Articles by DairyBusiness News Yoda

Since the last RaboResearch Dairy Quarterly report, pricing dynamics for global dairy commodities have been uneventful, and the market has remained firm, but tension appears to be mounting. This is particularly true for cheese and [Read More …]

Reviewing WHIP+ and Other Disaster Assistance Programs

Prevented Plantings Will Receive a Bonus Payment in 2019 Earlier this year the House and Senate passed a $19.1 billion disaster aid bill that included more than $3 billion in funding for disasters that impacted [Read More …]

Select Sires Hires Julie Becker as Executive Assistant

Julie Becker joins Select Sires as the new executive assistant to David Thorbahn, president and CEO. Select Sires has hired Julie Becker, Plain City, Ohio, as the new executive assistant to the chief executive [Read More …]

August milk production in Indiana

Indiana production down, U.S. slightly up Dairy herds in Indiana produced 332 million pounds of milk during August, down 4.1 percent from a year ago, according to Greg Matli, State Statistician of the USDA, NASS, [Read More …]

IDF launches 2019 World Dairy Situation Report

The 2019 edition of the much-anticipated World Dairy Situation report published by the International Dairy Federation (IDF) was launched today at the IDF World Dairy Summit in Istanbul, Turkey. Developed by experts from dairy producing [Read More …]

Expanded funding for Dairy Advancement Program

DAP is designed to help New York’s dairy farmers address business needs The Dairy Advancement Program (DAP) (previously known as the Dairy Acceleration Program) received increased funding in this year’s New York State budget. The increase in [Read More …]

Lallemand Animal Nutrition seeks a summer 2020 marketing communications intern

Lallemand Animal Nutrition is seeking a Marketing Communications Intern to join their team for summer 2020. Based out of Milwaukee, Wis., the 11-week paid internship is open to collegiate juniors obtaining a degree in marketing, [Read More …]

Dairy Foundation: You are Invited to Join the Celebration!

September 24, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 1

Dear Friends of Dairy’s Foundation – PDPF: Join us for a “fun” raising event supporting the future of our dairy community, hosted by the the Professional Dairy Producers Foundation. · Tap your toes to [Read More …]

CDFA invests in dairy methane reduction projects

CDFA has awarded nearly $102 million in grant funding statewide The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has awarded nearly $102 million in grant funding to dairy methane reduction projects across the state. These [Read More …]

Dr. Konkle named Wisconsin State Veterinarian

Konkle has been with the department’s Division of Animal Health since 2005 Dr. Darlene Konkle has been appointed Wisconsin State Veterinarian, Secretary-designee Brad Pfaff of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, announced. [Read More …]

Alltech 37+® analyses new and emerging mycotoxins

Over 50 mycotoxins can be tested for by the Alltech 37+ Laboratory New and emerging mycotoxins can now be analysed by the Alltech 37+® Laboratory. In total, five new mycotoxins have been added to the [Read More …]

DCRC Annual Meeting offers RACE and ARPAS credits

The American Association of Veterinary State Boards (AAVSB) has accepted Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council’s (DCRC) submission for continuing education (CE) credits. Veterinarians can earn up to 14 Registry of Approved Continuing Education (RACE) CEs for [Read More …]

National Dairy Council’s New Product Competition Accepting Entries

The ninth annual National Dairy Council (NDC) New Product Competition seeks the next innovative dairy product from college students across the United States and Canada. The competition provides a platform for students to bring their [Read More …]

Bradford County youth claims Champion Honors at Premier National Junior Jersey Show

Contest held during the 2019 All-American Dairy Show Sugar Brook Joel Jeopardy, shown by Kirsten Feusner of Ulster, Bradford Co., Pa., earned grand champion honors at the 2019 Premier National Junior Jersey Show held during [Read More …]

Get a grip on ag economics

Thursday, October 17, 2019 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. CT The talk and tweets of global leaders have been making news headlines and influencing the economic landscape of American agriculture. More than ever, this business [Read More …]

Applications for second round of dairy investment grants opens

Funding to support grant program made possible by PA Farm Bill Today, the Wolf Administration opened the second round of $5 million in funding available through the Pennsylvania Dairy Investment Program. The announcement came during [Read More …]

Michigan State wins big at annual post-secondary dairy-cattle-judging contest

September 23, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 1

Three young college students from Michigan State University took home all the big awards on Sunday at the Accelerated Genetics Dairy Cattle Judging Contest Hosted by CentralStar in Viroqua, Wis., during the Vernon County Fair. [Read More …]

Enrollment open for on-farm internship program

Student applications are due by October 31 The 2020 On-Farm Internship program is now accepting applications for host farms and undergraduate students who are interested in gaining hands-on experience in dairy production. The program was [Read More …]

Peterson Credits House Democratic Leadership for Resolving Trade Aid Issue within Continuing Resolution

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson of Minnesota issued a statement Wednesday thanking House Democratic leadership for resolving outstanding issues related to funding available through the Commodity Credit Corporation to aid farmers impacted by the [Read More …]

Proposed H-2A Changes Try But Fail to Contain Considerable Wage Variability

On July 26, the Department of Labor published a proposed rule that would amend its regulations regarding certain provisions of the H-2A program. Among the many changes in the proposed rule are revisions to the [Read More …]

2019 Wisconsin Cow of the Year

Milk-n-More Tequila Naomi, a seven-year-old Jersey, has been named Cow of the Year Milk-n-More Tequila Naomi, a seven-year-old Jersey bred and owned by Milk-n-More Farms of Cecil, has been named the 2019 Wisconsin Cow of [Read More …]

WDE Mobile App is Newest Tool for Dairy’s Progress

Launched this month, World Dairy Expo’s mobile event app is the newest tool to help attendees plan their time at WDE 2019, October 1-5. This free app, for both Android and iOS users, is built [Read More …]

Pre-Conference Symposium: No Guts, No Glory: Strategies Supporting a Healthy Digestive System

Strategies Supporting a Healthy Digestive System Tuesday, October 22, 2019 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m “Could Your Trace Mineral Program Be Doing More Harm Than Good?” Sara Kvidera, PhD, Micronutrients Dairy Technical Manager “Current Concepts [Read More …]

Nominate dairy producer or veterinarian for board of directors

The Center is seeking nominations for two board of director positions The Center for Dairy Excellence is seeking nominations of dairy producers and veterinarians who are passionate about the future of the dairy industry to [Read More …]

Congressional hearing on dairy economics

Briefings were spearheaded by Wisconsin Farmers Union through Dairy Together Over the past four years, 7,339 dairy farms have gone out of business in the United States. Dairy farmers nationwide are facing their fourth straight [Read More …]

USDA offers disaster assistance for farmers and ranchers affected by 2018, 2019 disasters

California farmers and ranchers affected by wildfires in 2018 and 2019 can apply through the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+). Sign-up for this U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program is underway. WHIP+ will be [Read More …]

A Press Conference with Congressman Yoho’s Leadership Team