Articles by Sarah S News Team

The Teds assemble a full crew to approach the primary question on the milk market’s mind: What does a war in Europe mean for the dairy industry? To help answer that question, they’ve enlisted Norman [Read More …]

USDA Announces American Rescue Plan Technical Assistance Investment to Benefit Underserved Farmers, Ranchers and Forest Landowners

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today that it is accepting grant applications for the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Technical Assistance Investment Program to provide historically underserved farmers, ranchers and forest landowners technical support in [Read More …]

Nomination Period Open for Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin Board of Directors Election

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting nominations through March 31, 2022 for eight seats on the Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin (DFW) board of directors. The eight districts up [Read More …]

USDA Announces $35 Million Funding Opportunity

Support Underserved and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced approximately $35 million in available funding to community-based and nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, and tribal entities that [Read More …]

North American Manure Expo

The North American Manure Expo will return to Chambersburg, Pennsylvania on July 13 and 14, 2022 The 2022 North American Manure Expo (NAME) will provide activities and technologies to interest everyone that raises animals [Read More …]

Be prepared to assist during calving

“I’ve got a calver, doc.” I hear these words from the other end of the line as I roll over and see that the clock reads 2 a.m. As I ask questions – more [Read More …]

DEADLINE EXTENDED! Free Farmer Training for Military Veterans is Headed to California

West Coast farmers and ranchers can now apply for Armed to Farm California! The National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) is bringing its free Armed to Farm training to southern California for the first [Read More …]

Dairy Together events rally farmers to push for dairy policy reform

Local Farmers Union, Farm Bureau chapters partner on events in western Wisconsin Farmers and industry stakeholders are invited to join the conversation around the future of dairy in Wisconsin. Local chapters of the Farmers [Read More …]

PDPW Stride™ Youth Leadership Conference for students ages 15 to 18

“Step into student leadership” program scheduled for April 2 in Wisconsin Dells Presented by Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW), high school students ages 15 to 18 can expect a fast-paced and engaging experience at the [Read More …]

Activities and Accomplishments Detailed in 2021 NMPF Annual Report

The return to more normal times – and prospects for greater prosperity on dairy farms in 2022, as years of tireless effort bear fruit in the form of higher prices and better balance sheets [Read More …]

NMPF and IDFA Join NY Members of Congress in Encouraging NYC Mayor to Maintain Milk Options for NYC School Children

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) responded today to a bipartisan letter from Rep. Antonio Delgado and Members of Congress from New York encouraging New York City Mayor [Read More …]

Farm Credit East Pays $100 Million in Combined Patronage Dividends

Farm Credit East, ACA, the Northeast’s largest agricultural lending cooperative, announced its distribution of a record $91 million in cash patronage dividends to more than 11,000 farm, fishing and forestry business owners and operators across [Read More …]

Point Reyes TomaTruffle Recognized As One Of Top 20 Cheeses In The World

Last week brought back the biennial World Championship Cheese Contest (WCCC), held in Madison, Wisconsin. This year 2,978 entries from around the world competed across 141 categories. From March 1-3rd, a team of [Read More …]

Dairy Sense: Pennsylvania Versus Minnesota: Financial and Production Metrics

The Extension Dairy Team has been working with producers and providing them with comparative financials and production metrics from other states. Production perspective: The dairy industry nationwide has experienced many changes and challenges over [Read More …]

Can We Feed to Prevent Mastitis?

Properly formulate the ration for dry cows to prevent potential disease after calving. Mastitis remains the most significant economic draining disease of dairy cows with recent research indicating combined direct and indirect costs of [Read More …]

FAO Food Price Index rises to record high in February

Vegetable oils and dairy products lead the increase, while early forecasts point to strong prospects for maize and wheat in the year ahead The benchmark gauge for world food prices went up in February, [Read More …]

High Ingredient Costs: Beyond the Bottom Line

Changing feed and ingredient prices in 2022 will require good feeding management practices. The beginning of 2022 appears to have its challenges with inflation and supply chain concerns. These will have ripple effects for [Read More …]

Seefeldt Re-Elected Vice-Chair of National Dairy Board

Connie Seefeldt, a Coleman, Wis., dairy farmer, will serve another term as vice-chairperson of USDA’s National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB). Seefeldt was first elected to the position after being appointed to [Read More …]

Plant a Seed Campaign Underway to Benefit Educational Programs in Dairy Community

Professional Dairy Producers Foundation Campaign Features Friendly Team Competition For the fifth year, a friendly competition is underway to raise funds to support educational programs for the dairy community. Professional Dairy Producers Foundation (PDPF), [Read More …]

Gayo Azul® Announces New Cotija Cheese to Be Added to Lineup

Gayo Azul®, the famous Caribbean Hispanic cheesemakers with a Dutch influence, announces the release of a Gayo Azul Cotija cheese, joining its existing product line. With a current assortment of cheeses, Gayo Azul aims [Read More …]

Canada’s TRQ proposal still unfair

Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, one of the largest dairy co-ops in the U.S., said March 4 the proposed changes by the Canadian government to how it administers its tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for U.S. dairy would [Read More …]

Save The Date For Annual ‘Toast To Dairy’ Celebration On June 16

Purchase Tickets by May 1 to Receive Early-Bird Discount The Dairy Excellence Foundation is hosting its annual farm-to-fork celebration, “A Toast to Dairy,” on Thursday, June 16, 2022 from 6-9 p.m. at Melhorn Manor [Read More …]

Safety Tips with Manure Pit and Manure Hauling

Dairy Workforce Focus: Safety Tips with Manure Pit and Manure Hauling will focus on best safety practices related to manure pit and manure hauling management. When Mon., Mar. 21, 2022 (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM [Read More …]

Nedap Livestock Management expands North American team

Matthew Heisner and Julie Whitmer will support Nedap dairy technology tools with farmers and business partners Nedap Livestock Management, a global leader in automated dairy and swine herd management technology, announces two additions to [Read More …]

Supporting Ukraine through DFA Cares

At DFA, we strive to live our value of community by bringing nourishment to people in need through our DFA Cares Foundation. With the current invasion and attacks in Ukraine, we are donating $50,000 [Read More …]

Dairy a sustainability leader, USDA’s Bonnie says

Dairy has long been an agricultural leader in efforts to enhance sustainability and combat climate change, said Robert Bonnie, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation, in a [Read More …]

Part II of Why Producer Milk Prices are High