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DeLaval plans to increase its production capacity of automatic milking machines to meet rising customer demand. Automatic milking continues to grow across the world. At the same time, DeLaval has seen a positive customer response [Read More …]

IDFA Senior Vice President Joseph Scimeca, PhD, Announces Retirement

National Search Begins for Successor Joseph Scimeca, PhD, senior vice president of regulatory and scientific affairs for the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), recently announced his plans to retire in the summer of 2023 following [Read More …]

Managing Dairies During Heavy Rainfall

Actions producers can take in-between rain storms. Any producer who’s wrestled with local flooding, corral ponding and mud knows it’s easier to take preventative measures before the storms than it is to address them once [Read More …]

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Learn how animal rights groups are exploiting animals and donors at 2023 Stakeholders Summit

Early registration discounts extended through March 17 Animal rights extremism is unfortunately nothing new to the animal agriculture and food communities, but the tactics and campaigns used by those seeking to take meat, poultry, dairy, [Read More …]

Local Dairy Farmers, NFL Players Visit Maryland, New York Schools

To help raise awareness about the important role school breakfast plays children’s lives, Maryland and New York dairy farmers joined American Dairy Association North East and National Football League (NFL) players at two schools during [Read More …]

Using QuickBooks to Manage Your Farm Business: Instructor-Guided

Learn basic accounting principles and QuickBooks to run your farm business. This course includes instructor interaction and webinars. Course Dates March 2023: The course opens on 3/7; webinars on 3/21, 3/28, 4/4, 4/11 from 6pm [Read More …]

Brown Swiss Fertility Haplotype BH14

Switzerland in 2022 began reporting a new lethal haplotype in Brown Swiss (BH14) that causes early pregnancy loss. BH14 has been added to the list of genomic haplotypes reported in the U.S., following USDA AGIL [Read More …]

ADC Applauds NMPF for backing our position to move back to the Class I ‘higher of’ milk pricing formula

American Dairy Coalition (ADC) welcomes the news this week that the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) board has endorsed an FMMO hearing plan that includes returning the Class I pricing method back to the ‘higher [Read More …]

Farm Credit East Presents 2023 Maple Industry Economic Outlook

Join Farm Credit East on Wednesday, March 15, at 12 p.m. for a free webinar that will provide a recap of the maple industry in 2022, as well as economic projections for the year ahead. [Read More …]

GROWMARK Offers 55 Scholarships Valued at $2,000 Each

GROWMARK, Inc. announces a revamped scholarship program for 2023. The GROWMARK Foundation will provide 55 scholarships of $2,000 each to students pursuing agriculture and business-related degrees or certificates at colleges, universities, and technical schools [Read More …]

Behnke Named World Dairy Expo Communications Manager

World Dairy Expo® is pleased to announce Lisa Behnke, New Glarus, Wis., as their Communications Manager. Behnke began her duties on February 27, 2023. In this role, Behnke will coordinate strategic marketing and manage internal and [Read More …]

On labeling, keep your eye on the carton

FDA has finally offered its draft guidance on the “Labeling of Plant-Based (Nutritionally Inferior and Misleading) Milk Alternatives.” So now what? Pay attention to this: This is from FDA’s draft guidance, showing labeling best practices for plant-based manufacturers. [Read More …]

NNYADP Dairy Employee E-Training Project Results Presented to National, International Audiences

The Northern New York Agricultural Development Program announces that the results of dairy worker E-training research funded by the farmer-driven program, and conducted by Quality Milk Production Services, have recently been presented to the National [Read More …]

USDA cost-share assistance for on-farm grain storage

Sign-up is for areas with limited commercial capacity due to severe storms Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that producers in counties affected by eligible disaster events in Kentucky, Minnesota, South Dakota, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, [Read More …]

Chariman Thompson Votes To Vacate Biden Administration’s Flawed WOTUS Rule

Today, the House of Representatives passed H.J. Res 27, a Waters of the United States (WOTUS) resolution of disapproval. The legislation was sponsored by House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee Chairman Sam Graves (MO-06) and T&I Water Resources and [Read More …]

Governor Newsom Issues Executive Order to Use Floodwater to Recharge and Store Groundwater

WHAT TO KNOW: As storms bring rain and snow to California, Governor Newsom signed an executive order that makes it easier to capture floodwater to recharge groundwater – temporarily lifting regulations and setting clear conditions for [Read More …]

USDA Issues WASDE Report for March – All Milk Price Estimate for 2023 Lowered to $20.45

Milk supply and use estimates for 2022 are adjusted to reflect revisions to estimates of milk production and stocks in the USDA’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates issued March 8, 2023. For 2023, milk [Read More …]

76th Alice in Dairyland Top Candidates Announced

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has announced the six top candidates to become the 76th Alice in Dairyland. The candidates are Ashley Hagenow, Shannon Lamb, Lydia Luebke, Jackie Rosenbush, Charitee [Read More …]

CDFA Releases Manure Recycling and Innovative Products Task Force Report

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Report documents multiple approaches to help California reach climate goals The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has released the final report from the Manure Recycling and Innovative Products Task Force (MRIP). CDFA convened the task force [Read More …]

The Spring Flush Begins and the Nation Drowns in Milk

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market ReportWeek Ending March 10, 2023 Rapid expansion, slower pull from bottlers ahead of spring break, and unplanned plant shutdowns have all contributed to the excess in the Central region. Some [Read More …]

April 2023 Evaluations: What’s New?

CDCB and USDA AGIL have implemented several edits and updates for the triannual U.S. evaluations on April 4, 2023. Read the complete detail from CDCB and AGIL scientists here. Constructed ID’s: As implementation will be gradual, the [Read More …]

The ‘Others’ of The Farm Bill – Titles Outside of the ‘Big 4’

About 99% of farm bill outlays go to nutrition, crop insurance, commodities and conservation titles. The “Other” category makes up the remaining 1% of all projected outlays. Figure 1 provides the breakdown of all projected [Read More …]

Supporting farm families through the 2023 Farm Stress Summit

The data revealing farmers’ mental health challenges is sobering to say the least. Faced with unfavorable weather, unfriendly economic conditions, labor shortages and more, farmers of all types often cope with the pressures of their [Read More …]

AFBF Signs Right to Repair MOU with Case IH and New Holland

The American Farm Bureau Federation and CNH Industrial brands, Case IH and New Holland, signed a memorandum of understanding today that provides farmers and ranchers the right to repair their own farm equipment. The MOU [Read More …]

Animix Awarded AFIA’s Premix and Ingredient Feed Facility of the Year

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) and Feedstuffs has named Animix LLC’s Juneau, Wis., plant as its 2022 Premix/Ingredient Feed Facility of the Year. Gary Huddleston, AFIA’s director of feed manufacturing and regulatory affairs, [Read More …]

Farm Credit Mid-America returning $230 million in patronage to customers in March

Farm Credit Mid-America announces it will return $230 million in cash patronage to eligible customers this month. The farmer-owned and led cooperative has returned more than $1 billion in earnings to customers in Indiana, Ohio, [Read More …]

Minnesota Milk celebrates opportunities for farm growth

Ordinance change provides flexibility for future Fillmore County farms Minnesota Milk, the state’s leading dairy advocacy group, celebrates the passage of an amendment to the Fillmore County Feedlot Ordinance, which increases the animal unit cap [Read More …]

USDA Announces $29 Million to Increase American-Made Fertilizer Production

Independent Businesses Submitted More than 350 Applications for $3 Billion in Funding to Expand Domestic Fertilizer Capacity First Round of Awards Will Spur Competition and Give U.S. Farmers More Choices and Fairer Prices U.S. Department [Read More …]

DeLaval invests in its automatic milking facility