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Spanish translation provided at one-day event set for June 20 at Maier Farms, LLC, Waunakee, Wis. There’s still time to register for the 2024 Hoof Management Workshop presented by Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP). The one-day [Read More …]

Using QuickBooks to Manage Your Farm Business: Instructor-Guided

Learn basic accounting principles and QuickBooks to run your farm business. This course includes instructor interaction and webinars. This online, instructor-led course teaches you how to set up and maintain your financial records using the [Read More …]

Registration Open for INAgLaw’s Workshop – Estate & Succession Planning for the Family Farm

Registration is now open for Indiana Agricultural Law Foundation’s (INAgLaw) 2024 Estate & Succession Planning for the Family Farm workshop. The annual program is targeted toward family farmers and attorneys and will be held via [Read More …]

How to Cut Labor Costs and Max Out Milk in Automated Milking Systems

Peggy Coffeen talks with Pauly Paul from Complete Management Consulting on an efficiency audit that helped their dairy regroup pens to spend less time on herd management tasks, reorganize and reduce labor to save money [Read More …]

More Than 20 Dairy Partners Display Dairy Trends, Sustainable Ingredients In Real California Milk’s Street Of Dairy

2024 International Dairy Deli Bakery Association Show The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) will spotlight a variety of innovative, on-trend sustainably sourced dairy products at the 2024 International Dairy Deli Bakery Association (IDDBA) show in [Read More …]

Farm Credit Awards $100,000 to Develop and Promote Northeast Agriculture

The Farm Credit Northeast AgEnhancement Program, a joint effort of Farm Credit East and CoBank, recently provided more than $100,000 in grant funding to 22 organizations to assist their efforts to encourage youth leadership development, [Read More …]

USDEC, NMPF Ally with Colombian Dairy Association to Strengthen Trade, Drive Dairy Priorities

National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the Colombian Association of Dairy Industry (Asoleche) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today to increase cooperation between the U.S. and Colombian dairy [Read More …]

NMPF Secures Dairy Wins n House Farm Bill

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The House Agriculture Committee-approved 2024 Farm Bill approved May 24 contains numerous NMPF-urged policy wins for dairy farmers, including an updated Dairy Margin Coverage Program and important support for its Federal Milk Marketing Order modernization [Read More …]

Abbott & Duckett of Showbox Sires Release Hazard PP

Tim Abbott and Mike Duckett of Showbox Sires discuss their immediate release of Hazard PP, available through Select Sires or Worldwide Sires distributors. 744HO17073 Hazard PP has certain traits that will be very popular. Tim [Read More …]

Apply Now: Northeast Value-Added Dairy Experiential Learning Course

On behalf of the Southeast Dairy Business Innovation Initiative we are excited to announce that the application is open for the Northeast Value-Added Dairy Experiential Learning Course! DESCRIPTION Dairy farmers, value-added dairy producer-processors, and industry [Read More …]

Virtual Farm Tour of Tri-Spring Jerseys: Connecting Dairy Farming With the Classroom

If you are an educator, you have likely heard the acronym “STEM” at some point in your career, or you play a large part in STEM education in your school environment. STEM stands for “Science, [Read More …]

Registration Open for the 5th Annual DGN Forward TogetHER Conference

The Dairy Girl Network (DGN), an organization supporting all women in dairy by enhancing lives and creating opportunities, is excited to announce their fifth bi-annual conference to be held November 5-7, 2024, in Independence, MO [Read More …]

Yara Launches Newest Incubator Farm to Advance Knowledge in Dairy Forage Production

Yara North America, a global leader in crop nutrition and sustainable agriculture solutions, has launched its newest incubator farm in partnership with a Livingston County, New York, farm that produces feed for dairy operations. The 150-acre incubator [Read More …]

Center to Host Industry Conference Call on June 12 With Updates About HPAI in Dairy Cattle

The Next Dairy Industry Call Will Be Held on Wednesday, June 12 at 1 p.m. EST The Center for Dairy Excellence will host the next Dairy Industry Conference Call on Wednesday, June 12 at 1 p.m. [Read More …]

The California Milk Advisory Board and VentureFuel Double Down on the Future of Milk

With Real Milk with the Return of the Real California Milk Excelerator Competition Leading open innovation dairy competition returns for 6th year with a search for innovative products tapping into the $5.6 trillion global Health [Read More …]

Holstein Association: 2023 Star of the Breed Shines

Holstein Association USA is thrilled to recognize Budjon-Vail Drm Sunshine-ET EX-95 2E as the 2023 Star of the Breed. The highest honor presented to a Registered Holstein, the award recognizes a cow who excels in [Read More …]

Hilmar Cheese Company Awards 67 Educational Scholarships

Sixty-seven students demonstrating academic performance and community involvement will each receive a scholarship to help fund their higher education goals through Hilmar Cheese Company’s annual scholarship program. This program, which has existed since 2003, is [Read More …]

30 Robots Under One Roof: Right Data, Right Cows, Right Time

Do you ever wish you had a 24-hour herdsperson, who never showed up late, never complained and could pick up on a problem with a cow before you could? Well, that’s what automation has done [Read More …]

Online Agricultural Supervisory Courses

Even amidst the busy rhythms of summer farming, the pursuit of personal and professional growth remains essential. This season, sow the seeds of leadership excellence with two summer courses offered by Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development: [Read More …]

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National Mastitis Council seeks Scholar applicants

Graduate students will earn trip to NMC Annual Meeting in Charlotte The National Mastitis Council (NMC) Scholars program offers at least four travel scholarships for full-time graduate students interested in controlling mastitis, promoting udder health [Read More …]

House Farm Bill a Win for Dairy

The long-awaited Farm Bill debate has finally begun. As someone who has played a role in drafting one Farm Bill as a Senate Agriculture Committee staffer and stood on the sidelines here in Washington for [Read More …]

Hit the greens for the Central Plains Dairy Expo July 31 golf outing

Fund raiser reinvests in the Central Plains dairy community It’s time to “get your golf on” and register for the 2024 Central Plains Dairy Expo golf tournament – Grazing on the Greens – scheduled for July 31, [Read More …]

2024 Nutrient Management Regional Meetings

Registration for the second annual nutrient management regional meetings is now open! DATCP has partnered with NRCS, the Nutrient and Pest Management team, and the SnapPlus team to bring you updates and information related to [Read More …]

Submit Your Bids for Up to $5,000 Worth of Purina Dairy Feed Products

If you want to support the next generation of dairy through your everyday feed purchase, submit your bid in the “Feed for the Future” Silent Auction from now until June 12! How does it work? Purina Animal [Read More …]

Celebrate National Dairy Month on the Golf Course

The Ohio Dairy Producers Association will be wrapping up National Dairy Month on the golf course! Join us on Friday, June 28 at the Pines Golf Club in Orrville for our 7th annual golf outing to raise funds for [Read More …]

DATCP Secretary Encourages Wisconsinites to Support Dairy this June

For some, June kicks off the summer months as the weather gets warmer and school is finishing up for the year. But for those in Wisconsin, June celebrates an entire industry that is central to [Read More …]

FARM Program Opens Nominations for 2024 FARM Excellence Awards

The National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Program today announced that it has opened the nomination period for the 2024 FARM Excellence Awards. These prestigious awards spotlight participating farms and FARM Evaluators that demonstrate [Read More …]

The Impact of Higher Milk protein

The prior post detailed the real pricing of milk in the Upper Midwest. There is significant de-pooling and movement of butterfat between classes. The movement of butterfat from Class I milk to Class II milk has continued [Read More …]

California Dairy Families and Raley’s Food For Families Partner to Deliver Nutritious Milk and Dairy Foods to Families Facing Food Insecurity

In California, over 3 million households face food insecurity. In honor of June as National Dairy Month, the California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) has announced a partnership with Raley’s Food For Families program to deliver milk [Read More …]

CDC Reports Third Dairy Worker Infected With Bird Flu, Risk to Public Remains ‘Low’