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As we embark on a new year, “small-scale” food production leads the pack of six trends gaining momentum with consumers, according to the latest Illuminate™ Digital Cultural Insights report from The Center for Food [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 a surprising [Read More …]

WASDE Report Projects Higher All-Milk Price

In the report of World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates issued Mar. 9 by USDA, the milk production forecast for 2022 is lowered from last month, on lower dairy cow numbers and slower growth [Read More …]

GENYOUth Announces Donation of $500,000 from Blue Shield of California

Delivery and Distribution of School Meals to Food-Insecure Students and Support of Taste of the NFL Event Blue Shield of California Will Provide Funding to 70 High-Needs Schools in 13 Counties Timed with March’s [Read More …]

Food & Ag Policy Dialogues: Nutrition

What are the nutrition trends and priorities shaping policy and legislation in Washington, DC? Find out on Wednesday, March 30th at 3 p.m. ET in the first Food & Ag Policy Dialogues—a discussion on federal nutrition policy and [Read More …]

NMPF advances Marketing Order discussions at March Board meeting

BOARD ENDORSES FEDERAL EFFORTS TO EASE ENERGY DISRUPTIONS, EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE National Milk Producers Federation celebrated strong global demand for U.S. milk in a time of turmoil and asserted leadership in its efforts [Read More …]

Feedlot safety study with Amplimune published in AVJ

NovaVive Inc., an animal health immunobiology company, today announced that a paper has been published in the Australian Veterinary Journal (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/avj.13156). The paper, “The innate immune stimulant Amplimune® is safe to administer to young feedlot cattle”, summarizes [Read More …]

Lely discontinues commercial activities in Russia and Belarus

Lely is shocked by Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine. The Ukrainian people are in the midst of a war and face great uncertainty. Our thoughts are with the people directly affected by this crisis. [Read More …]

Ukraine bans exports of wheat, oats and other food staples

Ukraine’s government has banned the export of wheat, oats and other staples that are crucial for global food supplies as authorities try to ensure they can feed people during Russia’s intensifying war. New rules [Read More …]

Calving Distribution Affects Herd Health

Preparing for calving season is always a busy time of year. Depending on the time of year cows start calving will determine what type of preparations and facilities are needed. Nonetheless, cows calving within [Read More …]

What will the invasion of Ukraine mean for dairy?

The Teds assemble a full crew to approach the primary question on the milk market’s mind: What does a war in Europe mean for the dairy industry? To help answer that question, they’ve enlisted Norman [Read More …]

USDA Announces American Rescue Plan Technical Assistance Investment to Benefit Underserved Farmers, Ranchers and Forest Landowners

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today that it is accepting grant applications for the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Technical Assistance Investment Program to provide historically underserved farmers, ranchers and forest landowners technical support in [Read More …]

Nomination Period Open for Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin Board of Directors Election

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting nominations through March 31, 2022 for eight seats on the Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin (DFW) board of directors. The eight districts up [Read More …]

USDA Announces $35 Million Funding Opportunity

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Support Underserved and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced approximately $35 million in available funding to community-based and nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, and tribal entities that [Read More …]

Ashlie Johnson, Brooke Human Resource Solutions on attracting and keeping the labor force in dairy.

Ashlie Johnson, PHR is an accomplished HR Manager and Consultant with over 20 years of experience in Human Resources. Working as corporate HR for 14 years in a multitude of industries, heavily in dairy, Ashlie [Read More …]

North American Manure Expo

The North American Manure Expo will return to Chambersburg, Pennsylvania on July 13 and 14, 2022 The 2022 North American Manure Expo (NAME) will provide activities and technologies to interest everyone that raises animals [Read More …]

Be prepared to assist during calving

“I’ve got a calver, doc.” I hear these words from the other end of the line as I roll over and see that the clock reads 2 a.m. As I ask questions – more [Read More …]

DEADLINE EXTENDED! Free Farmer Training for Military Veterans is Headed to California

West Coast farmers and ranchers can now apply for Armed to Farm California! The National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) is bringing its free Armed to Farm training to southern California for the first [Read More …]

Dairy Together events rally farmers to push for dairy policy reform

Local Farmers Union, Farm Bureau chapters partner on events in western Wisconsin Farmers and industry stakeholders are invited to join the conversation around the future of dairy in Wisconsin. Local chapters of the Farmers [Read More …]

PDPW Stride™ Youth Leadership Conference for students ages 15 to 18

“Step into student leadership” program scheduled for April 2 in Wisconsin Dells Presented by Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW), high school students ages 15 to 18 can expect a fast-paced and engaging experience at the [Read More …]

Activities and Accomplishments Detailed in 2021 NMPF Annual Report

The return to more normal times – and prospects for greater prosperity on dairy farms in 2022, as years of tireless effort bear fruit in the form of higher prices and better balance sheets [Read More …]

NMPF and IDFA Join NY Members of Congress in Encouraging NYC Mayor to Maintain Milk Options for NYC School Children

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) responded today to a bipartisan letter from Rep. Antonio Delgado and Members of Congress from New York encouraging New York City Mayor [Read More …]

Farm Credit East Pays $100 Million in Combined Patronage Dividends

Farm Credit East, ACA, the Northeast’s largest agricultural lending cooperative, announced its distribution of a record $91 million in cash patronage dividends to more than 11,000 farm, fishing and forestry business owners and operators across [Read More …]

Point Reyes TomaTruffle Recognized As One Of Top 20 Cheeses In The World

Last week brought back the biennial World Championship Cheese Contest (WCCC), held in Madison, Wisconsin. This year 2,978 entries from around the world competed across 141 categories. From March 1-3rd, a team of [Read More …]

Dairy Sense: Pennsylvania Versus Minnesota: Financial and Production Metrics

The Extension Dairy Team has been working with producers and providing them with comparative financials and production metrics from other states. Production perspective: The dairy industry nationwide has experienced many changes and challenges over [Read More …]

Can We Feed to Prevent Mastitis?

Properly formulate the ration for dry cows to prevent potential disease after calving. Mastitis remains the most significant economic draining disease of dairy cows with recent research indicating combined direct and indirect costs of [Read More …]

FAO Food Price Index rises to record high in February

Vegetable oils and dairy products lead the increase, while early forecasts point to strong prospects for maize and wheat in the year ahead The benchmark gauge for world food prices went up in February, [Read More …]

High Ingredient Costs: Beyond the Bottom Line

Changing feed and ingredient prices in 2022 will require good feeding management practices. The beginning of 2022 appears to have its challenges with inflation and supply chain concerns. These will have ripple effects for [Read More …]

Seefeldt Re-Elected Vice-Chair of National Dairy Board