Month: January 2024

Application-Based Leadership-Development Program Set for March 12-13, 2024 With the application deadline nearing for Cornerstone Dairy Academy® presented by the Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP), dairy farmers and other industry professionals will want to submit their applications by Jan. [Read More …]

USDA’s 100th Agricultural Outlook Forum

Register today for the Agricultural Outlook Forum 2024 and learn about the agricultural perspectives that will lead us into tomorrow. As we welcome 2024, it’s the perfect time to look ahead and explore the future [Read More …]

New Study Demonstrates Positive Health and Financial Outcomes for Treating Nonsevere Gram-Negative Mastitis with Spectramast LC

The peer-reviewed research found a two-day treatment to be an efficacious protocol for dairies Dairy producers and veterinarians can confidently implement mastitis treatment protocols against mastitis cases caused by Gram-negative bacteria with Spectramast® LC (ceftiofur hydrochloride) [Read More …]

Whole farm efficiency webinar series

12:00 – 1:00 PMTuesdays, January 9 to March 12, 2024 Join us for this webinar series on enhancing farm efficiency. Explore innovative practices and cutting- edge technologies to optimize feeding and management. Webinars will be held [Read More …]

Limited-time offer from Penn State Extension

Start the new year off right with this limited-time offer from Penn State Extension! Invest in yourself with online learning and save 25 percent through January.Choose from over one hundred affordable, noncredit courses. Get on-demand access [Read More …]

Inflation: How It Effects Your Bottom Line webinar scheduled for January 24

The I-29 Moo University 2024 Dairy Webinar Series continues Wednesday, Jan. 24 from 12 noon to 1 p.m. CDT. The webinar will feature a discussion on how inflation effects your dairy’s bottom line with Dr. [Read More …]

Beef × Dairy Research and Resources from Iowa State

The dairy industry has a growing trend of using beef semen to breed dairy cows. Survey data out of New York1 estimates that the use of beef sires on dairy farms more than doubled from 2015 [Read More …]

WFU Receives Farm Aid Grant

Farm Aid announced recently that the Wisconsin Farmers Union (WFU) is one of the recipients of the organization’s year-end grants. Wisconsin Farmers Union received a grant from Farm Aid to support farmer-labor solidarity, coalition building [Read More …]

Indiana Grazing Bites – January 2024

Victor Shelton is a retired Agronomist/Grazing Specialist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). He continues to write Grazing Bites in his spare time from his property in southwest Indiana. Back when no-till farming was [Read More …]

Dairy Performance Indicators: Where PA Stands

Join Us for a Special ‘Protecting Your Profits’ Webinar Join us for a special edition of our monthly “Protecting Your Profits” webinar on Friday, January 19 from 12-1 p.m. Titled “Dairy Performance Indicators – Where PA Stands,” Rob Goodling [Read More …]

Rob Goodling to Share PA Dairy Performance Indicators in Webinar on Jan. 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 …]

Preventing Dairy Cow Ketosis: Nutritional Management during Transition

January 25, 2024 Join Dr. Robert Van Saurn, Penn State Extension Veterinarian, to learn the latest about preventing ketosis in dairy cows—essential for pros, students, and farm staff. Join our upcoming webinar where you’ll delve [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 …]

More Protein, Better Policy: Welcome to 2024

Happy New Year, and what a year 2024 promises to be. Within dairy and throughout agriculture, the refrain that will be often repeated is that this will be the year of protein. In fact, it [Read More …]

SGMA & Dairy. What Do You Want to Know?

A few days ago, I had an opportunity to chat with a dairy real estate professional who is a regular reader of the MPC Friday Report. I asked him what information would be useful for [Read More …]

Wisconsin Ag Day at the Capitol Set for January 31

Ag Day at the Capitol will be held January 31 at the Monona Terrace in Madison. This event is the largest gathering of farmers from across the state representing a variety of farm groups to [Read More …]

American Cheese Society Call For Presentations 2024

Do you have broad experience as a presenter (working with and speaking to diverse audiences)? Is your content fresh and highly relevant to cheese industry professionals or enthusiasts? Would your audiences describe you as a [Read More …]

Ecommerce Campaign Shows Dairy’s Value to Gen Z

In the digital era, ecommerce has transformed the traditional shopping experience by offering online platforms to buy and sell everything from food to specialized services. Dairy MAX leveraged the new Gen Z-focused brand, Level Unlocked, to [Read More …]

UW-Madison Division of Extension Dairy Program “Reproduction Roadshow” Meetings

February 19-23, 2024 To help Wisconsin Dairy Farmers get the most current and up-to-date research information, the UW-Extension Dairy program has developed the “Reproduction Roadshow.” This roadshow is an update on UW-Madison dairy reproduction research, [Read More …]

Begin planning now to use Ohio’s Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Program

Ohio’s Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Program aims to help level the playing field for beginning farmers in Ohio. It does so by providing income tax benefits for both a beginning farmer and someone who transfers [Read More …]

2023 New York Certified Organic (NYCO) dairy meeting

The New York Certified Organic (NYCO) dairy and field crops farmer-to-farmer meetings will finally return to the Jordan Hall auditorium on the Cornell AgriTech campus in Geneva. The meetings had been held in this location [Read More …]

33rd Butter Sculpture Unveiled

“Table for All: Pennsylvania Dairy Connects Communities” American Dairy Association North East and Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program, in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, revealed the highly anticipated butter sculpture, a tableau that showcases [Read More …]

Dairy Markets Unsettled in First Trading Week of 2024

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending January 5, 2024 Mild winter conditions across most of the country have supported milk production though margins remain thin, especially for producers in the western U.S. Milk [Read More …]

Sign Up for “Spanish for Agriculture” Winter Course by Jan. 11 to Get $100 Off

The Center for Dairy Excellence is once again offering $100 discounts to dairy producers who sign up for Katie Dotterer’s “Spanish for Agriculture” (Dairy Beginners or Intermediate) online course this winter. If you’re looking to improve your Spanish skills and [Read More …]

Dairy Product Research, Feed Quality and Off-Farm Interests

Earn Dairy AdvanCE continuing education credits while tuning in for interactive discussions This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP) will cover a range of topics impacting the health of dairy [Read More …]

Exploring Dietary Factors Influencing Gut Function for Cattle

Date: February 6, 2024 Time: 10:00 a.m. Eastern Presenter: Dr. Greg Penner, University of Saskatchewan Dr. Greg Penner is a professor in the Department of Animal and Poultry Science and holds a Centennial Enhancement Chair [Read More …]

Foremost Farms Features Mapleton Valley Farms

Pat and Phyllis Agnew and family continue a five-generation farming legacy at Mapleton Valley Farms in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, with their 55-cow dairy operation. Their small farm has deep roots in the local community in the [Read More …]

Dairy Discovery Zone Wraps Up 2023 Tour Adding New Stops in Texas and Colorado

Dairy MAX‘s award-winning, interactive Dairy Discovery Zone exhibit (DDZ) has successfully completed its 2023 tour. This year, the DDZ marked new milestones by debuting at the Greeley Stampede in Colorado, the State Fair of Oklahoma and the [Read More …]

Wisconsin DATCP – A Resource and Partner

A commentary by Secretary Randy Romanski of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) In 2023, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection worked to provide services, implement new programs, [Read More …]

Economic Outlook and Policy Webinar Series