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The pair of Senior Champions claimed Grand and Reserve Grand Champion of the International Junior Brown Swiss Show on Wednesday, October 4. Grand Champion went to the winning junior of the Component Merit Cow Class, [Read More …]

Dam and Daughter Dominate the International Brown Swiss Show

The Dam and Daughter duo owned by Brian Pacheco of Kerman, Calif. won big as the owner of the Senior and Reserve Senior Champion and Grand and Reserve Grand Champion of the International Brown Swiss [Read More …]

Archer Returns to Win the Top Title at the World Forage Analysis Superbowl

Out of 293 entries in this year’s World Forage Analysis Superbowl, Rodney Archer of Alamosa, Colo. was chosen for the second year in a row as the Grand Champion Forage Producer. He won this award [Read More …]

Checkoff’s Pizza Partnerships Engage in Cheese-Growth Efforts

Programs projected to drive an additional 12 million pounds in sales A new dairy checkoff growth program with pizza partners is expected to drive an additional 12-plus million pounds of cheese use. The bulk of [Read More …]

Equipment Maintenance, Operation and Safety Program

Regional sites in November 2023 Do you struggle with broken gates, delayed maintenance requests, and unsafe driving on your farm? Then come and join us for this *NEW* hands-on program where we will cover the [Read More …]

Advanced Pricing of Class I and II Milk Contributes to Disorderly Marketing Conditions

On Aug. 23, USDA began hearing testimony on proposals to amend the Federal Milk Marketing Order system. Now in week seven of testimony, 21 submitted proposals continue to be discussed and examined by USDA and [Read More …]

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Hispanic workforce in Pennsylvania dairy: Receiving hope and paying it forward

Quite frequently my family and I are invited to our employees’ family festivities. We’ve been to graduation parties, Quinceañeras (a celebration when a young woman turns 15), and christenings. I remember one event my father [Read More …]

National Dairy FARM Program Launches Enhanced Biosecurity Initiative

The National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Program today announced the launch of FARM Biosecurity – Enhanced, a new aspect of the FARM Biosecurity Program that includes training and an online database. FARM Biosecurity – [Read More …]

Evonik appoints Dr. Dirk Hoehler as head of the amino acids business of Animal Nutrition

Hoehler has wealth of experience within the Evonik Group Track record in Marketing & Sales including digitalization of business processes Focus on sustainability, efficiency, and cost-leadership of amino acids business of Evonik Essen, Germany. Evonik has [Read More …]

Lucille Leaps to Grand Champion of the International Junior Jersey Show

During the 2023 International Junior Jersey Show, the winning junior in the Lifetime Cheese Production Cow Class, Rolling Spring Premier Lucille-ET was awarded Grand Champion Female after claiming Senior Champion honors. Owned by Evan Jauquet [Read More …]

Blissful Day for Bailey at the International Jersey Show

The first and second place Six-Year-Old and Older Cows, owned by Vierra Dairy Farms of Hilmar, Calif., went on to win Senior and Reserve Senior Champion and Grand and Reserve Grand Champion. Stoney Point Joel [Read More …]

Roz Rocks the International Ayrshire Show

Heineman Reagan Roz, owned by Angela Fuller of Attica, N.Y., was named Grand Champion of the International Ayrshire Show after winning the Four-Year-Old Class and Senior Champion. She is the recipient of the Allen Hetts [Read More …]

It’s a Win for Wishful Thinking at the International Junior Ayrshire Show

Toppglen Wishful Thinking-ET, the winning Lifetime Component Merit Cow, was named Senior and Grand Champion of the International Junior Ayrshire Show on Tuesday, October 3. She is owned by Tanner, Brennan, Marissa & Logan Topp [Read More …]

Water Monitoring Systems for Livestock

Introduction An essential daily task of livestock producers is ensuring that animals have access to water. This often requires frequent checking of water tanks to make sure they are free of ice and filling properly. [Read More …]

7 Energy Boosting Nutrients One Drink

There are few beverages that are as versatile and nutrient-packed as this one, but sometimes it gets overlooked for “newer” drinks that don’t really offer the same nutritional value. Not only does this drink support bone [Read More …]

Tour Calf Facilities, Learn from Peers at PDPW Calf Care Connection Workshops

Three repeating programs set for Oct. 17, 18, 19, with workshops, tours There is no “one size fits all” approach to successfully raising dairy calves. Each farm must adapt the latest research, management practices and [Read More …]

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Speaking proposals sought for 2024 Stakeholders Summit

2024 Summit theme announced; 2023 Summit recordings publicly available Today, the Animal Agriculture Alliance announced the theme of its 2024 Stakeholders Summit: “Ready, Set, Solve! Advancing Animal Agriculture.” The 2024 Summit is set for May 8-9 in Kansas City, [Read More …]

September ‘Protecting Your Profits’ Recording Now Available With Dairy Market Updates

Watch or Listen Back to Hear Dairy Market Updates From September 2023 The Center for Dairy Excellence has published its monthly “Protecting Your Profits” discussion with updates about the September 2023 milk marketplace. The Center’s [Read More …]

Pickleball Is Coming to Dairy Forum 2024!

Grab your paddles and join us on Sunday morning, Jan. 21st, from 8:00-11:00 a.m. for the first annual Dairy Forum Pickleball Tournament at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort’s championship pickleball courts to benefit [Read More …]

DeLaval adds to its robotic milking offering in the U.S.

American dairy producers interested in optimizing reproduction management technology with robotic milking can opt for the latest addition to the VMS™ product line, the DeLaval VMS™ milking system V310. Featuring DeLaval RePro™, the V310 is [Read More …]

Food Safety Culture – What Is It and Where Do I Begin? Webinar

October 10 | 12:00 pm MST | Online Webinar In 2019, the New Era for Smarter Food Safety identified Food Safety Culture as an important way to ensure food safety and the prevention of foodborne [Read More …]

FMMO Hearing Shows Strength of Co-ops

USDA Federal Milk Marketing Order hearing in Carmel, IN, is providing the dairy industry with mountains of valuable information and insight that goes well beyond facts and figures. The hearing isn’t only about shaping milk [Read More …]

Socially Raised Calves: Group Housing

Discuss group housing of dairy calves during this informative virtual event. October 12, 2023 12:00 PM-1:00 PM ET Registration deadline: October 11, 2023 Raising healthy calves is a crucial aspect of any dairy operation. The facilities that [Read More …]

Dairy Youth Show Off Skills at 2023 WDE Youth Showmanship Contest

World Dairy Expo® welcomed 345 competitors to the colored shavings for the Youth Showmanship Contest on Saturday, September 30, and youth from Wisconsin rose to the top in the Junior, Intermediate and Senior Divisions. Jennifer Charlton [Read More …]

Minnesota Rises to the Top in the National 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Contest

Minnesota took the top honors in the 101st National 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Contest at World Dairy Expo®. The Minnesota team members Calvin Benrud, Natalie Clemenson, Evelyn Scheffler and Caryn Miklas were coached by Tony Scheffler, [Read More …]

Kaskaskia College Sweeps the International Post-Secondary Dairy Cattle Judging Contest

It was a clean sweep for Kaskaskia College as they secured the Overall Team, Overall Reasons Team, High Individual and High Individual Reasons honors in the 33rd International Post-Secondary Dairy Cattle Judging Contest. The team consisted [Read More …]

University of Minnesota Tops National Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest

University of Minnesota finished first among 19 schools in the 102nd National Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest on Sunday, October 1, 2023, at World Dairy Expo®. The team finished with a score of 2,545 and added [Read More …]

Federal Milk Marketing Order Hearing Report — Week Six

When I tuned in to the hearing at 5 a.m. Pacific time on Monday morning, I heard a different voice come through my earbuds. Judge Jill Clifton, who had presided over the California FMMO hearing [Read More …]

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month in Wisconsin

In observation of Governor Evers’ proclamation recognizing October 2023 as Cybersecurity Awareness Month in Wisconsin, DATCP is partnering with the Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) and Wisconsin Emergency Management (WEM) to share educational materials about [Read More …]

3rd LifeStart Calf Symposium Will Spotlight Holistic Approach to Nurturing Tomorrow’s Herds