Articles by Sarah S News Team

Headlines highlight mounting challenges as net farm income declines. Land O’Lakes CEO Beth Ford warned in a Time op-ed recently, “A Storm is Gathering for American Agriculture.” Her focus was on crop growers — but what about dairy farmers? [Read More …]

Former Intern Joins CDCB as Analytics Expert

The newest member of the CDCB team is a familiar one. Fiona Guinan, who served as an intern at CDCB in 2019, joined the organization in August as a Livestock Data Analytics Expert. Fiona earned [Read More …]

Milking Speed, Calf Health & More at CDCB Industry Meeting Oct. 1

The 2025 CDCB Industry Meeting will provide insights into how new genetic tools can be used to increase profit and improve efficiency for dairy producers. Taking place on Wed., Oct. 1 at World Dairy Expo, [Read More …]

Farm Income Rebounds, Livestock Gains as Crops Fall

Disaster Aid Bolsters 2025 Net Farm Income USDA’s September 2025 net farm income forecast, released Sept. 3, projects net farm income will rise sharply from 2024. While stronger performance in some sectors is a factor in [Read More …]

Sign Up for “Spanish for Agriculture” Fall Course by Sept. 19 to Get $100 Off

The language barrier is real, but so is the solution. Dairy producers, if you’re looking to enhance your Spanish language skills, sign up for this online “Spanish for Agriculture” course from Katie Dotterer of AgvoKate. The eight-week online course [Read More …]

Danish technology protects consumers from life-threatening Listeria

Consumers can be protected from the dangerous Listeria bacteria, a growing risk in food, through the energy-efficient raslysation technology. In 2023, Listeria caused at least 340 deaths across Europe and is currently responsible for the [Read More …]

It’s Not Too Late to Join Us for the Dairy Financial Conference

It’s not too late to sign up for next week’s Dairy Financial and Risk Management Conference! The event will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sept. 10 in Harrisburg. Join dairy lenders, [Read More …]

DCRC opens registration for its annual meeting

America’s Dairyland welcomes dairy producers, dairy cattle researchers, bovine veterinarians and dairy cattle product and service providers to the 2025 Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) Annual Meeting, Nov.11-13, at the Madison Marriott West, located in [Read More …]

Four-State Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference Webinar Will Focus on Mycotoxin Mitigation

The Four-State Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference webinar series continues on Thursday, Sept. 18, featuring Joe Pankowski discussing a new approach to mycotoxin mitigation. Pankowski’s presentation, “Mycotoxin Mitigation: A New Approach,” describes how mycotoxins can be [Read More …]

Judges For The 2025 Youth Showmanship and Fitting Contest Announced

The All-American Dairy Show has announced the judges for the 2025 Youth Showmanship Contest, as well as the judge for the inaugural Youth Fitting Contest. Both contests will take place on Sunday, September 14, 2025, [Read More …]

‘Beautiful’ Bill Wins Mark Dairy Legislative Progress

Obtained long-term dairy safety net and conservation funding in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Won funding and authorization for mandatory dairy processing cost surveys Advocated successfully for permanent Section 199A tax deduction for farmers [Read More …]

Two-Day Program to Take Dairy Financial Strategies to the Next Level

PDP’s Business Management & Advanced Finance Workshop to be held Oct. 29-30 A two-day workshop accompanied by real-world applications of financial, human resources and business management skillsets will help dairy producers and business professionals take [Read More …]

Veterinary students: Apply for National DHIA scholarships

National Dairy Herd Information Association (DHIA) announced that it will offer scholarships to third- and fourth-year college of veterinary medicine students for the 11th consecutive year. Applicants must be enrolled at a college that is [Read More …]

Land O’Lakes, Inc. and Local Ag Retailers Announce Participation in AgRogue Growth Partners Find, Fund and Scale New Ag Technologies

Harnessing the strengths of its cooperative system, Land O’Lakes, Inc. and a select group of ag retail partners will invest in the future of ag innovation Today, Land O’Lakes, Inc. unveiled its participation in AgRogue [Read More …]

NMC calls for Award of Excellence nominations

NMC: The Global Milk Quality Organization opened nominations for its Award of Excellence for Contribution to Mastitis Prevention and Control. This award honors an NMC member who has provided sustained contributions to mastitis prevention and [Read More …]

NMPF’s August Flurry of Comments, Initiatives

NMPF spent the traditional August lull in Washington policymaking actively pushing its members’ priorities, submitting regulatory comments to federal agencies. NMPF stood with other major agricultural organizations in joint comments submitted Aug. 13 against a draft risk assessment in [Read More …]

WFU statement regarding layoffs and ongoing labor dispute at the W&W Dairy plant in Monroe

Wisconsin Farmers Union stands in solidarity with the dairy workers in Monroe, who went on strike earlier this month after the recent sale of W&W Dairy to Dairy Farmers of America and the imposition of [Read More …]

Harvesting Corn Silage at the Correct Moisture While Being Cautious of Nitrates

Corn silage harvest is a critical time of year for dairy and beef operations, as the quality of the silage harvested determines the farm’s success or failure for the following year. As drier weather sets [Read More …]

Farmer sentiment weakens as producer confidence in future wanes

Farmer sentiment dipped for the third straight month in August, with the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index falling 10 points to 125. Producers expressed markedly less optimism about the future, as reflected in the [Read More …]

NMPF Helps Break Regulatory Logjams

Amplified whole milk’s importance in student meals Stood against unrealistic EPA regulations Shepherded change at the 39th NCIMS Fostered H5N1 and New World Screwworm collaboration. The Regulatory Affairs team has made significant headway this year on [Read More …]

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Cynthia Kindle Joins California Milk Advisory Board

Kindle brings expertise in digital engagement, brand strategy, and cross-functional project management to retail marketing team The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB), the marketing order representing California dairy producers, today announced the addition of Cynthia [Read More …]

Transforming Animal Health in the U.S. for the 21st Century

The Reagan-Udall Foundation for the FDA released its report on Transforming Animal Health in the U.S. for the 21st Century earlier this summer and shared an early report with NIAA stakeholders. Now that the report has been released, [Read More …]

PRO-DAIRY Agriservice Awards 2025

Marty Young and Dave Grusenmeyer honored Marty Young, Whey Street Dairy, and Dave Grusenmeyer, New York Farm Viability Institute, received PRO-DAIRY Agriservice Awards presented by Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY Director Thomas Overton and NYS Agriculture Commissioner [Read More …]

Appeals Court Affirms State’s Role in Safeguarding Water from Agricultural Pollution

Today, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals for District II issued a decision affirming the authority of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to require large livestock operations to apply for permits under the state’s water pollution permitting program. [Read More …]

USDA Expands Efforts to Strengthen Rural Food Animal Veterinary Workforce and Protect America’s Food Supply

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced a commitment to new actions (PDF, 1.2 MB) to increase the number of rural food animal veterinarians across the U.S. and recruit new veterinarians to join the [Read More …]

Adopt a Cow Program is Still Open for 2025-2026 School Year

Attention teachers and other education professionals! Did you know the Adopt a Cow program impacted over one million students around the world last school year? Sign-ups are open now, giving your class another chance to [Read More …]

CDFA Announces Vacancies on Feed Inspection Advisory Board Technical Advisory Subcommittee

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) announces two vacancies on the Feed Inspection Advisory Board Technical Advisory Subcommittee (TASC). This subcommittee provides technical and scientific advice to the Feed Inspection Advisory Board and [Read More …]

Why is Milk De-pooled?

Why is milk de-pooled? Well, it’s all about money. The concept of de-pooling milk from a Federal Order has existed for many decades. Prior to the year 2000, it was not used very often. In [Read More …]

Dairy is Meeting the MAHA Moment

Few topics have gained as much discussion in agriculture in the second Trump administration as the Make America Healthy Again initiative, which this month sent its report on food and agriculture to the president. MAHA is [Read More …]

John Deere Launches the New V452M Round Baler, Built for Productivity