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Launch The First-Ever Cheese Record To Kick Off Release Of California Freestyle Music Track Ad Campaign California Freestyle connects the unique sounds and flavors of the Golden State and pay homage to dairy made with [Read More …]

Hearing for Proposed Revision of Dairy Laboratory Regulation

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A public hearing will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 14, 2022, to consider the adoption of a revised administrative regulation that governs fees for dairy laboratory analyses performed by the Kansas [Read More …]

Stephanie Nash talks music and dairy with DairyBusiness News

Stephanie Nash is a singer/songwriter and advocate for agriculture. Her passion for music and her love for agriculture is her focus. She and her family decided to move to middle Tennessee and keep pursuing their love [Read More …]

Reissue of April 2022 Holstein Genetic Information

April 8, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

New official U.S. genetic evaluations will be released on Tuesday, April 12. This data will replace the evaluations initially released on Tuesday, April 5, for Holstein animals. Data from the December 2021 genetic evaluations for [Read More …]

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Dairy Industry Invited to first of its kind Data and Innovations Summit

Dairy producers and advisors working with all types, sizes, and breeds of dairy herds are invited to the first of its kind Data and Innovations Summit (DIS) held in conjunction with the National Holstein Convention [Read More …]

Select Sires’ LIONEL leads multiple industry indexes

Select Sires’ LIONEL leads multiple industry indexes Sire summary results put 7HO14454 LIONEL among the breed’s best sires for Net Merit (+1,252 NM$), GTPI® (+3135), Herd Health Profit Dollars™ (+1,195 HHP$™) and Dairy Wellness [Read More …]

Questions to Consider Before Disbudding Calves

Work with your veterinarian to develop a disbudding program to enhance animal welfare. Can you tell when your calves are uncomfortable or in pain? Assessing emotional states in animals can be difficult and subjective. Researchers [Read More …]

NY Farm Bureau asks NYC mayor to discuss milk in schools

President Fisher also asks to meet with Mayor Adams to discuss sourcing more NYS food in city schools New York Farm Bureau President David Fisher expressed his concerns over the potential removal of [Read More …]

Save the Date for Dairy Financial Conference, Sept. 14

Conference will be at the Sheraton Harrisburg Hershey Hotel in Harrisburg Dairy financial consultants, lending representatives, and interested dairy producers are encouraged to save the date for the 13th annual Dairy Financial and Risk Management [Read More …]

Ag Economy Barometer slides lower, producers concerned about war’s impact

Producers continue to say that they expect their farm’s financial performance to decline in 2022 compared to 2021 The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer dipped to a reading of 113 in March, down 12 points [Read More …]

Congress demands Canada meet its USMCA dairy commitments, earning dairy’s praise

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) expressed their deep appreciation for robust Congressional support on ensuring Canada fully honors its U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) dairy market access commitments. Today [Read More …]

Approach Compliance as a Team Value for Dairy Success

High performance is mandatory to obtain the results that maintain profitability. For example, genetic improvement, activity monitoring, and hormone protocols have delivered higher pregnancy rates in recent years for most dairies compared to what was [Read More …]

Dairy Revenue Protection – April 2022

Dairy Revenue Protection (DRP) is a risk management tool for U.S. dairy producers. Set a floor on market prices when the time is right. Dairy Revenue Protection (DRP) is an insurance program for U.S. [Read More …]

March CWT-Assisted Export Sales Total 73 Million Pounds

CWT member cooperatives secured 67 contracts in March, adding 6.7 million pounds of American-type cheeses, 37,000 pounds of butter, 611,000 pounds of whole milk powder and 895,000 pounds of cream cheese to CWT-assisted sales [Read More …]

Are You Planning a June or July Dairy Event?

Share Your Event With Us! Are you hosting a consumer event on your farm or in your community this summer? Do you want our help in spreading the word? To help celebrate dairy across Pennsylvania [Read More …]

Hearing for Proposed Adoption of Animal Health Regulation

A public hearing will be conducted by the Kansas Department of Agriculture at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, to consider the adoption of an administrative regulation that pertains to the cost of [Read More …]

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Animal Agriculture Alliance Summit Preconference Webinar Series kicks off tomorrow

Refer a friend to register and you both could win $100! The Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2022 Stakeholders Summit Preconference Webinar Series kicks off April 6 with webinars being held each Wednesday from 1:00 p.m. [Read More …]

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North American Manure Expo: July 13-14, 2022

View the latest technologies provided by the manure handling industry and attend the trade show with over 100 vendors The North American Manure Expo (NAME) will be hosted in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania on July 13 [Read More …]

War likely to shock grain markets for several years

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine expected to result in tight grain stocks and price volatility for at least two years Global grain markets have been managing through a period of extreme price volatility following Russia’s [Read More …]

Forage shrink costs more when inputs are high

Significant focus is on the cost and availability of key inputs for forage crops entering this 2022 growing season. While the decisions made this spring to control cost without experiencing production losses will be very [Read More …]

AGI Launches #StepUp4Ukraine Collaboration

AGI, Mohawk Medbuy, the St. Michael’s Hospital Foundation collaborate to secure and direct-deliver medical supplies. Recognizing the growing humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, Ag Growth International Inc. (AGI) announced, today, a collaboration with the Mohawk [Read More …]

Daily Dirt Indiegogo Campaign Launches

A new app for gardeners: Spend more time digging and less time scrolling! The Morning Ag Clips LLC is pleased to announce plans for its newest venture, the Daily Dirt, an eResource intended to [Read More …]

FMMO Modernization Must Be Done Right

For all of the positive developments we are seeing in dairy, from record exports to much improved prices, this industry always faces challenges. Some are short-term (high input and energy costs), and some develop [Read More …]

Michigan State University vet student receives DCHA scholarship

The Dairy Calf & Heifer Association (DCHA) awarded its $1,000 scholarship to Jared Sanderson, son of Michael and Pattie Sanderson, Sandusky, Mich., and a Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine (MSUCVM) student. The DCHA [Read More …]

NYFB statement on Origin of Livestock Rule for organic dairy farms

“[The Rule] establishes clear requirements for organic certification practices on dairy farms” “New York Farm Bureau appreciates USDA for finalizing the Origin of Livestock Rule for organic dairy farms,” stated NYFB President David Fisher. [Read More …]

Dairy Revitalization Plan sparks hope

As unity grows among dairy farmers, eyes turn to the 2023 Farm Bill Farmers from throughout western Wisconsin gathered last week to envision how the Dairy Revitalization Plan could boost farm income and slow [Read More …]

USDA to provide payments to livestock producers impacted by drought, wildfire