Articles by DairyBusiness News Team DP

Businesses, Local Governments and Citizens Challenged to Conserve and Restore Land As part of the Global Climate Action Summit, WWF, together with a broad coalition of partners, today issued the 30X30 Forests, Food and Land Challenge: calling [Read More …]

CA: Newtrient Meets with California Air Resources Board (CARB) to Advance GHG Reduction in California

When thinking about manure management technologies and options, digesters are often the first to come to mind. But methane digesters are only part of the solution. The recovery of phosphorus, nitrogen, potassium and fiber from [Read More …]

CA: Western United Dairymen Continues Green Cow Campaign

The state of California has been pushing our dairy farmers to be green and our producers have answered that call with excellence, so it’s time to shout our successes and efforts to the social media [Read More …]

New Products: New Internal Teat Sealant Added to Boehringer Ingelheim Dairy Mastitis Portfolio

For the first time, dairy producers have a choice in internal teat sealants, and new Lockout™ comes with advantages, like a more ergonomic syringe design and a visible blue paste for easy identification during the [Read More …]

New Products: DeLaval Introduces its New Robotic Milking System, the VMS™ V300

DeLaval recently unveiled the all-new Voluntary Milking System VMS™ V300 to producers and industry representatives at their robotic milking conference, VMS PRO North America, in Madison, WI. The VMS V300 helps farmers by making them less [Read More …]

New Products: New GEA Semi-Tanker for Liquid Manure Transport

GEA announces the North American launch of its STR Series Manure Semi-Tanker, the latest addition to the GEA range of manure management equipment. The STR Semi-Tanker is designed to make manure transportation quicker and easier by [Read More …]

New Products: Timac Agro USA Introduces Fertiactyl®ST seed treatment

June 30, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Timac Agro USA, a provider of crop nutritional solutions, introduces Fertiactyl® ST, a liquid seed treatment suitable for any crop started from seed. This formulation was developed from Timac Agro’s Fertiactyl® GZ to help farmers battle environmental [Read More …]

Crystal Farms Launches Shredded Whole Milk Mozzarella

Mozzarella Cheese Made with the Benefits of Whole Milk Crystal Farms, Wisconsin’s best-selling cheese, announces a new offering in their portfolio, Shredded Whole Milk Mozzarella, which provides consumers a butter-rich flavor and great melting ability. [Read More …]

Is your job in dairy, but wish you understood it better?

June 30, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

PDPW APPs Training July 24-26, 2018 9:00 a.m.to 5:00 p.m. Drop-off/Pick-Up Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel (main lobby) 4402 E Washington Ave., Madison 53704 Tour 3 modern dairy farms Dairy farming is a dynamic business [Read More …]

This Week in Dairy: Dairy Farmers of America Sprint Accelerator Program

This Week in Dairy with Joel Hastings features Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), who supports the Sprint Accelerator program for new high-tech businesses in Kansas City. This week Kevin Strathman, senior VP of finance, describes [Read More …]

USDA enhances quality of life in rural areas

Department invests $237M in health care, schools, opioid treatments and more Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $237 million in 119 rural [Read More …]

Webinar series discusses 2018 dairy situation

Extension group is hosting three webinars that discuss how to recognize the signs of stress Farming is one of the most stressful occupations in the United States. This is particularly true for dairy farmers as [Read More …]

Study finds mandatory labels reduce GE food fears

Attitudes toward GE foods improved by 19% in Vermont, compared to rest of U.S. As the U.S. Department of Agriculture prepares guidelines for labeling products that contain genetically modified ingredients, a new study from the [Read More …]

Experience ONE18 again with conference presentations available now on Alltech Idea Lab

ONE week only: Join us next year at ONE19 for our lowest rate of $550 Big ideas, powerful messages and heartfelt memories were shared this year at ONE: The Alltech Ideas Conference (ONE18) as more [Read More …]

White House Proposes to Shift Federal Roles on Food Safety, Nutrition Assistance

The White House on Friday released a comprehensive plan to reorganize the executive branch, which included two key proposals of relevance to the dairy foods industry. The plan would transfer the non-commodity nutrition assistance programs [Read More …]

Dr. Guoyao Wu presents a paradigm shift in protein nutrition during Adisseo reception at ADSA Annual Meeting

A paradigm shift in protein nutrition was presented by Dr. Guoyao Wu, Distinguished Professor of Animal Nutrition, University Faculty Fellow, and Texas A&M AgriLife Research Faculty Fellow, during the Adisseo Wine and Cheese Reception at [Read More …]

New Internal Teat Sealant Added to Boehringer Ingelheim Dairy Mastitis Portfolio

Producers now have a choice when it comes to internal teat sealants for their dairy cows For the first time, dairy producers have a choice in internal teat sealants, and new Lockout™ comes with advantages, [Read More …]

Select Sires’ Communications Department Receives Multiple Awards at Cooperative Communicators Association Conference

Select Sires’ Communications Department was recognized at the 2018 Cooperative Communicators Association (CCA) Institute, held in Fort Worth, Texas June 3 through June 5. CCA is an organization of more than 300 professionals who [Read More …]

National Milk Praises Senate Passage of 2018 Farm Bill

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) today lauded passage of the Senate version of the 2018 Farm Bill by a bipartisan vote of 86 to 11. With the House having adopted its version of the [Read More …]

Melanie Herman Receives SRS Specialist of the Year Award

Melanie Herman (left) receives the 2018 SRS Specialist of the Year Award from Dr. Ray Nebel (right), vice president of technical service programs at Select Sires. Melanie Herman of St. Cloud, Florida was named Select [Read More …]

Nutrition Society of China and Russia Jointly Promote Dairy Industry Development

Mengniu, one of the leading Chinese brands, has promoted the international exchange and consumer education in dairy industry. Mengniu and Danone have joined hands in the field of fresh yogurt to focus on bringing in [Read More …]

PDPW: Key costs dairy farms can control

Wisconsin dairy tours – What’s it take to make a buck? Tuesday, July 17, 2018 7:45 am – 5:45 p join the round table discussion Cut to the heart of dairy managment in today’s dairy climate as [Read More …]

54th National DHIA Annual Meeting – March 5 – 7, 2019

The NDHIA Leadership Workshop and 54th Annual Meeting will be held March 6th and 7th (Wednesday and Thursday). Shoulder meetings will be held the day prior to the NDHIA 2019 Annual Meeting on March 5th [Read More …]

Dairy Farmers Of America’S Garden City Facility Named 2018 Manufacturing Innovator Of The Year By Profood World Magazine

Award Recognizes Outstanding Processing and Packaging Operations in the Food and Beverage Industry Dairy Farmers of America’s (DFA) state-of-the-art ingredients plant in Garden City, Kan., recently received the Manufacturing Innovator of the Year Award from ProFood [Read More …]

Senator Gillibrand amendment would mean about $8,000 to each NY dairy farmer

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY, introduced an amendment to the Senate farm bill Tuesday that would provide an average of $8,000 to New York dairy farmers. Gillibrand said Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue had denied her [Read More …]

Keown-Bomar hired as WFU executive director

Keown-Bomar has served in UW-Extension roles since 2005 Wisconsin Farmers Union is pleased to welcome Julie Keown-Bomar as executive director. Keown-Bomar brings to the role a strong background in organizational development and civic engagement as [Read More …]

Commodity Classic releases 2019 schedule

Range of educational sessions will cover critical topics important to America’s farmers Commodity Classic has released its tentative schedule for the 2019 show slated for Thursday, February 28 through Saturday, March 2 in Orlando, Fla. Commodity Classic [Read More …]

NMPF Statement on Failure of House Immigration Bill

“We are extremely disappointed that Congress did not include an agricultural guestworker element as part of its compromise immigration reform bill that ultimately failed today. The U.S. dairy industry continues to face serious challenges obtaining [Read More …]

House and Senate Farm Bills Contribute to Deficit Reduction

The Congressional Budget Office’s May 2013 Baseline for Farm Programs projected farm program spending over a 10-year period at approximately $978 billion. CBO’s most recent May 2018 baseline for USDA’s mandatory farm programs projected 10-year outlays at $867 billion. [Read More …]

Select Reproductive Solutions Specialists Engage in Training