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A USDEC-organized Specialty Cheese Trade Mission started in New York, headed to Vermont and will be finishing a week-long, whirlwind tour in Wisconsin on Saturday. Jalal Thamer and 12 other prominent dairy buyers from [Read More …]

Ag Secretary kicks off nationwide food drive

Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue kicks off the Feds Feed Families Nationwide Food Drive Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today kicked off the 10th annual Feds Feed Families Campaign at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) headquarters [Read More …]

Heat stress in livestock

Knowing the signs of heat stress is important in order to take care of your animals Although the summer months have been cool so far, we can still be ready for the heat that is [Read More …]

USDA ERS faces catastrophic employee attrition

4 out of 5 employees likely to decline reassignment, union data suggest The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service (ERS) is projected to experience catastrophic employee attrition as a result of the short-notice move of three-quarters [Read More …]

Teachers receive dairy farm field trip grants

Elementary and middle school students visited dairy farms to learn about the industry A group of 24 elementary and middle school teachers provided students with hands-on learning experiences at local dairy farms this spring. The [Read More …]

World Food Prize Foundation Conducts Nationwide Search for Next President

The World Food Prize Foundation seeks well-qualified candidates for the position of President. Earlier this year, Ambassador Kenneth M. Quinn announced that he will retire as President of the World Food Prize Foundation in January [Read More …]

Milk: Best drink to reduce burn from chili peppers

A great deal of folklore exists on the ability of specific beverages to mitigate capsaicin burn People who order their Buffalo wings especially spicy and sometimes find them to be too “hot,” should choose milk [Read More …]

Dairy Task Force 2.0 adopts final report

Report includes the 51 recommendations approved by the group at previous meetings The Wisconsin Dairy Task Force 2.0 voted unanimously to adopt their final report at a meeting in Madison on Friday, June 21, 2019. [Read More …]

Deja Moo! Borden Dairy Company Returns to Ohio

Elsie’s back in the great Buckeye state with joy, optimism and a whole line of products Borden, an iconic dairy brand since 1857, is proud to announce its triumphant return to Ohio after a 24-year absence in [Read More …]

Acumen Detection relocates to Syracuse and announces new leadership

Acumen Detection Inc. recently moved from its original North Syracuse location to the Innovation Crossroads facility in downtown Syracuse. Acumen is an innovator of real-time pathogen detection in dairy cows. The move into this state-of-the-art [Read More …]

Western Dairy Center Announces New Director

Utah State University is pleased to announce Dr. Eric Bastian as the new director of the Western Dairy Center. As vice president of industry relations for Dairy West, Dr. Bastian worked with former WDC director Donald McMahon [Read More …]

ROXOR Partners with Multiplatinum-Selling Country Artist Justin Moore

Devoted to the simple things in life, Moore is anchored with home, family and tradition. These three pillars of life continue to influence his defiant traditional country style, aligning well with the toughness and heritage [Read More …]

USDA Farm Bill implementation progress update

“We are working diligently to implement the 2018 Farm Bill with efficiency and accuracy” U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced an update on the implementation status of the 2018 Farm Bill. President Trump signed [Read More …]

Meeting Wisconsin’s conservation challenges

Report tells the stories of how county conservation offices rose to challenges last year Torrential rains, flooding, and water quality concerns underscore the importance of addressing conservation challenges, says the introduction to the newly published [Read More …]

2019 USDA-NRCS Public Conservation Meetings Announced

Farmers, Landowners, Organizations, and Agencies Encouraged to Attend The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Wisconsin has announced the schedule for 2019 Local Working Group (LWG) meetings. Eighteen meetings will be held [Read More …]

Dairy Task Force 2.0 Adopts Final Report

The Wisconsin Dairy Task Force 2.0 voted unanimously to adopt their final report at a meeting in Madison on Friday, June 21, 2019. This report includes the 51 recommendations approved by the group at previous [Read More …]

Land O’Lakes applauds new clean energy partnership between Chevron, CalBio, California dairy farmers

Announcement builds momentum for farmer-led efforts to create clean, renewable energy Land O’Lakes SUSTAIN today hailed a recent partnership announced between Chevron, California BioEnergy (CalBio) and California dairy farmers to deploy digesters on dairy farms [Read More …]

Rafael Jiménez-Flores, assumed the role of president of the American Dairy Science Association

Rafael Jiménez-Flores, the J. T. “Stubby” Parker Endowed Chair in Dairy Foods at The Ohio State University, assumed the role of president of the American Dairy Science Association® (ADSA®) during the 2019 ADSA Annual Meeting [Read More …]

Vaccine could protect against chronic wasting affliction

Johne’s disease costs the U.S. dairy industry more than $200 million per year A team of Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and university scientists is investigating a new “ingredient” for use in vaccinating cattle against Johne’s [Read More …]

Dairy analytical standards on the agenda at the IDF/ISO Analytical Week 2019

Leading analytical experts exchange perspectives on the latest technical and technological findings within the dairy sector This week saw the close of 2019 IDF/ISO Analytical week, an important event in the calendar for those working [Read More …]

CDFA Meet in San Luis Obispo. Seek Public Input on Creating Climate-Resilient Water System

The California State Board of Food and Agriculture will host a public listening session on California’s Water Future on July 2, 2019 in San Luis Obispo. The meeting will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 [Read More …]

Select Sires Announces Restructuring to Marketing Department

To reflect increasing demand and facilitate future growth, Select Sires’ marketing department will experience restructuring and operate under new leadership beginning July 1. Chris Sayers, former sales and marketing operations manager, will become the manager [Read More …]

Boehringer Ingelheim Global Announces BVDzero Scholarship Winners

The BVDzero Committee, consisting of industry experts from various countries, in collaboration with a representative of the World Association for Buiatrics, identified outstanding 12 veterinary students from around the world who can help address the [Read More …]

Dairy on the Air Episode 13: From Dairy Skeptic to Dairy Advocate

The newest episode of Midwest Dairy’s podcast, Dairy on the Air, highlights research on the health benefits of dairy and how it’s helping the wellness community rethink previously held beliefs about dairy fat and cholesterol. [Read More …]

Join DeLaval in Supporting 4-H Dairy Youth

A portion of the profit from select product sales to be donated to National 4-H Dairy Conference Dairy farmers can support the next generation of the dairy industry with their DeLaval product purchases this summer. [Read More …]

Amplimune data from 1,360-calf study presented today at American Dairy Science Association Annual Meeting

NovaVive Inc., an animal health immunobiology company, today announced that research data related to its regulator-approved immunotherapy for calf scours (Amplimune®) was presented at the 2019 American Dairy Science Association Annual Meeting in Cincinnati, OH. [Read More …]

Bipartisan support for milk resolutio

DBA praises Assembly for supporting milk consumption among children Wisconsin’s largest dairy lobbying group today applauded the state Assembly for stating its support for increasing the consumption of milk, including flavored whole milk, among children. [Read More …]

Crosser Retires after 42-Year Career at Select Sires

After 42 years of service to Select Sires, Blaine Crosser has announced his retirement, effective July 1. As vice president of dairy sire products and customer service, Crosser made incomparable contributions to Select Sires’ marketing [Read More …]

St. Albans Cooperative Creamery Proposes Merger with DFA

The board of directors of St. Albans Cooperative Creamery (SACC) has voted unanimously to recommend to its membership a merger with DFA. The merger proposal, discussed by SACC members at an informational member meeting today, [Read More …]

USDA investments will benefit 631,000 rural Americans