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Animal ag community urged to be aware of discussions among animal rights activists at virtual conference The Animal Agriculture Alliance released a report today detailing observations from the Farmed Animal Conference E-Summit held virtually [Read More …]

Nomination Deadline for FARM Excellence Awards Extended

The National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Program today announced that the deadline to nominate farms and FARM Evaluators for a FARM Excellence Award has been extended to Friday, Sept. 3. Award categories include Animal [Read More …]

Demand for school-based agriculture, food, and natural resource education programs continues to grow in Minnesota

Teachagmn.org website created as resource to recruit and retain agriculture, food, and natural resource (AFNR) education teachers As schools head back into session this September, more students will be able to take courses that previously [Read More …]

CALS offers new minor in sustainable agricultural & food systems

Multidisciplinary minor requires students to take courses in soil, plant, animal and food sciences Starting this fall, students can choose a new minor in sustainable agricultural and food systems that is designed to help them understand [Read More …]

Where does hay fit into the calf diet?

There have been many research trials over the years One of the common questions when it comes to raising dairy calves has always been, should hay be included into the diet for dairy calves? [Read More …]

DATCP, WEDC officials visit UW-River Falls Dairy Pilot Plant

UWRF renovated its 30-year old dairy plant to provide teaching and training opportunities that will give graduates a competitive edge The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Secretary-designee Randy Romanski and [Read More …]

Lenders Can Now Apply for New Heirs’ Property Relending Program

Intermediary lenders can now apply for loans through the new Heirs’ Property Relending Program (HPRP). The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting applications today through October 29, 2021, and cooperatives, credit unions and nonprofit [Read More …]

Select Sires celebrates JEDI’s successful career

Select Sires is saddened to announce that 7HO13250 S-S-I Montross JEDI-ET (EX-93-GM) passed away last week. In August 2015, JEDI made his debut as the industry’s No. 1 GTPI® available young sire and he [Read More …]

World dairy experts to gather in Copenhagen: Registration now open for the IDF World Dairy Conference

Titled ‘A Changing Climate for Dairy’, the International Dairy Federation (IDF) will hold its annual meetings in Copenhagen in conjunction with the IDF Global Dairy Conference on 13th – 15th October. 350 dairy people [Read More …]

Nearly 90 Northeast organic dairy farms to lose their market

Danone North America plans to stop buying milk in the Northeast by Aug. 31, 2022 Nearly 90 organic dairy farms in the Northeast, including 28 in Vermont, will lose their contracts with an organic [Read More …]

Statement from Vilsack on USDA quarterly trade forecast

The FY 2021 forecast of $173.5 billion is $33.8 billion, or 24%, higher than the FY 2020 final total The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s quarterly trade forecast released yesterday shows that U.S. agricultural exports [Read More …]

Transition Cow Tuesdays

Transition cow management webinar series begins November 2nd Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY is hosting Transition Cow Tuesdays, a transition cow management webinar series, from 12:30 to 1:00 PM EDT, Tuesdays from November 2, 2021 through December [Read More …]

Bush selected as Capital Farm Credit Director of Marketing

Bush has almost 20 years of strategic marketing experience in both corporate and agency settings Heather Bush recently joined Capital Farm Credit as Director of Marketing. Her new role incorporates strategic leadership across Association [Read More …]

Winners of the 2021 Dairy Products Competition announced

Annual State Fair tradition highlights world-class dairy products across New York New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Commissioner Richard A. Ball today announced the winners of the 2021 Dairy Products Competition in [Read More …]

Forage testing

The results from your forage analysis can help you strategically plan rations This growing season’s drought has been particularly challenging for livestock producers as forage shortages have been coupled with nitrate concerns. Forage quality [Read More …]

Chester County 4-H Dairy Round Up

Thirty dairy animals were exhibited, and twenty 4-H youth members participated As part of the 4-H Fair Week, the Chester County 4-H Dairy Show was held on Friday, August 13, 2021, at the Romano [Read More …]

Focus on Monitoring Calf Health and Insights into Weather Patterns and Dairy Markets

Free online episodes offer insights to help producers make informed decisions Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW), announces the line-up of speakers for week 73 of The Dairy Signal™. Episodes this week will focus on monitoring [Read More …]

The Minnesota Nutrition Conference is only a month away! Make plans to attend!

The 82nd Minnesota Nutrition Conference is scheduled for September 22 and 23, 2021, at Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center in Mankato, MN. This year, the Minnesota Nutrition Conference partnered with ADM to present [Read More …]

What effect does early social contact have on dairy calves’ welfare?

New research in the Journal of Dairy Science® examines behavioral, performance, and health effects of early socialization among young calves In addition to needs such as food, water, shelter, and medical care, social contact [Read More …]

New study: Heat stress in dairy cows damages health of calves

Researchers reporting in JDS CommunicationsTM found that heat stress of pregnant dairy cows reduces fetal growth and influences performance and immune development of the offspring As scientists continue to explore the wide-ranging effects of [Read More …]

DATCP, WEDC Officials visit UW-River Falls Dairy Pilot Plant

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Secretary-designee Randy Romanski and Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes visited the University of Wisconsin-River Falls (UWRF) yesterday to see [Read More …]

CDFA Seeks Public Comment on the Draft Request for Applications for the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting public comments on a draft Request for Grant Applications (RGA) for the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP). The SWEEP program, which provides [Read More …]

Governor Little declares 2020-2030 The Decade of Ag in Idaho

Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed a proclamation Tuesday declaring the decade of 2020-2030 as The Decade of Agriculture in Idaho. He is the first U.S. governor to issue such a proclamation. Gov. Little’s announcement [Read More …]

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Select graduate students earn trip to 2022 NMC Annual Meeting

Winners represent University of Montreal, University of Georgia, University of Helsinki, University of São Paulo The National Mastitis Council (NMC) selected Annie Fréchette, University of Montreal, Jenna Williamson, University of Georgia, Riitta Niemi, University [Read More …]

Corn Silage and Burcucumber

If corn fields are infested with burcucumber, consider chopping it for silage. If not, herbicides used as grain harvest aids are generally not effective on burcucumber. Despite the variable weather patterns around the state, [Read More …]

News Release: Ed Jones receives national Cooperative Extension organization’s most prestigious level of recognition

Ed Jones, director of Virginia Cooperative Extension, recently received the 2021 Distinguished Service Ruby Award — the most prestigious level of recognition from Epsilon Sigma Phi, one of the oldest organizations of Extension professionals — [Read More …]

Foremost Farms USA Celebrates Major Safety Milestone