DairyBusiness News Team DP, Author at Dairy Business News

EPA supports technology to benefit America’s farmers

September 7, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Public input sought on proposed regulatory streamlining for certain plant-incorporated protectants In another effort to remove barriers to innovation, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a rule that will streamline the regulation of [Read More …]

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Organic Valley appoints new Director of Sustainability

September 7, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Nicole Rakobitsch will build a new centralized sustainability team, improve sustainability leadership Organic Valley has promoted Nicole Rakobitsch to director of sustainability, launching a new centralized department for the nation’s largest farmer-owned dairy cooperative. While [Read More …]

Amplimune receives regulatory approval in New Zealand

September 7, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

NovaVive Inc., an animal health immunobiology company, today announced that its immunotherapy for calf scours – Amplimune® – has received approval for sale in New Zealand by Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines (ACVM). Amplimune reduces the [Read More …]

Minerva Dairy Launches the Brand’s First-Ever 1-Pound Roll of Premium Butter

September 7, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

America’s oldest family-owned creamery releases its most-compact roll to date with distribution at major retailers In the name of consumer convenience, Minerva Dairy has launched a version of its legendary, hand-rolled butter in a smaller, [Read More …]

Rethinking Methane

September 7, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

UC Davis White Paper Re-Examines Methane’s Role in Climate Change, and How California Dairy Can Achieve Climate Neutrality Researchers from the University of California, Davis are rethinking methane and showing that climate neutrality is within [Read More …]

Introducing KUHN HR 1030 and 1040 Series Power Harrows

September 7, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Kuhn North America, Inc., is pleased to introduce the HR 1030 and 1040 Series power harrows. These power harrows carry KUHN’s solid reputation into a new generation with updated features and even better performance. Building [Read More …]

Global Dairy Tech Start-up Spotlight Introduced to Industry

September 7, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

As dairy producers face challenges that are both different and greater than ever before, emerging dairy technology companies continue to step-up to the plate to meet the needs of producers. Since 1967, many new dairy [Read More …]

Register Now for “Introduction to Dairy Product Labeling”

September 7, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

October 14-15, 2020 | 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Eastern This two-session training opportunity will provide you and your staff with the essential information you need to produce compliant and effective labels for your products. Session [Read More …]

Farm Cash Receipts Forecasted to Hit a Decade-Low in 2020

September 7, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Following a sharp downturn in many commodity prices following COVID-19, e.g., Coronavirus Sends Crop and Livestock Prices into a Tailspin, USDA’s most recent Farm Income Forecast, released Sept. 2, projects cash receipts from the sales of [Read More …]

Rural development center moves to Purdue

September 7, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP Comments Off

Purdue is new home to North Central Regional Center for Rural Development For almost 50 years, the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development (NCRCRD), funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of [Read More …]

More than 51,000 classrooms sign up to Adopt a Cow

September 7, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP Comments Off

Dairy industry encouraged to help bring dairy farming into more classrooms, homes With more than 51,000 classrooms and homes signed up for Discover Dairy’s “Adopt a Cow” program this school year, the Dairy Excellence Foundation [Read More …]

Tom Kestell challenge’s “status quo” thinking in dairy

September 4, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

With terrific production, a nearly 45,000-lb. herd average, high type, and over half the herd are Excellent cows, award winning dairyman Tom Kestell of Waldo, Wisconsin talks with Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News about making [Read More …]

Rural Orgs. Set Example of Success in Contrast to USDA Food Box Program

September 4, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

In response to the COVID-19 crisis and an attempt to address the triple threat of crop waste, rising food insecurity, and food industry lay-offs, a rural food hub and a local community organization joined forces [Read More …]

Dairy Strong conference going virtual

September 4, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Dairy Business Association announces Jan. 19-21 dates, online format for event Dairy Strong, an annual conference that brings together farmers and a wide variety of others connected to the dairy community, will move to an [Read More …]

Research Centers Rise Up with Industrywide Assist During COVID Crisis

September 4, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Milk disposal was one of the more unfortunate consequence of COVID-19 for the dairy community. The country’s economic shutdown caused a bottleneck at plants as restaurants and other normally reliable channels were closed for business, [Read More …]

Yield Adjustment Factor in Dairy Revenue Protection

September 4, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

There are a lot of great things about Dairy Revenue Protection (DRP) program and I am generally a fan of it to help dairy farmers hedge their milk price risk. One of the complicated factors [Read More …]

Transition Cow Stress: Are You Part of the Problem?

September 4, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Intermittent stress is part of any dairy cow’s daily life. But transition cows are especially vulnerable to additional stressors that can cause major disruptions to their health, welfare, productivity and ultimately your bottom line. Cows [Read More …]

USDA Proposes RFID Tags as Only Official ID for U.S. Beef and Dairy Cattle

September 4, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

USDA is considering whether to no longer approve visual-only ear tags as Official Identification (i.e. metal “clip tags” would no longer be considered official identification). Official ID would require an RFID component. This change would [Read More …]

Throw Me to the Wolves

September 4, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

John Ellsworth I recently read a quote from the famous playwright & philosopher Seneca that stated: “Throw me to the wolves, and I will return leading the pack.” As we discussed in my last article, [Read More …]

CALVING TRAITS 2.0 – Reevaluating your Dairy’s Strategy for Calving Traits

September 4, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Decades of industry wide advancements in management and genetics have driven significant improvements for calving traits. U.S. Calving Trait evaluation results were rescaled to better align with their application and use for on farm genetic [Read More …]

Highlights from the AMERICAN DAIRY SCIENCE ASSOCIATION Virtual Annual Meeting 2020

September 4, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Introduction The Annual Meeting of the American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) is an indispensable forum for worldwide scientific exchange on work to understand and advance all aspects of dairy science from farm to fork. The [Read More …]

52nd Annual American Dairy Association North East Butter Sculpture Unveiled: Nourishing Our Future

September 4, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP Comments Off

“Nourishing Our Future” is the theme of the 52nd Annual American Dairy Association North East Butter Sculpture. Despite the cancellation of the New York State Fair, the iconic 800-pound butter sculpture was brought to life [Read More …]

Dairy Outliers

September 4, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

What are “Outliers?” “Outliers” is a word made popular by Malcolm Gladwell. It refers to data that does not fit the norm. The Coronavirus has created significant “Outliers” in dairy data. The data simply does [Read More …]

Be Safe and Smart Around Silage

September 4, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Corn silage making season will soon be upon us. It is important to take the time to communicate with employees proper protocols while making silage, along with safe practices around silage piles or silos. A [Read More …]

Will the 2020 Corn Silage Crop Be One for the Record Books?

September 4, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

As historic as 2020 has been for life in general, it’s also brought about a silver lining of a seemingly adequate growing season for farmers when compared to years past. However, a ‘near-perfect’ growing season [Read More …]

Four Simple, But Essential Steps to Dry Off Success

September 4, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

When it comes to mastitis, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of milk, which means even the small things can make a big difference. Preventing mastitis infections in the dry period is your [Read More …]

Cut Dairy Mastitis Treatment Costs in Half by Targeting Gram-Positive Cases

September 4, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Up to 60% of mastitis cases may not require antibiotic treatment “When we culture mastitis, cases come in three flavors, so to speak: Gram-positive, Gram-negative and no-growth,” stated Stephen Foulke, DVM, DABVP, Boehringer Ingelheim. He says [Read More …]

Articles by DairyBusiness News Team DP

EPA supports technology to benefit America’s farmers

Organic Valley appoints new Director of Sustainability

Amplimune receives regulatory approval in New Zealand

Minerva Dairy Launches the Brand’s First-Ever 1-Pound Roll of Premium Butter

Rethinking Methane

Introducing KUHN HR 1030 and 1040 Series Power Harrows

Global Dairy Tech Start-up Spotlight Introduced to Industry

Register Now for “Introduction to Dairy Product Labeling”

Farm Cash Receipts Forecasted to Hit a Decade-Low in 2020

Rural development center moves to Purdue

More than 51,000 classrooms sign up to Adopt a Cow

Tom Kestell challenge’s “status quo” thinking in dairy

Rural Orgs. Set Example of Success in Contrast to USDA Food Box Program

Dairy Strong conference going virtual

Research Centers Rise Up with Industrywide Assist During COVID Crisis

Yield Adjustment Factor in Dairy Revenue Protection

Transition Cow Stress: Are You Part of the Problem?

USDA Proposes RFID Tags as Only Official ID for U.S. Beef and Dairy Cattle

Throw Me to the Wolves

CALVING TRAITS 2.0 – Reevaluating your Dairy’s Strategy for Calving Traits

Highlights from the AMERICAN DAIRY SCIENCE ASSOCIATION Virtual Annual Meeting 2020

52nd Annual American Dairy Association North East Butter Sculpture Unveiled: Nourishing Our Future

Dairy Outliers

Be Safe and Smart Around Silage

Will the 2020 Corn Silage Crop Be One for the Record Books?

Four Simple, But Essential Steps to Dry Off Success

Cut Dairy Mastitis Treatment Costs in Half by Targeting Gram-Positive Cases

Hospital Pens: Does One Size Fit All?

Cornell Dairy Farm Business Summary and Analysis Program

California Producer Review Board Recommends a Hearing on Quota Sunset Proposal

What’s Your Communication Level? by John Ellsworth

Born of the Bond Series Premiere Shines Spotlight on Veterinary Care Deserts

Dairy’s Big GLP-1 Moment: 5 Risks Processors Need to Know

Summer Is Over: Use This Fall to Evaluate Summer Heat Stress