Month: January 2024

January 31, 2024 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Residual control of post-harvest insects Central Life Sciences will be featuring Gravista®-D Insecticide at Commodity Classic 2024, held February 28 – March 2 in Houston, TX. Designed specifically to control profit-robbing insects in stored grain, [Read More …]

Showbox Sires: Tim Abbott and Mike Duckett Introduce Heath

Tim Abbott talks with Mike Duckett, Paul Trapp of Semex and Frank Regan on the new Showbox Sires release 744HO00201 HEATH. They discuss the pedigree and the great cows on top and the bottom side [Read More …]

Mooving Cows video game teaches proper cow handling skills

A new educational video game called “Mooving Cows,” which gives dairy workers and anyone interested the opportunity to practice cow handling skills, is now publicly available to download and play. The free game was developed [Read More …]

Vanguard Renewables Welcomes Foremost Farms USA to the Farm Powered Strategic Alliance

Foremost Farms is the most recent company to join a national movement to turn food waste into renewable energy Vanguard Renewables®, a national leader in organics-to-renewable energy production, is excited to announce the addition of [Read More …]

Keynote Speakers Announced for 2024 PA Dairy Summit, Registration Open

Discussions on Shifting Market Dynamics, Building Trust, Cultivating a Multi-Faceted Family Farm and More The 2024 Pennsylvania Dairy Summit has a line-up of dynamic keynote sessions planned for both dairy producers and allied-industry representatives who [Read More …]

Farmers, Ranchers Now Can Make USDA Farm Loan Payments Online

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that most farm loan borrowers will be able to make payments to their direct loans online through the Pay My Loan feature on farmers.gov in early February. Pay My [Read More …]

Space Available for PDP Dairy Wellbeing Workshop

Two sessions on Feb. 6 and 7, 2024, feature leading experts, behind-the-scenes tour Animal care should be a top priority for all members of each dairy through every stage in a cow’s life. The 2024 [Read More …]

Dairy Producers to Share How They Are Innovating a Producer-Led Marketplace at PA Dairy Summit

The PA Dairy Summit Will Be Held on February 7-8, 2024 in Lancaster, PA Three dairy producers will lead a compelling panel discussion, titled “Innovating a Producer-Led Marketplace,” at the Pennsylvania Dairy Summit on February 7-8, [Read More …]

Three WFBF Backed Bills Pass Assembly

The Wisconsin Assembly passed three bills supported by Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation to address the state’s wolf population, allow more efficient transportation of milk products and clarify limitations on the Farmland Preservation Tax Credit program. [Read More …]

Shapiro Administration Awards $2.232 Million For Research Critical To Growing Pennsylvania’s Agriculture Industry

January 30, 2024 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding today announced $2.232 million in funding for research proposals on issues critical to sustaining and growing Pennsylvania’s $132.5 billion agriculture industry. Funded projects will address complex challenges ranging from reducing impacts of [Read More …]

IDFA Statement on Conclusion of National Federal Milk Marketing Order Pricing Formula Hearing

“The U.S. dairy industry continues to go through a period of evolution and transition that has opened new opportunities for growth and presented significant new challenges for all participants throughout the dairy value chain, namely [Read More …]

EPIROS products distinguished themselves at the DLG Awards 2024 and the Superior Taste Awards 2024

EPIRUS SA welcomed 2024 with six new significant distinctions from the German Agricultural Society (DLG – Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft) and the International Taste Institute (ITI) in Brussels. EPIROS Original Feta PDO cheese, the company’s flagship product, [Read More …]

Is Dairy Plus for Me?

Dairy Plus is part of Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities grant from USDA. A total of 15 projects ($17.97M) from the first solicitation round are in the process of being awarded to California Dairy Operators. The [Read More …]

What’s Current?

California’s Water & Energy Future with Edward Ring Here’s a reality check that ought to keep politicians up at night in California. Despite being a sunny, solar friendly state, with ample areas blessed with high wind, [Read More …]

Help CDRF and UC Measure Dairy’s Sustainability Efforts: Take the Survey!

To demonstrate to consumers that the dairy industry’s sustainability efforts are working, we need a baseline. That’s why the California Dairy Research Foundation (CDRF) is funding UC Cooperative Extension to collect benchmark data. The short [Read More …]

Capitol Hill This Week; Feed Additive Legislation; Whole Milk

Capitol Hill Focused This Week on Border, TaxesNow that lawmakers have bought themselves some time on the annual budget front, with last week’s passage of a stop-gap funding measure through February, the focus this past [Read More …]

Tell FTC: Protect Farmer’s Right to Repair

National Farmers Union (NFU) urges the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to write regulations that ensure farmers and ranchers can repair their own equipment. Major farm equipment manufacturers refuse to provide farmers with full access [Read More …]

Alltech’s US corn silage mycotoxin report

In the past year, U.S. producers have seen droughts, high rainfall, and other weather events affecting corn harvest, making it more critical than ever to analyze mycotoxin risks across the nation. The Alltech 2023 U.S. [Read More …]

California Dairy Students Partner With California Dairy Families To Raise Milk For Families In Need

Inaugural Real California Milk Intercollegiate Give-A-Gallon Challenge focuses on increasing access to fresh dairy in local communities One in five Californians currently struggle with food insecurity, with milk being one of the most requested but [Read More …]

Closing the Gateway of Diseases: Hypocalcemia Control

Discover strategies to prevent milk fever and optimize transition cow health. Join our webinar for insights and effective dietary management. A must for producers aiming to enhance herd productivity. Explore essential strategies to prevent milk [Read More …]

Carbon Markets, Animal Behavior and Market Update

Join interactive conversations with leading experts and earn Dairy AdvanCE continuing education credits This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP) will provide opportunities to interact with experts on some of the [Read More …]

Adam Shetley of Foremost Dairy Shines With DFA’s Young Cooperator (YC) program

They may not be the mascot, but dairy cows represent universities — and DFA — throughout the country on campus dairy farms. Just like universities and colleges aren’t our average DFA farmer-owners, Adam Shetley, manager [Read More …]

New MDA Grant Funding Available For Protecting Livestock

January 29, 2024 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

To help Minnesota farmers and ranchers protect livestock from disease and other risks, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is offering a new grant opportunity to help eligible producers buy and install supplies or equipment [Read More …]

U.S. Milk Production Growth Sputters at the End of 2023

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending January 26, 2024 Milk production growth in the U.S. sputtered at the end of 2023, leaving the full year result nearly unchanged from the year prior. [Read More …]

Farmers of multi-site dairy operations share insights at Dairy Strong conference

Running a dairy farm is a challenge but imagine if that farm was spread across multiple locations? That’s something more and more farmers are considering as they look to add new sites to their dairies. [Read More …]

Nominate a Rural Community Initiative for the Farm Credit East Lipinski Rural Initiatives Award

Farm Credit East is currently accepting nominations for the Lipinski Rural Initiatives Award, which aims to recognize innovative and transformational efforts to revitalize Northeast rural communities. For 2024, Farm Credit East and its strategic partner [Read More …]

Application Process Now Open for up to $1 Million in Innovation Grants for California Dairy Producers, Processors, and Co-packers