Articles by DairyBusiness News Team DP

Trade is a hot topic with a lot of uncertainty. Trade policy decisions made in Washington, D.C., will impact farmers and ranchers in the countryside. This Market Intel is part of a series exploring agricultural [Read More …]

Trump Administration Immigration Enforcement Policy in Flux

The tension within the Trump Administration between forces competing to have the final word on immigration policy was highly visible in the past week, leaving agricultural employers hoping for further clarity as to what to [Read More …]

New Rules Being Negotiated for Colorado River Water

The Colorado River is an extremely important part of the water supply for California and the Western U.S. When the waters of the Colorado River were allocated nearly a century ago, it was thought that the [Read More …]

Profits, Expectations, and the Invisible Hand of Herd Expansion

June 17, 2025 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending June 20, 2025 The invisible hand is solving the heifer shortage. Years of decent profits and the promise of more prosperity on the horizon pushed producers to [Read More …]

Weekly Wholesale Prices of Dairy Commodities are at Mid to Low Levels

The wholesale prices of cheese, butter, nonfat dry milk (NDM), and dry whey drive the prices of producer milk. They are calculated weekly and then consolidated for the 4-week and 5-week months used for calculating [Read More …]

Immigration and Customs Enforcement Activity Comes to Agricultural Operations

June 17, 2025 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

As you may have seen in the news, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity is in full force, including on agricultural operations. Back in January, we emailed our members some information and resources regarding ICE [Read More …]

President Trump Signals Farm Workforce Action as House Members Elevate Issue

President Donald Trump indicated twice yesterday, first in a social media post and later when speaking to reporters, that his administration would soon take action to provide farmers and hospitality employers with greater certainty for [Read More …]

Butter Booms, Cheese Slips

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending June 13, 2025 Strong exports have assuaged concerns about rising U.S. cheese and butterfat output. Even after a significant spring and early-summer rally, U.S. cheese and butter [Read More …]

Trump Secures Greater Ag Market Access in Brazil, Thailand, and Vietnam

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced American agricultural producers will have greater market access to Thailand and Vietnam and maintained access to Brazil. The Trump Administration continues to break down non-tariff barriers and [Read More …]

Call for nominations for 2026 Dairy Farm of the Year Award

The Michigan State University Department of Animal Science is now seeking nominations for the 2026 Dairy Farm of the Year Award. Since 1958, the Dairy Farm of the Year Award has celebrated a farmer, farm [Read More …]

Kevin Coffey to Power VAS’ Next Chapter as CEO

June 15, 2025 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Coffey will lead the VAS team in expanding their herd management ecosystem, bringing more value to producers around the world. VAS is excited to announce Kevin Coffey has joined the team as chief executive officer. [Read More …]

DairyVoice Podcast: John Ellsworth Gives A Financial Update for The Dairy Industry in 2025’s Quarter 2

In this episode of DairyVoice, Connie Kuber of Sealpro Silage Barrier Films again speaks with John Ellsworth of Success Strategies. John gives the dairy industry an update on tariffs, interest rates, President Trump’s export actions [Read More …]

Daily Average U.S. Cheese Exports Surge to an All-time High

June 9, 2025 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending June 6, 2025 U.S. milk and dairy product output is growing quickly. But formidable exports are keeping a firm floor under the dairy markets. Even after sizable [Read More …]

Obituary: Holstein Breeder Gilbert Teixeira, 73

June 6, 2025 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Gilbert R. Teixeira, 73, of Gil-Tex Holsteins in Turlock, Calif., died on May 23, 2025 with his family by his side. He was a successful and enthusiastic breeder of Registered Holsteins for his entire life, [Read More …]

Giant Awards $65,000 for Sustainable Dairy Practices in Chesapeake Bay

In celebration of June Dairy Month, Giant Food recently awarded more than $65,000 to the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay (Alliance) to implement sustainability practices on local dairy farms in the Chesapeake Bay. Collected through [Read More …]

New “All Things Dairy” Monthly Calls to Begin on June 11

The Monthly Call Will Be Held on Wednesday, June 11 at 1 pm The Center for Dairy Excellence is launching a new “All Things Dairy” monthly conference call to provide a platform for organizations and [Read More …]

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NMC calls for Scholar applicants

Selected graduate students will earn trip to NMC Annual Meeting The Global Milk Quality Organization (NMC) is now accepting applications for its Scholars program. This program offers at least four travel scholarships for full-time graduate [Read More …]

Holstein Association USA Honors Luck-E Holsteins with the 2025 Elite Breeder Award

This year’s Elite Breeder award recipient excels in consistently breeding Registered Holsteins® with exceptional production and components, tremendous udders, strength from end to end, and the ability to thrive in any environment. Holstein Association USA [Read More …]

The Impact of the Tax Code

The Dec. 31, 2025, expiration of many provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) adds a new task to the2025congressional to-do list: updating the tax code. Many TCJA provisions provided important relief for farm families. While reductions in the [Read More …]

Boosting crop production, mitigating environmental impact

Applying fertilizer requires a careful balancing act between using too little — which can be insufficient to support plant growth — and applying too much, which wastes money and can hurt the environment. A newly published [Read More …]

Are Dairy Exports Declining with Tariff Negotiations?

There is concern that dairy exports may be significantly impacted by the new tariffs. This post will follow the data on the major exports; nonfat dry milk (NDM) and skim milk powder (SMP), cheese, dry [Read More …]

Rollins Leads Trade Delegation to Italy, Continues Aggressive Travel Agenda to Promote American Agriculture

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins will visit Rome, Italy, on June 2-3. During her visit, Secretary Rollins will reinforce the Administration’s expectations for improved agricultural market access to Italy and the European Union [Read More …]

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