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The Dairy Shrine is again looking for applications for its annual scholarship program. Applications are accepted from March 1 until the deadline of April 15. Official scholarship application award forms are available on the [Read More …]

U.S. Dairy Statements on USTR 2022 Trade Policy Agenda

In response to the U.S. Trade Representative’s release of the 2022 Trade Policy Agenda today, USDEC and NMPF released the following statements. Krysta Harden, U.S. Dairy Export Council president & CEO: Last year dairy [Read More …]

Wisconsin Agriculture Youth Council Application Now Available

The application for the Wisconsin Agriculture Youth Council is now available. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) encourages students who will be high school seniors during the 2022 – 2023 [Read More …]

USDA Announces Supplemental American Rescue Plan Funding

Available through the Local Agriculture Market Program, Including Funding to Expand Farm-to-Institution Opportunities The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced supplemental American Rescue Plan Act funding for the Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP). [Read More …]

DNA Markers Can Speed Selective Dry Cow Therapy

For several years, the U.S. dairy industry has been endeavoring to reduce the use of antibiotics on dairy farms. It’s popular from a consumer standpoint; consumers are generally in favor of fewer antibiotics used [Read More …]

Vytelle Expands Network of Bovine In Vitro Fertilization Laboratories

Three Additional Labs Accessible to Cattle Producers by the End of the First Quarter Vytelle is progressing on a five-year plan to provide accessible hormone-free bovine in vitro fertilization (IVF) to producers across the globe. [Read More …]

DCRC calls for Scholar applicants

The Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) is accepting applications for its Scholar program. The recipient will earn an expense-paid trip to attend the DCRC Annual Meeting, Nov. 15-17, in Middleton, Wis. The application deadline is [Read More …]

DCRC opens Herd Reproduction Award nominations

Nominate an outstanding dairy herd for the Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council’s (DCRC) 2022 Excellence in Dairy Reproduction Awards program. Dairy industry professionals, including veterinarians, extension agents, artificial insemination and pharmaceutical company representatives, dairy processor and [Read More …]

Apply for Next Round of Dairy Excellence Grants Starting Today

The application period for the next round of funding opens on March 1, 2022. Click here to view the application. This is a competitive grant for Pennsylvania dairy farms only, and limited grants are available. Recipients will [Read More …]

Recharge at 2022 PDPW Business Conference in Family-Friendly Destination

Networking, learning and youth program offerings make for perfect dairy getaway While dairy producers are renowned for their ability to succeed despite perpetually uncertain circumstances, it’s important they consistently take time to keep learning [Read More …]

CWT Assists with 3.9 Million Pounds of Dairy Product Export Sales

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) member cooperatives accepted 14 offers of export assistance from CWT that helped them capture sales contracts for 3.2 million pounds (1,466 MT) of American-type cheese and 697,000 pounds (316 MT) [Read More …]

Fighting COVID-19 with milk?

A new study in the Journal of Dairy Science® tests the properties of cow milk protein against SARS-CoV-2 variants As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to claim lives around the world, dairy scientists may have [Read More …]

Global Demand for High-Protein Whey Soars, but is Growth Sustainable?

Consumers’ renewed focus on health, immune system support fuels growth for whey protein products The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally altered the global market for high-protein whey products, which have now entered the mainstream as [Read More …]

Choosing Beef Sires for and Raising Terminal Dairy Calves Workshop

Find an event near you! Choosing Beef Sires for and Raising Terminal Dairy Calves will focus on the use of beef x dairy calves raised to supply the beef market. Participants will learn about [Read More …]

DCHA Annual Conference and Trade Show offers ‘A Spectrum of Opportunities’

Whether you raise heifers from birth to freshening, or one or more of the stages in between, this year’s Dairy Calf and Heifer Association (DCHA) Annual Conference and Trade Show offers numerous educational opportunities. Join [Read More …]

Wisconsin Farms and Land in Farms report

Number of Wisconsin farms in 2021 was 64,100, down 300 farms from 2020 The total number of farms in Wisconsin in 2021 was 64,100, down 300 farms from 2020 according to the USDA, National [Read More …]

NY Dairy Specialist Apprenticeship

February 28, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Registration covered for the Northeast Dairy Management Conference Dairy is facing ongoing challenges in workforce development. As one solution to this, a state approved dairy apprenticeship was recently created. An apprenticeship combines hands-on work [Read More …]

Invasion of Ukraine will impact American ag

Shortly after crisis escalated, prices for corn, soybeans, wheat were limit-higher The unprecedented actions by Russia on Ukraine could have major implications for Ohio farmers and American agriculture as a whole in a number of [Read More …]

Winners of New York State Dairy Ambassador competition

February 28, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Gabriella Taylor from Wayne County was named the 2022-2023 New York State Dairy Ambassador On Tuesday, February 22, 2022, Gabriella Taylor from Wayne County was named the 2022-2023 New York State Dairy Ambassador during a ceremony livestreamed from the Embassy Suites by [Read More …]

Pakistan’s Fatima Group inks $1bn in deals at Expo 2020 Dubai

Fatima Group, a leading industrial firm in Pakistan, has signed two MoUs of over $1 billion with two key global agriculture stakeholders – China Machinery Engineering Company (CMEC) from China and Sarh Attaqnia Co (SAC) [Read More …]

Dairy business initiative expanding across the southeast

UT animal science department to lead 12-state effort to enhance dairy businesses For the last two years, Extension specialists with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture have led the USDA’s Southeast Dairy Business [Read More …]

A conversation with IDF Brazil’s young dairy influence, Isabele Torres – International Day for Women and Girls in Science

The 11th of February marks the achievements of women and girls in science across the globe, acknowledging their exceptional work and constantly breaking barriers. To recognise the value of this day, we spoke to Isabele [Read More …]

NNYADP Dairy Worker E-Training Pilot Project Quantifies Educational Needs, Elicits Gains

Dairy worker e-learning pilot project research funded by the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program (NNYADP) and conducted by Quality Milk Production Services (QMPS) shows a quantifiable gain in employee knowledge and associated implementation [Read More …]

Dairy Farm Business Summary and Analysis Program Preliminary Progress Report 1

The first DFBS preliminary progress report for the same 30 farms for 2020 and 2021 has been released Read Report As farm businesses across New York analyze their financial performance by utilizing the Dairy [Read More …]

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