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Record attendance at 18th annual Animal Agriculture Alliance Stakeholders Summit The Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2019 Stakeholders Summit kicked off today with record attendance, bringing 335 food and agriculture stakeholders to Kansas City, Missouri. The event, [Read More …]

COUNCIL ON DAIRY CATTLE BREEDING (CDCB) ELECTS NEW, RECOGNIZES OUTGOING OFFICERS

– New officers for the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB) were elected at the recent meeting of the Board of Directors, when CDCB also expressed appreciation to the outgoing leadership. John Meyer of Holstein [Read More …]

Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy Honors Farms, Businesses for Sustainable Practices

Winners of eighth annual U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards announced The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, established under the leadership of dairy farmers and leading companies, announced its eighth annual U.S. Dairy Sustainability Award winners during [Read More …]

Joao Dorea joins UW–Madison dairy science department as precision agriculture expert

The same technology that alerts a self-driving car that there’s a pedestrian in the crosswalk could also warn a dairy farmer that a calf is getting sick—even if that calf is mingled among dozens of [Read More …]

Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment opens new Organic Dairy Training Facility

Media Advisory Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture and the Environment opens new Organic Dairy Training Facility This facility – and the training program it supports – was developed in partnership with Stonyfield Organic and is designed [Read More …]

DBA to host annual Dairy Golf Classic

Event to be held June 13 at the 17th in Mishicot, Wis. Dairy farmers and allied members of the dairy community will enjoy a day of fun and networking on June 13 at the 17th annual [Read More …]

Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference

June 12 and 13 at the Grand River Center in Dubuque, Iowa The 2019 4 State Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference is fast approaching on June 12 and 13 at the Grand River Center in [Read More …]

CDFA ANNOUNCES PUBLIC LISTENING SESSIONS TO SEEK COMMENT ON CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) will conduct two public listening sessions to seek public comment on the draft Request for Proposals and application materials developed for the 2019 Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) [Read More …]

DCHA webinar – Friday, May 10

Webinar Sponsored by Merck Animal Health Join us Friday, May 10, 2019, at noon (Central time) for a webinar featuring Grant Crawford, Ph.D., Merck Animal Health, Beef Cattle Technical Services. He will be presenting on [Read More …]

More Than 140 Million Acres in Federal Farm Conservation Programs

Greater Than New York and California Combined The 2017 Census of Agriculture revealed total farm acres in the U.S., including pasture, cropland and woodlands, at 900.2 million acres, approximately 40% of the country’s entire land [Read More …]

NY Animal Ag Coalition welcomes Erin Luchsinger Hull

Hull to work in Communication and Crisis Management for Agriculture Advocacy Group The New York Animal Agriculture Coalition (NYAAC) is proud to announce that Erin Luchsinger Hull has been named the Director of Communication and [Read More …]

Cargill recalls animal feed over grain toxin concerns

Cargill Inc has issued a voluntary recall of nearly 150 tons of animal feed, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday, after North Carolina regulators found aflatoxin in a testing sample. Aflatoxin is a byproduct of a [Read More …]

CentralStar Cooperative scholarship applications due July 1

CentralStar Cooperative, a recent merger between East Central/Select Sires, Waupun, Wis., and NorthStar Cooperative, Lansing, Mich., is offering seven, $1,000 scholarships this year — two of which are designated to technical-school or short-course students. Those [Read More …]

FDA Must Step in To End Fake-Butter Proliferation, American Butter Institute Says

Plant-based imitations of butter and other dairy products pose an increasing challenge for consumer understanding in the butter sector, which is dealing with proliferating imposters even as butter’s popularity grows. That makes it crucial for [Read More …]

Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference

June 12 and 13 at the Grand River Center in Dubuque, Iowa The 2019 4 State Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference is fast approaching on June 12 and 13 at the Grand River Center in [Read More …]

Refund for MPP Insurance Premiums

USDA announced last Friday, May 3, that dairy producers are no eligible to receive a refund for that portion of their insurance premiums paid into the Margin Protection Program (MPP) between 2014 and 2017. Dairy [Read More …]

New One Health Certified program to be discussed at Animal Ag Alliance’s Summit

First day of Stakeholders Summit to be livestreamed The first day of the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2019 Stakeholders Summit, themed A Seat At The Table, will be livestreamed for those unable to attend. The event [Read More …]

Speaker Pelosi Fumbling Response to Trump’s Trade Wars

America’s dairy farmers are putting Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi on notice. Up until recently America’s ongoing tariff disputes with Mexico, Canada, China, Europe and Japan have been appropriately coined “President Trump’s Trade Wars.” [Read More …]

Trimble Agriculture Launches “Connect Your Farm Spring Giveaway”

Trimble Agriculture has launched the “Connect Your Farm Spring Giveaway.” This Instant Win digital promotion runs through May 31, 2019, and is free to enter by visiting www.No-TillFarmer.com/ConnectYourFarm. Entrants of this contest can play for [Read More …]

African Swine Fever Losses to Complicate the Global Dairy Complex

An unprecedented contraction in the supply of pork from China will have a spill-over impact on the dairy sector – as African swine fever looms. “The current African swine fever epidemic is expected to reduce [Read More …]

Farm Credit East Seeks Modern Agriculture Photos for a Chance to Win $100

Have you captured a creative image on the farm, in the woods or at the dock that represents modern Northeast agriculture, commercial fishing or forest products? Share it with Farm Credit East by uploading your [Read More …]

Travel to Holland + Germany with 2019 PDPW International Dairy Tour

Join a Once-in-a-Lifetime Dairy Tour in September 2019 History, culture and dairy will combine in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to tour the cities and countryside of Germany and Holland with the 2019 PDPW International Dairy Tour: [Read More …]

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Cows 2 Career Conference to engage youth

The dairy industry has many incredible job opportunities for young people Calling all youth! The dairy industry has many incredible job opportunities for young people. The options are so bountiful that they cannot be contained [Read More …]

AFIA names Constance Cullman as new CEO

Cullman will officially join AFIA on July 29 The American Feed Industry Association’s Board of Directors has selected Constance Cullman, current president of Farm Foundation, to succeed Joel G. Newman as president and chief executive [Read More …]

Dairy Innovation Hub vital to future

State bill would boost investment in world-class research Calling the need for next-generation dairy research critical, five Wisconsin farm groups urged state lawmakers to increase investment in scientists and supporting facilities at the state’s agricultural [Read More …]

4-H youth participates in NYS Dairy Quiz Bowl

Earns 5th place junior in the state contest Congratulations to Dayne Jantzi, 3rd year Chautauqua County 4-H dairy member on his outstanding accomplishments at the recent New York State Dairy Bowl Contest. Dayne and his [Read More …]

Fake-milk “study,” like beverages it supports, lacks key ingredients

The National Milk Producers Federation today is correcting the record intentionally muddied by the Plant Based Foods Association in conjunction with Linkage Research & Consulting, which presented flawed analysis as legitimate research to grab inaccurate [Read More …]

Holstein Association USA Honors 2019 Exceptional Dairy Leaders

Holstein Association USA is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2019 recognition accolades to be formally presented at the 2019 National Holstein Convention in June. The 2019 honorees are as follows: Distinguished [Read More …]

CDFA ANNOUNCES VACANCY ON THE CATTLE HEALTH ADVISORY TASK FORCE