Articles by DairyBusiness News Team DP

Like the dairy industry itself, National Dairy Shrine continues to evolve. Executive Director Mike Opperman and Board President Dr Dennis Funk talk with Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News about scholarships and the Museum, along with [Read More …]

What Does 2021 Look Like?

The prior post reviewed how the year 2020 compared to 2018 and 2019. This post will review how the year 2021 may look based on current futures prices compared to 2018, 2019, and 2020. Futures prices can [Read More …]

Precision Feeding’s Positive Environmental Impact

Nutritionists have adjusted rations for protein and phosphorus over the years to benefit the environment, animal performance and improve profitability. Production perspective Precision feeding is an effective approach on dairy operations to reduce manure nutrients, [Read More …]

Dairy Producers Heard Option on Manure Digesters

Dairy producers have many duties to carry out in their dairy operations, one of which is storing, handling and applying manure. Manure handling can be a significant cost on most dairies even when considering the [Read More …]

California’s Planet-Smart Dairies: A Model for National Climate Efforts

2020 has been a historic year, and the only thing for certain in 2021 is more change. President-elect Joe Biden will reenter the U.S. into the Paris Climate Agreement, renewing national commitment to reduce greenhouse [Read More …]

California and Denmark Sign MOU on Climate Smart Dairy Collaboration

January 26, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

CDFA Secretary Karen Ross and Minister Rasmus Prehn of Denmark’s Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) focusing on dairy innovations and technologies addressing climate change. The signing event, [Read More …]

Commodity Inventories Determine Prices. Where do Commodity Inventories Stand?

Producer milk prices are determined by formula from the prices of four dairy commodities: cheese, butter, Nonfat Dry Milk (NDM), and dry whey. The prior two posts (January 10 & December 20) covered where these commodity prices [Read More …]

Lancaster DHIA seeking to hire full-time General Manager to lead the collaborative and innovative team

January 25, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

General Manager Position Lancaster Dairy Herd Improvement Association, Manheim, PA, is an independent, nationally certified DHIA, founded in 1994. With over 3,000 members throughout nine states in the Northeast region, Lancaster DHIA strives to help [Read More …]

Action in the Dairy Markets This Week

January 25, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending January 22, 2021 Even with a short week, there was no lack of action in the dairy markets. However, the market took the news poorly with most [Read More …]

Katie Brown of the National Dairy Council discusses dairy as a healthy food and the recently released Dietary Guidelines

January 21, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The recently released Dietary Guidelines for Americans will set the stage for federal nutrition programs for the next five years. Happily, dairy continues to be a stand-alone food group along with meats, whole grains, fruits [Read More …]

After the enthusiasm last week most commodities struggled to keep the momentum going

January 18, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending January 15, 2021 After the enthusiasm ignited by last week’s USDA announcement, most commodities struggled to keep the momentum going. Weighed down by plentiful supply, the butter [Read More …]

Dr. Kenneth Kalscheur on canola meal, which seems to be an almost perfect protein source to meet the needs of lactating cows.

January 15, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

With everyone taking an even harder look at the cost of protein in the dairy ration, we found this latest research about canola meal pretty interesting. Canola seems to be an almost perfect protein source [Read More …]

National Dairy Shrine Seeks Award Nominations

January 14, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

National Dairy Shrine is seeking nominations for the dairy industry’s most prestigious recognition awards: Guest of Honor, Pioneer, and Distinguished Dairy Cattle Breeder. The Guest of Honor is given to an active contemporary dairy leader [Read More …]

Darn Tough Vermont ® Debuts Fall Line that Puts in More Than a Full Day

January 14, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Socks for the ever-changing work climate, comfort in the most demanding environments Darn Tough Vermont, the fastest growing American manufacturer of premium performance outdoor and lifestyle socks, debuts its new Fall 2021 collection. The brand [Read More …]

COVID-19 taking heavy toll on farmers’ mental health

Poll clearly demonstrates that the COVID-19 pandemic is having broad-ranging impacts A strong majority of farmers/farmworkers say the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their mental health, and more than half say they are personally experiencing more [Read More …]

Digital Dialogues: Racial Justice, Inclusion and Diversity in Food and Agriculture

Mike Haddad of Schreiber Foods and Candace Croney, PhD, from Purdue University will discuss racial justice, inclusion and diversity in food and agriculture in a panel discussion hosted by A’Yanna Webster on Jan. 20 at [Read More …]

International Dairy Foods Association Names Robert Rosado as Senior Director, Legislative Affairs

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), representing all products and segments in the U.S. dairy industry, announced today that Robert Rosado has been named Senior Director, Legislative Affairs within IDFA’s Legislative Affairs and Economic Policy [Read More …]

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New Wave of Holstein Genetics at IPS

Following the December sire summaries, International Protein Sires (IPS) released a new wave of Holstein genetics. “We are delighted with the introduction of our latest genomic tested sires. These new genetics, with varied pedigrees, bolster [Read More …]

Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative elects two new board members

January 11, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

Members of Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative elected two new directors to its board on Wednesday during the organization’s annual meeting. Jamie Witcpalek and Justin Peterson will join the board for three-year terms to help oversee [Read More …]

NMPF statement on electoral-vote certification and condemnation of insurrection at U.S. Capitol

The National Milk Producers Federation congratulates incoming President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris and we applaud the culmination of the democratic process achieved at the U.S. Capitol early this morning under previously unimaginable [Read More …]

CHEMSWEEP 2021 Registration Deadline by February 28, 2021

CHEMSWEEP provides Pennsylvania farmers and other licensed pesticide applicators with a means to dispose of canceled, suspended, or unwanted pesticide products. Through CHEMSWEEP, applicators can legally dispose of unwanted pesticides, generally at little or no [Read More …]

Farm Show 2021 Town Hall Meeting Virtual Experience

Get your questions answered during the virtual Town Hall Meeting at Pennsylvania Farm Show! Join College of Agricultural Sciences Dean Rick Roush and Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding for a live event to learn more [Read More …]

Nebraska Vet Services secures $17 million investment to expand footprint

Main Street Invests $17.0 Million in Northeast Nebraska Vet Services, PC & Heritage Animal Health, LLC Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN) (“Main Street”) is pleased to announce that it recently completed a new portfolio investment [Read More …]

2021 Dairy Markets Begin on a Volatile Note

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending January 8, 2021 Monday’s announcement that the USDA is extending its Farmers to Families Food Box Program spurred dairy commodity prices upward, with all products seeing gains [Read More …]

Mileutis to Present at the 39th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

Mileutis Ltd. (“Mileutis”), an Israeli biopharmaceutical company which helps mitigate the use of antibiotics in animals through its safe and residue-free immunomodulator peptides, today announced that its CEO, David Javier Iscovich is set to present [Read More …]

Focus on Forage webinar series

The first webinar, on January 13, 2021, is entitled “Managing for High Quality Corn Silage” Focus on Forage is a FREE, 7-part Extension webinar series highlighting research based information and farmer strategies to optimize forage [Read More …]

AFIA announces new dates for 2021 PISC

The new year is here and with it comes bright possibilities for the American Feed Industry Association’s (AFIA) education and networking events. Given the ongoing public health emergency, the AFIA has made the decision to [Read More …]

Dairy Business Association chooses new president