Articles by Sarah S News Team

Department celebrates Farm to School Month, National School Lunch Week Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today emphasized USDA’s ongoing commitment to connecting local farmers and producers with schools nationwide that serve meals to about 30 million [Read More …]

Deadline Approaching in Washington for SBA Working Capital Loans Due to Excessive Heat

Francisco Sánchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded small nonfarm businesses in 22 Washington counties and neighboring counties in Oregon of the Nov. [Read More …]

Be Part of the Center’s Dairy Innovation Grant Program to Invest in New Technology on Your Dairy

Are you looking to invest in new technology on your dairy operation? The Center for Dairy Excellence is now accepting pre-applications for Dairy Innovation Grants. The PA Department of Agriculture introduced the PA Ag Innovation Fund to [Read More …]

PA Dairy Industry Awards Now Open for Nominations

The Annual Awards Recognize Individuals Who Are Excelling in the Dairy Industry Nominations are now open for the annual Pennsylvania Dairy Industry Award program. Each year, the awards recognize dairy producers and industry professionals who [Read More …]

Three-a-Day Dairy Important to a Healthy Life, National Medical Association Leader Says

With the dietary guidelines for American Scientific Advisory Committee reviewing the science for the upcoming 2025 guidelines, better nutrition for diverse American communities is getting a lot of attention. Dr. Priscilla Mpasi, a Philadelphia physician [Read More …]

Nominate a Dairy Professional You Know for PA Dairy Industry Awards

Do you know a Pennsylvania dairy producer or industry professional who excels in leadership, service, or innovation? The 2025 PA Dairy Industry Awards are now open for nominations! As you know, the Pennsylvania dairy industry is close-knit, hardworking [Read More …]

Dairy Innovation Grant Now Open for Pre-Applications to Fund Technology Investments on PA Dairy Farms

The Grants Would Support Investments that Improve Efficiency, Enhance Production and Increase Energy Efficiency The Center for Dairy Excellence is now accepting pre-applications for Dairy Innovation Grants. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture introduced the Pennsylvania [Read More …]

REMINDER: Apply Now for DBIA Grants

A new round of Dairy Business Builder and Dairy Industry Impact grants administered by the Dairy Business Innovation Alliance (DBIA) is open for small- to medium-sized dairy farmers, manufacturers, and processors in 11 Midwestern states. [Read More …]

Florida agricultural sector asked to share impacts of Hurricane Milton

What: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Economic Impact Analysis Program (EIAP) survey for losses and damages associated with Hurricane Milton. Where: Agricultural producers can complete the survey at go.ufl.edu/MiltonAgImpacts or report information to their local [Read More …]

Dairy Farmers’ Clean-Air Vision Comes to Life

Partnership with the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District allows farmers to innovate and advance practices to benefit local residents. Dairy farming is a labor of love. Dairy families work hard to not only [Read More …]

How Technology will Take McCarty Family Farms into the next 25 Years

Nearly 25 years ago, the McCarty family picked up from Pennsylvania and planted new roots in northwest Kansas. Now a multi-site dairy business, the most recent addition to McCarty Family Farms includes two adjoining 5,000-cow [Read More …]

Indiana Farm Bureau Selects Ag Literacy Challenge Grant Winners

Indiana Farm Bureau recently awarded the inaugural Ag Literacy Challenge Grants, providing funding to 10 Indiana FFA Chapters and 4-H clubs for new or enhanced ag literacy programs in their communities. Ag literacy programs must [Read More …]

Added Sugar in School Milk Plummets 10% Since Introduction of IDFA’s Healthy School Milk Commitment

Added Sugar Reductions by School Milk Processors Removed 2.7 Billion Grams of Sugar Between 2023-2024 As National School Lunch Week begins, the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) reports that its Healthy School Milk Commitment is [Read More …]

Registration Now Open for Labor Roadshow VIII

The Agricultural Workforce Development Council (AWDC) is thrilled to announce that registration is now open for Labor Roadshow VIII, a pivotal event dedicated to educating and supporting farm employers. This year’s Roadshow will feature a [Read More …]

Herd Productivity, Environmental Metrics and Market Update

Timely opportunities for dairy producers to engage with leading experts on trending topics This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP) will feature conversations to improve herd, soil and financial health of [Read More …]

Wisconsin Department of Agriculture: Thank You, Farmers

Each day, farmers across Wisconsin care for their livestock, land, and crops. For them, it is more than just a job, but rather a lifestyle and a promise to care for the land just like [Read More …]

Real time measurement helps dairies cut product loss as 2025 sustainability targets loom

Product loss in dairy processing is becoming a pressing concern as companies in the EU are required to report for the EU CSR Directive for the first time in 2025 More stringent regulatory requirements and [Read More …]

Prairie Farms Co-op Takes Top Communications Honors in NMPF Contest

Michigan Milk Producers Association’s Chapin Wins Farmer Communicator of the Year Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc., took top honors in the National Milk Producers Federation’s annual cooperative communications contest, winning five categories and the competition’s “Best in [Read More …]

CDC Confirms 3rd Human Case of H5 Bird Flu in California

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed a third human case of H5 bird flu in California. Like the two cases in that state confirmed last week, the person reported occupational exposure [Read More …]

ACS Webinar: Shaping the Future of Artisan Cheese Through Today’s Consumer Trends

Join ACS for a webinar at 12pm MT/1pm CT/2pm ET on Tuesday, October 22nd. Based on the latest Mintel consumer insights and supported by industry developments, Melanie and Greg will examine trends in marketing, packaging [Read More …]

October 11 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates

The milk production forecast for 2024 is lowered from last month on slightly less growth in milk per cow. The milk production forecast for 2025 is also reduced on slower growth in milk per cow. [Read More …]

Maola/MDVA CEO Jay Bryant awarded the Cooperative Leadership Award

This morning, Maola/MDVA CEO Jay Bryant was awarded the Cooperative Leadership Award by the Virginia Cooperative Council. Established in 1976, this award recognizes co-op educators, co-op employees and employees of cooperative organizations who have consistently worked throughout [Read More …]

The Changing Agricultural Landscape in the Region

Over the last five years, the decline of the dairy industry in Pennsylvania – as well as the growth of organics in crop, animal, and vegetable growing – has become a not-so-subtle shift in the [Read More …]

U.S. dairy exports rise for second straight month

Resilient cheese demand drives modest increase in August volume. Year-over-year (YOY) U.S. dairy exports modestly improved in August, with gains in several major product categories. Milk solids equivalent (MSE) volume rose 1.7%. The August increase [Read More …]

Conservation Innovation Fund Announces Second Round of Farm Enrollment For Climate-Smart Commodities Market Program

The first round of farm enrollment for the Program was successfully completed earlier this year; resulting greenhouse gas reductions will be available for purchase in 2025 Conservation Innovation Fund, a conservation and sustainability impact finance [Read More …]

Valley Milk Welcomes Ron O’Brien as Commodity Risk Management Advisor

Valley Milk is excited to announce that Ron O’Brien has joined the team as our Commodity Trading and Risk Management Advisor. With his extensive background and experience in the dairy industry and a strong background [Read More …]

2024 CDCB Annual Report

Dürr described the redefined CDCB strategy, as detailed in the new Activity Report and 2024-26 CDCB Strategic Plan. The strategy centers around five priorities: collaborative communication, data quality and integrity, technology and infrastructure, training and [Read More …]

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