Articles by DairyBusiness News Team DP

Texas producers and landowners can now use red-dyed diesel on Texas public roads. However, tax treatment is different from highway-use restriction. On Sept. 28, Gov. Greg Abbott issued a statewide disaster proclamation suspending Texas restrictions [Read More …]

Farm Sector Debt to Reach Record High $605 Billion in 2026

United States farm sector debt is expected to reach a record high $605.1 billion in 2026, according to the latest USDA forecast, a 4.5% nominal increase from 2025 and a 1.5% increase when adjusted for [Read More …]

Obituary – Matilda A. Maddox

Matilda A. Maddox, 91, of Riverdale, Calif., passed away peacefully on September 19, 2026. Matilda always referred to herself as a “dairyman’s wife”, but she was so much more. She was a devoted mother of [Read More …]

Lower Retail Prices typically Bring an Increase in Sales. How are Dairy Products Doing?

Production costs are lower with new processing facilities and the new facilities are tied closely to the farms for milk. With lower costs, retail prices should fall and sales should increase. Is this happening? This [Read More …]

Wisner Baum Lawsuit Alleges Syngenta Failed to Warn of Atrazine’s Cancer Risks

Apostolos Panayiotou alleges that nearly three decades of mixing and spraying atrazine-based herbicides in Los Angeles County led to his cancer diagnosis. Wisner Baum’s lawsuit also challenges what Syngenta told applicators outside its EPA-approved product [Read More …]

Apply for Dairy Productivity Grants by Nov. 1

Are you planning a project that could boost milk production on your dairy operation? From milking efficiency upgrades to feeding technology and activity monitoring systems, our Dairy Productivity Grant is now open and can help [Read More …]

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Dairy’s Foundation Opens Grant Applications

Dec. 1 grant application deadline for programs educating dairy producers, students and communities. New education or outreach programs can start with a simple idea. Whether it is a need that isn’t being met or a [Read More …]

Dairy Farms Encouraged to Host Interns on Their Operations

Producers Can Apply to Host an Intern Next Summer Dairy producers from Pennsylvania and beyond are encouraged to apply to be a host farm in the 2027 On-Farm Internship Program. The program was designed to [Read More …]

Checkoff Initiative Brings Modern Dairy Farming Into Focus

Many Americans regularly enjoy dairy foods, but few have the opportunity to step onto a farm and see firsthand the people, technology and care behind the milk they purchase. A new dairy checkoff initiative aims [Read More …]

Tractor Safety Workshop’s to be Hosted to Celebrate the Year of the Woman Farmer

SWNYDFLC to host Tractor Safety Workshop in Cherry Creek and Alfred Station SWNYDLFC is celebrating the internationally recognized Year of the Woman Farmer with our upcoming Tractor Safety Workshop. This educational program is designed to [Read More …]

Economics of Raising Heifers & Market Update

Connect with leading experts during interactive webinars. Next week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP) will give dairy producers the opportunity to discuss key economic factors with experts. The Tuesday episode [Read More …]

Protein Powders Strengthen While Cheese and Butter Bounce Off the Bottom

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending October 9, 2026 The dairy markets moved mostly higher this week as the protein powders continued to strengthen and cheese and butter bounced off the bottom. CME [Read More …]

Mixing plant material with manure may be key to profitable biogas production

Researchers find ‘grass-to-gas’ strategy could make method of reducing pollution and generating energy cost effective on large dairy farms. The U.S. dairy industry is a major contributor to agricultural greenhouse gas emissions, with manure storage [Read More …]

Penn State, PDA break ground on Animal Diagnostic Laboratory expansion

Penn State and the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture broke ground Oct. 5 on a nearly 46,000-square-foot, two-story addition to the University’s Animal Diagnostic Laboratory at University Park, a project that will expand the laboratory’s capacity [Read More …]

Challenges and Considerations for Fall Hay Harvest

A potential shortage of stored forages means producers may have to make tough decisions regarding late-fall forage management. Extreme weather may keep forage growers out of their fields or provide less than expected yields during [Read More …]

ADC Dairy Farmers’ Workforce Roundtable at Expo

House Ag Chair Thompson encouraged farmers to “stand up, speak out” as year-round ag workforce legislation gains bipartisan support Dairy farmers from several states put the realities of year-round labor, farm transition, and the need [Read More …]

Davis College Receives $28.9 Million USDA Grant for New Food Complex

The transformational grant will fuel academic excellence and elevate campus while strengthening food safety, innovation, workforce development and technology. Texas Tech University’s Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources has received a $28.9 million [Read More …]

Rollins Urges Federal Land Ranchers to Put June Grazing Directive to Work

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins sent a letter to all livestock ranchers holding grazing permits on U.S. Forest Service allotments, outlining the Department’s June 12, 2026 Grazing Directive and inviting producers to put [Read More …]

DFA Takes Top Honors in NMPF’s Annual Communications Contest

Maola’s Smith Named Farmer Communicator of the Year The National Milk Producers Federation today named Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) the Cooperative Communicator of the Year in its annual communications contest. Ben Smith, a Maola [Read More …]

Preventing Down Cows in Focus at Upcoming Workshops

Early recognition of animal pain, tour of beef-processing plant also featured. View animal care from a different perspective at the 2026 Dairy Wellbeing Workshop, presented by Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP). A unique combination of interactive [Read More …]

Indiana Farm Bureau Announces 2027 Legislative Priorities

Indiana Farm Bureau has announced its issue priorities for the 2027 legislative session which include essential budget requests for agriculture, continued tax reform and policies that strengthen our food system. The priorities identified by INFB [Read More …]

DCHA’s October 14 webinar focuses on calf diagnostics

Join Dairy Calf & Heifer Association (DCHA) for its Oct. 14 webinar – “Diagnostics are not just another expense” – set to start at 11 a.m. Central time (U.S./Canada). Gregg Hanzlicek, Kansas Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory [Read More …]

U.S.-China Trade Framework: What We Know Now

Key Takeaways China’s list of goods covered under the new “30-for-30″ trade framework includes major U.S. agricultural products such as beef, pork, poultry, dairy, corn, wheat, rice, sorghum and specialty crops, but whole soybeans are [Read More …]

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Maola Local Dairies® Donates Truckload of Fresh Milk to Capital Area Food Bank

Maola Local Dairies® donated a tractor trailer load of fresh milk, or 3,825 gallons, to the Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB) to help provide nutritious milk to families facing hunger across the Greater Washington, D.C. [Read More …]

Calls Open for Agricultural Educator of the Year Award

Nominate any California agricultural educator through Dec. 15 The California FFA Foundation, in partnership with Nationwide and the California Farm Bureau, is accepting nominations for California’s top agricultural teachers for a chance to be named [Read More …]

Environmental College Students Visit New York Dairy Farm

American Dairy Assocaition North East partnered with the Ontario County Soil and Water Conservation District in New York to coordinate a dairy farm tour for 25+ environmental students and faculty from Rochester Institute of [Read More …]

Reviewing State-Level Farm Income and Production Expenses

Key Takeaways USDA’s September Farm Sector Income Forecast provided the first state-level estimates for 2025 farm economic conditions. State-level projections were provided for gross farm income, production expenses and net farm income. A handful of [Read More …]

NOVUS Expands C.O.W.S.™ Program to Europe with New Dairy Sales Manager