Articles by Sarah S News Team

Brody Stapel re-elected to serve as president Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, the nation’s third largest dairy cooperative, re-elected three dairy farmers to the board of directors during the co-op’s annual business meeting at the Dairy [Read More …]

Minnesota Milk 2023 fiscal and policy priorities

Farmer-led environmental initiatives, infrastructure improvements, supporting sound science The Minnesota Milk Producers Association, Minnesota’s most prominent dairy lobbying group, released its 2023 policy and fiscal priorities. The MN Milk board of directors established priorities to [Read More …]

‘Tribute to Texas Leadership’

Graham, Hlavinka received distinguished agriculture leadership awards Charles W. “Doc” Graham ’53, DVM, and Terry Hlavinka ‘85, were honored on Jan. 18 at The Austin Club in Austin with the Texas Agricultural Lifetime Achievement, TALL, [Read More …]

Leprino’s Durkin Elected Chair of Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy

Mike Durkin, president and chief executive officer of the Leprino Foods Company, was elected chair of the board of directors of the checkoff-founded Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy at its first meeting of 2023. Durkin [Read More …]

PA Dairy Summit: Participate in an Interactive Biosecurity Session

Bring an Aerial Photo of Your Farm We learned from our poultry partners the risk of not having a biosecurity plan for your operation. With National FARM’S new secure milk supply agreement, it’s easier than [Read More …]

Building trust and demand for dairy in 2023

Programs from the Midwest Dairy Association are reaching more consumers than ever in the 10-state region with 39 million consumers. Already, the year is off to a running start with dairy products playing a key [Read More …]

Farm Credit Awards Efforts to Develop and Promote Northeast Agriculture

The Farm Credit Northeast AgEnhancement Program, a joint effort of Farm Credit East and CoBank, recently provided $65,000 in grant funding to 17 organizations to assist their efforts to support young and beginning farmer initiatives, [Read More …]

Engaging in Export Opportunities: Join Us for the Dairy Innovation Forum

If you haven’t signed up already, we hope you’ll join us for the FREE Dairy Innovation Forum on Tuesday, February 7 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in State College. Titled “Engaging in Export Opportunities,” the [Read More …]

Protecting Your Profits

If you couldn’t join us live this week for the “2023 Dairy Market Outlook: Where Are We Headed?” webinar, the recording is now available to watch or listen to at your convenience. Rob Goodling, agricultural business consultant with [Read More …]

Nominations open for New York Dairy Promotion Order Advisory Board

Any individual producer who markets milk in New York may be nominated for membership on the Advisory Board New York State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball today announced that nominations for new members to the [Read More …]

TYM USA and Branson Tractors merge to become TYM North America

The newly formed brand has emerged as a powerful force in the agricultural industry TYM USA and Branson Tractors, two leaders in the agricultural tractor manufacturing space, have officially merged and rebranded as TYM North [Read More …]

Focus on Forage webinar series in Feb/March

Series is presented live every other Wednesday in February and March Focus on Forage is a FREE, 4-part webinar series being offered by UW-Madison, Division of Extension. Each session in the series will highlight research-based information and on-farm strategies to [Read More …]

Question & answer with Dairy MAX: 2023 and beyondQuestion & answer

Marty McKinzie and Kay Johnson Smith answer questions about Dairy MAX’s work in 2023 Dairy MAX will hit the ground running in 2023 to fulfill its mission of advocating with purpose by connecting dairy experiences [Read More …]

U.S. Championship Cheese Contest features 2,249 entries

197 makers of cheese, butter, yogurt, and dry dairy ingredients in 35 states submitted 2,249 products across 113 classes With less than one month remaining until the renowned 2023 United States Championship Cheese Contest®, dairy [Read More …]

Vermont organic dairy farmers seek help from state

As more organic dairy farmers are forced out of business by an economic crisis facing them, Vermont advocates and farmers are seeking a one-time state appropriation of $9.2 million to help existing organic dairies survive. The [Read More …]

USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to Farmers and Livestock Producers in California Impacted by Floods

California agricultural operations have been significantly impacted by the recent floods throughout the state. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial assistance available to help farmers and livestock producers recover. Impacted producers [Read More …]

Glass, cardboard, or plastic? Milk’s packaging influences its flavor

New research demonstrates that paperboard cartons do not preserve milk freshness as well as other containers The dairy industry strives to preserve the quality and safety of milk products while maintaining the freshest possible taste [Read More …]

Indiana Farm Bureau hires chief economist

Helping understand impacts of policy issues and how they intersect with economics Indiana Farm Bureau welcomed Todd Davis to its staff in a newly created chief economist role. Davis will help INFB members and staff [Read More …]

Berks County dairy producer shares tips for calf care & maintaining compost barn

Phoebe Bitler interviewed in new episode of “Cow-Side Conversations” In the Center for Dairy Excellence’s latest episode of the “Cow-Side Conversations” podcast, Phoebe Bitler of Vista Grande Farms LLC in Berks County, Pennsylvania, shared both the [Read More …]

Football themed retail dairy campaign comes to Redner’s Market

New York dairy farmer helps promote ‘Are You Ready for the Big Game?’ campaign Dairy is an essential ingredient for all tailgating recipes, and from February 5-12, American Dairy Association North East is helping Redner’s [Read More …]

Dairy One Forage Lab receives NFTA certifications

The Forage Laboratory at Dairy One receives their 2023 NFTA certifications The Forage Laboratory at Dairy One Cooperative Inc. recently received their 2023 Wet Chemistry and NIRS certification stamps from the National Forage Testing Association. [Read More …]

Fall 2022 Survey Reveals Marginal Drought Improvements for Farmers and Ranchers

With over 60% of the American West, Southwest and Central Plains categorized as D1 (moderate) drought or higher, AFBF conducted a fourth round of its survey to evaluate drought’s continued impact on farm and ranch [Read More …]

Financial Outlook, Contract Reviews and Difficult Discussions

This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) will provide insights on managing the financials, contracts and teams on your farm. Tune in on Tuesday for a comparison of 2022 expenses and [Read More …]

Exports buoy dairy as inflation erodes domestic demand

Retail dairy product price inflation continued to affect domestic commercial use of milk during the September–November period, even as inflation itself rose more slowly than in previous months. U.S. dairy exports that are on track [Read More …]

Walmart is Bringing a New Way to Enjoy Dairy

More than 1,000 stores across the midwest The new format is attracting Gen Z and consumers seeking natural, sustainable products A dairy-based sports drink that’s become the secret weapon of professional athletes and elite competitors [Read More …]

Farmers, ranchers sought for study about how they balance children and work

Researchers at the National Farm Medicine Center and The Ohio State University are asking farmers to share their experiences Farm and ranch parents know how challenging it can be to balance children and work, especially [Read More …]

IDFA Names Mike Aquino as Director, ESG

Aquino is currently pursuing a PhD in public affairs, and joins IDFA with more than a decade of experience in ESG consulting as well as dairy supply chain work at Danone and General Mills The [Read More …]

American Dairy Coalition announces 2023 federal policy priorities, action plan