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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo threatened to sue federal immigration officials Wednesday following a raid on an upstate dairy farm during which armed federal agents allegedly trespassed on private property and handcuffed an American citizen [Read More …]

NFU Board Opposes Current House Farm Bill

National Farmers Union (NFU) Board of Directors today unanimously passed a resolution in opposition to the current version of the 2018 Farm Bill as passed by the House Agriculture Committee last week. The Board called [Read More …]

Dairy Industry Commends Call for NAFTA Action

U.S. dairy groups commended the bipartisan efforts of 68 members of Congress who encouraged the U.S. Trade Representative to eliminate Canada’s tariffs on U.S. dairy exports and its protectionist pricing policies during the North American [Read More …]

Farm Credit East Announces Board Election Results

Farm Credit East, a farmer-owned cooperative lender, has announced the results of its recent Director Election and Board reorganization meeting. The Board represents the diversity of Northeast agriculture and forest products. Farm Credit East, ACA [Read More …]

Measurement Matters – Rural Broadband

Rural broadband is a critical pathway to global markets for agriculture and other industries. Farmers and ranchers depend on broadband, just as they do highways, railways and waterways, to ship food, fuel and fiber across [Read More …]

2018 Stakeholder’s Summit is Almost Here

Ted McKinney from USDA will join us Thursday afternoon to share “Agriculture’s Roots in Washington.” Ted McKinney serves as the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs. Under Secretary [Read More …]

U.S. and Latin American Partners Team Up to Take on Anti-Trade Regulations

A new partnership announced today between U.S. and Pan-American dairy farmers is meant to foster collaboration in promoting trade and combating trade-inhibiting regulations and policies. The partnership – between the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) [Read More …]

California Dairies, Inc. Joins GDT Marketplace

Global Dairy Trade is pleased to welcome leading dairy processing co-operative California Dairies, Inc (CDI) to GDT Marketplace, its 24/7 online dairy trading platform. Eric Hansen, Director of Global Dairy Trade said CDI was the [Read More …]

FDA Commissioner Pledges More Focus on Mislabeled Imitation Dairy Foods

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb told a Senate panel on Tuesday that federal standards define milk as a product sourced from animals, and said his agency would be “taking a very close [Read More …]

NYS Supreme Court Finds Problems with the NYS Clean Water Act Permit

Environmental groups sued NYS DEC claiming that aspects of the Clean Water Act Permit (GP-0-16-002) do not meet Clean Water Act requirements. The ECL Permit was not challenged. The full implications of the April 24 [Read More …]

In 2018, Milk Production is Higher for Some

USDA’s April 20, 2018, Milk Production report indicated U.S. milk production during the first quarter of 2018 was 54.4 billion pounds, up 1.5 percent or 823 million pounds from the first quarter of 2017. On a daily [Read More …]

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Cargill Animal Nutrition Adds Talent in Central U.S.

Cargill Animal Nutrition announces the addition of Grant Stoddard to its Central U.S. dairy team. Stoddard brings his experience working in the dairy industry, and a level of expertise that will help strengthen customer offerings. [Read More …]

Kids+Cows: Dairy Council’s New Exhibit at the Cal Expo Farm

CDFA Secretary Karen Ross and State Fair CEO Rick Pickering joined Dairy Council of California leaders and volunteers at Cal Expo in Sacramento this morning to welcome two busloads of students from nearby Elk Grove to tour a fresh, [Read More …]

Justin Welsh, D.V.M., Named Executive Director, Food Animal Technical Services

Justin Welsh, D.V.M., has been named Executive Director of Food Animal Technical Services for Merck Animal Health’s U.S. Food Animal Team. In his new role, Dr. Welsh oversees the technical services and pharmacovigilance groups for [Read More …]

Farm Credit East Hosts Webinar on Dairy Farm Financial Report

Farm Credit East will host a webinar to discuss 2017 Northeast dairy farm results and the current dairy situation. Dairy farmers and other interested parties are invited to participate in this free webinar on Tuesday, [Read More …]

2018 Borlaug CAST Communication Award Goes to Marty Matlock

The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) announces that the 2018 Borlaug CAST Communication Award goes to Marty Matlock, an internationally recognized expert in agricultural sustainability metrics and assessment. Matlock has become the world’s [Read More …]

Pre-Birth Nutrition Can Impact Calf’s Life-Time Performance

Some aspects of a calf’s life-time performance are affected by nutrition while in utero. The nutrients present in the pre-birth environment can affect life-time productivity and influence if the calf becomes a good cow or [Read More …]

Spanish Wednesday Webinars | Seminarios Web en Español

Topic: Monitoring Fresh Cows Tema: Monitoreo de Vacas Frescas Presenter: Martín H. Zinicola DVM, PhD Candidate, Department of Animal Science, Cornell University Presentador: Martin H Zincola, estudiante de doctorado en Cornell University These webinars will [Read More …]

Three Agriculture Scholarships Offered by UC ANR

Three scholarships are being offered to college students majoring in agriculture by the University of California’s Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources. The scholarships will be awarded for the fall 2018 semester or quarter. The [Read More …]

Do Farm Tours Have Value?

Have you ever wondered if inviting people to your farm has value? Have you ever wondered if it is worth your time, resources and energy to coordinate a farm tour? I am passionate about connecting [Read More …]

Blizzard-Impacted Farmers Need to Take Action

In an effort to speed up potential relief efforts for farmers impacted by Wisconsin’s recent Blizzard Evelyn, the Wisconsin-based American Dairy Coalition (ADC) is asking those who sustained damage to contact their Farm Service Agency [Read More …]

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NMC Heads to ‘The Royal City’ for June Regional Meeting

National Mastitis Council (NMC) invites milk quality enthusiasts to its regional meeting in Guelph, Ont., Canada, June 20-22, on the beautiful University of Guelph campus. The NMC Regional Meeting, hosted jointly with the Ontario Association [Read More …]

National Cheese Company to Build $25 Million Plant in Capital Region

A national cheese manufacturer that already has a facility in Schenectady will build a new $25 million plant at the Glenville Business and Technology Park, Empire State Development officials announced Thursday. Belgioioso Cheese, of Green [Read More …]

ACES Twitter Chat April 26:

What are the major pathogens affecting crops like corn and soybean? How will the winter we just had affect insect pests in 2018? What is the difference between a sign and symptom? What are the [Read More …]

The Two Professors Come to California