Month: August 2026

Whole Milk’s Zombie-Attracting Brain Benefits The tongue-in-cheek spot claims the healthy fats in dairy milk are making kids’ brains extra appetizing to zombies this back-to-school season. John Morgan of Morgan & Morgan today announced via [Read More …]

Mexican ranchers prepare to resume livestock sales to US under tight controls over screwworm risk

At daybreak, rancher Martín Alfonso Ibarra takes advantage of the cooler hours in northern Mexico’s desert to oversee the milking of his cows and tend to 16 prized calves. Soon, he hopes, they will be [Read More …]

Food as Medicine Market to Reach USD 400.81 Billion by 2031

MarketsandMarkets™ estimates the global food as medicine Industry to grow from USD 254.15 billion in 2026 to USD 400.81 billion by 2031, registering a CAGR of 9.5% during the forecast period. Market growth is being driven [Read More …]

New York’s Largest Holstein Dairy Cattle Show in Nearly a Decade is Coming to The Great New York State Fair

The Holstein Dairy Cattle Will Be Back at the Toyota Coliseum New York Agriculture Takes Center Stage with More Animals, a New FFA Building, Local Potatoes, the Big Cheese, the Return of Grape Day and [Read More …]

John Deere Introduces Hands-Free Baling Solution to Improve Productivity and Reduce Operator Workload

Automation technology creates an easier operator experience, helping farmers and ranchers bale more efficiently regardless of who is in the driver’s seat . John Deere (NYSE: DE) announced today the addition of Hands-Free Baling [Read More …]

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Strong legs and healthy hoofs underpin bull performance in CRV’s breeding program

Every dairy farmer in the world knows: without good legs and healthy hoofs, cows willnever perform to their full potential. High breeding values for feet and legs and hoof health therefore provide the foundation for [Read More …]

USDEC, NMPF Thank Administration for Maintaining Pressure on Canada to Resolve USMCA Dairy Concerns

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) expressed their strong appreciation to the Trump Administration for its continued focus on using all available trade tools to resolve outstanding U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement [Read More …]

Bryan & Molly Benson named 2026 MMPA Outstanding Young Dairy Cooperators

The Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) is pleased to announce Bryan and Molly Benson as the 2026 Outstanding Young Dairy Cooperators (OYDCs). Bryan and Molly farm on their fifth-generation farm, Benson Dairy Farm, located in [Read More …]

Mexican ranchers prepare to resume livestock sales to US under tight controls over screwworm risk

At daybreak, rancher Martín Alfonso Ibarra takes advantage of the cooler hours in northern Mexico’s desert to oversee the milking of his cows and tend to 16 prized calves. Soon, he hopes, they will [Read More …]

MDA, Partners Offer Free Workshops to Support Farmers in Times of Stress

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) and partners in the Minnesota Farm Suicide Prevention Campaign are offering free mental health and suicide-prevention trainings in communities across Minnesota this fall. The workshops will teach people who live and [Read More …]

A Promise Made, A Promise Kept: America’s Dairy Industry Delivers on Second School Nutrition Commitment

As the 2026–2027 school year begins, dairy processors have delivered on back-to-back voluntary pledges to improve school meals—first reducing added sugars in flavored school milk and now eliminating certified artificial colors from school milk, [Read More …]

Farm Credit East Provides Scholarships to Future Agriculture Leaders

Farm Credit East has announced its awarding of 16 scholarships to students involved in The National Future Farmers of America (FFA) Organization to support their Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE). The scholarship recipients had strong projects [Read More …]

Indiana Farm Bureau Delegates Meet to Set 2027 Policy

Indiana Farm Bureau member delegates gathered at the Hendricks County Fairgrounds in Danville, Indiana, on Saturday, Aug. 22, to determine the policy positions of the organization for the coming year. The delegate body consisted of [Read More …]

NMPF Statement on Plan to Increase Beef Imports

NMPF is concerned by the Trump Administration’s decision to increase imports of foreign-raised beef, which will have unintended consequences for U.S. cattle and dairy producers alike. Cull cow and calf sales are a key economic [Read More …]

Governor Hochul, the Coca-Cola Company and Fairlife Celebrate Ramp Up at $650 Million, State-of-the-Art Dairy Production Facility in Monroe County

Facility Will Provide Support to Local Dairy Farmers, Has Created Approximately 380 New Full-Time Jobs. Governor Kathy Hochul, The Coca-Cola Company and fairlife today celebrated the initial ramp up of production at the new, $650 [Read More …]

Treasure Cave® Cheese Line of Products Now Available at Tops Friendly Markets

Buy One, Get One Free on Blue Cheese Dips & Spreads Aug. 22-27, in Celebration of National Buffalo Wing Festival. Treasure Cave cheese, America’s original cave-aged blue cheese, continues its expansion in the Northeast with [Read More …]

Capturing the Feedlot Value of Beef-on-Dairy Cattle

Key Takeaways With a historically small traditional beef herd and tight feeder cattle supplies, beef-on-dairy cattle, or dairy cows bred with beef cattle genetics, have become an increasingly important source of fed beef. Kansas State [Read More …]

Department of Homeland Security Prposing Fee for Certain H-1B Petitions

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to establish a $103,265 fee, payable at the time of filing, for all H-1B cap-subject petitions, including those eligible for the advanced degree exemption, which would be imposed [Read More …]

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MPC, Ag Leaders Talk Trade with Congressman Jim Costa in Fresno

There is a lot of talk about trade these days, particularly with Canada and Mexico who are our closest trading partners. Since 1994, our three countries have enjoyed a special trading relationship now called the USMCA. [Read More …]

Indiana Farm Bureau hosts event to discuss critical issues in ag

Indiana Farm Bureau brought together farmers, policymakers, energy experts and agriculture industry partners today for the organization’s second annual Critical Issues Summit. Focused on advancing agriculture in a changing world, the event was held at [Read More …]

A Perfect Sunday

It felt like that then. But looking back, I don’t know what was going through my dad’s mind as we made that five-mile trek up the road, or through my mom’s. I thought about that [Read More …]

Governor Hochul Announces $8.5 Million Available to Boost the Dairy Industry

Round 2 of the Dairy Modernization Grant Program Additional $12.75 Million Dedicated to Round 3 in FY 2026-27 Enacted Budget, Bringing Total Committed to Dairy Infrastructure Projects Under the Governor’s Leadership to $42.85 Million Application [Read More …]

USMCA Renewal Is an Opportunity to Strengthen Agriculture

Strong markets are essential to a strong farm economy. And for America’s farmers and ranchers, few markets matter more than our neighbors to the north and south. That’s why the ongoing review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is [Read More …]

Wisconsin Farm Bureau Names 2026 YFA Award Finalists

Eight Compete for WFBF’s Farming for the Future and Outstanding Agriculture Professional Awards. The finalists have been named for Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s Young Farmer and Agriculturist Farming for the Future and Outstanding Agriculture Professional Awards. [Read More …]

IDFA Opens Nominations for Annual Industry Awards

Honoring Dairy Industry’s Top Leaders Nominations now open for 2027 IDFA Laureate, Innovative Dairy Farmer of the Year, Food Safety Leadership, and Workplace of the Year. The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) is seeking nominations [Read More …]

Strategies after Silage Harvest, Optimizing Reproduction

This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP) will feature timely conversations for making the most of your crop and herd productivity. Tune in on Tuesday for strategies to position crops [Read More …]

USDA raised its estimate of June milk production: More Cows Equals More Milk

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending August 21, 2026 Dairy producers just keep adding cows. After surveying producers, USDA revised its estimate of the June milk-cow herd upward by an astounding 33,000 head, [Read More …]

KUHN GMD 30 + & FC 30 + Series Mowers and Mower Conditioners

Kuhn North America, Inc., is thrilled to introduce the new GMD 30 + and FC 30 + Series mowers and mower conditioners. The KUHN GMD triple mowers and FC triple mower conditioners deliver proven, high-capacity [Read More …]

Emily Yeiser Stepp Joins Holstein Foundation Board of Trustees

The Holstein Foundation welcomed Emily Yeiser Stepp of Leesburg, Virginia, to the Holstein Foundation Board of Trustees. The trustees oversee the direction of the Holstein Foundation’s youth and young adult education and leadership development programs. [Read More …]

Trump says US and Canada have a trade deal, but key terms remain unclear