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CDFA Secretary Karen Ross with Vice Minister Le Quoc Doanh, Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development This afternoon CDFA Secretary Karen Ross met with a Vietnamese Delegation of government and business leaders led by [Read More …]

AgriThority® Expansion Continues With Added Expertise in North and South America

Leader in Ag Innovation Development adds new product and business development specialists AgriThority® an agricultural company specializing in accelerating development of new technologies around the world, announces the addition of three product development specialists to [Read More …]

KDA to Host Livestock Export Seminars

A global need for quality breeding stock and genetics is creating market opportunities for Kansas livestock producers. To meet the growing demand, the Kansas Department of Agriculture will host two livestock export seminars featuring industry [Read More …]

Management for Dairy Calves in Automatic Feeding Group Housing Systems

Proper management is key to the success of group calf housing systems. This article will discuss management practices unique to group housing systems that are key to successful calf rearing. Individually housing and feeding pre-weaned [Read More …]

ICAR/IDF Workshop: Animal-based indicators to promote welfare in dairy cows

IDF and ICAR to host a workshop on the use of animal-based indicators of dairy cow welfare and its potential hamonization on 9 June 2020. Animal welfare is a topic that is becoming increasingly important [Read More …]

Barry Bradford named new MSU Meadows Endowed Chair for Dairy Management

Michigan State alum focused on research and outreach aimed at improving dairy industry Barry Bradford, Ph.D., has been named the new Clinton E. Meadows Endowed Chair for Dairy Management in Michigan State University’s (MSU) Department of [Read More …]

Procure for corn captures Sun’s energy to maximize plant & soil health

Sunshine fuels corn’s ability to grow strong and perform. Putting the sun to work for farmers, Agnition developed Procure® for Corn to enhance the crop’s ability to capture energy from the sun, maximizing yields through [Read More …]

IDF study on Global Dairy Marketing Trends released

IDF announced the release of its new report “Global Marketing Trends – Understanding Changes in Global Dairy Consumption”. Now in its second edition, the 2020 report provides a global snapshot of marketing trends within the [Read More …]

Four more American Farmland Trust-NRCS case studies show how soil health practices increase farm profitability

Evidence builds for economic and environmental benefits of soil health efforts, creating a library of on-farm examples for use by farmers and service providers across the country. American Farmland Trust, the organization behind the national [Read More …]

Cargill offers dairy farms free safety vests

Cargill is helping dairy farmers prevent accidents and save lives by giving away free safety vests through their new Be Safe. Be Seen. campaign. From March 1 through April 15 dairies can claim up to [Read More …]

AGCO’s Fendt IDEALDrive Eliminates the Steering Wheel in IDEAL Combines

Joystick steering solution delivers greater visibility for less operator fatigue AGCO Corporation (NYSE:AGCO) introduced the Fendt® IDEALDrive™ steering system to North American producers during the 2020 Commodity Classic. IDEALDrive is the first joystick steering system [Read More …]

Farm Credit East announces Lipinski Rural Initiatives Award

The award is in recognition of Lipinski’s 25 years as CEO and 40 years of service In conjunction with Bill Lipinski’s retirement as CEO, the Farm Credit East board of directors has created the Lipinski [Read More …]

USDA and DEA relax lab requirements for hemp testing

In a significant shift for the 2020 hemp crop year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) reached an agreement that drops the provision in USDA’s Interim Hemp Rule that required [Read More …]

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CDFA announces grant funding available for healthy soils program

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting applications for its Healthy Soils Program (HSP). The program incentivizes implementation and demonstration of on-farm soil health practices that sequester carbon, reduce greenhouse gases, [Read More …]

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Kan. Senate approves on-farm raw milk sales bill

The vote Wednesday was 37-3 and sent the measure to the House The Kansas Senate has approved a bill that would allow on-the-farm sales of raw milk so long as farmers have a label on their containers stating that [Read More …]

Holstein USA Judges Conference- pre register NOW!

March 13 at Maddox Dairy in Riverdale Register now! http://www.holsteinusa.com/shows/judges.html From Holstein USA’s website: The one-day conference is tentatively scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will include judging classes as well as classroom [Read More …]

Precision Agriculture Series begins March 3rd

Topics will begin with an intro to precision ag and why producers should be interested Famers and anyone interested in learning more about precision agriculture and how it can be implemented on the farm is [Read More …]

Secretary Perdue announces new FSIS leadership

Paul Kiecker will serve as Administrator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of Paul Kiecker to serve as [Read More …]

Microplastics can be harmful to farm crops

K-State’s Kirkham says reducing use of plastics may benefit agriculture A Kansas State University crop physiologist has found that plastic products – which are well known to cause negative impacts on fish and other aquatic [Read More …]

Farmers have fought against the mislabeling of nut- and plant-based beverages as “milk”

Deciding on a milk label The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has a decision to make on milk labels. The agency has wrestled with the issue for more than a year. The question is how [Read More …]

CCFN urges Trump Administration to seek stronger commitments on generic names

New steps needed to ensure countries fully vet geographical indications In testimony today before the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), the Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN) urged the U.S. Administration to secure [Read More …]

National Dairy Board Scholarship applications being accepted

Applications are being accepted for college scholarships that are awarded by America’s dairy farmers and importers through the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB). Eleven scholarships worth $2,500 each will be awarded, [Read More …]

Say cheese! Old El Paso® announces search for America’s cheesiest family

Families nationwide can submit a cheesy family photo for the chance to win weekly prizes Old El Paso® Cheese today announced the search to find America’s Cheesiest Family. Over the next 10 weeks, the company [Read More …]

IDFA joins large coalition in opposition to truck-only vehicle miles tax

IDFA and a large coalition of associations in the food and agriculture sector wrote a letter to U.S. Senate Finance Committee leadership, cautioning the committee against imposing a truck-only vehicle miles tax (VMT) that would [Read More …]

Conference explores agritourism in Virginia’s new economy

The sixth annual Virginia Agritourism Conference will enable interested agritourism entrepreneurs, economic development staff and local government leaders to explore different facets of Virginia agritourism, a growing industry recently shown to generate more than $2.2 [Read More …]

Emerging dairy feed additives show promise to significantly reduce U.S. dairy’s environmental footprint