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Scurto Earns Trip to Italy to Compete in 2024 Caputo Cup Pizza Competition Two Chef Teams Win in Three-Cheese Pizza Bake-Off Tie The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) Tuesday crowned the Grand Prize winner of [Read More …]

Level One of PDPW Financial Literacy for Dairy Coming Soon

Complete Online Assessment by Nov. 8 for Placement in Three-Level Program Tailored for Dairy The 2023-24 sessions of the only financial literacy program tailored specifically for dairy producers, veterinarians, nutritionists and other dairy professionals will [Read More …]

Level One of PDPW Financial Literacy for Dairy Coming Soon

Complete Online Assessment by Nov. 8 for Placement in Three-Level Program Tailored for Dairy The 2023-24 sessions of the only financial literacy program tailored specifically for dairy producers, veterinarians, nutritionists and other dairy professionals will [Read More …]

Farmworkers Advancement Program grant solicitation announced by EDD

Up to $9 million for skill-building, career advancement, upward mobility California’s Employment Development Department (EDD), in coordination the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, announces the availability of up to $9 million in the Workforce Innovation and [Read More …]

Sustainable Sunsets, Meaningful Harvests

Just before the sun comes up every day, dairy farmer Blake Gendebien walks down the lane from his home to the big red barn at Twin Mill Farms, taking a second to survey his surroundings: [Read More …]

Dairy from Farm to School

Teaching students where their food comes from is a fundamental step in the development of healthy eating habits. Dairy foods can play a unique role in Farm to School efforts because they are made year-round [Read More …]

The Dairy Alliance and Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream Forge a Strategic Partnership for Sweet Success

CEOs discuss pioneering innovation across the dairy industry The Dairy Alliance, a leader in the dairy industry in raising awareness about the nutritional advantages of milk, and Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream, serving up premium and [Read More …]

Get Inside Look at Cheese, Milk, Dairy Ingredient Plants on 2023 PDPW Dairy Processor Tours

Tour three innovative dairy processors on Thurs., Oct. 26 Curious about how the milk that leaves your farm is processed into cheese, bottled milk, dairy ingredients and more? The 2023 Dairy Processor Tour presented by [Read More …]

A U.S. Dairy Net Zero Initiative Update

In 2020, the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy set industry-wide environmental stewardship goals and the dairy industry embarked upon an ambitious and groundbreaking on-farm effort in support of them: the U.S. Dairy Net Zero Initiative [Read More …]

Nominate a Dairy Professional You Know for PA Dairy Industry Awards

Do you know a Pennsylvania dairy producer or industry professional who excels in leadership, service, or innovation? Consider nominating them for the 2024 PA Dairy Industry Awards! As you know, the Pennsylvania dairy industry is close-knit, hardworking [Read More …]

PA Dairy Industry Awards Now Open for Nominations

The Annual Awards Recognize Individuals Who Are Excelling in the Dairy Industry Nominations are now open for the annual Pennsylvania Dairy Industry Award program. Each year, the awards recognize dairy producers and industry professionals who [Read More …]

Navigating the Dairy Industry Today: A Webinar Series

Join us October 24 for a live webinar on how you can navigate the ups and downs of today’s dairy industry. Following this live webinar, you’ll gain access to two additional on-demand sessions for a complete guide [Read More …]

NMPF’s Vitaliano says farmers standing firm on FMMO modernization

USDA’s Federal Milk Marketing Order hearing will continue following a recess through the Thanksgiving holiday. Peter Vitaliano, National Milk Producers Federation Vice President of Economic Policy & Market Research, says the hearing is making progress [Read More …]

The Supreme Court leaves in place a court victory for PETA over North Carolina’s ag-gag law

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected North Carolina’s appeal in a dispute with animal rights groups over a law aimed at preventing undercover employees at farms and other workplaces from taking documents or recording video. The justices left [Read More …]

Training farmers to tell dairy’s story has never been more important

At the end of September, the Texas Association of Dairymen held its board meeting in Amarillo and also attended Dairy MAX’s spokesperson training. The training, “Telling Your Story,” is held several times a year for [Read More …]

Cost Management, Detection of Calf Illness and Barn Ventilation on PDPW’s The Dairy Signal

Get news and research updates, earn Dairy AdvanCE continuing education credits This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) will focus on key topics for keeping business and animals healthy. The [Read More …]

PA Dairy Industry Awards Now Open for Nominations

The Annual Awards Recognize Individuals Who Are Excelling in the Dairy Industry Nominations are now open for the annual Pennsylvania Dairy Industry Award program. Each year, the awards recognize dairy producers and industry professionals who [Read More …]

In partnership with Dairy Council of California, Santa Barbara County School Wellness Summit Award

Three $5,000 Let’s Eat Healthy Community Grants Dairy Council of California, a leader in nutrition education and advocacy, collaborated with the Santa Barbara County School Wellness Summit to award three community grants totaling $15,000 through [Read More …]

USDA Highlights Progress in Partnering with Farmers to Increase Innovative Domestic Fertilizer Production, Expand Double Cropping through Investing in America Agenda

Vilsack announces more than $50 million in awards to expand domestic fertilizer production U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today highlighted progress made in partnering with farmers and American businesses to increase innovative [Read More …]

California Milk Advisory Board Offers Opportunity For Student Ambassadors To Share California Dairy Messages With International Audiences

International Internship will select three students to represent Real California Milk in Mexico and South Korea The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) today announced the return of its student internship program where young agriculture ambassadors will [Read More …]

USDA Extends Milk Loss Program Assistance Deadline to Oct. 30

The U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) is extending the application deadline for the Milk Loss Program (MLP) to Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, allowing more time for eligible dairy farmers to apply for much-needed, weather-related disaster recovery assistance. [Read More …]

Expand into Global Markets with an International Market Access Grant, Application Deadline: October 31

DATCP, in collaboration with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), invites Wisconsin agribusinesses to apply for International Market Access Grants (IMAG). Coordinated by WEDC, IMAGs provide funding to support a company’s specific export development and [Read More …]

Dairy Nutrition Incentives Program Needs Additional Co-Sponsors

Earlier this year, the Dairy Nutrition Incentives Program Act was introduced in both chambers of Congress by U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), and U.S. Representatives Jim Costa (D-Calif.) and Nick Langworthy [Read More …]

Federal Milk Marketing Order Hearing Report for Week Eight

The proposal to update and raise Class I differentials in all 3,100 counties of the continental United States by National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) was the topic consuming the three full days of testimony this [Read More …]

CRV HerdOptimizer now available worldwide

HerdOptimizer, CRV’s genomic testing program is now available worldwide to support dairy farmers in making breeding decisions. CRV HerdOptimizer is a revolutionary genetic management program that combines genomic testing with customized breeding goals, trait selection, [Read More …]

Winners of Inaugural Indiana Farm Bureau Photo Contest Announced

Indiana Farm Bureau has announced the winners of the 2023 INFB Photo Contest. The new contest was open to all INFB members 18 years or older, and photos were required to represent agriculture and rural [Read More …]

NMPF thanks USDA for disaster assistance application extension

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) thanked the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for extending the application deadline for critical, long-awaited financial assistance for dairy farmers affected by natural disasters. The Milk Loss Assistance program [Read More …]

The Good and Bad Uses of Biomass for California

Conversion to Biofuels Good for Air Quality and Climate Policies As California works to meet climate and air quality goals, a key to the transition will come from biomass, which is renewable organic material from [Read More …]

Holstein Marketplace Sires Welcomes Two New Bulls

Holstein Marketplace Sires is excited to release two new bulls. DEWGOOD HIGH CALIBER-ET is an elite, free agent sire with a balanced proof. BERT-MAR MOOI ALEX-RED is a high Type red sire, tracing back to LUCK-E ADVENT [Read More …]

October 2023 Quarterly Dairy Legal Webinar: Risk Management/Income & Revenue Protection