Articles by DairyBusiness News Team DP

The cows plod into a barn for milking around 4:30 a.m., where Austin Vandertie, his mom, and dad – all slightly bleary-eyed – start cleaning teats and attaching cups, claws and tubes. There’s no time to waste [Read More …]

This Week in Dairy with Michael Boccadoro of California Dairy Cares

A dairy sustainability summit? That’s the topic DairyBusiness and Publisher Joel Hastings discusses with Michael Boccadoro, Executive Director of California Dairy Cares. This association of producers, processors and industry supporters says its mission is “the [Read More …]

NMPF Asks USDA to Bolster Dairy Aid Package

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) needs to better reflect the dairy-farm incomes lost to tariff retaliation when it calculates its next round of trade mitigation payments, the National Milk Producers Federation said today. In [Read More …]

The Future of Your Farm Relies on Healthy Calves

Enroll now in the final webinar of our free series, hosted by calf expert Dr. Robert James. Dr. Robert James, Ph.D., PAS, Professor Emeritus from Virginia Tech University, leads the Calf College series, uncovering the [Read More …]

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Attention California Producers: Federal Milk Marketing Order Pricing Starts

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On Oct. 17, the first advanced pricing announcement was released by the California Federal Market Administrator. You can view the two-page document here. Also, recently released was a four-page Market Administrator’s Bulletin that can be [Read More …]

Dairy farmers drowning in surplus milk

A decade ago, Greek yogurt was ascendant in America. In New York state, the hope among farmers and politicians was that their fortunes would benefit as well. But in the years that followed, Greek yogurt [Read More …]

Haul cattle? This program is for you!

BQA launches new transportation training and certification program The checkoff-funded Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program has launched a new training and certification program for cattle transportation. The program, known as Beef Quality Assurance Transportation (BQAT), [Read More …]

USDA receives interest in hosting ERS & NIFA

USDA has received 136 expressions of interest from parties across 35 states U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has received 136 expressions of interest from parties [Read More …]

Share this with your calf manager

Nov 13, Fennimore; Nov 14, Eau Claire; Nov 15, Chilton General Session The Salmonella Heidelberg Problem – Dr. Donald Sockett Smart bugs are getting smarter and stronger. Learn from the industry’s number-one expert on this [Read More …]

Applications are open for the largest global university-level agriscience competition

Since its inception in 2005, the Alltech Young Scientist (AYS) has had participation of over 60,000 students from more than 70 countries and has awarded $1 million in prizes. It is considered one of the [Read More …]

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Dairy farmer-owned AMPI invests in new technology

New equipment and technology at the Associated Milk Producers Inc.’s (AMPI) Paynesville, Minn., plant will produce more cheese as Americans love for Cheddar continues to grow. Consumption reached an all-time high in 2017 at more [Read More …]

CDFA’s work to regulate antibiotics in livestock

A report issued last week by a consortium of environmental groups on antibiotics in the meat supply chain highlights the importance of work being undertaken by California Department of Food and Agriculture as the first [Read More …]

Gain Insight from Industry Experts at the Inaugural California Dairy Sustainability Summit

Join us November 27-28 at the Sacramento Convention Center to be a part of an important discussion about California’s world-leading achievements in sustainable dairy farming. To see the full speaker roster and agenda, visit CADairySummit.com. [Read More …]

Advanta Seeds Appoints Barry Lubbers as Business Director – North America

Advanta Seeds, a global agriculture company specializing in seeds and agricultural solutions, announces Barry Lubbers as Business Director for North America. Lubbers is a proven leader in agricultural sales, marketing and business development. He has over [Read More …]

USDA-AGIL Position Announcements

The Animal Genomics Improvement Laboratory (AGIL), located in Beltsville, MD as part of USDA’s Agricultural Research Service, has two open positions to fill. The first is a full-time, permanent position for an animal scientist who [Read More …]

New SPCC Chair: Piercristiano Brazzale

Excited by his new role, Piercristiano Brazzale intends to work closely with the chairs of the IDF Standing Committees and Task Forces, and the IDF Team to deliver on the IDF Work Plan for 2019-2021. [Read More …]

Global dairy expertise showcased at World Dairy Summit 2018

The dairy sector demonstrated their global expertise at the IDF World Dairy Summit 2018 which bore the theme ‘Dairy for the Next Generation!’. The international speakers outlined the dairy sector’s contribution to nutrition and health; [Read More …]

The Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB) Launched 2018 Sustainability Report at 2018 Global Conference on Sustainable Beef

Stakeholders from 25 countries across the globe joined together at the Global Conference on Sustainable Beef to showcase regional impacts driving continuous improvement in modern beef production. At the Conference the European Roundtable for Beef [Read More …]

Irish Processors “Who Already Underpay” intent on ‘Talking Down’ farmer price

Based on current milk price announcements from Irish milk processors, the Irish milk price seems likely to remain at the bottom of the league in the EU, according to the Chairperson of ICMSA’s Dairy Committee. [Read More …]

McDonald’s dairy grants available for Arla Foods farmers in UK

Dairy farmers that supply Arla Foods have until the October 31 to apply for grants of up to £10,000 in the second round of McDonald’s capital grant scheme. The McDonald’s Grant Scheme, which launched in March this [Read More …]

What is a fair farm rental agreement?

Attend one of the informative meetings being held across Minnesota Landlords, Farmers, Agri-Business Professionals should make plans to attend one of the informative meetings being held across Minnesota. These free meetings are being provided by [Read More …]

Wisconsin Farm Technology Days raffle tickets

WFTD Jefferson Co. is selling raffle tickets to help raise funds for upcoming show Wisconsin Farm Technology Days (WFTD) Jefferson County is selling raffle tickets to help raise funds for the upcoming show. The grand [Read More …]

DFA invests in SomaDetect, a dairy startup that uses real-time analytics to improve milk quality

Companies around the globe are leveraging innovative technologies and artificial intelligence to make more informed decisions and better run their businesses. This week, Dairy Farmers of America, a national cooperative owned by dairy farm families [Read More …]

Tech startups tackle food waste, milk quality

SomaDetect, Winnow and Wasteless took home the 3 top awards at FoodBytes! NYC Disruptive sustainable food and agriculture entrepreneurs showed the audience what the future of food could look like at FoodBytes! NYC. SomaDetect, Winnow and Wasteless took [Read More …]

Man charged after 27 cows found dead

James Mumbulo charged with 27 misdemeanor counts of torturing and injuring animals State police say a 45-year-old man faces multiple counts of cruelty to animals after more than two dozen dead cows were found on [Read More …]

Quebec Dairy Farmers Protest New Trade Deal Welcomed By U.S. Counterparts

While the U.S. dairy industry has welcomed the new trade deal with Canada and Mexico, Canadian farmers say it will further erode a support system that has kept markets strong and many dairy producers profitable. [Read More …]

The cow experts are assembled

Leading experts have been brought together for this daylong workshop focused on some of the most pressing and challenging topics in managing dairy herds. Hear from specialists in reproductive health, transition cow management and cow [Read More …]

September 2018 Management Report

For September, our example herd was UP. 85 #, 3.9% fat, 3.1% protein, 5.7% other solids Protein increased $0.38/lb. and fat decreased $0.06/lb. On a hundred-weight basis, Statistical Uniform Price (3.5% fat) increased $0.50/cwt and [Read More …]

Allison Luety Joins Filament As a Marketing Executive

Filament announces the hiring of Allison Luety as a marketing executive. Luety will assist with strategic marketing communications plans and focus on content development. Luety joins the team after serving as a communications specialist for [Read More …]

CWT Assists with 1.7 Million Pounds of Cheese and Whole Milk Powder Export Sales