Month: October 2025

Stoney Point Joel Bailey, the winning Six-Year-Old & Older Cow, is the Grand and Senior Champion of the International Jersey Show at World Dairy Expo. She received the Allen Hetts Grand Champion Trophy. Bailey is [Read More …]

Woodman Receives Richard Caverly Memorial Dairy Award

Tyler Woodman has been selected as the recipient of the Richard Caverly Memorial Dairy Award. Friends established the award in 2024 to honor the memory of Richard Caverly. Richard was known for his great cow [Read More …]

Delilah Donned Grand in the International Junior Jersey Show

Kevetta Colton Delilah, the winning Six-Year-Old & Older Cow, is the Grand and Senior Champion of the International Junior Jersey Show at World Dairy Expo. She received the Lillian & Keith King and Jim King [Read More …]

Zoetis Receives Conditional Approval for Dectomax®-CA1 Injectable for the Prevention and Treatment of New World Screwworm Myiasis in Cattle

October 6, 2025 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

With new label, Dectomax®-CA1 Injectable is the first and only parasite control product with conditional approval to help control economically devastating pest Cochliomyia hominivorax (New World screwworm). Zoetis announced today that Dectomax®-CA1 Injectable is the first and [Read More …]

Dairy Markets Gained a Little Ground

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending October 3, 2025 The dairy markets continue to lean bearish, as milk output grows around the world. But that doesn’t mean that prices must move downward constantly. [Read More …]

Back for Seconds: Graeter’s and Skyline Chili Re-Release Skyline Spice Ice Cream for National Chili Month

The Viral, Polarizing Flavor Returns for a Limited Time after Record-Setting Success Available for Nationwide Shipping and in all Graeter’s Scoop Shops and Skyline Restaurants After making national headlines, sparking heated debates online, selling [Read More …]

DairyVoice Podcast: Lucas Fuess of Rabobank on the Global Dairy Top 20 Report

In this episode of DairyVoice, host Mike Opperman talks with Lucas Fuess, Senior Dairy Analyst at Rabobank. They discuss Rabobank’s Global Dairy Top 20 Report and what to look forward to in 2026 for the [Read More …]

Connecticut dairyman wins the 2025 Klussendorf Award

Clark Woodmansee III of Preston, Conn., was presented the 83rd Klussendorf Award, the highest recognition given to a dairy cattle showman in the United States during the 58th World Dairy Expo. Cull certainly has all [Read More …]

What Freedom of Farm Really Means to Me

There’s a saying in my family — more of a tagline, really — that gets tossed around a lot: “The Freedom of the Farm.” I’m told my grandpa came up with it, but it’s my [Read More …]

An Update on Butterfat Supply and Pricing

For four years butterfat has been the largest revenue source for dairy producers. The value of butterfat began increasing in 2022 and reached a record price of $3.71 per pound in late 2023. In 2024 [Read More …]

“All Hands-On Deck” for USDA and farmers are asked to report suspected cases!

Last week USDA reported a new case of New World Screwworm (NWS) in the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon. Less than 70 miles from the U.S.-Mexican border, this is the closest detection since NWS infestation [Read More …]

Were They Planning to Fail?

Recently, I visited a business prospect who suggested that, frankly, he did not know how they arrived in the challenging situation they were currently facing. After looking at their situation, I made two quick suggestions [Read More …]

Hay and Pasture Renovation Decisions

The decision of whether a pasture or hay field should be destroyed and renovated or simply restored depends on management goals and the current condition of the area. Early fall and spring are the best [Read More …]

Climate scientists agree… Reducing methane in the short term is the most critical path

This year, the state’s dairy farms will achieve an annual reduction of 5 million metric tons of methane (5 MMTCO2e/year). This has been accomplished through on-farm projects to improve manure management and continuous gains in milk [Read More …]

Carbon, Crops + Cows: A Dairy Producer’s Deep Dive into Sustainability Scores, Measurement

On-farm programs set for Oct. 14-15 for producers to work with experts, peers Sustainability is an important standard in today’s dairy industry. Customers, consumers and regulators expect producers to make strides in reducing their environmental [Read More …]

Economic and nutrient management conditions for adopting co-digestion of dairy manure and food waste

Adoption of anaerobic digestion (AD) of dairy manure has grown in New York state and across the U.S. in recent years, driven primarily by strong market value for use of biogas as transportation fuel under [Read More …]

Why male embryos grow faster: Study reveals genetic clues

Cornell researchers have uncovered the genetic triggers that cause male and female bovine embryos to develop differently, as early as seven to eight days after fertilization. The breakthrough in basic science has implications for human [Read More …]

Harness the Full Potential of Your BRD Vaccine with the Right Adjuvant

A trusted adjuvant can make all the difference in capturing a strong immune response in young calves. Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is one of the greatest threats to young calves, and gaining protection through vaccines [Read More …]

Why Test Forage Quality?

Forage testing is an inexpensive way to be sure animals are being fed properly. Are you testing your forage quality? For nearly four decades, scientists have been refining their ability to test forage quality. This [Read More …]

The Dairy Alliance Launches First-in-the-Nation Portable Milk Dispenser in Tennessee

Brings Fresh, Cold Dairy Milk Directly to Students Through Innovative Grant-Funded Program The Dairy Alliance, a nonprofit funded by dairy farm families in the Southeast, joined Kingsport City School District, Sullivan County, Tennessee, to celebrate [Read More …]

Lebanon County Dairy Farmer Describes How He Kept the Farm Going Without a Next Generation in Line

What does transition planning look like when you don’t have a next generation who wants to take over the farm? For Jay Weaver, a third-generation dairy farmer from Weaverline Holsteins in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, it [Read More …]

Back for Seconds: Graeter’s and Skyline Chili Re-Release Skyline Spice

Ice Cream for National Chili Month The Viral, Polarizing Flavor Returns for a Limited Time after Record-Setting Success. Available for Nationwide Shipping and in all Graeter’s Scoop Shops and Skyline Restaurants After making national headlines, sparking [Read More …]

Zoetis Receives Conditional Approval for Dectomax®-CA1 Injectable for the Prevention and Treatment of New World Screwworm Myiasis in Cattle

Zoetis announced today that Dectomax®-CA1 Injectable is the first and only parasite control product to receive conditional approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the prevention and treatment of infestations caused by larvae of [Read More …]

DHIA

The solution that puts you in control of your biggest expense

VAS introduces FeedComp, a new software to bring consistency, cost control and real-time insights to dairy feed management. Feed accounts for up to 70% of a dairy’s operating costs,1 making precision and consistency in feed management [Read More …]

ABI Members Elect Cheslie Stehouwer of Continental Dairy Facilities as New President

The members of the American Butter Institute elected a new leadership slate at their 2025 Board of Directors meeting last Friday in Phoenix, Arizona. Cheslie Stehouwer (pictured at right), the Vice President of Sales and [Read More …]

Wisconsin dairyman wins the Klussendorf-MacKenzie Award