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South Central NY team launches new blog to share articles, news, and events Since the early 1970’s, the South Central NY Dairy and Field Crops Team has connected farmers and agricultural service providers with research-based [Read More …]

Publix, Sodexo and Supply Chain Services to talk about food chain decision-making at 2019 Stakeholders Summit

Overflow hotel block extended through April 19 The Animal Ag Alliance’s 2019 Stakeholders Summit, themed A Seat At The Table and set for May 8-9 at the InterContinental at the Plaza Hotel in Kansas City, [Read More …]

10 IFAJ/Alltech Young Leaders award winners announced for 2019

The International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) has announced the recipients of the 2019 IFAJ/Alltech Young Leaders in Agricultural Journalism Award. The program recognizes10 young agricultural journalists and communicators who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in [Read More …]

Dairy Cow Management | Seminarios Web en Español- Días Miércoles

Manejo de Vacas Lecheras The Basics of TMR Feeding | Los Básicos de la Alimentación del RTM (Ración Total Mezclado) April 24, 2019@12:30-1:00pm | 24 de abril del 2019@12:30-1:00pm Presenter/Presentador: Fernando Soberon, PHD, National Tech [Read More …]

On-Farm Training for Agribusiness Professionals with Limited Farm Background

PDPW Presents APPs Training for Non-Farm Professionals, May 21-23, 2019 The Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) announce the 2019 PDPW Agricultural Professional Partnerships® (APPs) training for non-farm agribusiness professionals. The training will be held on three [Read More …]

VITA PLUS LOYAL NAMES AGRICULTURE SCHOLARSHIP WINNER

April 16, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Vita Plus Loyal has proudly selected a high school senior as a recipient of the 2019 “Our Future is Agriculture” scholarships. This program recognizes deserving students with long-term career interests in agriculture. Students must plan [Read More …]

DCHA speakers take members’ businesses to a higher level

Dairy Calf and Heifer Association (DCHA) members from 33 states and eight countries gathered April 9-11, in Madison, Wis., for the DCHA Annual Conference and business meeting. The conference provided a well-rounded mix of technical [Read More …]

Select Sires MidAmerica Recognizes Scholarship Winners

April 16, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Select Sires MidAmerica is pleased to award $1,000 scholarships to 10 high school seniors. The annual scholarship program recognizes outstanding youth of Select Sires MidAmerica customer-owners with preference given to incoming freshmen at a university [Read More …]

2017 Census of Agriculture data now available

Census data provides insight into demographics, economics, land, activities on U.S. farms The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the results of the 2017 Census of Agriculture, spanning some 6.4 million new points of [Read More …]

Is your farm’s insurance coverage up-to-date

There are tons of insurance options for farmers-some you may need, some you may not There’s no denying that farming takes a lot of investment, both of time and money. We can get so wrapped [Read More …]

Western NY farmers stress importance of local jobs

Press conference held to highlight Senate events on Farm Labor Bill and the bill’s impacts New York Farm Bureau members spoke today about the positive work happening on their farms to support their employees and [Read More …]

Fat Filled Milk Powder Sales Surge with standardization of Retail Industry, Modern Trade Accounts for Nearly 40% Sales.

Over 2 million tons of fat filled milk powder was consumed globally, by 2018 end. As analyzed by a new intelligence report, the consumption volume will increase by 5.1% in 2019. While demand from dairy [Read More …]

What is Chapter 12 Family Farmer Bankruptcy?

In recent months much attention has been given to the rise in Chapter 12 family farmer bankruptcies in portions of the U.S., e.g., Farm Bankruptcies in 2018 – The Truth is Out There. On the [Read More …]

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Soil Compaction Threat is High This Spring

With the warm weather, it is tempting to get into the field, but soil conditions may not be fit to be on it without causing undesirable soil compaction. What can you do to avoid causing [Read More …]

CHROME and GREG Dominate New Health and Wellness Rankings

Select Sires is excited to offer a complete lineup of Jersey sires to meet the genetic and breeding goals of our customer-owner herds. Evaluation Changes The April 2019 sire summary evaluations reflected adjustments and changes [Read More …]

NMPF WELCOMES NEW GOVERNMENT RELATIONS STAFFER

NMPF is pleased to announce that Claudia Larson has joined the staff as Director of Government Relations to work with NMPF Vice President of Government Relations Paul Bleiberg. Larson arrives from the office of Representative [Read More …]

BEEF, DAIRY COLLABORATION LAUNCHES HOLSIM™ PROGRAM

First-of-its-kind branded program promises to reshape beef-on-dairy opportunities. The American Simmental Association (ASA) and Holstein Association USA (HAUSA) have announced the formation of the HOLSim™ branded program. The program identifies elite SimAngusTM bulls with specific [Read More …]

2019 Breakthrough Award goes to California Dairies Inc.

Each year, Dairy Foods and the Elmhurst, Ill.-based American Dairy Products Institute (ADPI) honor one deserving ADPI member company with the Breakthrough Award for Dairy Ingredient Innovation. The award celebrates achievements and innovations in one [Read More …]

USDA invests in rural electric infrastructure

Nearly 77,000 rural customers will benefit from improved or new service Acting Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Joel Baxley announced that USDA is investing $485 million to upgrade rural electric systems (PDF, [Read More …]

Know risks to livestock before planting cover crops

Publication outlines threats, benefits of common varieties A Kansas State University extension specialist is encouraging the state’s cattle producers to study up on some of the more common cover crops before they plant this spring. [Read More …]

3 ways to improve reproductive efficiency

Take advantage of technology, including breeding indicators, to improve reproductive results Many technologies are available to improve reproductive efficiency, a key performance indicator for herd profitability. Yet, only a handful of producers are [Read More …]

Alfalfa cutting management

Balancing alfalfa tradeoffs between yield, quality and persistence Balancing alfalfa tradeoffs between yield, quality and persistence reminds me of the “Good, Fast, and Cheap” paradigm where only two can be selected (Figure 1; Dev. 2018). [Read More …]

72nd Alice in Dairyland finals

Tickets are available for two events: May 10 & May 11 Each year in May, a group of talented individuals with an interest in communications and agriculture participates in a very public job interview that [Read More …]

Vote in 2019 Farm Credit East elections

Farm Credit East encourages stockholders to vote in 2019 Director Elections The 2019 director candidates were formally introduced at Farm Credit East’s Annual Meeting in March, and following, voting stockholders were mailed their ballots to [Read More …]

Holstein Association USA Honors Junior Members

The National Junior Holstein Association is a dynamic organization for youth under the age of 21, with over 8,000 active members in 48 states. Semifinalists in the 97th Annual Holstein Association USA Distinguished Junior Member [Read More …]

Early registration for Animal Ag Alliance 2019 Stakeholders Summit ends April 12

Students can now sign up for the 2019 College Aggies Online scholarship competition Early registration for the Animal Ag Alliance’s 2019 Stakeholders Summit, themed A Seat At The Table, closes April 12th. The [Read More …]

Purdue experts provide spring climate outlook

May see higher temperatures, wetter conditions Meteorological spring technically begins on the first day of March, with astronomical spring following on March 19 or 20, depending on the year. This year, Indiana started to see [Read More …]

CFSAN Deputy Director to Headline IDFA’s Regulatory RoundUP

Douglas Stearn, deputy director for regulatory affairs for the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), will give the keynote address at IDFA’s Regulatory RoundUP, June [Read More …]

fairlife to Expand and Build New Production Facility in Arizona

fairlife, LLC announced plans today to increase overall production capabilities with the construction of a new 300 thousand square foot production and distribution facility in Goodyear, Arizona – a suburb of Phoenix. fairlife currently produces [Read More …]

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