Articles by DairyBusiness News Team DP

Free, educational dairy meetings in south central Minnesota University of Minnesota Extension and Minnesota Dairy Initiative will host a series of free, dairy-focused educational events throughout the winter of 2019. This Winter Dairy Series includes [Read More …]

CCE project examines cow comfort

Research project examines cow comfort in tie stalls on New York dairy farms Cornell Cooperative Extension Regional Dairy Specialists Lindsay Ferlito and Betsy Hicks are teaming up on a research project studying cow comfort in [Read More …]

Students learn about careers in ag

Farm Credit provides bulk of funding for Multicultural Scholars in Agriculture Program Anarely Flores has farming in her DNA. Her grandfather was a farmer in Mexico, and when her family visited him during the summer [Read More …]

Farmers near Fukushima struggle to keep cows

Farmers still struggle near the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant Having disregarded a state instruction to kill cattle left behind in areas near the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, some local farmers have been struggling [Read More …]

Operations Managers Conference

January 22 – 23, 2019 Doubletree Hotel – Syracuse, New York Building a Productive Culture – Cows, Crops and People Operations management on dairy farms is integral to the success of the farm business. The [Read More …]

Zinpro Corporation Announces Changes to its Executive Leadership

Scrimgeour moves from two roles to solely CEO, Sheffer moves to president, Brunner to COO Zinpro Corporation announces key changes to its executive leadership, with William Scrimgeour moving from his role as both Zinpro Corporation [Read More …]

This Week in Dairy: INTL FCStone will host its second annual Global Markets Outlook

INTL FCStone will host its second annual Global Markets Outlook at the Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Florida, March 3-5, 2019. This three-day event combines all of INTL FCStone’s industry-leading economic and commodity outlooks into [Read More …]

In Response to the Camp Fire, CoBank and Multiple Farm Credit Associations Have Come Together to Give Close to $500,000 in Donations

The contribution will support the Camp Fire disaster relief efforts in Butte County. Multiple associations of the Farm Credit System, which has served the nation’s agricultural and rural communities for more than 100 years, have [Read More …]

Australia dairy industry must learn from 2016 crisis

When Australia’s largest dairy processor and farmer co-operative Murray Goulburn announced in April 2016 that it was slashing the farmgate milk price in an attempt to claw back $183 million it had already paid to [Read More …]

Antibiotics training days launched for Northern Ireland dairy farmers

A new training course to explain more about Anti-microbial Resistance (AMR) and how to minimise its risks on dairy farms is now open for Northern Ireland farmers. Anti-microbial Resistance is becoming a commonly heard phrase both [Read More …]

Farmers risk loss of federal payments and loans

Certain vital USDA programs will remain operational in the short term The end of 2018 seemed to signal good things to come for America’s farmers. Fresh off the passage of the farm bill, which reauthorized [Read More …]

USDA FAS forges ahead to expand trade in 2018

One of the year’s highlights was the successful negotiation of the USMCA The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) forged ahead to expand export opportunities and diversify markets for U.S. farm and food products in 2018, [Read More …]

U of M Cow/Calf Days in Staples January 22

University of Minnesota Extension will be holding the annual Cow/Calf Days workshop in Staples on Tuesday, January 22nd starting at 9:30 am in the Commons Area at Central Lakes College. This event has been held [Read More …]

Wisconsin FFA Foundation seeks operations manager

The application deadline is January 25, 2019 The Wisconsin FFA Foundation is now accepting applications for a part-time Operations Manager to be based in its Madison, Wis., office. The role is part-time, non-exempt and for [Read More …]

Grants available for climate smart agriculture

CDFA now accepting grant applications for climate smart ag incentives programs The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting grant applications for climate smart agriculture incentives programs administered by its Office of [Read More …]

USDA updates functions during lapse in funding

Many services will carry on, while others will discontinue on January 1, 2019 The U.S. Department of Agriculture today updated its assessment of how the lapse in federal funding will affect services and programs since [Read More …]

Texas Agriculture Commissioner on WOTUS

Commissioner Sid Miller releases statement on new EPA policy on Waters Of The U.S “Today’s proposal from the EPA establishes national consistency and clarity in water regulation without putting Texas farmers and our rural communities [Read More …]

Cheese Trail Meeting New York

The Herkimer County Agricultural Development Council invites you! The Herkimer County Agricultural Council is having a meeting to discuss further planning on a proposed Cheese Trail in our region. Our region is rich with artisan [Read More …]

New York awards $35M for farmland protection

Historic level of funding awarded in a single round under grant program Gov. Andrew Cuomo says a record $35 million has been awarded to 40 farms across the state to protect 13,000 acres of land. [Read More …]

Analysts See $0.43 EPS for Phibro Animal Health

Analysts expect Phibro Animal Health Corporation (NASDAQ:PAHC) to report $0.43 EPS on February, 4.They anticipate $0.01 EPS change or 2.27% from last quarter’s $0.44 EPS. PAHC’s profit would be $17.36 million giving it 18.70 P/E [Read More …]

Mastitis Conference 2019

On behalf of the Organizing Committee of the IDF Mastitis Conference, we are proud and happy to announce that the next IDF Mastitis Conference will take place from 14 to 16 May 2019 in Copenhagen. [Read More …]

Australia dairy farmers to miss out on global milk boom

AUSTRALIAN dairy farmers are unlikely to be able to capitalise on forecast growth in the global dairy market over the next five years. Declining Australian milk production means local farmers will miss out on big [Read More …]

U.S. Dairy Sustainability Award Nominations Now Open

Help us recognize deserving dairy farms, businesses and community efforts that advance resourceful leadership and demonstrate sustainable practices. Nominations are now being accepted for the 2019 U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards Program in four categories: Outstanding [Read More …]

The New Year is set to bring smiles on the faces of dairy farmers in India