Month: January 2024

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 feature interactive conversations on timely topics for today’s dairy farmers. Tune [Read More …]

Junior Holstein Members Shine in Virtual Interview Contest

Young dairy enthusiasts from coast to coast practiced their professional skills during the 2023 Virtual Interview Contest. The contest helps Junior Holstein members refine their resume writing and interview skills, giving them practical knowledge for [Read More …]

New, Board-Approved CDCB Strategic Plan

At its December 2023 meeting, the CDCB Board of Directors approved a new CDCB Strategic Plan that directs organizational priorities and activities for 2024 to 2026. In 2023, CDCB staff and Board members completed an [Read More …]

Conversando con Líderes Lecheros (Conversations with Dairy Leaders) – Juan Quezada, Milk Source, y Elsie Gonzalez Leach, Motiva Dairy Consulting

January 15, 2024 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

On this episode of the Uplevel Dairy Podcast, guest host Elsie Gonzalez Leach from Motiva Dairy Consulting sits down with Juan Quezada from Milk Source to talk about his career journey, from starting as a [Read More …]

Cheese Exports Reach All-Time High

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending January 12, 2024 The dairy trade is feeling around for the bottom in the cheese market. Cheese output remains robust, but low prices have finally attracted international [Read More …]

You’re Invited to the Federal Dairy Policy Forum

Get Your Update From DC on February 6 It’s a ‘Farm Bill year’ in Washington, DC, and between that, masses of migrant workers entering the U.S. and the FMMO Hearing, 2023 was a year like [Read More …]

Cheese rebounds in November, but overall U.S. dairy export volume declines

Mixed results mark another challenging month. U.S. cheese suppliers had their best November ever, shipping 38,610 MT—a 4% increase over the previous year. However, the cheese category’s improvement—plus ongoing growth in high-protein whey exports (WPC80+)—were [Read More …]

It’s (Almost) World Milk Day!

June is a favorite at The Dairy Alliance, and for good reason! National Dairy Month is the time of the year for all areas of the dairy industry to be highlighted. With fun events, educational [Read More …]

2024 Fill a Glass with Hope® Campaign Sends 36 Million Servings of Fresh Milk Flowing into Pennsylvania’s Charitable Food Network

Super Bowl Champ Teams Up with Campaign Partners to Address Hunger Today at the PA Farm Show, 2024 Fill a Glass with Hope® (FGWH) charitable milk distribution program got a big boost with $135,500 in donations thanks to [Read More …]

Feedworks USA adds Minnie Ward to the Feedworks Lytes™ Team

Feedworks USA, Ltd., is excited to announce Minnie Ward has joined the Feedworks Lytes™ team as a calf specialist. In this newly created position, Ward will help launch the Feedworks Lytes family of scientifically formulated electrolyte products. [Read More …]

Federal Order Pool Losses Continue from 2018 Farm Bill Formula Change

Since May 2019, the price for Class I milk, i.e., milk used to produce beverage milk products, has been calculated using the simple average of advanced Class III (cheese) and Class IV (milk powders) skim [Read More …]

Over $520,000 Awarded By PCC-DBII To Stabilize And Expand Dairy Business In California, Oregon, and Washington

Catalytic Funding for New or Used Equipment Purchases to Help Dairy Processors Evolve Operations and Adopt More Sustainable Practices $4.1 million in grants available to Dairy Processors in California, Oregon, Arizona, Washington, Nevada and New [Read More …]

Statement by Agriculture Secretary Vilsack in Celebration of National Milk Day

Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack offered the following statement in support of America’s dairy industry, in advance of National Milk Day, which will be celebrated on Thursday, January 11. Agriculture Secretary Vilsack today visited the [Read More …]

National Institute for Animal Agriculture Selects Third Cohort for the Advanced Training for Animal Agriculture Leaders Program

The third class participating in the National Institute for Animal Agriculture’s (NIAA) Advanced Training for Animal Agriculture Leaders has been selected and will convene for their first session in Chicago in February 2024. NIAA established the leadership [Read More …]

Tools to Reduce Mastitis on Your Farm

Join Penn State Extension for an informative and engaging in-person workshop that will provide you with tools to reduce mastitis on your farm and increase overall farm profitability. Our expert presenters will share their knowledge [Read More …]

Farmer Focus

For Kate and Travis Fogler, nothing encourages loved ones to come home for the holidays like … cows. Their home is Stonyvale Farm, a 4,200-acre, fifth-generation dairy in Exeter, Maine, that they share with 1,000 [Read More …]

Gurobi Releases New Case Study with Dairy Co-operative Fonterra

With help from Gurobi, Fonterra uses its new planning model to sustainably produce nearly a third of the world’s dairy exports. Gurobi Optimization, LLC, the leader in decision intelligence technology, today announced the release [Read More …]

Governor Hochul Announces Initiatives to Strengthen and Promote New York’s Agricultural Industry

State of the State Proposal Will Provide $55 Million to Bolster New York’s Dairy Industry Creates a One-Stop Shop for Agricultural Workforce Development in Partnership with Cornell University, NYSDOL, NYS PERB, and NYS AGM Promote [Read More …]

New Planet-Smart Feeds Coming Soon to California Dairies

Farmers and tech companies turn sprouted grains and aquatic plants into environmental solutions. Animal nutrition is a major driver in dairy sustainability and a key factor in how California dairies have already significantly reduced their [Read More …]

DBIA: Grant Awards Announced and Next Cycle Opening February 5th

In early December, DBIA announced 41 grants totaling nearly $4 million for farmstead operations and dairy processing businesses across the Midwest.. Thirty-seven grants are Dairy Business Builder grants targeting small-to-medium size farmers or processors. In [Read More …]

Holstein Association USA Recognizes 2023 Top BAA Herds

January 11, 2024 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Holstein Association USA is excited to announce the top Holstein Breed Age Average (BAA%) herds for 2023 classifications. Members who use the Classic or Standard options of the Holstein classification program receive an overall BAA [Read More …]

DairyVoice Podcast: Tim Abbott and Mike Duckett talk about Showbox Sires latest addition – Hendrix

In this DairyVoice episode, Showbox Sires Tim Abbott and Mike Duckett talk about Hendrix. Select Sires has been instrumental in developing this bull both top and bottom side of the pedigree. Kevin Jorgensen and Frank [Read More …]

AgWest Farm Credit Announces Board of Director Election Results

AgWest’s cooperative structure with customer-member governance is one of its unique qualities as an agricultural lender. The Board of Directors is elected by voting stockholders. This year, Nels DeBruycker of Choteau, Montana (Region 2 – [Read More …]

Agriculture students: Apply for the Lon and Kathy Tonneson Scholarship

Applications are due Feb. 15 The Central Plains Dairy Foundation (CPDF) is now accepting applications for its $500 Lon and Kathy Tonneson Scholarship. Annually, CPDF awards this scholarship to a student who has successfully completed at [Read More …]

You’re Invited! ODPA Annual Meeting

The Ohio Dairy Producers Association invites you to join us at our annual meeting on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, from 10 AM to 2:30 PM at the Shisler Conference Center, 1680 Madison Avenue in Wooster. All Ohio [Read More …]

Real California Milk Debuts Great Mozzarella Showdown Foodservice Recipe Contest

Highlights Culinary Innovation Tapping Into California’s Leading Foodservice Cheese The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) today announced the launch of the 2024 Great Mozzarella Showdown, an inaugural foodservice recipe contest challenging professional chefs and culinary [Read More …]

Indiana Farm Bureau Now Accepting Applications for New Student Scholarship

Indiana Farm Bureau is now accepting applications for its student scholarship program for the 2024-2025 school year. This year, INFB is introducing the Ag Impact Scholarship, which will highlight applicants who demonstrate a lasting effect [Read More …]

Rob Goodling to Share PA Dairy Performance Indicators in Special Webinar on January 19

The Free “Protecting Your Profits” Webinar Will Be Held on January 19 at 12 p.m. The Center for Dairy Excellence is hosting a special edition of its monthly “Protecting Your Profits” webinar on Friday, January [Read More …]

Save The Date: Thursday February 22nd 2024 New York Give FFA Day

On February 22nd, 2024, National FFA will host its ninth Give FFA Day – 24 hours of philanthropy across the nation in support of over 850,000 FFA members. The beauty of this online event is [Read More …]

2024 Fill a Glass with Hope® Campaign Sends 36 Million Servings of Fresh Milk Flowing into Pennsylvania’s Charitable Food Network