Month: April 2024

This morning, April 6, the PA Department of Agriculture released amended guidelines for cattle import and testing requirements based on state movement. These replace the version sent yesterday, and they are effective immediately. Click here [Read More …]

Farm Credit East Releases 2024 Northeast Agriculture and Forest Products Outlooks

Farm Credit East recently released a series of reports and webinars providing economic outlooks for the diverse sectors of Northeast agriculture, including dairy, grain and oilseeds, greenhouse and nursery, maple, apple and forest products. “Northeast [Read More …]

GEA adds proven AI solution to portfolio with CattleEye acquisition

Dairy farmers can improve cow health and production through the early detection of lameness. GEA Farm Technologies acquires Northern Ireland-based agricultural software company CattleEye Ltd., adding a pioneering artificial intelligence system to its existing portfolio [Read More …]

Milk Specialties Global Joins Vanguard Renewables’ Farm Powered Strategic Alliance

Milk Specialties Global, a nutrition ingredients manufacturer, is the most recent food and beverage manufacturer to join Vanguard Renewables® Farm Powered Strategic Alliance (FPSA). The FPSA was launched in 2020 with founding members Unilever, Starbucks, [Read More …]

Applications Open for ExporTech™

ExporTech™ is for emerging and experienced exporters to develop their strategic export plan. Over the course of three full-day sessions, CEOs/presidents and senior leaders in sales/marketing, finance, and operations join with non-competing companies to determine [Read More …]

Dry Matter Intake, 2023 Silage Crop Testing and Market News

This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP) will provide resources to help dairy producers make the most of their feeding program and stay ahead of ever-changing market news. Tuesday’s episode [Read More …]

Registration Open for 2024 Holstein Association USA Judges Conference

Registration is now open for the 2024 Holstein Association USA Judges Conference. This year, the conference will adopt an expanded format, spanning two days from Tuesday, May 21, to Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at Oakfield [Read More …]

Center for Dairy Excellence Offering Everyday Biosecurity Kits

Dairy Farms and Recording of HPAI Industry Call The Center for Dairy Excellence hosted a Dairy Industry Conference Call on Wednesday, April 3 to provide updates on the rapidly evolving health situation with highly pathogenic avian [Read More …]

WIC Participants Say USDA Cuts to Milk and Dairy Benefits Will Make Their Lives Harder

Proposed cuts would make grocery shopping harder for low-income mothers and children and threaten re-enrollment, participants say In the coming weeks, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is expected to release a final rule revising [Read More …]

A Complex Landscape for Northwest Agriculture

AgWest Farm Credit has released its quarterly Market Snapshot reports covering the state of major agricultural commodities in its northern region of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Alaska. AgWest’s industry experts gather market information from [Read More …]

Rogue Creamery Welcomes Philippe Bongrain as Chief Executive Officer

The Award-Winning Oregon Cheesemaker Begins a New Chapter in its 90-Year History Rogue Creamery is thrilled to announce the appointment of Philippe Bongrain as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Mr. Bongrain brings a wealth [Read More …]

Merck Animal Health Introduces SENSEHUB® Dairy Youngstock

Leading-edge technology provides 24/7 monitoring for better and more labor-efficient calf management Merck Animal Health, known as MSD Animal Health outside of the United States and Canada, a division of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, [Read More …]

2024 Agritourism Survey

The 2024 National Agritourism Survey is now collecting responses. All agricultural operations that welcome visitors—whether for on-farm direct sales, educational programs, entertainment, farm stays, recreation, special events, and more—are invited to complete the survey. By [Read More …]

Tides May Be Changing for U.S. Dairy Exports

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending April 5, 2024 U.S. dairy exports have struggled for the past year as weak global demand and uncompetitive prices caused exports to trail prior year levels for [Read More …]

Plant Acquisition and CEO Retirement Highlight Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Annual Meeting

Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association (MDVA) members gathered for the cooperative’s 104th Annual Meeting in Harrisonburg, Virginia last week. Members joined cooperative staff and leadership to engage in cooperative business, as well as [Read More …]

Nine Holsteins, two Jerseys and one Ayrshire graduate to the daughter-proven lineup at Select Sires Inc.

Genetic diversity continues to be in demand by dairy breeders around the world and Select Sires delivered with this graduating class. Each of the newly proven Holstein sires are sired by a different father and [Read More …]

Spring Pasture Management: Where Do I Start?

Grazers should consider more than green grass and available forage when turning livestock out on spring pasture. Spring green-up starts at different times in Pennsylvania due to our vastly different climate regions. However, regardless of [Read More …]

NMPF FMMO Modernization Comments Put Farmers First

NMPF, the largest U.S. dairy-farmer organization and the industry’s premier policy voice in Washington, submitted its final, formal legal “brief” on their behalf for Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) modernization to the USDA on March [Read More …]

Controlling Weeds in Pastures and Hayfields

Considerations for weedy grass and broadleaf control options in grass forages during early spring. Broadleaf weed control Now is the time to scout grass pastures and hayfields in search of winter annual and biennial weeds. [Read More …]

DairyVoice Podcast: Raising high quality beef/dairy cross calves

In this episode, Connie Kuber of Connor Agriscience and Sealpro Silage Barrier Films speaks with Melissa Holtz of Purina. They talk about how to start calves out on a beef X dairy program, the facilities [Read More …]

February DMC Margin Gains Nearly $1/CWT Over January

The February margin under the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program rose by $0.96/cwt from a month earlier to $9.44/cwt, triggering a payment of $0.06/cwt for coverage at the $9.50/cwt maximum Tier 1 level. The rise [Read More …]

Producer Milk Prices are down. What States are doing best?

Producer Milk Prices are down. Much of this comes from the Agricultural Marketing Services (AMS) price changes for butterfat and milk protein. This post will cover the financial impact of the changes for the U.S. [Read More …]

2024 Gopher Dairy Camp Registration Open

Registration is now open for the 2024 edition of the Gopher Dairy Camp, which will be held June 20 to 22 at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. The camp is hosted by the [Read More …]

Census of Ag — USDA releases state and county profiles

The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) continues to unveil data from the 2022 Census of Agriculture, including the release of newly-developed state and county profiles. California is the leading agricultural state in the nation, with [Read More …]

Enhancing Your School Breakfast Program: A Roadmap to Success

A nutritious school breakfast is key to a student’s success, impacting academic performance and overall well-being. During National School Breakfast Week, it’s vital to acknowledge the significance of a healthy morning meal for students. Research [Read More …]

Dairy Farm Transformation: Artificial Intelligence

In the evolving field of agriculture, the dairy industry has embraced new techniques and technologies to enhance the efficiency, productivity, and management of the herd. Specifically, dairy managers use software embedded with precision dairy technologies [Read More …]

Leadership Elected for Local Dairy Checkoff Organizations

Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program is managed by ADA North East, and Lesher will also serve as Donahoe’s first vice president. “Dairy checkoff has always, and continues to be, farmer-funded and farmer-directed,” said ADA North East [Read More …]

Mexico taking ‘preventative measures’ after bird flu found in U.S. dairy cattle