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$1 million grant to a team led by Suresh Kuchipudi, Penn State professor A grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will enable Penn State researchers to study the potential for SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus [Read More …]

2021 World Ag Expo® Cancelled due to COVID-19

For more than 52 years, World Ag Expo® has served agriculture by bringing buyers and sellers together to innovate, collaborate, and advance agriculture. In 2021, the show will not be held live for the first [Read More …]

December 1, 2020 is deadline for Stout Experience Award applications

Persons who have a strong desire to pursue a career in managing and/or marketing Registered Jersey™ cattle are encouraged to apply for the 2021 Fred Stout Experience awards. The awards are presented annually in memory [Read More …]

2020 Corn and Soybean Yield Expectations Will Inevitably Lower in September

September 11, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

August Crop Surveys Indicated Record Corn and Soybean Yields But Weather Surprises Suggest September Objective Survey Yields Will Decrease In August, USDA’s Crop Production Report estimated record corn and soybean yields based on the data collected in [Read More …]

Are You Hiring the Right People at Your Dairy?

Job descriptions provide the foundation for building strong human resource management practices into the day-to-day management of a dairy farm business. Well, if you answered “no” to that question then maybe you need to review [Read More …]

Trump, Biden outline agricultural priorities

September 11, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

AFBF asked the Republican and Democratic candidates to respond with their stances on several topics A new look into the priorities for rural America of President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden is [Read More …]

Scholarships awarded to dairy leaders of tomorrow students

September 10, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Scholarships honor students who are advancing their education in dairy-related fields Paige Peiffer of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania and Brenna Murry of Mosinee, Wisconsin were recently awarded scholarships through the Dairy Excellence Foundation’s Dairy Leaders of [Read More …]

Allen Chester talks about the proposed APHIS regulation on RFID ear tags

September 10, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Allen Chester, who farms near Lisbon, New York, talks with Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News about the proposed APHIS regulation on RFID ear tags and NDHIA’s support. Chester’s herd has been on DHI for many [Read More …]

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DeLaval Invites Dairy Producers and Industry to the Farm, Virtually

September 10, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The company’s digital tour program aims to keep the dairy industry connected with milking system information and dairying best practices The coronavirus pandemic has shifted the focus of many dairy producers to safeguarding the health [Read More …]

DCHA webinar features heifer repro management research

September 9, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

One-hour DCHA webinar starts at 2 p.m. Central time on Sept. 15 “New Research on Reproductive Management of Dairy Heifers” headlines the next Dairy Calf and Heifer Association (DCHA) webinar. Luís Mendonça, a member of [Read More …]

Emily Annexstad joins Holstein Association

September 9, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Welcomed to the staff as the new Marketing Communications Manager Holstein Association USA is pleased to welcome Emily Annexstad to the staff as the new Marketing Communications Manager. She grew up on her family’s multi-generational [Read More …]

Merck Animal Health Launches Nasalgen® 3-PMH

September 9, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

First and only intranasal vaccine to protect against five most common pathogens Merck Animal Health (known as MSD Animal Health outside the United States and Canada) has introduced Nasalgen® 3-PMH, the only intranasal vaccine that [Read More …]

Planning for Possible Feed Shortages

Considering the unknowns related to weather conditions during the harvest season across the U.S., it is prudent to plan now for possible forage or grain shortages. Production perspective: July is predicted to rank as one [Read More …]

Wisconsin Holstein Assoc. hosts All-Breeds Futurity

Coming out on top was Budjon-Abbott Alexandra-ET, exhibited by the Weigels Judge Bob Hagenow of Poynette, Wis., judged and placed ten outstanding three-year-old cows on Tuesday, August 25 in West Bend, Wis., at the Wisconsin [Read More …]

Farm Aid to host 35th Anniversary Virtual Festival Sept. 26

Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young and Dave Matthews to headline Farm Aid 2020 On the Road Farm Aid announced today that the organization will mark its 35th anniversary with a virtual at-home festival experience. [Read More …]

USDA implements the OneRD Guarantee Loan Initiative

Deputy Under Secretary Brand: “USDA is committed to cutting red tape and streamlining investment” United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Bette Brand today announced that USDA is implementing the OneRD [Read More …]

Funds available to update livestock operations

September 7, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Apply by November 4, 2020 for Livestock Investment Grant Minnesota livestock farmers and ranchers seeking to improve their livestock operation are encouraged to apply for the Agricultural Growth, Research and Innovation (AGRI) Livestock Investment Grant [Read More …]

Amplimune receives regulatory approval in New Zealand

NovaVive Inc., an animal health immunobiology company, today announced that its immunotherapy for calf scours – Amplimune® – has received approval for sale in New Zealand by Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines (ACVM). Amplimune reduces the [Read More …]

Introducing KUHN HR 1030 and 1040 Series Power Harrows

September 7, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Kuhn North America, Inc., is pleased to introduce the HR 1030 and 1040 Series power harrows. These power harrows carry KUHN’s solid reputation into a new generation with updated features and even better performance. Building [Read More …]

Global Dairy Tech Start-up Spotlight Introduced to Industry

September 7, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

As dairy producers face challenges that are both different and greater than ever before, emerging dairy technology companies continue to step-up to the plate to meet the needs of producers. Since 1967, many new dairy [Read More …]

Tom Kestell challenge’s “status quo” thinking in dairy

With terrific production, a nearly 45,000-lb. herd average, high type, and over half the herd are Excellent cows, award winning dairyman Tom Kestell of Waldo, Wisconsin talks with Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News about making [Read More …]

DCHA webinar features heifer repro management research

“New Research on Reproductive Management of Dairy Heifers” headlines the next Dairy Calf and Heifer Association (DCHA) webinar. Luís Mendonça, a member of Merck Animal Health’s ruminant technical services team, will lead the one-hour DCHA [Read More …]

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National Mastitis Council seeks Award of Excellence nominations

Award recognizes members who help prevent and control cow mastitis The National Mastitis Council (NMC) is now accepting nominations for its coveted Award of Excellence for Contribution to Mastitis Prevention and Control. This award recognizes [Read More …]

Application Deadline Is December 1 For Seventh Jersey Youth Academy