Year: 2025

Close To 300 Back-to-School Boxes Were Sent to Ag Educators With Personal Messages Thanks to support from industry sponsors and individual donors, the Dairy Leaders of Tomorrow (DLT) program sent almost 300 back-to-school boxes to [Read More …]

Farm Bureau to President and Congress: Farmers are at a Breaking Point

The American Farm Bureau Federation today sent letters to President Donald Trump and Congressional leaders to emphasize the severe economic pressures facing America’s farmers and ranchers. Falling crop prices, skyrocketing expenses and trade disputes are [Read More …]

DHIA

Grow-NY Summit to Award $3 Million to Global Startups Redefining Food, Agriculture and Sustainability

Summit roundtables give attendees and media direct access to insider strategies, emerging trends and future-focused debates. Grow-NY, the largest global food and agriculture business competition, will host its annual Food & Ag Summit on Wednesday, Nov. 12 and [Read More …]

News

New “Meat Matters” Guide highlights nutrition benefits of animal protein

Fridge-ready poster compares nutritional profiles of protein sources The Animal Agriculture Alliance has published a new “Meat Matters” Guide. The guide is a science-based resource highlighting why meat, dairy, poultry, eggs, and seafood are essential to a [Read More …]

Water Quality a Priority for Farmers and Ranchers

How Farmers Are Implementing Water Conservation Practices Water is a crucial resource for farmers and ranchers. Beyond keeping their crops, forage and livestock healthy and growing, the water used on the farm is also part [Read More …]

Rob-See-Co Welcomes Ben Ford as Chief Technology Officer

Rob-See-Co is proud to announce the addition of Ben Ford as Chief Technology Officer. In this new role, Ford will lead the company’s Product Team, overseeing product management for corn, soybeans, alfalfa, and sorghum and [Read More …]

Soybean Roasting for Your Dairy Farm

Recently we started building the SoyRoaster – a soybean roasting system designed to improve dairy feed quality and cow nutrition. Roasting soybeans boost bypass protein, helping increase milk production and component yields while reducing feed costs. The SoyRoaster is built inside [Read More …]

Dairy’s Future Bright, IDFA, NMPF Chairmen Say

Dairy’s future is bright, and it’s brightest when the industry is united toward common goals, the chairmen of the International Dairy Foods Association and the National Milk Producers Federation said. “$11 billion or so in [Read More …]

Build Leadership Skills at PDP Dairy Management Institute

Two days, three tiers of training set for Dec. 16-17, 2025 For many dairy farmers, a top priority is providing the best possible care for their cows. And while managing team members is as critical [Read More …]

Mycotoxin insights to empower your nutritional strategy

For almost 15 years, the Alltech Harvest Analysis has provided feed and livestock producers with a comprehensive overview of crop conditions and mycotoxin risks across key crop growing regions globally. Backed by the expertise of our global team of [Read More …]

NMC webinar highlights voluntary milking system advancements

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