DairyBusiness News Team DP, Author at Dairy Business News

Feed & Grain LIVE 2019 Set for January 8 – 10

July 27, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Making Connections is the theme and purpose for the third Feed & Grain LIVE, scheduled for January 8, 9 and 10 at Prairie Meadows Casino Hotel in Altoona, Iowa. The educational event is tailor-made for [Read More …]

Final call to complete 2017 Census of Ag

July 27, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Data from the 2017 Census of Agriculture is planned to be released in February 2019 The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) ends all data collection for the 2017 Census of [Read More …]

Trump, EU leaders pull back from trade war

July 27, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

U.S. remains embroiled in major trade disputes with China and other trading partners President Donald Trump and European leaders pulled back from the brink of a trade war over autos Wednesday and agreed to open [Read More …]

Dairy MPP Is Delivering in 2018. Even More Help Is On The Way

July 27, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

$155 Million in Program Payments Through May Driven by improvements made by Congress in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 and USDA’s efforts to inform dairy farmers about the enhanced program, as of early July [Read More …]

Two California Dairy Students Selected For New California Milk Advisory Board International Internship Program

July 27, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Fourth generation dairy producer Tony Lopes of Gustine and third generation producer Jeremiah Tiemersma of Visalia have been selected to serve as international interns in a new program from the California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB), [Read More …]

Tractor videos highlight SECURA’s focus on farm-ag safety

July 27, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Training videos feature former farm kids, insurance experts The farm-ag underwriters at SECURA Insurance know their ways around a tractor. In two new safety training videos, former farm kids turned insurance experts share tractor safety [Read More …]

Midwestern farm group pushes dairy interests in FDA nutrition strategy

July 27, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Dairy foods and drinks should be an integral part of a new federal effort to promote public health through improved nutrition, a group representing dairy farmers across the Midwest told the U.S. Food and Drug [Read More …]

Dairy forage consultant at Empire Farm Days

July 27, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Alfalfa and forage consultant Tom Kilcer of Advanced Ag Systems to speak Aug. 7th The Empire Farm Days special events lineup includes a program by alfalfa and forage consultant Tom Kilcer of Advanced Ag Systems, [Read More …]

Retired agronomist Elver Hodges celebrates 106th birthday

July 27, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Elver Hodges introduced improved forages and management techniques for pastures Elver Hodges, who started working at the University of Florida Range Cattle Research and Education Center just before the U.S. entered World War II, plans [Read More …]

Iowa’s Naig on Trump’s trade mitigation plan

July 27, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following statement on President Trump’s announcement of federal aid to agricultural producers. The Trump administration on Tuesday announced up to $12 billion in emergency relief for farmers. [Read More …]

Farmers prefer trade deals over cash payments

July 27, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

USDA will also buy surplus of commodities that would otherwise have been exported Many farmers remain critical of President Donald Trump’s tariffs and the damage done to commodity prices and markets but were appreciative Tuesday [Read More …]

Conservation funds available for 30 counties in Texas

July 27, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is accepting Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) applications as part of the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) efforts supported by the Oaks and Prairies Joint Venture (OPJV) – [Read More …]

American Farmland Trust Awarded Conservation Innovation Grant to Accelerate Adoption of Soil Health Practices

July 27, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Today, American Farmland Trust, the organization behind the national movement No Farms No Food®, was awarded a highly competitive 2018 Conservation Innovation Grant from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. Authorized by the 2002 Farm Bill, CIG [Read More …]

NMPF Tells FDA: Review of Food Standards Should Start with Enforcement

July 26, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must enforce standards of identity for dairy products because these federal definitions are critical to safeguarding consumers from making purchases of products whose labels are false and misleading, [Read More …]

Dairy Farmers Of America Invests In Mopro Greek Yogurt

July 26, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Investment Will Help Drive Innovation in the Dairy Case In an effort to drive demand for dairy and support industry growth, Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), a national cooperative owned by dairy farm families, is [Read More …]

Ben & Jerry’s, advocacy group: Farm worker program a success

July 26, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

A farmworker-driven agreement that Ben & Jerry’s signed last year to improve pay and working conditions of laborers on farms that provide the ice cream company milk has been successful, with 72 Northeast farms enrolled [Read More …]

2018 Cornell Nutrition Conference

July 26, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The annual Cornell Nutrition Conference is designed to provide industry leading research and information to feed industry professionals and nutritional consultants. Emerging topics across the spectrum of animal nutrition are presented by industry leading academics [Read More …]

Proposals sought for Jersey cattle, product research

July 26, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Application deadline is December 1, 2018; funds awarded at meeting in March 2019 The AJCC Research Foundation has issued a request for research proposals to be funded in 2019 addressing significant issues for the Jersey [Read More …]

This Week in Dairy Interview with CEO Steven Rowe of Newtrient

July 26, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News interviews Steven Rowe of Newtrient LLC. Stimulating new technologies in manure management is what Newtrient LLC is all about. CEO Steven Rowe explains how this joint venture by leading dairy [Read More …]

Farmers of the Sugar River to host field day Aug. 21

July 26, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Event to feature the importance of improving the health of soil In the middle of the growing season, Farmers of the Sugar River are hosting a field day on Tuesday, August 21st to show the [Read More …]

79th Minnesota Nutrition Conference Sept. 19-20

July 26, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Conference to address challenges facing animal production Make plans now to attend the 79th Minnesota Nutrition Conference at Verizon Center in Mankato, Minnesota, on September 19 and 20, 2018. An outstanding group of internationally recognized [Read More …]

Land O’Lakes, Inc. Names Beth Ford President and CEO

July 26, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The Land O’Lakes, Inc. Board of Directors announced today its selection of Beth Ford as President and CEO of one of the nation’s largest food and agricultural cooperatives and #216 on the Fortune 500. Ford [Read More …]

NMPF Statement on FDA Announcement to Prioritize Review of Standards of Identity for Dairy Products

July 26, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

“We are pleased to see that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finally recognized the need to increase its scrutiny of plant-based products imitating standardized dairy foods. “The statement released earlier today by [Read More …]

AFIA Opens Registration for Equipment Manufacturers Conference

July 26, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Registration is now open for the American Feed Industry Association’s Equipment Manufacturers Conference, being held Nov. 7-9 in San Antonio, Texas. Hosted by AFIA’s Equipment Manufacturers Committee, this annual conference brings together equipment designers, manufacturers [Read More …]

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NMC calls for manuscript submissions

July 26, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Research papers highlight latest milk quality, udder health research The National Mastitis Council (NMC) is now accepting manuscripts for its 2019 Technology Transfer Session (TTS). Manuscripts will be accepted through Sept. 30. TTS will be [Read More …]

Articles by DairyBusiness News Team DP

Feed & Grain LIVE 2019 Set for January 8 – 10

Final call to complete 2017 Census of Ag

Trump, EU leaders pull back from trade war

Dairy MPP Is Delivering in 2018. Even More Help Is On The Way

Two California Dairy Students Selected For New California Milk Advisory Board International Internship Program

Tractor videos highlight SECURA’s focus on farm-ag safety

Midwestern farm group pushes dairy interests in FDA nutrition strategy

Dairy forage consultant at Empire Farm Days

Retired agronomist Elver Hodges celebrates 106th birthday

Iowa’s Naig on Trump’s trade mitigation plan

Farmers prefer trade deals over cash payments

Conservation funds available for 30 counties in Texas

American Farmland Trust Awarded Conservation Innovation Grant to Accelerate Adoption of Soil Health Practices

NMPF Tells FDA: Review of Food Standards Should Start with Enforcement

Dairy Farmers Of America Invests In Mopro Greek Yogurt

Ben & Jerry’s, advocacy group: Farm worker program a success

2018 Cornell Nutrition Conference

Proposals sought for Jersey cattle, product research

This Week in Dairy Interview with CEO Steven Rowe of Newtrient

Farmers of the Sugar River to host field day Aug. 21

79th Minnesota Nutrition Conference Sept. 19-20

Land O’Lakes, Inc. Names Beth Ford President and CEO

NMPF Statement on FDA Announcement to Prioritize Review of Standards of Identity for Dairy Products

AFIA Opens Registration for Equipment Manufacturers Conference

NMC calls for manuscript submissions

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Associated Milk Producers recalling whey ingredient

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