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A high individual cow somatic cell count (SCC) can be like a high interest rate — it undermines your ability to make progress and ultimately robs profit from your investment. In fact, if you don’t [Read More …]

FSA offices opening for limited time

In an interesting turn of events, some federal agencies are being brought back to work. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that many Farm Service Agency offices will reopen temporarily in the coming days [Read More …]

Winter Season Best Care Practices for Dairy Calf Health

Dairy farms face a variety of challenges, including how cold weather affects their animals. Progressive research by the farmer-led Northern New York Agricultural Development Program (NNYADP) is advancing the science-based understanding of how climate and [Read More …]

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New Appointments Made to the Producer Review Board

California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross appointed four new members to the Producer Review Board (PRB) recently. They are Will Dyt of Corona, Kerri Vander Poel of Shafter, Art Van Beek of [Read More …]

PDPW Dairy Wellbeing Workshop to Feature Leading Experts on Cow Behavior and Health

Two One-Day Workshops in Green Bay, Set for Feb. 12 and 13, 2019 Understanding the behavioral health of cattle and making continuous improvements to facilities and management practices will help today’s dairy farmers provide the [Read More …]

Social Media Strategy Workshops Set for Feb. 7 in Madison, Wisconsin

Dairy farmers and allied industry come together to build a social media strategy plan for their dairy business The evolution of social and digital media has created an environment that allows for engagement direct to [Read More …]

CWT Assists with 6 million Pounds of Dairy Product Export Sales

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) member cooperatives accepted 28 offers of export assistance from CWT that helped them capture sales contracts for 4.453 million pounds (2,020 metric tons) of Cheddar, Monterey Jack and Gouda cheeses; 454,152 [Read More …]

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CA: Save the Date! Ag Day set for March 20

Save the Date! Ag Day set for March 20

AFBF gives agricultural trade outlook for 2019

Workshop at the organization’s 100th Annual Convention discusses USMCA, trade issues American Farm Bureau Federation policy experts gave an overview of the issues expected to affect farmers and ranchers in 2019 in a workshop at [Read More …]

Florida investigates uptick in reports of cattle deaths

Investigators focusing on one particular brand of feed after increase in cattle deaths Florida officials are investigating an apparent increase in cattle deaths across the state, with investigators focusing on one particular brand of feed. [Read More …]

International Agri-Center ready for ?World Ag Expo

In 2018, 106,700 people came from 49 states, 63 countries to attend World Ag Expo The International Agri-Center® is set to hold the 52nd World Ag Expo® February 12-14, 2019. The largest annual agricultural exposition [Read More …]

Trump promotes his trade policies to farmers

President Trump at American Farm Bureau Federation convention President Donald Trump on Monday left a city shut down by a funding dispute with Congress and the year’s first snowfall to promote his trade policies and [Read More …]

Vilsack Says ‘Canada Has to be More Transparent’ on Agreement to End Class 7 Dairy Pricing

As Congress prepares to review a new trade agreement replacing NAFTA, the U.S. dairy industry remains wary that a Canadian protectionist pricing policy could return under another name. In a question-and-answer exchange with Farm Journal Editor Rhonda Brooks, U.S. Dairy [Read More …]

Defend Yourself By Protecting Your Milk Price

The American Dairy Coalition welcomes dairy producers and industry allied businesses to participate in our free, informative webinar entitled: “Dairy RP: Put Money In Your Pocket When You Need It.” January 25 th , 2019 8:30 a.m. [Read More …]

Animal Agriculture Alliance debuts Sustainability Impact Report

Report highlights animal agriculture’s commitment to continuous improvement Today, the Animal Agriculture Alliance released its “Sustainability Impact Report” focusing on animal agriculture in the United States. The report highlights how the animal agriculture industry shares [Read More …]

“Leading Wisconsin Forward” with Community Leaders, Elected Officials and Farmers at 2019 Agricultural Community Engagement® Meeting

PDPW, Wisconsin Counties Association and Wisconsin Towns Association to Host January 29 Meeting in Madison Working together to build vibrant, growing communities will be the goal of the 2019 Agricultural Community Engagement® (ACE) Meeting hosted by [Read More …]

DCHA returns to Madison, Wisconsin, for 2019 annual conference

Registration is now open for the 2019 Dairy Calf & Heifer Association (DCHA) Annual Conference, April 9-11, at the Madison Marriott West, Middleton, Wis. With a conference theme of “Joining forces. Reaching higher.” attendees will [Read More …]

China F&A Outlook 2019: Navigating the Slowdown and Industry Changes

The food & agribusiness sector in China will continue to be volatile in 2019, according to the just-released RaboResearch China F&A Outlook 2019. “Urbanisation and rural upgrading are still providing a base for growth in [Read More …]

Valley Milk named Plant of the Year

Valley Milk in Turlock has been up and running for just over 11 months and already, the state-of-the-art milk processing plant is winning awards. Valley Milk’s forward-thinking facility this week was named Food Engineering Magazine’s [Read More …]

USDA delays deadline for aid to offset tariffs

Many farmers already have received first of two payments to offset some losses Farmers already reeling from low prices and uncertainty amid the nation’s trade dispute with China are welcoming a decision to extend a [Read More …]

Bovine tuberculosis strain found in B.C. never before seen in Canada, U.S.

Chief veterinarian says 4 cases identified in southern Interior farm Canada’s chief veterinary officer says test results from a case of bovine tuberculosis found in a cow in B.C. last November show a strain not [Read More …]

President Trump Speaks at Farm Bureau Convention

In a nearly hour long speech today to the 100th convention of the American Farm Bureau, President Donald Trump hit all the right notes for this enthusiastic audience. It was his second appearance in as [Read More …]

Food inspections halted by government shutdown

FDA said it’s working to bring back about 150 employees to inspect riskier foods Routine food inspections aren’t getting done because of the partial government shutdown, but checks of the riskiest foods are expected to [Read More …]

Confinement site manure applicator workshops in Iowa

Monday, Jan. 14, from 6:30 p.m. – 8:45 p.m. and Monday, Feb.18, from 1:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Hardin County ISU Extension & Outreach will offer two confinement site manure applicator workshops on Monday, January [Read More …]

Grazing cover crops saves money

Cover crops can pay for themselves when combined with managed rotational grazing Cover crops can pay for themselves when combined with managed rotational grazing of cattle, finds a study of eight Midwestern farms. Released Wednesday [Read More …]

CAFO update meetings to be held around Wisconsin

Receive updated information on meeting permit requirements while maximizing profitability The University of Wisconsin-Extension and Wisconsin DNR are co-hosting a series of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) Update Meetings throughout the state in early February. [Read More …]

Trump to address AFBF Annual Convention

This year’s gathering takes place Jan. 11-16 in New Orleans, Louisiana Donald J. Trump, the 45th president of the United States, will address farm and ranch families from across the nation Monday at the American [Read More …]

2019 Junior Holstein Convention held

More than 450 Holstein members, chaperones, and volunteers were in attendance The annual Wisconsin Junior Holstein Convention was hosted by the Sheboygan County juniors in Sheboygan, Wis., at the Blue Harbor Resort and Conference Center, [Read More …]

Mental health trainings for NY agriculture

NY FarmNet is partnering with Cornell Cooperative Extension to bring Mental Health First Aid training to the agricultural community in four locations across the state. This is a chance for field representatives, agricultural professionals, farm [Read More …]

Western New York Farm Show, Jan. 31st – Feb. 2nd