Articles by DairyBusiness News Team DP

GoatThroat Pumps Secures Representation and Distribution Partnership With AAMS-Salvarani for Agricultural Pump Sales in Europe Both companies scheduled to co-present newest pump innovation at Agritechnica conference in Hannover, Germany. GoatThroat Pumps (https://www.goatthroat.com/) recently announced it [Read More …]

California State Fair announces 2020 dates

California State Fair & Food Festival’s dates for 2020 are July 17th – August 2nd Coming off of an extremely successful 2019 Fair, California State Fair & Food Festival would like to announce the 2020 [Read More …]

Webinar: Dairy Reproduction and Health Monitoring Research Updates

Join the Webinars. Registration is not required and there is no fee. Strategies for improving dairy cattle reproductive performance November 20, 2019 | 12:30pm – 1:30pm EST Presenter: Julio Giordano, Cornell University, assistant professor – Dairy Cattle [Read More …]

NMPF Highlights Dairy’s Resilience, Honors Farmer Leaders at Annual Meeting

National Milk Producers Federation President and CEO Jim Mulhern highlighted the resilience of U.S. dairy farmers in a challenging economic and policy environment, pledging that dairy would speak with one voice on crucial issues in [Read More …]

Webinar will offer insight on starting a value-added dairy business

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Webinar will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Nov. 20 Dairy producers and food entrepreneurs are invited to join Penn State Extension for the “What You Need to Know About Starting a Value-Added Dairy [Read More …]

Save with Early Bird Rates: California Dairy Sustainability Summit

Register Today and Save with Early Bird Rates! Join 650+ of the world’s most progressive dairy industry leaders for the 2nd California Dairy Sustainability Summit. Participate in an array of educational sessions spotlighting the latest [Read More …]

Fresno State Agribusiness Management Conference Highlights Economic Drivers

National produce expert Steve Lutz will visit Fresno State to discuss the abundance of new products in the fruit and vegetable produce industry and how it affects consumer purchase behavior at the 38th annual Agribusiness [Read More …]

Reviewing 2019 Crop Insurance Coverage

Harvest Prices Announced for Corn, Soybeans and Cotton During 2019, nearly 86 million acres of corn, 13 million acres of cotton and 70 million acres of soybeans were covered by crop insurance, accounting for approximately [Read More …]

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Greg Schlafer Named President & CEO of Foremost Farms USA®

The Foremost Farms USA® Board of Directors announced today that Greg Schlafer will join the dairy cooperative as President & Chief Executive Officer on December 2, 2019. Schlafer assumes leadership of the company following the [Read More …]

USDA invests in rural electric infrastructure

$1.4 billion investment will benefit 1.5 million residents and businesses U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $1.4 billion in projects in 21 states (PDF, 143 KB) [Read More …]

World Food Prize Foundation Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Global Youth Institute

The top high school students in the country and around the world were selected to attend the World Food Prize Global Youth Institute (GYI) October 16-19, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa during the Norman E. [Read More …]

The ABCs for healthy calves

Calves play a vital role in the future of your dairy farm Calves play a vital role in the future of your dairy farm. Let’s brush up on our ABC’s for healthy calves! A is [Read More …]

Ohioan named national FFA president

Kolesen McCoy was last year’s Ohio FFA president Students from Montana, Virginia, Puerto Rico, New Mexico, Oregon and Ohio have been elected by delegates throughout the United States to serve on the 2019-20 National FFA [Read More …]

Women in Dairy Conference to be held December 3

Registration deadline November 20 Register now for the 2019 Women in Dairy Conference, scheduled for December 3 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Best Western Premier Hotel, Harrisburg. Hosted by Penn State’s Extension [Read More …]

PDPW Cybersecurity webinar: Keep your sensitive business data secure

TOMORROW Wednesday November 6, 2019 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. CT The amount of data shared in cyberspace is mind-boggling. Milking systems track production, components and SCC; pedometers lend insight into lameness, health and estrus cycles; [Read More …]

FDA antibiotic law creates client-vet relationship

Producers will only be able to get antibiotics for their animals by prescription The U.S. Food and Drug Administration now is moving forward with a law to bring all antibiotics used on animals grown for [Read More …]

Crop Pest Management Short Course

The early pricing discount concludes on Tuesday, November 19th The three-day Minnesota Crop Pest Management Short Course program and Minnesota Crop Production Retailers Trade Show starts Tuesday, December 10th and continues through Thursday, December 12th. The [Read More …]

CWT assists with 1.5 million pounds of dairy product export sales

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) member cooperatives accepted ten offers of export assistance from CWT that helped them capture sales contracts for 747,367 pounds (339 metric tons) of Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese, 125,664 pounds (57 [Read More …]

Out-Wintering of Cattle: USDA Video

Richard Schleis, of Red Grouse Farm, in Kewaunee, Wisconsin, works with the NRCS through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program to out-winter cattle. He established a rotational grazing system and hosted a pasture walk to demonstrate [Read More …]

T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending November 1, 2019

The Barrel Market is Ablaze Call the fire department! The barrel market is ablaze. The fire has been raging on LaSalle Street for more than a month. Buyers are in a panic, wondering when the [Read More …]

New November HOLSimTM Bull List Now Available

In April 2019, the American Simmental Association (ASA) and Holstein Association USA (HAUSA) announced the formation of the HOLSimTM branded beef program that identifies elite SimAngusTM bulls with specific production attributes as mating solutions for [Read More …]

Trump trade war with China takes toll on struggling Upstate NY dairy farmers

It took Kevin Ellis more than two years to navigate China’s trade barriers and win approval to export $25 million worth of dairy products from Central New York to the world’s most populous nation. His [Read More …]

Top Ten Tips: Human – Dairy Heifer Interactions

One of the most common causes of employee injuries on dairies is cattle. These injuries are a result of human-dairy cattle interactions that went wrong. Providing dairy cattle handling training is the first step in [Read More …]

From Birth to Breeding: Raising Healthy Replacement Heifers

By implementing strategic protocols, dairy producers can reduce costly setbacks associated with developing replacement heifers Often ranked as the second-largest production cost on dairy farms, replacement heifers are an important investment in the future of [Read More …]

“The Art of Racing in the Rain!”

John Ellsworth, Success Strategies I recently saw an excellent movie by the title listed above, and I must tell you – It was a wonderful and very touching story. I’d highly recommend you see it! [Read More …]

With Higher Milk Prices, Milk Production is Growing. Will Over-Production Result?

Milk production and cow numbers for the first half of 2019 were reviewed in the July 15, 2019 post to this blog. Data for the third quarter is now available. Class III milk prices have increased (Chart [Read More …]

Florida Dairy Farmers Behind Creation of Massive Mural in Orlando

Artwork playfully pays homage to the state’s dairy farmers Florida Dairy Farmers is fittingly staking its prominence in an area referred to as The Milk District in Orlando with the creation of a signature mural [Read More …]

France in shock over U.S. cheese winning “Best in the World” honor

Judges at the World Cheese Awards put only one French cheese in the top 15, a national disgrace one leading newspaper calls a “sacrilege.” Based on a review of global food media coverage, the world is [Read More …]

Canola Meal: Too Often Overlooked in Dairy Cattle Nutrition Programs

The Canola Council of Canada recently completed a survey of the nutritive value of canola meal produced by 12 Canadian meal producing plants. Samples of meal were obtained 3 times per year for 4 consecutive [Read More …]

Spoiled Milk: A Cautionary Tale of Advertising and Labeling for the Animal Products Industry