiving holiday. Peter Vitaliano, National Milk Producers Federation Vice President of Economic Policy & Market Research, says the hearing is making progress [Read More …]

The Supreme Court leaves in place a court victory for PETA over North Carolina’s ag-gag law

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected North Carolina’s appeal in a dispute with animal rights groups over a law aimed at preventing undercover employees at farms and other workplaces from taking documents or recording video. The justices left [Read More …]

Training farmers to tell dairy’s story has never been more important

At the end of September, the Texas Association of Dairymen held its board meeting in Amarillo and also attended Dairy MAX’s spokesperson training. The training, “Telling Your Story,” is held several times a year for [Read More …]

Cost Management, Detection of Calf Illness and Barn Ventilation on PDPW’s The Dairy Signal

Get news and research updates, earn Dairy AdvanCE continuing education credits This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) will focus on key topics for keeping business and animals healthy. The [Read More …]

PA Dairy Industry Awards Now Open for Nominations

The Annual Awards Recognize Individuals Who Are Excelling in the Dairy Industry Nominations are now open for the annual Pennsylvania Dairy Industry Award program. Each year, the awards recognize dairy producers and industry professionals who [Read More …]

In partnership with Dairy Council of California, Santa Barbara County School Wellness Summit Award

Three $5,000 Let’s Eat Healthy Community Grants Dairy Council of California, a leader in nutrition education and advocacy, collaborated with the Santa Barbara County School Wellness Summit to award three community grants totaling $15,000 through [Read More …]

USDA Highlights Progress in Partnering with Farmers to Increase Innovative Domestic Fertilizer Production, Expand Double Cropping through Investing in America Agenda

Vilsack announces more than $50 million in awards to expand domestic fertilizer production U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today highlighted progress made in partnering with farmers and American businesses to increase innovative [Read More …]

California Milk Advisory Board Offers Opportunity For Student Ambassadors To Share California Dairy Messages With International Audiences

International Internship will select three students to represent Real California Milk in Mexico and South Korea The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) today announced the return of its student internship program where young agriculture ambassadors will [Read More …]

USDA Extends Milk Loss Program Assistance Deadline to Oct. 30

The U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) is extending the application deadline for the Milk Loss Program (MLP) to Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, allowing more time for eligible dairy farmers to apply for much-needed, weather-related disaster recovery assistance. [Read More …]

Expand into Global Markets with an International Market Access Grant, Application Deadline: October 31

DATCP, in collaboration with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), invites Wisconsin agribusinesses to apply for International Market Access Grants (IMAG). Coordinated by WEDC, IMAGs provide funding to support a company’s specific export development and [Read More …]

Dairy Nutrition Incentives Program Needs Additional Co-Sponsors

Earlier this year, the Dairy Nutrition Incentives Program Act was introduced in both chambers of Congress by U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), and U.S. Representatives Jim Costa (D-Calif.) and Nick Langworthy [Read More …]

Federal Milk Marketing Order Hearing Report for Week Eight

The proposal to update and raise Class I differentials in all 3,100 counties of the continental United States by National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) was the topic consuming the three full days of testimony this [Read More …]

CRV HerdOptimizer now available worldwide

HerdOptimizer, CRV’s genomic testing program is now available worldwide to support dairy farmers in making breeding decisions. CRV HerdOptimizer is a revolutionary genetic management program that combines genomic testing with customized breeding goals, trait selection, [Read More …]

Winners of Inaugural Indiana Farm Bureau Photo Contest Announced

Indiana Farm Bureau has announced the winners of the 2023 INFB Photo Contest. The new contest was open to all INFB members 18 years or older, and photos were required to represent agriculture and rural [Read More …]

NMPF thanks USDA for disaster assistance application extension

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) thanked the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for extending the application deadline for critical, long-awaited financial assistance for dairy farmers affected by natural disasters. The Milk Loss Assistance program [Read More …]

The Good and Bad Uses of Biomass for California

Conversion to Biofuels Good for Air Quality and Climate Policies As California works to meet climate and air quality goals, a key to the transition will come from biomass, which is renewable organic material from [Read More …]

Holstein Marketplace Sires Welcomes Two New Bulls

Holstein Marketplace Sires is excited to release two new bulls. DEWGOOD HIGH CALIBER-ET is an elite, free agent sire with a balanced proof. BERT-MAR MOOI ALEX-RED is a high Type red sire, tracing back to LUCK-E ADVENT [Read More …]

October 2023 Quarterly Dairy Legal Webinar: Risk Management/Income & Revenue Protection

On Tuesday, October 17, 2023, from 12 noon–1pm (ET), Penn State Law’s Center for Agricultural and Shale Law will conduct the latest installment in its Quarterly Dairy Legal Webinar series. Each quarter’s free one-hour webinar covers the legal and [Read More …]

New York City Students Visit Dairy Farm

Dutch Hollow Farm in Schodack Landing, N.Y., welcomed 50+ high school students and teachers from five Brooklyn schools in honor of National Farm to School Month. ADA North East organized the visit to build trust [Read More …]

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Checkoff’s Pizza Partnerships Engage In Cheese-Growth Efforts

Programs projected to drive an additional 12 million pounds in sales A new dairy checkoff growth program with pizza partners is expected to drive an additional 12-plus million pounds of cheese use. The bulk of [Read More …]

Grow-NY Food and Ag Summit to Award $3 Million in Prize Money to Promote the Future of Food, Agriculture, and Sustainable Technologies

October 16, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

This year’s Summit focuses on the Grow-NY Effect, cultivating innovations that have the power to address economic health, climate sustainability, and food resources for the world’s growing population. Grow-NY, the largest global food and agriculture business [Read More …]

Butter Market Descends in Dramatic Fashion

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending October 13, 2023 The butter market’s luck has changed dramatically. After repeatedly setting record highs since late September, the market descended in dramatic fashion this week. Despite [Read More …]

Dairy MAX Welcomes Becky Richardson as Vice President of School Marketing

Dairy MAX has announced the hiring of Becky Richardson as Vice President of School Marketing. In this pivotal role, Richardson will steer Dairy MAX’s strategic efforts in promoting dairy consumption and healthy nutrition among [Read More …]

Reflecting on Communication and Collaboration

Lindsey Worden was elected Chair of the CDCB Board of Directors in April 2023, representing the Purebred Dairy Cattle Association and Holstein Association USA. Here’s an excerpt of Lindsey’s column from the new CDCB Activity Report. [Read More …]

CDCB Activity Report

CDCB’s new Activity Report recaps progress and outreach of the recent 12 months – along with a special section celebrating the milestones of the past decade. Alongside delivering genetic evaluations and managing the National Cooperator Database, [Read More …]

Magnussen Receives A.C. “Whitie” Thomson Memorial Award

The 2023 A.C. “Whitie” Thomson Memorial Award was presented to Norman C. Magnussen, Lake Mills, Wis., during World Dairy Expo 2023. Whitie Thomson was known for his exemplary leadership and sportsmanship in the Showring. This [Read More …]

Moleaer’s Nanobubble Technology Helps Meister Cheese Increase Production

Along Wisconsin’s picturesque landscapes, where dairy farming is a way of life, Meister Cheese (Meister) is a family-owned business that has been crafting private-label cheese and dairy products since 1916. While dedicated to high quality [Read More …]

Historic Conservation Funding for California’s Farms, Ranches, and Wetlands Available