Month: October 2026

SWNYDFLC to host Tractor Safety Workshop in Cherry Creek and Alfred Station SWNYDLFC is celebrating the internationally recognized Year of the Woman Farmer with our upcoming Tractor Safety Workshop. This educational program is designed to [Read More …]

Economics of Raising Heifers & Market Update

Connect with leading experts during interactive webinars. Next week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP) will give dairy producers the opportunity to discuss key economic factors with experts. The Tuesday episode [Read More …]

Protein Powders Strengthen While Cheese and Butter Bounce Off the Bottom

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending October 9, 2026 The dairy markets moved mostly higher this week as the protein powders continued to strengthen and cheese and butter bounced off the bottom. CME [Read More …]

Mixing plant material with manure may be key to profitable biogas production

Researchers find ‘grass-to-gas’ strategy could make method of reducing pollution and generating energy cost effective on large dairy farms. The U.S. dairy industry is a major contributor to agricultural greenhouse gas emissions, with manure storage [Read More …]

Penn State, PDA break ground on Animal Diagnostic Laboratory expansion

Penn State and the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture broke ground Oct. 5 on a nearly 46,000-square-foot, two-story addition to the University’s Animal Diagnostic Laboratory at University Park, a project that will expand the laboratory’s capacity [Read More …]

Challenges and Considerations for Fall Hay Harvest

A potential shortage of stored forages means producers may have to make tough decisions regarding late-fall forage management. Extreme weather may keep forage growers out of their fields or provide less than expected yields during [Read More …]

ADC Dairy Farmers’ Workforce Roundtable at Expo

House Ag Chair Thompson encouraged farmers to “stand up, speak out” as year-round ag workforce legislation gains bipartisan support Dairy farmers from several states put the realities of year-round labor, farm transition, and the need [Read More …]

Davis College Receives $28.9 Million USDA Grant for New Food Complex

The transformational grant will fuel academic excellence and elevate campus while strengthening food safety, innovation, workforce development and technology. Texas Tech University’s Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources has received a $28.9 million [Read More …]

Rollins Urges Federal Land Ranchers to Put June Grazing Directive to Work

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins sent a letter to all livestock ranchers holding grazing permits on U.S. Forest Service allotments, outlining the Department’s June 12, 2026 Grazing Directive and inviting producers to put [Read More …]

DFA Takes Top Honors in NMPF’s Annual Communications Contest

Maola’s Smith Named Farmer Communicator of the Year The National Milk Producers Federation today named Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) the Cooperative Communicator of the Year in its annual communications contest. Ben Smith, a Maola [Read More …]

Preventing Down Cows in Focus at Upcoming Workshops

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