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Awards are designed to reward and encourage Junior members to continue their excellent Registered Holstein® breeding programs Junior members from around the country who bred and own exceptional Holstein cattle have recently been honored by Holstein [Read More …]

Dairy MAX hosts National FARM Program Tour

Dairy MAX highlights Fuel Up to Play 60 Program at AT&T Stadium Collaboration is the key to success and dairy organizations have been collaborating for years to move the dairy industry forward. Dairy MAX recently [Read More …]

Researchers turn their gaze to impacts of winter grazing

Two-year study found no positive, or negative, impacts of integrated crop-livestock systems Winter grazing is part of what is called an integrated crop-livestock system. It is a process where livestock, such as cattle or goats, [Read More …]

Alfalfa management, cybersecurity, disease outbreak in calves

Interactive webinars connect dairy farmers with leading experts From feed to information and calves, this week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal™ from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) will focus on helping dairy producers protect some of [Read More …]

4th Annual CMAB and VentureFuel “Open Innovation” competition finalists

Highlight dairy as an ingredient in everything from biomaterials and textiles to global foods and beverages The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) announced eight finalists in the Real California Milk Excelerator, a partnership with innovation [Read More …]

August Evaluations: What’s New?

August 22, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

In addition to the Brown Swiss health traits, CDCB implemented three other changes in the August 9 triannual evaluations. Guernsey: Genomic evaluations for Rear Leg Rear View (RLR) Genomic PTAs are now available for this [Read More …]

Evolving Global Milk Production Scenario Shifts in Trajectory

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending August 19, 2022 Market observers are paying close attention to an evolving global milk production scenario as many key supply regions witnessed a shift in trajectory during [Read More …]

USDA Announces First Three Lenders for Heirs’ Property Relending Program

Additional Lenders Invited to Apply to Program The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Akiptan, Inc., the Cherokee Nation Economic Development Trust Authority (CNEDTA) and the Shared Capital Cooperative have been approved or conditionally [Read More …]

IDFA Names Mia Mulrennan, Psy.D., to Executive Team as Chief People Officer

August 19, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Mulrennan to Lead IDFA People Strategy, Organizational HR Functions The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) today named Mia Mulrennan, Psy.D., as chief people officer and a member of the IDFA executive team. Mulrennan will lead [Read More …]

Ashlie Johnson discusses working with a board when in a dairy cooperative environment

In this segment of the Ashlie Johnson series, she dives in to the topic of dealing with CO-OP Board of Directors. Ashlie covers motivating actions and interacting with them. She advises you to understand the [Read More …]

Milk and dairy critical to nutrition as children return to school

As nearly 50 million children return to public school, a group of dairy and nutrition advocates is encouraging parents and policymakers to prioritize the health of students by making milk and dairy options more accessible [Read More …]

High school students invited to tour PA dairy farms & vet. center, Oct. 20

Farm tour will take place in Chester County with in-person, virtual options High school students are invited to learn about multiple career opportunities in the dairy industry during the annual Dairy Leaders of Tomorrow Farm [Read More …]

USDA to measure small grain production

NASS will contact survey participants to gather information on their 2022 production Starting in late August, a sample of producers from around the country will receive Agricultural Survey questionnaires from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s [Read More …]

Membership in National FFA Organization reaches all-time high

National FFA Organization announced a record-high student membership number of 850,823, an increase of 15% from last year As the importance of agriculture continues to be a focus throughout the world, students around the country [Read More …]

U.S. and Mexico dairy sectors re-commit to binational cooperation

Leading dairy representatives from the United States and Mexico gathered at Dairy Farmers of America headquarters in Kansas City this week to discuss strengthening cross-border cooperation on dairy issues. The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) [Read More …]

Embracing Time and Change at Farm Science Review 2022

The diamond anniversary of Farm Science Review is on the horizon as the annual farm show is set to celebrate 60 years of research, advancement and education Sept. 20-22 at the Molly Caren Agricultural [Read More …]

DeLaval launches next-generation E-series rotary milking system

The new system features more information, automation, functions and technology, in addition to the proven features carried forward from previous generations of DeLaval rotaries, for advanced throughput efficiency DeLaval, a global leader in dairy [Read More …]

Nationwide Dairy Forage Experts to Present at World Dairy Expo

Presented by industry experts during World Dairy Expo®, Dairy Forage Seminars are centered around cutting-edge research and information regarding forage quality, harvest and storage. These seminars, scheduled for 10:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Wednesday [Read More …]

Business planning, HR management and environmental planning grant funding available

Plan for long term viability and environmental stewardship Dairy Advancement Program (DAP) grant funds are available for business planning, human resource management, the development of, or update to, Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plans (CNMP), and the [Read More …]

Organizations Say Milk and Dairy Are Critical to Child Nutrition as Children Return to School

Milk Is Essential to Child Health and Development, Yet Is Under Consumed As nearly 50 million children return to public school, a group of dairy and nutrition advocates is encouraging parents and policymakers to prioritize [Read More …]

Transition milk improves health in neonatal calves

New research in the Journal of Dairy Science® examines benefits of transition milk for neonatal Holstein calves Feeding calves transition milk instead of milk replacer in the first days of life stimulates intestinal development and [Read More …]

CRV’s Fleckvieh range further strengthened after new index run

The range of Fleckvieh bulls from CRV’s breeding programme has been further strengthened following the August 2022 index run. Five bulls received breeding values based on the performance of daughters for the first time, [Read More …]

Findings From PA Animal Agriculture Mental Wellness Survey Now Available

Farming is a rewarding career and lifestyle, but it can be filled with uncertainty and stress. You are not alone in facing these uncertainties. Last week, more than 100 animal agriculture professionals attended the Animal [Read More …]

Paul Ryan to Provide Chairman’s Lecture at Dairy Forum 2023

Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Paul Ryan will join the dairy industry at Dairy Forum 2023! In the Chairman’s Lecture, Speaker Ryan will get into the weeds on big policy ideas [Read More …]

Dairy Girl Network opens award nominations for women in dairy

Online nominations are now open and due September 15, 2022 Dairy Girl Network (DGN) announces the opening of nominations for the DGN Leading Impact award sponsored by Beck’s and the DGN Forward Under 40 (+4) [Read More …]

Youth Ag Video Showcase Team Edition launched by Texas Farm Credit

Spotlight your agricultural project for a chance to win a large cash prize for your FFA Chapter Texas Farm Credit launched its 2022 annual virtual contest encouraging local youth ag teams to submit a video [Read More …]

Growing Great People: Workshop for Dairy Farmers

Become an Effective On-The-Job Trainer These trainings are supported by a grant from the New York Farm Viability Institute. Cornell Ag Workforce Development and the South Central NY Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops team are [Read More …]

Elanco Releases 2021 Environmental, Social and Governance Report Highlighting Progress on Healthy Purpose™ Goals