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Calls on FDA to ‘be judicious not to stymie’ progress while balancing public, animal safety As individuals whose hearts and livelihoods revolve around the care and health of their animals as well as commitment to [Read More …]

Dairy Defined Podcast: NMPF’s Jonker on Dairy’s Advancing Stewardship

Dairy farming continues to advance in sustainability and animal welfare as technology and scientific understanding evolves, ensuring better care for the planet and for animals, said Jamie Jonker, NMPF vice president for sustainability and scientific [Read More …]

Elanco’s East Africa Growth Accelerator delivers $8+ million in socio-economic value for smallholder farmers in East Africa, progress against Sustainable Development Goals

Elanco Animal Health Inc. (NYSE: ELAN) today announced that its shared value East Africa Growth Accelerator (EAGA) initiative has delivered a Social Return on Investment (SROI) of almost 250% for dairy and poultry smallholder farmers, [Read More …]

REMINDER: High Plains Dairy Conference – Early Bird Registration EXTENDED to THURSDAY FEBRUARY 20

With the 2020 High Plains Dairy Conference only a few days away, we would like to remind you that EARLY BIRD Registration rate ($275) and the hotel block rate ($155/night) will end on Thursday February [Read More …]

Preliminary Report # 1 – Dairy Farm Business Summary and Analysis Program

As dairy farm businesses across New York analyze their financial performance by utilizing the Dairy Farm Business Summary and Analysis Program that is supported by Cornell University, Cornell Cooperative Extension, and PRO-DAIRY, the change that [Read More …]

Merck Animal Health Launches Nasalgen® 3

Three-way vaccine offers longest duration of immunity against IBR Merck Animal Health (known as MSD Animal Health outside the United States and Canada) has introduced Nasalgen® 3, a three-way intranasal vaccine that protects beef and [Read More …]

Call for Abstracts and early registration for the ICAR 2020 Annual conference are now open

CRV, Qlip, WUR Dairy Campus, ICAR and Interbull organize the next ICAR 2020 Annual Conference and the Interbull meeting in Leeuwarden. The conference will be held from June 8 till 12. This conference is dedicated [Read More …]

Featured Breakout Sessions: California Dairy Sustainability Summit

Join us for the 2020 California Dairy Sustainability Summit to gain innovative strategies and tools to advance sustainability, improve efficiency, and reduce costs on your dairy farm. Check out the featured sessions below, and browse [Read More …]

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Ag Leadership Program alums reunite at World Ag Expo to celebrate 50th class

CDFA Undersecretary Jenny Lester Moffitt joined farmers, ranchers and leaders from throughout California’s agricultural community this morning at the World Ag Expo in Tulare, coming together as alumni of the famed California Agricultural Leadership Foundation [Read More …]

SCE helps farm industry drive electric at World Ag Expo

If Steve Heckeroth had his way, every tractor in America would be electric. Heckeroth, CEO and founder of Solectrac, a company that manufactures electric tractors, is among the exhibitors that Southern California Edison representatives are [Read More …]

Lindsay Announces Release Of New Zimmatic® Poly Pipe For Its Center Pivot Irrigation Systems

The new poly pipe gives growers a best-in-class solution for irrigating in corrosive water environments as water quality issues increase around the world Lindsay Corporation (NYSE: LNN), a leading global manufacturer and distributor of irrigation [Read More …]

The Coronavirus and a Tale of Two Milks

The deadly spread of coronavirus is casting an enormous shadow on the global scene where the World Health Organization (WHO) has just declared it a global emergency. Its spread seems to be extremely fast although [Read More …]

Check your AgriLegacy Score

Check your AgriLegacy Score We all know our credit score, but just as vital for farm families, is your AgriLegacy Score. Your AgriLegacy Score will show you the likelihood of your farm passing on to [Read More …]

Farmland Values and Credit Conditions

Respondents to the Chicago Fed’s agricultural survey covering the fourth quarter of 2019 sounded more optimistic than a year ago, even though the results for farmland values mirrored those from the fourth quarter of 2018. [Read More …]

Notice: USDA NASS discontinues county level estimates for selected crops

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will no longer publish county level estimates for dry edible beans, flaxseed, hay (alfalfa and other), potatoes, sugarbeets, sugarcane, sunflower (non-oil and oil varieties) and [Read More …]

Washington State’s Crowder Selected as NACD’s President-elect

The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) Board of Directors elected Michael Crowder of West Richland, Wash., to serve as the association’s president-elect. “Michael epitomizes conservation, both in his leadership at the national [Read More …]

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Darigold expands production of FIT milk: the future of fluid dairy

Northwest farmer co-op invests $67 million in Boise facility to support ramp-up Consumer demand for Darigold FIT milk is growing rapidly. Launched in the Pacific Northwest market last year, FIT has doubled in sales and [Read More …]

NACD Honors National Award Winners

The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) recognized winners of its national service awards at the organization’s 2020 Annual Meeting Appreciation Banquet. “There are so many people doing great work every day in the name [Read More …]

Now Accepting Applications for 2020 ARC Internship hosted by Charleston|Orwig

The Agricultural Relations Council (ARC) is in year four of the ARC/Gardner & Gardner Communications internship program. The 2020 intern host will be Charleston|Orwig in Hartland, Wis. Charleston|Orwig is a full-service communications and marketing [Read More …]

Don Höglund presents at 2020 DCHA Annual Conference

Learn how to condition calmness in both humans and animals. On Thursday, April 9, Don Höglund will teach us in both a general session and an optional hands-on post-conference session about how animals respond to [Read More …]

California Milk Advisory Board Seeks Ambassadors to Serve as 2020 Dairy Princesses

Each year, a special group of young women are selected to represent the state’s dairy farm families who contribute to making California number one for milk production in the U.S. These Dairy Princess ambassadors and [Read More …]

America’s leading landowners increase holdings

Major developments involving America’s leading landowners highlight the Land Report 100 With more than 2.2 million acres, Liberty Media chairman John Malone remains America’s largest private landowner. But there’s a new No. 2. California’s Emmerson Family, [Read More …]

USDA seeks input on international ag education program

Input sought for new International Agricultural Education Fellowship Program The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking public input to help inform planning and programming decisions for the new International Agricultural Education Fellowship Program. The [Read More …]

WEBINAR: “Managing heat stress to improve the welfare of dairy cows and calves”

Dairy Cattle Welfare Council Webinar Series https://dcwcouncil.org/ These one-hour live educational sessions are available to attendees from around the world. Live webinars are free of charge, but you must register (recordings are available to members [Read More …]

Ohio Forage and Grasslands Council Conference

The Ohio Forages and Grasslands Council Annual Conference will be held Feb. 21, 2020, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Ohio Department of Agriculture in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. The program theme is “Foraging For [Read More …]

What Does the President’s Budget Mean for Farmers?

President’s Budget Shortchanges Food and Farm Programs On Monday, President Donald Trump released his proposed budget for fiscal year 2021. As in years past, the proposal would make steep cuts to farm, food, and rural [Read More …]

Farm Credit East provides scholarships to future ag leaders

Four scholarships have been presented to students involved in National FFA Farm Credit East has awarded four scholarships to students involved in the National FFA Organization to support their Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE). The scholarship [Read More …]

DBA, Edge launch new podcast

To most people, the word “dairy” simply means delicious and nutritious food — the milk, cheese, butter, ice cream and yogurt they add to a grocery shopping cart. But the people up and down the [Read More …]

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NMC Publishes Current Concepts of Bovine Mastitis in Spanish

Book serves as the dairy industry’s primary mastitis reference National Mastitis Council’s Current Concepts of Bovine Mastitis is now available in four languages – English, Mandarin, Japanese and Spanish – the most recent translation. An [Read More …]

Scholarships to ‘Making More From Milk’ course