Month: July 2026

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) is urging the Packaging Producer Responsibility Advisory Board to support the Circular Action Alliance’s proposed plan to provide temporary exemptions for common rigid and flexible plastic materials used in dairy product [Read More …]

Dairy Labor Reform Momentum Builds

Progress in Washington is often measured in increments, one step at a time. But in the past month, dairy took two steps forward on ag labor: A clarification from the Trump administration regarding H-2A visas [Read More …]

Calf Raising Strategies, & Dairy Market Update

Producers can connect with leading experts in interactive webinars. This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP) will provide insights and strategies for dairy producers as they look ahead to the [Read More …]

Real California Milk Excelerator Info Session: July 16

The Real California Milk Excelerator is back, helping dairy innovators become retail-ready, investor-ready, revenue-generating businesses. The 2026 program includes two tracks: an Incubator for early-stage brands working toward seal readiness and commercialization foundations, and an [Read More …]

America’s 250th Birthday: Reflecting on our agrarian roots

As America celebrates its 250th birthday, two comments during a recent Senate Ag Committee hearing captured what many dairy farmers have been living for years. Sen. Jim Justice (R-W.Va.) said agriculture needs “a great big [Read More …]

Danone USA’s Economic Impact: Putting Health Through Food in Action for America

Study Reports Danone’s Business Had a $9.6 Billion Impact to the U.S. Economy in 2025. Danone USA today announced findings from its first-ever U.S. Economic Impact Study, reporting a $9.6 billion contribution to the U.S. [Read More …]

Dairy Labor Reform Momentum Builds

Progress in Washington is often measured in increments, one step at a time. But in the past month, dairy took two steps forward on ag labor: A clarification from the Trump administration regarding H-2A visas [Read More …]

USDA Announces Lawfare Partnership with SBA to Shield Producers & Ranchers

Shields Producers, Ranchers, and Small Businesses from Weaponized Regulation Ending abusive government overreach. Protecting farmers, families, private property, and small businesses. Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced a new Memorandum of Understanding [Read More …]

Digging Deeper into U.S. Exports of Cheese

The prior post covered where U.S. exports of cheese and butter are going. Production of both cheese and butter have increased and exceed U.S. consumption. Exports are needed to balance production and sales. This post [Read More …]

Determining a Rental Rate for Farm Buildings

The opportunity to rent farm buildings could be advantageous for both owner and farmer. Whether vacant or in use, farm buildings cost the owner money. The owner must pay real estate taxes as well as [Read More …]

NMPF’s Farmer Focus on Mibelloon Dairy

For Joel Eigenbrood, dairy farming wasn’t a part of his original life plan. Balance sheets and budgets shaped his path into becoming a dairy advocate, using his voice to enact change in an industry he [Read More …]

ADC applauds Thompson’s introduction of Securing Agriculture’s Workforce Act

American Dairy Coalition (ADC) applauds the June 30 introduction of the bipartisan Securing Agriculture’s Workforce Act (SAWA), H.R. 9535. This legislation led by House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-Pa.) with 50 original [Read More …]

Rock River Laboratory Expands Agronomy Team with Addition of Joe Thelen

Rock River Laboratory, Inc., an international provider of agricultural analysis, data management tools, and model development, is excited to announce the hiring of Joe Thelen as Regional Sales Representative, Agronomy. In this new role, Thelen [Read More …]

World Dairy Expo Cattle Show Entries Now Open

Entries for the Dairy Cattle Show at the 59th World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin are now being accepted exclusively online at worlddairyexpo.com. The entry deadline is Monday, August 31, at 11:59 p.m. (CDT). [Read More …]

Attend Carbon, Crops + Cows to Unlock Sustainability Potential

PDP Workshops and Farm Tours Scheduled for July 28, 30 Dairy producers will take conversations about sustainability outside the meeting room to see management practices at work in fields and barns during the 2026 Carbon, [Read More …]

IDFA Statement on the Introduction of the Securing Agriculture Workforce Act

“Dairy farms and processors alike operate year-round and need access to a reliable workforce. Modernizing the H-2A program to meet the workforce needs of year-round dairy farm operations moves the needle in the right direction by strengthening [Read More …]

Whole Milk Update: Schools Making Decisions

As schools prepare for the upcoming school year, they will have the option to offer whole and/or 2% milk to students for both breakfast lunch! Many schools are still in the decision-making process regarding the [Read More …]

NMPF and USDEC Statement on the First USMCA Joint Review

“As the United States, Mexico, and Canada launch the first Joint Review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), we commend the ongoing efforts to resolve outstanding issues and work toward a renewal of this vital agreement. [Read More …]

Secretary Rollins Announces $500 Million for Fertilizer Investment

Expansion Program to Strengthen America’s Fertilizer Supply Chain U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced the launch of the $500 million Fertilizer Investment & Expansion for Long-Term Domestic Supply (FIELDS) Program, a new [Read More …]

DairyVoice: Host Tim Abbott talks with Bonnie Ayars, Brian Kelroy, and Madison Dyment on judging

In this episode of DairyVoice, host Tim Abbott of Showbox Sires sits down with Bonnie Ayars, Brian Kelroy, and Madison Dyment to discuss judging. In this episode of The Evolution of the Great Cow, They [Read More …]

Magazine

Expanding Dairy’s Place in Consumers’ Lives

For nearly a decade, the checkoff’s Undeniably Dairy brand has helped strengthen consumer trust and deepen the connection between consumers and the farm families who produce milk. This work has helped make a difference. Consumers [Read More …]

Leadership as an Act of Service

Asha Miles has spent her career helping connect science, data, and innovation to practical outcomes for dairy producers. With experience spanning genetics, genomics, epidemiology, and dairy research, she has worked with universities, federal research programs, [Read More …]

Where are the Exports Going?

Exports have surged as covered in the prior post. Where are they going? This post will cover where the 2026 exports of cheese and butter are going. Are the exports sustainable? Tables I and III [Read More …]

What Ongoing Support Looks Like in Real Herds

Herd management software isn’t static. Workflows shift. Reports need refining. Features that could save time aren’t always fully used. Across Vermont and Pennsylvania, joint on-farm visits between Lancaster DHIA and DRMS support focus on one [Read More …]

What Do We Do Now?

Previously, I discussed being willing to pay the price for success and what it will take if you want to consistently move to higher levels of achievement. At the start of each of my Management [Read More …]

Gonna Need Milk Partners with Warner Bros. Pictures and DC Studios’ Supergirl