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Americans consume about 150 pounds of milk and eat nearly 40 pounds of cheese and 20 pounds of ice cream per person per year, according to data from the Department of Agriculture. Yogurt and butter [Read More …]

2019 Chippewa County FFA Dairy Judging Contest

Stanley-Boyd FFA dairy judging team pulls off an unprecedented back-to-back-to-back title A Stanley-Boyd FFA dairy judging team pulled off an unprecedented back-to-back-to-back title during the 2019 Chippewa County FFA Dairy Judging Contest held on October [Read More …]

Goodrich Farm, Salisbury, Vermont and Jordan Dairy Farms, Rutland, Massachusetts Win American Biogas Council 2019 Awards for Farm Powered Anaerobic Digester Projects

Goodrich Farm, Salisbury, Vermont, Jordan Dairy Farms, Rutland, Massachusetts, and Vanguard Renewables received top honors at the 2019 American Biogas Council Awards ceremony on October 29 in Madison, Wisconsin. Goodrich Farm, Vanguard Renewables, and Vermont [Read More …]

Canada’s Outstanding CEO of the Year 2019: Lino Saputo Jr.

Lino Saputo Jr. leads a pretty hectic life so it took a bit of doing to squeeze in an hour or so of his time for an interview one morning in early September, before he [Read More …]

Grassland Dairy Products invests in dairy education

Company makes second commitment toward the Dairy Pilot Plant Renovation Project Dairy industry leader Grassland Dairy Products, Inc. has announced a second financial commitment of $350,000 toward the Dairy Pilot Plant Renovation Project at the [Read More …]

Is it Too Late to Control Weeds?

With dropping temperatures, many wonder if it is too late to control weeds? Not necessarily; but read below for some comments about this question. As temperatures get colder, some people wonder if it is too [Read More …]

Officials hear update on state’s agricultural future

Board will also hear updates from CDFA’s CalCannabis and Farmer Equity program The California State Board of Food and Agriculture will hear a presentation from the UC Agricultural Issues Center on California’s Agricultural Future and [Read More …]

Beeman Named Vita Plus Kennan Facility Manager

Chris Beeman was recently named the Vita Plus Kennan facility manager. Beeman will work closely with the Vita Plus Kennan team to oversee daily plant operations and customer service. In addition, Beeman will help the [Read More …]

USDA Releases Long-Awaited Industrial Hemp Regulations

Introduction On Tuesday, Oct. 29, USDA released the text of its interim final rule for regulations establishing a domestic hemp production program. Since this is an interim final rule, it will be in effect immediately [Read More …]

Idaho dairies launch new Farm Workforce Modernization Act

The Idaho Dairymen’s Association welcomed the introduction of The Farm Workforce Modernization Act in the U.S. House of Representatives today. “This bipartisan bill would provide a great deal of certainty and stability on one of the [Read More …]

Manage both Finances and Cows

Operating a successful dairy in today’s unpredictable dairy business environment requires not only top-notch management of animals and employees, but also a solid understanding of financial management. The PDPW Financial Literacy for Dairy® seriesis the [Read More …]

Working together is the heart of dairy

The cooperative principle of working together lies at the heart of the dairy industry Dairy is a quirky commodity. It’s a highly perishable product “harvested” every day. It’s in all 50 states. And more than [Read More …]

Texas A&M Deploys DRAGEN

First American Academic Institution Install for Agricultural Applications Analyzing heaps of sequencing data is about to get orders of magnitude faster at the Texas A&M AgriLife Genomics and Bioinformatics Service. Illumina’s DRAGEN (Dynamic Read Analysis [Read More …]

Labor Bill Provides Critical Opportunity for Dairy Farmers

Edge urges Congress to move forward amid farm labor crisis Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, one of the largest dairy co-ops in the country, issued a statement about a new congressional proposal introduced today aimed at providing [Read More …]

Don’t miss out on USDA’s $60-million Branded Export Promotion Fund

The “best kept secret in export assistance” lets suppliers tap FAS programs to offset promotion costs for branded export initiatives. The Southern United States Trade Association (SUSTA) calls it the best kept secret in export [Read More …]

2019-20 PDPW Financial Literacy for Dairy

Join the 2019-20 PDPW Financial Literacy for Dairy training series this fall and winter, held at PDPW Headquarters in Juneau, Wis. The multi-level, multi-session financial development program is designed to provide dairy farmers, veterinarians, nutritionists, [Read More …]

NMPF Eager to Work With Congress as House Agriculture Guest Worker Bill Introduced

The National Milk Producers Federation today announced its support for the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, a bipartisan immigration bill that advances agriculture immigration reform sponsored by Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee Chair Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Congressman [Read More …]

Farm Bankruptcies Rise Again

Chapter 12 Filings Increase 24% Compared to Year-Ago Levels USDA currently projects farm income in 2019 to reach $88 billion – the highest net farm income since 2014’s $92 billion, but still 29% below 2013’s [Read More …]

NYS Ag Society’s 188th Annual Meeting

NYS Department of Ag & Markets, Cornell University CALS sponsors event State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball today announced that the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets is partnering with the College of [Read More …]

The future of dairy relies on research

Dairy Task Force 2.0 endorses a plan to increase funding for dairy research Years of low milk prices, rising costs, and trade policy turmoil have taken their toll on our state’s dairy farmers and the [Read More …]

New One-Dose Adjuvant Saves Time, Cost by Removing Need for Booster Shots

Newport Laboratories, Inc., a leader in custom-made vaccines, today launches Bio One™, a new, proprietary one-dose adjuvant that helps reduce time, labor and expense by removing the need for booster shots. Many bovine custom-made vaccines [Read More …]

The Rockefeller Foundation Launches $2 Million Competition to Inspire Dramatic Change to the World’s Food System

The Rockefeller Foundation today announced the Food System Vision Prize – inviting organizations, universities, institutions, companies, cooperatives, and partnerships from around the world to create compelling and progressive visions of the world’s system by 2050. [Read More …]

House introduces The Real MEAT Act

Bill to address misleading labels on alternative proteins U.S. House of Representatives members Anthony Brindisi (D-NY) and Roger Marshall (R-KS) have introduced the The Real Marketing Edible Artificials Truthfully (MEAT) Act of 2019 to combat [Read More …]

Industry Wide Food Safety Initiative Focuses on Small/Artisanal Ice Cream Companies

The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy announced that food safety resources for small and artisanal ice cream manufacturers, including an online class and technical support, are now available. These initiatives, which are similar to tools [Read More …]

Michigan Dairy Ambassador Program Gearing Up for 2020, Applications Due Jan. 17

Any Michigan high school and college students interested in dairy and/or pursuing a career in the dairy industry have until Jan. 17 to apply for the 2020 Michigan Dairy Ambassador Scholarship and Leadership Program. Continuing [Read More …]

CountryMark CEO retires after oil industry career

Board names Matt Smorch new leader After 17 years as CountryMark’s chief executive officer and president, Charlie Smith will retire from the company this December. “Our employees are what makes this company great, and I [Read More …]

USDA ESTABLISHES DOMESTIC HEMP PRODUCTION PROGRAM