DairyBusiness News Team DP, Author at Dairy Business News

Sustainability Creates Economic Opportunities for Dairy, DMI’s Harden Says

May 29, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Far-reaching dairy sustainability goals, including a pledge for net-zero emissions by 2050, go hand-in-hand with economic opportunity for dairy farmers, said Krysta Harden, executive vice president, global environmental strategy, for Dairy Management Inc. and Innovation [Read More …]

Nate Donnay and James Carr of INTL FCStone explain that volatility will be king in dairy this year

May 29, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The big market price drop followed by the sharp recovery, particularly of cheese and Class III prices, is the focus of DairyVoice podcast episode 19. Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News moderates as Nate Donnay, director [Read More …]

New Product: Synder Introduces New OptimaFlow Series Elements

May 29, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Synder Filtration is pleased to announce the launch of the OptimaFlow Series elements. This new product line is available for all existing ultrafiltration and microfiltration standard and MAX membrane types in the same common element [Read More …]

Elanco Helps More Than 1.4 Million Households and 293 Communities

May 28, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

More Food Secure, Nearly Tripling Goal Food security efforts, including education program to improve livestock health among African farmers, detailed in Elanco’s new social impact report Elanco Animal Health Incorporated (NYSE: ELAN) today released its [Read More …]

Dairy Farmers Donate Milk and Cheese to Michigan Food Banks

May 28, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Dairy Farmers of America help food banks meet extraordinary need. The Mideast area of DFA Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) has donated over 50,000 gallons of milk and 25,000 pounds of cheddar cheese to Michigan [Read More …]

Coronavirus Farm Aid Signup Begins, NMPF Urges Participation

May 27, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Today is the first day of farmer signup for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), the direct payments for producers funded by Congress and implemented by USDA. The National Milk Producers Federation is urging all [Read More …]

Important Coronavirus Updates from IDFA: Please Remain Vigilant

May 27, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Dear Dairy Community, I hope that everyone had an enjoyable, relaxing holiday weekend. My thoughts were with our nation’s veterans, their families, and the sacrifices they made on behalf of our nation. The IDFA family [Read More …]

Dairy Farmers And Pizza Hut Team Up To Celebrate The High School Class Of 2020 With 500,000 Free Pizzas

May 26, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Just in Time for At-Home Graduation Parties, “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” announces that Hut Rewards members can claim a Medium one-topping pizza through May 28, while supplies last Prom, birthdays, and graduations. The [Read More …]

USDA, FDA strengthen supply chain protections

May 26, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

USDA and FDA announce MOU to prevent interruptions at FDA-regulated food facilities The following statement is attributed to Mindy Brashears, Ph.D., USDA Under Secretary for Food Safety, and Frank Yiannas, FDA Deputy Commissioner for Food [Read More …]

March margin triggers DMC program payment

May 26, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Projections indicate DMC payment likely to trigger every month for remainder of 2020 The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced this week that the March 2020 income over feed cost margin was [Read More …]

COVID-19 resiliency survey

May 26, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Are agricultural workers and dairy producers uniquely resilient to the effects of COVID-19? UMASH/University of Minnesota is studying whether agricultural workers and dairy producers are uniquely resilient to the health and economic effects of COVID-19 [Read More …]

Spot Cheese Markets Continue Their Breathtaking Climb

May 25, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending May 22, 2020 The spot cheese markets continued their breathtaking climb. They have scaled great heights at spectacular speed. This week spot Cheddar blocks jumped another 15.75ȼ [Read More …]

Michigan Dairy Farmers Deliver Coolers to Food Pantries

May 22, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Refrigeration units help keep milk and dairy cold and fresh. Eighteen local food banks across Michigan have been awarded milk refrigeration units as part of a United Dairy Industry of Michigan (UDIM) pilot grant program. [Read More …]

USDA’s New Direct Payments Program for Dairy Farmers

May 22, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Beginning May 26, USDA’s Farm Service Agency will be accepting applications from agricultural producers who have suffered market losses. Eligible producers will receive direct payments based on a national payment rate and their own documented [Read More …]

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Genomic selection in cows creates opportunities

May 22, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

June issue of the Journal of Dairy Science® highlights rapid acceleration of genetic progress Genomic selection has become a critical tool for the dairy industry around the world since genomic evaluations were first implemented in [Read More …]

Dairy Promotion Delivers

May 22, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

This year many of the team’s promotions have been cancelled Dairy farmers, now more than ever, need the support of their local communities. The Susquehanna County Dairy Promotion team is always working towards representing farmers [Read More …]

Reviewing Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Details

May 22, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

To provide immediate financial assistance to farmers and ranchers impacted by COVID-19, e.g., Coronavirus Sends Crop and Livestock Prices into a Tailspin and Pandemic Injects Volatility into Cattle and Beef Markets, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security [Read More …]

USDA announces details of direct assistance program to farmers

May 22, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced details of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), which will provide up to $16 billion in direct payments to deliver relief to America’s farmers and ranchers impacted [Read More …]

Edge, DBA dairy groups welcome USDA payment details, see more work to be done

May 22, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative and the Dairy Business Association welcomed the announcement today by Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue of details regarding direct financial help for farmers hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the [Read More …]

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Dairy Checkoff Responds to the COVID-19 Pandemic

May 22, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Determining the behavior and motivation of consumers as they emerge from the COVID-19 crisis will be a priority for Dairy Management, Inc., the dairy checkoff organization. This, according to CEO Tom Gallagher speaking in a [Read More …]

U.S. Department of Labor Adopts Revised Enforcement Policies For Coronavirus

May 22, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has adopted revised policies for enforcing OSHA’s requirements with respect to coronavirus as economies reopen in states throughout the country. Throughout the [Read More …]

Farm Credit East to Host Webinars on Loan Forgiveness for the Paycheck Protection Program

May 22, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

For those agricultural producers who received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding, Farm Credit East is offering an informational webinar to prepare producers to apply for loan forgiveness. This free session will be offered twice in [Read More …]

Margo Hale of Armed to Farm Talks to Joel Hastings about this amazing program for veterans

May 21, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

On Memorial Day, Joel Hasting, Editor & Publisher of DairyBusiness News is happy to tell you about a special program to help veterans of the armed services start farming or improve their farming operations. It’s called [Read More …]

USDA’s COVID-19 Farmer Relief Will Leave Out Farmers Most Impacted by Crisis

May 20, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Thousands of Farmers and Ranchers Working to Feed their Communities Will Not be Fairly Compensated for Losses Yesterday, the Trump Administration announced the impending opening of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) farmer aid payments [Read More …]

Effective economic recovery can’t leave rural America in the dust

May 19, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

COVID-19 has brought about a flurry of stay-at-home orders, essential business declarations, and funding and program changes in all levels of government. Just as people with pre-existing health conditions are most susceptible to this virus, [Read More …]

Dairy Markets Move Higher by Leaps and Bounds

May 18, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending May 15, 2020 The bulls bellowed and bucked this week, and the bears fled. The dairy markets moved higher by leaps and bounds. Although the rally faded [Read More …]

Additional Bottle Sizes of Eprinex® (eprinomectin) Now Available

May 18, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Boehringer Ingelheim provides cattle producers with more deworming flexibility From average daily gains and conception rates to milk production and immunity, parasites can wreak havoc on them all.1,2Whether your cattle spend their days roaming the [Read More …]

Long Term Decisions Through Milk Supply Management

May 18, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Join us for the Long Term Decisions Through Milk Supply Management live webinar for a discussion on how COVID-19 has caused major disruption in the milk supply chain. Many farms will have to make hard [Read More …]

NNYADP project pilots e-learning for dairy workforce

May 15, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Veterinarians have begun developing e-learning modules for dairy employee training With a grant from the farmer-driven Northern New York Agricultural Development Program, veterinarians Paul D. Virkler and Paula Ospina have begun developing e-learning modules [Read More …]

Local dairy farms donate more than 13,000 gallons of milk

May 15, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Thank you to PA dairy farms who are donating excess milk to food banks Two local dairy farms, JoBo Holstein Farm in Gettysburg, Pa. and Mount Rock Dairy in Newville, Pa., recently donated more than [Read More …]

Articles by DairyBusiness News Team DP

Sustainability Creates Economic Opportunities for Dairy, DMI’s Harden Says

Nate Donnay and James Carr of INTL FCStone explain that volatility will be king in dairy this year

New Product: Synder Introduces New OptimaFlow Series Elements

Elanco Helps More Than 1.4 Million Households and 293 Communities

Dairy Farmers Donate Milk and Cheese to Michigan Food Banks

Coronavirus Farm Aid Signup Begins, NMPF Urges Participation

Important Coronavirus Updates from IDFA: Please Remain Vigilant

Dairy Farmers And Pizza Hut Team Up To Celebrate The High School Class Of 2020 With 500,000 Free Pizzas

USDA, FDA strengthen supply chain protections

March margin triggers DMC program payment

COVID-19 resiliency survey

Spot Cheese Markets Continue Their Breathtaking Climb

Michigan Dairy Farmers Deliver Coolers to Food Pantries

USDA’s New Direct Payments Program for Dairy Farmers

Genomic selection in cows creates opportunities

Dairy Promotion Delivers

Reviewing Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Details

USDA announces details of direct assistance program to farmers

Edge, DBA dairy groups welcome USDA payment details, see more work to be done

Dairy Checkoff Responds to the COVID-19 Pandemic

U.S. Department of Labor Adopts Revised Enforcement Policies For Coronavirus

Farm Credit East to Host Webinars on Loan Forgiveness for the Paycheck Protection Program

Margo Hale of Armed to Farm Talks to Joel Hastings about this amazing program for veterans

USDA’s COVID-19 Farmer Relief Will Leave Out Farmers Most Impacted by Crisis

Effective economic recovery can’t leave rural America in the dust

Dairy Markets Move Higher by Leaps and Bounds

Additional Bottle Sizes of Eprinex® (eprinomectin) Now Available

Long Term Decisions Through Milk Supply Management

NNYADP project pilots e-learning for dairy workforce

Local dairy farms donate more than 13,000 gallons of milk

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