All Breeds Blog

Speaker Pelosi Fumbling Response to Trump’s Trade Wars

May 8, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

America’s dairy farmers are putting Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi on notice. Up until recently America’s ongoing tariff disputes with Mexico, Canada, China, Europe and Japan have been appropriately coined “President Trump’s Trade Wars.” [Read More …]

Sherry Bunting on recent Senate hearing regarding USDA school nutrition program

May 7, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Freelance journalist Sherry Bunting has written about the recent Senate hearing on USDA’s school nutrition program. She shares her insights and concerns with Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness about the “anti-real food” bias that continues to [Read More …]

Holstein Association USA Honors 2019 Exceptional Dairy Leaders

May 7, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Holstein Association USA is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2019 recognition accolades to be formally presented at the 2019 National Holstein Convention in June. The 2019 honorees are as follows: Distinguished [Read More …]

Shirley Kaltenbach Retires, Leslie Maurice Appointed as New Director of Communications

May 6, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

After nearly 34 years of service, Shirley Kaltenbach announces her retirement as Select Sires’ director of communications. Kaltenbach has served in this role since 2012, having previously worked in multiple departments, including business and finance [Read More …]

Dairy Margin Coverage program webinar

May 6, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Presenters will included Marin Bozic, UM and Josh Newton and Cassandra Monger, Compeer A webinar will be hosted by I-29 Moo University at 12 noon on Friday, May 17 to review the Dairy Revenue Protection [Read More …]

DCHA launches webinar series

May 6, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Inaugural webinar on May 10th to cover dairy calf growth-enhancement tools Dairy Calf Growth-enhancement Tools headline Dairy Calf and Heifer Association’s inaugural webinar. This one-hour educational offering starts at noon Central time on May 10. [Read More …]

2019 AJCA-NAJ ANNUAL MEETINGS WEBSITE NOW AVAILABLE

May 3, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

The official website of the 2019 American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) and National All-Jersey Inc. (NAJ) Annual Meetings is now available online. The 151st AJCA-NAJ Annual Meetings will be held at the Saratoga Hilton Hotel [Read More …]

Cows 2 Career Conference planned to engage youth

May 3, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Calling all youth! The dairy industry has many incredible job opportunities for young people. The options are so bountiful that they cannot be contained in a single state or even in one country. That’s why [Read More …]

DCRC reschedules dairy webinar to May 17

May 2, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

‘Feeding Strategies to Support Health and Fertility During the Transition Period’ rescheduled The Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council webinar — Feeding Strategies to Support Health and Fertility During the Transition Period — originally scheduled for April [Read More …]

Chris Laughton discusses the Farm Credit East 2018 Dairy Farm Summary

May 2, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Farm Credit East has issued its 2018 Dairy Farm Summary with financial performance of over 300 dairy farms in the region. Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness speaks with Chris Laughton, Director of Knowledge Exchange, who talks [Read More …]

FARME Institute April 2019 Component Prices

May 2, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

April will have a nice upturn; component values are up, but PPD will be down. Fat was flat with protein roaring back another $0.36/lb (See graph on Page 2) and other solids remained flat. For [Read More …]

National DHIA honors Edward Vink for leadership

May 1, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Edward “Ed” Vink of Hanford, Calif. earns the Joachim-Wilson Leadership Award National Dairy Herd Information Association (DHIA) honored Edward “Ed” Vink, Hanford, Calif., with the Joachim-Wilson Leadership Award. A lifelong dairy industry advocate, Vink’s career [Read More …]

DCRC reschedules webinar featuring feeding strategies to enhance fertility

May 1, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

The Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) webinar – Feeding Strategies to Support Health and Fertility During the Transition Period – originally scheduled for April 26, has been rescheduled to May 17, at 2 p.m. Central [Read More …]

USJERSEY GENETIC EVALUATION UPDATE WEBINARS AVAILABLE

May 1, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

The USJersey organizations have released two webinars detailing the Council On Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB) multi-breed genomic evaluation released in April. The videos cover the informational policies of both the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) [Read More …]

NMPF Applauds House Subcommittee for Putting Dairy First; DMC Decision Tool Now Online

April 30, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

As key milestones are being met in offering much-needed financial relief for dairy producers, the National Milk Producers Federation today thanked the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture for choosing dairy as [Read More …]

Judges named for 2019 All American Jersey Shows

April 30, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Largest exhibition of Registered Jersey cattle in the world to be held Nov. 9-11 The judges have been selected for The 67th All American Jersey Shows, sponsored by the American Jersey Cattle Association of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. [Read More …]

Natural Ventilation for Freestall Barns

April 30, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

Cows continuously produce heat and moisture so a ventilation system is necessary to continuously exchange inside air for drier, cooler outside air. Basic Requirements for Natural Ventilation Cows continuously produce heat and moisture. When cows [Read More …]

National Junior Genetics Conference planned for June 26

April 29, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Holstein Association USA and Zoetis are inviting all dairy enthusiasts to the National Junior Genetics Conference to be held Wednesday, June 26, from 2 to 4 p.m. The event will be held at the Red [Read More …]

CDI President and CEO Announces Intent to Retire in 2019

April 27, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Andrei Mikhalevsky, President and Chief Executive Officer of California Dairies, Inc. (CDI) has announced his intention to retire from his position as of December 31, 2019. The CDI Board of Directors has initiated a search [Read More …]

National DHIA recognizes Edward Vink with Joachim-Wilson Leadership Award

April 26, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

National Dairy Herd Information Association (DHIA) honored Edward “Ed” Vink, Hanford, Calif., with the Joachim-Wilson Leadership Award. A lifelong dairy industry advocate, Vink’s career started in the 1950s when he farmed in partnership with his [Read More …]

Young Dairy Leaders Institute Celebrates 25 Years with a Dairy Leadership Summit

April 26, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Holstein Foundation has been cultivating future generations through their Young Dairy Leaders Institute (YDLI) for the past 25 years. YDLI is a nationally recognized three-phase leadership and communication skills development program for young adults, ages [Read More …]

JUDGES NAMED FOR 2019 ALL AMERICAN JERSEY SHOWS

April 26, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

The judges have been selected for The 67th All American Jersey Shows, sponsored by the American Jersey Cattle Association of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. The largest exhibition of Registered Jersey™ cattle in the world, the three shows [Read More …]

Marj Faust talks about genetic evaluations for crossbred animals

April 25, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Genetic evaluations for crossbred animals are now available. Our columnist Marj Faust, a genetics consultant based in Madison, Wisconsin, talks with Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness about this new opportunity for dairymen with cattle that have [Read More …]

Select Sires Welcomes New Vice President of Latin America Markets and Dairy Sire Services

April 25, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

With more than 30 years of industry experience, Jeffrey Reidman of Norco, Calif. brings an expansive skillset and tremendous leadership to Select Sires Inc. as the cooperative’s incoming vice president of Latin America markets and [Read More …]

Bill Young Accepts New Title at Select Sires

April 23, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Bill Young of Collingwood, Ontario, assumes new responsibilities at Select Sires Inc. as the vice president of subsidiaries and will also continue in his current capacity as chief executive officer of Select Sires GenerVations. In [Read More …]

2019 DCHA conference in review

April 22, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Attendees left with renewed energy and enthusiasm for raising calves and heifers Dairy Calf and Heifer Association just wrapped up a successful annual conference. Many thanks to the 2019 DCHA Annual Conference Planning Committee: Co-chairs [Read More …]

Dairy Team workshop to address calf weaning

April 22, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Workshop to be held April 24 at Good View Farm in Bradford County from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Register now for this classroom and hands-on learning experience to learn proper feeding and management of [Read More …]

Program to reshape beef-on-dairy opportunities

April 19, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 1

Collaboration between dairy and beef groups leads to creation of HOLSim™ program The American Simmental Association (ASA) and Holstein Association USA (HAUSA) have announced the formation of the HOLSim™ branded program. The program identifies elite [Read More …]

Wis. Milk Marketing Board nominees certified

April 19, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

The election period runs through May 24 The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has certified 14 nominees as eligible for election to the Board of Directors for the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, [Read More …]

2019 National Holstein Convention – Create a “Yes” culture on your farm

April 19, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

“Galen Emanuele is exactly what dairy farmers need to hear in these challenging times,” said a 2019 Young Dairy Leaders Institute attendee. Another dairy leader shared, “He is the best speaker that I have ever [Read More …]

Speaker Pelosi Fumbling Response to Trump’s Trade Wars

Sherry Bunting on recent Senate hearing regarding USDA school nutrition program

Holstein Association USA Honors 2019 Exceptional Dairy Leaders

Shirley Kaltenbach Retires, Leslie Maurice Appointed as New Director of Communications

Dairy Margin Coverage program webinar

DCHA launches webinar series

2019 AJCA-NAJ ANNUAL MEETINGS WEBSITE NOW AVAILABLE

Cows 2 Career Conference planned to engage youth

DCRC reschedules dairy webinar to May 17

Chris Laughton discusses the Farm Credit East 2018 Dairy Farm Summary

FARME Institute April 2019 Component Prices

National DHIA honors Edward Vink for leadership

DCRC reschedules webinar featuring feeding strategies to enhance fertility

USJERSEY GENETIC EVALUATION UPDATE WEBINARS AVAILABLE

NMPF Applauds House Subcommittee for Putting Dairy First; DMC Decision Tool Now Online

Judges named for 2019 All American Jersey Shows

Natural Ventilation for Freestall Barns

National Junior Genetics Conference planned for June 26

CDI President and CEO Announces Intent to Retire in 2019

National DHIA recognizes Edward Vink with Joachim-Wilson Leadership Award

Young Dairy Leaders Institute Celebrates 25 Years with a Dairy Leadership Summit

JUDGES NAMED FOR 2019 ALL AMERICAN JERSEY SHOWS

Marj Faust talks about genetic evaluations for crossbred animals

Select Sires Welcomes New Vice President of Latin America Markets and Dairy Sire Services

Bill Young Accepts New Title at Select Sires

2019 DCHA conference in review

Dairy Team workshop to address calf weaning

Program to reshape beef-on-dairy opportunities

Wis. Milk Marketing Board nominees certified

2019 National Holstein Convention – Create a “Yes” culture on your farm

Dietary crude protein: how low can we go thanks to the amino acid balancing concept in dairy cows?

Why Herd Immunity Matters to Your Dairy

What If You Could?

Cover Crops After Corn Silage