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Students use their own money to make an annual donation to local charities Although the student employees at Penn State’s Berkey Creamery usually brighten their customers’ days with delicious sweets, they never forget to give [Read More …]

CUSMA: Dairy Farmers of Canada call on Premier Legault to reconsider his request to the Bloc Québécois

Dairy Farmers of Canada(DFC) President Pierre Lampron reacted swiftly to the news that the Premier of Quebec, François Legault, had urged the Bloc Québécois to move quickly to ensure the passage of Canada’s new trade [Read More …]

Take control of your dairy’s legacy – Financial Literacy classes begin Jan 8

Registration is open for Level 2 & Level 3! Don’t miss out on the next class! Dairy farmers and agribusiness are invited to attend and will walk away having mastered: Key ratios – Asset Turnover [Read More …]

Poll reveals deep concern for NY’s small dairy farms

1,909-respondent poll showed 82% of voters believe NY’s small farms are struggling to survive Change Research and Maple Hill – a network of 150 family-owned farms in New York – have released the results of [Read More …]

Else Nutrition Receives Favorable Regulatory Assessment Ahead of U.S. Market Launch

ELSE NUTRITION HOLDINGS INC. (TSX-V: BABY, OTCQB: BABYF) (“Else” or the “Company“), a developer of plant-based alternatives to dairy-based baby nutrition, announces that it has received a favorable regulatory assessment of its toddler formula ingredients from [Read More …]

Dairy Defined Podcast: Mitloehner Explains How Dairy Can Fight Climate Change

To understand how dairy can be a part of climate solutions, it’s important to be clear about the role it plays in greenhouse gas emissions in the first place, said Dr. Frank Mitloehner, a professor [Read More …]

Dairy Quarterly Q4 2019: Farmers Welcome Higher Prices – Will Consumers?

Milk and dairy product prices are on the rise, but the ability to pass on these increases through the supply chain to consumers is a challenge, according to the latest RaboResearch Dairy Quarterly titled “Farmers [Read More …]

USDA seeks nominees for milk promotion board

Nominees sought for the National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is asking fluid milk processors and other interested parties to nominate candidates to serve on the National Fluid Milk [Read More …]

The Ultimate Decision: Hybrid Selection

Winter isn’t coming, it’s arrived. And the arrival of winter usually marks the beginning of one of the biggest decisions of the year: hybrid purchases. Most crops have been harvested, equipment is cleaned up and [Read More …]

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NY Animal Agriculture Coalition names executive director

Eileen Jensen: “I’m honored to have the opportunity to lead the organization into the future” The New York Animal Agriculture Coalition is proud to announce that Eileen Jensen has been promoted to Executive Director of [Read More …]

Cargill donates nearly 50,000 pounds of protein to support California Foodbank’s Hunger Relief Efforts

The global food and agriculture company supports families in its community displaced by devastating wildfires To help support California food bank’s efforts to meet demand for protein during a difficult fire season, Cargill donated nearly [Read More …]

Dairy Workforce Development evaluation tool released

National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management Program seeks comment on new tool The National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Program, the dairy industry’s on-farm quality assurance program, released a proposed Workforce Development evaluation tool [Read More …]

CoBank Releases 2020 Year Ahead Report – Forces That Will Shape the U.S. Rural Economy

The U.S. rural economy will continue to face headwinds in 2020 and is expected to underperform relative to the economy of urban America. Since 2014, GDP growth in rural counties has averaged almost 1% less [Read More …]

NMPF Statment Dr. Stephen Hahn’s Confirmation as FDA Commisioner

“We congratulate Dr. Stephen Hahn on his bipartisan confirmation as FDA commissioner. Dr. Hahn will provide strong leadership and direction to an agency that, understandably, has been reticent to resolve important issues in [Read More …]

Statement from IDFA President and CEO Michael Dykes on USMCA Progress

“What a great day for U.S. dairy and all of American agriculture. With a smooth path ahead for the USMCA agreement, America’s dairy industry anticipates a bright future and continued growth through exports to Canada [Read More …]

CentralStar Cooperative hires new group of employees

During the previous months, CentralStar Cooperative, serving dairy and beef producers in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Indiana, has promoted a group of employees and created new career opportunities for many agriculture enthusiasts in the upper Midwest. [Read More …]

SUNY Cobleskill Receives USDA Grant to Expand Development of Farm-Branded Dairy Products

The USDA announced this week that SUNY Cobleskill has been awarded a $490,883 Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP) grant to expand the capacity of its Dairy Processing Center, helping to address diversification and profitability challenges [Read More …]

CDFA accepting comments on dairy methane grants

Currently taking public comments on next round of methane reduction funding CDFA is accepting public comments on its draft Request for Grant Applications (RGAs) for the next round of methane reduction funding to be awarded [Read More …]

Statewide Poll Reveals Deep Concern for New York’s Small Dairy Farms, With Vast Majority Saying the State Must Take Action

Today, Change Research and Maple Hill – a network of 150 family-owned farms in New York – released the results of a poll assessing public opinion on the state of farming in New York. The [Read More …]

NEDPA Welcomes Alyssa Kealy As Director of Member Services and Industry Relations

The Northeast Dairy Producers Association (NEDPA) is pleased to announce that Alyssa Kealy has joined their staff as the Director of Member Services and Industry Relations. “Since its founding over two decades ago, NEDPA has [Read More …]

United States and China Reach Phase One Trade Agreement

The United States and China have reached an historic and enforceable agreement on a Phase One trade deal that requires structural reforms and other changes to China’s economic and trade regime in the areas of [Read More …]

CWT assists with 1.7 million pounds of dairy product export sales

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) member cooperatives accepted 17 offers of export assistance from CWT that helped them capture sales contracts for 912,714 pounds (414 metric tons) of Cheddar, Gouda and Monterey Jack cheese, 277,782 pounds [Read More …]

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report

Barrels Give Up The October And November Rally Which Was Not Built To Last Splat! Thus ends my daughter’s favorite Sunday school song. “The foolish man built his house upon the sand, and the house [Read More …]

House Passes Milestone Bipartisan Agriculture Labor Bill; Bipartisan Support Builds Hope for Senate Plan

The National Milk Producers Federation today commended the House of Representatives for its bipartisan passage of the Farm Workforce Modernization Act (H.R. 5038). The bill, the first House-passed agricultural labor reform since a comprehensive immigration [Read More …]

Land O’Lakes Continue Cooperative Health Insurance Program in Year Three

Eligible producers from participating Land O’Lakes co-ops and direct Land O’Lakes Dairy members in Minnesota and Kansas have less than two weeks to enroll in the Land O’Lakes Cooperative Farmer Member Health Plan. For coverage [Read More …]

Extension offers tools to small-scale, raw-milk cheesemakers for safer products

Printed copies are available for cheesemakers that do not have access to the internet Penn State Extension is now offering free online tools for small-scale cheesemakers to help them develop a food safety system for [Read More …]

IDF joins FAO LEAP to look at the role of livestock in addressing climate change and food security

As part of its ongoing commitment to minimise the environmental impact of the dairy sector, the International Dairy Federation (IDF) will participate in the FAO Livestock Environmental Assessment and Performance (LEAP) Partnership official side event [Read More …]

The Proceedings of the 43rd ICAR Conference held in Prague (June 2019) are now available

The Proceedings of the ICAR Conference held in Pague in June 2019 have been finalised and made available on ICAR site here while all the PPT presentations of the Sessions and Workshops as well as the [Read More …]

Dominion Energy and Vanguard Renewables Form Strategic Partnership to Develop Nationwide Network of Dairy Waste-to-Energy Projects

· More than $200 million strategic partnership will capture methane from U.S. dairy farms and convert it into clean, renewable energy for U.S. consumers · Strategic partnership will substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. [Read More …]

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