Year: 2023

Training Takes Deeper Look at Comprehensive Financial Tools, Reporting Methods Dairy producers, veterinarians, nutritionists and other dairy professionals interested in taking their financial management skills to the next level are invited to participate in the 2023-24 [Read More …]

Dairy West Showcases Sustainable Dairy Farming in Upcoming COP28 Documentary Series “The Future of Food”

Dairy West is excited to announce the participation of Idaho dairy farming in the upcoming COP28 event, a significant milestone in the global discourse on climate change and sustainability. In partnership with Zinc Media Group, [Read More …]

Empowering Mid-level Managers, Cell Phone Policies and Team-Building Activities with Bridget Schilling, Schilling Farms

Empowering middle managers to be leaders, employee cell phone protocols and bringing team building to the dairies. That’s what Peggy is hitting up today on the Uplevel Dairy Podcast.Bridget Schilling from Schilling Farms in Darlington [Read More …]

New leaders for production, health and type traits join proven ranks at Select Sires Inc.

Results from the December sire summaries launched 12 Holsteins, four Jerseys and one Brown Swiss sire to the daughter-proven ranks. This class of newly proven sires excels for a multitude of traits and merit indexes [Read More …]

IDFA Recognizes Six Federal Officials for Supporting U.S. Dairy at Annual Holiday Reception

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) today recognized six individuals whose leadership in food, nutrition and agricultural policymaking has helped to support the U.S. dairy industry. At the annual Celebration of Dairy event held at [Read More …]

Act Now: Urge Congress to Support Whole Milk in Schools

Good nutrition is a cornerstone of kids’ health and development. Milk is the number one source of protein for kids 2-11, and it’s the top source of calcium, potassium, phosphorus, and Vitamin D for children [Read More …]

November “Protecting Your Profits” Recording Now Available With Dairy Market Updates

The Center for Dairy Excellence has published its monthly “Protecting Your Profits” discussion with updates about the November 2023 milk marketplace. The Center’s Executive Director Jayne Sebright shared her perspective on milk markets, supply factors, [Read More …]

Olson Elected President of WFBF, Krentz Re-elected President of Rural Mutual Insurance Company

Brad Olson was elected president of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation. Olson is a crop farmer near Frederic in Polk County. Joe Bragger from Independence in Buffalo County was re-elected to serve as WFBF Vice [Read More …]

Trees Planted on Dairy Farm Keep Local Waters Clean

On his family’s century-old dairy farm, located in Elverson, Pa., at about the easternmost part of the Chesapeake Bay watershed, dairy farmer Jared Kurtz helped plant trees along a creek that runs through Kurtland [Read More …]

NMPF Statement on U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson

From NMPF President & CEO Jim Mulhern: “Our prayers are with our longtime friend Rep. GT Thompson and his family as they navigate his diagnosis. Rep. Thompson has always been a fighter, and we know [Read More …]

COP28 summit: Global dairy companies join alliance to cut methane

Six of the world’s largest dairy companies will soon begin disclosing their methane emissions as part of a new global alliance launched at the United Nations climate summit in Dubai on Tuesday. Livestock is responsible for about 30% of [Read More …]

2024 H-2A AEWRs On Their Way (Up)

The week of Thanksgiving, USDA-National Agricultural Statistics Service’s released the semi-annual Farm Labor Report (FLC). The report includes quarterly estimates of the number of hired workers, average hours worked per worker and average hourly wage rates. The [Read More …]

FARM Program Evaluator Jim Kauffman

Jim Kauffman has been a FARM Animal Care evaluator since 2014. During this time, Jim has completed more than 250 FARM AC evaluations and has collaborated diligently with members to resolve nearly 200 different corrective [Read More …]

Nestlé develops N3 milk with new nutritional benefits, launches first in China

Nestlé today announced that it has developed N3 milk. Made from cow’s milk, it has all the essential nutrients found in milk such as proteins, vitamins, and minerals. In addition, it contains prebiotic fibers, has a low [Read More …]

Request Free Animal Care Record-Keeping Books

As we approach the start of a new year, it’s the perfect time to request a free copy of our animal care record-keeping books. Whether you’re a dairy farmer who wants a book for your own operation, [Read More …]

Three Days of Executive-Level Training, Out-of-Industry Tours Planned for PDPW Managers Academy

World-class learning, networking, out-of-box thinking on tap for Jan. 9-11, 2024 Effective transition planning, creating new markets, building strong team cultures, and a commitment to quality are all hallmarks of top-performing businesses. During the 2024 [Read More …]

USDA Now Accepting Applications for Farm Loans Online

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has launched an online application for Direct Loan customers. More than 26,000 customers who submit a Direct Loan application each year can now use an online, interactive, guided application that is paperless [Read More …]

Why changing the Federal Orders won’t change much

The National FMMO Price Formula Hearing reconvened last week. We thought it’d be worthwhile to share our thoughts about the proposed changes, including the removal of the advanced skim price and updates to the make [Read More …]

Global dairy quarterly Q4 2023: Shifting to the next phase of the cycle

As 2023 draws to a close, the global dairy market continues to walk a tightrope of limited “new” milk and sluggish demand. Looking back on 2023, it is a story of soft global dairy commodity [Read More …]

USDEC is leading a U.S. dairy delegation at the COP28 global climate summit in Dubai. Check here and on social media for updates on USDEC’s efforts at COP28.

Why is the U.S. Dairy Export Council leading a United States dairy industry delegation at COP28 in Dubai? COP28—short for the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change—presents an [Read More …]

Dairy MAX Launches ‘Level Unlocked’ to Empower Healthier Lifestyles within the Gaming Community

The Level Unlocked brand aims to enhance the overall gaming experience by focusing on the vital role of dairy nutrition to optimize performance. Dairy MAX announced the launch of Level Unlocked, a brand designed with GameSquare subsidiary ZONED Gaming to [Read More …]

Texas Farm Bureau recognizes Burns for legislative efforts to protect agriculture

Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) recognized State Rep. DeWayne Burns of Cleburne for being a strong champion for Texas agriculture in the Texas Legislature. Burns received the S.M. True Agricultural Champion Award in a special presentation [Read More …]

PA Dairymen’s Association Announces New Signature Milkshake Flavor To Celebrate The Giant Company’s 100th Anniversary With One Month Until 2024 PA Farm Show

The Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association, one of the state’s leading advocates for dairy farmers, is excited to partner with The GIANT Company to celebrate its 100th anniversary with a NEW Signature Milkshake, the Salted Caramel, for the 2024 [Read More …]

Perry County Dairy Producer Gives Inside Look at Rotational Grazing Operation

How to Drive Milk Production & Pasture Health In the Center for Dairy Excellence’s latest episode of the “Cow-Side Conversations” podcast, Neil Hertzler of Rock Hollow Dairy LLC in Perry County, Pennsylvania shares how his family [Read More …]

From Jim Mulhern: Thank You for All You Do.

Throughout my career, whether I was working on Capitol Hill or consulting for Fortune 500 companies, I found myself returning, in various ways, to dairy. And it was always because of the people. Those who produce [Read More …]

Uplevel Dairy Young Leaders featuring Taylor Zeltwanger, NutraDrip

This Uplevel Dairy Young Leader is Taylor Zeltwanger. He joins Peggy Coffeen from Morris, Minnesota, where he resides with his wife. This 2020 South Dakota State University graduate started working for his uncle’s company, NutraDrip, [Read More …]

Geoff Vanden Heuvel testimony at the Federal Milk Marketing Order Hearing

It was a privilege to testify for Milk Producers Council at the FMMO hearing this week. In addition to fully supporting the package of proposals submitted by National Milk Producers Federation, I had a few [Read More …]

FMMO Hearing Restarts

After a six-week break, the Federal Milk Marketing Order hearing resumed in Carmel, Indiana this week. When the hearing had recessed on October 11, one of National Milk Producers Federation witnesses was in the middle [Read More …]

Important Updates on Early Onset Muscle Weakness Syndrome from Holstein Association USA

Holstein Association USA has continued to monitor information related to Early Onset Muscle Weakness Syndrome (MW) over the past several months. The development of the haplotype calls for Muscle Weakness (HMW) has been a top [Read More …]

Solid waste rules updates: What NY farmers need to know