Month: April 2024

Maintaining Dairy Options, Preserving Flavored Milk for All Grades IDFA pleased to see USDA adopt a more attainable sodium target that preserves cheese as a nutritious meat alternative. Michael Dykes, D.V.M., president and CEO of [Read More …]

Dairy Farming on Three Continents with Young Leader Laurens Rutten

Meet the 28-year-old from Belgium who has embarked on a hands-on dairy farming journey around the globe. Laurens Rutten challenged himself to dive into dairy on three continents, starting on a commercial grass-based dairy in [Read More …]

FDA Reaffirms that Pasteurization Is Effective Against HPAI, Commercial Milk Supply Safe

Joint Statement from the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed again today that pasteurization of milk consistent with the federal Grade “A” Pasteurized [Read More …]

KDA issues movement order for lactating dairy cattle

The Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA) Division of Animal Health has issued an order on the movement of lactating dairy cattle into and within the state in response to the ongoing highly pathogenic avian influenza [Read More …]

Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) Program Enrollment Closes Next Monday April 29

The deadline to enroll in USDA’s Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) Program for the 2024 Program Year is next Monday, April 29. Payments are retroactive to January milk, with a $1.02 January indemnity payment for those covered at [Read More …]

NMPF Statement on H5N1 and Federal Order on Lactating Cows

Since this virus was first discovered in cows, H5N1 in dairy cattle has been primarily an animal health concern. Today’s announcements and actions underscore that continued concern and focus on the well-being of animals and [Read More …]

Foreign Investments in Ohio Farmland

Click here to access the pdf version of the report. In recent years, Ohio has experienced a significant increase in foreign investments in farmland resulting in 529,269 acres being held by foreign investors in 2022, [Read More …]

Feedworks USA expands ruminant salesforce, adding Brandon Karas to the Western U.S.

Feedworks USA, Ltd., is excited to announce Brandon Karas as its new technical ruminant sales manager for the Western U.S. With the addition of Karas, Feedworks USA continues its recent strong growth trajectory and enhances its product [Read More …]

USTR Supply Chain Resilience Objectives Overlook

Need for Comprehensive and Competitive U.S. Trade Policy The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) submitted written comments to the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) on the administration’s objective to develop strategies that support and [Read More …]

Biosecurity on Dairy Farms: Strategies Against the H5N1 Influenza Virus

The American Dairy Association Mideast and Ohio Dairy Producers Association are pleased to share the following educational opportunity. The OSU College of Veterinary Medicine is hosting a free webinar this Thursday, April 25 from 12:30-2:00 discussing [Read More …]

‘Forever Chemical’ Rule Creates Uncertainty for Farmers

April 24, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final rule to designate perfluorooctnoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), the two most common per- and polyfluoralkyl substances (PFAS), [Read More …]

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in livestock

April 24, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has detected highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in unpasteurized milk from sick dairy cattle in some areas of the United States. HPAI has not been detected in dairy [Read More …]

State Department of Agriculture Announces Temporary Import Requirements for Dairy Cattle Coming Into New York

April 24, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Following Cases of HPAI in Livestock in Other States, New York State Bars Entry of Animals From Impacted Farms and Strengthens Import Procedures for all Affected States The New York State Department of Agriculture and [Read More …]

USDA Actions to Protect Livestock Health From Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza

Federal Order to assist with developing a baseline of critical information and limiting the spread of H5N1 in dairy cattle To further protect the U.S. livestock industry from the threat posed by highly pathogenic H5N1 [Read More …]

A consultant’s approach to dairy data

Dive deeper into data to uncover solutions for your clients. It is no secret that a dairy farm’s data is valuable for profitable decision-making and performance. As a dairy consultant, having the ability to [Read More …]

For Dairy, Focusing on the Essentials

New research examines the effects of a plant-based feed additive on organic dairy cow methane emissions, as well as milk composition and quantity Operating in markets that have notoriously thin and volatile profit margins, dairy [Read More …]

Nedap enables heat stress detection on dairy farms

New feature allows for immediate action Cows that experience heat stress are more likely to have health problems and produce less milk. Nedap Heat Stress, a new feature within CowControl, detects heat stress and shows [Read More …]

Assessing greenhouse gas emissions

As many of you get ready to head out to do field work this spring, I want to offer some things to think about in your spare moments. My journey starting in 2021 after [Read More …]

Component production per cow per day: Ranges and selected measures

April 23, 2024 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Milk component yield has become a key management focus for dairy farms over the last two decades. The combination of the impact that components have on milk pricing and two-tier milk pricing programs have been [Read More …]

NMPF Farmer Focus on Larson Dairy in Florida

Lower milk prices and higher production costs are leaving many dairy farmers with low—or non-existent—profit margins, making modernization to the Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) Program critically important to farmers across the country. But in [Read More …]

Vital Farms Raises the Golden Standard for Butter; Now 90% Grass-Fed Through New Dairy Supplier

Vital Farms (Nasdaq: VITL) is raising the standards for great tasting, ethically produced butter. The company has refreshed its entire portfolio of butter products, which are now 90% grass-fed, produced by cows that are pasture-raised [Read More …]

Ag Safety and Health Springtime Preparations

Spring is one of the busiest times of the year on a farm. Even if things are busy, keep health and safety to the forefront of what you do. See tips below. Lighting and Marking [Read More …]

2022 EPA Emissions Inventory Highlights Agriculture’s Sustainability Strides

On April 11, the Environmental Protection Agency published the latest edition of the Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2022. The report has been published annually since 1990 and provides an annual estimate of all [Read More …]

USDA confirms cow-to-cow transmission a factor in bird flu spread

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said this week that cow-to-cow transmission is a factor in the spread of bird flu in dairy herds, but it still does not know exactly how the virus is being [Read More …]

State Board puts Tulare Lake Subbasin into Probation

A wise man once said, “You have to deal with the world the way that it is, and not the way you wished it would be.” This is the reality facing the good people in [Read More …]

CDQAP: Bird Flu, Forage Sampling, Dairy PLUS Workshops

The California Dairy Quality Assurance Program (CDQAP) published its latest update this week, with excerpts below. Read the entire update here. Keeping Herds Safe from Bird Flu By Dr. Michael Payne, UC Davis, School of Veterinary [Read More …]

Frustrated farmers are rebelling against EU rules. The far right is stoking the flames