Articles by DairyBusiness News Team DP

When I’m milking, I like to listen to something to keep my mind engaged, usually an audiobook or podcast and, rarely, music. But there are moments when I enjoy the “silence,” though we all know [Read More …]

Dairy and Type 2 Diabetes

Dairy foods such as milk, cheese and yogurt are foundational foods in healthy dietary patterns. The dairy group contributes important shortfall nutrients, including calcium, vitamin D and potassium to the American diet. Low-fat and fat-free [Read More …]

The path to exceptional milk quality

What leads to sustained, superior milk quality on a dairy farm? Instead of reviewing the literature on mastitis prevention and treatment, I thought I would go to a true expert on the subject. I decided [Read More …]

What Should I Do Next?

Recently, I had a client ask me if they should go ahead and order the steel roofing they need for a barn reroofing project. The conversation turned to tariffs and what their impact might be [Read More …]

Dairy Leaders Share Progress, Priorities at Fall Alliance Meeting

More than 270 leaders from across the dairy value chain gathered Nov. 18 for the 2025 Dairy Sustainability Alliance® Fall Meeting, sending a clear message: progress happens faster when the community moves forward together. The [Read More …]

Hired labor on New York state dairy farms cost, efficiency and change from 2018 to 2024

Hired labor plays a significant role on dairy farms, with more than 9,000 jobs provided by New York dairy farms in 2019.1 As farm size grows, hired employees provide a larger percentage of the labor [Read More …]

New York and Vermont Corn SIlage Hybrid Evaluation Program 2025

Hybrid evaluation at multiple environments helps in decision making and expands the reach of this type of data to more farmers. Cornell, UVM, and seed companies collaborate to provide this evaluation. Hybrids were either entered [Read More …]

Preparing your cattle for severe winter weather

Cattle work to maintain a constant core body temperature of about 101ºF. During the winter months, the need for cattle to maintain their core body temperature becomes a challenge and can cause cold stress. Cold stress [Read More …]

“The Dairy State” – A Feature Documentary Celebrating California’s Dairy Families

We’re excited to share that longtime agricultural storyteller Matt Salvo—creator behind countless videos showcasing California’s farmers and ranchers—is directing a new feature-length documentary titled The Dairy State. This film takes viewers behind the scenes of [Read More …]

MPC’s Geoff Vanden Heuvel Highlights Urgent Water Challenges

November 27, 2025 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

2025 Sustainable Agriculture Summit in Anaheim Yesterday, at the 2025 Sustainable Agriculture Summit in Anaheim, Geoff Vanden Heuvel – Vice Chair of the Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley and Director of Regulatory and [Read More …]

Gratitude and Growth: A Thanksgiving Message to Our Dairy Community

As Thanksgiving approaches, we at DairyBusiness News want to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude to you—our readers, partners, and the hardworking individuals who make the dairy industry thrive. Your dedication to producing [Read More …]

Larger Herd Continues to Drive Stronger Output

November 24, 2025 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending November 21, 2025 Milk continues to gush across the United States. In the most recent Milk Production report, USDA pegged October production at 19.47 billion pounds, representing [Read More …]

Why Ohio scientists – and some dairy producers – are against legalizing raw milk

Milk is big business in Ohio. It’s 11th in the nation for dairy cows. The USDA reports that dairy accounted for over $1.3 billion in production for the state last year, with the industry’s farms covering about [Read More …]

What’s in Your New Crop Corn Silage?

As silo structures are opened after harvest, producers can find issues with molds, mycotoxins, and abnormally warm silage. The initial fermentation period in corn silage can progress in as soon as 30 days, after which [Read More …]

The Role of Coriolis Mass Flow Measurement

In the fast-paced world of food and beverage manufacturing where margins are tight and expectations for sustainability and quality continue to rise, manufacturers must continually strive for greater efficiency without compromising product integrity. Flow measurement, [Read More …]

USDA Issues Guidance to Protect Religious Expression in the Federal Workplace

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced new guidance (PDF, 236 KB) surrounding the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) commitment to protecting faith and religious expression and accommodation rights in the federal workplace. “From [Read More …]

Upcoming training and education opportunities for IDFA members

Protecting Dairy in the States: IDFA’s 2025 Advocacy Highlights and 2026 Outlook State legislatures and governors are increasingly shaping the nation’s food policy agenda, leading IDFA to intensify its state advocacy efforts to protect dairy [Read More …]

NMPF Praises Senate Passage of Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act

The National Milk Producers Federation celebrated the latest step toward better nutrition for children, as the Senate passed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act by unanimous consent. The Senate’s unanimous support for the legislation [Read More …]

CDFA Strengthens Defense Against New World Screwworm With More Than $500,000 in Funding

For Surveillance, Training and Integrated Pest Management CDFA’s Office of Pesticide Consultation & Analysis (OPCA) is amplifying efforts to protect ranchers and livestock from the threat of the New World Screwworm (NWS). The screwworm has been detected within 70 [Read More …]

IDFA Lauds Senate’s Landmark Passage of Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, Urges Swift House Action

The U.S. Senate has passed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 (S.222) by unanimous consent, a landmark step toward restoring whole and 2% milk to America’s school cafeterias. Today’s vote represents a [Read More …]

The connection between the dairy community and Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is a celebration rooted in gratitude, harvest and shared meals, and dairy plays a central – though often unspoken – role in this beloved holiday. Dairy foods symbolize abundance and community, connecting the spirit [Read More …]

Senate Passage of New World Screwworm Readiness

November 17, 2025 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today released the following statement after his Stop the Screwworms With Active Readiness and Mitigation (SWARM) Act passed the Senate Monday night as part of the government funding legislation. This bill [Read More …]

U.S. Dairy Herd is Likely to Continue to Grow

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending November 14, 2025 Market incentives have trumped biology and overcome the heifer shortage. Buoyed by several years of positive margins, dairy producers on both sides of the [Read More …]

New DairyVoice Podcast: Tim Abbott talks with Meino Annema about her role at Holstein International

November 15, 2025 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

In this episode of DairyVoice, Tim Abbott with Showbox Sires continues his series Evolution of the Great Cow with an interview of Meino Annema of Holstein International. They discuss Meino’s role with HI and her [Read More …]

U.S. Ranchers Create 11,000 Miles of Virtual Fencing With Halter’s Smart Cattle Collars

Halter, provider of the game-changing operating system for modern ranching and dairy farming, announced today that its U.S. customers have created more than 11,000 miles of virtual fencing using the company’s smart collars for cattle [Read More …]

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Dairy Checkoff Leader Rovey Honored With Lyng Award

The National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB) honored Arizona dairy farmer Paul Rovey as the 2025 recipient of the Richard E. Lyng Award for his contributions and distinguished service to dairy promotion. The award [Read More …]

DCRC Annual Meeting highlights emerging reproductive technologies

America’s Dairyland hosted more than 175 Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) members, representing 24 U.S. states, three Canadian provinces and nine countries, in Middleton, Wis. (and virtually), Nov. 11-13, for its 2025 annual meeting. Attendees [Read More …]

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Dairy Checkoff Leaders Share Results, Momentum at 2025 Joint Annual Meeting