Articles by Sarah S News Team

The 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) highlights that 90% of Americans do not consume enough milk and other nutritious dairy products.Bipartisan legislation introduced in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate [Read More …]

Membership in National FFA Organization Reaches All-Time High

As the importance of agriculture continues to be a focus throughout the world, students around the country understand the vital role it plays in everyday life. No more is this more evident than in the [Read More …]

Chef Bill Crawford Wins Grand Prize for Innovative Use of Real California Cheeses in 5th Annual Real California Pizza Contest

August 2023 El Pollo Borracho Brings Home $5,000 Cal-Mex Prize; $10,000 Grand Prize in Real California Milk’s Pizza Bake-off Event Following a live bake-off competition where 12 professional chefs crafted innovative pizzas highlighting California cow’s [Read More …]

2023 FARM Excellence Awards

Nominations for the 2023 FARM Excellence Awards can be submitted June 1 – August 11, 2023 using the online nomination form. Submissions are reviewed by a panel of judges and award recipients will be notified in [Read More …]

Are You Looking for a New Job or Hiring For One?

Did you know that the American Cheese Society has a job board filled with open positions within the cheese industry? Whether you’re looking for a job or looking to hire for a position perfectly, the [Read More …]

World Dairy Expo to Host a Dairy Symposium this October

World Dairy Expo will host a Dairy Symposium featuring the Dairy Business Innovation (DBI) Initiatives from across the country on Tuesday, October 3, 2023 from 8:00 – 11:30 a.m. Registration is now open for this [Read More …]

Mileutis’ clinical trial achieves dramatic reduction in antibiotic use & milk quality

The clinical trial conducted in seven large Israeli dairy farms, in collaboration with Strauss Health (partially owned by Groupe Danone), demonstrated that Mileutis can effectively substitute the major use of antibiotics in the dairy industry [Read More …]

MSU researchers link auto and dairy industries to explore sustainable climate solutions

One of the next climate change solutions might be found at your local dairy farm. A team of MSU researchers are studying ways to generate renewable energy from dairy farm waste to charge electric vehicles [Read More …]

Farm Credit East Awards $100,000 to Northeast Farmers’ Markets

In conjunction with National Farmers’ Market Week, Farm Credit East is announcing its recent awarding of $100,000 in small grants to 184 farmers’ markets and farmers’ market organizations across the Northeast. Farm Credit East recognizes [Read More …]

U.S. Agricultural Land Values and Cropland Cash Rents Reach New Highs

Agricultural land values increased by $280 an acre over 2022, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. The Land Values 2023 Summary report, released on August 4, shows a 7.4% increase following 2022’s record-breaking numeric increase [Read More …]

Cultured Dairy Products Course Available

September 26 – 28, 2023 This annual course provides participants with an overview of basic dairy technology and the manufacture of cultured dairy products, including buttermilk, sour cream, cottage cheese, yogurt, and cream cheese. This [Read More …]

Inventory Still Falling, Drought Conditions Improve

Cattle prices have come a long way in the first half of 2023. In fact, the weighted average market price for a steer this July is 27% higher than it was in July 2022. Drought [Read More …]

Applications Open for Young Dairy Leaders Institute Class 13

The Holstein Foundation’s premier leadership program, the Young Dairy Leaders Institute (YDLI), is now accepting applications for Class 13. The engaging, hands-on program is open to young adults ages 22 to 45 working in any [Read More …]

The Producer Review Board Holds a Meeting

On Monday, July 31, the Producer Review Board (PRB) held an in-person meeting at the Stanislaus County Ag Commissioner’s complex. The reason for the meeting was to give input to the research firm that [Read More …]

IDFA Recognizes 25 Dairy Business Operations with Dairy Industry Safety Recognition Award

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) today recognizes 25 dairy business operations for their outstanding achievements and improvements in worker safety in 2022 with the IDFA Dairy Industry Safety Recognition Award. This is the 20th year [Read More …]

Cheese Research, Onboarding Tips and Alfalfa Management

Innovative management topics to be presented by three leading experts This week on The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW), episodes will cover a variety of topics key to a progressive dairy industry. On Tuesday [Read More …]

Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program Introduced in the House

U.S. Reps. Jim Costa (D-Calif.) and Nick Langworthy (R-N.Y.) introduced the Dairy Nutrition Incentives Program Act of 2023 (H.R.5099), a bipartisan bill that would provide a dollar-for-dollar incentive for SNAP participants to purchase nutritious dairy [Read More …]

IDFA Applauds House Introduction of Dairy Nutrition Incentives Program Act of 2023

DNIP would expand Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives Projects to increase SNAP participants’ access to a variety of nutritious dairy products The 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) highlights that 90% of Americans do not consume [Read More …]

NMPF’S Castaneda Advocates For Dairy In Switzerland

NMPF’s Jaime Castaneda pushed to protect common food names at the July 10 World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) general assembly in Geneva, Switzerland. NMPF’s executive vice president for policy development and strategy represented the U.S. [Read More …]

Prairie Farms Cheeses Earn Top Finishes by American Cheese Society

Prairie Farms’ Neufchatel Cheese earns top finish Two Prairie Farms cheese plants were among the top winners of the American Cheese Society Judging and Competition, the largest event of its kind for American-made cheeses. Awards for [Read More …]

Revised Wolf Plan Fails Farmers

Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation, Wisconsin Cattlemen’s Association and Wisconsin Corn Growers Association are disappointed with the revised 2023 Wolf Management Plan released by the Department of Natural Resources on August 1. The plan is slated [Read More …]

IDFA Welcomes 30 Dairy Industry Leaders Into NextGen Leadership Program Cohort 5

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) today announced that 30 emerging leaders of the dairy industry have been accepted into the fifth cohort of the NextGen Leadership Program, a signature program of IDFA’s People Strategy. The group [Read More …]

Innovative Dairy Farmers Open Doors for PDPW Farm Tours on Aug. 23, 24

PDPW Innovation & Technology Farm Tours Provide Opportunity to See Latest Technologies in Action Two Wisconsin dairy farms are opening their doors for fellow dairy farmers and industry professionals to see some of the most [Read More …]

Southeast Minnesota Forage Field Day and Dairy Tour

Forage, beef and dairy farmers are invited to the Southeast Minnesota Forage Field Day & Dairy Tour on Tuesday, Aug. 8 in Spring Valley. With two great farm hosts, Valley Angus Farm and Heusinkveld Farms, [Read More …]

WCMA Opens Registration for 2024 CheeseExpo

Visit CheeseExpo.org now and make your plans to attend the world’s premier cheese, butter, and whey processing event, set for April 16-18, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Registration is open now! “Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association, together with our [Read More …]

DMC Margin Drops Below $4 for First Time Ever