Year: 2024

The Uplevel Dairy Podcast, hosted by Peggy Coffeen, presents a podcast double feature with Mike and Ben Jones from Trillium Hill Dairy, where innovation meets tradition in modern dairy farming. In these episodes, the Jones [Read More …]

Advances in Dairy Cattle Welfare Science

August 20 | 2:00 pm MST / 4:00 pm EST | Online Webinar Join ACS for a webinar where we will review how dairy cattle welfare is evaluated using biological science approaches, including frameworks and [Read More …]

Marketing Plans, Cow Personalities and Market News Update

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 give dairy producers the tools and information they need to better [Read More …]

New tools and data for improving individual cow and herd profitability

August 21, 2024 12:00 to 1:00 PM EST In this webinar Cornell Animal Science Professor Julio Giordano will discuss how data from precision livestock farming technologies can be used to learn about and improve the profitability of [Read More …]

Boots, Badges and Dairy: A Community Celebration

Dairy MAX and local dairy farmers recently joined the Amarillo, Texas community to honor first responders, participate in blood drives and enjoy delicious dairy foods. Boots and Badges is hosted by the Coffee Memorial Blood Center [Read More …]

Water Matters: See How Water is Managed in Rural and Urban Areas

2024 Water Tours to Feature Milwaukee, West Bend locations on Sept. 10 Rural, urban and suburban communities across Wisconsin are all focused on protecting water resources to benefit residents, businesses and agriculture. The 2024 Water [Read More …]

Jacoby Podcast: Consolidation in the dairy industry

This year is our 75th anniversary of serving dairy sellers, carriers, and buyers by supporting fair market value and forward-thinking innovations to improve the dairy ingredient industry. We can’t keep our excitement to ourselves. We [Read More …]

Dairy Farmers Should Be Wary of FMMO Changes

The flow of raw milk is a complex ecosystem where producers, processors and consumers are interconnected. One crucial aspect of this chain is the concept of “make allowances,” which refers to the margin or compensation [Read More …]

USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to Agricultural Producers in Georgia Impacted by Hurricane Debby

Agricultural operations in Georgia have been significantly impacted by Hurricane Debby and related weather events. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial assistance available to help farmers and livestock producers recover from these adverse [Read More …]

Fresh Cow Health Disorders Webinar Series in Spanish

Serie de webinars de los trastornos de Salud de la Vaca Fresca en español 1:00 to 2:00 PM on Fridays Join us for this Spanish-language webinar series, specifically designed for Spanish-speaking farm employees or middle [Read More …]

Twelve Students Receive Annual Scholarships to Support Future Careers in Dairy

PA College Students Were Awarded Student Leader Scholarships Twelve undergraduate students were recently recognized with Student Leader Scholarships, an award intended to encourage and empower the next generation of dairy producers. Supported by the Dairy [Read More …]

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Environmental groups threaten to sue EPA over air emissions from AFOs

August 19, 2024 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

As we have written about in previous updates, uncertainty regarding emissions from animal feeding operations (AFOs) continues to confound regulators and enable environmental groups who seek to use regulations as a sword against animal agriculture. [Read More …]

Dairy Spot Markets Hit Several Milestones

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending August 16, 2024 Like Katie Ledecky in a Paris pool, the dairy spot markets hit one milestone after another. CME spot Cheddar barrels gave a standout performance, [Read More …]

Arizona Hosts One of the Oldest Dairy Cooperatives in the Country: We Visit With One of Its Leaders

Craig Caballero is a second-generation dairy farmer and owner of Caballero Dairy Farms in Eloy, Arizona. He grew up on his family’s dairy in Gilbert, Arizona and attended college at Grand Canyon University, where he [Read More …]

Escaping the heat by promoting dairy, learning about Texas ag issues

Texas dairy producers are feeling the heat this month with no sign of rain in sight. It is truly a reminder of what summer is usually like in Texas, after the spring and early summer [Read More …]

Changes, Impacts in August CDCB Evaluations

The new CDCB evaluations have incorporated several changes outlined in August 2024 Evaluations: What’s New. How were the August genetic evaluations impacted by these changes? The most significant changes have affected all yield traits (Milk, Fat [Read More …]

USDA Invests $22 Million in 29 Projects to Expand Conservation for Livestock Producers

GLCI cooperative agreements fund projects that expand access to conservation technical assistance for livestock producers The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded $22 million for 29 selected projects in 36 states that expand access [Read More …]

Expo Seminars Address Topics for Today’s Dairy Industry

Each year, Expo Seminars provide World Dairy Expo attendees with topics and discussions that are relevant to today’s global dairy industry. This year’s Expo Seminars are no different, aiming to address topics on management practices, [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 …]

Cargill and Goanna Ag Pilot Irrigation Efficiency Technology on Mississippi Delta Cotton Fields

Precision irrigation project helps cotton farmers get more crop per drop Cargill is partnering with Australian company Goanna Ag on a new pilot project focused on advancing irrigation efficiency on cotton fields in the Mississippi [Read More …]

Chad Dubbe Named CFO of Maola Local Dairies

Maola Local Dairies, owned by the farmers of Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association, is thrilled to announce the hiring of Chad Dubbe as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective August 13. Chad [Read More …]

Guidance for Feeding Babies

August 16, 2024 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Starting solid foods with your baby is an exciting time, but it can also be a stressful experience for parents. It is easy to get overwhelmed with the details of what types of food and [Read More …]

Showbox Sires Releases New Bull JUDGE

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 Judge-ET 744HO00203, which is available exclusively through Semex. In [Read More …]

DBIA Offers $10,000 Grants for On-Farm H5N1 Biosecurity Efforts

Midwestern dairy farmers can apply now at WisCheeseMakers.org for reimbursement grants of up to $10,000 each to support on-farm biosecurity efforts amid the ongoing outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) in dairy cattle. Total pilot [Read More …]

Harvest Planning: People, parts, and prep

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. People…are harvest planning’s most [Read More …]

USDA Appoints New Members to the Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the appointment of 20 new members to the Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers. This committee is part of USDA’s support for equitable access to USDA’s [Read More …]

DATCP Dairy Processor Grants Open for Applications Through October 7