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Presented by Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY and Cornell Cooperative Extension One can argue that IOFC (income over feed cost) begins when forage is delivered to the feed center – in this case, the bunk. This podcast [Read More …]

To Cross or Not to Cross: A Tale of Beef x Dairy

Join us for To Cross or Not to Cross: A Tale of Beef x Dairy LIVE webinar for a discussion on the crossbreeding cows, and if it’s the right decision for your cattle. Crossbreeding dairy [Read More …]

Dairy industry professionals invited to discuss change management

The Center is hosting free virtual roundtable meeting on October 22 Dairy farmers who are navigating a changing marketplace and dairy professionals who guide their clients through the change management process are encouraged to attend [Read More …]

Funding to support PFAS research in agricultural communities

August 25, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

EPA awards nearly $5M for new research on managing PFAS in agricultural and rural communities The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced $4.8 million in research funding to three institutions to better understand the [Read More …]

USDA offers wildfire recovery assistance

USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) offers disaster assistance and low-interest loan programs to assist agricultural producers in their recovery efforts following wildfires or other qualifying natural disasters. Available programs and loans include: Non-Insured Crop Disaster [Read More …]

Crossbreeding of Holstein cows improves fertility without detriment to milk production

August 24, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Research in the Journal of Dairy Science® examines generational effects of crossbreeding Since 1960, Holstein dairy cows have exhibited a substantial decline in fertility, with serious economic consequences for farmers. Genetic selection programs in the [Read More …]

New milk startup competition announced: MilkLaunch

August 24, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

New York Dairy Promotion Order Advisory Board sparks new product innovation for dairy The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, the New York Dairy Promotion Order (DPO) Advisory Board, and VentureFuel announced today [Read More …]

Pennsylvania agriculture to be celebrated virtually for 2021 PA Farm Show

No in-person events or competitions Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announced today that Pennsylvania’s agriculture industry will be celebrated virtually for the 2021 PA Farm Show, with no in-person events or competitions, to mitigate against COVID-19. [Read More …]

PA Dairymen’s Assoc. Statement on State’s Decision to Host a “Virtual 2021 PA Farm Show”

Dave Smith, executive director of the Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association, issued the following statement today regarding the Pa. Department of Agriculture’s decision to transition to a virtual Farm Show in January 2021 due to the lingering [Read More …]

ASV Introduces MAX-Series™ Loaders with Next Generation Cab, Premium User Experience

ASV Holdings Inc., an industry-leading manufacturer of all-purpose and all-season compact track loaders and skid steers, gives operators a premium operator experience with the introduction of the MAX-Series™ loaders. The loaders include a new, next [Read More …]

DCRC pivots from in-person to virtual conference

The in-person Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) Annual Meeting, previously scheduled for Nov.11-12, in Madison, Wis., is rescheduled for Nov. 10-12, in a virtual format. Given current capacity restrictions in Dane County, Wis., due to [Read More …]

Select Sires Now Home to Seven of the Top 10 TPI Sires

For the fourth consecutive sire summary, 14HO7770 HELIX leads the breed as the No. 1 GTPI® daughter-proven sire at +2942. Accompanying HELIX in the top-10 are 7HO13454 ROCKETFIRE at No. 3 (+2869), 14HO7796 GRIFF at [Read More …]

National DHIA Supports USDA’s Proposed Move to RFID Ear Tags for All Cattle

USDA has proposed that all cattle moving in interstate shipment must have 840 RFID (-radio frequency radio identification devices) ear tags effective January 1, 2023. Such tags would be the only official tags, replacing the [Read More …]

Premier Select Sires Welcomes the Voice of Cooperative Members

Premier Select Sires has formed a brand-new discovery group, which will be known as the Premier Owner’s Voice (POV), to gain insight and input from cooperative members. POV will involve all types and sizes of [Read More …]

Paul Snyder of Tillamook Co-op Discusses Stewardship

August 19, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 3

Tillamook Co-op in Oregon supports its 80 member dairymen with dividends from processing profits, along with a commitment to its employees, customers, communities and the environment. Paul Snyder, Executive Vice President Stewardship, talks with Joel Hastings of [Read More …]

DCRC pivots from in-person to virtual conference

The in-person Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) Annual Meeting, previously scheduled for Nov.11-12, in Madison, Wis., is rescheduled for Nov. 10-12, in a virtual format. Given current capacity restrictions in Dane County, Wis., due to [Read More …]

New Progeny-Proven Graduates Debut on Leading Lists

August 19, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Fourteen sires have graduated to daughter-proven status and joined the Select Sires, Accelerated Genetics and GenerVations lineups. This tremendous graduating class reaffirms the cooperative’s commitment to customer-owners, offering balanced genetics, wellness leaders, high Cheese Merit [Read More …]

Top bulls that prove themselves time and again

It is the balance between health and efficiency that makes CRV’s Fleckvieh breeding program unique as well. Important breeding values, therefore, come together in the CRV Health and CRV Efficiency indexes. These are new names, [Read More …]

Minnesota dairy community crowns 67th Princess Kay of the Milky Way

Brenna Connelly, a 19-year-old college student from Byron, Minnesota, representing Olmsted County, was crowned the 67th Princess Kay of the Milky Way at a private ceremony that was streamed virtually on Aug. 12. Connelly will [Read More …]

All Breeds Blog

NMC publishes laboratory handbook in Spanish

National Mastitis Council’s Laboratory Handbook on Bovine Mastitis is now available in Spanish. A 150-page book for laboratory diagnosticians, veterinarians, educators, students, researchers, technical specialists and dairy producers, it discusses the basic theories of microbial [Read More …]

With ‘healthy’ confidence, a significant improvement for CRV bulls

August 14, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The balance between health and efficiency is what makes CRV’s breeding programme so unique. Important breeding values, therefore, come together in the CRV Health and CRV Efficiency indexes. These are new names, because CRV wants [Read More …]

Sperm imaging could improve cattle fertility

Novel technique selects the best sperm in terms of fertility University of Illinois researchers have developed a new technique to determine the fertility of sperm samples in cattle. “This work is a part of a [Read More …]

STgenetics presents EcoFeed: Efficient feed conversion and genetics

August 14, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Efficient feed conversion plays a key role in production agriculture’s sustainability. Here’s why: Feed costs represent about 51 percent of total dairy farm operating costs, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Efficient feed conversion [Read More …]

Engage with your campus about agriculture virtually this semester

Dairy Management Inc. supports development of agricultural advocates through College Aggies Online scholarship competition The Animal Agriculture Alliance’s annual College Aggies Online (CAO) scholarship competition kicks off September 14. Undergraduate, graduate students, and collegiate clubs [Read More …]

Amanda Freund of Freund’s Family Farm talks about the dairy operation and their unique approach to the business.

In episode 24 of DairyVoice podcast, Joel Hastings interviews Amanda Freund of Freund’s Family Farm about the dairy operation and their unique approach to the business. Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News describes Amanda Freund of [Read More …]

39th ADSA® Discover Conference Moves to Virtual Event

The 39th American Dairy Science Association® (ADSA) Discover Conference: The Transition Period – From Physiology to Management, planned for October 26-29, 2020 and originally scheduled to occur in Itasca, IL will move completely online. ADSA’s [Read More …]

Calf and Heifer Management Online Course

The Calf and Heifer Management Online Course will cover basic calf and heifer management principles led by staff from Cornell University and industry researchers. It is designed for dairy business on-farm personnel (owner or employee) [Read More …]

Farm animals and COVID-19: Should you be worried?