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Evolution, a division of Conewango Products Corporation, has launched a new website featuring their line of high-performance milking liners including the newest addition – the revolutionary RST-Driver. The newly designed website, at www.evolution-liners.com, gives [Read More …]

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U.S. Senate Confirms Xochitl Torres Small to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development

U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Boozman (R-Ark.), Ranking Member, today announced that the U.S. Senate confirmed Congresswoman Xochitl Torres Small to [Read More …]

Chairman David Scott Statement Following Hearing to Review the State of the Livestock Industry

Chairman David Scott Statement Following Hearing to Review the State of the Livestock Industry House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott issued the following statement regarding today’s Hearing, “To Review the State of the Livestock Industry” [Read More …]

WEBINAR: Can we improve tie-stall dairy systems and why should we do it?

Webinars are geared toward dairy farmers, veterinarians, consultants, industry, Extension/academia, and government representatives interested in many aspects of dairy cattle welfare. Professional, undergraduate, and graduate students are strongly encouraged to participate. Continuing Education Credit [Read More …]

Continuing Resolution Extends Disaster Coverage for Most 2020 and 2021 Losses

Previous American Farm Bureau Federation analyses highlighted disaster-related losses and corresponding policy hurdles farmers and ranchers faced in 2020. The first showed that farmers and ranchers had more $6.5 billion in crop and rangeland losses from 2020 [Read More …]

CoBank Quarterly: Adapting to Persistent Supply Chain Disruptions

Businesses and industries wrestle with perhaps the worst supply chain bottlenecks to date The U.S. economy is on a strong growth path and cash-rich consumers are spending robustly on both services and goods. Roughly [Read More …]

$10M announced to support algae-feed research for US dairy

As the Earth warms and its population grows, pressure is mounting to optimize our food production A new $10 million grant will bolster research into algae-based feed supplements that could increase environmental sustainability in [Read More …]

Indiana dairyman wins Klussendorf-MacKenzie Award

Stookey is a seventh-generation dairyman Jeff Stookey of Milford, Ind., was presented the 30th Klussendorf-MacKenzie Award during World Dairy Expo 2021, in memory of Duncan MacKenzie, the 1961 Klussendorf winner. While this year’s Klussendorf-MacKenzie [Read More …]

U.S. Dairy Industry Publishes Biennial Sustainability Report

The checkoff-founded Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy released its biennial 2020 U.S. Dairy Sustainability Report inclusive of progress made in 2019 and 2020 within environmental stewardship and broader social responsibility commitments to people, animals and communities. [Read More …]

Leadership Coaching as Leadership Development

IDFA’s People Strategy Webinar Series returns this October with a discussion on effective and impactful coaching conversations with team members. Join IDFA and the experts at Egon Zehnder for “Leadership Coaching as Leadership Development,” [Read More …]

Application period opens for grant program for small producers, processors, distributors and farmers’ markets impacted by COVID-19

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a Request for Applications (RFA) for the new Pandemic Response and Safety (PRS) Grant program and encourages eligible entities to apply now for funds. Applications must be submitted [Read More …]

New “Bad Apple” campaign helps Oregonians save money by keeping foods fresher, longer

[View Video Clip] Spoiled food is costing Oregon households real money. In fact, every year the average household loses $1,600 by throwing away spoiled food. And while many people are already taking steps to [Read More …]

Lely North America Announces the 2021 Future of Dairy Scholarship Program Returns for Sixth Year

For the sixth year in a row, Lely North America is pleased to offer future dairy industry leaders the opportunity to apply for the Lely Future of Dairy Scholarship. Since its 2016 launch, this program [Read More …]

Application Period Opens for Pandemic Response and Safety Grant Program

Provide Relief to Small Producers, Processors, Distributors and Farmers Markets Impacted by COVID-19 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a Request for Applications (RFA) for the new Pandemic Response and Safety (PRS) Grant program [Read More …]

Ag economist Marin Bozic breaks down milk pricing concerns

Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative is making available a resource that journalists might find useful. Dr. Marin Bozic, a nationally recognized agricultural economist at the University of Minnesota, gave a presentation to members of Edge Dairy [Read More …]

New Statewide Education Campaign Aims to Increase Recycling of Plastic Milk Jugs

California Milk Advisory Board launches initiative to raise awareness of recyclability of milk jug with easy mantra: Pour it. Cap it. Bin it. The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) today launched a public information [Read More …]

Dairy Doing Well with Consumers, Export Markets

In the face of negative reports about traditional dairy, the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) has released statistics showing growth of dairy products amount U.S. domestic consumers as well as export markets. IDFA represents [Read More …]

USDA Announces More Than $146M Investment in Sustainable Agricultural Research

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today an investment of more than $146 million in sustainable agricultural research projects aimed at improving a robust, resilient, climate-smart food and agricultural system. This [Read More …]

2021 World Dairy Expo Show Summary

World Dairy Expo 2021 came to a close on Saturday, October 2, after returning to Madison, Wisconsin to once again host the global dairy industry. Throughout the week the dairy industry competed against, learned from [Read More …]

On-farm Somatic Cell Count and Ketone tests available

Dairy producers now have access to three on-farm diagnostic tests to help facilitate the management of somatic cell count (SCC) and ketosis in their herds. The PortaSCC® Quick, PortaBHB™ milk-ketone, and BHBCheck™ Plus blood-ketone tests [Read More …]

CPDE Women’s Conference 2021

Registration for the CPDE Women’s Conference closes Friday, Oct. 22. Check out this year’s lineup of stellar speakers! November 2 & 3, 2021 Hilton Garden Inn, Sioux Falls, S.D. Dr Pamela Ruegg DVM, MPVM, is the [Read More …]

Vanguard Renewables Names Neil H. Smith Chief Executive Officer

Vanguard Renewables, a U.S. leader in organics to renewable energy, today announced the appointment of Neil H. Smith as its Chief Executive Officer. “Neil understands the need to advance a critical path to decarbonization, [Read More …]

Seventh straight month of growth for U.S. dairy exports

Solid growth in a diverse mix of destinations and products kept U.S. exports on a positive trajectory despite continued port congestion. Export volume in milk solids equivalent grew by 13% in August compared to [Read More …]

Gov. Evers, WEDC announce $4.5 million to support expansion in Wisconsin’s dairy industry

The state of Wisconsin will be supporting the expansion of Agropur Dairy Cooperative in Little Chute Gov. Tony Evers announced the state of Wisconsin will be supporting the expansion of Agropur Dairy Cooperative in [Read More …]

Registration open for 2022 American Farm Bureau Convention