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Next Dairy Management Monday webinar is 1 p.m., on March 23 Dairy producers, employees and agribusiness professionals are invited to join Penn State Extension for the Dairy Management Monday webinar at 1 p.m., March 23. [Read More …]

NNYADP dairy-beef research: how to add value to dairy business

Four farms in Northern NY assisted this NNYADP project Dairy farmers may have an opportunity to add income through enhancing their breeding bull selection. Research funded by the farmer-driven Northern New York Agricultural Development Program [Read More …]

Will virus alter demand for farm goods?

Could slow global economic growth and recovery from trade disputes As countries affected by the coronavirus try to control its spread, market and public reactions to the fast-moving situation have sent ripple effects to people [Read More …]

PDPW goes virtual March 18 & 19

PDPW Business Conference — it’s a Virtual Conference Some of you may have received an email message indicating the 2020 PDPW Business Conference was still at the Alliant Energy Center. The message you received was [Read More …]

NFU Hosts 118th Annual Convention

More than 500 National Farmers Union (NFU) members from across the country gathered in Savannah, Georgia from March 1-3 for the organization’s 118th Anniversary Convention. Over the course of the event, attendees engaged with industry [Read More …]

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Liberty Brings Back Women’s Bibs After Nearly Two Decades

Reintroduced products offer female-specific fit, iconic durability and new fabric technology Liberty, an iconic American brand and manufacturer of bib overalls since 1912, has reintroduced its line of women’s bibs after discontinuing the female-focused products [Read More …]

Helping our Communities: USDA’s Milk Donation Reimbursement Program

Congress created the Milk Donation Reimbursement Program as part of the 2018 Farm Bill. The goals of this program are to reduce food waste and provide nutrition assistance to low-income families and individuals. Under the [Read More …]

Growing Great People: Training Skills for Dairy Farmers

Become an Effective On-The-Job Trainer Cornell Ag Workforce Development in partnership with Cornell Cooperative Extension is offering a series of four hands-on regional training workshops “Growing Great People: Training Skills for Dairy Farmers. Become an [Read More …]

Agrifoods Cooperative Signs Exclusive Canadian Licensing Agreement with The a2 Milk Company

Launching a proven global dairy innovation in Canada Tim Hofstra, Chair of Agrifoods Cooperative, excited about Agrifoods’ exclusive licensing agreement with The a2 Milk Company and in being able to offer consumers more choices for [Read More …]

Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese Awarded First Place for Jalapeño Cheddar Cheese Curds

Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese took home a total of six awards at the 2020 World Championship Cheese Contest held in Madison, Wisconsin on March 3 and 4. More than 3,000 products were entered in the [Read More …]

FWilbur-Ellis Company launches unique surfactant EMBRECE-EA™

Wilbur-Ellis Company, a recognized leader in precision agriculture, crop protection, seed and nutritional products, announced today the launch of EMBRECE-EATM, a unique blend of surfactants designed to elevate the performance of fungicides, insecticides and miticides [Read More …]

Learn About Dairy Revenue Protection During Webinar on March 25

Monthly webinar will feature Christine Brodeur as guest speaker On Wednesday, March 25 at noon, the Center for Dairy Excellence will welcome Christine Brodeur, Director of Dairy Farmers of America Risk Management, as a guest [Read More …]

Progress on China Phase One Agreement

Perdue: this agreement will produce positive gains for the entire economy U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced Tuesday that China has continued its progress in implementing the U.S.-China Phase One Economic and Trade Agreement [Read More …]

How, why to keep phos on no-till fields

Using gypsum, injecting fertilizer below the surface are options Left untilled, fields gain organic matter and maintain high yields, but there’s a tradeoff to consider when deciding not to till. Fields that aren’t [Read More …]

Spring forward this March with the ROXOR Beast of a Sales Event from Mahindra

Spring forward this March with the ROXOR ‘Beast of a Sales Event’ from Mahindra Vehicle Sales and Service. For a limited time, customers will receive $1,250 off a 2019 ROXOR, plus an extra bonus year [Read More …]

New webinar series for dairy nutritionists features the latest canola meal research

In conjunction with Agriculture Modeling and Training Systems’ (AMTS) The Nutritionist webinar series, the Canola Council of Canada is offering a series of three webinars demonstrating the use and versatility of canola meal as a [Read More …]

USDA Offers Assistance to Protect Agricultural Lands and Grasslands

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) encourages people and groups wanting to protect agricultural lands and grasslands to consider enrolling their property into conservation easements. The 2018 Farm Bill has provided USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation [Read More …]

Decision Time on ARC and PLC

Simulating Potential Benefits for Corn, Soybeans and Wheat USDA’s March 10 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates provides the latest 2019/20 marketing year average price projections for corn, soybeans and wheat before the March 16 deadline to [Read More …]

Dairy professionals invited to discuss change management

The Center is hosting four free roundtable meetings this spring Dairy professionals who guide dairy farm families through the process of navigating change are encouraged to attend one of four upcoming roundtable discussions hosted by [Read More …]

Wis. State 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl is April 4

Deadline for registration is March 14, 2020, 5 p.m. The 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl Contest will be on Saturday April 4, 2020 at UW Madison Soil Sciences Building in Madison, WI. The Dairy Bowl is [Read More …]

Instrumental Dairy Leaders Recognized by World Dairy Expo

World Dairy Expo® is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2020 Expo Recognition Awards Nominated and selected by their peers, these honorees have made instrumental contributions to the dairy industry and their communities. [Read More …]

IntelinAir Joins NVIDIA Inception Program

IntelinAir today announced it has joined the NVIDIA Inception program as a community member IntelinAir is an analytics company that delivers crop intelligence to farmers through aerial imagery, computer vision, machine learning, agronomic science, and [Read More …]

U.S. Department of Labor Offers Guidance For Preparing Workplaces for Coronavirus

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today published “Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19” to help companies respond in the event of coronavirus in the workplace. The guidance was developed [Read More …]

PDPW Business Conference – COVID-19/coronavirus

PDPW Business Conference, Next Week, Mar. 18-19 in Madison, Wis. Sessions to focus on tools to sharpen your business and mind to remain profitable As the COVID-19/coronavirus situation continues to evolve, we wanted to provide [Read More …]

U of I Chooses Dairyman John Wright to Manage CAFE Research Dairy Project

John W. Wright will serve as the University of Idaho’s project manager for the new $25 million research dairy near Rupert that will serve as the core of the Idaho Center for Agriculture, Food and [Read More …]

ADSA Selects Catharine Kuber Perry as New Executive Director

The American Dairy Science Association® (ADSA®) has selected Catharine Kuber Perry as its new executive director. Perry, who currently serves as vice president of member programs and services of the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA), [Read More …]

Corona

California and USDA work together to provide meals to children from low-income families amid coronavirus outbreak

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved a request from California to allow meal service during school closures to minimize potential exposure to the coronavirus. These meals are available at no cost to low-income [Read More …]

SVG Ventures announces the THRIVE VI Accelerator Cohort

SVG Ventures-THRIVE is delighted to announce the 13 companies selected to join their THRIVE VI Accelerator cohort. With an acceptance rate of less than 3% admission to the award winning THRIVE Accelerator Program is fiercely [Read More …]

2020 THRIVE Innovation Summit is postponed

The THRIVE Innovation Summit, is the premier gathering for top industry experts and innovative entrepreneurs focused on AgTech & FoodTech innovation. Scheduled keynote speaker USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Censky was to cover the topic “Innovation Imperative: [Read More …]

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Wisconsin wins 31% of total awards at WCMA’s 2020 World Championship Cheese Contest