Year: 2025

Last week, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced the suspension of imports of live cattle, horses, and bison across the U.S. southern border due to the rapid northward spread of New World Screwworm (NWS) [Read More …]

Farmers Lead the Way on the 2025 Spring Lely Vector Tour

More than 30 farmers from across North America joined the 2025 Spring Lely Vector Tour to visit four advanced dairy farms using the Lely Vector automatic feeding system and other Lely technologies. Despite late-season wintry [Read More …]

House Approves Budget Measure Including Farm Bill Elements

In the wee early hours on Thursday, the House passed landmark budget legislation – or what colloquially is called the “one big, beautiful bill” – to facilitate many of the political objectives of the Trump [Read More …]

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California Dairy Farms Achieve 5 Million Tons of Annual Methane Reduction

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 …]

Highest Head Count Since 2023

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending May 23, 2025 For several years the heifer shortage restrained growth in U.S. milk output. But the invisible hand has proved its might once again. Given enough [Read More …]

CDFA Issues Significant QIP Hardship Ruling; Adopts New Hardship Procedures

CDFA announced today that it will grant a hardship request submitted by L & J Vanderham Dairy back in 2024. The dairy asked for relief of the quota premium assessment for 12 months. CDFA determined [Read More …]

Smart Starts to Summer: Wellness, Research & Market Updates

Experts share insights on managing dairy business and personal topics This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP) will cover a range of topics for today’s dairy producers. The Tuesday episode [Read More …]

More Than 20 Dairy Partners Display Dairy Trends, Sustainable Ingredients In Real California Milk

Street of Dairy at 2025 International Dairy Deli Bakery Association Show The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) will spotlight a variety of innovative, on-trend sustainably sourced dairy products at the 2025 International Dairy Deli Bakery [Read More …]

New World Screwworm Moves Beyond Containment Threshold

To protect the U.S. from a new threat posed by an old foe, the New World Screwworm (NWS), the U.S.-Mexico border was closed on May 11 to cattle, bison, and horses from Mexico. This pest was eradicated [Read More …]

New inflammation test may keep cows healthy, farms productive

As a veterinarian, Dr. Sabine Mann, Ph.D. ’16, had frequently wished for a simple, accurate, affordable test that could assess inflammation in dairy cow herds. Once inflammation becomes severe enough to cause disease, like mastitis in [Read More …]

Indiana Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program accepting applications from landowners

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has opened Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) enrollment opportunities for agricultural producers and landowners. The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) is accepting offers for both the General and Continuous CRP [Read More …]

Texas Farm Bureau applauds passage of H.R. 1 by U.S. House

The following statement may be attributed to Texas Farm Bureau President Russell Boening following the passage of H.R. 1 by the U.S. House of Representatives today. “Texas Farm Bureau applauds the U.S. House of Representatives [Read More …]

Finding Perspective Amid the Uncertainty

To me, it seems ironic that May is Mental Health Month, both from a farm perspective and from the perspective of a mother. From both perspectives, it’s a month that reminds you about all the [Read More …]

For Chris Pearson, authenticity drives leadership and lasting impact

Chris’ personal connection to the ins and outs of running a successful farming operation shapes how he leads our Animal Nutrition business For Chris Pearson, VP & President, Animal Nutrition, Land O’Lakes, Inc., leadership [Read More …]

IDFA Statement on MAHA Commission Assessment

Michael Dykes, D.V.M., the president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), issued the following statement today on the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission’s Making Our Children Healthy Again Assessment: “U.S. dairy [Read More …]

Texas A&M AgriLife announces New World screwworm fact sheet

The New World screwworm has been making headlines lately, and in Texas, it’s top of mind for many. In May, the U.S. Department of Agriculture suspended importations of cattle, horses and bison from Mexico into the [Read More …]

Whole Milk Legislation has 60% Chance This Year, Sen. Welch Says

The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act has a 60% chance of becoming law this year, with congressional momentum building along with consensus that whole milk in schools is the best option for schoolkids, Sen. [Read More …]

The Shift to Feed Efficiency – Based Herd Management: Driving Profitability with Advanced Data

Dr. Shabtai gives an overview of her presentation. Afimilk has a new technology that includes a feed efficiency sensor to determine eating, rumination, heat stress monitoring and more. The Feed Efficiency Service combined with the [Read More …]

June 30 Deadline to Transfer Dairy Revenue Protection Policies to Crop Growers

The Dairy Revenue Protection (DRP) deadline for milk producers to transfer providers is June 30, 2025. DRP is a federally subsidized program designed to help dairy producers manage revenue risk. Producers can sign up for [Read More …]

Hear from food safety consumer advocates on how they are navigating the new administration

IDFA’s Regulatory RoundUP virtual conference returns this summer with a great lineup of current and former regulatory experts from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other organizations serving the food, beverage and nutrition sector. [Read More …]

Dairy Job Opportunities Resource Available for Farms Looking for Labor

Dairy Job Opportunities Resource Available for Farms Looking for Labor With Pennsylvania dairy production and associated businesses contributing $11.8 billion annually to the state’s economy, and those businesses creating more than 47,000 jobs, the Center [Read More …]

Congratulations to the graduates of AMPI’s first MasterClass!

Nineteen dedicated member-owners completed this innovative leadership development program focused on preparing the next generation of dairy leaders. Investing in the people who will shape our cooperative’s future is just as important as creating quality [Read More …]

Registration open for Indiana Farm Bureau workshop on ag contracts

Registration is now open for Indiana Farm Bureau’s Agricultural Contracting Program. The event will be held virtually on Thursday, June 26, from 9 a.m. to noon Eastern Time. This program, now in its second [Read More …]

Milk Pasteurization Process: What Is Pasteurized Milk & Why