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Youth across North America participated in the 2023 World Dairy Expo® Youth Fitting Contest on Saturday, September 30 at the Alliant Energy Center. There were 43 participants registered, representing 10 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces. Contestants, ages [Read More …]

Three Upcoming Dairy Internship Opportunities

Share With a Student You Know! As we welcome the fall season, there are three upcoming internships for college students who are pursuing careers in dairy and looking to gain real-world experience. Whether they want to enhance [Read More …]

Three Levels of Training Provided in PDPW Financial Literacy for Dairy

Leading Financial Experts Facilitate Program Tailored to Dairy Industry Dairy producers, veterinarians, nutritionists and other agribusiness professionals will take their understanding of financials to the next level with the 2023-24 sessions of PDPW Financial Literacy [Read More …]

Grant Funding Available to Help PA Dairy Farms Form Advisory Teams

October 3, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The Center’s On-Farm Team Program Is Now Open The Center for Dairy Excellence is now accepting applications for the On-Farm Team Grant Program for the 2023-24 year. Dairy producers who are looking to improve profitability, [Read More …]

Blakely Named the Best of the International Junior Guernsey Show

Grand Champion of the International Junior Guernsey Show goes to the Intermediate Champion and first place Junior Two-Year-Old Cow, Hickman Valleys S Blakely, owned by Brittany Taylor, Grace Schuler, and Laylaa Schuler of Platteville, Wis. [Read More …]

Uno is Number One at the International Guernsey Show

October 3, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Springhill Kojack Uno-ETV, the winning Six-Year-Old & Older Cow, is the Grand Champion and Senior Champion of the International Guernsey Show at World Dairy Expo. She received the Allen Hetts Grand Champion Trophy and the [Read More …]

Dairy Margin Coverage Program Provides Critical Support for Dairy Operations

The August milk margin triggered the eighth consecutive payment for dairy producers who obtained Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) for the 2023 program year. August’s income over feed margin is $6.46 per hundredweight (cwt.) with projected DMC payments totaling [Read More …]

PA Dairy Farmer Gives Honest Look at Gaining Confidence with Finances When Markets Are Tight

Todd Benedict of Sunset Dairy in Warren County, Pennsylvania is no stranger to adversity. After losing his entire farm and 110 cows to a fire in 2011, he found a way to rebuild so he [Read More …]

DATCP to Host International Exporters and Importers at 2023 World Dairy Expo

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), in collaboration with Livestock Exporters Association (LEA) will host two workshops during World Dairy Expo for international exporters and importers.The United States is recognized around [Read More …]

Energy Conservation, Harvest Health and Fresh Cow Management

Interact with industry experts and earn Dairy AdvanCE continuing education credits This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) will focus on the benefits of prevention and management for your farm, body [Read More …]

Dairy Market Report: Milk Prices on the Rise

Slowing milk production, combined with a robust gain in demand, is supporting a buoyant outlook for U.S. milk prices in commodity markets. U.S. milk production growth slowed to a crawl in July; meanwhile, total commercial [Read More …]

Decoding the Definitions of Adjusted Gross Income and Actively Engaged in Farming for Payment Eligibility Requirements

October 2, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Paperwork is often an unwelcome chore for farmers and ranchers. To participate in payment programs through USDA, farmers must meet several eligibility thresholds, which vary slightly from program to program. In this Market Intel, we’ll [Read More …]

U.S. Butter Market Takes Off Like a Rocket

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending September 29, 2023 The U.S. butter market took off like a rocket. It soared 30ȼ this week and closed at $3.30 per pound, just shy of the [Read More …]

Sweet Victory for Sweet Pea in the International Junior Holstein Show

October 2, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The winning Five-Year-Old Cow, Lin-Max Beemer Sweet Pea, took home Senior and Grand Champion titles at the 2023 International Junior Holstein Show at World Dairy Expo® on Sunday. For this honor, Sweet Pea and owner [Read More …]

Applications are Open for the CARAT Grant Project

A total of 69 Pennsylvania dairy farms will be selected for funding toward the implementation of climate-smart practices. Are you a Pennsylvania dairy producer interested in improving sustainability and profitability in your farm? If you [Read More …]

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Grazing in Late Fall and Early Winter

Extending the grazing season into the winter is key to profitable livestock production. Preserved forages are the most prominent cost of livestock production, often accounting for as much as 60–70% of the total production costs. [Read More …]

South Winneshiek FFA Wins 2023 Iowa FFA Dairy Cattle Career Development Event (CDE)

The 2023 Iowa FFA Dairy Cattle Career Development Event (CDE) was held in conjunction with the Youth Dairy Classic in Manchester on Friday, September 8, 2023. Thirty teams and individuals participated in this year’s Career [Read More …]

ofi marks dairy-focused milestone moment

In line with strategy to build a value-added ingredients and solutions-led organization ofi, a global leader in naturally good food and beverage ingredients, has increased its ingredient manufacturing footprint by adding significant capacity to its [Read More …]

Low Mississippi River Levels Drive up Grain Transportation Costs

Low water levels on the Mississippi River, a result of dryness across the Midwest and South, is reducing the ability for barges to effectively navigate, driving up farmers’ transportation costs as they seek storage and [Read More …]

Sunbelt Ag Expo showcases Dairy

Dairy farming is one of the most important and essential industries in the United States. Not only do dairy farmers provide us with delicious and nutritious products, but they contribute billions of dollars to the [Read More …]

Skyven Technologies, Inc. Announced Today The Successful Integration of Decarbonization Solutions with California Dairies, Inc.

Skyven Technologies, an Energy-as-a-Service company with a mission to decarbonize industrial process heat, and California Dairies, Inc. (CDI), the largest member-owned milk marketing and processing cooperative in California, announced today they have successfully implemented three state-of-the-art [Read More …]

Sports Nutrition: Dairy’s Role in Muscle Recovery and Growth

Whether you’re a professional athlete, high school athlete or weekend athlete – sports nutrition should be top of mind so you can perform at your best. What you fuel your body with before and during [Read More …]

PDPW Dairy Processor Tours will Provide Inside Look, New Perspectives

Tour three innovative dairy processors on Thurs., Oct. 26 Dairy producers have a unique opportunity to go behind the scenes and see how the milk produced on their farms is processed into the cheese, milk [Read More …]

Alltech releases 2022 Sustainability Report supporting its commitment of Working Together for a Planet of Plenty™

September 29, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Alltech has released the 2022 Alltech Sustainability Report, which demonstrates the actions the company is taking to align the business with its commitments to the United Nations Global Compact, the U.N. Ten Principles, the U.N.’s Sustainable [Read More …]

DairyVoice Podcast: Niall Kiely of AgrosMilk talks about data collection system for dairy processors

Connie Kuber of Sealpro Silage Barriers and Connor Agriscience speaks with Niall Kiely of AgrosMilk. They discuss how dairy processors can use information to help their members, integrate a customer payment system, and how this [Read More …]

How Do We Talk About It? Attend Transition Planning Workshop on November 20

“We’d be in a lot better financial shape if you hadn’t bought that tractor we didn’t need!”“Well, if you would get out of bed and get the cows fed on time, we’d be shipping a [Read More …]

Preweaning management tips for better BRD prevention in dairy calves

Implementing proactive strategies early in life that boost immunity, improve health and set the stage for a thriving milking herd In the intricate landscape that is animal health, one challenge stands as a significant roadblock to not [Read More …]

Indiana Farm Bureau Members Surveyed on Future of Operations

Financial health and succession of the business are biggest concerns; younger generation shows the most optimism for the future Indiana Farm Bureau recently surveyed members who are active in production agriculture or own an agribusiness [Read More …]

The GROWMARK Foundation to Provide FFA Jackets to Illinois Members in Honor of Mike Builta

The GROWMARK Foundation is once again honoring the memory of a long-time employee, by providing jackets to FFA members in Illinois.In April 2019, Mike Builta, a GROWMARK vice president, passed away unexpectedly. To honor his [Read More …]

USDA to Begin Issuing $1.75 Billion to Agricultural Producers Through Critical Emergency Relief Programs