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The Dairy Bar: China COVID Policies Further Snarl Supply Chains; Soaring Fuel Prices Hit Pocketbooks; and Global Milk Production in a Minute! Quick Bites: Shanghai Shipping Snarls China’s zero tolerance policies on COVID policy are creating [Read More …]

2020 EPA Emissions Inventory Demonstrates Agriculture’s Advancements in Sustainability

The Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks has been published by the Environmental Protection Agency annually since 1990. It provides an annual accounting estimate of all man-made greenhouse gas emissions sources in the U.S. [Read More …]

CDFA Accepting Proposals For Technical Assistance Providers For Healthy Refrigeration Grant Program

May 2, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

CDFA’s Office of Farm to Fork is now accepting proposals from technical assistance providers for the Healthy Refrigeration Grant Program. Proposals are due no later than 5 p.m. (PT) June 10. This program funds energy-efficient [Read More …]

Befuddled Dairy Markets Move This Way and That Way

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending April 29, 2022 Dairy markets moved this way and that without much conviction this week. Prices are historically lofty, but not high enough to bring on a [Read More …]

California Milk Advisory Board, California Dairy Research Foundation and California Dairy Quality Assurance Program Present 2nd California Dairy Sustainability Partnership Award to Calgren Dairy Fuels

Calgren recognized for Leadership in Sustainable Partnerships in Support of Climate-Smart Dairy Practices at 3rd California Dairy Sustainability Summit The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) announced today the winner of its 2nd California Dairy [Read More …]

Bureau of Land and Water Resources Director

DATCP is recruiting for a Director to lead the Bureau of Land and Water Resources. The deadline to apply for this position is Monday, May 2nd at 11:59PM. Natural Resource Manager (Land and Water Resources, [Read More …]

Farm Credit East Announces Board Election Results

Farm Credit East, a customer-owned cooperative lender and financial services provider, has announced the results of its recent director elections and board reorganization meeting. The 19-member board represents the diversity of Northeast agriculture and forest [Read More …]

USDA Climate-Smart Commodities Funding Opportunity Deadlines Approaching

Funding Pools for Applicants Close on May 6 and June 10 The deadline for partners to apply for the first round of funding through the new Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities is Friday, May 6, [Read More …]

Suspicious Early-season Symptoms in Small Grains and Cereal Forages

May 1, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Do you have some concerning issues in early season cereal stands? Let’s talk about some possibilities. As the weather warms in spring and small grains begin to perk up, we expect to see lush [Read More …]

DairyVoice Podcast: Eve Pollet of Dairy Management Inc. on new opportunities for dairy food ingredients

Joel Hastings caught up with Eve Pollet, Senior Vice President of Strategic Intelligence at Dairy Management Inc. DairyVoice has interviewed her before and finds the information very informative to our audience. Here, Eve describes fascinating [Read More …]

Latrobe dairy farmer, advocate for dairy on school menus

Former Pittsburgh Steelers support healthy meals with dairy Latrobe, Pa., dairy farmer Jason Frye of Pleasant Lane Farms and Steve Turner from Turner Dairy, Pittsburgh, Pa., joined American Dairy Association North East and two [Read More …]

North American Manure Expo

Save the date! The North American Manure Expo will return to Chambersburg, Pennsylvania on July 13 and 14, 2022. The 2022 North American Manure Expo will provide activities and technologies to interest everyone that raises [Read More …]

U.S. Trade Representative remarks on EU GI abuses in report

The Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN), U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) today welcomed the U.S. Trade Representative’s prioritization in this year’s Special 301 Report of the importance of preserving U.S. [Read More …]

2022 Dairy Processor Grant recipients

Grants foster innovation, improve profitability, sustain long-term viability of facilities Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP), announced 19 Wisconsin dairy companies will receive a DATCP [Read More …]

EnTech Solutions, Northern Biogas, Dane County Support Sustainable Communities with Agricultural Biodigester

Organizations Unveil Completed Facility Powered by Clean Energy as Part of Earth Day Commemoration With the support of leadership from Dane County, Wisconsin, EnTech Solutions, a full-service clean energy solutions provider, has partnered with Northern Biogas, a [Read More …]

Out with the old and in with the new

Dairy MAX’s redesigned Dairy Discovery Zone Exhibit wraps up spring tour The newly revamped Dairy Discovery Zone, the traveling exhibit created by Dairy MAX promoting interactive dairy education, has made its appearance and is [Read More …]

Caring for immunocompromised dairy cows during transition, what can MCFA do?

The immunity of a high-producing dairy cow is under tremendous pressure around and after calving. Early lactation is characterized by a prolonged negative energy balance and large changes in dietary intake, leading to huge physiological [Read More …]

How Late Can Perennial Forages Be Planted?

Cool-season perennial forages need time to develop before summer temperatures rise. Use this guide to help assess how late in the spring these stands can be planted. Spring is a traditional and popular time [Read More …]

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NMC heads to East Lansing for July regional meeting

Conference features tours, interactive workshops, milk quality experts Join milk quality enthusiasts in East Lansing, Mich., for the 2022 National Mastitis Council (NMC) Regional Meeting, July 12-14, at the Graduate Hotel. “The NMC Regional [Read More …]

Former Toledo Mayor Hosts Town Hall on Water Quality

The Ohio Agriculture Conservation Initiative (OACI) recently participated in a virtual meeting hosted by Rep. Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo), who is also the former Mayor of the City of Toledo. This presentation was requested after OACI [Read More …]

U.S. Dairy Export Council CEO Krysta Harden joins food security panel

New figures released this week by the International Monetary Fund were cause for concern around the world as the potential for increased food costs is weighed against potential political uncertainty that might result. U.S. [Read More …]

Join the Dairy Calf and Heifer Association (DCHA) for its next one-hour webinar set for:

May 5, at 2:00 p.m. Central time Sponsored by: Elanco Join the Dairy Calf and Heifer Association (DCHA) for its next webinar – “Scours Prevention Starts with Colostrum” – set for May 5, at [Read More …]

U.S. Trade Representative Remarks on EU GI Abuses in Special 301 Report

The Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN), U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) today welcomed the U.S. Trade Representative’s prioritization in this year’s Special 301 Report of the importance [Read More …]

National, state ag groups call for meeting on export trade imbalance

Letter calls for an immediate federal effort to convene a meeting of ocean carrier companies and agricultural exporters A collaborative of major agriculture associations has released the attached letter sent to the United States Secretary of [Read More …]

Registration open for Managing Performance 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. Managing Performance materials release June 17, 2022 and live weekly Zoom [Read More …]

Clover Sonoma® Receives California Creamery Operators Association Sustainability Award for Packaging Innovation

The CCOA grants Clover Sonoma its distinguished Sustainability award for the first fully renewable milk carton and post consumer recycled gallon milk jug in the United States, as highlighted in Clover Sonoma’s 2021 Impact [Read More …]

Adopt a Cow’ Program opens for enrollment May 1

Interactive Program Can Be Incorporated Into Elementary and Middle School Classrooms Discover Dairy’s “Adopt a Cow” program will open for enrollment for the 2022-23 school year beginning May 1. The free program, which has [Read More …]

Elanco and Royal DSM Announce Strategic Alliance in U.S. for Bovaer® – A Revolutionary, Methane-Reducing Feed Product for Cattle