Articles by DairyBusiness News Team DP

Editors note: You can listen to Richard Stup discuss these issues with Joel Hastings on the DairyVoice podcast at DairyVoice.com. The U.S. is confronting an outbreak of a novel coronavirus that causes serious respiratory disease [Read More …]

Rethinking Perseverance: How a New Ice Cream Founder Reinvigorated My Faith in Startups

As the world grapples with the implications of COVID-19, shelter-in-place warnings and a plummeting stock market, I began to worry about startups forced to navigate a landscape even more resistant to new things. Sequoia Capital [Read More …]

Three Certainties in Uncertain Times

Anxiety, stress, uncertainty. Confidence, defiance, invincibility. It’s a tale of many conflicted Americans, but no matter which side you fall under, the market has been struck by the former with such force that very few [Read More …]

CoBank: Global Pandemic, Economic Hibernation Disorient Markets, Industries and Communities

Labor and supply chains among the biggest challenges facing essential rural industries COVID-19 has brought the U.S. economy to a screeching halt, ushering in a recession in the process. For most businesses, the sudden stop [Read More …]

Staying the Course

April 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

John Ellsworth There is a great amount of concern about the Coronavirus, considering the potential for loss of life and for its impact on economy, both domestic and international. Yet, if you’ve been reading my [Read More …]

COVID-19 and Livestock: Is there a connection?

When reports of the COVID-19 pandemic first hit the US, very few people had likely heard of coronaviruses—with some notable exceptions: cattle producers and their veterinarians. It’s not that people involved with cattle [Read More …]

Collegiate students participate in 15th annual Western Regional Dairy Challenge®

National Contest Cancelled due to COVID-19 Sixty-six students from eight Western U.S. universities and one Canadian college traveled to Modesto, California, for the 15th annual Western Dairy Challenge on February 20 – 22, [Read More …]

Holstein Association USA adjusts TPI formula

With the April 2020 dairy cattle genetic evaluations, Holstein Association USA will make updates to the Total Performance Index (TPI) Formula. Key points are: 1. Modify the weightings of Predicted Transmitting Ability (PTA) [Read More …]

Intranasal and Injectable Respiratory Vaccines: There’s a Time and Place for Both of Them

Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is still a major cause of sickness and death in young beef and dairy calves. While vaccination remains one of the most effective ways to prevent losses associated with BRD, it’s [Read More …]

The Texas Dairy Industry Continues to Grow

From 2002 to 2019 the state of Texas had the biggest increase in milk production in the U.S. both in absolute and relative terms. Texas increased milk production by 8.55 billion pounds, which represents 160% [Read More …]

New Industry-Leading Roxor Lease Program

April 2, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Easier To Get Off-Road It is now easier to get off-road with Mahindra Automotive North America’s ROXOR lease program. The industry-leadingROXOR lease program provides an easy, hassle-free way to enjoy the toughest, most capable, work/play [Read More …]

Dr. Richard Stup of Cornell University discusses dairy farmers managing coronavirus

Episode 15 of DairyVoice is now available

Dairy groups call for USDA food purchases, relief for farmers

Groups representing dairy farmers and cooperatives in the Midwest today urged the federal government to provide direct assistance to farmers and to expedite the purchase of additional dairy foods amid unprecedented disruptions in supply and [Read More …]

Dean Foods Announces Dairy Farmers of America as Winning Bidder for Substantially All of Its Assets

Prairie Farms Dairy, Mana Saves McArthur, LLC, Producers Dairy Foods and Harmoni, Inc. to Purchase Additional Assets as Part of Court-Supervised Auction Dean Foods Company (“Dean Foods” or the “Company”) today announced that, following a [Read More …]

Dairy Collaboration a Bright Spot in Challenging Coronavirus Times

Words like “unprecedented” shouldn’t be thrown around lightly, but it’s indisputable that what we are living through now has no modern parallel. Travel in the United States, the world’s richest nation, has nearly ground to [Read More …]

CWT Assists with 2.2 Million Pounds of Dairy Product Export Sales

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) member cooperatives accepted 11 offers of export assistance from CWT that helped them capture sales contracts for 291,010 pounds (132 metric tons) of Cheddar cheese, 299,829 pounds (136 metric tons) of [Read More …]

COVID-19 Health and Safety for Dairy Herds and DHI Staff

March 31, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The health and safety of dairy herds owners and their families and employees and as well as DHI system organizations and their staffs, in addition to minimizing the risk of spreading the COVID-19 virus, are [Read More …]

U.S. dairy industry reassures global customers about commitment to exports

A message translated into 10 languages says U.S. dairy suppliers are working hard to continue shipments to other countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thousands of shipping containers make for a dazzling array of colors at [Read More …]

Farm Credit East to Host Webinar on Tax and Payroll Provisions of FFCRA and CARES Act

March 31, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Farm Credit East is offering an educational webinar regarding new payroll and tax provisions outlined in the newly passed Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. This [Read More …]

UFW’s 2nd ‘open letter’ to ag industry: Gestures and issuing guidelines ‘do not substitute for real steps’

March 31, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

UFW’s 2nd ‘open letter’ to ag industry: Gestures and issuing guidelines ‘do not substitute for real steps to stem the virus’ Nearly two weeks after its initial “open letter” of March 17 calling for meaningful [Read More …]

COVID-19 Update from NDHIA QCS to Field Service, Labs, DRPCs and Board

Quote of the week from the field amidst all the COVID-19 news and impact: “I can milk my cows, but I can’t manage my herd without DHI.” There has been a lot of information regarding [Read More …]

NMPF Statement on President Trump’s Signing of Coronavirus Legislation

In response to President Donald Trump’s signing of the CARES Act addressing the coronavirus crisis, National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) President and CEO Jim Mulhern offered the following statement: “We thank President Trump for quickly [Read More …]

NAAB Extends Release Date of Active Sire Lists To Accommodate COVID-19 Circumstances

The National Association of Animal Breeders (NAAB) recognizes that the current COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the daily work life of all involved in the global AI industry. Given these unique circumstances along with a [Read More …]

NMPF Coronavirus Page Adds Employer Section, Boosts Spanish-Language Resources

The National Milk Producers Federation’s coronavirus webpage has added key guidance documents for agricultural employers in the wake of recent legislation and also expanded its Spanish-language resources to meet member needs as farmer economic and workforce situations rapidly [Read More …]

Red Ink Flooded LaSalle Street This Week and Dairy Markets Were Decimated

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending March 27th, 2020 Red ink flooded LaSalle Street this week. The dairy markets were decimated. Every Class III and Class IV contract on the board scored new [Read More …]

National DHIA honors Philip Dukas with Joachim-Wilson Leadership Award