DairyBusiness News Team DP, Author at Dairy Business News

New York and Vermont Corn Silage Hybrid Tests – 2018

November 22, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

2018 Corn Silage Hybrid Test Results Corn Variety Trials page on the Soil and Crop Sciences website The corn silage hybrid evaluation program expanded to 77 hybrids in 2018. Hybrid evaluation at multiple environments helps [Read More …]

Inaugural Forward Under 40 Award Presented to 4 Outstanding Young Dairywomen

November 21, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The Dairy Girl Network (DGN) is proud to present the newly created Forward Under 40 award. This award will be presented bi-annually at Forward TogetHER, the Dairy Girl Network National Conference, and will honor 4 [Read More …]

Take the 10 Gallon Challenge

November 21, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Initial fundraising goal of $2000 in hopes of donating 1000 gallons of milk Jefferson County, New York Farm Bureau is partnering with the Food Bank of Central New York to benefit local families in need [Read More …]

PDPW Human Resources Workshop Dec. 12

November 21, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Conference focused on hiring, training and engaging employees for top performance For many dairy farms, managing employees on their farms presents a greater challenge than managing the cows in their herd. Ensuring that farms are [Read More …]

Immigration and the dairy industry

November 21, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Labor pool has become less dominated by family members, more dependent on FBL As dairy operations increase animal numbers, they have also increased dependence on a larger labor pool. That labor pool has become less [Read More …]

FDA extends milk labeling comment period

November 21, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

FDA is seeking information on the proper names for plant-based beverages The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) thanked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its announcement that it will extend by 60 days, until [Read More …]

USDA investments support military veterans

November 21, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Funds establish and enhance farming and ranching opportunities for military veterans The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announces six awards(link is external) to help military veterans pursue farming and ranching [Read More …]

New Employees Gather at Select Sires for Orientation and Training

November 21, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Thirteen new employees engaged in Select Sires’ orientation program held October 23 and October 24 at the Select Sires headquarters in Plain City, Ohio. Immediately following the two-day orientation event, many attendees also participated in [Read More …]

“Connecting with Dairy Consumers,” New Workbook Published by Holstein Foundation

November 21, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The Holstein Foundation is excited to announce a new workbook, “Connecting with Dairy Consumers.” This new workbook aims to help youth, their parents and dairy project leaders communicate with consumers about dairy farming. “Connecting with [Read More …]

The a2 Milk Company™ Announces Strong Results and Significant Increase in Distribution to Major US Retailers Capitalizing on Rising Consumer Demand

November 21, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The a2 Milk Company™ today announced strong results at its Annual Meeting in Australia. The US region continues to escalate momentum in consumer demand with another major expansion of its distribution to retailers across the [Read More …]

Chicago Fed Ag Conference Examines How Technology Is Changing the Agriculture Industry

November 21, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

What: The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago announces its annual Agricultural Conference, titled “Agricultural Technology’s Impacts on Farming and the Rural Midwest,” to be held at the Chicago Fed on November 27, 2018. “During this [Read More …]

Dairy Day at Miner Institute Dec. 5th

November 21, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Experts will discuss current topics in dairy farming Miner Institute’s annual Dairy Day meeting will be held Wednesday, Dec. 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Joseph C. Burke Education and Research Center, [Read More …]

Holstein Association USA Board Holds Fall Meeting

November 20, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The Holstein Association USA, Inc. (HAUSA) board of directors were in Atlanta, Georgia for the fall meeting November 13-14. President Boyd Schaufelberger led the proceedings. The board approved the 2019 Management-by-Objective Business Plan and associated [Read More …]

USDA, FDA on regulation of cell-cultured foods

November 20, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Public comment period will be extended and will remain open through December 26th Last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration held a public meeting to discuss the use [Read More …]

CFBF creates Farm & Rural Disaster Fund

November 20, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Fund will collect monetary contributions to aid communities affected by natural disasters To assist farms, ranches and rural communities hurt by wildfires, floods and other natural disasters, the California Farm Bureau Federation has established a [Read More …]

October 2018 Management Report

November 20, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

For October, our example herd was UP. Protein dropped $0.28/lb. and fat increased $0.02/lb. On a hundred-weight basis, Statistical Uniform Price (3.5% fat) increased $0.48/cwt and Class III price decreased $0.56/cwt which resulted in PPD [Read More …]

2018 Virginia Farm to Table Conference to be held Dec. 5 and 6

November 20, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

If you’re interested in local and regional food and agriculture, dealing with farming stressors in healthy ways, practical applications of soil health, value-added products, farm profitability, and other food and agricultural system topics, plan to [Read More …]

Industry’s First Dairy-Specific Financial Training Program to Kick Off in Marshfield, Wis.

November 20, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

PDPW Financial Literacy for Dairy© Program Features Two Levels of Training Managing a dairy farm requires a unique skill set to keep up with a complex business as well as changing technologies and management practices; [Read More …]

Two Years After Birth, Cows from Heat-Stressed Cattle Produce Less Milk

November 20, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

If lactating dairy cattle get too hot, they don’t produce as much milk, and that can add up to economic losses of more than $1 billion a year in the U.S. alone, University of Florida [Read More …]

PDPW Human Resources Workshop Scheduled for Dec. 12

November 20, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Conference Focused on Hiring, Training and Engaging Employees for Top Performance For many dairy farms, managing employees on their farms presents a greater challenge than managing the cows in their herd. Ensuring that farms are [Read More …]

Fairlife Launches Smart Snacks Nutrition Shakes

November 20, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Fairlife has launched its line of Smart Snacks nutrition shakes, snack-sized beverages designed to help curb hunger between meals. Made with Fairlife ultra-filtered milk – dairy milk that has been cold-filtered to remove lactose while delivering [Read More …]

Japan’s milk problem has a U.S. solution

November 20, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

This urbanized country of 126 million people needs more milk than a dwindling number of aging Japanese farmers can produce. Fortunately, U.S. dairy farmers are able to produce plenty of milk shipped to Japan in [Read More …]

10 State Videos Showcase Dairy’s Impact on Jobs

November 20, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Shareable, data-laden motion graphics illustrate the multi-billion dollar economic boost the dairy industry gives California, Wisconsin, Texas, New York, Florida and five other states. Ten new videos created by a coalition of dairy organizations showcase the huge [Read More …]

Succession Planning Kickoff Seminar for Farm Businesses

November 20, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

December 14, 2018 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Hosted by Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY, the South Central NY Dairy & Field Crop Team, Central New York Dairy & Livestock Team, NY FarmNet, and Cornell Cooperative Extension [Read More …]

CWT Assisted Export Sales Top 1.3 Billion Pounds Milk Equivalent

November 19, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) member cooperatives accepted 23 offers of export assistance from CWT that helped them capture contracts to sell 8.607 million pounds (3,904 metric tons) of Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese, 716,502 pounds [Read More …]

Articles by DairyBusiness News Team DP

New York and Vermont Corn Silage Hybrid Tests – 2018

Inaugural Forward Under 40 Award Presented to 4 Outstanding Young Dairywomen

Take the 10 Gallon Challenge

PDPW Human Resources Workshop Dec. 12

Immigration and the dairy industry

FDA extends milk labeling comment period

USDA investments support military veterans

New Employees Gather at Select Sires for Orientation and Training

“Connecting with Dairy Consumers,” New Workbook Published by Holstein Foundation

The a2 Milk Company™ Announces Strong Results and Significant Increase in Distribution to Major US Retailers Capitalizing on Rising Consumer Demand

Chicago Fed Ag Conference Examines How Technology Is Changing the Agriculture Industry

Dairy Day at Miner Institute Dec. 5th

Holstein Association USA Board Holds Fall Meeting

USDA, FDA on regulation of cell-cultured foods

CFBF creates Farm & Rural Disaster Fund

October 2018 Management Report

2018 Virginia Farm to Table Conference to be held Dec. 5 and 6

Industry’s First Dairy-Specific Financial Training Program to Kick Off in Marshfield, Wis.

Two Years After Birth, Cows from Heat-Stressed Cattle Produce Less Milk

PDPW Human Resources Workshop Scheduled for Dec. 12

Fairlife Launches Smart Snacks Nutrition Shakes

Japan’s milk problem has a U.S. solution

10 State Videos Showcase Dairy’s Impact on Jobs

Succession Planning Kickoff Seminar for Farm Businesses

CWT Assisted Export Sales Top 1.3 Billion Pounds Milk Equivalent

2019 Alfalfa Variety Ratings

Minister Creed launches European dairy conference 2018

Fall Weather Extremes Cut Cottonseed Production Projections Slightly, But Prices So Far Remain “Friendly”

Livestock may get new features via gene editing

USDA Report Issued: Recent Developments in Dairy Markets

Dietary crude protein: how low can we go thanks to the amino acid balancing concept in dairy cows?

Why Herd Immunity Matters to Your Dairy

What If You Could?

Cover Crops After Corn Silage