Year: 2025

A new year, a new administration, a new Congress, and new challenges. Regardless of what does or doesn’t happen this year, buckle up. And welcome to 2025. The watchword of the year is change. Voters [Read More …]

USDA Announces Appointments to the Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider

Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Program Advisory Council Seating Members on Landmark Advisory Council Marks another Milestone in Implementation of Growing Climate Solutions Act Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced [Read More …]

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The application period for the 2025 ACS Certified Cheese Professional Exam and the ACS Certified Cheese Sensory Evaluator T.A.S.T.E Test® is OPEN! APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL MARCH 31ST, 2025. Please see below for more [Read More …]

Revolutionary technologies hitting the dairy industry

Udderwash of New Zealand announces the launch of Sanitise, a whole new revolution of animal care for the dairy industry. This system removes the need for teat sprays. No more expensive teat sprays while maintaining [Read More …]

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Holstein Association USA Announces Virtual Interview Contest Winners

Launched in 2020, the Virtual Interview Contest provides Junior Holstein Association members the opportunity to sharpen their resume writing and interview skills. The virtual format of the contest allows Junior members from across the country [Read More …]

Succeed in the Dairy Marketplace: attend PDP Carbon Conference 3.0

Connect with industry experts, producers, and leaders Jan. 28 in Madison, Wis. Around the world, decisions about sustainability and dairy production are being made with ambitious goals for emission reductions and other benchmarks set by [Read More …]

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Registration opens January 9 for the 2025 Stakeholders Summit

Mark your calendars! Registration for the Alliance’s 2025 Stakeholders Summit opens Thursday, January 9. This year’s Summit, set for April 30 – May 2 in Arlington, Virginia, and themed “Food for Thought: Dishing on Sustainability,” will [Read More …]

Minnie Ward, technical calf specialist Feedworks USA

Feedworks USA, Ltd., is excited to announce that Minnie Ward has joined its Feedworks Lytes(TM) team full-time as a technical calf specialist. Since January 2024, Ward has been part of the team that launched the Feedworks [Read More …]

New Year, New Challenges – New Opportunities for Dairy

A new year, a new administration, a new Congress, and new challenges. Regardless of what does or doesn’t happen this year, buckle up. And welcome to 2025. The watchword of the year is change. Voters [Read More …]

Exploring the Basics of Calf Scours

Many factors affect the health and performance of calves on milk. A common problem, calf scours, or diarrhea, can severely affect the immediate and long-term health of those future replacements. Raising replacement heifers can be [Read More …]

Year-End Legislation Preserves Dairy Safety Net, Ensures Disaster Relief

Following advocacy from NMPF and other farm stakeholders, Congress passed legislation Dec. 20 extending the 2018 farm bill through 2025 and providing relief to farmers who suffered losses from natural disasters in 2023 or 2024. [Read More …]

DMC Margin Drops Again – To Third Highest Ever

The monthly margin under the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program lost $0.88/cwt from a month before, yet, at $14.29/cwt, still came in as the third highest since margin protection became the basic safety net program [Read More …]

Ricardo Chebel to discuss reproduction management during DCRC webinar

Mark your calendar to attend the Feb. 20 Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) webinar, scheduled to start at 4 p.m. Central time (USA/Canada). University of Florida’s Ricardo Chebel will address “Reproductive management in the era of [Read More …]

Applications for 2025 Cornerstone Dairy Academy due January 31

Application-Based Leadership-Development Program Set for March 11-12, 2025 With the application deadline nearing for Cornerstone Dairy Academy® presented by the Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP), dairy farmers and other industry professionals will want to submit their applications by Jan. [Read More …]

CDFA Short 10 Ballots for Valid Quota Referendum

Late Friday night, CDFA reported it had received 392 ballots for the current quota referendum, which means it needs to receive another 10 ballots to meet the minimum 51% requirement. This assumes all the ballots received to date are [Read More …]

Next PA Agriculture HPAI Conference Call To Be Held on January 15

The Monthly Call Will Be Held on Wednesday, January 15 at 1 p.m. EST Pennsylvania continues to monitor the rapid acceleration of cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in dairy cattle across the United [Read More …]

Water Shorts

The first snow survey of the season took place this week. The snowpack is well ahead of last year at this time and slightly higher than average for this time of year. The State Water [Read More …]

USDA and Wisconsin Award $23.2 Million to Projects that Strengthen Food Supply Chain Infrastructure

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has partnered with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) to award $23.2 million for 30 projects through the [Read More …]

Holstein Association USA Announces Promotions Amongst Senior Leadership

Holstein Association USA (HAUSA) recently announced several promotions among senior staff members. The promotions and new positions, along with the plethora of products, programs, and services offered, position HAUSA well to continue to serve Registered [Read More …]

Antimicrobial Use and Stewardship — CDFA efforts continue to moderate antibiotics in animal care

CDFA’s Antimicrobial Use and Stewardship Program, created by legislation in 2017, provides leadership in animal health circles for innovative approaches to antibiotic resistance and responsible use of medications. The program looks closely at antibiotic sales, [Read More …]

Thinking about Farm Succession? Workshop

In this workshop, Joy Kirkpatrick and Kelly Wilfert, both Extension Farm Management Outreach Specialists, will provide a framework to help farms identify legal risks in farm succession and estate planning and begin those first conversations [Read More …]

Free Animal Care Record-Keeping Books Available to Dairy Farmers and Veterinarians

The Books Help PA Dairy Farms Comply with National FARM 5.0 Requirements As we begin a new year, the Center for Dairy Excellence is once again offering free copies of Animal Care Protocol Record-Keeping Books [Read More …]

$950,000 to boost northeastern dairy farms

Dairy farmers across the Northeast can now apply for the Dairy Farm Improvement & Modernization Grant through the Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center (NE-DBIC). With a total of $950,000 in funding, this grant will support [Read More …]

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America’s Dairy Farms Are Disappearing, Down 95% Since the 1970s — Milk Price Rules Are One Reason Why

Milton Orr, an agriculture adviser for Greene County, Tennessee, looked across the rolling hills in northeast Tennessee. “I remember when we had over 1,000 dairy farms in this county. Now we have less than 40,” [Read More …]

USDA creates milk testing strategy to combat H5N1 in dairy cattle

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a new federal order, as well as accompanying guidance, on December 6 as part of its new National Milk Testing Strategy (NMTS). This builds on measures taken by USDA [Read More …]

Butter Is Up and Ice Cream Is Down- US Annual Dairy Consumption Data Shows What Consumers Are After

Cheese consumption edged up in 2023 after setting an all-time record in 2022. Americans ate about 42.3 pounds of cheese per capita, with increases in both American and cottage cheese. Cottage cheese consumption reached the highest [Read More …]

U.S. dairy points the way to sustainable growth, nutrition at COP29

USDEC President and CEO Krysta Harden and Dairy Management Inc. Chair Marilyn Hershey co-led the U.S. dairy delegation to this year’s UN Climate Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan. This year’s conference, which ran from Nov. [Read More …]

2024 an eventful year for dairy companies on the global stage

Our yearly review highlights mergers, acquisitions, expansions, executive hires and other company news. Our yearly review highlights mergers, acquisitions, expansions, executive hires and other company news. Across the international dairy sector, business activity has been [Read More …]

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