Articles by DairyBusiness News Team DP

Midwest Dairy, the checkoff organization representing over 4,000 dairy farmers in a ten-state region, officially announced that Corey Scott of Marine on Saint Croix, Minn. has been named its new Chief Executive Officer. Scott is [Read More …]

Dairy Markets Search for the Bottom

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending March 8, 2024 The dairy markets are feeling around for a bottom. April through July Class III futures notched life-of-contract lows this week. But the bulls are [Read More …]

Vilsack, Stabenow, Boozman confirmed for Agri-Pulse Ag & Food Policy Summit

Agri-Pulse is pleased to announce that USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Ranking Member John Boozman, R-Ark., are all confirmed to speak in person at the Agri-Pulse Ag & Food [Read More …]

USDA Finalizes Voluntary “Product of USA” Label Claim to Enhance Consumer Protection

March 7, 2024 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

USDA makes additional investments to support independent processing capacity and build resilience in the meat and poultry supply chain; announces new actions to enhance transparency and competition in the seed industry. Today, at the National [Read More …]

DairyVoice Podcast: John Ellsworth Talks about Dairy in 2023 and Where to Focus Your Business Going Forward

Connie Kuber of Connor AgriScience and Sealpro Silage Barrier Films talks with well-known dairy business financial consultant, John Ellsworth of Success Strategies. John, a regular DairyBusiness News contributor, discusses cash flow issues that many farms [Read More …]

A Rough Week on LaSalle Street as Markets Propel Upward and Downward

March 4, 2024 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending March 1, 2024 It was a rough week on LaSalle Street. The trade had hoped that lower milk output and a smaller dairy herd would propel the [Read More …]

Mary Ellen Charter, Larry Lightfoote and Benja Sanchez Talk About Mastitis Management

March 2, 2024 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

In this episode of DairyVoice, Connie Kuber of Connor Agriscience and Sealpro Silage Barrier Films talks with Mary Ellen Charter of Dairy One, Benja Sanchez Dominguez, Larry Lightfoote of Lightland Farms. They discuss their goals [Read More …]

After Period of Exuberance Dairy Markets Run Into Resistance

February 26, 2024 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending February 23, 2024 The U.S. dairy industry continues to shrink. In the latest Milk Production report, USDA trimmed its estimates of 2023 milk production, and it cut [Read More …]

Dairy Producers Can Enroll for 2024 Dairy Margin Coverage Beginning Feb. 28

February 23, 2024 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Payments to Begin Early March Starting next Wednesday, dairy producers will be able to enroll for 2024 Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC), an important safety net program offered through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that [Read More …]

Betsy Bullard Hosts The Inaugural New England Holstein Association Podcast

In episode 1 of this Inaugural New England Holstein Association podcast, host Betsy Bullard of Turner, Maine talks with Nate Robertson of Bohanon Farm and Contoocook Creamery. Betsy is from Brigeen Farms and is currently [Read More …]

Farm Credit East Announces Record Distribution of Patronage Dividends

Farm Credit East, ACA, the Northeast’s largest agricultural lending cooperative, announced its distribution of $120 million in cash patronage dividends to 12,500 farm, fishing and forestry business owners and operators across the Northeast. On average, [Read More …]

Farmer Focus: Coldstream Farms Deming, WA

For Galen Smith, a financial decision as simple as replacing a pickup truck is made with sustainability in mind. “We try to find something with a little bit better fuel mileage that matches our needs [Read More …]

SweetWater Technologies Powered by Gripp Launches Innovative Partnership

New Business Opportunity Empowers Young People In Ag to Earn Income Through Drone Services SweetWater Technologies Powered by Gripp has launched a new business partnership opportunity for the next generation of agricultural entrepreneurs. The enterprise, [Read More …]

CentralStar Cooperative hires seven 2024 summer interns

CentralStar Cooperative, serving dairy and beef producers in the upper Midwest, will host seven interns, this year, in their genetics, laboratory, and research and development business units. Five students will join the genetics and artificial-insemination [Read More …]

PDP Business Conference Provides Previews and Insights to Latest Dairy Industry Research

Renowned Researchers Present at Conference Sessions, Preview Stage Dairy producers have the opportunity to hear firsthand from some of the country’s leading dairy researchers about the work that could impact their industry and farms in [Read More …]

Farm Credit Mid-America Returning $255 Million in Net Earnings

Farm Credit Mid-America will return $255 million in net earnings to eligible customer-owners during National Ag Week, beginning March 17. The farmer-owned and led cooperative has returned more than $1.25 billion in earnings to eligible [Read More …]

Milk’s Lead Rises As Plant-Based Beverages Sink

The final numbers are in, and they confirm what we’ve anticipated all year. In 2023, consumers emphatically turned away from plant-based beverages at an accelerating rate that caused the category to lose market share to [Read More …]

I-29 Moo University to present “Impact of Starter Starch Content on Pre-weaning Performance of Beef

The I-29 Moo University 2024 Dairy Webinar Series continues Tuesday, March 5 from 12 noon to 1 p.m. CDT. The webinar will feature a discussion on the impact of starter starch content on pre-weaning performance [Read More …]

FMMO’s Next Steps Begin

Now that the Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) hearing has concluded, USDA is reviewing more than 12,000 pages of testimony as it formulates its plan for FMMO modernization. The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) is [Read More …]

Sustainability in the Dairy Supply Chain

Thursday | February 22 | 2:00 pm MST / 4:00 pm EST | Online Webinar In partnership with the ACS Climate Impact Task Force, we are excited to welcome ACS committee member Nathan Aldridge, CCP®, [Read More …]

DATCP Recruiting Students for Next Agriculture Youth Council

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting applications for the next Wisconsin Agriculture Youth Council. High school students who will be seniors during the 2024 – 2025 school year should [Read More …]

House Agriculture Committee Hearing Reveals Farm Bill Fault Lines; Doud Meets with Thompson

The House Agriculture Committee heard testimony on Wednesday from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack about a range of issues, mostly concerning how farmers are faring and what policies could help them the most. While the hearing [Read More …]

New Planet-Smart Feeds Coming Soon to California Dairies