DairyBusiness News Team DP, Author at Dairy Business News

DCHA webinar highlights feed conversion, genetics

August 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Collectively, the dairy industry is working to increase production with fewer inputs Join Dairy Calf and Heifer Association (DCHA) for its next webinar on efficient feed conversion and breeding decisions. This one-hour DCHA webinar starts [Read More …]

Holstein Association USA honors Junior breeders

August 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Awards encourage Junior members to continue their Registered Holstein breeding programs Holstein Association USA recognized several Junior members who have bred and own exceptional Holstein cattle. The awards, based on both conformation and milk production, are [Read More …]

Build your own Butter Cow contest

August 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Participate July 28 through Aug. 9 Because the Ohio State Fair is not happening in 2020, this year’s Butter Cow tradition will be celebrated virtually in a brand new way — by encouraging fair lovers [Read More …]

Department of Justice Files Amicus Brief in Dairy Farmers of America Lawsuit

August 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

On July 27th, 2020, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an amicus brief in a lawsuit against Dairy Farmers of America, the United States’ largest dairy cooperative. The lawsuit, filed in Vermont U.S. District [Read More …]

Dairy is still in the mix but probably more Class II products than cheese

August 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The USDA announced round 3 of the Farmers to Families Food Box program last Friday. The operation of round 3 is going to be significantly different than the first two rounds. In the first two [Read More …]

U.S. Agriculture Praises Senate Letter

August 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

U.S. AGRICULTURE PRAISES SENATE LETTER URGING ADMINISTRATION TO MAKE GREATER STRIDES TO PROTECT COMMON FOOD AND WINE TERMS A diverse range of farm and agricultural industries is praising a bipartisan Senate letter sent today to U.S. Trade [Read More …]

2020 Holstein USA Delegate Election Underway

August 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Holstein Association USA’s 2021 delegate election process is currently underway. Each year, members have the opportunity to nominate members from their state to serve as voting delegates at the following year’s Holstein Association USA Annual [Read More …]

New Line-up of Speakers Announced for Week 18 of The Dairy Signal™

August 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Free online episodes offer insights to help producers make informed decisions According to Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW), the line-up for week eighteen of The Dairy Signal™ will feature two university experts discussing group pairing calves [Read More …]

DairyBusiness Special Report: The Curse of the Negative PPD

August 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Dr. Jones provided this insightful video for a serious issue currently being faced by dairy producers

Are You Prepared For COVID-19 Lawsuits?

August 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Thursday, August 13 | 1:00 p.m. Eastern Food producers and retailers are facing a wave of class action lawsuits by their workers and the public, challenging the adequacy of COVID-19 protections and often seeking court [Read More …]

Good News for Dairy, Good News for Science

August 1, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The main takeaway for dairy foods following the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s (DGAC) scientific report is that National Dairy Council (NDC) and the science behind dairy’s role in nutrition and health remains strong, leading to [Read More …]

CDFA Announces Stakeholder Workshops For New Alternative Manure Management Program Practices

August 1, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation (OEFI) is conducting workshops to share requirements for proposals for new manure management practices in its Alternative Manure Management Program (AMMP). Proposals [Read More …]

Dairy Industry Praises USDA-Baylor University Partnership to Support New SNAP Milk Incentive Program

July 31, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Michael Dykes, D.V.M., President and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association, released the following statement today in support of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s award of nearly $1 million to the Baylor University Collaborative [Read More …]

Dairy Farm Business Summary and Analysis Program

July 31, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The fourth and final progress report of the Dairy Farm Business Summary has been released for 2019. As dairy businesses across the state continue to analyze their financial and business performance utilizing the Dairy Farm [Read More …]

Duke Energy teams with SustainRNG to develop renewable natural gas on dairy farms

July 31, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Methane to be converted to renewable energy, distributed through natural gas pipelines Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) today announced a partnership with SustainRNG to harness renewable natural gas (RNG) on dairy farms, starting in the southeastern [Read More …]

CDFA scientists published in academic journal after developing improved method to test for mycotoxin in feed

July 31, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Center for Analytical Chemistry (CAC) scientists Bahar Nakhjavan, Nighat Sami Ahmed, and Maryam Khosravifard were recently published in an academic journal after developing an improved method to test [Read More …]

“Voice of the Green Bay Packers” Wayne Larrivee part of PDPW Dairy Fest Line-up

July 31, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Dairy Fest to offer educational resources, networking, entertainment “Voice of the Green Bay Packers” Wayne Larrivee will give a glimpse of what the upcoming football season might look like when he addresses the crowd at [Read More …]

Big-Money Investors Gear Up For A Trillion-Dollar Bet On Farm Land

July 31, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

For a glimpse of what could happen to a trillion dollars worth of American farmland, meet Ray Williams. He’s a lawyer-turned-farmer, growing organic grain and feeding young cows on 3000 acres in northeastern Oregon. Last [Read More …]

Three Myths Debunked: Animal Agriculture’s Real Impact on the Environment

July 31, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The way the public and the media perceive animal agriculture’s environmental impact can, and should, change. New research from Oxford University and the University of California, Davis have recently debunked some of the most [Read More …]

Choose Wisely

July 31, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

John Ellsworth I recently was reading about a presentation by Damien McLoughlin, marketing professor at the University of Dublin, within which he explained that our industry (in fact, all industries) are currently at what he [Read More …]

Cheese Prices Continue to Climb! Why are They Climbing? Where are They Going?

July 31, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

July cheese prices published in the NASS weekly surveys continue to climb ito record highs. However, cheese inventories as of the end of June do not show any shortages or low inventories. This is a [Read More …]

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Dairy Experience Forum Delivers Consumer Insights to Drive Dairy Demand

July 31, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The event virtually united members of the dairy supply chain to gain valuable insights and prepare for the post-COVID-19 future Midwest Dairy hosted the third annual Dairy Experience Forum on July 15, convening more than [Read More …]

Health Benefits of Consuming Dairy Products

July 31, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Scientific evidence suggests that consuming dairy products is associated with decreased risk for obesity, Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and some types of cancer1,2. Most of these studies have searched, evaluated, selected, summarized, and performed [Read More …]

Keep an Eye on Your Dairy Farm Employee Vision Health

July 31, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Do the employees see what they learn? In response to producer requests, SDSU Extension’s dairy team has developed various training (i.e., milking school, dry cow therapy, maternity, and cow handling) for dairy employees in both [Read More …]

Leadership in the Current Environment

July 31, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Today likely presents the greatest leadership opportunity for essentially every owner, leader, supervisor, and even individual in our lifetime. The reason is that all of us are feeling at least uncertainty if not frustration, anger, fear, [Read More …]

Four-State Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference recap

July 31, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

COVID-19 has changed all of our lives in one way or another. Our Four-State Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference (organized by Extension specialists from Iowa, Ill., Minn. and Wis.) was moved to a virtual format. [Read More …]

Mystery seeds arrive in Texas

July 31, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Recipients advised to report unsolicited seed shipments Texas residents are now among those across the nation receiving mysterious seeds delivered by mail in tiny bags marked as jewelry. U.S. Department of Agriculture officials are on alert because [Read More …]

Articles by DairyBusiness News Team DP

DCHA webinar highlights feed conversion, genetics

Holstein Association USA honors Junior breeders

Build your own Butter Cow contest

Department of Justice Files Amicus Brief in Dairy Farmers of America Lawsuit

Dairy is still in the mix but probably more Class II products than cheese

U.S. Agriculture Praises Senate Letter

2020 Holstein USA Delegate Election Underway

New Line-up of Speakers Announced for Week 18 of The Dairy Signal™

DairyBusiness Special Report: The Curse of the Negative PPD

Are You Prepared For COVID-19 Lawsuits?

Good News for Dairy, Good News for Science

CDFA Announces Stakeholder Workshops For New Alternative Manure Management Program Practices

Dairy Industry Praises USDA-Baylor University Partnership to Support New SNAP Milk Incentive Program

Dairy Farm Business Summary and Analysis Program

Duke Energy teams with SustainRNG to develop renewable natural gas on dairy farms

CDFA scientists published in academic journal after developing improved method to test for mycotoxin in feed

“Voice of the Green Bay Packers” Wayne Larrivee part of PDPW Dairy Fest Line-up

Big-Money Investors Gear Up For A Trillion-Dollar Bet On Farm Land

Three Myths Debunked: Animal Agriculture’s Real Impact on the Environment

Choose Wisely

Cheese Prices Continue to Climb! Why are They Climbing? Where are They Going?

Dairy Experience Forum Delivers Consumer Insights to Drive Dairy Demand

Health Benefits of Consuming Dairy Products

Keep an Eye on Your Dairy Farm Employee Vision Health

Leadership in the Current Environment

Four-State Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference recap

Mystery seeds arrive in Texas

Farmers, Business Owners, Community Leaders Launch New Effort to Oppose President Trump’s Rural Policies

Prioritize Well-being Throughout the Transition Period

California: CDFA Approves Petition Request for Quota Sunset Plan; Stop QIP Petition Denied

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