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A dairy cooperative in the U.K. is turning cow manure from their own farms into biogas that fuels two of their milk delivery trucks. The three-month trial project spearheaded by dairy cooperative Arla Foods demonstrates how smaller [Read More …]

Animal Agriculture Alliance summit recordings now available

Start the new year off “Primed and Prepared,” mark your calendar for the 2021 event The Animal Agriculture Alliance announced that session recordings from the first-ever Virtual Stakeholders Summit, held in May 2020, are now [Read More …]

New grant cycle opens to farmer veterans

Farmer Veteran Coalition announces its 2021 grant application is open through February 14th One piece of equipment changed it all. Ben Martin of Forest Grove, Oregon, served in the Marine Corps. After returning home from war, [Read More …]

Farm Credit East presents 2021 Dairy Outlook Webinar

This webinar is free to attend, and will take place on Thursday, January 21 at 1 p.m. COVID-19 had large impacts on schools and foodservice markets in 2020, causing complications for the dairy industry. Join [Read More …]

President-elect Joe Biden Announces American Rescue Plan

Last night, President-elect Joe Biden announced his $1.9 billion dollar American Rescue Plan to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, build a bridge towards economic recovery, and invest in racial justice. President-elect describes the plan as a [Read More …]

Study examines disruption of circadian rhythm in dairy cows as risk factor for decreased insulin sensitivity, mammary development, and milk yield

Maintaining consistency in day-to-day activities and environment is important for dairy cows during late gestation, according to a study published in Journal of Dairy Science® Anyone who has ever suffered from jet lag knows you can’t [Read More …]

Dairy product purchasing differs in households with and without children

American dairy consumers are often influenced by a variety of factors that can affect their buying habits. These factors include taste, preference, government information, cultural background, social media, and the news. In an article appearing in JDS Communications, [Read More …]

Agriculture & Food Organizations Urge Gov. Cuomo to Reinclude Employees in Phase 1B

Agriculture, food processing organizations urge Governor Cuomo to reinclude agriculture and food processing employees into phase 1B of the vaccination schedule. A coalition of organizations representing various agriculture sectors from New York have signed a [Read More …]

Living Decades in Days & Trends in 2021

Pandemic. Social unrest. Tense international relations. Remember the “good old days” when these stressors on the food chain were stretched over decades? The year 2020 brought us all of these seismic situations, and more. Now that [Read More …]

DATCP Releases COVID-19 Report

Today the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) released a report summarizing its efforts in partnership with the state’s agricultural industry to respond to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. These efforts include: [Read More …]

Report suggests Pa.’s agricultural diversity key to understanding its impact

Report from data contained in the 2017 Census of Agriculture Pennsylvania’s largest farms claimed the lion’s share of agricultural product sales and net farm income between 2012 and 2017, but the state’s many small farms [Read More …]

Former CALS dean Neal Jorgensen, professor emeritus of dairy science, dies at 85

Jorgensen also served in American Dairy Science Association, other Wisconsin and national organizations Neal Jorgensen, an emeritus professor of dairy science who served the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences in numerous [Read More …]

GROWMARK Announces Agricultural Scholarship Program

“This is one more way we can contribute to the future of agriculture.” The GROWMARK Foundation is once again offering a $1,500 scholarship program for students in the United States and Ontario, Canada, pursing two- [Read More …]

TechMix Acquires Immuno-Dynamics

TechMix, LLC is announcing the acquisition of Immuno-Dynamics, Inc. of Fennimore, Wisconsin. Product innovation lies at the heart of the purchase, where novel nutrition and animal health technologies from Immuno-Dynamics dovetail with innovations and products [Read More …]

Holstein Association USA Announces Virtual Interview Contest Winners

Holstein Association USA is thrilled to announce the winners of the inaugural Virtual Interview Contest. This program is designed to prepare youth for real world opportunities, giving them the chance to sharpen their resume writing [Read More …]

Animal Agriculture Alliance makes 2020 Virtual Summit recordings publicly available

Start the new year off “Primed and Prepared,” mark your calendar for the 2021 event The Animal Agriculture Alliance announced today that session recordings from the first-ever Virtual Stakeholders Summit, held in May 2020, are [Read More …]

USDA Lowers Corn and Soybean Supplies in Latest WASDE Report

In Data-heavy January Report, USDA Shows Lower Corn and Soybean Supplies and Ending Stocks, Providing a Boost to Prices USDA’s January World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report provided a much-anticipated update to U.S. corn and soybean [Read More …]

Virtual Operations Managers Conference

Operations management on dairy farms is integral to success of the farm business. Presented by Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY and the Northeast Dairy Producers Association, the Operations Managers Conference provides an opportunity for the people responsible [Read More …]

CentralStar hosts virtual employee awards program

CentralStar Cooperative, serving dairy and beef producers in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Indiana, held their virtual employee awards program on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021. Employees were recognized for everything from milestone accomplishments and work anniversaries to [Read More …]

Wisconsin Cheese Launches Personalized Heart Shaped Boxes of Cheese

Nominate the Cheese Lover in Your Life to Win One of 500 Limited Edition Valentine’s Day Gifts Wisconsin Cheese officially declares cheese as the universal love language of 2021. With a stinky2020 that had us feeling bleu, there’s [Read More …]

Dairy Cattle Show Judges Confirmed for World Dairy Expo 2021

World Dairy Expo® announced via The Dairy Show, Expo’s podcast, the slate of 16 judges selected to evaluate North America’s finest dairy cattle at World Dairy Expo, September 28 through October 2, 2021. Official judges [Read More …]

The 2021 Midwest Manure Summit is going virtual

The 2021 Midwest Manure Summit is going virtual! This free, online event, hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Extension Dairy Team and College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, will be held on February 24th from [Read More …]

Transitioning to Supervisor course

The first online course in a new Agricultural Supervisory Leadership certificate offered by Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development Register Online Transitioning to Supervisor is a six-week online course that is part of a new Agricultural Workforce [Read More …]

Organic Valley Appoints Three New Vice Presidents

Female leaders fill all three new VP roles; Women hold 44% of all upper-level leadership positions at nation’s largest farmer-owned organic cooperative Organic Valley is the nation’s largest organic, farmer-owned cooperative and one of the [Read More …]

NEXUS Provides Showcase for Innovative Ideas and Technologies for the Dairy Industry

The newest addition to the annual Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) Business Conference will provide a showcase for the most innovative and groundbreaking ideas and technologies to improve processes, sustainability and profitability in the dairy industry. [Read More …]

NMPF calls for more equitable Class I mover as part of push for improved dairy pricing

The National Milk Producers Federation today called for changes to the so-called Class I fluid milk price mover to recover losses dairy producers have faced from the extreme price disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, [Read More …]

MCWF greatly improves pregnancy success in heifer ET recipients

NovaVive Inc., an animal health immunobiology company, today announced that an abstract being presented at the 2021 International Embryo Technology Society (IETS) Virtual Conference (Jan. 18-21, 2021) is now available online in the journal, Reproduction, Fertility [Read More …]

Farm Credit East presents webinar on tax considerations

Presents webinar on the agricultural tax considerations of new COVID-19 relief bill The Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 was signed into law in the final hours of 2020. How does this [Read More …]

NYFB statement on Governor’s State of the State address

Statement released following Governor Cuomo’s State of the State overview address The following statement was released by New York Farm Bureau President David Fisher: “New York faces daunting health and economic challenges, many created by [Read More …]

Virtual Dairy Summit offers speakers, entertainment networking