Articles by Sarah S News Team

American Dairy Association pitches Pleasant Lane Farms story to celebrate National Dairy Month Jason Frye of Pleasant Lane Farms, Latrobe, Pa., was interviewed by KDKA News in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, June 23, in a [Read More …]

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2021 Wisconsin State Fair Dairy Products Contest winners

The contest featured 49 classes, including new classes for cheese curds, custard and edam and gouda Dairy manufacturers from throughout the state submitted 417 entries for the 2021 Wisconsin State Fair Dairy Products Contest, which [Read More …]

Wisconsin State Fair Dairy Promotion Board scholarship winner

Francesca Frederick is the winner of a $1,000 dairy youth scholarship. The Wisconsin State Fair Dairy Promotion Board is pleased to announce Francesca Frederick as the winner of their 2021 $1,000 dairy youth scholarship. Frederick [Read More …]

Week 64 of The Dairy Signal Features the Latest in Silage Quality, Keeping Calves Cool and a Look Inside the Country’s Largest Cooperative

Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW), announces the line-up of speakers for week 64 of The Dairy Signal™. Episodes this week feature the latest in silage quality from two “rising stars”, keeping calves cool and comfortable [Read More …]

U.S. Dairy Exports to Southeast Asia Can Expand, if Processors Add Versatility

Economically and culturally diverse population requires a broad mix of dairy products and ingredients U.S. milk production continues to increase faster than domestic demand, raising the need for export market growth. And Southeast Asia, [Read More …]

Driving innovation through digital transformation: Yili introduces its ‘dual centers’ and ‘dual integration’ strategy at the 14th Global Dairy Congress

From June 22-24, 2021, Yili Group, Asia’s largest dairy company, participated in the 14th Global Dairy Congress. As the only invited speaker from China, Dr. Zhanyou Yun, Assistant President of Yili, attended the keynote [Read More …]

MadBrew® STONE ACID Removes Scale, Hard Water Deposits, and More

Madison Chemical introduces MadBrew® STONE ACID, a specially inhibited, low foam acid blend for the removal of hard water deposits and scale, extract from wort, lipids from hop compounds, and more. This unique formulation [Read More …]

IFAJ–Alltech International Award for Leadership in Agricultural Journalism recipients announced

Kallee Buchanan of Australia and Craig Lester of Canada were recognized during the Alltech ONE Ideas Conference Alltech and the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) are pleased to announce Kallee Buchanan of [Read More …]

Vanguard Renewables Names Joel Gay Chief Executive Officer

June 29, 2021 Sarah S News Team 0

Vanguard Renewables, the U.S. leader in organics to renewable energy, today announced the appointment of Joel Gay as its Chief Executive Officer. “Vanguard is in the midst of an aggressive expansion plan to deploy [Read More …]

Historic Senate Agriculture Committee Hearing Reveals Interest, Urgency in Addressing Market Concentration

June 29, 2021 Sarah S News Team 0

On Wednesday the Senate Agriculture Committee held an historic hearing to examine the state of the U.S. meatpacking industry. Titled “Examining Markets, Transparency, and Prices from Cattle Producer to Consumer,” the hearing was the first [Read More …]

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Dairy Checkoff Launches Monthly ‘Your Dairy Checkoff’ Podcast

June 29, 2021 Sarah S News Team 0

National and local checkoff organizations, including Midwest Dairy, have launched a monthly Your Dairy Checkoff podcast to showcase how checkoff programs across the country are collaborating to build dairy sales and trust in today’s changing marketplace. [Read More …]

Kansas Department of Agriculture Announces 2021 Ag Summit

The Kansas Department of Agriculture will host the state’s agriculture community in person for its sixth annual Kansas Governor’s Summit on Agricultural Growth on Thursday, August 26, in Manhattan. The 2021 Ag Growth Summit will [Read More …]

OFGC Summer Forage Field Days

Series will begin June 25 in Crawford County The Ohio Forage and Grasslands Council cordially invites you to join forage and livestock enthusiasts from across the state for their 2021 Summer Forage Field Days. [Read More …]

Alltech ONE Ideas Conference launches with exclusive access to insights from agri-food experts

Virtual conference attracts registrants from 99 countries The Alltech ONE Ideas Conference launched virtually today to unite thought-leaders and changemakers for an exploration of the power of science, sustainability and storytelling. Now in its [Read More …]

Chobani Scholars program supports future NYS dairy leaders

Four undergraduates each received $20,000 scholarships through the Chobani Scholars Program Libby Swatling ’24 describes herself as “cow-obsessed” since age 2, when she was first introduced to a Jersey cow on a dairy farm [Read More …]

Penn State’s Ag Progress Days expo returns

In person event will be held August 10-12 After Penn State’s 2020 Ag Progress Days was canceled and shifted to an entirely virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pennsylvania’s largest outdoor agricultural expo [Read More …]

The numbers show it: U.S. dairy is growing globally

Two top dairy economists discuss surging export numbers in NMPF’s Dairy Defined podcast U.S. dairy products are increasingly competitive globally – a fact shown in surging export numbers, according to two top dairy economists [Read More …]

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Wisconsin dairy is ‘Leap’ worthy 

Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin teams up with LeRoy Butler on dairy’s story   LeRoy Butler, four-time pro bowl defensive back for the Green Bay Packers and seven-time cookbook author, is teaming up with Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin (DFW) to help consumers better understand how [Read More …]

DBIA awards $1.19 million in grants to Midwest dairy entrepreneurs

26 recipients are a variety of dairy operations from across the Midwest The Dairy Business Innovation Alliance (DBIA), a partnership between the Center for Dairy Research (CDR) and Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA), is [Read More …]

Vytelle Releases Public Feed Efficiency Database

Vytelle, with their network partners, announce the release of the Top 150 Proven Bulls. These high accuracy bulls have risen to the top of more than 81,000 animals of 25 different breeds and [Read More …]

Family dairy farm finds sweet success

Udder Brothers’ Creamery allows brothers to keep milking There was no question what twin brothers Jason and Justin Sparrgrove wanted to be when they grew up. The question was how they could financially make [Read More …]

California Air Resources Board (CARB) seeking public comment on draft analysis of progress toward achieving dairy methane emissions target

CARB news release The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is seeking public comment on a Draft Analysis of Progress toward Achieving the 2030 Dairy and Livestock Sector Methane Emissions Target. The draft Analysis is available on [Read More …]

The Numbers Show It – U.S. Dairy is Growing Globally

U.S. dairy products are increasingly competitive globally – a fact shown in surging export numbers, according to two top dairy economists in the National Milk Producers Federation’s latest Dairy Defined podcast. “Global demand is fundamentally [Read More …]

Bob and Kay Zwald Selected as National Dairy Shrine Distinguished Dairy Cattle Breeder

Bob and Kay Zwald, the husband and wife team from Bomaz, Inc., Hammond, Wisconsin, are National Dairy Shrine’s Distinguished Dairy Cattle Breeder Award winner for 2021. This annual award goes to an active, progressive [Read More …]

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NMC webinar offers RACE credit

It’s time to register for the next NMC webinar, with Justine Britten, Udder Health Systems laboratory director, starting at 2:00 p.m. Central (U.S./Canada) time, on June 24. The free webinar features “From Dairy Lab to [Read More …]

Event will discuss the future of California’s dairy industry

Agenda announced for California Creamery Operators Association’s virtual event, June 28-30 The California Creamery Operators Association (CCOA) will host its 121st Annual Meeting as a virtual event on June 28-30. The three half-days are [Read More …]

SHI to assess dairy’s carbon storage, greenhouse gas footprint

Soil Health Institute selected as the soil science research partner for Dairy Soil & Water Regeneration project The Soil Health Institute (SHI), the non-profit charged with safeguarding and enhancing the vitality and productivity of [Read More …]

Scholarship opportunities for Young Dairy Leaders Institute

Leadership program open for young adults (ages 22-45) working in the dairy industry The Young Dairy Leaders Institute (YDLI), a cornerstone program of the Holstein Foundation, is a nationally recognized three-phase leadership and communication skills [Read More …]

Livestream Links Available For Membership Meetings Of The USJersey Organizations

The links for the Annual Meetings of the American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Inc., have been released. Links to the membership meetings of both organizations will be available on this USJersey webpage: [Read More …]

Tom Vilsack on the Intent to Nominate Representative Xochitl Torres Small to Serve as Under Secretary for Rural Development