Year: 2025

July 23, 2025 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The Jan Harding Ruslavage Memorial Service & Promotion Award Recognizes Someone Between the Ages of 18 and 30 If you know an individual between the ages of 18 and 30 who has demonstrated exceptional service [Read More …]

U.S. Dairy Industry Praises Indonesia Trade Agreement

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN) applauded the announcement late yesterday of a new trade framework between the United States and [Read More …]

ACE Twilight Meetings to Feature Farm Tours, Critical Conversations and Ice Cream

Dairy farms to host Public Events throughout the state August 25, 26, 27, 28 Every Wisconsin community faces a unique set of opportunities and challenges, but there are common themes and priorities across the state. [Read More …]

Dairy Industry Leaders Form Partnership to Increase Opportunities for Farmers

Implement and Earn from Sustainability Practices The National Dairy FARM Program, California Dairies, Inc., and Athian are joining forces to develop and monetize a new protocol for reducing dairy emissions Thanks to a new partnership, [Read More …]

California Dairy On Display At The California Restaurant Show

The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) is bringing culinary inspiration with California dairy to the California Restaurant Show, August 3-5 at the Anaheim Convention Center. CMAB will showcase the diversity of dairy products – from [Read More …]

Eight interns join Select Sires Inc. to expand their professional skillsets and network

Select Sires Inc. welcomes eight summer interns across multiple departments. Garrett Hastings joins the veterinary team assisting with herd health management. Alex Landis, Kasen Knapp and Malela Fulton will serve as livestock technician interns helping [Read More …]

Virtual Farm Tours Highlight Technology and Innovation at World Dairy Expo

World Dairy Expo Virtual Farm Tours have brought some of the best dairy operations from near and far to Madison for over 20 years. The four dairies to be featured during WDE 2025 continue that [Read More …]

Speakers Announced for 2025 Dairy Financial & Risk Management Conference

Sessions Will Focus On Navigating Rock-Bottom Years, How High-Performing Dairies Can Level Up, and More Registration is now open for the 16th annual Dairy Financial and Risk Management Conference, titled “Leveling Up Pennsylvania Dairy.” Designed [Read More …]

Current Administration Has a Commitment to American Dairy

As President Donald J. Trump embarks on his second term, his administration has reaffirmed its commitment to revitalizing American agriculture—placing the dairy industry at the heart of its economic and health policy agenda. For dairy [Read More …]

Mexico’s Shift Toward Dairy Self-Sufficiency: Implications for Powdered Milk Imports and U.S. Dairy Farmers

Mexico, long a cornerstone of U.S. dairy exports, is undergoing a significant transformation in its dairy sector. In a strategic move to bolster domestic production and reduce reliance on foreign imports, the Mexican government has [Read More …]

Outlook – WASDE Projections at a Glance for July 2025

This visualization is prepared by the Economic Research Service. The visualization is based on the latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE). The WASDE is prepared by USDA’s Interagency Commodity Estimates Committees, which are chaired by [Read More …]

National FFA partnering with Vivayic on new leadership labs to foster learning and collaboration

The National FFA Organization recently announced a partnership with Vivayic, the nation’s largest learning solution provider for agriculture, to create virtual leadership labs. This unprecedented collection of modules will use a challenge-based learning approach to help prepare FFA [Read More …]

Another H-2A Wage? The Prevailing Wage Rate

How Prevailing Wages Are Used In The H-2A Program The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 requires that foreign workers admitted to the U.S. on work visas “not adversely affect the wages and working condition of U.S. [Read More …]

Increasing Producer Revenue in Florida and Georgia

Florida and Georgia are two of the smaller states in terms of milk production, but they are well paid, as most of their milk is Class I which carries a high value (Table I). This [Read More …]

Secretary Rollins Announces $675.9 Million in Disaster Assistance for Farmers in Florida

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today in Florida met with agricultural leaders and producers and announced additional U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) assistance to help producers recover from Hurricanes Idalia, Debby, Helene and [Read More …]

Butterfat on the Rise

Butterfat levels continue to climb in the nation’s dairy herd. How is domestic demand impacting this trend? What nutritional factors move the needle when it comes to producing more butterfat? What can the dairy industry do [Read More …]

See and be seen on rural roads this summer

We all know the old adage “corn is knee high by the Fourth of July,” but most farmers know that nowadays, thanks to technological advancements, corn is actually much taller than your knee by mid-summer. [Read More …]

SVP for the Animal Agriculture Industry Breakfast on August 13

The Art of Conversation & Resources to Help Are you a sales and service representative who works with producers? Are you attending Ag Progress Days? Don’t forget to RSVP for the Animal Agriculture Industry Breakfast [Read More …]

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Maola Local Dairies Unveils New Website, Uniting Brand, Farmers, and Cooperative Values

Maola Local Dairies has officially launched a new and improved version of maolamilk.com, marking the brand’s first major website renovation in nearly a decade. The refreshed digital platform unites Maola and its parent cooperative, Maryland & [Read More …]

California State Vet Calls for HPAI Cattle Vaccine

July 21, 2025 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The federal government should approve a vaccine against highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in dairy cattle, the California state veterinarian told a House Agriculture subcommittee hearing on the work of the National Animal Health Laboratory [Read More …]

Dairy Markets Have Lost That Summer Sizzle

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending July 18, 2025 The dairy markets have lost that summer sizzle. It’s still hot in the Northeast and in states along the West Coast. Milk production is [Read More …]

Addressing Farmer Workforce Needs; Callahan Nominated for Chief Ag Negotiator

Movement Possible on Addressing Farmer Workforce Needs We continue to work with lawmakers in Congress, as well as with Trump Administration officials at USDA and the Department of Labor, to find policy solutions that meet dairy’s [Read More …]

U.S. Dairy Industry Celebrates Julie Callahan Nomination for Chief Agricultural Negotiator

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN) commended President Trump’s nomination of Dr. Julie Callahan to serve as Chief Agricultural Negotiator for the [Read More …]

Another H-2A Wage? The Prevailing Wage Rate

How Prevailing Wages Are Used In The H-2A Program The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 requires that foreign workers admitted to the U.S. on work visas “not adversely affect the wages and working condition of U.S. [Read More …]

Meet the 2025 Minnesota Farm Families of the Year