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June 9, 2023 | 1:00 p.m. Eastern Join IDFA and the Dairy Institute of California for a deep dive into the compliance requirements for California’s SB 54, the “Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility [Read More …]

Celebrate Dairy This Summer & Share Your Story

Request Free Material and Submit Events You’re Hosting June is only three weeks away! To help celebrate dairy across Pennsylvania this summer – especially during June Dairy Month and Ice Cream Month in July – we want [Read More …]

We invite you to participate in the Alltech Sustainability Insights Survey

Our industry is navigating extraordinary times, but the opportunities for positive impact are even more unprecedented. Agriculture is fundamental to planetary well-being, including nutrition for all while revitalizing our local economies and replenishing our planet’s [Read More …]

Real California Dairy To Be Showcased At 2023 National Restaurant Association Show

California dairy processors to exhibit in Chicago May 20-23, 2023 The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) will spotlight a variety of innovative and sustainably sourced dairy products at the 2023 National Restaurant Association show in [Read More …]

IDFA Urges USDA to Expand Dairy Options in School Meals to Improve Nutrition for All Children

Reduces Waste, and Increase School Meal Participation Healthy School Milk Commitment Underscores Industry’s Commitment to Child Nutrition Expanding the amount of nutritious dairy food options provided to children through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) [Read More …]

Farm Credit East Accepting Applications to Support Northeast Farmers’ Markets

Farm Credit East recently announced that it will be providing small grants to Northeast farmers’ markets to support their promotion and development efforts. Interested farmers’ markets must apply by May 31. The more than 900 [Read More …]

Dairy Takes Center Stage at School Nutrition Forum

ADA North East hosted its annual Big 50 School Nutrition Forum: Recipes for Success last week, welcoming school nutrition professionals and several students from the region’s largest school districts by enrollment, along with several influential [Read More …]

Crawford County Dairy Producer Opens Up About Farming and Mental Health in New Podcast Episode

Jess Peters Was Interviewed in the New Episode of “Cow-Side Conversations” In the Center for Dairy Excellence’s latest episode of the “Cow-Side Conversations” podcast during Mental Health Awareness Month, Jess Peters of Spruce Row Farm in Crawford [Read More …]

AFBF Urges USDA to Accept Petition for FMMO Hearing

The American Farm Bureau Federation is urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to accept the petition of the National Milk Producers Federation for a long-overdue comprehensive Federal Milk Marketing Order hearing to ensure that [Read More …]

Maryland Dairy Farmer Hosts Live Chat with Adopt a Cow Classroom Participants

Alice Crothers of Long Green Farms in Rising Sun, Md., hosted an on-farm chat to show students their “adopted” calves as part of the Adopt a Cow program conducted by the Center for Dairy Excellence [Read More …]

California dairy sector moves toward advanced manure recycling through innovation, partnerships, worms and algae — from Dairy Cares

The California dairy sector is on a mission to innovate how manure is recycled—boosting water quality outcomes and soil health. An initial roadmap has been drawn. Several projects are already under way. Millions of additional [Read More …]

Tru Moo Helps Fuel Runners at Denver Colfax Marathon

As part of Milk’s continued commitment to sponsor every woman running a marathon, Milk is coming to the Denver Colfax Marathon as an official sponsor this year. Tru Moo will be providing chocolate milk to help runners refuel, rehydrate and recover at a [Read More …]

Co-Ops Lead In Developing Milk-Pricing Consensus

It would seem daunting that the highly diverse dairy community, which ranges from small, 20 cow farms to 20,000+ animal operations using state-of-the-art equipment for everything from housing to enhanced sustainability, would be able to [Read More …]

These four challenges will shape the next farm bill – and how the US eats

For the 20th time since 1933, Congress is writing a multiyear farm bill that will shape what kind of food U.S. farmers grow, how they raise it and how it gets to consumers. These measures [Read More …]

Lameness: It’s Costing You

Lameness can have negative implications beyond cow comfort. Lameness contributes to reduced milk production, reduced reproduction and increased costs related to treatment and prevention. Lameness is one of the top three diseases that affect dairy [Read More …]

Dairy Council of California Announces 2023 Let’s Eat Healthy Award Winners

Dairy Council of California, a leader in nutrition education and advocacy, is proud to announce the winners of its fourth annual Let’s Eat Healthy Award. In support of its cause to elevate the health of [Read More …]

Register for Central Plains Dairy Expo’s July 26 golf outing

Fund raiser supports Central Plains scholarships and grants. Get “mooving” and register for the 2023 Central Plains Dairy Expo golf tournament – Grazing on the Greens – set for July 26, at Rocky Run Golf [Read More …]

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2023 Summit keynote speakers discuss strategic attack on animal agriculture

Purchase a 2023 Stakeholders Summit recording pass through May 19 A recording pass to the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2023 Stakeholders Summit is available through May 19 to those who were not able to attend in [Read More …]

Ron Schuller hired as Low Carbon Technologies’ chief operating officer

Low Carbon Technologies (LCT), the industry-leading agricultural sustainability company and a division of Select Sires Inc., has hired Ron Schuller to focus on business leadership and marketing strategy. He will join an experienced team and [Read More …]

World Dairy Expo Seeking Media Interns For 2023 Event

As the 56th World Dairy Expo approaches, Expo is searching for college students who are passionate about the dairy industry to be part of the 2023 media team. Five students will be able to experience WDE [Read More …]

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An FMMO Petition from the National Milk Producers Federation

When California joined the Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) program in November of 2018, it was widely believed that an update of the FMMO’s milk pricing formulas would soon follow. The last update had been [Read More …]

Farm Credit East Presents Webinar on Crops Livestock and Farm Income Forecast

After two years of rising and record national net farm income, farmers face a different situation in 2023. Prices have eased from the 2022 highs, but input costs remain sticky. What will this mean for [Read More …]

California Dairy Sector Poised for Climate Neutrality by 2030, per UC Davis Researchers

California is the leading dairy producer in the United States and is mandated to reduce methane emissions by 40% by 2030. Unlike carbon dioxide, which persists for hundreds of years, methane is a short-lived flow [Read More …]

Stateline Dairy and Ag Outlook Seminar Scheduled for June 14

Experts from three-state region to help dairy farmers understand the changing industry A Dairy and Ag Outlook Seminar: Understanding a Changing Industry, will be held on Wednesday, June 14, at the Ridgeway Community Center, 690 [Read More …]

Co-ops lead in developing milk-pricing consensus

It would seem daunting that the highly diverse dairy community, which ranges from small, 20 cow farms to 20,000+ animal operations using state-of-the-art equipment for everything from housing to enhanced sustainability, would be able to [Read More …]

MMPA members gather for Cover Crop Field Day

Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) members gathered last week to learn more about cover crops from farmer panelists, industry representatives, and Michigan State University (MSU) Extension experts. Hosted at Cook Dairy Farm in Pewamo, Mich., the half-day [Read More …]

Cross Merchandising and Secondary Placement

We work to make sure dairy ends up in every grocery basket. For customers who are shopping for a single meal, the dairy case is often too far to go. Our front-end merchandising moves dairy [Read More …]

U.S. dairy exports dip for first time in a year

Record months for NFDM/SMP shipments to Mexico and WPC80+ not enough to offset declines in most product categories. Year-over-year (YOY) U.S. dairy exports slipped 0.4% in milk solids equivalent (MSE) terms in March (-910 MT), [Read More …]

USDA Announces Modifications to the Annual Forage and Rainfall Index Program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is modifying the Annual Forage Insurance Program to make it more sustainable and to allow producers more flexibility. This includes allowing producers to choose the areas which they insure, [Read More …]

6 tips to integrate beef embryos into your dairy