Articles by Sarah S News Team

Files lawsuit against the EPA challenging the Biden administration’s final “Waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) rule Today, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) challenging the Biden administration’s final [Read More …]

Southern States Cooperative Celebrates a Century of Serving Customers in the Southeast

“I attribute this longevity to the dedication of our employees, many who have served this cooperative, and its members, for decades” Southern States Cooperative is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2023 with events focused on its [Read More …]

IDFA Names New Members of Executive Council and Directors for Five Industry Segment Boards

Patricia D. Stroup of Nestle S.A. and Nestrade S.A. Named Chair the IDFA Executive Council The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) today announced new members of the organization’s Executive Council as well as new directors [Read More …]

Bess Lewis joins Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development

Ag Workforce hires Spanish speaking Management Development specialist Mary “Bess” Lewis (ml2656@cornell.edu) joins Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development Team as a Management Development Specialist. Lewis is a bilingual educator who focuses on developing Spanish-speaking and ESL [Read More …]

National DHIA awards $1,000 scholarships to 9 students

The National Dairy Herd Information Association (DHIA) Scholarship Committee chose nine high school seniors and college students to receive a $1,000 scholarship. Committee members ranked applicants based on scholastic achievements, leadership in school and community [Read More …]

Midwest Manure Summit

The Midwest Manure Summit will feature leading researchers and industry professionals discussing strategies and technologies to optimize manure management, upgrade biogas production, as well as effectively manage manure-derived nutrients and odor and gas emissions. [Read More …]

National forage and grazing experts to speak

Heart of America Grazing Conference will take place Feb. 20 and 21 The Heart of America Grazing Conference will take place Feb. 20 and 21 at the Ferdinand Community Center in Ferdinand, Ind. Hosted by [Read More …]

Van Orden named to House Ag Committee

WFBF calls Van Orden “a voice promoting agriculture” On Jan. 16, the House Republican Steering Committee selected the Republican members who will serve on the House Committee on Agriculture for the 118th Congress. U.S. Rep. Derrick [Read More …]

Implementing cheese pushers can increase sales and reduce labor costs

Chunk cheese is a dairy aisle staple – one that is a consistently good seller and has huge spikes in sales around the holidays too. Modern store set-ups in the dairy aisle often leave very [Read More …]

Communications Skills and Calf Care Take Center Stage on PDPW’s The Dairy Signal

The Dairy Signal® features interactive discussions with experts to advance dairy farms and farmers Next week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) will deliver timely discussions on managing multi-generational teams and [Read More …]

Members of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Announced

Scientific experts will review the body of evidence on key nutrition topics to help inform HHS-USDA’s development of next guidelines The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra and U.S. Department [Read More …]

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Can Dairy Boost The Immune System?

Eating dairy foods as part of an overall healthy diet is one way to get some of the important nutrients you need for normal immune function. The immune system is like the body’s department of defense – [Read More …]

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VAS collaborates with Zoetis to bring genomic data to herd management software

Easily view genomic and herd data all in one place for efficient management. VAS is pleased to work with Zoetis to bring genomic data to the PULSE Platform and DairyComp herd management software. This integration [Read More …]

Nominate a Rural Community Initiative for the Farm Credit East Lipinski Rural Initiatives Award

Farm Credit East is currently accepting nominations for the Lipinski Rural Initiatives Award, which aims to recognize innovative and transformational efforts to revitalize Northeast rural communities. For 2023, Farm Credit East and its strategic partner [Read More …]

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Evonik Animal Nutrition to showcase methionine production expansion at IPPE 2023

New methyl mercaptan production plant in Mobile, Alabama, to come on stream in 2024 Backwards integrated plant to strengthen supply security for Evonik customers Evonik’s commitment to sustainability to be center stage at IPPE Evonik [Read More …]

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Checkoff Successes Of 2022 Set Foundation For New Year

We talk a lot about having a dairy checkoff that is “future ready.” It’s our belief that for the checkoff to continue its goal of driving sales and trust, we must continue adapting to a [Read More …]

Move over plant-based, here comes the first “Dairy-Based” alternative meats

Top Protein introduces the new field of “dairy-based meat” Here comes the first “Dairy-Based” alternative meats. All are delicious. The world of alternative meats has been a topic of conversation for years now. The press, venture [Read More …]

Players throughout the supply chain are focused on reducing emissions in dairy

A new Rabobank report explains the complexity of reducing emissions in the dairy value chain The dairy industry faces increasing demand for sustainable production and emissions reduction. Despite differences in farming systems, most emissions originate [Read More …]

IDFA names Mike Brown as chief economist

Brown, former Director of Dairy Supply Chain for The Kroger Co., will lead on Dairy Policy and Economics as IDFA expands its expertise The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) today named Mike Brown as chief [Read More …]

California’s “Planet-Smart Dairy” mantra picks up momentum

California’s “Planet-Smart Dairy” mantra is moving forward with momentum and transforming the latest science into everyday farming practices California is advancing planet-smart dairy farming in a big way. Dairy methane reduction projects on 400-plus farms [Read More …]

American Agri-Women Foundation Awards Daughters of American Agriculture Scholarships

2023 Applications Now Being Accepted The American Agri-Women (AAW) Foundation announces the latest recipients of its Daughters of American Agriculture Scholarships, Deidra Meyer of Amery, Wisc. and Kestlyn Willert of Aurora, S.Dak.The Foundation, which is part [Read More …]

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A Statement From Milk Moovement’s CEO

Milk Moovement was founded in 2018 to address the clear need for dairy producers, cooperatives, and processors to have better, more innovative software offerings to accomplish their goals. Our company has always and will always [Read More …]

National Institute for Animal Agriculture Selects Second Cohort for the Advanced Training

Animal Agriculture Leaders Program The second class participating in the National Institute for Animal Agriculture’s (NIAA) Advanced Training for Animal Agriculture Leaders has been selected and will convene in February 2023 for their introductory session. NIAA is [Read More …]

Register Today for PA Dairy Summit and Reserve Hotel Rooms by January 23

Happy New Year! If you haven’t already, make sure you register and reserve your hotel room for the Pennsylvania Dairy Summit – happening on February 8-9 in State College at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center. The discounted [Read More …]

Undeniably Dairy Milkshake Contest Draws Large Crowd, Media Attention

Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Board member Jennifer Heltzel (center) and ADA North East board member Jesslyn Balmer (right), along with Pennsylvania Alternate Dairy Princess Darcy Heltzel (left), served as judges for ADA North East’s Undeniably Dairy [Read More …]

Register for Operations Managers Conference

Managing for consistency while leading through change Registration is open for the 2023 Operations Managers Conference, resented by Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY and the Northeast Dairy Producers Association (NEDPA), and held January 31 and February 1 [Read More …]

Forage Management Online Course

January 27 – March 24, 2023 Course Summary This course will focus on practical information for day-to-day management and decision making of forage crops from crop selection to feed out on a dairy farm. Most [Read More …]

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Former presidential agriculture advisor Ray Starling to keynote 2023 Stakeholders Summit

Starling’s new book, “Farmers Versus Foodies,” available for purchase at registration Outsider influence in food and farming is growing, and the animal agriculture community is often pitted against those claiming the food system is “broken.” [Read More …]

2023 Dairy Market Outlook: Where Are We Headed?

Join Us for a Special ‘Protecting Your Profits’ Webinar As we start the new year, it’s a good time to re-evaluate your risk management strategy and look at dairy markets to see where they might [Read More …]

CDFA awards funding for 2022 CalAgPlate grant program