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Dear Dairy Community, We hope that you, your families and your colleagues are doing well and staying healthy. To those who have sent a note telling us that our work for you is helpful and [Read More …]

Advisory Committee schedule extended by one month

One Month Added to Advisory Committee Schedule, Advisory Report to be Submitted by End of June 2020 The 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s schedule has been extended by one month, in consideration of new demands on [Read More …]

Using Surplus Milk as Fertilizer

Guidance from the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Given the current market disruptions created by the COVID-19 emergency, farms may continue to play [Read More …]

Minnesota Dairy Producers Light the Way to Industry Recovery

There’s the dairy industry recovery plan everyone is talking about, and then there’s the plan everyone should be taking about. This week, the National Milk Producers Federation-International Dairy Foods Association captured the lion’s share of [Read More …]

Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship welcomes Sullivan

Angie Sullivan joins DGA’s core administrative staff as Apprenticeship Director Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship (DGA) is pleased to announce that Angie Sullivan has joined its core administrative staff as Apprenticeship Director. Sullivan will be overseeing daily [Read More …]

Next dairy industry conference call scheduled for April 14

Dairy producers are encouraged to join the call to address their COVID-19 concerns Approximately 400 dairy farmers and industry professionals participated in a dairy industry conference call this week to address their questions and concerns [Read More …]

AFT launches Farmer Relief Fund

Because it’s simple: No Farms No Food® The coronavirus pandemic is impacting businesses that rely on direct contact with their customers, including farmers and ranchers that primarily sell their products through farmers markets and to [Read More …]

Detlefsen Predicts Protective Equipment Shortages in Food Chain to Linger into Summer

Clay Detlefsen, senior vice president of regulatory and environmental affairs for the National Milk Producers Federation and the private-sector chair of the Food and Agricultural Sector Coordinating Council – says that while shortages of grocery [Read More …]

Milk Crisis Plan- Needs a Fix to A Flaw

ADC applauds the hard work of NMPF & IDFA in pulling together the Milk Crisis Plan, but a very important change is needed by USDA to ensure the true intention of the milk production decrease [Read More …]

Krone Recognizes Top 10 North American Dealers

Krone North America, a leader in hay and forage equipment, announces its Top 10 Retail Sales Volume Dealers for 2019. Leading the list is Noble Equipment of Nobleford, Canada, earning the #1 spot in North [Read More …]

Protecting Farm Worker Health And Planning For The Future

Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock, and Field Crops Program is committed to continuing to support farms in the region as they work daily to provide safe and abundant food for consumers. While [Read More …]

Diverse Offering Joins Progeny Proven Lineup at Select Sires

Fourteen sires graduate to the daughter-proven ranks in the Select Sires, Accelerated Genetics and GenerVations lineups. Graduating sires include 10 Holsteins, two Jerseys, one Brown Swiss and one Milking Shorthorn. Select Sires remains committed to [Read More …]

Virtual Antique Tractor Parade Announced

The 2020 California Antique Farm Equipment Show® has been cancelled due to COVID-19, but organizers will continue one of the most beloved show features: the tractor parade. While the family-friendly event will not go on [Read More …]

More and more viruses ‘spilling over’

Spillover spurred by people cultivating land that was once isolated forests Viruses have been increasingly shifting from animals to people, a recent trend that has researchers at The Ohio State University closely studying a pig [Read More …]

IDFA Fights For Dairy During COVID-19

Dear Dairy Community, Throughout the COVID-19 outbreak, our industry has stepped up to ensure a reliable, safe and nutritious food supply for our fellow Americans. In turn, IDFA has been hard at work in Washington [Read More …]

Gordon Joins World Wide Sires Team

World Wide Sires is pleased to announce that Laura Gordon has joined World Wide Sires (WWS) as Area Director of Marketing. In her new role, Laura will be responsible for sales and marketing in several [Read More …]

U.S. Department of Labor Reminds Employers That They Cannot Retaliate Against Workers Reporting Unsafe Conditions During Coronavirus Pandemic

The U.S Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is reminding employers that it is illegal to retaliate against workers because they report unsafe and unhealthful working conditions during the coronavirus pandemic. Acts [Read More …]

Farmer sentiment plummets

Ag Economy Barometer recorded its largest one-month drop in sentiment during March The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer recorded its largest one-month drop in sentiment during March. The barometer dipped 47 points to a reading of 121, [Read More …]

Coronavirus causing hardship to dairy industry

The loss of contracts and sales has a massive negative financial impact on the dairy industry Members of Northeast Dairy Foods Association, Inc., as well as dairy producers and others in the food supply chain [Read More …]

Vote in 2020 Farm Credit East Director Elections

The 2020 director candidates were formally introduced at Farm Credit East’s Annual Meeting in March, and following, voting stockholders were mailed their ballots to vote in the 2020 Director Elections. As a customer-owned cooperative, the [Read More …]

Video: Small Scale Farming: The Benefits of Rotational Grazing

Learn about the benefits of managed rotational grazing, how you can partner with the NRCS to develop a grazing management plan and apply to install conservation practices for a successful grazing system

DATCP’s Wisconsin Farm Center is Here to Help

With Wisconsin farmers facing an unprecedented series of challenges brought on by low commodity prices, unfavorable weather patterns, uncertain global markets and now, challenges posed by COVID-19, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer [Read More …]

Speakers to cover farm security topics at 2020 Virtual Summit

The Virtual Summit is one month away! The Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2020 Virtual Stakeholders Summit will leave you primed and prepared with the tools you need to take action and protect the future of animal [Read More …]

Why farmers are dumping milk

Farmers Union and other groups urge USDA to step in and buy surplus dairy products Kara O’Connor is Government Relations Director for Wisconsin Farmers Union, a member-driven organization committed to enhancing the quality of life [Read More …]

Three-part webinar series offered to dairy team facilitators

Online series is approved for three hours of RACE continuing education credits As dairy team facilitators work to practice social distance amidst COVID-19 and use virtual communication to guide their clients, the Center for Dairy [Read More …]

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Goals for small grains breeding

Program has already produced improved wheat and rye elite lines Small grains are an integral part of the forage-livestock system in the Oklahoma/Texas region as they can be grazed from late fall to spring, when [Read More …]

Dairy United as NMPF, IDFA Submit Request for Aid to Farmers, Processors

The National Milk Producers Federation, the largest organization of U.S. dairy farmers, and the International Dairy Foods Association submitted a request for assistance to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue. NMPF President and CEO Jim Mulhern offered [Read More …]

Rescheduling the Dairy Cattle Welfare Symposium

The Board of the Dairy Cattle Welfare Council has made the very difficult decision to RESCHEDULE the 2020 Dairy Cattle Welfare Symposium till next year due to the current COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic. We sincerely apologize [Read More …]

Be there for farmers; they are always there for you

The COVID-19 public health emergency has forced all of us to think about what is essential in our lives. While some decisions are difficult, others are clear. Food and agriculture are essential. Food and those [Read More …]

Syngenta now accepting entries for seventh annual #RootedinAg Contest