Year: 2024

The Signs Are Available to Farms at No Cost While Supplies Last To help mitigate the spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) across the Pennsylvania animal agriculture industry, the Center for Dairy Excellence has [Read More …]

Vilvi Group starts construction of €50 million cheese production facility in Latvia

With the laying of a symbolic capsule, Vilvi Group, one of the biggest dairy enterprises in the Baltic States, began building of a new cheese factory in Bauska, Latvia. The facility is the biggest investment [Read More …]

Save the Date: Labor Roadshow VIII

Focus on Agricultural Workforce Development New York’s Agricultural Workforce Development Council is excited to announce Labor Roadshow VIII, a pivotal event dedicated to educating and supporting farm employers. This year’s Roadshow promises to deliver [Read More …]

Mobile Dairy Experience

NYAAC unveiled a new interactive dairy experience at The Great New York State Fair on Monday, August 19. Located between the Expo Center and the Beef Cattle Barn, and next to the Dairy Cow Birthing [Read More …]

Canadian Strike Would Derail Key Ag Trade Transport

A recent decision by the Canadian Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) laid the track for a potential strike by nearly 10,000 rail workers at Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway (CPKC). The [Read More …]

2024 New York State Fair Butter Sculpture

Dairy: Good for you. Good for the Planet That is the theme of this year’s annual butter sculpture at the New York State Fair. The sculpture highlights one of the many ways that dairy farmers [Read More …]

TC Jacoby & Co celebrates 75 years – Part 2

For 75 years, TC Jacoby & Co. has been a family business serving dairy sellers, carriers, and buyers. Sometimes, we’ve learned from others, and sometimes, we’ve taken a leadership role in innovations that have changed [Read More …]

UDIM Pairs up with USA Pickleball

This first-of-its-kind partnership promotes dairy nutrition and healthy habits in schools. Dairy is the official refueling beverage of USA Pickleball thanks to a new partnership between United Dairy Industry of Michigan (UDIM) and the National [Read More …]

Putnam, Perry and Whitley County Indiana Farmers Win 2024 INFB Young Farmers & Ag Professionals Awards

Jayden Simpson of Putnam County, Isaac and Kyla Schroeder of Perry County and Cory and Emily Studebaker of Whitley County are the winners of Indiana Farm Bureau’s top awards for Young Farmers & Ag Professionals [Read More …]

Leading with Courage and Confidence: Katie Coyne

Do you ever stop and think about those people who never had to help you along the way? But they did. The ones that reached out with encouragement, that advocated for you when they didn’t [Read More …]

Polled, Red and ultra-elite genetics among Select Sires’ 12 new daughter-proven graduates

Select Sires Inc. continues to dominate the ranks for world-renowned indexes, including Herd Health Profit Dollars® (HHP$®), Cheese Merit (CM$) and TPI® while also topping the charts for component yields, fertility and health traits. The [Read More …]

MMPA: Amul Milk Now in the USA

There is nothing like the taste of home – a reason for the coconut and rice Indian celebration ritual that kicked off the launch of Amul-branded fluid milk in America. While for some the taste of whole [Read More …]

Dairy MAX Hosts Child Nutrition Professionals at Dairy Explorers Farm to Tray Experience

This year, during the Dairy MAX School Marketing team’s bustling conference season, the team hosted a first-of-its-kind event prior to the start of the Colorado School Nutrition Association Annual Conference. Named the Dairy Explorers Farm to [Read More …]

Truterra Dips into Dairy with Launch of Summer Programs

Carbon program created specifically for dairy producers among options to help farmers adopt climate-smart practices Truterra, a leading agricultural sustainability business that works with farmers to help improve the environmental impact of agricultural production while [Read More …]

Junior Dairy Leader graduation

Celebrating 25 years of mentoring youth for successful careers in the dairy industry Enthusiasm is always palpable at a Junior DAIRY LEADER graduation, held in August on the Cornell campus at Morrison Hall. The day is a [Read More …]

Take Time to Evaluate Forage Variety Attributes Before Purchase

If you are looking to establish a new hay crop or pasture, a Purdue Extension expert encouraged you to take the time needed to research and evaluate the attributes of the forage variety before you [Read More …]

Michigan Milk Producers Association appoints Aaron Anticic as new Chief Financial Officer

The Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Aaron Anticic as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). In his new role, Anticic will be responsible for managing and overseeing all financial activities of MMPA, ensuring [Read More …]

Harvest Planning: Safety

Going through the harvest steps 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. Farm accidents are a nightmare [Read More …]

Indiana Farm Bureau Delegates Meet to Set 2025 Policy

Indiana Farm Bureau member delegates gathered at the Hendricks County Fairgrounds on Saturday, Aug. 17 to determine the policy positions of the organization for 2025. The delegate body consisted of 233 farmers and agribusiness professionals [Read More …]

Plan to Attend PDP Stride® Youth Leadership Conference at UW-Platteville

Hands-On Workshops, On-Campus Experiences, Leadership Training Set for Sept. 21 Attending a one-day program could open the door to a new world of opportunities. High school students who participate in the 2024 Stride® Youth Leadership Conference, [Read More …]

Funding for Northeast Agricultural Producers

Farm Credit East Releases Report on Grants and Incentives There are a number of grants and incentives available for Northeast agriculture businesses, but learning about their availability and navigating the application can be a challenge. [Read More …]

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Ghent, Belgium hosts NMC Regional Meeting

Four hundred fifty milk quality professionals from 35 countries attended the National Mastitis Council (NMC) Regional Meeting, held Aug. 12-14, in Ghent, Belgium. The event attracted udder health researchers, dairy processors, veterinarians, dairy producers, milking [Read More …]

California Dairy on Display at the Western Foodservice and Hospitality Expo

The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) is bringing culinary inspiration with California dairy to the Western Foodservice and Hospitality Expo, August 25-27 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. CMAB will showcase the diversity of dairy [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 …]

Understanding the Basics of the H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker Program

On Friday, August 23, 2024, from 12 noon–1:00 ET, the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law, alongside the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s (PDA) Agricultural Business Development Center (ABDC), will present the next webinar in [Read More …]

Dairy Commodity Prices are Used to Calculate Producer Milk Prices. One Commodity is up and all Others are Down.

The last two posts, July 21 and July 28, covered the impact of the USDA proposed changes on producer payment for their milk. The changes will decrease producer revenue. This post will examine the trends in the prices of [Read More …]

Milk serves Americans well, Lipps says