DairyBusiness News Team DP, Author at Dairy Business News

2020 Global Dairy Supply and Demand – Dairy Economist Nate Donnay Looks Ahead

January 9, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Dairy economist Nate Donnay looks ahead to 2020, assessing global dairy supply and demand with impact on U.S. farm milk prices. He explains to Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness that more details along with other related [Read More …]

Last Day to Save for the California Dairy Sustainability Summit with Early Bird Rates

January 8, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Early Bird Rates End Tomorrow! Join us at the California Dairy Sustainability Summit to learn how our state’s dairy families are leading the way in achieving economic and environmental sustainability. For example, watch this short [Read More …]

Elegant MicroWeb Provides Business Intelligence and Application Development for India’s National Dairy Development Board

January 8, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Elegant MicroWeb has joined forces with the National Dairy Development Board(NDDB) of India to provide application development for financial and budget control management for NDDB projects all over India with workflow management. To support NDDB analytical [Read More …]

Andy Seibel named executive secretary of Virginia FFA

January 7, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Andy Seibel has deep roots at Virginia Tech and the nearby community, and that’s fitting for the new leader of Virginia FFA, a group that has been affiliated with the university since the earliest days [Read More …]

Class and Component Prices for December 2019

January 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The class and component prices for December 2019 are broken down and explained by Lawrence Jones. Plus, he gives viewers a preview of The CWT website with instructions to gain access to this valuable tool. [Read More …]

Six Things I Learned from Visiting U.S. “Mega-Dairies”

January 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

Rhian Price,Livestock editor, Farmers Weekly Dairy farming in the US has become synonymous with the words “mega-dairy”. While the scale of US dairy farms bears little resemblance to UK operations, there are some striking similarities [Read More …]

The Coca-Cola Company Acquires Remaining Stake in fairlife LLC

January 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The Coca-Cola Company today announced that it has acquired the remaining stake in fairlife LLC from its joint venture partner Select Milk Producers. Coca-Cola now owns 100% of fairlife, up from its previous 42.5% minority [Read More …]

Hear from Dairy Industry Experts at Vision 20/20: Global Markets Outlook

January 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

As part of the Vision 20/20: Global Markets Outlook, the Dairy Outlook 20/20 track will offer attendees insights into emerging trends within the industry, along with strategies to protect profits and enable growth in the [Read More …]

There is No “Try”!

January 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

John Ellsworth I was recently reminded of an old episode in the Star Wars movie entitled The Empire Strikes Back, where the famous character Yoda encourages young Luke Skywalker to use his mind to accomplish [Read More …]

Controlling the 4C’s

January 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Controlling the 4C’s: crops, cows, cash and conservation. Production perspective: In today’s economic climate profitable farms target management practices on crops, cows, cash and conservation or the 4C’s. People often ask if there are commonalities [Read More …]

Climate Change Conversation to Shift Dramatically, Research Shows

January 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Most Americans engaging online about climate change are mired in the debate as to whether it exists. However, the focus of the conversation will shift dramatically in the next two years, according to new research [Read More …]

2019 Moisture Affected Both Soil and Plant Health

January 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

As if 2019’s moisture-laden growing and harvest conditions weren’t enough, the very soil that farmers everywhere depend on may also suffer long-term effects of this challenging year. Recent plant analysis data is showcasing a new [Read More …]

Waste Milk Nutrient Values Change Daily, Calf Nutrient Needs Don’t

January 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Fortifying waste milk provides essential vitamins and trace minerals to growing calves. Imagine if waste milk came with a product label that listed nutrient values and fat, protein and lactose concentrations. You’d know exactly what [Read More …]

Pinkeye: New Challenges Call for New Solutions

January 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Cattle exposed to pinkeye are at risk of lower calf-growth rates, potential blindness and permanent damage if left untreated.1 It’s estimated that this highly contagious disease causes annual losses of more than $150 million in [Read More …]

CA: Dairy farmers continue collaborative efforts to address community drinking water

January 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The California dairy community has long been dedicated to improving groundwater protection, and this commitment will only grow in the new year. By participating in the Central Valley Salinity Coalition, and working closely with regional [Read More …]

AMSG puts it all together in new Calf Café

January 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Imagine. You’re ready to group calves and go to automatic feeding. Now you need to get the feeding system, design the calf feeding room, create all the hookups, hire a contractor to install and commission [Read More …]

DairyVoice Podcast: Don Bennink of North Florida Holsteins talks about AI, cattle breeding, dairy cooperatives, and what it takes to succeed in business.

January 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Dairying in Florida for 40 years, Don Bennink of North Florida Holsteins has learned a few things about cow care, working with employees and making a lot of milk. With 6500 cows on 3X milking, [Read More …]

30th Annual Butter Sculpture Unveiled: East Meets West at the Pennsylvania Farm Show

January 2, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Mascots from Pittsburgh and Philadelphia Come Together to Celebrate Dairy at the Pennsylvania Farm Show American Dairy Association North East, in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, revealed the recreation of three of the [Read More …]

Dates Announced for Phase 3 California Quota Meetings

January 2, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Phase 3 meetings regarding options for the California quota program will be held on January 6-8 throughout the state. At these meetings, Dr. Marin Bozic and Matt Gould will present the three proposals brought forward [Read More …]

The 2019 Global Dairy Business Year in Review

January 1, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

We curate a one-stop, one-of-a-kind historical archive of the most important global dairy business developments of the year. The U.S. Dairy Export Council tracks global dairy business developments every day from news and other sources around [Read More …]

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December Dairy Market Report from NMPF and DMI

December 31, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Recently reported wholesale and farm-level milk and dairy-product prices continue to be their highest since at least the beginning of 2015. Stockpiles have been down and use up. The most recently reported stocks of the [Read More …]

NEDPA and NYSVGA File Lawsuit Seeking Clarity on FWFLPA

December 30, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

FARMERS FILE FEDERAL LAWSUIT SEEKING CLARITY AND TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH NEW LAW, IN THE NEW YEAR Farm Worker Legislation Remains Vague, Requires Fixes A coalition of New York State dairy and vegetable farms has [Read More …]

55th National DHIA Annual Meeting March 3 – 5, 2020 Savannah, Georgia

December 27, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The NDHIA Leadership Workshop and 55th Annual Meeting will be held March 4th and 5th (Wednesday and Thursday). There will be shoulder meetings the days prior to the NDHIA 2020 Annual Meeting. The shoulder meetings [Read More …]

Register for the 2020 Pennsylvania Dairy Summit

December 27, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Are you ready to reignite your passion for dairy? Registration is now open for the 2020 Pennsylvania Dairy Summit! With opportunities to network with your peers and learn from experts across the industry, the Summit [Read More …]

Gene-edited cattle have a major screwup in their DNA

December 27, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Bid for barnyard revolution is set back after regulators find celebrity “hornless” bovines contaminated by bacterial genes. They were the poster animals for the gene-editing revolution, appearing in story after story. By adding just a few letters of [Read More …]

Dairy Defined: Be Thankful for Dairy’s Success This Christmas

December 25, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Despite the seasonal pressures to buy, buy, and buy, the holidays are best as a season for giving. Yes, that means solicitations – deserving charities fill mailboxes, and earnest pleas to remember the less fortunate [Read More …]

CDCB changes to evaluation system (December 2019)

December 24, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Updates to crossbred evaluations Two important updates will be implemented in the crossbred evaluations in December 2019: Change in F1’s threshold for the breed of evaluation to be the breed of the ID: Since the [Read More …]

Allen Chester talks about reducing heifer inventory and improving cashflow

December 20, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Things are changing on this Northern New York dairy. Allen Chester talks with Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness about reducing heifer inventory and improving cashflow on this 650-cow operation in St. Lawrence County. With genomics, beef semen and high-end embryos, Allen says it’s a new [Read More …]

Vilsack urges swift Senate action on USMCA ‘for dairy and all of agriculture’

December 20, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Approval by House brings landmark trade agreement closer to opening the Canadian market for more U.S. dairy exports, among other benefits. The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) praised the [Read More …]

Farmers Applaud Trump on Phase One of China Deal

December 14, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The American Dairy Coalition applauds the efforts of President Donald Trump and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer for their hard work and dedication to farmers across the nation for reaching phase one of a new [Read More …]

Articles by DairyBusiness News Team DP

2020 Global Dairy Supply and Demand – Dairy Economist Nate Donnay Looks Ahead

Last Day to Save for the California Dairy Sustainability Summit with Early Bird Rates

Elegant MicroWeb Provides Business Intelligence and Application Development for India’s National Dairy Development Board

Andy Seibel named executive secretary of Virginia FFA

Class and Component Prices for December 2019

Six Things I Learned from Visiting U.S. “Mega-Dairies”

The Coca-Cola Company Acquires Remaining Stake in fairlife LLC

Hear from Dairy Industry Experts at Vision 20/20: Global Markets Outlook

There is No “Try”!

Controlling the 4C’s

Climate Change Conversation to Shift Dramatically, Research Shows

2019 Moisture Affected Both Soil and Plant Health

Waste Milk Nutrient Values Change Daily, Calf Nutrient Needs Don’t

Pinkeye: New Challenges Call for New Solutions

CA: Dairy farmers continue collaborative efforts to address community drinking water

AMSG puts it all together in new Calf Café

DairyVoice Podcast: Don Bennink of North Florida Holsteins talks about AI, cattle breeding, dairy cooperatives, and what it takes to succeed in business.

30th Annual Butter Sculpture Unveiled: East Meets West at the Pennsylvania Farm Show

Dates Announced for Phase 3 California Quota Meetings

The 2019 Global Dairy Business Year in Review

December Dairy Market Report from NMPF and DMI

NEDPA and NYSVGA File Lawsuit Seeking Clarity on FWFLPA

55th National DHIA Annual Meeting March 3 – 5, 2020 Savannah, Georgia

Register for the 2020 Pennsylvania Dairy Summit

Gene-edited cattle have a major screwup in their DNA

Dairy Defined: Be Thankful for Dairy’s Success This Christmas

CDCB changes to evaluation system (December 2019)

Allen Chester talks about reducing heifer inventory and improving cashflow

Vilsack urges swift Senate action on USMCA ‘for dairy and all of agriculture’

Farmers Applaud Trump on Phase One of China Deal

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