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PDP to host one-day event June 20 at Maier Farms, LLC, Waunakee, Wis. Preventing lameness in a dairy herd requires a multi-faceted approach including managing a cow’s environment and handling. The 2024 Hoof Management Workshop [Read More …]

‘Add Milk!’ Program to Launch in Mother’s Nutritional Center Stores Across Southern California

The Healthy Fluid Milk Incentive Project titled “Add Milk!” provides a dollar-for-dollar match to SNAP participants who purchase nutrient-dense, non-fat and low-fat (1%) milk products, including lactose-free options A nutrition incentive program that helps low-income [Read More …]

DATCP Asks Dairy Producers to Return Survey this June

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has mailed the 2024 Wisconsin Dairy Producer Survey to all licensed dairy producers in the state. The department asks dairy producers to return the survey [Read More …]

State Department of Agriculture Shares USDA Recommendations to Minimize Influenza Transmission at Dairy Cattle Livestock Exhibitions

No Cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Have Been Detected in New York Livestock to Date State and Federal Import Orders Remains in Place; Farmers are Encouraged to Monitor Animal Health and Practice Good [Read More …]

NMPF Lauds FDA’s Approval of Bovaer

“FDA approval of Elanco’s Bovaer is another important step on U.S. dairy’s journey toward a net-zero future, one in which dairy farmers have already made great progress. Bovaer and other new technologies that reduce enteric emissions will [Read More …]

Farmers Find Carbon Equals Cash when Working with Truterra

In the first three years of its carbon program, Truterra pays over $21 million to farmers for the sequestration and reduction of over 1.1 million metric tons of carbon, positioning Truterra as a valuable source [Read More …]

DATCP Asks Dairy Producers to Return Survey this June

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has mailed the 2024 Wisconsin Dairy Producer Survey to all licensed dairy producers in the state. The department asks dairy producers to return the survey [Read More …]

Josef Newgarden Celebrates with Milk After Winning Back-to-Back at Indy 500

May 29, 2024 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Celebrating with milk at the end of the Indy 500 is the goal of every driver. Now, Josef Newgarden can say he’s not only done it twice—but back-to-back! After winning the 108th Running of the [Read More …]

USDA announces additional details to compensate producers for loss of milk production

Since the detection of H5N1 in dairy cattle in March, USDA has worked swiftly and diligently to assess the prevalence of the virus in U.S. dairy herds and to use the latest scientific data to [Read More …]

Fighting Cancer, Finding Purpose and the Power of a Positive Mindset

May 29, 2024 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Everyone has two lives. The second one starts when you realize you only have one. A positive mindset is easy, when things in our lives our easy. But when we realize we are facing the [Read More …]

The Dairy Farmer’s Guide to Navigating Stress and Mental Health Challenges

May 29, 2024 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Operating a farm with many variables beyond one’s control, including weather, commodity prices and, most recently, a novel animal health issue, puts dairy farmers at a high risk of experiencing financial, physical and emotional stress. [Read More …]

Royal GD and Beluga Animal Health team up to discuss the future of dairy farming

How does dairy farming look like in the future? And what actions are needed today to be able to keep producing high quality milk, in a sustainable and profitable way in the decades to come? [Read More …]

NMPF Lauds FDA’s Approval of Bovaer

“FDA approval of Elanco’s Bovaer is another important step on U.S. dairy’s journey toward a net-zero future, one in which dairy farmers have already made great progress. Bovaer and other new technologies that reduce enteric emissions will [Read More …]

High H5N1 influenza levels found in mice given raw milk from infected dairy cows

Mice administered raw milk samples from dairy cows infected with H5N1 influenza experienced high virus levels in their respiratory organs and lower virus levels in other vital organs. What Mice administered raw milk samples from [Read More …]

GROWMARK Announces 2024 Scholarship Winners

Fifty-four students have been selected to receive scholarships totaling $2,000 each through the GROWMARK Foundation. Nearly 500 students from across the United States and Ontario, Canada, applied for the scholarships. Students who received the scholarships [Read More …]

House Agriculture Committee Approves Farm Bill Draft

The House Agriculture Committee approved the long-awaited 2024 Farm Bill earlier this morning on a vote of 33-21, although it doesn’t appear that the measure will go to the full House for a vote at [Read More …]

Indiana Farm Bureau Celebrates Progress in Passage of 2024 Farm Bill

Indiana Farm Bureau is celebrating progress made on the Farm, Food, and National Security Act, otherwise known as the farm bill, that passed the U.S. House Agriculture Committee yesterday. “We’re grateful to Chairman G.T. Thompson, [Read More …]

Mastering a Marathon Mindset Podcast

May 28, 2024 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Back on Episode 100 of Uplevel, Clare Alderink, manager at Ryzebol Dairy in Michigan, joined Tommy Oesch from Swiss Lane Farms to talk about doing hard things, like running 4 miles every 4 hours in [Read More …]

Markets Scream for More Milk

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending May 24, 2024 The markets are screaming at dairy producers to make more milk, but there are formidable barriers to expansion. Producers who have relied on extra [Read More …]

DCRC selects UW-Madison’s Briza Castro as its 2024 Scholar

The Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) named Briza Castro, a PhD candidate in the University of Wisconsin’s animal and dairy sciences department, as the 2024 DCRC Scholar. As the award recipient, Castro earned an expense-paid [Read More …]

NMPF Thanks House Agriculture Committee For Farm Bill Progress And Key Dairy Wins

The National Milk Producers Federation thanked members of the House Agriculture Committee for their work to advance a 2024 Farm Bill through Congress this year, with bipartisan approval for a plan introduced by Chairman Glenn [Read More …]

Breaking the Silence: Addressing Mental Health Among Dairy Farmers

Mental Health Awareness Month is important for everyone, including dairy farmers. Dairy farming is hard work. The long hours and physical labor can be stressful. Farmers often face challenges like bad weather, equipment problems, and [Read More …]

Digital Transformation in Dairy Retail

With advancements in technology and innovations in digital retail and marketing, it is becoming easier and easier for consumers to find the products they need online. As online retail becomes more prevalent, what does that [Read More …]

Highlighting Carbon Footprint, Water Quality, Renewable Energy Contracts

Earn Dairy AdvanCE continuing education credits and join interactive conversations with leading experts This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP) will take a deep dive into some of the most timely [Read More …]

IDFA Pleased With SNAP Dairy Incentive Expansion in House Ag Committee Farm Bill

The U.S. House Agriculture Committee today approved its version of a 2024 Farm Bill. Michael Dykes, D.V.M., president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), released the following statement on the bill: “IDFA [Read More …]

NMPF Thanks House Agriculture Committee for Farm Bill Progress and Key Dairy Wins