Articles by DairyBusiness News Team DP

Ellen & Charles Coblentz began with 120 acres leased from Charles’ mother & 28 milk cows If you’re not moving forward, you’re moving backward. That is the approach that has kept Ellen Coblentz and her [Read More …]

Grab a seat at the table with Governor-elect Evers this Thursday

Wisconsin Governor-elect Tony Evers will speak at the 2018 PDPW Dairy Food & Policy Summit Thursday. Several key influencers and prominent experts from the food and dairy industries, government and regulatory agencies will be in [Read More …]

Holstein Association USA seeks nominations

Nominations are now open for the 2019 Holstein Association USA annual awards including Distinguished Young Holstein Breeder, Elite Breeder and Distinguished Leadership awards. The Distinguished Young Holstein Breeder Award recognizes significant accomplishments of young Registered Holstein® Breeders, ages [Read More …]

PDPW Effective Leadership Workshop Jan. 10

Training program to focus on listening and communications skills for today’s dairy leaders Effective communication and listening skills are key to building successful teams to meet your dairy business goals. The Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) Effective [Read More …]

USDA highlights opportunities for producers

USDA is buying products under the Food Purchase and Distribution Program Last week, a new USDA Foods vendor delivered 2,000 gallons of fresh milk to the D.C. Capital Area Food Bank. The delivery was one [Read More …]

New York State Ag Commissioner on the 2018 farm bill

State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball comments on the farm bill I am encouraged to see that we have been able to come together with a multi-year, comprehensive farm and nutrition package that will benefit [Read More …]

AFIA Announces 2019 Event Schedule

The American Feed Industry Association has released the dates and locations for its 2019 conferences and online courses. Registration for several of these events is already open at afia.org/events. “In 2018, we had over 2,000 [Read More …]

Alltech 2018 Harvest Analysis indicates high levels of mycotoxins across the U.S

High levels of risk from DON, zearalenone, fusaric acid, fumonisin and HT-2 Mycotoxins are a concern for livestock producers, as they have toxic properties that impact feed quality as well as animal health and performance. [Read More …]

PDPW Effective Leadership Workshop Set for January 10 in Madison, Wis.

Training Program to Focus on Listening and Communications Skills for Today’s Dairy Leaders Effective communication and listening skills are key to building successful teams to meet your dairy business goals. The Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) [Read More …]

AgGateway’s ADAPT and ISOXML Plugin Receives 2019 AE50 Award

The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has named AgGateway’s ADAPT and ISOXML Plugin the winner of a 2019 AE50 award. AE50 awards honor the year’s most innovative designs in engineering products or [Read More …]

Darling Ingredients Opens New Nature Safe Organic Fertilizer Plant in Turlock, CA

Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE: DAR) announces the opening on January 2, 2019, of its second organic fertilizer production facility in Turlock, CA. The new state-of-the-art facility is located on a 21-acre site and will have [Read More …]

Merck to Acquire Privately Held Antelliq Group

Establishes Merck Animal Health as a Leader in Emerging Digital Tracking, Traceability and Monitoring Technology Complements Merck Animal Health Portfolio of Vaccines and Pharmaceuticals Merck [NYSE:MRK], known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, and [Read More …]

EPA and Army Propose New “Waters of the United States” Rule Rejecting Controversial 2015 Obama Rule

On December 11, 2018, U.S. EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) rolled out their much anticipated proposed rule revising the definition of “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) and setting the scope of [Read More …]

Cohen named Country Manager of Mexico for Allflex Livestock Intelligence North America

Allflex, part of Antelliq, the global leader in animal identification and traceability systems, today announced the hiring of Abraham Cohen as Country Manager of Mexico. In his new role, Abraham will oversee sales and marketing [Read More …]

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NMC Offers $200 Travel Stipends; CEUs Approved

Promotion is good for first-time veterinarians and dairy producers National Mastitis Council (NMC) is offering ten, $200 travel stipends to dairy producers and practicing bovine veterinarians to attend the NMC 58th Annual Meeting, scheduled for [Read More …]

Arla acquire cheese business from Mondeléz in Middle East

European dairy cooperative Arla Foods has agreed with Mondeléz International to acquire its processed cheese business in the Middle East region, which is currently licensed under the Kraft brand. Financial details of the transaction have [Read More …]

Two daily servings of dairy: Good for your heart? Harvard is watching.

People whose daily diets include at least two servings per day of milk, yogurt, or cheese appear to have a lower risk of heart disease, stroke, or death than people who don’t consume dairy products. [Read More …]

IDFA Joins USDA for Historic Fluid Milk Food Bank Delivery

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) this year announced plans to purchase up to $135 in cheese and, for the first time ever, pasteurized fluid milk for delivery to food banks across America. IDFA collaborated [Read More …]

The Dairy Community Can Turn Around Fluid Milk

Bank of America. Intel. Walt Disney Co. Citibank. Each of these companies share something in common. They all are $25 billion to $30 billion brands, each investing in innovation, infrastructure and brand marketing to anticipate [Read More …]

Genomics 2.0 – Collaboration Delivers Improvements for December 2018 Evaluations and More

December 15, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

The genomics 2.0 bovine map is here and while you will see some immediate changes, ultimately genomics 2.0 delivers a number of important improvements for dairy (and beef) genetics now and into the future. Beginning [Read More …]

Adjusting Your Genetics and Surviving Low Milk Prices

Many dairymen in California have been anticipating a boost in prices with the new Federal Milk Market Order Area. Likely not much of a boost, so your genetic plan may need to: 1) Rethink your [Read More …]

Considerations for Successful Group Calf Housing Facilities

In the latest free DeLaval Calf College webinar, Dr. Bob James, PhD., presented the key considerations of successful group calf housing facilities with automated feeders. According to Dr. James, a producer’s ultimate goal in building [Read More …]

Inventories Control Producer Prices

December 15, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 10

November Class III milk and Component prices were released on December 5. Milk protein and the Class III milk price were down considerably, and butter and butterfat were down slightly. The Class III price fell to [Read More …]

How to Prepare for Animal Rights Activists Coming to Your Dairy

Here in California this month, we are expecting an increase in demonstrations on dairy farms by so-called animal rights activists. Considering that, the Sheriff’s Department of Stanislaus County, suggests the following protocols for preparing your [Read More …]

Area Ag Lenders Tightening Up on Loans According to Survey

At the Siouxland Agricultural Lenders Seminar on November 1, we surveyed the participants on what they were seeing in their ag loan portfolios in light of the current ag economy. The 58 attendees were from [Read More …]

Coaching Tip: A People-Focused New Year’s Resolution

Bob Milligan, Dairy Strategies Research show that most New Year’s Resolutions are broken. Therefore, I encourage you to make ONE people-focused goal for 2019 and then MEET THAT GOAL. The following are suggested resolutions to [Read More …]

Train Farm Personnel for Better Animal Health and Fertility