Articles by Sarah S News Team

Managing pastures for nutrient and soil retention is in the best interest of producers and the environment. Spring is a great time to evaluate your management techniques; you can learn a lot at this time [Read More …]

February is for cow lovers

With Valentine’s Day this month, I thought we should show some love to the girls that produce our milk and all the good things that come from it. The modern dairy cow is an unsung [Read More …]

Greater openness about the use of complementary and alternative medicines in UK dairy farming could bring benefits

Greater openness about complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) use has the potential to strengthen farmer-vet relationships, which may prevent potential unintended harm to animals, reduce antibiotic use and improve herd health management, new research [Read More …]

How Dairy Supports Heart Health

Did you know that your heart is the hardest working muscle in your body? Taking care of your heart health matters! One way to show love to your heart is by choosing low fat or [Read More …]

Dairy Beef Short Course

Our annual Dairy Beef Short Course will be held on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 from 9 a.m.-3:15 p.m. in the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, SD. The registration fee is $75 plus $15 if a [Read More …]

Livestock Mortality Management on Dairy Farms

Offered by Cornell Cooperative Extension and PRO-DAIRY Submit a topic suggestion here This monthly podcast series led by PRO-DAIRY and CCE Dairy Specialists features current, new, and emerging topics of interest to the dairy industry [Read More …]

Updates to BBR Reference Population

In April 2025, all animals will receive a new Breed Base Representation (BBR) estimation based on updated business rules for selecting purebred bulls in the BBR reference population. CDCB is now able to apply more [Read More …]

Type Trait Reliability Calculations in Non-Holsteins

CDCB and USDA AGIL are updating the way type trait reliabilities are calculated on all non-Holstein breeds. Historically, while PTAs for type evaluations have been derived from a multiple-trait model, reliabilities were still calculated as [Read More …]

CowManager welcomes Tara Bohnert as Performance Specialist

CowManager, the proven cow monitoring system that provides information about fertility, health, transition and nutrition, is pleased to welcome Tara Bohnert to its team as a Performance Specialist. In this new role, Bohnert will partner with producers [Read More …]

CDCB Evaluation Changes: April 2025

Updates for the April 1, 2025, CDCB evaluations include the every-five-year base change, revision to the merit indexes, Breed Base Representation (BBR) reference population update and normalization of type trait reliability calculations in non-Holstein breeds. [Read More …]

NMPF’s Doud Urges More Dairy Trade Opportunities Before Subcommittee

Gregg Doud, president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), told the House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee today that expanding market access and enforcing existing trade agreements to America’s dairy producers, workers [Read More …]

Dr. Paul Fricke to Host Panel on Higher Fertility Success with Wisconsin Dairy Farmers

Join Dr. Paul Fricke as he discusses high fertility success with a group of Wisconsin Dairy Farmers. To help Wisconsin Dairy Farmers, Veterinarians, & Dairy Consultants to get the most current and up to date [Read More …]

Penn State to establish Animal Diagnostic Lab-West

With $6 million in state funding, the new facility, to be located at Penn State Beaver, will enhance animal health and support for animal agriculture in western Pennsylvania Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences received [Read More …]

Dairy Groups Applaud Administration Vaccine Support, Thank USDA for Plan

Leaders from the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) released the following statements today in response to the Trump Administration’s updated response plan for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPA) [Read More …]

2025 Holstein Association USA Judges Conference Registration Opens

The 2025 National Judges Conference will be held on Thursday, April 17, 2025, at Quietcove Holsteins in Wapakoneta, Ohio. Registration is now open for the event. “We welcome you to attend the 2025 National Judges [Read More …]

NMPF Board Member Advocates for H5N1 Vaccine, Dairy Priorities at Senate Hearing

Vermont dairy farmer Harold Howrigan, a member of the NMPF Board of Directors, urged the Senate Agriculture Committee to swiftly advance a five-year farm bill that renews the Dairy Margin Coverage program. He also addressed [Read More …]

Lifetime Net Merit Revision: New Resources

The Lifetime Net Merit (NM$) index – which ranks dairy animals based on their combined genetic merit for economically important traits – will be revised with the April 1, 2025, evaluations. The 2025 update revises some methods [Read More …]

Dairy Groups Applaud Administration Vaccine Support, Thank USDA for Plan

Leaders from the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) released the following statements today in response to the Trump Administration’s updated response plan for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) [Read More …]

IDFA Praises Introduction of Bill to Reverse Cuts to WIC Milk and Dairy Benefits

Michael Dykes, D.V.M., president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), released the following statement today following the introduction of the Protecting Mothers and Infants’ Access to Milk Act, which will return the maximum monthly allowance of [Read More …]

Breeding a Robot Cow

Overview With the advent of robotics and their associated data, producers have greater access to high-quality metrics allowing them to create more efficient breeding programs and traits specific to robot cows are likely the next [Read More …]

Commissioner Sid Miller Backs Texas Rep. Louderback’s Proposal Urging Federal Intervention

“The Texas and U.S. shrimp industry in the Gulf of America is facing a catastrophic crisis that threatens its survival. Our industry has faced years of devastation due to the influx of inferior, farm-raised, and [Read More …]

Our flex labor program is changing lives

Land O’Lakes manufacturing plants are meeting the workforce at their availability to overcome labor shortages Cypress Evans and John Trotter are each parents. Cypress has a three-year-old son who is about to enter pre-school. John [Read More …]

2025 Tax Cliff: Section 199A Qualified Business Income Deduction

The Dec. 31, 2025, expiration of many provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) adds a new task to the 2025 congressional to-do list: updating the tax code. Many TCJA provisions provided important relief [Read More …]

Cream: A versatile and essential ingredients in the kitchen

Cream is one of the most versatile and essential ingredients in the kitchen, adding richness, texture, and flavor to countless recipes. But with so many types available at the grocery store, it can be confusing [Read More …]

PA Dairy Producers Encouraged to Complete 2025 Survey To Give Insight on Dairy Business Dynamics

The Center and Penn State Extension Are Seeking Input for the 2025 Dairy Producer Survey The Center for Dairy Excellence and Penn State Extension are collaborating to launch the 2025 Dairy Producer Survey to study [Read More …]

Checkoff Showcasing Dairy Innovation At Natural Products Trade Show

The dairy checkoff is returning to Natural Products Expo West to highlight the innovation and nutritional benefits of dairy to more than 65,000 industry professionals, investors and leaders from consumer-packaged goods (CPG) and retail companies. [Read More …]

ETW Energietechnik commissions the first biomethane plant for processing landfill gas in Italy

Reliable biomethane production thanks to ETW SmartCycle® PSA ETW Energietechnik from Moers has built a biomethane plant in southern Italy in collabora- tion with its long-standing Italian partner Ranieri Tonissi from Genoa. The plant in [Read More …]

NMPF’s Doud Urges More Dairy Trade Opportunities Before Subcommittee

Gregg Doud, president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), told the House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee today that expanding market access and enforcing existing trade agreements to America’s dairy producers, workers [Read More …]

ODPA Annual Meeting Recap

More than 130 dairy farmers and industry representatives attended the 2025 Ohio Dairy Producers Association annual meeting on February 11 in Wooster. ODPA continues to be a strong voice for Ohio’s dairy farmers with the [Read More …]

Are Retail Prices of Dairy Products Increasing? Is it Causing Lower Consumption?