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Making farmer’s lives easier, augmented reality provides hands-free access to data. Activity monitoring systems (AMS) have provided useful cow and herd data. But, where does dairy technology go from there? What’s on the horizon with [Read More …]

Nominations welcomed for NY dairy promotion board

Nominations open for New York Dairy Promotion Order (DPO) Advisory Board The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets is currently accepting nominations for the New York Dairy Promotion Order (DPO) Advisory Board, with [Read More …]

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report

Cheese and Class lll Markets Off to a Weak Start but Sprinted to a Strong Finish. The cheese and Class III markets got off to a weak start, but they sprinted to a strong finish. On Tuesday, [Read More …]

Associate Judges Offer International Perspective at World Dairy Expo 2020

World Dairy Expo® is pleased to announce the eight individuals selected to serve as associate judges of the Dairy Cattle Show at WDE, September 29 through October 3, 2020. Nominated by the official judge and [Read More …]

NYFB on Senate’s passage of USMCA

NY Farm Bureau statement: U.S. Senate passes USMCA, clears final hurdle The following statement was released by David Fisher, New York Farm Bureau President: “The Senate’s passage of the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement clears the [Read More …]

New Dairy and Livestock Agent

Clark County Extension welcomes Matt Lippert Clark County Extension has a new Dairy and Livestock Agent. Matt Lippert, also the Wood County Agriculture Agent, is now serving Clark County half time. Lippert has [Read More …]

Alltech launches relief effort for Australian farmers

Australia Farming Relief Fund will support producers impacted by bushfires Even as rain begins to fall in some parts of Australia, wildfires continue to devastate large portions of the country. The fires have already destroyed [Read More …]

Network with your peers at 2020 Pennsylvania Dairy Summit

The Summit Will Reignite Optimism About Dairy with Compelling Speakers and Interactive Sessions Navigating a changing dairy industry requires fresh perspective and a close network of support. At the 2020 Pennsylvania Dairy Summit on February [Read More …]

CCFN Cheers Common Name Protections for Cheese in Phase One China Deal

The Consortium for Common Food Names commends the Administration for its accomplishments in Phase One trade agreement between the United States and China, which creates safeguards regarding market access for generic or common-name products. CCFN, [Read More …]

Trade, Agribusiness, and Food & Beverage Alert – Phase One Deal Signed, Yet Many Issues Remain

President Trump has signed an initial trade deal with China. In a ceremony with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He at the White House this week, President Trump celebrated the agreement which commits Beijing to halt [Read More …]

Low-to-no Payout Expectations Drive 2020 DMC Enrollments Down

Introduction As we start 2020, we now have two different years of enrollment data for the 2018 farm bill’s flagship dairy deficiency payment program, Dairy Margin Coverage. DMC is a voluntary program that makes payments when [Read More …]

Secretary Perdue on Senate passage of USMCA

Senate passed the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement by a bipartisan vote of 89 – 10 U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement after the Senate passed the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) by a bipartisan vote [Read More …]

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Whiteside, Seneca to host K-State Dairy Days

Annual event provides updated information for state’s dairy industry Kansas State University faculty will be presenting the annual Kansas Dairy Days at two locations in Kansas in late January. The event is hosted annually to [Read More …]

Underserved producers have advance payment option

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USDA reminds historically underserved producers of advance payment option USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) reminds historically underserved producers, who are participating in the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), of the advance payment option. This [Read More …]

Don’t get robbed by hay and silage storage losses

Taking precautions now can help minimize storage and feeding losses A lot of time and energy is spent harvesting quality hay and silage. All of that can be wasted without proper storage. For hay and [Read More …]

Dairy Brain Initiative kick-off meeting

The next big leap in dairy farm management using coordinated data ecosystems This meeting will be held on February 13, 2020 from 11:00 am to 2:30 pm at the Swan Club in De Pere (875 [Read More …]

UW-Extension to host CAFO Update meetings

Meetings offer an opportunity for owners, managers, advisors, and other CAFO stakeholders The University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension and Wisconsin DNR are co-hosting a series of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) Update meetings throughout [Read More …]

Pa. Milk Marketing Board expects no impact from Borden bankruptcy

Board anticipates no direct impact on Pennsylvania’s dairy industry Borden Dairy Company voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on January 6. Borden does not operate any dairy processing or manufacturing plants in Pennsylvania and [Read More …]

WEBINAR: “Pain control for disbudding – What are best practices?”

Consumers today are very different than they used to be, yet have a strong interest in where their food comes from, including how food animals are raised and handled. To help build consumer trust in [Read More …]

China: What Does it Mean Now?

Today, the United States and China signed a long-awaited Phase One trade deal that, as expected, substantially addresses trade in food and agricultural products. Under the agreement, China has signaled it will purchase and import [Read More …]

The American Dairy Coalition Congratulates President on Signing of a Phase One Trade Agreement with China

President Donald Trump signed a historic trade agreement with China today that will represent a Phase One Agreement between the two countries. Through this enforceable agreement, China has agreed to structural reforms in intellectual property, technology [Read More …]

Phase One Deal Signed, Yet Many Issues Remain

President Trump has signed an initial trade deal with China. In a ceremony with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He at the White House today, President Trump celebrated the agreement which commits Beijing to halt intellectual [Read More …]

Cornell Dairy Pricing Survey

Calling all U.S. dairy farmers! Interested in how milk handlers pay you for quality and volume? Have a point of view on equitable hauling cost structures? Have preferences for selling to a farmer-owned cooperative or [Read More …]

A new Phosphorus Index for NY: Part 2: How the P index works

In December e-Leader, we introduced the new NY Phosphorus Index (NY-PI) and provided some background. Farms that are regulated as concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) will need to start using the new NY-PI 2.0 when the [Read More …]

Costa, Peterson Cautiously Optimistic About Phase 1 China Deal

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson (MN-07) and Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16), Chairman of the Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee, issued the following statements Wednesday after President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He signed [Read More …]

Edge dairy group welcomes China trade progress

Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, one of the largest dairy cooperatives in the country, issued a statement today after the signing of the first phase of a trade deal between the United States and China. Statement [Read More …]

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