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Since May 2019, the price for Class I milk, i.e., milk used to produce beverage milk products, has been calculated using the simple average of advanced Class III (cheese) and Class IV (milk powders) skim [Read More …]

Over $520,000 Awarded By PCC-DBII To Stabilize And Expand Dairy Business In California, Oregon, and Washington

Catalytic Funding for New or Used Equipment Purchases to Help Dairy Processors Evolve Operations and Adopt More Sustainable Practices $4.1 million in grants available to Dairy Processors in California, Oregon, Arizona, Washington, Nevada and New [Read More …]

Statement by Agriculture Secretary Vilsack in Celebration of National Milk Day

Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack offered the following statement in support of America’s dairy industry, in advance of National Milk Day, which will be celebrated on Thursday, January 11. Agriculture Secretary Vilsack today visited the [Read More …]

National Institute for Animal Agriculture Selects Third Cohort for the Advanced Training for Animal Agriculture Leaders Program

The third class participating in the National Institute for Animal Agriculture’s (NIAA) Advanced Training for Animal Agriculture Leaders has been selected and will convene for their first session in Chicago in February 2024. NIAA established the leadership [Read More …]

Tools to Reduce Mastitis on Your Farm

Join Penn State Extension for an informative and engaging in-person workshop that will provide you with tools to reduce mastitis on your farm and increase overall farm profitability. Our expert presenters will share their knowledge [Read More …]

Farmer Focus

For Kate and Travis Fogler, nothing encourages loved ones to come home for the holidays like … cows. Their home is Stonyvale Farm, a 4,200-acre, fifth-generation dairy in Exeter, Maine, that they share with 1,000 [Read More …]

Gurobi Releases New Case Study with Dairy Co-operative Fonterra

With help from Gurobi, Fonterra uses its new planning model to sustainably produce nearly a third of the world’s dairy exports. Gurobi Optimization, LLC, the leader in decision intelligence technology, today announced the release [Read More …]

Governor Hochul Announces Initiatives to Strengthen and Promote New York’s Agricultural Industry

State of the State Proposal Will Provide $55 Million to Bolster New York’s Dairy Industry Creates a One-Stop Shop for Agricultural Workforce Development in Partnership with Cornell University, NYSDOL, NYS PERB, and NYS AGM Promote [Read More …]

New Planet-Smart Feeds Coming Soon to California Dairies

Farmers and tech companies turn sprouted grains and aquatic plants into environmental solutions. Animal nutrition is a major driver in dairy sustainability and a key factor in how California dairies have already significantly reduced their [Read More …]

DBIA: Grant Awards Announced and Next Cycle Opening February 5th

In early December, DBIA announced 41 grants totaling nearly $4 million for farmstead operations and dairy processing businesses across the Midwest.. Thirty-seven grants are Dairy Business Builder grants targeting small-to-medium size farmers or processors. In [Read More …]

Holstein Association USA Recognizes 2023 Top BAA Herds

January 11, 2024 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Holstein Association USA is excited to announce the top Holstein Breed Age Average (BAA%) herds for 2023 classifications. Members who use the Classic or Standard options of the Holstein classification program receive an overall BAA [Read More …]

DairyVoice Podcast: Tim Abbott and Mike Duckett talk about Showbox Sires latest addition – Hendrix

In this DairyVoice episode, Showbox Sires Tim Abbott and Mike Duckett talk about Hendrix. Select Sires has been instrumental in developing this bull both top and bottom side of the pedigree. Kevin Jorgensen and Frank [Read More …]

AgWest Farm Credit Announces Board of Director Election Results

AgWest’s cooperative structure with customer-member governance is one of its unique qualities as an agricultural lender. The Board of Directors is elected by voting stockholders. This year, Nels DeBruycker of Choteau, Montana (Region 2 – [Read More …]

Agriculture students: Apply for the Lon and Kathy Tonneson Scholarship

Applications are due Feb. 15 The Central Plains Dairy Foundation (CPDF) is now accepting applications for its $500 Lon and Kathy Tonneson Scholarship. Annually, CPDF awards this scholarship to a student who has successfully completed at [Read More …]

You’re Invited! ODPA Annual Meeting

The Ohio Dairy Producers Association invites you to join us at our annual meeting on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, from 10 AM to 2:30 PM at the Shisler Conference Center, 1680 Madison Avenue in Wooster. All Ohio [Read More …]

Real California Milk Debuts Great Mozzarella Showdown Foodservice Recipe Contest

Highlights Culinary Innovation Tapping Into California’s Leading Foodservice Cheese The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) today announced the launch of the 2024 Great Mozzarella Showdown, an inaugural foodservice recipe contest challenging professional chefs and culinary [Read More …]

Indiana Farm Bureau Now Accepting Applications for New Student Scholarship

Indiana Farm Bureau is now accepting applications for its student scholarship program for the 2024-2025 school year. This year, INFB is introducing the Ag Impact Scholarship, which will highlight applicants who demonstrate a lasting effect [Read More …]

Rob Goodling to Share PA Dairy Performance Indicators in Special Webinar on January 19

The Free “Protecting Your Profits” Webinar Will Be Held on January 19 at 12 p.m. The Center for Dairy Excellence is hosting a special edition of its monthly “Protecting Your Profits” webinar on Friday, January [Read More …]

Save The Date: Thursday February 22nd 2024 New York Give FFA Day

On February 22nd, 2024, National FFA will host its ninth Give FFA Day – 24 hours of philanthropy across the nation in support of over 850,000 FFA members. The beauty of this online event is [Read More …]

2024 Fill a Glass with Hope® Campaign Sends 36 Million Servings of Fresh Milk Flowing into Pennsylvania’s Charitable Food Network

Super Bowl Champ Teams Up with Campaign Partners to Address Hunger Today at the PA Farm Show, 2024 Fill a Glass with Hope® (FGWH) charitable milk distribution program got a big boost with $135,500 in [Read More …]

Applications for 2024 Cornerstone Dairy Academy due January 31

Application-Based Leadership-Development Program Set for March 12-13, 2024 With the application deadline nearing for Cornerstone Dairy Academy® presented by the Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP), dairy farmers and other industry professionals will want to submit their applications by Jan. [Read More …]

USDA’s 100th Agricultural Outlook Forum

Register today for the Agricultural Outlook Forum 2024 and learn about the agricultural perspectives that will lead us into tomorrow. As we welcome 2024, it’s the perfect time to look ahead and explore the future [Read More …]

New Study Demonstrates Positive Health and Financial Outcomes for Treating Nonsevere Gram-Negative Mastitis with Spectramast LC

The peer-reviewed research found a two-day treatment to be an efficacious protocol for dairies Dairy producers and veterinarians can confidently implement mastitis treatment protocols against mastitis cases caused by Gram-negative bacteria with Spectramast® LC (ceftiofur hydrochloride) [Read More …]

Whole farm efficiency webinar series

12:00 – 1:00 PMTuesdays, January 9 to March 12, 2024 Join us for this webinar series on enhancing farm efficiency. Explore innovative practices and cutting- edge technologies to optimize feeding and management. Webinars will be held [Read More …]

Limited-time offer from Penn State Extension

Start the new year off right with this limited-time offer from Penn State Extension! Invest in yourself with online learning and save 25 percent through January.Choose from over one hundred affordable, noncredit courses. Get on-demand access [Read More …]

Inflation: How It Effects Your Bottom Line webinar scheduled for January 24

The I-29 Moo University 2024 Dairy Webinar Series continues Wednesday, Jan. 24 from 12 noon to 1 p.m. CDT. The webinar will feature a discussion on how inflation effects your dairy’s bottom line with Dr. [Read More …]

Beef × Dairy Research and Resources from Iowa State

The dairy industry has a growing trend of using beef semen to breed dairy cows. Survey data out of New York1 estimates that the use of beef sires on dairy farms more than doubled from 2015 [Read More …]

WFU Receives Farm Aid Grant