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$1 Billion Increase in USDA ReConnect Program Round 4 Funding through the Historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is now accepting applications for ReConnect Program [Read More …]

Dairy Profitability, Exports and Market Update

Interactive webinars provide opportunity for farmers to learn from industry experts This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal™ from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) will focus on dairy farm profitability and market factors impacting the industry. [Read More …]

Darigold Breaks Ground on New Production Facility in Pasco, Washington

$600 Million Facility Represents a Key Pillar in the 104-year-old Co-op’s Multi-Year Plan to Expand and Modernize Darigold, Inc. hosted a commemorative groundbreaking ceremony today at the site of its future Pasco production facility. The [Read More …]

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NCBA urges Senate committee to pass Livestock Regulatory Protection Act

NCBA urged Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works to approve the Livestock Regulatory Protection Act The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) recently urged the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works to approve the [Read More …]

Cultured Dairy Products Short Course offered

A three-day workshop by Penn State Extension Penn State Extension will offer “Cultured Dairy Products Short Course,” Sept. 20-22, at the Erickson Food Science Building on Penn State’s University Park campus. The workshop will occur from [Read More …]

Center for Dairy Excellence hires new staff member

Whigham joins staff to advocate, support, grow Dairy Excellence Foundation The Center for Dairy Excellence has named Lane Whigham as the Fund Development and Industry Relations Manager to support the growth of the Dairy Excellence [Read More …]

New York State Fair butter sculpture recycled into energy

Butter will return to Western New York, less than 15 miles away from where it was originally produced, to be recycled at a local dairy farm The 54th Annual Butter Sculpture at the New York State [Read More …]

NIAA opens nomination period for Advanced Training for Animal Agriculture Leaders

Participant applications for 2nd cohort of leadership program due November 1 The National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) is now accepting nominations for the second cohort of the Advanced Training for Animal Agriculture Leaders program. [Read More …]

Adding fungal enzymes to dairy cow rations boosts milk output, quality

PSU researchers studied effects feed additives might improve milk production, cow health Supplementing the feed of dairy cattle with enzymes from two funguses simultaneously has a positive effect on the animals’ lactational performance, according to Penn State [Read More …]

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Checkoff’s new product competition focuses on calming benefits

September 12, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Applications open for innovative products that focus on dairy’s qualities related to calming The Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) New Product Competition is accepting applications for innovative products that focus on dairy’s qualities related to calming. [Read More …]

Butter Market Leaps to an All-Time High

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending September 9, 2022 The butter market leapt to an all-time high Wednesday and just kept climbing, but lofty values didn’t scare away buyers. The last time that [Read More …]

DATCP Extends Deadline for Counties to Apply to Host Alice in Dairyland Finals

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is now accepting bids from counties to host the Alice in Dairyland Finals until October 20, 2022 for the following years: 2024 (77th Alice in [Read More …]

Silo Fires

Protect your investment. The investment you make in putting the crop in the silo is less than what you would spend if purchasing the crop from someone else. You prepare the land; purchase the seed [Read More …]

Dairy Urges Swift Full Senate Confirmation of Doug McKalip as Chief Agricultural Negotiator

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) today called for the full Senate to swiftly confirm Doug McKalip to serve as Chief Agricultural Negotiator at the Office of the U.S. [Read More …]

Modeling the domestic and global milk markets with Freshagenda

Our August mass balance and charting meeting shed some light on where domestic trends are taking U.S. milk supply, as well as where market fundamentals believe pricing is headed into the end of the year. [Read More …]

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Checkoff’s New Product Competition Focuses on Calming Benefits

The Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) New Product Competition is accepting applications for innovative products that focus on dairy’s qualities related to calming. The program, formerly the National Dairy Council New Product Competition, is open to [Read More …]

Register for the DCRC Annual Meeting

America’s Dairyland welcomes dairy producers, dairy cattle researchers, bovine veterinarians and dairy cattle product and service providers to the 2022 Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) Annual Meeting, Nov.15-17, at the Madison Marriott West, located in [Read More …]

July export gain runs growth streak to four straight months

U.S. dairy exports rise 5% (milk solids equivalent), driven by whey and lactose, with a little help from butter and cheese. U.S. dairy suppliers posted another strong sales increase in July, with volume up 5% on a [Read More …]

Dairy Farmers of America Continues to Focus on Keeping Community Food Pantries With Milk

For Hunger Action Month this September, DFA Will Donate Refrigerators to Food Pantries across the Country and More than 270,000 Servings of Milk Dairy Farmers of America, along with its employees and family farm-owners, is [Read More …]

Richard Quaas, pioneer in livestock genetics, dies at 77

Quaas and his colleagues continued working to refine and apply BLUP to improve livestock breeding Richard Louis Quaas, whose work in quantitative genetics helped revolutionize livestock breeding practices, has died. A professor emeritus of animal [Read More …]

Cultured Dairy Products Short Course offered

A three-day workshop by Penn State Extension Penn State Extension will offer “Cultured Dairy Products Short Course,” Sept. 20-22, at the Erickson Food Science Building on Penn State’s University Park campus. The workshop will occur from [Read More …]

John Deere bolsters self-propelled forage harvester lineup

Latest offer improved performance and uptime, with lower ownership costs Another option Milem highlighted is John Deere HarvestLab™ 3000, which provides on-the-go constituent sensing and documentation. “Customers have told us for years how much they [Read More …]

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NMC seeks Award of Excellence nominees

September 9, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Award recognizes members who make contributions to udder health, milk quality The National Mastitis Council (NMC) opened nominations for its coveted Award of Excellence for Contribution to Mastitis Prevention and Control. This award honors an [Read More …]

USDEC “Experts on Dairy Exports” video series spotlights people who make USDEC the go-to

The first video focuses on Megan Sheets (Snow), MBA, senior director of strategic development. Analytical research guides U.S. Dairy Export Council members through the waters of international trade so they can compete to win in [Read More …]

Holstein America Broadcasts September 26 on RFD-TV

Celebrating five years as the nation’s leading television broadcast highlighting the dairy community, Holstein America airs at 7 p.m. CST, Monday, September 26, on RFD-TV. The documentary series, produced by Holstein Association USA, pays tribute to dairy [Read More …]

Technical Assistance Grants for Value-Added & Direct Marketing

If you are a dairy farm looking to build your brand, improve consumer access to locally-produced foods, and work with a consultant in the value-added & direct marketing space, consider applying for this NEW Technical Assistance [Read More …]

Discount available for ‘Farm Spanish Basics’ course for dairy producers

Center is offering a $100 discount to PA dairy producers who enroll in fall course The United States has the second largest Spanish-speaking population in the world, and 80 percent of the agricultural workforce in [Read More …]

Pro-Ag urges Pa. Milk Marketing Board to continue over-order premium

PRO-AG official said that the overall premiums brought in millions of dollars for the dairy farmers Testifying to the Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board, Arden Tewksbury, manager of PRO-AG, urged the Board to continue the special-order [Read More …]

USDA to measure northeastern milk production

NASS conducts the Milk Production survey in the region every January, April, July, and October Thousands of milk producers across the country will receive surveys from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service [Read More …]

New cover crop funds for IN, MI farmers