Articles by Sarah S News Team

Ruling restores essential water protections that were in place prior to 2015 under the Clean Water Act Today [December 30, 2022], the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of the Army (the [Read More …]

Statement by Secretary Vilsack on FY 2023 Omnibus Appropriations bill

U.S. Senate and U.S. House passed the fiscal year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations bill Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack released the following statement after the U.S. Senate and U.S. House passed the fiscal year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations [Read More …]

Get INSPIRED at Dairy Forum 2023

Your best (and easiest) New Year’s resolution is to connect with dairy’s top executives, celebrate our industry’s continued growth, and learn from the leading thinkers in business and politics at Dairy Forum 2023. Register today [Read More …]

PDPW Focuses on Cold Weather Prep, Feed Additives and Market News

The Dairy Signal® features interactive discussions with experts to advance today’s dairy farms The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) will kick off 2023 with discussions to benefit a dairy’s people, animals and bottom [Read More …]

2022 DairyBusiness Top 10 – Number 2

#2 in November Optimal Herd Health Starts at Birth The triumphs of tomorrow start with good beginnings. How successful your milking herd is in the future begins with the health of calves being born today. [Read More …]

2022 DairyBusiness Top 10 – Number 5

#5 in September Checkoff-Funded Research Centers Spark Dairy Innovation Specialty cheese was barely noticeable back in the early 1980s, accounting for about 2 percent or less of total sales. Fast forward to today and the [Read More …]

Reflecting on checkoff successes with eye toward promising future

As 2022 concludes, I want to again express my thanks to the Dairy Management Inc. board of directors for their confidence in me as CEO. This past year has given me a tremendous opportunity to [Read More …]

A New Look at Feed Efficiency

Feed efficiency has been a frustrating topic for dairy producers and their nutritionists ever since the concept of getting more production from the same amount of feed was devised. The “getting more milk” part is [Read More …]

Congress Fails to Pass Agriculture Immigration Reform Legislation

This is not surprising given the heavy legislative schedule and the political headwinds that were present during the closing days of the 117th Congress. Immigration legislation did not top the list of legislative priorities as [Read More …]

Are You Fighting DF?

I recently read an excellent article by Julia Ubbenga about “Decision Fatigue” and how it’s impacting a lot of people in their lives. I suspect you know what I am referring to. With all the [Read More …]

A new dairy report from Rabobank shows weakened dairy markets in 2023

Weaker global dairy markets remain a key theme as 2022 comes to a close, says a new dairy report from Rabobank. After record farmgate prices in many exporting regions this year, milk supply growth has [Read More …]

Anaerobic Digesters: Utilization and Benefit for Dairies

Introduction Managing manure and controlling on-farm greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from operations has become a costly challenge that many are trying to find solutions for. It is estimated that the U.S. dairy sector contributes 1.9% [Read More …]

Nutrition and Milk Persistency: Something to Think About!

Persistency is generally considered in terms of dairy cow genetics. Cows that decline in milk more slowly after peaking can produce more milk in their lactation than ones that experience a rapid decline in milk [Read More …]

California’s climate-smart dairy practices creating pathway to significant methane reduction

The California Dairy Research Foundation (CDRF) and University of California, Davis CLEAR Center has announced the release of a new analysis of methane reduction progress titled Meeting the Call: How California is Pioneering a Pathway to [Read More …]

From Aflatoxin to Zearalenone: Key Mycotoxins You Should Know – Fumonisins

Fumonisins are mycotoxins commonly found in corn and other cereals. Learn about the sources of these toxins, how contamination occurs, and the potential effects on animals and humans. Mycotoxins are substances produced by fungi that [Read More …]

SWOT Analysis for Your Ranch

With any approaching new year, there are grand plans of going to the gym, drinking less, eating more vegetables, and so on. And while those are great goals, they mean little and might not get [Read More …]

Top 10 News of 2022 on DairyBusiness!

In review of 2022, we’d like to share our top 10 posts of the year. We will start with number 10 and count down… #10 April 2022 Real California Milk & Latina Singer-Songwriter [Read More …]

Mitigate Stress, Understand Heifer Maturity, Corn Silage Nitrogen Use Efficiency

PDPW’s The Dairy Signal® delves more deeply into important topics for dairy farmers The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) will wrap up 2022 with important topics for the people, animals and crops on [Read More …]

NMPF’s Bjerga on dairy’s recent policy wins

As the year comes to a close, NMPF is applauding two recent measures that support the dairy industry. NMPF Senior Vice President of Communications Alan Bjerga spoke with RFD-TV’s own Janet Adkison about how the [Read More …]

Farm Bill Title I Commodity Programs – ARC, PLC and Marketing Assistance Loans

For nearly 100 years, the history of the farm bill largely tracks the history of food production in the United States as the legislation evolves to meet the needs of its modern-day constituents – farmers [Read More …]

Penn State Extension revamps ‘Ag 101’ online course

Self-paced program takes approximately 11 hours to complete A newly relaunched Penn State Extension online course, titled “Ag 101,” covers the basics of agriculture — including crops, livestock and natural resources — common to Pennsylvania and other [Read More …]

Can dogs catch a whiff of bovine respiratory disease?

Canine testing could help detect leading cattle disease A Texas A&M AgriLife researcher is taking a page out of human disease research to see if dogs might be able to sniff out bovine respiratory disease, BRD, one [Read More …]

Your checklist to selective dry cow therapy success

As the industry continues to advance, it may not make sense for all producers to continue using blanket dry cow therapy “We’ve come a long way in the past 50 years,” said Linda Tikofsky, DVM, [Read More …]

USDA mails 2022 Census of Agriculture to Pennsylvania’s producers

Deadline for response is Feb. 6, 2023 Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) mailed the 2022 Census of Agriculture paper questionnaires to all known agriculture producers across Pennsylvania. Last month, producers in the states [Read More …]

I-29 Moo University Winter Workshop will focus on carbon and market access

January 11th workshop will be at Wilbert Square Event Center in Brookings, S.D. I-29 Moo University collaborators encourage dairy producers to register for the upcoming I-29 Moo University Winter Workshop. This year’s theme is “Milking [Read More …]

IDFA Applauds Senate Confirmation of Doug McKalip as Chief Agricultural Negotiator

Michael Dykes, D.V.M., president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association, released the following statement today on the U.S. Senate confirmation of Doug McKalip to serve as Chief Agricultural Negotiator in the Office of [Read More …]

Environmental Monitoring in the Dairy Industry Online Course is Available!

NEW Ice Cream Course Options are Here! If you are looking to make the most of your holiday break and accomplish some credentialing goals, we have the courses for you! We’ve updated the Environmental Monitoring [Read More …]

Operations Managers Conference registration is open

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 …]

Farm Action Urges USDA to Direct Climate Funds to Farms, Not Monopolies

Public Comment Calls on USDA to Prioritize Equitable and Farmer-Led Conservation Proposals in IRA Fund Implementation Today Farm Action submitted a public comment to the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) detailing how to best leverage funding [Read More …]

IDFA Welcomes the Confirmation of USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor