Year: 2023

Application window opens June 30 Rural Energy for American Program (REAP) funds from the USDA can be used to help those impacted by California’s drought. Projects to assist with irrigation, such as energy efficient [Read More …]

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What Does Pinkeye Cost?

Green grass and summertime are upon us in South Dakota. That means pairs are headed to pasture for the summer. That also means fly season is upon us. Every year, discussions about controlling flies in [Read More …]

USDA Hiring Engineers, Natural Resource Specialists Nationwide

June 29, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Strengthening Inflation Reduction Act Implementation, Enhancing Agricultural Conservation On June 23, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it is ramping up hiring for key positions that will help strengthen agricultural conservation efforts and turn [Read More …]

National DHIA offers $1,000 scholarships

National Dairy Herd Information Association (NDHIA) announced that high school seniors and college undergraduate students may apply for $1,000 scholarships. Applicants must be full-time, incoming or continuing students at a technical college or a [Read More …]

SDSU Extension offering livestock water testing across state

SDSU Extension is offering on-site livestock water testing services at all SDSU Extension regional centers and several SDSU Extension county offices throughout the state. “It is critical to monitor livestock water quality, because poor quality [Read More …]

SVG Ventures|THRIVE and NEC X Partner to Incubate Novel Solutions in Agrifood

SVG Ventures|THRIVE and NEC X, NEC Corporation’s Silicon Valley innovation hub and venture studio, announced today that they have partnered to build bridges between agtech entrepreneurial ecosystems and NEC X venture-building capabilities. They will collaboratively [Read More …]

PDPW and UW Extension Collaborate on Upcoming Dairy Signal Episode

Working together is critical to long-term success in the dairy industry, a fact that has led to the founding of many education-centric organization, including the Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) and the UW-Extension network. In the [Read More …]

DEC Encourages New Yorkers to Sign Up for ‘Love Our New York Lands’ Stewardship Events

Volunteer Events Scheduled at 13 State-Owned Campgrounds on July 8 Online registration now open. Sign up on the Parks & Trails New York’s website (leaves DEC website). New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) [Read More …]

Introduction to Ag Carbon Credits

What is a Carbon Credit? A Carbon Credit is a transactable, intangible environmental instrument representing a unit of one metric ton of carbon dioxide-equivalent (CO2e) created either by regulatory programs promoted by governments or by projects [Read More …]

Crave Brothers Takes Home 1st Place Accolades at Wisconsin State Fair Dairy Products Contest

Five entries place in the Top 3 of their respective categories Five signature cheeses from Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese placed in the Top 3 in their respective classes at the 2023 Wisconsin State Fair Dairy [Read More …]

Old Bulls Bring New Genetic Benefits To Light

The Germplasm Collection at the National Animal Germplasm Program is an Invaluable Asset for Understanding the Genetics Heritage of U.S. Livestock and Preventing the Loss of Genetic Diversity Animal genetics plays a crucial role in [Read More …]

New technology will let farmers produce their own fertilizer and e-fuels

Associate Professor Emil Dražević, head of the Power to Chemicals research group at Aarhus University is working on a new research project AELECTRA, which aims to develop a technology that will enable companies, industries and [Read More …]

Biden Administration Announces Funding for Homegrown Biofuels as Part of Investing in America Agenda

Funds Are Being Provided by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act; USDA Awards First Round of Funding to 59 Infrastructure Projects U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA plans to invest [Read More …]

Statement from International Dairy Foods Association on Proposed Changes to the FDA Human Foods Program and Office of Regulatory Affairs

Joseph Scimeca, PhD, senior vice president of regulatory and scientific affairs for the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), issued this statement today in response to Commissioner Robert Califf’s proposed changes to the Human Foods Program [Read More …]

Research shows U.S. dairy exports are positioned for success in Southeast Asia

U.S. dairy farmers on an educational mission to Southeast Asia observed what USDEC’s Strategic Insights team recently outlined in a data-based overview of the region. Seven U.S. dairy farmers on a recent educational mission to [Read More …]

National Dairy Month 2023: Every Texan can – and should – enjoy the abundance of dairy

If every Texan raised a glass of milk to toast National Dairy Month, they’d all be able to do so with milk produced by dairy farmers and cows in the Lone Star State – and [Read More …]

WOTUS Changes Continue: U.S. Supreme Court overturns “significant nexus” test in Sackett v. EPA

In the ongoing saga of defining and redefining the definition and regulation of Waters of the United States (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act (CWA), the U.S. Supreme Court made waves once again when it [Read More …]

Biden Administration Announces Intended Investment of Approximately $300 Million in 50 Projects

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced its selection of 50 projects for potential award, totaling approximately $300 million. These innovative projects will help improve access to land, capital, and markets for underserved farmers, [Read More …]

KDA Announces Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program

The Kansas Department of Agriculture has been awarded a $6.46 million cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service’s Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) program. The purpose of the RFSI program is [Read More …]

Farm Credit’s FarmStart Program Invests $17 Million in Beginning Farmers

FarmStart, a unique Farm Credit program that invests working capital in beginning Northeast agriculture, commercial fishing and forest products ventures showing promise of success, recently announced it has invested more than $17 million in startup [Read More …]

Tracking Federal Milk Marketing Order Policy Developments | Part 2

This is the second article in a multipart series following developments in Federal Milk Marketing Orders. The first, released in April 2023, can be accessed here. If you’re involved in the dairy markets or policy either [Read More …]

Cheese-Name Fight Vital For Industry

What’s in a name? Quite a lot. In dairy, a name defines a taste and experience. And that’s why European Union attempts to monopolize commonly understood cheese names poses a problem for consumers and cheese [Read More …]

Elena Boxey hired as Select Sires Inc. communications specialist

Elena Boxey, a native of Almont, Michigan, brings a wealth of digital media strategy, management and content creation to the Select Sires communications department. In her role as a communications specialist, she will be responsible [Read More …]

Real California Milk Excelerator, Powered by VentureFuel, Returns for 5th Year

Renewed Commitment to Open Innovation Using Dairy from Golden State The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) announced the return of the Real California Excelerator competition, created in partnership with innovation advisory VentureFuel, for its fifth year.As the largest global dairy accelerator, [Read More …]

A Conference for Farm Transition Planners

June 26, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

All farmers and ranchers need a succession plan. Whether it’s winding down the business, transitioning the farm to a new generation, or bringing on a key employee as a partner, farmers and ranchers must have [Read More …]

Milk Gushes in the Midwest

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending June 23, 2023 The Midwest region has been overwhelmed with excess milk since December, and producers are paying for it in the form of steep discounts on [Read More …]

Meet The Dairy Farm: Knob Farm

In today’s society, many young adults tend to forget about the importance of their heritage, either by chance or choice. In the Wriglesworth family, one cannot escape the traditions and heritage driving this family because [Read More …]

Summit on Agricultural Growth to Be Held August 17 in Manhattan

Join agriculture leaders from across the state at the eighth annual Kansas Governor’s Summit on Agricultural Growth on Thursday, August 17, at the Manhattan Conference Center at the Hilton Garden Inn, 410 S. 3rd St. in [Read More …]

Dairy outlook, forage trials, crop management

Tune in for interactive conversations with experts on dairy management topics This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) will feature interactive conversations to help dairy producers discover opportunities for their farms [Read More …]

Trisha Adams Describes Their Farm’s Unique Terrain, Growing Beef Enterprise & Strong Community Connections