Articles by DairyBusiness News Team DP

Following the release of its joint Milk Crisis Plan with the International Dairy Foods Association earlier this week, the National Milk Producers Federation today began a social-media campaign geared toward dairy farmers and their allies, [Read More …]

Health and Wellness Superstars Join NxGEN

Select Sires added two sires to the NxGEN® lineup and continues to expand the offering of the industry’s most elite genomic young sires to nine. 7HO15097 T-Spruce Nugnt GRANADA (+2898 GTPI®) and 7HO15115 Aurora RAGNAR [Read More …]

NMPF Asks Labor Department, USDA to Offer H-2A Relief for Dairies

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) is asking the Labor and Agriculture Departments to accept and approve H-2A visa applications from dairy farmers offering temporary immigrant farmworker employment for up to 364 days in a [Read More …]

What’s With All of the Milk Dumping?

Cornell Cooperative Extension Specialists Share Information about the Current Dairy Situation The Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock, and Field Crops Program would like to reassure the region’s consumers that there is no reason [Read More …]

NMPF Applauds USDA Move on Milk Disposal, Urges Further Action

The National Milk Producers Federation thanked the U.S. Department of Agriculture for allowing discarded milk to be counted toward milk marketings for the Dairy Revenue Production (DRP) or as actual marketings for the Livestock Gross [Read More …]

Volatility Reigned In The Markets Again This Week

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending April 10, 2020 Volatility reigned in the markets once again this week. After much back and forth, nearby Class III futures finished even lower than last Friday. [Read More …]

USDA Addresses Milk Dumping, Authorizes Other Flexibilities To Help Producers Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) is ensuring that milk producers are not inappropriately penalized if their milk must be dumped because of recent market disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic. In addition, RMA is extending [Read More …]

Crop and livestock prices plunge under uncertainty

April 12, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Nearby futures prices for nearly all the major crops have dropped by double-digit percentages Updated analysis by the American Farm Bureau Federation shows crop and livestock prices falling to levels that threaten the livelihoods of [Read More …]

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Alice in Dairyland Finals moved to June 19-20

Due to challenges posed by the COVID-19 public health emergency, the upcoming 73rd Alice in Dairyland Finals are facing several significant changes including date, format and location. The 73rd Alice in Dairyland Finals [Read More …]

PRO-DAIRY Webinars: April 13-16, 2020

Spanish-Language Training for Farm Workers and Farmers on Coronavirus April 13 | 6:30 PM EDT Registration is required and questions can be submitted in advance. The Cornell Farmworker Program and the Finger Lakes Community Health [Read More …]

IDFA: Navigating the CARES Act – An Analysis for Dairy

The CARES Act, signed in late March by President Donald Trump, enacts $2 trillion worth of emergency provisions to help protect employers and employees during the COVID-19 crisis. The bill contains provisions designed to keep [Read More …]

DMI Outlines Business Plan Shift In Letter to USDA’s Perdue

Checkoff efforts aim to help farmers navigate changing environment Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) leaders outlined a shift in its business plan in a letter to USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue that will help farmers weather the [Read More …]

DCHA Annual Conference features thought-provoking topics

More than 200 dairy producers, calf and heifer raisers, veterinarians, nutritionists, educators and dairy consultants attended Dairy Calf and Heifer Association’s (DCHA) Virtual Conference, held April 8-9. The participants represented 28 states, four Canadian provinces [Read More …]

Ashlie Johnson of Brooke Human Resource Solution on financial information for payroll with COVID-19

Dairy farm operators can find help for working with employees and financial information for payroll as we deal with COVID-19. Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness speaks with Ashlie Johnson of Brooke Human Resource Solutions, who gives [Read More …]

2020 National Holstein Convention

April 9, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

“These are certainly unprecedented times. Canceling the June 2020 National Holstein Convention, set to take place in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was not a matter we took lightly,” said Holstein Association USA President Corey Geiger. “We [Read More …]

Rabobank Economists Predict Global Recession, Dairy Price Slump into 2021

Dairy commodity prices and therefore farmgate milk prices will be under pressure from “three waves of market movement,” according to a report on global dairy markets issued Apr. 7 under the byline of Mary Ledman, [Read More …]

Coronavirus Sends Crop and Livestock Prices into a Tailspin

April 8, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Just as the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Wuhan, China, on or around Jan. 14, the United States and China signed a long-awaited Phase 1 trade deal (China: What Does it Mean Now?). China’s all-encompassing [Read More …]

Additional Traits Enhance Selection Insights From CLARIFIDE® Plus Testing

April 8, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

New cow-wellness and fertility traits improve predictions for potential lifetime profitability Dairy producers now have additional trait insights to help predict potential lifetime profitability. Results from CLARIFIDE® Plus genetic testing for Holsteins and Jerseys now [Read More …]

CT Department of Agriculture update – Grade-A milk program

We are suspending inspections related to the Grade-A milk program, in state producers of milk for pasteurization and in state milk processors. Our Retail Raw Milk program is not effected at this time. FDA has [Read More …]

COVID-19 Delays Events at the International Agri-Center®

As of March 16, 2020, all events scheduled at the International Agri-Center® were postponed or cancelled in accordance with COVID-19 safety measures. “We are doing our part to slow the spread of COVID-19,” stated Jerry [Read More …]

U.S. Department Of Labor Announces New Paid Sick Leave And Expanded Family and Medical Leave Implementation

Families First Coronavirus Response Act Helps Americans Overcome COVID-19 Workplace Challenges The U.S. Department of Labor today announced new action regarding how American workers and employers will benefit from the protections and relief offered by [Read More …]

DATCP Advocates for Dairy Industry Amid Milk Disposal Concerns

At the direction of Governor Tony Evers, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to step in and support the dairy industry amid concerns about [Read More …]

Paycheck Protection Loans Available to Farmers, Regardless of Revenue, Apply Now

Agriculture enterprises that employ 500 or less people whose principal place of residence is in the United States are eligible, regardless of revenue levels. Paycheck Protection Program Loans (PPPL) In a nutshell, the PPPL is [Read More …]

4.4 Million Pounds of Dairy Product Export Sales

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) member cooperatives accepted 28 offers of export assistance from CWT that helped them capture sales contracts for 2.013 million pounds (913 metric tons) of Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese, 330,693 pounds [Read More …]

IDFA – NMPF Submit Joint Plan to USDA to Support Dairy Industry Through COVID-19

For the past six weeks, IDFA has worked day and night to ensure the federal government hears and understands the unique challenges facing our dairy industry because of COVID-19. As the impact deepens across our [Read More …]

Dairy Responding to COVID-19