Articles by Sarah S News Team

Dairy sector recognizes achievements and promotes progress in nourishing people and the planet. The fourth California Dairy Sustainability Summit marked milestones in world-leading progress and highlighted important partnerships. Held at UC Davis on March 26, [Read More …]

What Is Pasteurization, and How Does It Keep Milk Safe?

The pasteurization process was invented in the 1860s and continues to keep people safe from a range of foodborne illnesses Recent reports that the H5N1 avian flu virus has been found in cow’s milk have raised [Read More …]

May WASDE Offers First Look at Upcoming Marketing Year

USDA’s May World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report is a first look at the new crop year’s supply and demand balance sheets. However, with planting still in progress in the Northern Hemisphere and old crop harvesting [Read More …]

Farm Bill Process Continues with Release of House Draft Text

House Agriculture Committee Chair G.T. Thompson, R-PA, today released the initial text of the House’s farm bill. The committee will mark up the bill next Thursday, May 23. NMPF is reviewing the bill language, which as [Read More …]

How to Decode RNG Contracts for Dairy Farms

If you have been waiting to sign on the dotted line for a renewable natural gas project, this episode is for you. Over the past 4 years, RNG companies have been knocking on the doors [Read More …]

KDA Animal Health to Host Regional Workshops

The Kansas Department of Agriculture’s Division of Animal Health will host regional meetings across the state this summer to discuss critical topics related to the livestock industry in Kansas. KDA encourages livestock owners, veterinarians, and [Read More …]

Dairy Industry Conference Call on HPAI and Quarantine

Thanks to those of you who joined us for the Dairy Industry Call yesterday. Dr. Erin Luley, Pennsylvania Assistant State Veterinarian, and Dr. Ernest Hovingh, Resident Director of the Penn State Diagnostic Laboratory, provided a summary of [Read More …]

Survey reveals there is need for INFB Health Plans in the rural community and beyond

Half of new plan holders joined Indiana Farm Bureau to be eligible for health plans. In the annual Indiana Farm Bureau Health Plans survey, half of new plan holders noted that they joined Indiana Farm Bureau to [Read More …]

Celebrate Dairy This Summer: Request Free Yard Signs

Celebrate Dairy This Summer: Request Free Yard Signs June is only two weeks away! To help celebrate Pennsylvania dairy and the hard work of PA dairy farmers, we want to help you share your story with your community [Read More …]

Greg Silva and Emily Middleton-Gyomory named specialists of the year by Select Sires Inc.

Greg Silva, Select Sires Member Cooperative, and Emily Middleton-Gyomory, CentralStar Cooperative, were honored at Select Sires’ annual Trusted Advisor Conference in early May. The 2024 conference was held in Columbus, Ohio where more than 200 [Read More …]

NMPF Awarded Usda Grants To Advance Dairy Industry Disease Preparedness

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) today was awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program (NADPRP) supporting two projects advancing dairy cattle disease preparedness. [Read More …]

HPAI waning in Texas, but questions remain to be answered

We’re less than halfway through 2024, but what a year it’s already been for the Texas dairy industry. When dairy farmers largely were not impacted by the historic Panhandle wildfires, I thought we had escaped [Read More …]

Study Reveals Reasons Why Some Americans Lack Adequate Dairy Nutrition, Offers Roadmap To Better Diet Quality

Many Americans recognize dairy as a cornerstone of a healthy diet but continue to fall short of recommended daily intake as endorsed by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. An in-depth consumer survey released today by the International [Read More …]

CowManager honors award winners at the Select Sires Trusted Advisors Conference

CowManager® is pleased to announce the winners of three awards handed out at the recent Select Sires Trusted Advisors Conference, including the CowManager Specialist of the Year, CowManager Success Story of the Year and the Dr. [Read More …]

Landmark Common Names Bill Included in House Farm Bill Introduction

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives Agriculture Committee Chair included the Safeguarding American Value-Added Exports (SAVE) Act as a part of its farm bill reauthorization legislation. The first farm bill effort on common names, the [Read More …]

Geopolitical Trends, Ketosis and Market News

Earn Dairy AdvanCE continuing education credits and join interactive conversations with leading experts This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP) will highlight key cow health and market topics. Tuesday’s episode will [Read More …]

Get ready for June Dairy Month with Lely!

Lely is excited to announce this year we are celebrating June Dairy Month by raising money for the National FFA Organization with our “Wear & Share” promotion! We’re offering two limited-edition Lely June Dairy Month [Read More …]

Study Reveals Reasons Why Some Americans Lack Adequate Dairy Nutrition

Offers Roadmap to Better Diet Quality Many Americans recognize dairy as a cornerstone of a healthy diet but continue to fall short of recommended daily intake as endorsed by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. An [Read More …]

CDFA and Vietnam sign Memorandum of Understanding on trade, climate and research collaboration

CDFA Undersecretary Christine Birdsong met today with Deputy Minister Tran Thanh Nam, of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam, and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on shared opportunities around climate, trade [Read More …]

ODA Announces New Farmland Preservation Commitments in Clark County

More Ohio farmland will remain Ohio farmland. The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) is proud to announce 93 acres have been added to the Farmland Preservation Program. The Miller family’s two farms in Clark County [Read More …]

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

Farm Credit East is currently seeking creative images of modern Northeast agriculture, commercial fishing and forest products to fill the pages of its 2025 Agricultural Views calendar. Upload picturesque images from the farm, woods or [Read More …]

Hands-On, On-Farm Workshop to Focus on Preventing, Treating Lameness

PDP to host one-day event June 20 at Maier Farms, LLC Lameness can cause a ripple effect of health and safety issues across a dairy farm. The 2024 Hoof Management Workshop presented by Professional Dairy [Read More …]

Sustainable California Dairy Spotlight at 2024 Real California Milk National Restaurant Association Booth

The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) will spotlight a variety of innovative and sustainably sourced dairy products at the 2024 National Restaurant Association show in Chicago, Ill. May 18-21, 2024. As an exhibitor at the [Read More …]

H5N1 Red Flags, Risk Mitigation and Being Ready to Take Action

Know your opponent. Peggy Coffeen has heard this statement from dairy producers before. It’s all about evaluating a threat at hand, managing the risk and being prepared to act with urgency. The opponent Peggy is talking about is the one that [Read More …]

Grazing Expert Jim Gerrish Comes to WI

Join us for at one of THREE event opportunities with grazing expert Jim Gerrish around the state from June 11-13th, 2024! June 11, 2024 | 9:30am – 3:30pm Morning: UW Platteville Baraboo Sauk County, Giese [Read More …]

Guidance for Feeding Babies

Starting solid foods with your baby is an exciting time, but it can also be a stressful experience for parents. It is easy to get overwhelmed with the details of what types of food and [Read More …]

There’s bird flu in US dairy cows. Raw milk drinkers aren’t deterred

Sales of raw milk appear to be on the rise, despite years of warnings about the health risks of drinking the unpasteurized products — and an outbreak of bird flu in dairy cows. Since March [Read More …]

Bird flu detected in Colorado dairy cattle

A vet explains the risks of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus. Colorado has highly pathogenic avian influenza – also known as HPAI or bird flu – on a dairy farm, the ninth state with [Read More …]

Clean Energy and Maas Energy Works Join Forces to Build Nine Renewable Natural Gas Dairy Production Facilities Across Seven States

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq: CLNE), the largest provider of the cleanest fuel for the transportation market, and Maas Energy Works, the nation’s largest dairy digester developer, today announced a new joint development agreement to build [Read More …]

Schuylkill County Students ‘Pedal’ the Way to Healthy School Meals