Month: October 2025

The Global Milk Quality Organization’s Oct. 30 webinar, led by and Doug Reinnemann, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Ian Ohnstad, The Dairy Group, features “The new DeLaval standard way of milking in VMS (voluntary milking system).” [Read More …]

Winners of Indiana Farm Bureau Annual Photo Contest Announced

Indiana Farm Bureau has announced the winners of the 2025 INFB Photo Contest. The contest was open to all INFB members 18 years or older and photos were required to represent agriculture and rural life [Read More …]

Lichty takes over as new Cooperative Communicators Association president

The Cooperative Communicators Association (CCA) is proud to celebrate National Co-op Month by announcing its 2025–2026 Board of Directors, including the election of Dori Lichty from CentralStar Cooperative, Waupun, Wis., as the organization’s new board [Read More …]

Is It a Good Year for Dairy? YES!

The post below covers the volume trends for seven key analytics of the dairy industry. All charts cover the last five years and are calculated as 12-month moving averages to best display trends. How [Read More …]

Government Shutdown Enters Day 10; Newsom Bans “Ultra-processed” Foods from California Schools

Government Shutdown Enters Day 10 The federal government shutdown has entered day 10 due to lawmakers’ failure to pass a funding bill. This shutdown has resulted in the suspension of non-essential services and the furlough [Read More …]

Federal Government Remains Shut Down, USDA Will Not Yet Provide Aid

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said on Thursday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will not provide emergency aid to farmers who are suffering from low commodity prices as long as the federal government remains [Read More …]

Secure your dairy and keep the milk flowing with an SMS Plan

Last year’s outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Texas disrupted milk production on some dairy farms and raised concerns about how quickly animal diseases can spread through herds. While HPAI never posed a [Read More …]

Indiana Farm Bureau Announces 2026 Legislative Priorities

Indiana Farm Bureau has announced its priorities for the 2026 legislative session which were heavily influenced by the current state of the agriculture economy and the urgency to secure a brighter future for Indiana farms [Read More …]

DCHA to deliver its first Spanish webinar

October 14, 2025 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

As the Dairy Calf & Heifer Association’s (DCHA) reach grows beyond native English speakers, the association will offer its first webinar presented in Spanish. On Oct. 24, starting at 2 p.m. Central time (Chicago time), DCHA presents [Read More …]

Government Shutdown Clouds Dairy Market Data

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending October 10, 2025 As the government shutdown stretches into its second week, the dairy industry continues to operate without access to key data. To this point, the [Read More …]

PDPW: Planning for the Next Generation, Market Update

Tune into webinar series to hear strategies for family-run farms, market analysis This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP) will highlight timely topics for your dairy business. Tune in on [Read More …]

Agriculture Commissioner Tyler J Harper Applauds Trump Administration H-2A Visa Changes as “Huge Win for Georgia’s #1 Industry”

Today, Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler J Harper issued the following statement praising the Trump Administration’s proposed changes to the H-2A Visa Program that will save Georgia farmers millions in labor costs next year. The Trump Administration’s proposed [Read More …]

Reducing the Risk of Nitrate and Prussic Acid Poisoning in Livestock

Nitrate and Prussic Acid poisoning can be a concern when feeding warm season annual forages to ruminant livestock during certain times of the year. Warm-season annuals are a widely used, excellent way to provide forage [Read More …]

Bird flu persists in raw milk cheese

Raw milk cheese products contained infectious avian influenza virus when made with contaminated raw milk, creating potential health risks for consumers, according to a new study. At the same time, no virus was detected in [Read More …]

Human Health Insights to Advance Antimicrobial Stewardship in Animal Agriculture

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health concern that spans human, animal, and environmental domains. As part of NIAA’s ongoing interest in AMR, this webinar and panel discussion will explore how the human health sector’s [Read More …]

Executive-Level Training, Out-of-Industry Tours Featured at 2026 Managers Academy

Attendees will tour coffee, agritourism and rum operations in Puerto Rico The ability to scale operations, develop talent and manage complexity are key elements of successful businesses. During the 2026 Managers Academy for Dairy Professionals®, [Read More …]

New Activity Report Highlights CDCB’s Year

Industry Meeting attendees had the first chance to read through the newest CDCB Activity Report, which describes project progress, accomplishments, outreach, and more from October 2024 to September 2025. In the last year, CDCB hired [Read More …]

Understand and Reduce Dairy Calf Stress: Register Today for PDP Calf Care Program

Latest Research, Practices, Simultaneous Spanish translation featured at Oct. 22, 23 workshops The list of potential early-life stressors for dairy calves is long, from colostrum management and housing conditions to transportation and feeding practices. At [Read More …]

Latest market update from AgWest includes a quarterly economic report

AgWest Farm Credit released its Monthly Market Update for October, covering the state of major agricultural commodities in Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. The update features unique insights into economic drivers impacting agriculture [Read More …]

High School Agriculture Teacher Receives Scholarship, Free Courses & Curriculum Available

The Dairy Leaders of Tomorrow Program is Free for Teachers and Students A Pennsylvania high school agriculture teacher was awarded a $1,000 Educator Scholarship through the Dairy Excellence Foundation’s Dairy Leaders of Tomorrow (DLT) program [Read More …]

Cost Share Assistance Available for Livestock Water Efficiency Project

The Kansas Department of Agriculture’s Division of Conservation (KDA–DOC) is pleased to announce the availability of funds in the form of cost share assistance and incentive payments to assist commercial feedlots and dairy operations with [Read More …]

Top tips for effective intranasal vaccination in dairy calves

Dairy calves are born with immature immune systems that leave them especially susceptible to bovine respiratory disease (BRD). Besides being a challenge to quickly detect and contain, BRD is a costly and deadly disease that can profoundly [Read More …]

Dairy Farms Encouraged to Host Interns and Apprentices on Their Operations

Producers Who Might Be Looking for Employees Can Apply for Interns or Apprentices Dairy producers from Pennsylvania and beyond are encouraged to apply to be a host farm in the 2026 On-Farm Internship Program. The [Read More …]

Pasture, Rangeland & Forage Sales Closing Deadline is December 1

The deadline to insure pasture, rangeland and forage in the Northeast for the 2026 crop year is December 1, 2025. Pasture, Rangeland and Forage (PRF) insurance protects against lack of precipitation for both haying and [Read More …]

NAAB Announces Recipient of 2025 Distinguished Service Award Dr. Charles E. Brown III

The National Association of Animal Breeders is pleased to announce Dr. Charles E. Brown II as the 2025 Distinguished Service Award recipient in recognition of his 35 years of dedicated service to the artificial insemination [Read More …]

NAAB Announces Recipient of 2025 Member Director Award Bobby Robertson

The National Association of Animal Breeders is pleased to announce that Bobby Robertson, a fourth-generation cattle producer from Oklahoma, has been honored with the prestigious NAAB Member Director Award in recognition of his outstanding leadership, [Read More …]

NAAB Announces Recipient of 2025 Pioneer Award Mr. Charles “Charlie” Will

The National Association of Animal Breeders is pleased to announce Mr. Charles Will, known to family and friends as “Charlie,” has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the NAAB Pioneer Award. Charlie dedicated more [Read More …]

NAAB Announces Recipient of 2025 Research Award Dr. George E. Liu

The National Association of Animal Breeders is proud to recognize Dr. George E. Liu, Research Biologist at the Animal Genomics and Improvement Laboratory, for his outstanding contributions to the field of bioinformatics and animal genomics [Read More …]

Farm Labor Wage Changes Coming to H-2A

The Department of Labor’s (DOL) new interim final rule (IFR) for H-2A guestworker Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWRs) makes significant changes to the wage calculation for farm laborers nationwide. Eagerly awaited by H-2A employers after the recent cancellation of [Read More …]

Gov Newsom’s Veto Tells CA Small Farmers to Wait Again for Land Access, Ignoring Will of Voters