Year: 2023

Marin County dairy farmer Tim Kehoe says his operation may be forced to close. His father, Skip, was one of a group of farmers and ranchers who sold properties to help make the Point Reyes [Read More …]

Decade of Pre-Competitive Collaboration

Serving as CEO of CDCB since September 2014, João Dürr reflects on the accomplishments of the last decade while emphasizing the future needs to advance genetic progress and serve producers worldwide. Read his complete comments [Read More …]

DMI’s O’Brien Highlights Science-Based, Partnership-Driven Results

Checkoff leader addressed nearly 800 farmers, others at joint annual meeting Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) CEO and President Barbara O’Brien outlined a series of checkoff-led successes, including more science-based and partnership-driven results, to 780 dairy [Read More …]

DeLaval to Host VMS™ Batch Milking Webinar Series

In early 2024, DeLaval plans to host a webinar series to introduce VMS™ Batch Milking to the North American dairy industry. These sessions will educate and inform producers, consultants, academics, and other industry personnel on [Read More …]

The Financial Impact of More Components per Cow

Cheese now utilizes over 50% of the U.S. milk produced. Cheese and other dairy items need only components, not milk volume. Fluid milk continues to decrease in consumption. Butterfat is at record high prices, and [Read More …]

Why Does It Take So Much Time?

Often, Clients will ask “Why does this improvement process take so much time?” I often respond with a thought from my business coach Dan Sullivan of The Strategic Coach organization who said, “Reaching your goals [Read More …]

Everything You Need to Know About Canola Meal

A literature review published in the journal “Advances in Dairy Research” consolidates all the research conducted on feeding canola meal to dairy cattle that has been published since 2000. The manuscript entitled “Canola Meal as [Read More …]

The Haplotype Call for Early Onset Muscle Weakness Syndrome

Introduction of HMW The December 5, 2023, dairy cattle genetic evaluations will contain a new haplotype call for Early Onset Muscle Weakness Syndrome. Abbreviated HMW, U.S. genetic evaluations will include the reporting of noncarrier (0), [Read More …]

Where are the Most Productive Cows?

In the last post, the long term economic impact of increasing components was reviewed. One of the reasons components increased was by increasing milk production. Over the last 23 years milk production per cow increased by [Read More …]

The Do’s and Don’ts of Winter Manure Spreading

If winter manure spreading is absolutely unavoidable, follow these requirements to do it legally. Spreading manure in the winter is discouraged because it is a high-risk time period for nutrient losses and contamination of surface [Read More …]

A Successful 2023 Southwest Dairy Day

1 Graduate Research Assistant 2 Extension Dairy Specialist Department of Animal Sciences, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service The Texas A&M University System The 2023 Southwest Dairy Day hosted in Bovina Texas highlighted anaerobic digesters, water [Read More …]

Lormore Named 2023 Department of Animal Science Distinguished Dairy Science Alumnus

Mike Lormore, DVM, MS, MBA, was recognized as the 2023 Distinguished Dairy Science alumnus in Penn State’s Department of Animal Science at a reception at the University in October. Lormore is the Executive Director and [Read More …]

Ohio Auctioneer Awarded Top Honors at World Livestock Auctioneer Championship Qualifier

After a day of competitive bid-calling in Paris, Kentucky, 10 more auctioneers have advanced to the World Livestock Auctioneer Championship. The qualifiers, led by Daniel Mitchell, Cumberland, Ohio, will next compete in the semifinals, to [Read More …]

Purdue agricultural economics faculty awarded USDA NIFA grants

Four agricultural economics faculty at Purdue University’s College of Agriculture recently received research grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The grants’ principal investigators (PIs) are Tor Tolhurst, assistant professor of [Read More …]

Biden-Harris Administration Partners with Ag Producers to Strengthen Agricultural Supply Chains and Lower Food Costs

$196 Million Investment Expands Markets and Creates Jobs in 37 States and Puerto Rico As part of the inaugural meeting of the White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience, President Biden and U.S. Department of Agriculture [Read More …]

AFBF Disappointed in USMCA Dairy Report

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American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on the report released by a dispute settlement panel established under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement regarding Canada’s dairy tariff-rate quota allocation measures. “AFBF is disappointed in the [Read More …]

DairyVoice: Tim Abbott talks with Chris Hill, Marty Matlock and ,Eric Olstad on the upcoming Music City Celebration Sale

This Nashville, Tennessee Sale has become THE go-to event for the past 7 years. This year’s event will be December 9 – 11 and is expected to be the best yet. In this podcast, host [Read More …]

ARM & HAMMER™ Welcomes New Global Director of Marketing Communications & Digital Strategy

Arm & Hammer Animal and Food Production is pleased to welcome Marlena Hidlay to its #ScienceHearted team. Marlena will serve as the Global Director of Marketing Communications & Digital Strategy for the Specialty Product Division of ARM [Read More …]

SNAP Healthy Fluid Milk Incentive Program Expands

Additional 575 Stores in 16 States with Award to Auburn Hunger Solutions Institute The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released grant-approval to significantly expand the Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives Projects (HFMI)—a program established by Congress [Read More …]

Favorite Takeaways From Season 3 of Cow-Side Conversations

With 13,600+ downloads to date, our Cow-Side Conversations podcast has remained true to its original mission: helping dairy farmers learn from other farmers.As we wrap up Season 3, Jayne Sebright, host of the podcast, sat down with Emily [Read More …]

Gain New Perspectives, Insights with Dairy Tours on PDPW’s Explore California Trip

Go behind the scenes at top dairy farms, creameries and cheese producers during five-day trip The state of California is home to some of the most successful and recognized dairy farms and processors in the [Read More …]

Michigan Milk Producers Association announces strategic investment in GoodSport Nutrition

Partnership aims to create an alliance for future innovation and furthers commitment to sustainability. Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA), a dairy cooperative committed to fostering innovation announced that it has taken an equity stake in Chicago-based start-up, GoodSport [Read More …]

MSU-led research team receives $946K grant to study alfalfa autotoxicity

The project is funded by USDA NIFA’s Alfalfa Seed and Forage Systems program. A multi-institutional research team led by Michigan State University has received a $946,349 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National [Read More …]

Crossroads ahead: Get the insights at American Dairy Coalition’s annual meeting webinar

American Dairy Coalition (ADC) will have its annual business meeting open to all dairy farmers across the country – by zoom webinar – on Thurs., Dec. 7th, beginning at 2:30 p.m. EST. The Honorable Glenn [Read More …]

2024 Wisconsin Women in Agriculture Conference

Women at the forefront of Wisconsin’s diverse agriculture community should plan to attend the Wisconsin Women in Agriculture Conference this January 12 and 13, 2024 at the Three Bears Resort in Warrens, WI. The Wisconsin Women in [Read More …]

DMI’s O’Brien Highlights Science-Based, Partnership-Driven Results

Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) CEO and President Barbara O’Brien outlined a series of checkoff-led successes, including more science-based and partnership-driven results, to 780 dairy farmers and industry representatives attending the 2023 joint annual meeting of [Read More …]

American Dairy Association North East is the leader in retail dairy innovation.

We have worked to increase dairy sales by integrating dairy throughout local stores and improving the function and beauty of the dairy aisle. Our programs for retailers are innovative and unique. We achieve these goals [Read More …]

Newtrient Awarded Over $18M to Accelerate Methane Emission Reductions on Farms in Midwest and Idaho

On November 1, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded Newtrient three grants totaling over $18 million in funding to support dairy methane emission reduction projects in the Midwest and Idaho. The funding is part [Read More …]

Tax Preparation, Cover Crop Fertility, Energy Conservation Topics

Earn Dairy AdvanCE continuing education credits while tuning in for interactive discussions This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) will highlight timely topics as fall harvest wraps up and producers begin [Read More …]

Dairy Market Report: Milk Prices Rising on Strong Consumer Demand