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California Dairies, Inc. (CDI), the #1 dairy cooperative in the leading dairy state, today announced the selection of Brad Anderson as its next President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective January 1, 2020. Anderson, who [Read More …]

USMCA Delivers New Opportunities for U.S. Dairy — USDEC President and CEO Tom Vilsack Testifies Before Senate Finance Committee

Tom Vilsack, president and CEO of the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), testified today before the Senate Finance Committee and urged Congress to swiftly ratify the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and usher in the benefits it [Read More …]

Resources for potential hemp producers

“Hemp presents its own unique challenges” Purdue Crop Diagnostic Training and Research Center (DTC) and the Midwest Hemp Council co-hosted a sold-out hemp field day recently. A total of 200 attendees participated in the sessions [Read More …]

NY’s Empire Farm Days: Something for everyone

To take place August 6-8, 2019 at Rodman Lott and Son Farms in Seneca Falls The August 6-8, 2019 Empire Farm Days is set to deliver new demonstrations, seminars, speakers, activities and information for production [Read More …]

USDA opens signup for Market Facilitation Program

USDA will provide up to $14.5B in direct payments; sign-up period runs through Dec. 6th Signup is open for the Market Facilitation Program (MFP), a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program to assist farmers who [Read More …]

FTD brings farming community together

The show took place on the same site it did 35 years ago Three years of planning, one host farm, 1,500 volunteers, and over 600 exhibitors in a 70-acre field created a magnificent view and [Read More …]

USDA unveils support for farmers enduring retaliatory tariffs

Georgia farmers can start signing up at their local Farm Service Agency office USDA has announced the details of the relief package for farmers suffering losses from unjustified retaliatory tariffs. Georgia farmers can start signing [Read More …]

Deadline is Sept. 1 to honor NY agriculture’s best!

2020 Annual Meeting & Forum will take place January 9 at the Holiday Inn, Syracuse The NYS Agricultural Society has a long history of honoring individuals and businesses who have lifted the state’s ag and [Read More …]

Create Six Summery Spins on Caprese Salad with Crave Brothers Fresh Mozzarella

There’s a reason the Caprese Salad is a classic. Its genius lies in the simplicity of combining fresh seasonal tomatoes and basil leaves from the garden with fresh mozzarella cheese and a drizzle of extra [Read More …]

Stout present first ever International Conference on Animal Health Nutraceuticals

Presentations highlight advancements in rapidly growing nutritional health category for animals Vets Plus, Inc., in conjunction with the University of Wisconsin-Stout, recently presented the first-ever international conference on the growing use of nutraceuticals to benefit [Read More …]

U.S. Economy Growth Slows in Second Quarter, But Consumer Spending an Important Bright Spot

Figures recently released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis put the growth of the economy for the second quarter of 2019 at 2.1%, a slow down from the fairly robust 3.1% posted in the first [Read More …]

Estimating Dairy Trade Aid Payments

Due to the multi-year trade disruptions between the U.S. and China, U.S. dairy exports to the country fell by 13% in 2018, and through May of 2019 dairy exports are down 36% from prior-year levels. [Read More …]

St. Albans Farmers Approve Merger With Dairy Farmers Of America

Farmer owners of the St. Albans Cooperative Creamery voted Monday to merge their co-op into the much larger Dairy Farmers of America, based in Kansas City. The vote was held at the American Legion in [Read More …]

FTD brings farming community together

The show took place on the same site it did 35 years ago Three years of planning, one host farm, 1,500 volunteers, and over 600 exhibitors in a 70-acre field created a magnificent view and [Read More …]

June milk production in Indiana

Indiana milk production, cow numbers down from previous year Dairy herds in Indiana produced 338 million pounds of milk during June, down 2.6 percent from a year ago, according to Greg Matli, State Statistician of [Read More …]

Rethinking Straw in Rations

With the cost of straw rising and availability on the decline, the conditions are right to rethink the impact and reconsider the value of straw in dairy cattle nutrition and rations. Producers work hard to [Read More …]

NRCS Offers more than $200 Million in Emergency Funding to Restore Flood-Prone Lands

11 States, Including Wisconsin, Identified to Invest in Floodplain Easements In response to recent flooding impacting many parts of the United States, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announces the availability of $217.5 million dedicated [Read More …]

New CRISPR patents boost UC’s U.S. portfolio to 10

July 31, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 1

Within the next several weeks, five more applications are expected to issue as patents The University of California has received two new patents for use of the revolutionary CRISPR-Cas9 technology, increasing its gene-editing patent portfolio [Read More …]

New A2 milk clinical trial with children has big implications both for child nutrition and also for the dairy industry

A new paper relating to A2 milk has been published this month in the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition (JPGN). The paper provides strong evidence from a clinical trial with pre-school children in China [Read More …]

USDA announces details of support package for farmers

USDA is using a variety of programs to support American farmers, ranchers, & producers U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced further details of the $16 billion package aimed at supporting American agricultural producers [Read More …]

Crystal Farms Expands Cheese Portfolio with Snacking Options for Young Children and Toddlers

Introducing Nibblers and Little Nibblers, available nationwide Crystal Farms® is taking aim at the growing consumer need for better-for-you, natural snacks for young children by launching Nibblers and Little Nibblers to its expanding line of [Read More …]

Zoetis Establishes Research Lab at Colorado State University to Explore Immunotherapies for Livestock

Zoetis targets livestock immunotherapies as alternatives to antibiotics R&D incubator lab at CSU brings livestock health research, jobs to Fort Collins Zoetis, the world’s leading animal health company, has signed an agreement with Colorado State University [Read More …]

World Food Prize Foundation Announces Appointment of New Assistant to the President

The World Food Prize Foundation announced today that Meghan Walters has joined its staff as Special Assistant to the President. “I chose Ms. Walters for this important position on our staff based on her impressive [Read More …]

Learn about Cover Crops for Soil Health and Cool Season Forage Production at Empire Farm Days

Seneca Falls, N.Y. Cover crops to boost soil health and to add cool season forage production and other benefits for farmers will be the focus of a daily 1-2pm field demonstration tour at the August [Read More …]

AUCTION RAISES OVER $11,000 FOR JERSEY RESEARCH FOUNDATION

The endowment of the AJCC Research Foundation added $11,115.00 from proceeds of its annual benefit auction held June 27 as part of the 2019 Annual Meetings of the American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey [Read More …]

Farm workers’ spouse and kids get UFW ¡Si Se Puede!® scholarship