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To ensure we have adequate supplies available, please pre-register online Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County, in cooperation with New York State Agriculture and Markets, will host another distribution event for Delaware County farmers to [Read More …]

Virtual Alice in Dairyland Finals Set for June 19-20

Following the March announcement that the 2020 Alice in Dairyland Finals would be postponed due to COVID-19, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is providing additional details on when, where, and [Read More …]

Wisconsin Cow Named 2019 Star of the Breed

Ocean-View Sterling Silver, bred and owned by Ocean View Genetics, Daryl and Pam Nunes in Deerfield, Wis., has earned the honor of being named Holstein Association USA’s 2019 Star of the Breed. The Star of [Read More …]

Holstein Association USA Honors 2019 Herds of Excellence

Holstein Association USA is proud to recognize 11 herds as 2019 Herds of Excellence. This coveted honor has been presented since 2008, and honors Registered Holstein® breeders who have developed herds excelling in both milk [Read More …]

Holstein Association USA Research Grant Program Seeking Applications

Holstein Association USA’s mission is to provide leadership, information, and services to help members and dairy producers worldwide be successful. To further that mission, Holstein Association USA invites research proposals with expected outcomes to benefit [Read More …]

Select Sires Adds Buell to Communications Team

Select Sires is excited to announce the hiring of Skylar Buell as communications specialist. A native of Temperance, Mich., Buell graduated from The Ohio State University in May 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in agricultural [Read More …]

NATIONAL DAIRY SHRINE TO CANCEL 2020 AWARDS BANQUET

June 16, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

The Board of Directors of the National Dairy Shrine announced the cancellation of the 2020 National Dairy Shrine Awards Banquet. The awards program has been held annually in conjunction with World Dairy Expo, and the [Read More …]

Farm Bureau commends EPA action on dicamba use

Farmers who have already purchased dicamba products allowed to use existing stock this season The American Farm Bureau Federation commends the swift action by the Environmental Protection Agency to allow farmers who have already purchased [Read More …]

Rising Milk Sales Bust ‘Death of Dairy’ Myth

For years, a variation of this sentence has appeared in nearly every news story that touches on fluid milk consumption: “Milk sales are down while plant-beverages are rising.” It’s easy shorthand to use because while [Read More …]

Holstein Association USA Names 2020 Elite Performers

Holstein Association USA’s Elite Performer™ recognition is given to cows that any dairyman would love to milk – cows with desirable conformation, who calve in consistently and produce high volumes of milk components. In the [Read More …]

Meyer receives agricultural sustainability award

Deanne Meyer receives Bradford-Rominger Agricultural Sustainability Leadership Award Deanne Meyer, UC Cooperative Extension livestock waste management specialist, is this year’s recipient of the Eric Bradford & Charlie Rominger Agricultural Sustainability Leadership Award, given by the [Read More …]

EPA offers clarity to farmers following dicamba ruling

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a key order providing farmers with needed clarity following the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ June 3, 2020 vacatur of three dicamba registrations. The cancellation order outlines limited and [Read More …]

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Cattle and Hog Market Disruptions Renew Interest in Mandatory Country of Original Labeling

Major disruptions in the cattle and hog markets, one of the several fallouts of the COVID-19 pandemic, have led to many conversations about policy options that might be helpful. One much-discussed solution is mandatory country [Read More …]

DCRC schedules data organization webinar

“Data organization yields positive returns” headlines the Aug. 7 Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) webinar, which starts at 2 p.m. Central time. Mark Kirkpatrick, Zoetis managing veterinarian, Dairy Technical Services, and Iowa State University adjunct [Read More …]

Beef Breed Organizations Unite to Strengthen Industry

June 12, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

An industry-wide collaboration is improving breeding tools. International Genetic Solutions (IGS), a group of more than 17 cattle associations and organizations, is working across the breed spectrum to provide resources and technologies that ensure cattlemen [Read More …]

Fred Schonenberg of VentureFuel on the COVID-19 pandemic changes in dairy business, along with other food markets.

DairyVoice Podcast 20 Discusses The Changing Business Model in Dairy What are possibilities for the food industry and specifically in dairy as we move through the COVID-19 pandemic? In DairyVoice episode 20, the guest is [Read More …]

Raising the Bar on Passive Transfer

June 11, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Feeding colostrum immediately after birth is not optional. Rather, it’s a requirement to ensure that calves receive the immunity provided by immunoglobulin G (IgG). Without it, both morbidity and mortality in calves can be high. [Read More …]

Holstein Association USA Virtual Meeting Slated for June 25

June 11, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Holstein Association USA, Inc. will host a Virtual Member Update Meeting Thursday, June 25, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time. It will feature the President’s Address, CEO’s State of the Association Address, and the 2019 [Read More …]

The World’s Largest Annual Agricultural Exposition!

Request a booth now Every year, we fill our 2.6 million square feet of exhibit space with the best in technology, equipment, services and more. This is your opportunity to get your business in front [Read More …]

Boettcher Recognized as CowManager Specialist of the Year

Shane Boettcher of Isanti, Minn. has been named the 2020 CowManager® Specialist of the Year. The award recognizes an individual with exceptional knowledge of the CowManager system, expansive installation experience and expert advisement about system [Read More …]

What’s Next for the Land Market?

The agricultural land market came into 2020 with a glimmer of optimism until COVID-19 slammed into people’s lives. Catastrophic disruptions in the world’s economy have reached into U.S. agriculture to play havoc with marketing chains. [Read More …]

DCHA webinar focuses on effective passive transfer of immunity