Articles by Sarah S News Team

When we talk about the dairy supply chain’s commitment to sustainability, it’s an all-hands-on-deck mentality. The journey, of course, starts at the farm where our nation’s nearly 30,000 dairy families are established environmental stewards, leaders [Read More …]

Effective Insect Control Made Easy With Starbar® Exhalt WDG™ Insect Growth Regulator

Discover effective insect control solutions from the makers of Starbar® products at Central Life Sciences, including Exhalt WDG™ Insect Growth Regulator, which helps reduce labeled insect populations and interrupt their life cycles. By scatter or [Read More …]

New Options for Reducing Pathogens in Recycled Manure

As dairies got larger and technology became available, dairy producers began developing methods to turn manure into bedding. It seemed like a great opportunity—the product is certainly readily available, and cows need good, quality bedding [Read More …]

Actions to Mitigate Drought-Related Risk in 2023

Drought throughout North America is threatening agribusiness stability. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, currently 16.05% of the United States and Puerto Rico is in drought, with the lower 48 states slightly higher at 19.2%. [Read More …]

Are You Living Your Best Life?

Sound like a silly question, especially in light of our current challenges with higher inflation, rising interest rates, and many hurdles you are facing in your business today? I don’t believe so. Despite these items [Read More …]

Milk Creates Zany Ziplines In Response To Gaming Community Request

Milk is Launching Gamer Requested Zany Ziplines in Fortnite at the 2023 VidCon Anaheim Milk (yes, real dairy milk), is excited to debut Zany Ziplines — a game concept the Fortnite community highly requested. The game [Read More …]

Understanding the Detrimental Effects of Heat Stress in Dairy Calves

Heat stress represents a significant threat in livestock agriculture, impacting animal health, productivity, and overall welfare. It is gauged by measuring the temperature humidity index (THI) which are influenced by factors such as solar radiation [Read More …]

Thoughts for Drought: Forage Inventorying

Taking an inventory of forage may be common for livestock producers, but becomes even more important when drought stress leads to decreased yields. Periods of drought are challenging to any producer, but they can be [Read More …]

The Business of Dairy Farming

Every morning, dairy farmer Corey Miller, a partner at Chaffee Farms, LLC, comes to the dairy in Barker, New York, and organizes the work that needs to be done for the day and checks on the [Read More …]

Elevating performance with the right source of organic selenium

Selenium, like the other trace minerals, is necessary to sustain life and is essential for basic physiological functions in dairy cows. While the daily requirement for trace minerals is small, their importance to livestock has [Read More …]

CDFA Now Accepting Grant Applications For Dairy And Livestock Methane Reduction Programs

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting grant applications from commercial dairies and livestock operations for the installation of equipment and implementation of practices that result in long-term methane emissions reductions [Read More …]

Walter Owens Receives Distinguished Service Award from National Jersey Oganizations

Walter Owens, Frederic, Wis., was awarded with the 2023 Distinguished Service Award by The American Jersey Cattle Association on June 24 in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. The Distinguished Service Award is presented by the Board of Directors [Read More …]

Jersey Distinguished Service Award Presented To James S. Huffed III

James S. Huffard III, Crockett, Va., received the Distinguished Service Award of the American Jersey Cattle Association on June 24, 2023 in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. The Distinguished Service Award is presented by the Board of Directors [Read More …]

Dairy Farmer Restores Old Mill, Develops Successful Business Plan for Community-Focused Creamery

When John Nolt, a dairy farmer from Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania, bought an old mill and corner lot in December of 2017, he never anticipated how much of an impact it would have on his community. With [Read More …]

California man gets prison for nearly $9M phony cow manure-to-green energy investment scheme

A California man is going to prison for running a cow dung-to-green energy scheme that authorities say was a load of manure. Ray Brewer, 66, of Porterville was sentenced Monday to six years and nine [Read More …]

NMPF letter warns FDA: Don’t repeat plant-based mistakes with lab-produced fake ‘milk’

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must end dairy product mislabeling by manufacturers of synthetic, cell-based “dairy” ingredients that are in violation of federal dairy Standards of Identity to prevent a repeat of [Read More …]

New Research Proves Animal Food Manufacturers Vital to US Economy

Across America each day, nearly 5,650 animal food manufacturing facilities produce millions of tons of livestock, poultry and aquaculture feed and pet food, providing animals with safe and adequate nutrition while supporting an abundant U.S. [Read More …]

NMPF letter warns FDA: Don’t repeat plant-based mistakes with lab-produced fake ‘milk’

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must end dairy product mislabeling by manufacturers of synthetic, cell-based “dairy” ingredients that are in violation of federal dairy Standards of Identity to prevent a repeat of the [Read More …]

Nature-Positive Food Production Explored Through New Dairy Management Inc. and Yara Partnership

Yara North America and the U.S. Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) have launched a first-of-its-kind soil health collaboration. Yara brings world-class agronomic expertise to help accelerate learnings in regenerative agriculture practices that can benefit the dairy industry. [Read More …]

Rural Energy Improvements — USDA offering grants and loans for eligible projects, including drought recovery

Application window opens June 30 Rural Energy for American Program (REAP) funds from the USDA can be used to help those impacted by California’s drought. Projects to assist with irrigation, such as energy efficient [Read More …]

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What Does Pinkeye Cost?

Green grass and summertime are upon us in South Dakota. That means pairs are headed to pasture for the summer. That also means fly season is upon us. Every year, discussions about controlling flies in [Read More …]

USDA Hiring Engineers, Natural Resource Specialists Nationwide

Strengthening Inflation Reduction Act Implementation, Enhancing Agricultural Conservation On June 23, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it is ramping up hiring for key positions that will help strengthen agricultural conservation efforts and turn [Read More …]

SDSU Extension offering livestock water testing across state

SDSU Extension is offering on-site livestock water testing services at all SDSU Extension regional centers and several SDSU Extension county offices throughout the state. “It is critical to monitor livestock water quality, because poor quality [Read More …]

SVG Ventures|THRIVE and NEC X Partner to Incubate Novel Solutions in Agrifood

SVG Ventures|THRIVE and NEC X, NEC Corporation’s Silicon Valley innovation hub and venture studio, announced today that they have partnered to build bridges between agtech entrepreneurial ecosystems and NEC X venture-building capabilities. They will collaboratively [Read More …]

PDPW and UW Extension Collaborate on Upcoming Dairy Signal Episode

Working together is critical to long-term success in the dairy industry, a fact that has led to the founding of many education-centric organization, including the Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) and the UW-Extension network. In the [Read More …]

DEC Encourages New Yorkers to Sign Up for ‘Love Our New York Lands’ Stewardship Events

Volunteer Events Scheduled at 13 State-Owned Campgrounds on July 8 Online registration now open. Sign up on the Parks & Trails New York’s website (leaves DEC website). New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) [Read More …]

Introduction to Ag Carbon Credits

What is a Carbon Credit? A Carbon Credit is a transactable, intangible environmental instrument representing a unit of one metric ton of carbon dioxide-equivalent (CO2e) created either by regulatory programs promoted by governments or by projects [Read More …]

Crave Brothers Takes Home 1st Place Accolades at Wisconsin State Fair Dairy Products Contest