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IDFA’s Regulatory RoundUP Webinar Series has gone virtual to ensure all IDFA members have access to the dynamic speakers and robust menu of content. July 21 & July 22, 2020 | 12:00 PM – 3:15 [Read More …]

2020/2021 Marketing Year Outlook Remains Foggy

A review of the May WASDE with updates to 2019/2020 marketing year and a first look at the 2020/2021 marketing year for select crops The May World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates is the highlight of [Read More …]

2020 DFA Accelerator Class Focuses On Advancing On-Farm Technologies, Sustainability And Innovative Dairy Products

Nine Startup Companies Chosen to Participate in This Year’s Class An all-natural sports drink made from dairy by-products, handheld pizza and Philly cheesesteak cones, a green fashion brand that’s creating t-shirts from excess milk and [Read More …]

Free Dairy Processing Webinar Planned for May 21st, 2020

May 15, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Cornell Cooperative Extension Specialists Introduce Considerations for Value-Added Dairy Production Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock, and Field Crops and Harvest New York Programs, with New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets [Read More …]

Fairbanks Scales Announces News FB7100 Line of Vehicle Scale Instruments

Updated models improve efficiency for single-scale operations Updated models improve efficiency for single-scale operations Fairbanks Scales Inc., the oldest scale company in the U.S. and the world’s leader in weighing equipment, announces its new FB7100 [Read More …]

Sargento® Introduces Reserve Series™ Slices to Make the Everyday Gourmet

May 15, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Sargento Foods is making specialty cheeses more accessible by expanding their Reserve Series™ product line with 100% real, natural cheese slices Sargento believes everyone deserves the right to elevate their everyday sandwiches and burgers, so [Read More …]

Velvet Ice Cream Introduces Fruit-Forward Season with NEW Premium Flavors

May 14, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Velvet Ice Cream, a fourth-generation ice cream maker in Utica, Ohio, and mid-west distributor of premium craft ice cream and novelties has introduced a variety of new flavors across their product lines, sure to please [Read More …]

Animal Agriculture Alliance hires Emily Solis as communications specialist

May 14, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Beginning May 11. In this role, Solis will work to execute the Alliance’s issues management and communications strategy. Solis joins the Alliance team from her previous role as communications manager at Maryland Farm Bureau, communicating [Read More …]

ADSA Elects New Vice President and Board Members

May 14, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

The American Dairy Science Association® (ADSA®), the international organization of educators, scientists, and industry representatives who are committed to advancing the dairy industry, recently elected new leaders for the organization’s 2020–2021 term that begins in [Read More …]

Grow-NY to Host Virtual Briefing on Business Competition Tomorrow

Past winners and competition stakeholders to speak on the impact of Grow-NY on regional economies The team behind Grow-NY, a global food and agriculture business competition, announced today that they have organized a virtual briefing [Read More …]

Searching for an answer to rising costs?

Activity monitoring systems with cow locating help reduce labor and animal care costs Many dairy farmers are searching for ways to control costs without compromising cow comfort, health or performance. Activity monitoring systems (AMS) with [Read More …]

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National Farmers: treat milk markets as one system

May 13, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 1

National Farmers says it’s time to recognize U.S. has one Federal Order Milk Market, not 11 National Farmers Organization dairy leader says it’s time for milk regulators to recognize U.S. milk markets should be treated [Read More …]

Thank a dairy farmer today

Farmers are still feeding and milking their cows every day Recently, you may made have heard how dairy farmers have been struggling in the wake of the corona virus pandemic, and this is certainly [Read More …]

Cornell Extension to distribute hand sanitizer

Will be May 11th, 12th, 13th, 18th, and 20th Cornell Cooperative Extension in partnership with New York State Agriculture and Markets is distributing FREE hand sanitizer and face coverings to producers. The goal is to [Read More …]

From astronaut to economist, the Alltech ONE Virtual Experience announces stellar keynote lineup

On-demand insights from leading experts in agriculture and beyond launches May 18, 2020 Alltech has announced the keynote speaker lineup to be featured in the Alltech ONE Virtual Experience when the digital program launches on [Read More …]

New Dairy Management Webinar Series

Join us in June! June 3 – July 1, 2020 1:00 PM EDT Weekly on Wednesdays The Northeast Dairy Management Webinar Series is a five-part presentation series to re-energize businesses and improve performance, even in [Read More …]

Webinar: Long Term Decisions Through Milk Supply Management

Registration now available! Join us for the Long Term Decisions Through Milk Supply Management live webinar for a discussion on how COVID-19 has caused major disruption in the milk supply chain. Many farms will have [Read More …]

IDFA Applauds Significant Dairy Purchases in USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program

The International Dairy Foods Association applauds the USDA for moving quickly, aggressively and creatively to formulate the Farmers to Families Food Box program. Not only will this effort purchase roughly $3 billion in food from [Read More …]

DFW partnership efforts keep Wis. milk moving

Partnerships find innovative ways to move oversupply of dairy Since the Safer-at-Home order, Wisconsin dairy farmers, processors, and communities have joined forces to provide over 10 million pounds of Wisconsin milk and other dairy (more [Read More …]

Registration Open – 2020 Virtual Advanced Dairy Nutrition Shortcourse

Virtual Advanced Dairy Nutrition Shortcourse June 1 – 4, 2020 | 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. daily The Advanced Dairy Nutrition Shortcourse is designed primarily for experienced nutritionists and allied industry professionals seeking a more [Read More …]

COVID-19 Will Likely Push Farm Bankruptcies Higher

March 2020 Data Shows a 23% Increase in Farm Bankruptcies Given the challenges to the farm economy in recent years, i.e., low commodity prices, retaliatory tariffs and natural disasters, it’s no surprise that farm bankruptcies [Read More …]

Tariff revival and soybean exports

New tariffs against China threatened for China’s coronavirus behavior Recent soybean price weakness reflects new tariff threats against China that emerged as an option for retaliation against Chinese behavior regarding the coronavirus. A collapse of [Read More …]

Take care of that precious crop. Have high expectations for the feed you’ll serve up.

May 12, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 1

She’s depending on you. You’re maybe in the middle of (or on the verge of) winter forage season and, man, what a great crop we’ve seen! Lush, tall, thick, and full of nutrients for those [Read More …]

Global food commodity prices drop further in April

World food commodity prices declined for the third month in a row during April, as the economic and logistical impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in significant contractions in demand for many commodities. [Read More …]

Idaho, Utah dairies, processors battle food insecurity amidst COVID-19 pandemic

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dairy West has launched Curds + Kindness, a program to direct surplus, nutrient-rich dairy foods to those who are hungry and unable to afford groceries throughout Idaho and [Read More …]

Nitrogen-fixing Envita makes Fast Company’s list of world’s most innovative companies