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Speakers will share findings from survey, what it means for PA animal agriculture For Pennsylvania agriculture professionals who missed the release of the 2022 PA Animal Agriculture Mental Wellness Survey results, a free webinar is [Read More …]

CDFA Senior Environmental Scientist Alyssa Louie and her work on methane emissions reduction

Alyssa Louie, a senior environmental scientist at CDFA, has been with the agency for seven-and-a-half years and currently works on the Dairy Digester Development and Research Program (DDRDP) and the Alternative Manure Management Program (AMMP), [Read More …]

DCHA webinar features ET and IVF

“Investing in Advanced Reproductive Technology” headlines the next Dairy Calf and Heifer Association (DCHA) webinar. Brad Brundage, Trans Ova Genetics client development manager, will lead the free, one-hour DCHA webinar that starts at 2 p.m. [Read More …]

Schuman Cheese Sweeps 2022 Industry Awards

Fourth Generation Cheesemaker Takes Home 26 Awards Across 5 Industry-Wide Contests Schuman Cheese, world-class cheesemaker and largest US importer of Italian cheeses, is proud to celebrate 26 wins across 5 esteemed cheese industry competitions in [Read More …]

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LALA U.S. Wins High Honors at 2022 World Dairy Expo

Yogurt, cheese and milk cited as top products in North American competition Nine new and traditional dairy products from LALA U.S. were honored as among the best in North America during the 2022 World [Read More …]

TAHC Commissioners Adopt Rule Amendments

Chronic Wasting Disease and Cattle Entry Requirements The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) held a regularly scheduled Commission meeting July 26, 2022, at its headquarters in Austin. The following rules were adopted and went [Read More …]

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EPA releases draft air emission model for dairy farms

For the past 20 years, uncertainty regarding emissions from animal feeding operations has confounded regulators and served to hinder environmental groups who seek to use regulations as a sword against animal agriculture. After years [Read More …]

The Power of People virtual conference

The dictionary defines “sustainable” as being “able to continue over a period of time,” however, we are starting to recognize the impact that the growing complexity of business today has on our personal sustainability. Day [Read More …]

USDA Offers Assistance to Restore and Protect Privately-Owned Wetlands, Agricultural Lands and Grasslands

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) encourages people and groups wanting to restore and protect critical wetlands, agricultural lands and grasslands to consider enrolling their property into conservation easements. The Farm Bill has provided USDA’s Natural [Read More …]

Ask the Expert sessions always popular at FSR

Approximately 40 free Ask the Expert sessions will address variety of important ag topics It’s not every day that Ohio farmers can hear directly from 24 agricultural experts on a variety of hot topics. That’s [Read More …]

Off-farm income increasingly important to ag/rural economy

Majority of America’s farm households now rely on jobs, income outside of agriculture U.S. farmers’ and ranchers’ increasing dependence on off-farm employment and income reveals the growing economic interconnection of rural communities and surrounding cities. [Read More …]

Penn State awarded grant to help dairy farmers develop climate-smart commodities

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Project is part of USDA’s nationwide Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities initiative Funding of up to $25 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will support a new Penn State-led collaboration with dairy industry associations and [Read More …]

Registration open for Staffing and Organizing Your Team course

Course applicable to all agricultural commodities Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development has opened registration for Managing Performance, a six-week course in the Supervisory Leadership Certificate program. Staffing and Organizing Your Team materials release November 9, 2022, [Read More …]

Dairy promoters connect with thousands of consumers at N.Y. State Fair

Grassroots promotions build trust in dairy with fair-goers More than 100 county dairy promoters and volunteers supported American Dairy Association North East’s dairy activities during the New York State Fair, connecting with thousands of consumers [Read More …]

Nationwide, The Ohio State University “green” light AgTech Innovation Hub

Nationwide to provide $2 million in funding to new collaboration designed to tackle climate change challenges According to a recent report by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, climate change could make it more difficult to [Read More …]

CentralStar searches for summer 2023 interns

CentralStar Cooperative, serving dairy and beef producers in the upper Midwest, is accepting applications for several, paid, agricultural-related internship opportunities in summer 2023. Areas of interest include artificial insemination (A.I), milk and diagnostic laboratory testing, [Read More …]

Ukrainian dairy farmers feeling aftereffects of Russian attacks

In the village of Czestochowa at the Agromol farm, Russian military aviation deprived business owners of their assets, and workers of their jobs, killing 2,000 dairy cows. Bombs started falling while we were milking the [Read More …]

Rapid Detection & Removal of Biofilm Made Easy Using New Technologies

September 20, 2022 | 1:00 p.m. Eastern Biofilm is a protective structure formed by microorganisms on surfaces, including food processing equipment, floors, walls and floor drains in adverse environmental conditions. Its presence in food processing [Read More …]

U.S. Custom Harvesters Support Legislation for Streamlined CDL Requirements

U.S. Custom Harvesters has endorsed legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) that will remove burdensome government regulations and simplify the process of hiring CDL drivers, especially during a difficult labor market in [Read More …]

Farm Safety Webinars Happening This Week

Each day during National Farm Safety & Health Week, AgriSafe will host two free webinars. You only need to register one time to access all of the webinars. View a list of webinars below and click here [Read More …]

Conewango Launches New Website

Conewango Products Corporation, a leading distributor of inflations, dairy rubberware and other agricultural rubber products across North America, has launched a comprehensive and easy to navigate new website. The site makes it simple for [Read More …]

Breaking down California’s water crisis and regional dairy challenges

Two special guests joined the Teds and Gus for this month’s episode of The Milk Check: Geoff Vanden Heuvel, Milk Producers Council Sarina Sharp, Ag Business Solutions and Daily Dairy Report Geoff is a former dairy farmer and expert [Read More …]

Say it loud, say it clear: The plant-based beverage bust is here

It was the fundamental fallacy that launched a thousand news articles: Dairy was dying as consumers were switching to plant-based beverages. That was always a lie — but at least from a certain angle, it could be stretched into [Read More …]

PSU Pasteurization Short Course

Penn State Extension to hold the Pasteurization Short Course in September Penn State Extension will offer the Pasteurization Short Course, Sept. 27-29, at the Erickson Food Science Building on Penn State’s University Park campus. The [Read More …]

CDRF awarded $85 Million for partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities project

Funding will work to build climate-smart dairy markets and provide financial incentives for CA dairy producers to adopt climate-smart manure management Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing [Read More …]

PSU food safety for small-scale dairy processors

Penn State to hold food safety courses for small-scale dairy processors in November Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Penn State Extension will offer the “Dairy Basics: Fundamentals of Quality and Safety” workshop on Nov. 1, and the [Read More …]

Learn How to ‘Own Your Future’ at Workshop on November 10

The best way to know your future is to create it. To help dairy farm families begin tackling the process of succession planning and ownership transition, the Professional Dairy Managers of Pennsylvania (PDMP) and the Center [Read More …]

Chocolate Milk: Official Beverage of High School Sports