Articles by Sarah S News Team

Join agriculture leaders from across the state at the seventh annual Kansas Governor’s Summit on Agricultural Growth on Thursday, August 18, at the Manhattan Conference Center at the Hilton Garden Inn, 410 S. 3rd [Read More …]

Trade Success Shows How Patience, Persistence Pays

An invitation to the White House to represent dairy farmers and their cooperatives at the signing of important legislation that helps the dairy community is an honor. The chance to attend, along with U.S. Dairy [Read More …]

Slinger Farm Committed to Future Generation

The Mayer Family welcomes Kaylee Pingel into their family businesses this summer. Kaylee will plan and document memorable events as the Event Coordinator and Marketing Manager at Folk Song Farm near Richfield, Wisconsin. Kaylee [Read More …]

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Dairy industry, hunger organizations discuss food insecurity

Dairy Nourishes America Midwest Symposium was June 22-24 Dairy industry leaders joined hunger relief organizations from across the Midwest to exchange ideas and discuss business models that will help get more dairy into the hands [Read More …]

Butter Up – Cheese Down

Butter and butterfat prices are at record levels approaching $3.00 per pound. Cheese prices are high but are not a record and have started to decline. Many of the prior posts to this blog have [Read More …]

Dairy assessment OK’d

GMP names Trotter Executive Director In balloting held May 1-30, Georgia dairy farmers voted unanimously to continue the one-cent assessment per hundred pounds of milk to support the Georgia Milk Producers Inc. (GMP). More than [Read More …]

Mineral supplementation to improve repro performance

Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council webinar is July 13 Join the Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) for its next webinar – “A Targeted Approach to Mineral Supplementation for the Dairy Cow” on July 13, starting at [Read More …]

Amazon Fresh staff visits local dairy farms

More than half of all U.S. shoppers buy groceries online American Dairy Association North East recently facilitated a dairy farm tour for Amazon Fresh staff members to build the connection of how milk is produced [Read More …]

Precision Feeding in Dairy Cows: Increasing Efficiency and Profitability

All dairy systems have the ability to incorporate a level of precision feeding to improve feeding efficiency. Measuring dry matter intake is a critical first step. Feed and milk price volatility, market uncertainty, and narrow [Read More …]

Crossing the pond to expand U.S. agricultural exports

Leaders from U.S. businesses, farm organizations, and state agencies help open doors, strengthen relationships, expand export opportunities Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Jewel Bronaugh led a USDA trade mission to the United Kingdom June 22-24, joined [Read More …]

Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty Expands Add Milk! Campaign to Select ShopRite New Jersey Stores

The Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty (BCHP) is expanding an innovative Add Milk! program to select ShopRite stores in New Jersey, providing an incentive for participants of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) [Read More …]

NMPF, allied groups tell White House: Prioritize food access

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) led eleven national agricultural, anti-hunger, nutrition and medical groups today in a virtual listening session urging the White House to place a high priority on access to affordable, diverse [Read More …]

Market update and tips to side-dress manure, control flies

Timely topics and opportunities offer interaction with experts in webinars This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal™ from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) will offer timely updates for dairy producers to learn more about side-dressing corn [Read More …]

“Best of” Four-State Dairy Conference

Recorded presentations of all the Four State Conference general sessions The Four State Dairy Nutrition and Management Committee is excited to offer a virtual “Best of” 2022 Four State Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference. The [Read More …]

Sunbelt Expo is a valuable location for south Ga. forage

There are multiple demonstrations and ongoing research trials in progress The Sunbelt Ag Expo’s Darrell Williams Research Farms provides an exceptional opportunity to highlight forage research in south Georgia. These hayfields provide an outdoor classroom [Read More …]

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Dairy industry, hunger organizations discuss food insecurity

Dairy Nourishes America Midwest Symposium was June 22-24 Dairy industry leaders joined hunger relief organizations from across the Midwest to exchange ideas and discuss business models that will help get more dairy into the hands [Read More …]

The Colored Shavings Are Calling – WDE Entries Open

Entries for the Dairy Cattle Show at the 55th World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin are now being accepted, exclusively online at worlddairyexpo.com. The first entry deadline is September 5 at 11:59 p.m. (CDT). [Read More …]

Chef David Jacobson Wins $15,000 Grand Prize For Pizza Honoring California’s Gold Rush History

July 4, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

National Foodservice Contest Sponsored By Real California Milk Chefs Leah Scurto and Marcus Medina Win $5,000 for Entries in 4th Annual Real California Pizza Contest After twelve chefs spent a competitive day crafting innovative pizzas [Read More …]

2022 North American Manure Expo

July 4, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

The 2022 North American Manure Expo will be held in Chambersburg, PA on July 13 and 14. The event offers demonstrations, tours, education sessions, and a trade show. Finally, a super spreader event worth attending! [Read More …]

Maximize Your Cattle Production

July 4, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Over 90% effective against cockroaches in animal housing facilities, Alluvium™ Cockroach Gel Bait is for use as a crack-and-crevice treatment and for use in openings leading to voids for the indoor and outdoor control of cockroaches. Alluvium™ [Read More …]

The Dairy Donation Program celebrates June Dairy Month

June Dairy Month has been an opportunity to showcase many aspects of dairy Since its establishment in 1937, June Dairy Month has been an opportunity to showcase many aspects of dairy: delicious products, nutrition, and [Read More …]

Edge unveils milk pricing reform priorities

Focus: Regional flexibility under FMMOs, fair business ‘contracting principles’ Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, one of the largest dairy co-ops in the country, stressed flexibility and fairness June 27 in announcing its priorities for reforming the [Read More …]

Reaching Kids with Surround-Sound Strategy

The world has changed dramatically over the past decade and the pace of change only continues to accelerate with the advances in technology and globalization. This change is especially clear when you look at how [Read More …]

Lessons Learned from TMR Audits Over the Years

Over a decade ago, Diamond V introduced a unique, systematic approach to measuring the operational efficiency of a dairy’s feeding operation – the TMR Audit. The TMR Audit is a process that monitors and improves [Read More …]

Mycotoxins in Feed… Now What?

Testing for mycotoxins is commonplace on many dairy farms. It may be performed as a proactive strategy like testing the new crop every year. Or it may be brought about due to visual changes in [Read More …]

Be Ready for Ration Changes

We’re in the middle of summer, which means we’re also in the middle of forage harvest. Forage storage is being replenished with new haylage and will soon see a new crop of corn silage. Ration [Read More …]

National Jersey Leadership Named at Annual Meetings of Association

Officers and directors of the USJersey organizations were elected during the Annual Meetings of the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) and National All-Jersey Inc. (NAJ) held on June 24 and 25, 2022 in Portland, [Read More …]

GENYOUth Appoints Ann Marie Krautheim as Chief Executive Officer

Current President and Chief Wellness Officer begins new role leading GENYOUth’s mission of building healthier school communities and promoting the health and well-being of America’s youth GENYOUth, the national nonprofit organization that creates healthier school [Read More …]

To Bale or Not to Bale?

With fertilizer prices at near record levels the nutrients removed by baling straw is much more significant than it was in previous years. What’s your breakeven point for wheat straw? Wheat harvest has started in [Read More …]

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