Year: 2023

Premium Apple Crisp Lilly-Red was named Grand Champion of the International Red & White Show on Thursday. Prior to Lilly being named Grand Champion, the winning Four-Year-Old was tapped Senior Champion. She is owned by [Read More …]

Zora Zips to Grand at the International Junior Milking Shorthorn Show

October 9, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Out of the 94 entries for the 2023 International Junior Milking Shorthorn Show, Heavenly Zora ET owned by Dillon Freeman was awarded Grand Champion of the Junior Show award after claiming Senior Champion honors. Zora, [Read More …]

Butter Market Explores New Heights

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending October 6, 2022 Like a mountaineer surveying Everest from K2, the butter market is exploring new heights. CME spot butter scaled a previously unconquered peak last week, [Read More …]

Ladyluck Lands Grand at the International Milking Shorthorn Show

October 9, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Millcreek Lottery Ladyluck claimed Grand and Senior Champion of the International Milking Shorthorn Show, Thursday, October 5. The winning Aged Cow is owned by Taylor Graves of Danville, Ky. Ladyluck received the Allen Hetts Grand [Read More …]

Shakira Does it Again as the 2023 Supreme Champion of World Dairy Expo

A fan favorite, Erbacres Snapple Shakira-ET, rose to the top of World Dairy Expo’s Dairy Cattle Show and claimed the title of 2023 Supreme Champion on Friday, October 6. Shakira is owned by Jacobs, Antelimarck, [Read More …]

Wishful Thinking Wins Supreme Champion of the Junior Show

October 9, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The Supreme Champion Cow of the Junior Show at World Dairy Expo goes to Toppglen Wishful Thinking-ET, the Grand Champion of the International Junior Ayrshire Show. Wishful Thinking is exhibited by Tanner, Brennan, Marissa, and [Read More …]

Next Week on PDPW’s Dairy Signal: Protecting Your Farm, Team Members and Finances

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 highlight important ways to protect a farm’s facilities, team members and finances. [Read More …]

USDA Awards $23 Million to Support Dairy Initiatives

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced $23 million in awards to support dairy businesses and producers under the Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives (DBI) grant program. The initiatives support small and mid-sized dairy businesses [Read More …]

Speakers Announced for NIAA’s 13th Annual Antibiotics Symposium in Atlanta

Farmers, ranchers, veterinarians, allied industry professionals, human health specialists and environmental experts will explore collaboration opportunities to derive One Health solutions for antimicrobial resistance and stewardship. The National Institute for Animal Agriculture will host the [Read More …]

Kentucky Cow Claims Grand at the International Junior Brown Swiss Show

The pair of Senior Champions claimed Grand and Reserve Grand Champion of the International Junior Brown Swiss Show on Wednesday, October 4. Grand Champion went to the winning junior of the Component Merit Cow Class, [Read More …]

Dam and Daughter Dominate the International Brown Swiss Show

The Dam and Daughter duo owned by Brian Pacheco of Kerman, Calif. won big as the owner of the Senior and Reserve Senior Champion and Grand and Reserve Grand Champion of the International Brown Swiss [Read More …]

Archer Returns to Win the Top Title at the World Forage Analysis Superbowl

Out of 293 entries in this year’s World Forage Analysis Superbowl, Rodney Archer of Alamosa, Colo. was chosen for the second year in a row as the Grand Champion Forage Producer. He won this award [Read More …]

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 …]

Equipment Maintenance, Operation and Safety Program

Regional sites in November 2023 Do you struggle with broken gates, delayed maintenance requests, and unsafe driving on your farm? Then come and join us for this *NEW* hands-on program where we will cover the [Read More …]

Advanced Pricing of Class I and II Milk Contributes to Disorderly Marketing Conditions

On Aug. 23, USDA began hearing testimony on proposals to amend the Federal Milk Marketing Order system. Now in week seven of testimony, 21 submitted proposals continue to be discussed and examined by USDA and [Read More …]

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Hispanic workforce in Pennsylvania dairy: Receiving hope and paying it forward

Quite frequently my family and I are invited to our employees’ family festivities. We’ve been to graduation parties, Quinceañeras (a celebration when a young woman turns 15), and christenings. I remember one event my father [Read More …]

National Dairy FARM Program Launches Enhanced Biosecurity Initiative

The National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Program today announced the launch of FARM Biosecurity – Enhanced, a new aspect of the FARM Biosecurity Program that includes training and an online database. FARM Biosecurity – [Read More …]

Evonik appoints Dr. Dirk Hoehler as head of the amino acids business of Animal Nutrition

Hoehler has wealth of experience within the Evonik Group Track record in Marketing & Sales including digitalization of business processes Focus on sustainability, efficiency, and cost-leadership of amino acids business of Evonik Essen, Germany. Evonik has [Read More …]

Lucille Leaps to Grand Champion of the International Junior Jersey Show

During the 2023 International Junior Jersey Show, the winning junior in the Lifetime Cheese Production Cow Class, Rolling Spring Premier Lucille-ET was awarded Grand Champion Female after claiming Senior Champion honors. Owned by Evan Jauquet [Read More …]

Blissful Day for Bailey at the International Jersey Show

The first and second place Six-Year-Old and Older Cows, owned by Vierra Dairy Farms of Hilmar, Calif., went on to win Senior and Reserve Senior Champion and Grand and Reserve Grand Champion. Stoney Point Joel [Read More …]

Roz Rocks the International Ayrshire Show

Heineman Reagan Roz, owned by Angela Fuller of Attica, N.Y., was named Grand Champion of the International Ayrshire Show after winning the Four-Year-Old Class and Senior Champion. She is the recipient of the Allen Hetts [Read More …]

It’s a Win for Wishful Thinking at the International Junior Ayrshire Show

Toppglen Wishful Thinking-ET, the winning Lifetime Component Merit Cow, was named Senior and Grand Champion of the International Junior Ayrshire Show on Tuesday, October 3. She is owned by Tanner, Brennan, Marissa & Logan Topp [Read More …]

Water Monitoring Systems for Livestock

Introduction An essential daily task of livestock producers is ensuring that animals have access to water. This often requires frequent checking of water tanks to make sure they are free of ice and filling properly. [Read More …]

7 Energy Boosting Nutrients One Drink

There are few beverages that are as versatile and nutrient-packed as this one, but sometimes it gets overlooked for “newer” drinks that don’t really offer the same nutritional value. Not only does this drink support bone [Read More …]

Tour Calf Facilities, Learn from Peers at PDPW Calf Care Connection Workshops

Three repeating programs set for Oct. 17, 18, 19, with workshops, tours There is no “one size fits all” approach to successfully raising dairy calves. Each farm must adapt the latest research, management practices and [Read More …]

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Speaking proposals sought for 2024 Stakeholders Summit

2024 Summit theme announced; 2023 Summit recordings publicly available Today, the Animal Agriculture Alliance announced the theme of its 2024 Stakeholders Summit: “Ready, Set, Solve! Advancing Animal Agriculture.” The 2024 Summit is set for May 8-9 in Kansas City, [Read More …]

September ‘Protecting Your Profits’ Recording Now Available With Dairy Market Updates

Watch or Listen Back to Hear Dairy Market Updates From September 2023 The Center for Dairy Excellence has published its monthly “Protecting Your Profits” discussion with updates about the September 2023 milk marketplace. The Center’s [Read More …]

Pickleball Is Coming to Dairy Forum 2024!

Grab your paddles and join us on Sunday morning, Jan. 21st, from 8:00-11:00 a.m. for the first annual Dairy Forum Pickleball Tournament at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort’s championship pickleball courts to benefit [Read More …]

DeLaval adds to its robotic milking offering in the U.S.