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Event features innovate products, technologies, resources and services More than 4,000 dairy enthusiasts gathered in Sioux Falls, S.D., for the 2023 Central Plains Dairy Expo (CPDE), held March 28-30. Attendees came from 34 states and four [Read More …]

Rock River Laboratory Advances its Feed Analysis Services Using the NeoSpectra Platform

New services empower nutritionists, farmers, and feed mills to make better feeding and quality decisions. Rock River Laboratory, a leading provider of agricultural analysis services, has announced a collaboration with Si-Ware Systems, the creator of [Read More …]

FarmAi Data-driven Digital AI Shepherd Powers Livestock Management

FarmAi leverages Machine learning and AI, transforming animal welfare standards, responsible dairy production, and improving farm operations for global responsibility & environmental sustainability ElectrifAi, a global leader in prebuilt Machine Learning and Computer Vision solutions, is [Read More …]

Understanding GFI 263

Understand this new guidance and how it will affect acquiring cattle antibiotics, previously available over the counter Before June 11, 2023, 91 livestock antibiotics previously available over the counter will require a prescription from a [Read More …]

Farm Action Releases Policy Priorities for a Fair Farm Bill

Today Farm Action released policy priorities for a Fair Farm Bill in 2023. The anti-monopoly farm group’s recommendations would begin to transform our food system into one that pays farmers and workers a fair price for delivering [Read More …]

ARM & HAMMER™ Launches Culture Series with Monty Miller of International Performance Solutions

The current on-farm labor struggles are putting more pressure on the need to retain employees. One proven way to improve retention is with an engaging and supporting workplace culture. Recently, Arm & Hammer Animal and [Read More …]

German Dairy Show 2023 to premiere in Alsfeld, Germany

On 9 and 10 June 2023, the Hessenhalle in Alsfeld will celebrate its premiere as the big stage for Germany’s most beautiful dairy cows. For the second time, the breed winners of the six most [Read More …]

University of Minnesota Honors Quality Founder Darrell Bigalke With Food Safety And Food Quality Science Award In His Name

Darrell Bigalke, the founder of QualiTru Sampling Systems and a dairy microbiologist and entrepreneur who has dedicated four decades to ensuring food safety through the revolutionary development of inline aseptic sampling systems for the dairy and liquid [Read More …]

BoviSync Partners with Dairy One and Dairy Farmers of America

April 3, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

BoviSync recently announced a partnership with Dairy One Cooperative, Inc. and Dairy Farmers of America. Dairy One customers will benefit from BoviSync’s cloud-based dairy management software that allows dairies to more effectively manage their herds [Read More …]

Cheddar Market Trajectory Has Shifted Dramatically

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending March 31, 2023 Last Friday, the spot Cheddar block market closed at $2.10/lb., the highest price in over two months. This week, however, the trajectory shifted dramatically. [Read More …]

American Dairy Association North East is the leader in retail dairy innovation.

We have worked to increase dairy sales by integrating dairy throughout local stores and improving the function and beauty of the dairy aisle. Our programs for retailers are innovative and unique. We achieve these goals [Read More …]

DFA Reports 2022 Financial Results

Cooperative Remains Financially Strong and Continues to Expand Commercial Investments At the Cooperative’s recent Annual Meeting, Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), a national dairy cooperative owned and governed by family farmers, reported its financial results [Read More …]

Can Milk Boost Cognition?

KU Medical Center researchers found that drinking milk helps protect the brain from some of the damage caused by aging and aging-related diseases. “Drink your milk.” That’s an instruction parents have been giving their kids [Read More …]

Resolutions: 58th National Dairy Herd Information Association Annual Meeting

March 8, 2023 Resolutions Committee Report The Resolutions Committee consisted of Daniel Nodolf, Daniel Hague, Mark Bechtold, Glenn Kline, Kent Buttars, and Bruce Dokkebakken. Daniel Nodolf, Chair, presented the following resolutions for action by the [Read More …]

Survey Shows Strong Public Support for Farm Bill Passage

Almost three-quarters of Americans say that not reauthorizing the farm bill in 2023 would have a significant impact on the country, according to a new poll from the American Farm Bureau Federation. The survey explores [Read More …]

Nestlé and Cargill team up with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to support sustainable grazing practices

Across 1.7 million acres in the U.S. over the next five years Nestlé, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), and Cargill are coming together to help scale the adoption of voluntary conservation practices that [Read More …]

DairyVoice Podcast: Amanda Mitcheltree of Dairy One on Feeding Program Challenges

Amanda Mitcheltree, Dairy Management Support Specialist at Dairy One, talks with host Connie Kuber of Sealpro Silage Barriers about the challenges this year with feeding programs and how dairy farmers can best face them. Information [Read More …]

Purdue’s College of Agriculture rises in national and international rankings

Purdue University’s College of Agriculture has been recognized as the No. 3 college of agriculture in North America and No. 5 in the world in the 2023 QS World University Rankings. Inaugurated in 2004, QS World [Read More …]

Farm Credit East Releases Report Analyzing Challenges in Northeast Milk Transportation

Challenges in milk marketing are not new. In fact, a 1943 report on milk transportation problems identified many of the same problems the industry faces today –from lack of personnel to low volume routes. Farm [Read More …]

Hating On Big Food: Transparency Is Key

Are there antibiotics in my meat? Should I be afraid of genetically modified organisms? How is food production impacting our environment? Where are ingredients sourced? Decades ago, we gave little thought to our food. But [Read More …]

131 Farm and Food Groups Call for Checkoff Reform in the 2023 Farm Bill

The OFF Act Would Restore Integrity and Transparency to an Out-of-Control Government Program A coalition of 131 groups representing farmers, the food system, the environment, animal welfare, and antimonopoly advocacy called on Congress to restore [Read More …]

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NMC webinar features selective dry cow therapy

Learn about factors to consider for blanket vs. selective dry cow treatment Join the National Mastitis Council (NMC) for its next webinar – “Selective Dry Cow Therapy: Does it Make ‘Cents’ for Your Dairy Operation?” [Read More …]

Over 55 farming families honored with the Hoosier Homestead Award

At the Indiana Statehouse, Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) Director Don Lamb presented 56 farming families with a Hoosier Homestead Award in recognition of their commitment to Indiana agriculture. “It is a true honor to [Read More …]

Apply Now for the Wisconsin Agriculture Youth Council

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) reminds students to apply now for the Wisconsin Agriculture Youth Council. Applications will be accepted through March 31, 2023 from students who will be seniors [Read More …]

Ag Retailers Prepare to Navigate 3 Emerging Risks

Grain and farm supply cooperatives have delivered tremendous value to their customers over the past three years, a period that featured extreme volatility in prices for grain, fertilizer and energy as well as unpredictable economic [Read More …]

IDFA Accepting Applications for 2023 Workplace Safety Excellence Awards

Today, the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) began accepting applications for the Dairy Industry Safety Recognition Awards. Now in its 20th year, the awards honor dairy processing facilities and trucking operations for outstanding worker safety [Read More …]

Discount Now Available for “Spanish for Agriculture” Spring Course

Sign Up No Later Than April 7 Looking to improve your Spanish skills and enhance communication with Spanish speakers on your dairy farm? We continue to hear great things from dairy producers who take Katie [Read More …]

Cooperative Communicators Association accepting nominations for Graznak and Klinefelter awards

The nationwide Cooperative Communicators Association (CCA) is accepting nominations for both the Michael Graznak and H.E. Klinefelter awards. The deadline to submit nominations is Friday, April 14, 2023. Information and applications can be found at [Read More …]

Prairie Farms Dairy Announces New Chief Operating Officer

Prairie Farms Dairy announced today the promotion of Chris Hackman as its Chief Operating Officer. Hackman currently serves as Senior Vice President of Operations, and on April 1, he will succeed Gary Aggus, who has [Read More …]

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