Month: January 2024

Strong communications and leadership skills are the foundation dairy farmers and industry professionals can build on to accomplish their personal and business goals, no matter the stage of career. The 2024 Cornerstone Dairy Academy® presented by the [Read More …]

Center For Dairy Excellence Hires New Employee for Dairy Policy and Industry Relations

McLaughlin Joins Staff to Support Dairy Farmers and Next Generation of Dairy The Center for Dairy Excellence has named LeeAnn McLaughlin the Dairy Policy and Industry Relations Manager to help provide opportunities and resources to [Read More …]

North America-based RaboResearch Team Expanding

RaboResearch appoints four highly accomplished research analysts to serve Rabobank and Rabo AgriFinance clients Rabo AgriFinance, a subsidiary of Rabobank, a leading global food and agribusiness bank, announces the expansion and strengthening of the RaboResearch Food & [Read More …]

Milk’s Lead Rises as Plant-Based Beverages Sink

The final numbers are in, and they confirm what we’ve anticipated all year. In 2023, consumers emphatically turned away from plant-based beverages at an accelerating rate that caused the category to lose market share to [Read More …]

American Agri-Women Submits Comments Opposing the Proposed SEC Rule Developing Listing Standards for Natural Asset Companies

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed a rule that would allow the establishment of Natural Asset Companies (NAC’s) to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. We cannot allow elite investors, including [Read More …]

Certification applications are now open for the CCP® and CCSE® Exams

The application period for the 2024 ACS Certified Cheese Professional Exam and the ACS Certified Cheese Sensory Evaluator T.A.S.T.E Test® is NOW OPEN! APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL MARCH 31ST, 2024.Please see below for more [Read More …]

California Dairy Students Partner With California Dairy Families

Raise Milk Donations 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 [Read More …]

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Dairy Farmers Of Wisconsin Uncovers Five Must-Watch 2024 Food Trends In New Report

As a voice for the dairy industry, Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin (DFW) calls attention to five 2024 trends predicted to reign in the evolving landscape of the food industry with attention to how cheese plays [Read More …]

2024 PA Farm Show Wraps, ‘Connecting Our Communities’ To A Bright Tomorrow

The 108th Pennsylvania Farm Show wrapped up eight days of the 2024 Pennsylvania State Fair™ yesterday, connecting hundreds of thousands of visitors to the Pennsylvanians who feed, clothe, and fuel our families and communities daily, [Read More …]

Early Onset Muscle Weakness Syndrome Officially Recognized as Undesirable Genetic Condition By Holstein Association USA

Holstein Association USA will declare Early Onset Muscle Weakness Syndrome (MW) as an officially recognized genetic condition beginning in February 2024. Holstein Association USA’s Genetic Advancement Committee recently endorsed a recommendation from staff to do [Read More …]

PA Dairy Summit Breakout Sessions Planned in Four Relevant Tracks

The PA Dairy Summit Will Be Held on February 7-8, 2024 in Lancaster, PA For dairy producers who want to unlock their potential, hear from dynamic industry-focused speakers, and network with their peers, the Pennsylvania [Read More …]

Feedworks USA names Dr. Benjamin Wenner Calmin Product Manager

Feedworks USA, Ltd., is thrilled to announce Benjamin Wenner, Ph.D., as its new product manager for Calmin, an OMRI-listed supplemental source of calcium and magnesium from Celtic Sea Minerals, Ltd. This newly created position is a [Read More …]

Register Now for 2024 Ag & Food Policy Summit

When the going gets tough, farmers and ranchers are usually the first to ones to find new pathways toward profitability. We will explore some of those new directions during the Agri-Pulse Ag & Food Policy Summit on [Read More …]

Multi-Site Dairy Management: Purchase, lease or let it pass by? with Curtis Gerrits, Compeer Financial

Before you take on that second dairy site, there are four key areas to consider that can make or break the long-term viability and profitability of this decision. Curtis Gerrits, Senior Dairy Lending Specialist from Compeer [Read More …]

2024 Food Export Advisor Program

Your Partner for Sound Export Growth The Export Advisor Program is a year-long service providing custom assistance to help your company kick start or improve your strategy for export growth. Our expert advisors provide a [Read More …]

Crave Brothers Gives Back with ‘Udderly in Love’ Valentine’s Day Gift Boxes

Send a cheese-gram to someone special to benefit the American Heart Association You’ve heard of a candy-gram, but what about a cheese-gram? Now until the end of February, Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese will offer cheese-grams to send [Read More …]

GROWMARK and CHS enter into exploratory process to discover opportunities to best serve customers and owners

Today, the GROWMARK and CHSBoards of Directors are pleased to announce that they have jointly agreed to conduct an exploratory process over the coming months to identify opportunities for the two cooperatives to further collaborate [Read More …]

World Dairy Expo Announces 2024 Associate Judges

World Dairy Expo® is delighted to announce the eight individuals selected to serve as associate judges of Expo’s 2024 Dairy Cattle Show. Nominated by the official judge and approved by a committee of Expo exhibitors, these [Read More …]

Dairy Performance Indicators: Where PA Stands

Join Us for a ‘Protecting Your Profits’ Webinar THIS Friday Don’t forget: Join us for a special edition of our monthly “Protecting Your Profits” webinar happening THIS Friday, January 19 from 12-1 p.m. Titled “Dairy Performance Indicators – Where [Read More …]

Why Finding Labor, Especially in Agriculture, is Going to Continue to be a Challenge

Building on the previous Udder Report article based on a WSJ (September 25) article “Why America Has a Long-Term Labor Crisis”, this month I would like to dive a little deeper on why we not [Read More …]

National Milk Day — honoring 100 years of the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance

This is National Milk Day in the US, and in recognition of that, here’s a video produced by the Food and Drug Administration noting that 100 years have passed since the establishment of the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO). In [Read More …]

Closing the Gateway of Diseases: Hypocalcemia Control

VIRTUAL LIVE WEBINAR February 13, 2024 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. [Read More …]

2024 Genetic Evaluation Schedule

CDCB releases genetic evaluations at various times – weekly, monthly, and triannual – to best serve the diverse needs of animal owners and stakeholders. CDCB, data partners and genomic nominators work diligently to meet these [Read More …]

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates: Dairy

Milk production for 2023 is lowered from last month, with lower milk cow inventories and lower expected milk per cow. The 2024 production forecast is lower due to a reduced average cow inventory for the [Read More …]

Dairy Farmers Peterson and Nyman Named U.S. Dairy Export Council Chair and Vice Chair

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Dairy farmers Alex Peterson of Missouri and Becky Nyman of California have been elected to guide the U.S. Dairy Export Council as its chair and vice chair, respectively. The vote came in a December 13 [Read More …]

National DHIA selects 14 scholarship winners

The National Dairy Herd Information Association (DHIA) Scholarship Committee picked 14 high school seniors and college students to receive a $1,000 scholarship. Committee members ranked applicants based on scholastic achievements, leadership in school and community [Read More …]

From Your Farm to Our Policy Book

Every morning, when I am able to be at home, I look over our family farm and can’t help but feel an overwhelming pride knowing that my father and grandfather stood and looked over these [Read More …]

Clean Energy Begins Producing Renewable Natural Gas at Latest Project

Digester at Drumgoon Dairy in South Dakota Completed in December and Began Injecting Ultra-Low Carbon RNG into Pipeline Soon After Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq: CLNE) announced that it has completed a new renewable natural gas (RNG) production [Read More …]

Learn How to Maintain your Dairy’s Market Access at Carbon Conference 2.0

Learn How to Maintain your Dairy’s Market Access at Carbon Conference 2.0 PDPW presents January 30 conference with information to steer through complex markets Understanding the options, opportunities, risks and pitfalls of the growing carbon [Read More …]

GROWMARK and CHS enter into exploratory process to discover opportunities to best serve customers and owners