Articles by DairyBusiness News Team DP

Thirty-five Wisconsin students will receive a $1,500 scholarship. The Compeer Financial Fund for Rural America, the corporate giving program of Compeer Financial, has awarded 105 $1,500 educational scholarships to graduating seniors across its three-state territory. [Read More …]

Connectivity is key for high-tech farms of the future

New resource connects farmers interested in ag innovations with researchers The dizzying impact of the digital revolution on many sectors of society – from retail to law enforcement, politics and entertainment – has also altered [Read More …]

Northeast Purdue Ag Center field day

Purdue Extension will host a field day for farmers and agribusiness professionals Aug. 23 Purdue Extension will host a field day for farmers and agribusiness professionals highlighting research projects being done at the Northeast Purdue [Read More …]

Local ingredients and unforgettable experience

Fifth annual Farm to Table Dinner to be held at Darlington Ridge Farms August 4 Wisconsin Farm to Table presents the fifth annual Farm to Table Dinner at Darlington Ridge Farms on Saturday, August 4th, starting [Read More …]

Cheesemakers savor Cornell’s dairy incubator expertise

Sarah Van Orden-Morrow ’01, M.S. ’03 stood in her Crosswinds Creamery booth at the Ithaca Farmers Market facing a steady stream of patrons. Plates featured cubes of her Butternut, Goblin and Rose’s Reserve Alpine-style cheeses. [Read More …]

Kappelman board chair of Professional Dairy Producers Foundation

John Kappelman of Cedar Grove, Wis. has been elected board chair of the Professional Dairy Producers Foundation. John was born and raised on a family owned dairy farm in eastern Wisconsin. After a 32 year [Read More …]

Global Dairy Top 20 – A Shuffling of the Deck Chairs

Dairy price recovery in 2017 has positively affected the combined turnover of the top 20 companies, which, in 2017, was up 7.2% on the year in US dollar terms and 5.1% in euro terms, according [Read More …]

Amid trade war, dairy farmers emphasize need for global market access

Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative released the following statement in response to an announcement today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that the federal government will provide $12 billion in aid to farmers hurt by retaliatory tariffs. [Read More …]

NMPF Welcomes Assistance to Dairy Farmers Suffering Economic Losses from Retaliatory Tariffs

The new tariff mitigation program announced Tuesday by the Trump Administration should provide badly needed economic assistance to dairy farmers facing significant financial losses, the National Milk Producers Federation said today. The U.S. Department [Read More …]

Eli Lilly plans IPO for Elanco Animal Health

Eli Lilly is planning an initial public offering for part of an animal health business that brought in about 13 percent of all company revenue last year. The drugmaker said Tuesday that the IPO will [Read More …]

GreenLight Biosciences Welcomes New Chief Commercial Officer

Mick Messman Brings Over 20 Years of Global Agricultural Sales, Marketing, Product Development and Operations Experience to GreenLight GreenLight Biosciences, Inc., a biotechnology company developing RNA-based products for agricultural and pharmaceutical applications, today announced that [Read More …]

Holstein America Returns Aug. 9 on RFD-TV

Nothing says summer quite like ice cream. A double-scoop of vanilla, chocolate or strawberry, the options for this favorite treat are endless. And it’s all made possible thanks to the nation’s dairy farmers and the [Read More …]

USDA Assists Farmers Impacted by Unjustified Retaliation

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will take several actions to assist farmers in response to trade damage from unjustified retaliation. President Trump directed Secretary Perdue [Read More …]

Wis. farmers to travel to NY seeking dairy solutions

WFU arranging transportation for farmers interested in attending the Aug. 13 meeting Next month, a delegation of Wisconsin farmers will travel to Albany, New York for a meeting addressing ways the struggling dairy industry can [Read More …]

Dairy farm stress resources

To help dairy farmers deal with stress, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach hosted a series of three webinars that discuss how to recognize signs of stress, how to deal with dairy farm families experiencing [Read More …]

Managing forage during a drought

Tim Schnakenberg answers common forage management questions Tim Schnakenberg is an agronomy specialist with University of Missouri Extension. As the temperatures have gotten hotter and fields have gotten dryer, he has gotten more questions about [Read More …]

Holstein youth compete at national convention

Competed in activities and contests at the National Junior Holstein Convention Holstein Association USA recognized Junior members in Acme, Michigan during the 2018 National Holstein Convention for their participation in a variety of activities. Nearly [Read More …]

White House readies plan for $12 billion in emergency aid to farmers caught in Trump’s escalating trade war

The U.S. Agriculture Department on Tuesday plans to announce a $12 billion package of emergency aid for farmers caught in the midst of President Trump’s escalating trade war, two people briefed on the plan said, [Read More …]

Silvopasture workshop August 3-4

Register by July 25th at https://www.regonline.com/SilvopastureCV Farmers know that trees can provide valuable shade for livestock, as well as income from timber and habitat for wildlife. However, usually farmers are told to keep cattle and [Read More …]

AFT applauds farmland protection funds for dairy

New state investments will help farm economy while combating climate change American Farmland Trust applauds Governor Andrew Cuomo’s announcement that the State of New York will invest $30 million to strengthen New York’s farm economy [Read More …]

Dairy Challenge Elects New Leadership

Dairy Challenge® Elects New Leadership Madison, WI, July 23, 2018 – North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge® (NAIDC) recently elected new leadership, including one new board member and several new board officer appointments. As described in [Read More …]

California Milk Advisory Board Announces 2017-2018 Dairy Princess Representatives

Young Dairy Leaders to Serve as Advocates on Behalf of Dairy Industry The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) recently welcomed the 2018-2019 class of Dairy Princess representatives for a three-day session to launch their year [Read More …]

Darigold Expands Global Operations

Strengthens customer relationships through new direct overseas network Darigold Inc. announces it will substantially expand its global customer service and long-term commitment to growth in international markets. The company is creating an overseas sales, service [Read More …]

Wellness staff joins Dairy West

Heidi Martin, MS, RDN, LD, SNS, has joined Dairy West as vice president of health and wellness, replacing Crystal Wilson, Ed.S, RDN, LD, who was recently named vice president of employee development and engagement. Dairy West, a regional [Read More …]

AFIA Urges FDA to Take a Flexible Approach to HA/PC Regulations

In the spirit of continuing its dialogue with the Food and Drug Administration on the rules and implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), today, the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) submitted comments to [Read More …]

Farmers share perspectives on dairy oversupply management strategies

A July 19 webinar shared farmer perspectives of one management strategy to reduce milk oversupply. Farmers from Scenic Central Milk Producers, Dairy Farmers of America, and Land O’Lakes talked about their personal experiences with the base-excess plans [Read More …]

Submit Modern Agriculture Photos for a Chance to Win $100

One week remains to submit photos of modern agriculture, forestry, commercial fishing and rural life for Farm Credit East’s annual photo calendar contest. The submission deadline is Tuesday, July 31. Winning photographs will be featured [Read More …]

CWT Assists with 765,004 Pounds of Cheese and Butter Export Sales

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) member cooperatives accepted offers of export assistance from CWT that helped them capture contracts to sell 489,426 pounds (222 metric tons) of Cheddar, Colby and Monterey Jack cheese and 275,578 pounds [Read More …]

Dairy Field Day at Emerald Spring Dairy

Emerald Spring Dairy is a multigenerational farm that milks around 1000 cows UMN Extension along with Minnesota Dairy Initiative are partnering with Emerald Spring Dairy to hold a field day and farm tour on August [Read More …]

SUNY Cobleskill wins cattle judging competition