Articles by DairyBusiness News Team DP

American Agri-Women (AAW) recognizes the importance of their members and schools during this pandemic year. AAW appreciates their work in keeping the agriculture chains moving and making sure families are continually being fed. AAW members [Read More …]

New Penn Vet webinar series invites farmers, industry to participate in sustainable agriculture discussions

A new virtual symposium series presented by the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet), in collaboration with PennPraxis, the community engagement arm at the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design, [Read More …]

Lactalis Group Announces Agreement To Acquire Kraft Heinz’s Natural Cheese Division

Combination Will Create Important New Opportunities for Expansion, Product Innovation,and Positive Community and Employee Impacts Lactalis Group (“Lactalis”), the world’s leading dairy group, today has entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition by its [Read More …]

American Dairy Consumption Reaches All-Time High

Cheese, Butter and Yogurt Continue to Drive Growth for Dairy Industry Americans are turning to dairy products at a rate never seen before, according to the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS). New ERS data on [Read More …]

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OCM Submits Comments on FTC “Made in the USA” Rule

Ag Producer Group Outlines Inconsistencies with Meat Labeling The Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM) submitted public comments on a proposed rule that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) would use to strengthen its enforcement program and [Read More …]

DCRC collaborates with CDCB for October 2 webinar

Join the Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) for its next webinar – “Genetic impacts on calving, feed efficiency” – on Oct. 2, starting at 2 p.m. Central time. Ezequiel Nicolazzi and Kristen Parker Gaddis, both [Read More …]

World Forage Analysis Superbowl Launches YouTube Channel to Offer Virtual Educational Seminars

The World Forage Analysis Superbowl will once again provide educational opportunities with its Dairy Forage Seminars, held virtually in 2020 on the new World Forage Analysis Superbowl YouTube channel. This year’s seminars, led by professors, [Read More …]

CDFA Seeks Members For On-Farm Water And Energy Efficiency Advisory Group

The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Environmental Farming Act Science Advisory Panel (EFA SAP) is accepting applications from stakeholders interested in serving on an ad hoc advisory group to provide input about on-farm water [Read More …]

FTC to Pick Up USDA’s Country of Origin Meat Labeling Slack

Family Farm Action Alliance Applauds New FTC Proposed Rule Today, Family Farm Action Alliance submitted public comments on the proposed Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rule that sets out standards for product labels using “Made in [Read More …]

Dairy Forum 2021 to Feature Chris Wallace, Emmy Nominated Fox News Sunday Host

IDFA is pleased to bring you Emmy Nominated Fox News Sunday Host Chris Wallace as one of the main keynote speakers at Dairy Forum 2021. As one of the country’s most seasoned journalists, Wallace draws [Read More …]

CDFA Releases Annual Veterinary Feed Directive Report

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) announces that its Antimicrobial Use and Stewardship (AUS) program has released its second annual report summarizing veterinary feed directive (VFD) information. This new report for 2019 is [Read More …]

2020 Jennifer Bice Artisan Dairy/Cheesemaker Grant Award

Cheesemakers, application season for the 2020 Jennifer Bice Artisan Dairy/Cheesemaker Grant Award closes in TWO WEEKS. Completed applications are due by 5pm on Friday, September 25, 2020. Don’t miss the opportunity to apply for a $10,000 grant award, generously made possible by founding Guild member Jennifer Bice of Redwood Hill [Read More …]

CFBF disappointed in Governor’s endoresment of Proposition 15

Tax would reassess and raise taxes on commercial and industrial property, including agricultural facilities Following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s announcement of support for Proposition 15, the split-roll property tax initiative, California Farm Bureau Federation President Jamie [Read More …]

Tracking Ag Trade: July Changes

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USDA’s import and export trade data for July 2020, released last week, provides important insight into the continuing impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on U.S. agricultural trade. July 2020 marked the fifth consecutive month and [Read More …]

Where is Dairy Consumption in the U.S. Going?

The recent posts to this blog have been concerned with the impact of COVID-19 on the U.S. dairy industry. This post will be a change. Data is now available for U.S. consumption of dairy products [Read More …]

With Congress at an impasse, look to USDA for disaster assistance, NMPF’s Bleiberg says

Election-year politics is complicating efforts to push additional agriculture aid through Congress, but already-authorized spending may allow USDA to aid dairy farmers facing unstable roller-coaster prices and shifting supply chains, said Paul Bleiberg, NMPF’s vice [Read More …]

Governor’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Rural Prosperity to hold final listening session on Sept. 16

Meeting will give rural Wisconsin residents opportunity to speak out The Governor’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Rural Prosperity will hold its final virtual listening session on Wednesday, Sept. 16, from 3 to 5 p.m. for [Read More …]

Professional Dairy Producers Environmental Workshops™ Feature Producer-led Panels

Farm Field Tours Also Part of Reoccurring Event Learn first-hand the techniques and technologies dairy producers are incorporating on their farms to help protect Wisconsin’s water quality and environment when Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW), along [Read More …]

Pandemic and Economic Recovery Concerns Weigh on Dairy Values

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending September 11, 2020 Dairy producers are doing their best to top up the bulk tank while the futures promise decent Class III values. Cheesemakers are going strong, [Read More …]

STOP QIP Files Petition Challenging CDFA Secretary’s Decision

As is their right under California law, STOP QIP filed an action in the Sacramento Superior Court which challenges the Secretary’s August 17 denial of its Chapter 3.5 petition for a referendum and requests that the [Read More …]

Homozygous Polled Leaders at IPS

International Protein Sires (IPS) has advanced homozygous polled genetics in the Holstein breed resulting from the August sire summaries. On close examination, facets of the homozygous polled offering at IPS are equal to their horned [Read More …]

USDA Seeks Input on Ready-to-Go Technologies and Practices for Agriculture Innovation Agenda

To further the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) work on the Agriculture Innovation Agenda (AIA), USDA today announced it is seeking public- and private-sector input on the most innovative technologies and practices that can [Read More …]

Tool helps with cover crop decisions

Reps from 12 Midwest states, universities helped improve selection tool Cover crops have been shown to improve water and soil quality, reduce erosion and capture nutrients. Choosing the right cover crop, however, can be difficult. [Read More …]

Penn State researchers to study novel coronavirus potential to infect livestock

$1 million grant to a team led by Suresh Kuchipudi, Penn State professor A grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will enable Penn State researchers to study the potential for SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus [Read More …]

Farmers turning to non-traditional lenders

The trend is toward alternate ways of seeking funding A Kansas State University agricultural economist says that non-traditional lenders are becoming a bigger part of doing business in farm country. Jenny Ifft spoke recently at [Read More …]

2021 World Ag Expo® Cancelled due to COVID-19

For more than 52 years, World Ag Expo® has served agriculture by bringing buyers and sellers together to innovate, collaborate, and advance agriculture. In 2021, the show will not be held live for the first [Read More …]

Virginia Tech hosting food and agricultural cyberbiosecurity workshop Oct. 6-7