Articles by Sarah S News Team

Federal Partners Offer Free “Path to Prosperity” Regional Workshops to Help Participants Access Capital and Contract Opportunities The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), in partnership with the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Federal Depository [Read More …]

Teachers Invited to Join ‘Adopt A Cow’ Spring Live Chats With 34 Dairy Farms

Those Interested in Learning More About Dairy Farming and Adopt a Cow Program Can Join The more than 40,000 classrooms participating in Discover Dairy’s Adopt a Cow program for the 2022-23 school year will be [Read More …]

NMPF Dairy Leadership Scholarship Program

The NMPF National Dairy Leadership Scholarship Program supports graduate students enrolled in Master’s or Ph.D. programs who are actively pursuing dairy-related fields of research that directly benefit milk marketing cooperatives and the U.S. dairy industry [Read More …]

CDFA and State Board of Food and Agriculture launch Ag Vision for the Next Decade

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and the California State Board of Food and Agriculture are announcing a bold plan for the future: Ag Vision for the Next Decade. Ag Vision centers on growing [Read More …]

Cornell research supports U.S. Dairy’s Net Zero Initiative

Cornell CALS’ Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP) is collaborating with research institutions and dairy farms across the U.S. to help the dairy industry move toward greenhouse gas reductions while improving soil health and climate resiliency of forage [Read More …]

California native wins DCHA scholarship

The Dairy Calf & Heifer Association (DCHA) awarded its $1,000 scholarship to Kylie Konyn, daughter of Stacy and Frank Konyn, Escondido, Calif., and a University of Wisconsin undergraduate student. The DCHA scholarship program honors an [Read More …]

Select Sires graduates 18 sires to the daughter-proven lineup

Select Sires is focused on the future and sire development reflects science-based decision making and an ability to keep a pulse on the needs of global dairy producers. The April class of daughter-proven graduates is [Read More …]

Registration open for May summit meeting on feed strategies and the reduction of methane emissions

All interested parties are invited to register for the State of the Science Summit: Feed Strategies to Reduce Enteric Emissions, May 2-3, 2023, in the UC Davis Activities & Recreation Center Ballroom. The summit will be cohosted [Read More …]

Live Weight vs. Carcass Weight: Effect on Cost of Gain and Margin

Most cattle feeders measure performance, costs, and returns in terms of live weight, regardless of marketing method. Using live weight as the yardstick has the advantage of being simple to understand and easy to relate [Read More …]

Introducing the Healthy School Milk Commitment

Since coming to IDFA, I have stressed the importance of being proactive, collaborating as an industry, and strengthening dairy’s role in consumer health and wellness. Today, our industry takes a big step forward on each [Read More …]

Winners of Farm Credit East’s Lipinski Rural Initiatives Award Announced

At Farm Credit East’s Annual Meeting, the financial cooperative was pleased to announce two winners of the third annual Lipinski Rural Initiatives award. This award was created by Farm Credit East’s Board of Directors in [Read More …]

DeLaval celebrates 140 years in dairy

DeLaval commits to continuous innovation for dairy farmers around the world as it marks its 140th anniversary. Ever since its establishment in April 1883, DeLaval has focused on pioneering solutions that help dairy farmers and [Read More …]

World Dairy Expo Welcomes New Board Members

World Dairy Expo® welcomed new industry representatives to its Board of Directors, Commercial Exhibitor Committee and Dairy Cattle Exhibitor Committee at the annual March meetings. The two incoming board members include Kami Dorn, Wisconsin Guernsey Breeders’ [Read More …]

Commodity price outlook and interest rate concerns cloud farmer sentiment

Farmer sentiment weakened again in March as the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer fell 8 points to a reading of 117. Both of the barometer’s sub-indices declined 8 points in March, leaving the Current Conditions Index [Read More …]

Farm Credit Mid-America Completes Merger With Farm Credit Midsouth

Combined cooperative now serves financial needs of farmers and rural residents in 391 counties across six states Farm Credit Mid-America and Farm Credit Midsouth officially merged on April 1, 2023 to become Farm Credit Mid-America. [Read More …]

NE-DBIC – 12 Million Grant Program Invests in Northeast Dairy Processing

Dairy processors across the Northeast can now apply for the Existing Dairy Processor Expansion Grant through the Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center (NE-DBIC). With a total of $12 million in funding, this grant will fund specialized equipment to help processors increase the use of [Read More …]

FeedExcel: breeding for Feed Efficiency to ensure sustainable and profitable dairy farming

With the April 2023 proof run, CRV introduces FeedExcel. This brand represents the proven breeding strategy for developing a herd that produces higher milk yields, requires less feed, achieves higher profitability and has lower emissions. [Read More …]

Dairy Aisle Reinvention

We work to engage shoppers by bringing clarity and organization to different shopping segments in the dairy aisle. Many grocers have updated produce sections to include farmer imagery, meat sections to clearly label products by [Read More …]

Central Life Sciences Adds Kylie Sherrill to their Technical Services Team

Central Life Sciences welcomes Kylie Sherrill to the Technical Services team in support of our Livestock Feed Additive and Farm and Ranch divisions. Kylie joins as a Technical Services Entomologist supporting our sales and marketing [Read More …]

California FFA’s Increased Diversity Bodes Well for Future of Agriculture $600,000 in Farm Credit donations over the years have helped FFA grow and provide vital leadership development for future ag leaders

Roberto Lopez, a senior at Oakdale High School in Stanislaus County, is a strong believer in the value of FFA. Lopez is the president of both the school’s FFA Chapter and the organization’s central region, [Read More …]

Sign Up for Discount on “Spanish for Agriculture” Spring Course by This Friday

Reminder: You have until this Friday, April 7, to sign up to receive $100 off Katie Dotterer’s “Spanish for Agriculture” spring course. If you’re looking to improve your Spanish skills and enhance communication with Spanish speakers on your dairy farm, [Read More …]

Recumbency in Holstein Calves

Researchers at Penn State University have been collaborating with colleagues at USDA’s Agricultural Research Service to study a new genetic defect in Holstein cattle. This defect is characterized by otherwise healthy animals that are unable [Read More …]

Quarterly Grain Stocks & Prospective Plantings Set Tone For 2023 Growing Season

USDA released two big reports on Friday, March 31, 2023. Quarterly Grain Stocks addresses grain leftover from 2022. Prospective Plantings is an annual report that sets the tone for the new year by estimating harvest [Read More …]

India’s milk imports soar as disease hits local cattle stock

Buying milk is getting expensive in India and the price could soon hit an all-time high, forcing the world’s biggest producer to step up imports to boost supplies and ease cost of living pressures. Farmers [Read More …]

Japan’s New Biofuels Policy Allows for Increased Exports of U.S. Ethanol

Following extensive engagement by the Office of the United States Trade Representative, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and U.S. Embassy Tokyo, Japan published a new biofuels policy today that will allow the United States to [Read More …]

In Germany, Charles III makes organic ‘king cheese’

After schmoozing with Berlin’s political elite in the morning, King Charles III headed to the German countryside for a down-to-earth afternoon visit at an organic farm, where Britain’s monarch helped make an orange-colored cheese with a crown imprint. “We [Read More …]

Dairy Farm Innovation Yield Big Environmental Benifits

From the parlor to the pasture, numerous advancements in dairy farm management are helping drive up dairy farm efficiency in North America, and that’s helping drive down environmental impact. Everything starts with animal productivity. The [Read More …]

Empire State Development Announces Application Window Opens for Round Five of the Grow-NY Business Competition

The $3 Million Food and Agriculture Global Startup Competition is Accepting Applications Through June 15. Competition is funded through Upstate Revitalization Initiatives – Finger Lakes Forward, CNY Rising and Southern Tier Soaring – regional comprehensive [Read More …]

Peters Named Penn State Animal Science Distinguished Alumnus

Jana Peters, retired Animal Science Advising Coordinator, has been selected as the 2023 Animal Science Distinguished Alumnus by Penn State’s Department of Animal Science. She was honored at the 105th Little I, held April 1 [Read More …]

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