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Are your U.S. Senators signed on as sponsors for the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act? Contact them this week!

April 2, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

We need a red wave — red because that is the color of the cap on whole milk in the grocery store. The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act is moooving again, but needs your [Read More …]

SNAP Incentives Gain Support as Senate and House Introduce Bipartisan Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program

April 2, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Bill Would Expand Access to Nutritious Dairy Products for Participants of SNAP A new dairy incentive program aimed at encouraging healthy behavior among people participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is gaining [Read More …]

Real California Cow’s Milk Cheeses Bring Home 18 Awards

April 2, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Cow’s milk cheese and dairy processors that use the Real California Milk seal brought home 18 awards during the 2025 annual biennial event held by the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association. California cheesemakers won a total [Read More …]

A Permanent Section 199(A): Now That’s Beautiful

April 2, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

The legislation President Trump has called a “big, beautiful bill” is slowly making its way through Washington. The House and Senate have both approved blueprints for the plan, but months of hard negotiations may lie [Read More …]

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Register to attend the 2025 Stakeholders Summit

April 2, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

The Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2025 Stakeholders Summit is set for April 30-May 2 in Arlington, Va. and themed “Food for Thought: Dishing on Sustainability.” Still trying to decide if you’re ready to reserve your seat [Read More …]

Holstein Association USA Names 2025 DJM Semifinalists and YDJM Finalists

April 2, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Holstein Association USA is thrilled to announce the 2025 Distinguished Junior Member (DJM) Semifinalists and 2025 Young Distinguished Junior Member (YDJM) Finalists. The National Junior Holstein Association is a dynamic organization for youth under the [Read More …]

Next Pennsylvania Agriculture HPAI Conference Call To Be Held on April 9

April 2, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

The Monthly Call Will Be Held on Wednesday, April 9 at 1 p.m. EST Pennsylvania continues to monitor the cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in dairy cattle and poultry flocks across the United [Read More …]

Cheese Demand and Trade Uncertainty May Move Markets in 2025

April 2, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Milk production maintained a sideways trajectory in 2024, finishing the year slightly below 2023. Dairy markets are starting 2025 in reasonably good shape, well positioned for a moderately strong year. Milk production remains stable, [Read More …]

USDA Delivers on Rural Energy Commitments, Strengthens U.S. Energy Security and Increases American-Grown Fuels

April 2, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will release obligated funding under the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP) for 543 projects totaling $537 million in 29 states. This includes [Read More …]

Uplevel Dairy Talks With Holstein USA’s CEO Lindsey Worden

April 2, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Peggy Coffeen wraps up Women’s History Month by engaging in a heartfelt conversation with Lindsey Worden, the newly appointed CEO of Holstein Association USA. Lindsey, the 10th CEO in the association’s 140-year history, shares her [Read More …]

Early spring seeded forage to fill shortfalls

April 1, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

The past six to nine months have been brutal for perennial forage production, from drought conditions that have damaged pastures and hay fields. To winter annuals that look much browner than we are used to [Read More …]

Secretary Rollins Announces Aggressive International Travel Agenda to Expand Market Access for American Agricultural Exports

April 1, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins will visit six international markets in her first six months as Secretary to expand markets and boost American agricultural exports. At a time when the agricultural trade deficit is [Read More …]

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Maola Local Dairies Sets Eyes on Strategic Growth at Annual Meeting

April 1, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Maola Local Dairies (Maola) members gathered for the cooperative’s 105th Annual Meeting in Fairfield, Pennsylvania last week. Members joined cooperative leadership to engage in cooperative business, as well as learn from outside experts. The two-day [Read More …]

Applications Open for Inaugural George Miller Memorial Scholarship

April 1, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Applications for the 2025 George Miller Memorial Scholarship are due April 1, 2025. The scholarship fund was created in honor of the late George Miller, who was an icon within the Holstein Breed and dedicated [Read More …]

199A Deduction; Whole Milk Legislation; Reciprocal Tariffs

April 1, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

NMPF Advocates for Permanent Section 199A Deduction NMPF joined a coalition of more than 100 farmer and cooperative organizations this week in urging lawmakers to permanently extend the expiring Section 199A provision contained in the [Read More …]

USDA: February 2025 Milk Production in Indiana Down

April 1, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Dairy herds in Indiana produced 350 million pounds of milk during February, down 1.4 percent from a year ago, according to Nathanial Warenski, State Statistician, USDA NASS, Indiana Field Office. Production per cow in Indiana [Read More …]

2025 Century Farm Recipients Announced

April 1, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

The Minnesota State Fair and the Minnesota Farm Bureau recognize 77 Minnesota farms as 2025 Century Farms. Qualifying farms have been in continuous family ownership for at least 100 years and are 50 acres or [Read More …]

Rural Voices Have Real Impact at Ag Day at the Capitol

April 1, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

On March 26, approximately 400 farmers and agriculturists gathered at the Monona Terrace in Madison for Ag Day at the Capitol. Ag Day at the Capitol is the largest advocacy day for Wisconsin farmers and [Read More …]

Coaching Conversations, Prescribed Fires and Market News

April 1, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

PDP presents opportunities for dairy professionals to learn from experts on trending topics Spring is in the air and this week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP) will feature timely topics for dairy [Read More …]

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Enhance Your Food Safety Skills with ServSafe Training

April 1, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Mahoning County, Ohio is pleased to announce its upcoming ServSafe® training sessions for 2025, designed to equip food service professionals with essential food safety knowledge and certifications. The ServSafe® program delivers comprehensive, up-to-date instruction on [Read More …]

Month: April 2025

Are your U.S. Senators signed on as sponsors for the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act? Contact them this week!

SNAP Incentives Gain Support as Senate and House Introduce Bipartisan Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program

Real California Cow’s Milk Cheeses Bring Home 18 Awards

A Permanent Section 199(A): Now That’s Beautiful

Register to attend the 2025 Stakeholders Summit

Holstein Association USA Names 2025 DJM Semifinalists and YDJM Finalists

Next Pennsylvania Agriculture HPAI Conference Call To Be Held on April 9

Cheese Demand and Trade Uncertainty May Move Markets in 2025

USDA Delivers on Rural Energy Commitments, Strengthens U.S. Energy Security and Increases American-Grown Fuels

Uplevel Dairy Talks With Holstein USA’s CEO Lindsey Worden

Early spring seeded forage to fill shortfalls

Secretary Rollins Announces Aggressive International Travel Agenda to Expand Market Access for American Agricultural Exports

Maola Local Dairies Sets Eyes on Strategic Growth at Annual Meeting

Applications Open for Inaugural George Miller Memorial Scholarship

199A Deduction; Whole Milk Legislation; Reciprocal Tariffs

USDA: February 2025 Milk Production in Indiana Down

2025 Century Farm Recipients Announced

Rural Voices Have Real Impact at Ag Day at the Capitol

Coaching Conversations, Prescribed Fires and Market News

Enhance Your Food Safety Skills with ServSafe Training

Dietary crude protein: how low can we go thanks to the amino acid balancing concept in dairy cows?

Why Herd Immunity Matters to Your Dairy

What If You Could?

Cover Crops After Corn Silage