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Everyone at Quail Ridge Dairy and Badger Creek Farm—Chris and Mary Kraft’s dairies in Fort Morgan, Colorado—is in constant motion. For Chris and Mary, that’s creating efficiencies and embracing technology and sustainability measures for their [Read More …]

Antimicrobial Use and Stewardship Program reports on continuing efforts

CDFA’s Antimicrobial Use and Stewardship (AUS) program has released its fourth Annual Report. The AUS program is a comprehensive antibiotic stewardship and monitoring program, established to fulfill the mandates of California law, Livestock: Use of Antimicrobial [Read More …]

Life-saving training for young farm workers

Gearing Up for Safety curriculum online and free to download Young farm workers are more susceptible to harm, says Roger Tormoehlen, a professor of agricultural and biological engineering at Purdue University. For over two decades, [Read More …]

Holiday Dairy Trends, Winter Stress on Calves, and Market Update

Episodes offer practical information for dairy farmers on timely topics With winter weather and the holiday season in full swing, next week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) will prepare dairy [Read More …]

Dairy Council of California Appoints Amy DeLisio as New CEO

Dairy Council of California, a leader in nutrition education and advocacy, announced today that Amy DeLisio will be the organization’s new CEO. DeLisio succeeds Tammy Anderson-Wise. After 25 years of service to Dairy Council of [Read More …]

Anaerobic digesters are ‘the wave of the future,’ says MSU researcher

Michigan State University AgBioResearch Engineer Dana Kirk grew up working on his family’s dairy farm “running around scooping manure,” while simultaneously developing a curiosity for the symbiotic relationship farming has with the environment. Now an associate professor in the [Read More …]

2023 World Dairy Expo official judges named

Individuals nominated and voted on by 2022 Dairy Cattle Show Exhibitors World Dairy Expo is pleased to announce the eight official judges selected to evaluate North America’s finest dairy cattle on the colored shavings during [Read More …]

New FDA yogurt standard a win for IDFA members

Following decades of advocacy from the dairy industry and formal objections filed by IDFA in July 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced changes to the 2021 2021 Yogurt Standard of Identity [Read More …]

Holstein Association USA Seeks Nominations for 2023 Annual Awards

Nominations are open for Holstein Association USA’s annual awards. These include the 2023 Distinguished Young Holstein Breeder, Elite Breeder, and Distinguished Leadership awards. “Each year, it’s an honor to recognize outstanding Holstein Association USA members [Read More …]

USDA Invests in Critical Infrastructure to Lower Costs, Create Jobs, and Combat Climate Change Across Rural America

Department Makes Funding Available Under the Inflation Reduction Act to Expand Renewable Energy in Rural Communities U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced USDA is investing $285 million in critical infrastructure to lower [Read More …]

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Tyne Morgan returns as moderator for Animal Agriculture Alliance 2023 Stakeholders Summit

Registration to open in early January Tyne Morgan, host of the U.S. Farm Report, will reprise her role as moderator at the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2023 Stakeholders Summit, scheduled for May 4-5 in Arlington, Va. [Read More …]

Dairy Girl Network Seeking New Board Members for 2023

The Dairy Girl Network (DGN), an organization supporting all women in dairy by enhancing lives and creating opportunities, is seeking nominations of dairy women to join their Board of Directors! The Dairy Girl Network Board [Read More …]

New Chairman Elected to Lead GROWMARK Board of Directors

Three Officers Also Elected To Leadership Positions On The GROWMARK Board GROWMARK, Inc. today announced the election of a new Chairman to its Board of Directors. Kevin Malchine of Waterford, Wisconsin will serve as chairman [Read More …]

Healthy Rumen, Healthy Calves

Rumen development in calves is critical for their post-weaning success. Pre-weaning is a short, but important, time for a young calf and is a huge management, labor, and financial investment for dairy farms. Setting the [Read More …]

Farm Aid distributes nearly $2.1M in 2022 grants

Investments support family farm organizations building a climate-resilient, equitable farm and food system On the heels of a successful festival this past September, Farm Aid announced that it distributed nearly $1.2 million in grant funding [Read More …]

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Animal Agriculture Alliance announces 2022 College Aggies Online scholarship winners

Students from Oklahoma and Alabama universities take home top prizes Students from Oklahoma State University and Auburn University took home the top prizes in the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2022 College Aggies Online scholarship program. Participants [Read More …]

Mitloehner brings clarity to cows, climate

A new study calls for U.S. dairy industry to aim for climate neutrality, not net-zero GHG American Dairy Coalition (ADC) wants dairy farmers to know there is now updated research that accurately calculates methane from [Read More …]

Journal of School Health Publishes Lessons Learned by Dairy Council of California During Pandemic

Dairy Council of California, a leader in nutrition education and advocacy, was recently published in the esteemed Journal of School Health. The article, titled “Collaborative Strategies to Improve Nutrition Security and Education: Lessons Learned During [Read More …]

Checkoff Highlights from Annual Meeting

More than 750 dairy farmers and industry representatives attended the 2022 joint annual meeting of the United Dairy Industry Association, National Dairy Promotion and Research Board, and National Milk Producers Federation. Here are some checkoff highlights and [Read More …]

Dale Brown Shares How Overcrowding Has Improved Profitability & Benefits of Benchmarking

Listen to Our Latest “Cow-Side Conversations” Podcast Should you overcrowd or not? While some farms use overcrowding to increase overall profitability, others worry that individual cow performance will suffer if they overcrowd. In this episode [Read More …]

January 2023 Dairy Days Include NNYADP Calf Probiotic, Manure-Food Waste Co-Digestion Project Updates

The 2023 Dairy Days programming on January 17 in Watertown and January 18 in Lowville will include Northern New York Agricultural Development Program (NNYADP) research updates on the potential benefits of probiotic supplementation for dairy [Read More …]

Pa. 4-H’ers earn second place in National 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl Contest

At the North American International Livestock Exposition The Lancaster County 4-H senior dairy bowl team — Jacob Bramm, Olivia Bramm, Madelynn Hoffman, AJ Wanner and Alexa Hoffman — recently took second place at the National 4-H Dairy [Read More …]

2023 World Ag Expo Top-10 New Product winners announced

The winners will be showcased February 14-16, 2023 during the World Ag Expo Results are in for World Ag Expo’s® 2023 Top-10 New Products Competition. The winners will be showcased February 14-16, 2023 during the [Read More …]

Food Pantries Receive Refrigeration Units From Hoosier Dairy Farmers

Local food pantries throughout Indiana have been awarded milk refrigeration units on behalf of Hoosier dairy farmers as part of an American Dairy Association Indiana (ADAI) grant program. The program provides area food pantries with [Read More …]

Patterson Closes Acquisition of Dairy Tech

Transaction Expands Patterson Animal Health’s Suite of Offerings Patterson Companies, Inc. (Nasdaq: PDCO), announced that it has, through a subsidiary, closed the previously announced acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Dairy Tech, Inc. [Read More …]

Real California Milk Celebrates the Season of Giving with the California Cheese Wreath Kit

The Edible Gift That Gives Back to Communities in Need In celebration of the holidays, today the California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) introduced a collaboration with cheese shop Lady & Larder and cheese expert Jessica [Read More …]

Dairy Technology Tuesdays

January 10 to February 21, 2023 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM EST This seven-part webinar series by Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY and Cornell Cooperative Extension offers cutting edge information about dairy technology from industry experts. If you are [Read More …]

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Join or renew membership with CCA

The nationwide Cooperative Communicators Association (CCA) is accepting new members and membership renewals for 2023. “Many types of cooperatives have one or more members on a communication team to organize customer and employee communication efforts,” [Read More …]

JDS Communications is now indexed in PubMed

Inclusion in this national database makes journal’s articles more easily accessible to researchers, may increase citations JDS Communications is now being indexed by the national database PubMed. Editor-in-Chief Matt Lucy, PhD, stressed the significance of this [Read More …]

Precise parlor data is a must for today’s dairy farms