Month: November 2023

The Rock Eagle 4-H Center in Eatonton, Georgia was home base for the 2023 Southern Regional Dairy Challenge held November 16 to 18. The event was hosted by the University of Georgia. Fifty-six dairy students from 11 colleges worked to improve their dairy management and communication skills, networked with other students, and explored industry [Read More …]

Grants Available for Schools to Fund Field Trips to Local Dairy Farms

Any Classroom Enrolled in the Discover Dairy Program Can Apply for a Grant Up to $500 Teachers who have classrooms that are enrolled in the Discover Dairy or Adopt a Cow program are eligible to [Read More …]

Introducing the new Uplevel Dairy Young Leaders Podcast, Featuring Kiley Pagel, Pagel Family Businesses

The Uplevel Dairy Podcast is expanding to include a second bi-weekly podcast, the Uplevel Dairy Young Leaders Podcast! This is for producers and professionals in the first 5 years of their dairy careers. You can [Read More …]

CDFA Announces Nearly $35 Million To Support Greenhouse GasReductions From Dairy And Livestock

The Department of Food and Agriculture’s Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation and the California Dairy Research Foundation (CDRF) is pleased to announce the award of $21.41 million in grant funding to1 projects for the Alternative [Read More …]

Research looks to transform manure into protein

Texas A&M AgriLife Research focuses on environmental impact of turning waste into a resource Can you turn manure into a cow, chicken or fish? Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists are looking to do just that, in [Read More …]

Third annual Dairy Summit shares outcomes and impacts

The Dairy Innovation Hub held its third annual Dairy Summit on Wednesday, November 16, at the University Center on the University of Wisconsin–River Falls campus. Over 150 researchers, campus affiliates, students, dairy professionals, and community [Read More …]

Holstein Association USA Welcomes Nominations for 2024 Award Recipients

Outstanding Holstein breeders and dairy industry leaders are recognized each year with Holstein Association USA’s annual awards. These include the prestigious Distinguished Young Holstein Breeder, Distinguished Leadership, and Elite Breeder recognitions. “A highlight of every [Read More …]

National Dairy FARM Program Announces 2023 Excellence Award Winners

The National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Program last week announced the winners of the third annual FARM Excellence Awards. Through these awards, the FARM Program recognized three farms and one evaluator who go [Read More …]

Amazing Ice Cream, Arbo’s Cheese Dip, Petit Pot, and Wondercow Selected As Winners

5th Real California Milk Excelerator Innovation Competition 2022 Winners, dosa by DOSA and Wheyward Spirit, Unlock 2nd Round of Funding From the California Milk Advisory Board to Continue to Grow Their Business Using California Milk Startups [Read More …]

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NMC event features ‘Boots on the Ground – Making Milk Quality Happen’

Global udder health professionals to meet Jan. 29-Feb. 1 Join milk quality experts from around the world for the 63rd National Mastitis Council (NMC) Annual Meeting, Jan. 29-Feb. 1, at the Dallas/Addison Marriott Quorum by the Galleria, [Read More …]

Support Ag Education this Holiday Season with the Indiana Farm Bureau License Plate

Hoosiers can give back this holiday by purchasing the Indiana Farm Bureau special recognition license plate, which benefits the Farm Bureau Foundation, supporting youth education programming in Indiana. INFB launched its special group recognition license [Read More …]

Unlocking the Value of Innovation: VISION 2024 Shaping the Future of Ag Tech

The VISION Conference, now in its seventh year, is once again set to revolutionize the ag tech landscape. From January 22-24, 2024, industry leaders will converge at the Renaissance Phoenix Glendale Hotel & Spa [Read More …]

Producer Review Board Has Another Meeting; Votes to Recommend Referendum on QIP Termination Petition

At 11:15 a.m., Producer Review Board (PRB) chairman Art Van Beek called the November 17, 2023 meeting to order. The venue was the Tulare Ag Commissioner’s office, which does have the capacity to host virtual [Read More …]

Farm Bill Extension Clears Congress

As part of the legislative package to keep the government funded into early next year, the House and Senate this week passed a one-year extension of the 2018 farm bill. The overall stopgap continuing resolution also extends [Read More …]

Step into a world of ingredients at Fi Europe 2023

The tastemakers of the world will come together when Fi Europe returns to Frankfurt from 28-30 November. Food & beverage professionals are invited to step inside a microcosm of the ingredients world at this year’s [Read More …]

Walmart Announces $350 Million Greenfield Dairy Facility in Georgia

Set to open in 2025, the plant will create nearly 400 new jobs and supply milk to more than 750 Walmart and Sam’s Club stores in the Southeast. Walmart announced plans to build a $350 [Read More …]

Technology advances attract dairy producers from two states to Southwest Dairy Day

AgriLife Extension hosts producers, vendors at Del Rio Dairy showcase of time, labor, money savers The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s 2023 Southwest Dairy Day drew dairy producers from a two-state area to view cutting-edge technology, including [Read More …]

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Teaching young advocates to spread the word about dairy goodness

The dairy story needs to be told again and again. Every month I have several discussions revolving around dairy facts and knowledge. I explain that whole milk is 97% fat free and tastes much better [Read More …]

Junior All American Winners of 2023 Announced By American Jersey Cattle Association

Jersey youth between nine and 20 coming from 12 states were recognized by the American Jersey Cattle Association. These youth were recognized as the 2023 Junior All American winners. 156 youth exhibited 264 Registered Jerseys [Read More …]

All American Winners of 2023 Announced By American Jersey Cattle Association

The American Jersey Cattle Association has announced the 2023 Jersey All American and Reserve All American winners. The annual All American events are held in conjunction with the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, [Read More …]

Chocolate Milk Featured on New Philadelphia Sports Media Outlet

As part of ADA North East’s sports marketing campaign, we are working with PHLY, a new sports media company focusing on Philadelphia sports teams, to promote chocolate milk as the perfect refuel beverage for college [Read More …]

Dairy Management Inc.’s Lisa McComb appointed chair-elect of Animal Agriculture Alliance board

Tom Super, National Chicken Council, to step into treasurer role Today, the Animal Agriculture Alliance announced new upcoming board leadership following its fall board meeting, held Nov. 7 in Washington, D.C. Lisa McComb, Dairy Management [Read More …]

Upstate Niagara Cooperative announces sustainability recognition

Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc. received Silver Level recognition from the Western New York Sustainable Business Roundtable (SBR). Becky Reigle, Upstate Niagara’s Sustainability Manager, attended the Sustainable Business Summit yesterday to accept the award. Upstate Niagara [Read More …]

Giving Thanks

In this monthly Center Focus Column, Jayne Sebright reflects on several reasons the dairy industry has to be thankful as 2023 nears an end. While there have been challenges that dairy farm families have had to work through this [Read More …]

Land O’Lakes President and CEO, Beth Ford Named to Inaugural TIME100 Climate List

Beth Ford is recognized for expanding access to sustainable agriculture practices to America’s farmers. TIME named Land O’Lakes, Inc. President and CEO Beth Ford to the inaugural TIME100 Climate list, recognizing the 100 most innovative [Read More …]

A new calculation model increases the reliability of genomic breeding values by an average of 11 percent

With effect from the December index run, CRV will use a new model for estimating the genomic breeding values, the “single-step method.” This new calculation method will result in an increase in the reliability of [Read More …]

NMPF Statement on Farm Bill Extension in Funding Law

We commend House and Senate Agriculture Committee Chairs Glenn Thompson and Debbie Stabenow, as well as Ranking Members David Scott and John Boozman, for their bipartisan work to finalize this farm bill extension as part [Read More …]

DCRC Annual Meeting features innovative protocols and procedures