Articles by DairyBusiness News Team DP

PDPW Dairy Food & Policy Summit discussion will highlight food and consumer trends to watch How will changing consumer demands and food trends impact farmers and industry? A panel of trendsetters from across the food [Read More …]

Executive Summary of Trade Deal’s Impact on Dairy

Trade policy experts at USDEC and NMPF synthesized the most significant provisions of USMCA for the U.S. dairy industry. President Trump, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto signed the new [Read More …]

Unique hands-on Spring Calving Clinic Springfield MO

Clinic to be held January 22 at Pinegar Arena in Springfield University of Missouri Extension, in conjunction with Missouri State College of Agriculture, is hosting a “Spring Calving Clinic” inside Pinegar Arena at the Darr [Read More …]

Steve Nelson on U.S., China trade negotiations

Nelson expresses hope for long-term trade agreement “Last night’s announcement that China will begin immediately to purchase more agricultural products from the United States, is welcome news to Nebraska farmers and ranchers.” “It’s our hope [Read More …]

Trump shifts focus after trade truce with China

Trump appears certain to shift his focus toward making a trade deal with Japan Now that U.S. President Donald Trump has reached a ceasefire with Chinese leader Xi Jinping over a trade war between their [Read More …]

Business Succession Planning

THIS WEEK – First of a two-part series THIS WEEK: Wednesday, December 5, 2018 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. CT Getting started: what you need to know One of the most intimidating obstacles family farms face-for [Read More …]

CWT Assisted Member Export Sales Top 6 Million Pounds

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) member cooperatives accepted 33 offers of export assistance from CWT that helped them capture contracts to sell 4.028 million pounds (1,827 metric tons) of Cheddar, Gouda and Monterey Jack cheese, 1.340 [Read More …]

India and China to host IDF World Dairy Summits in 2022 and 2023

India and China will host the forthcoming IDF World Dairy Summits in 2022 and 2023 respectively in their capitals. Both countries won the right to host the annual IDF flagship event with unanimous support from [Read More …]

Global Agricultural Productivity Report enables Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences to expand its global reach

The Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences — which has long been a leader in empowering people around the world to produce sustainable food while increasing productivity — will become an even larger knowledge platform [Read More …]

Dairy Cattle Reproductive Management Spanish Online Course

Para ver la información en español, haga clic aquí Have you… Been working with dairy cows and are looking to increase your knowledge of reproductive management? Had some formal training or course work but want [Read More …]

Dairy Pricing Association making humanitarian cheese purchases

141,330 pounds of cheddar cheese is arriving at food pantries throughout the United States in an effort to boost class III milk prices while filling the kitchens of needy families across the country. Dairy Pricing [Read More …]

Dairy Bedded Packs Discussion Part of First NYCO Meeting in 2019

New York Certified Organic (NYCO) begins its 26th year as an organic field crop and dairy discussion in 2019. The meetings bring together grain and dairy farmers to hear guest speakers on topics of organic [Read More …]

US-China trade war: Deal agreed to suspend new trade tariffs and China will buy a “very substantial” amount of agricultural

US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have agreed to halt new trade tariffs for 90 days to allow for talks, the US says. At a post-G20 summit meeting in Buenos Aires, [Read More …]

NYFB on agreement of 2018 Farm Bill

New York Farm Bureau comments on Congressional agreement of 2018 Farm Bill “New York Farm Bureau is pleased that Congressional leaders have reached a consensus on the 2018 Farm Bill ahead of the current Farm [Read More …]

Global dairy associations call for WTO support

International dairy groups issue statement for G20 ministers, meeting this week The International Dairy Foods Association, the National Milk Producers Federation and the U.S. Dairy Export Council joined their global counterparts in issuing the following [Read More …]

HR – it’s more than paperwork

HUMAN RESOURCES WORKSHOP Wednesday, December 12 Wisconsin Dells, Wis. This program will put the “human” back in human resources. Forget the paperwork and checklists. How do we care for each other and ourselves? Pinpoint the stressors, [Read More …]

Sustainability Summit Relevant in Today’s Tough Dairy Economy

“Productivity will continue to drive sustainability,” explained Dr. Frank Mitloehner of UC Davis, internationally recognized leader in dairy environmental issues. The most efficient and productive cows and farms leave the smallest carbon footprint while providing [Read More …]

The Global Economy’s Impact on the Dairy Market in 2019 and Beyond

INTL FCStone’s second annual Global Markets Outlook, March 3-5, 2019, at the Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Florida, will provide new perspectives and outstanding networking opportunities for producers, consumers and intermediaries across the entire commodity [Read More …]

The 3 Year Price Cycle Never Existed

It’s a bold statement that flies in the face of many articles written by others over the past five years and I might catch some flak for it, but it’s what I believe and I [Read More …]

Focus on Who, Not How

In a recent lesson from my business coach Dan Sullivan of The Strategic Coach organization during my most recent workshop, he pointed out that for most entrepreneurs, the first question we ask is “How can [Read More …]

Cheese Exports Fall

Export/import data is now available through September. This post will deal exclusively with cheese analytics. Cheese prices are linked very closely to the Class III milk price. This is illustrated in Chart I and the [Read More …]

Trade Wars Trigger Crisis for Dairy Farmers How long will the President and Legislators allow this to continue?

Times are tough for farmers across the nation, milk prices are low and dairy producers have been hit hard by tariffs on the products they export to some of our major dairy trading partners. This [Read More …]

Widespread Concern Increases Over Lack of Evidence for Controversial USDA Upheaval of Research Arm