Year: 2026

Early recognition of animal pain, tour of beef-processing plant also featured. View animal care from a different perspective at the 2026 Dairy Wellbeing Workshop, presented by Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP). A unique combination of interactive [Read More …]

Indiana Farm Bureau Announces 2027 Legislative Priorities

Indiana Farm Bureau has announced its issue priorities for the 2027 legislative session which include essential budget requests for agriculture, continued tax reform and policies that strengthen our food system. The priorities identified by INFB [Read More …]

DCHA’s October 14 webinar focuses on calf diagnostics

Join Dairy Calf & Heifer Association (DCHA) for its Oct. 14 webinar – “Diagnostics are not just another expense” – set to start at 11 a.m. Central time (U.S./Canada). Gregg Hanzlicek, Kansas Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory [Read More …]

U.S.-China Trade Framework: What We Know Now

Key Takeaways China’s list of goods covered under the new “30-for-30″ trade framework includes major U.S. agricultural products such as beef, pork, poultry, dairy, corn, wheat, rice, sorghum and specialty crops, but whole soybeans are [Read More …]

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Maola Local Dairies® Donates Truckload of Fresh Milk to Capital Area Food Bank

Maola Local Dairies® donated a tractor trailer load of fresh milk, or 3,825 gallons, to the Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB) to help provide nutritious milk to families facing hunger across the Greater Washington, D.C. [Read More …]

Calls Open for Agricultural Educator of the Year Award

Nominate any California agricultural educator through Dec. 15 The California FFA Foundation, in partnership with Nationwide and the California Farm Bureau, is accepting nominations for California’s top agricultural teachers for a chance to be named [Read More …]

Environmental College Students Visit New York Dairy Farm

American Dairy Assocaition North East partnered with the Ontario County Soil and Water Conservation District in New York to coordinate a dairy farm tour for 25+ environmental students and faculty from Rochester Institute of [Read More …]

Reviewing State-Level Farm Income and Production Expenses

Key Takeaways USDA’s September Farm Sector Income Forecast provided the first state-level estimates for 2025 farm economic conditions. State-level projections were provided for gross farm income, production expenses and net farm income. A handful of [Read More …]

NOVUS Expands C.O.W.S.™ Program to Europe with New Dairy Sales Manager

NOVUS is expanding its dairy services in Europe with the addition of Moyna Bierma as C.O.W.S.™ Program and Dairy Sales Manager. In the newly appointed role, Bierma will lead adapting and introducing the dairy farm [Read More …]

IDFA Launches Interactive Tool to Expand U.S. Dairy Export Diversification Efforts

Part of IDFA’s Project Diversify initiative, new tool allows dairy leaders to pinpoint emerging markets with long-range growth potential for dairy exports. The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) today launched a new interactive web [Read More …]

Dairy Margin Coverage Enrollment Now Open

Dairy Producers are Encouraged to Apply for DMC by December 18 for 2027 USDA announced that enrollment is open for 2027 Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC), a voluntary risk management program that was recently strengthened by [Read More …]

WCMA Calls on USDA to Reverse New Cost-Share Requirement for Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives

The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) is urging U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to reverse a newly imposed 25% cost-share requirement for the Dairy Business Innovation (DBI) Initiatives, warning that mandate will prevent [Read More …]

Improve Dairy Farm Management Proficiency at Upcoming Workshop

PDP Business Management & Advanced Finance Workshop designed to enhance financial competencies. Dairy professionals looking to expand their financial and business management skills have an opportunity to learn and apply advanced management concepts to the [Read More …]

Alex Steer Hired as Director of Field Services by Jersey Organizations

Alex Steer, Grandview, Wash., has been named Director of Field Services for the American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Inc. He will begin his duties in mid-October. Steer succeeds Kristin Barlass Paul in the [Read More …]

NMPF Hosts Fireside Chat with House Ag Chair, Panel Discussions at Expo

NMPF President & CEO Gregg Doud was joined by Congressman Glenn “GT” Thompson, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, for a fireside chat exploring the issues shaping dairy’s future Oct. 1 at the World Dairy [Read More …]

Scholarships Awarded to High School Graduates in Dairy Leaders of Tomorrow Program

The Scholarships Recognize Students Who Are Advancing Their Education in Dairy-Related Fields. Three students from Pennsylvania and Massachusetts were recently awarded scholarships through the Dairy Excellence Foundation’s Dairy Leaders of Tomorrow (DLT) Program. Norah Bechtel [Read More …]

Morey Receives Richard Caverly Memorial Dairy Award

Lee Morey has been selected as the recipient of the Richard Caverly Memorial Dairy Award. The Award, established in 2024, is presented to an individual, aged 18-30 (on Jan. 1 of the award year), who [Read More …]

New Hampshire’s Fired Up Defends Her Title at the International Milking Shorthorn Show

Grand and Senior Champion of the International Milking Shorthorn Show was dawned on Mountainview TC Fired Up on Monday. The winning Aged Cow, owned by Emily and Randi Fisher of Pittsfield, New Hampshire, received the [Read More …]

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Applications Open for Alan Koepke Memorial Scholarships

Applications due December 1, 2026 Calling high school seniors and college students with a passion for agriculture and the dairy industry: applications for the Alan Koepke Memorial Scholarship are open through Dec. 1, 2026. The [Read More …]

USDA Announces Record Payments of $13.8 Billion for 2025 Crop Year Revenue and Price Safety Net Programs

Historic payments deliver direct support to America’s farmers and strengthen the agricultural economy U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced that the Farm Service Agency’s Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) [Read More …]

Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) Program Open Now

Sign Up for Coverage by December 18 The USDA just announced that it opened the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) enrollment for the 2027 Program Year on October 5. The enrollment period will run until December [Read More …]

Manure Has Real Fertilizer Value: Putting a Dollar Value on Local Nutrients

Manure is not simply a waste product that needs to be disposed of, especially when fertilizer prices are high. The Penn State Manure N-P-K Economic Value Calculator makes the process of calculating manure nutrient value [Read More …]

The Fight for Flavored Milk

I recently had a conversation with a concerned parent telling me that chocolate milk is “bad for you” and we should not be giving it to children in schools. I understood where the parent was [Read More …]

DCHA webinar addresses calf behavior monitoring

Dairy Calf & Heifer Association’s (DCHA) Oct. 21 webinar features “Calf Behavior Monitoring 101.” Jennifer Wilson, Merck Animal Health, will lead this free, one-hour educational offering, which starts at 3 p.m. Central time (Chicago time). [Read More …]

Secretary Rollins Release Statement on President Trump Dyed-Diesel EO Signing

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins issued a statement on President Trump’s new executive order to provide relief for our farmers and ranchers by lifting taxes on dyed-diesel. Today’s action expected to represent approximately $640 [Read More …]

World Dairy Expo looks to the future with Alliant Energy Center redeveloped campus

World Dairy Expo’s partnership with the Alliant Energy Center (AEC) has been a symbiotic relationship since the show’s inception in 1967. That relationship will grow with a potential $200 million Alliant Energy Center Redevelopment [Read More …]

Spectacle Shines at the International Junior Ayrshire Show

Hall’s V-Lane Spectacle-ET, the winning Junior Three-Year-Old Cow, is the Grand and Intermediate Champion of the International Junior Ayrshire Show at World Dairy Expo. She received the Lillian & Keith King and Jim King Grand [Read More …]

Wisconsin owned Zella Tops International Junior Milking Shorthorn Show

With a grand total of 118 animals shown in the 2026 International Junior Milking Shorthorn Show on Monday, Lazy M Jekyll Zella EXP, owned by Britton Allen of Stitzer, tops the show as Grand and [Read More …]

Delilah Dominated Grand in the International Junior Jersey Show

Kevetta Colton Delilah, the 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 Grand [Read More …]

Whitney Wins the International Junior Brown Swiss Show