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Tommy Oesch from Swiss Lane Farms in Michigan talked about the big vision he and his partners share for “7,000 Cows in 7 Years” on the #1 most downloaded episode of season 1 of the [Read More …]

Board of Regents approves Texas A&M AgriLife construction projects in Canyon, Vernon

Projects to relocate Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center from Amarillo to Canyon, repair tornado damage at Vernon construction of the $30 million project that will move facilities of the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and [Read More …]

Texas A&M Researchers Contribute To International Project Studying Coronavirus Transmission In Humans, Cattle

Researchers will study viral transmission using “commingling events” with cattle, bringing unfamiliar animals together for sustained contact. Researchers from the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences’ (VMBS) Veterinary Education, Research, and Outreach [Read More …]

Upcoming Badger Dairy Insight Webinars

A webinar series to provide the latest research-based dairy information to improve animal welfare, breeding and genetic selection, automation and modernization, and nutritional decisions for producers, dairy workers and managers, ag professionals, and educators. Join [Read More …]

As Jim Mulhern retires, colleagues laud his leadership

After more than four decades in dairy and ag policy, Jim Mulhern, president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), is set to retire at the end of the year. Throughout his career, [Read More …]

Five Strategies of Profitability, Delivering Feedback and Cost of Production

Earn Dairy AdvanCE continuing education credits while tuning in for interactive discussions This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) will focus on ways that dairy farmers can better understand and [Read More …]

Lifetime production of Dutch dairy cows rises to 38,327 kg of milk

In the financial year 2022-2023, the average lifespan and lifetime production of dairy cows in the Netherlands has continued to rise. Last financial year, the culled cows produced an average of 38,327 kg of milk [Read More …]

Farmers Can Expect Limited Disaster Support from the Latest ERP Reboot

On Oct. 27 USDA announced the allocation of more than $3 billion to support commodity and specialty crop producers impacted by natural disasters in 2022 through a modified continuation of the Emergency Relief Program (ERP). Though initially [Read More …]

CDFA helps California dairy farmers generate renewable energy from waste — from UC Agriculture and Natural Resources via Morning Ag Clips

California ranks number one in the nation for dairy production, with 1,100 to 1,200 dairy farms, each with an average of 1,436 cows, mostly concentrated in Tulare County in the San Joaquin Valley. A major [Read More …]

Volunteers and Sponsors Needed for Calving Corner Exhibit at 2024 Farm Show

The Dairy Cow Birthing Center Offers Educational Insight for Families Individuals who have experience working in the Pennsylvania dairy industry are invited to volunteer at the Calving Corner during the 2024 Pennsylvania Farm Show from [Read More …]

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How Can Dairy Farmers Minimize Their Feed Costs While Boosting Milk Fat Content?

In recent years, there has been a surge in demand for milk protein and butterfat in the U.S. While farmers can use fat supplements to increase milk fat, this option increases feed costs. Pioneer® brand [Read More …]

Why a Continued Focus on Automation & Robotics in Ag and Dairy is an Absolute Must

A recent WSJ (Sep. 25) article “Why America Has a Long-Term Labor Crisis”depicted clearly the future of the labor market, something the dairy industry needs to continue to keep in mind as our industry for [Read More …]

Farm Bill Consideration Recedes Into 2024

After a modest degree of speculation that the House of Representatives, under newly-installed Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), might move a farm bill yet this year, reality has set in and plans to advance the measure [Read More …]

Webinar-Lessons from the Feedlot: Feeding Dairy x Beef

Join Dairy Calf & Heifer Association (DCHA) for its next webinar set for Nov. 20, at 2:00 p.m. Central time (U.S./Canada). Dr. Aimee Hafla, Cargill Animal Nutrition beef innovation and technical lead-North America, will lead [Read More …]

U.S. cheesemakers win 147 medals at 2023 World Cheese Awards in Norway

Harbison, a soft-ripened cheese with a spoonable texture by Vermont’s Jasper Hill Farm, won the “Best American Cheese” trophy and four medals. The 2023 World Cheese Awards (WCA) held in Trondheim, Norway, awarded U.S. [Read More …]

Manure Management

Like all animals, dairy cows produce manure every day and manure management is a big part of a dairy farmer’s job. Dairy farmers don’t think of manure as waste – it is a valuable resource that [Read More …]

5 Minutes with Shawano County’s Amanda Williams

Tell us a little about yourself. I’m married and have two boys who are seven and five, with another child on the way. We live outside of Shawano, where we raise a few Holstein show [Read More …]

DCHA webinar features ‘Lessons from the feedlot: Feeding dairy x beef’

Dairy Calf and Heifer Association’s (DCHA) Nov. 20 webinar features “Lessons from the feedlot: Feeding dairy x beef.” This free, one-hour educational offering starts at 2 p.m. Central time (Chicago time). Aimee Hafla, Cargill Animal Nutrition [Read More …]

Farmers Can Expect Limited Disaster Support from the Latest ERP Reboot

On Oct. 27 USDA announced the allocation of more than $3 billion to support commodity and specialty crop producers impacted by natural disasters in 2022 through a modified continuation of the Emergency Relief Program (ERP). Though initially [Read More …]

USDA to Reconvene Hearing on Proposed Amendments to Pricing Provisions for Federal Milk Marketing Orders

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will reconvene the national public hearing to consider proposals seeking to amend the uniform pricing formulas applicable in all 11 Federal milk marketing orders (FMMOs) at 1 p.m. ET, [Read More …]

Texas Voters Approve Proposition 1

The following statement may be attributed to Texas Farm Bureau President Russell Boening on Texas voter approval of Proposition 1 that protects the right to farm and ranch in Texas. “Texas farmers and ranchers are [Read More …]

Horizon Farm Credit Announces 2023 Third Quarter Financial Results

Horizon Farm Credit has announced its 2023 third quarter financial results. Net accruing loan volume for the first nine months of 2023 was $6.4 billion, an increase of 9.3 percent compared to the same 2022 [Read More …]

2023 Corn silage overview

The 2023 growing season varied greatly in the Northeast. These extremes were captured in fields across locations of the NY VT Corn Silage Hybrid Evaluation Program. This level of variation offers the opportunity to contrast [Read More …]

California dairy farmers generate renewable energy from waste

California ranks number one in the nation for dairy production, with 1,100 to 1,200 dairy farms, each with an average of 1,436 cows, mostly concentrated in Tulare County in the San Joaquin Valley. A major [Read More …]

Neutral Foods Unveils New Packaging Design To Educate, Excite Consumers About Carbon Neutral Milk

Nation’s first carbon neutral foods company eliminates CO2 equivalents “from grass to glass” Neutral Foods, the nation’s first carbon neutral foods company, has a brand new look for its cartons of organic whole and 2% [Read More …]

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates: Dairy

The milk production forecast for 2023 is reduced from last month as milk cow numbers were revised lower in the most recent Milk Production report, and the lower estimated numbers are carried into the fourth [Read More …]

NMPF submits dietary guidance comments, FARM launches enhanced biosecurity initiative

The latest Regulatory Register outlines emerging and ongoing regulatory issues affecting America’s dairy farmers and their cooperatives in the areas of nutrition, animal health, food safety, sustainability and the environment, labeling and standards and international [Read More …]

Farm Credit East Offers Scholarships to Support Agricultural Educators

Farm Credit East is pleased to continue its support of Northeast agricultural educators with scholarships to aid their attendance at institutes offered by the Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education (CASE). Scholarships will cover up to [Read More …]

Pioneering sustainable dairy farming: Trouw Nutrition expands research campus in Sint Antonis, the Netherlands

Nutreco’s Trouw Nutrition, a leader in functional and nutritional solutions for sustainable livestock farming, reached a new milestone in its journey to help farmers operate more efficiently and sustainably: the expansion of its research campus [Read More …]

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