Month: August 2024

Health and wellness are top priorities for many American consumers. With high nutrient density and key benefits for gut health and bone density, yogurt and cultured dairy products are increasingly popular foods to meet consumer [Read More …]

Corn Silage Outlook, Strategies for Difficult Employees, Feed Options to Reduce Carbon Footprint

Opportunity for dairy producers to engage with leading experts, trending topics This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP) will highlight timely topics for managing crops, teams and cows. Tuesday will feature [Read More …]

Real California Milk Awards Chefs Michael Vakneen And Eddie Stalewski Win Top Prizes For Innovative Use Of Real California Cheeses

6th Real California Pizza Contest Chefs Bring Home $7,500 each in Protein and Produce Categories; Vakneen and Chef Jay Falk Win Three-Cheese Team Competition During Bake-off Event in Napa, Calif. Following a live bake-off competition [Read More …]

Solar Energy Expansion and its Impacts on Rural Communities

Alternative energy sources such as wind, geothermal, hydro and solar have grown increasingly popular as ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and strengthen the grid by decentralizing power production. Solar energy, which converts energy from [Read More …]

DATCP Accepting Nominations for Produce Safety Advisory Council Seats

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting nominations for the Produce Safety Advisory Council (PSAC). Available seats may represent any of the following categories: fresh fruit and vegetable production; produce [Read More …]

Don’t Forget to RSVP for the Animal Agriculture Industry Breakfast on August 14

HPAI and the Animal Ag Industry: Why Biosecurity Is Essential If you’re attending Ag Progress Days next week, there’s still time to RSVP for the Animal Agriculture Industry Breakfast! The free breakfast will be held on Wednesday, August [Read More …]

Real California Milk Kicks Off Back to School Season With Retail Campaign Focused on Mornings With California Dairy

August 12, 2024 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Mornings Mean More Promotion Offers Solution for Busy Families with Quick Breakfast Recipes Made with Wholesome Real California Dairy Products The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) announced today a consumer promotion focused on the breakfast [Read More …]

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Checkoff Offers Central Information Hub for Dairy Research

Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) has created an online hub to serve as a one-stop shop for resources that support researchers, dairy industry leaders, students and others. The purpose of this hub is to continue supporting [Read More …]

Showbox Sires Releases New Bull JINX

August 12, 2024 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

In this episode of the Evolution of the Great Cow, Tim Abbott and Mike Duckett of Showbox Sires introduce the latest addition to their lineup Jinx-ET 744HO17423, which is available through Select Sires. They talk [Read More …]

Milk Production Conditions Return to Seasonal Norms

August 12, 2024 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending August 9, 2024 Hot temperatures continue to challenge output in some areas, but the suffocating heat and humidity seen in recent weeks has largely subsided. Even so, [Read More …]

Monitor waste storages, stormwater infrastructure, and manure applications ahead of tropical storm Debby

An alert from PRO-DAIRY and NYS Department of Environmental Conservation NYS DEC is warning farmers to be aware of and to continue to monitor their open waste storage levels and give careful consideration to their [Read More …]

Last Chance to Nominate a Young Individual for the Jan Harding Ruslavage Service Award

Don’t forget to nominate an individual between the ages of 18 and 30 for the Jan Harding Ruslavage Service Award! Nominations are due tomorrow, August 9. This individual should be someone who has demonstrated exceptional service [Read More …]

Dairy Business Innovation Alliance Announces Opening of Grant Period on August 19

The organization funnels up to 4M into the midwestern dairy industry, announcing funding through these central programs. Hey Midwestern dairy businesses, now’s the time to prepare to apply for two direct-to-business grant programs, up to [Read More …]

HPAI continues to impact dairy, poultry industries

August 9, 2024 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Both the dairy and poultry sectors are still dealing with cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). The current outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, which traces all the way back to 2022, is unusual [Read More …]

Harvest Planning: Harvest goals, footprint plan

Going through the steps of harvest may seem elementary, especially if you’ve made silage for many years. But every harvest presents different challenges. Time spent thinking through harvest is never wasted. What are your realistic [Read More …]

Spartan staff essential to efforts of award-winning MSU Dairy Farm

MSU Dairy Cattle Teaching and Research Center named best nationally by National Quality Dairy Awards “I am here for the cows on the day they are born, and if mom needs help calving her baby, [Read More …]

Breakfast After the Bell

One of the most effective ways to significantly boost school breakfast participation is to make it part of the academic day We’re proud to support and help implement the following service models that improve student [Read More …]

Women in Dairy Fireside Chat with USDA Under Secretary Alexis Taylor

IDFA is thrilled to host an exclusive virtual fireside chat with U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor for members of the Women in Dairy network! Join us [Read More …]

A Guide to Dairy Food Labeling: Essentials for Regulatory Compliance

DATE & TIME Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. ET Join the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) for a webinar on dairy food labeling. This session will cover the fundamentals and address [Read More …]

USDA Assists Farmers, Ranchers, and Communities Affected by Hurricane Debby

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has directed the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to aid recovery efforts for farmers, ranchers and residents affected by Hurricane Debby, which continues its track up the East Coast. USDA staff [Read More …]

Farm Bankruptcies Down… For Now

Chapter 12 Bankruptcy provides family farmers with flexibility to carry on normal business operations while making reasonable payments towards their debt load, even when facing the risk and uncertainty of agricultural production. The measure was introduced [Read More …]

Take the 2024 State of the U.S. Artisan and Specialty Cheese Industry Survey

Owners, managers, and cheesemakers at U.S. cheesemaking businesses are invited to participate in a survey about the current state of the U.S. artisan, farmstead, and specialty cheese industry. The survey will ask you about your operations, [Read More …]

Cattle rancher and influencer Natalie Kovarik returns to 2024 College Aggies Online program

August 9, 2024 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

More than $20,000 in scholarships available; sign up today Nebraska cattle rancher and social media influencer Natalie Kovarik is set to return as a mentor in the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2024 College Aggies Online (CAO) program. CAO [Read More …]

Peggy Coffeen Talks With DairyBusiness host Tim Abbott

Often on the Uplevel Dairy Podcast, we talk about business, management and challenges that dairy producers are overcoming every day, but today, we’re taking a little turn down a different path, to a side of [Read More …]

AgWest Farm Credit Board of Directors Appoints Bill Perry as New President and CEO

The AgWest Farm Credit Board of Directors has selected Bill Perry to serve as the next President and CEO of AgWest Farm Credit, which serves customer-members in a seven-state Farm Credit territory in the West, [Read More …]

Ag Progress Days returns for packed schedule of activities, demos and exhibits

The expo will run Aug. 13-15 at Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center at Rock Springs Penn State’s Ag Progress Days is back with a full schedule of demonstrations, activities and learning for agriculture enthusiasts [Read More …]

USDEC, NMPF Expand Strong Partnerships in South America

The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) advanced a pair of partnerships in South America this week. The organizations signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Abraleite, a prominent [Read More …]

EPA Issues Emergency Order to Stop Use of Pesticide Dacthal to Address Serious Health Risk

Today, Aug. 6, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing the emergency suspension of all registrations of the pesticide dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate (DCPA or Dacthal) under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). This is the first [Read More …]

Farmer sentiment improves despite financial performance concerns

Three broad-based measures of farmer sentiment improved in July as the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer index rose 8 points to 113, the Index of Current Conditions increased by 10 points to 100, and the Index [Read More …]

Fall Forage Management