Month: February 2024

Dairy producers are optimistic 2024 will be better after recent rains offered the promise of more feed and forage production following back-to-back years of drought-related challenges, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Additionally, the [Read More …]

Cooperative Development Funding Now Available Through MDA

A new Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) grant program is offering funding to support the development of agricultural cooperatives in the state. The Cooperative Development Grant Program is now accepting applications from new cooperatives looking to [Read More …]

Wisconsin Farm Bureau Statement on National FFA Week

February 26, 2024 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Wisconsin Farm Bureau President Brad Olson issued the following statement regarding National FFA Week, February 17-24. “Wisconsin Farm Bureau is a proud supporter of FFA because it is an organization that empowers the next generation [Read More …]

After Period of Exuberance Dairy Markets Run Into Resistance

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending February 23, 2024 The U.S. dairy industry continues to shrink. In the latest Milk Production report, USDA trimmed its estimates of 2023 milk production, and it cut [Read More …]

Lucknow Co-Operative Recognized for Management Excellence

The Lucknow District Co-operative Inc., a member of GROWMARK in Ontario, is pleased to announce it has won the GROWMARK System Management Excellence Award. The award is presented to the top five performing companies in [Read More …]

American Dairy Association Mideast Elects 2024 Leaders

The Board of Directors for American Dairy Association Mideast, the dairy promotion checkoff program serving about 1,400 dairy farmers in Ohio and West Virginia, elected their officers for 2024 during their annual re-organization meeting. Chair: Greg Conrad [Read More …]

Factors Impacting Dairy Demand and Beef Processing

Earn Dairy AdvanCE continuing education credits and join interactive conversations with leading experts This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP) will highlight factors that impact the quality and demand of dairy [Read More …]

Dairy Products Stocks Fall As Milk Production Growth Remains Weak

Milk prices and the Dairy Margin Coverage Program margin both broke four-month streaks of improvement in December, with DMC for the year ending with its lowest calendar-year margin since the current dairy safety net system [Read More …]

The Oneida Nation Community Composting Project

On 85 acres within the Oneida Reservation in northeastern Wisconsin, close to Green Bay, you’ll find fields of Iroquois White Corn, beef cattle on pasture, free-range chickens, and rows of vegetables such as beans and [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 …]

Genus plc Reports Interim Results for the Six Months Ended 31 December 2023

February 23, 2024 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

CHALLENGING MARKETS – MANAGEMENT ACTIONS TAKEN WEBCAST AVAILABLE TODAY AT 7:01 AM GMT, 2.01 EST Genus (LSE:GNS), a leading global animal genetics company, today announces its interim results for the six months ended 31 December [Read More …]

Dairy Producers Can Enroll for 2024 Dairy Margin Coverage Beginning Feb. 28

Payments to Begin Early March Starting next Wednesday, dairy producers will be able to enroll for 2024 Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC), an important safety net program offered through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that [Read More …]

Frost Seeding for Cover Crop or Forage Establishment

Frost seeding is an economical method to establish legume cover crops into small grain stands or to fill in run-down pastures. Frost seeding is an economical way to establish cover crops in the winter in [Read More …]

AgWest Farm Credit Returns $387 Million in Cash Patronage Dividends to Customer-Members

AgWest Farm Credit – an agricultural lending cooperative – distributed cash patronage dividends equal to 1.25% of customers’ eligible average daily loan balances in 2023. Eligible customers throughout the West received patronage payments totaling $387 [Read More …]

Farm Credit East Celebrates National FFA Week with Scholarships to Local FFA Students

In honor of National FFA Week taking place February 17-25, Farm Credit East has announced its awarding of 15 scholarships to students involved in The National Future Farmers of America (FFA) Organization to support their [Read More …]

Cargill Elevate™ Grain Marketing Solutions

Cargill is raising the bar in grain marketing, helping farmers unlock enhanced profitability with Cargill Elevate™ a mix of market insights, pricing solutions, world-class expertise and access to robust farm management platforms that give farmers the flexibility [Read More …]

Free Animal Care Workshops

Dairy producers: You and your employees are once again invited to one of four free animal care workshops being held on dairy farms across the state throughout April! Hosted by the Center for Dairy Excellence, the [Read More …]

Cornell Cow Convos New Podcast Series

Submit a topic suggestion here This monthly podcast series led by PRO-DAIRY and CCE Dairy Specialists features current, new, and emerging topics of interest to the dairy industry right now. New episodes are released on [Read More …]

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Animal ag and public health on the docket at the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2024 Stakeholders Summit

Register by March 8 to score the lowest rate; refer a friend for the chance to win $100 Veterinarian and master of public health Michelle Kromm, alongside HealthforAnimals’ Alex Rinkus, will dive into the topic [Read More …]

USDEC’s 5 signposts to guide dairy exports in 2024

USDEC looks at the principal market factors influencing dairy import demand and trade in the year ahead. With full year 2023 data finally released, we can turn our attention entirely to 2024 and what lies [Read More …]

Indiana officials celebrate National FFA Week with proclamation and resolution

In honor of National FFA Week, seven Indiana State FFA Officers and National Officer, MacKenna Clifton of North Carolina, met in the Statehouse to receive a proclamation and resolution declaring Feb. 18-25 Indiana FFA Week. “It [Read More …]

Danish farmers concerned carbon tax will lead to lower production

February 22, 2024 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Denmark’s farmers on Wednesday voiced concerns that plans to levy a carbon emission tax on farming as part of efforts to meet Denmark’s ambitious climate goals would force them to reduce production and close farms. [Read More …]

Betsy Bullard Hosts The Inaugural New England Holstein Association Podcast

In episode 1 of this Inaugural New England Holstein Association podcast, host Betsy Bullard of Turner, Maine talks with Nate Robertson of Bohanon Farm and Contoocook Creamery. Betsy is from Brigeen Farms and is currently [Read More …]

Dairy Checkoff, NY Liberty Celebrate Girls and Women in Sports Day

Student athlete and dairy promoter Maeve Robarge from Barbland and White Eagle Dairy, Fabius, N.Y., represented all New York dairy farmers by joining ADA North East, New York Liberty women’s basketball team and BronxWorks for [Read More …]

Spring 2024 Grant Deadline Reminder

A new round of Dairy Business Builder grants is open for dairy farmers, manufacturers, and processors in 11 Midwestern states. Applications are due on April 4th by 5:00 p.m. (CT). Successful applicants will be notified by [Read More …]

Common Names Advocate Jaime Castaneda Testifies Before Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN) executive director Jaime Castaneda testified today before U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) trade policy staff on the need for the U.S. government to proactively secure protections from trading partners that [Read More …]

Uplevel Dairy: Dairy Calf and Heifer Association Annual Meeting with Clint Al-Ag

Peggy sits down with Clint Al-Ag, president of the Dairy Calf and Heifer Association (DCHA) Board of Directors, and manager with Blue Sky Farms. Clint gives a sneak-peak of what to expect at the upcoming [Read More …]

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