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Students from Oklahoma and South Dakota state universities take home top prizes The Animal Agriculture Alliance announced today the winners of the 2021 College Aggies Online scholarship competition. Students from Oklahoma State University, South [Read More …]

DATCP Appoints Fratney L. Miller as General Counsel

Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Secretary Randy Romanski has appointed Fratney L. Miller as DATCP’s new General Counsel. “Attorney Miller’s blend of experience in both legal and public policy development [Read More …]

Three Days of Executive Level Training, Tours and Speakers at PDPW Managers Academy

Program for Dairy Managers and Leaders Set for Jan. 11-13 in West Palm Beach, Florida The 2022 PDPW Managers Academy for Dairy Professionals™, presented by Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW), features three days of executive-level training [Read More …]

Ports progress critical, NMPF’s Rice says

Overwhelming support received last week in the U.S. House of Representatives for badly needed shipping-policy reforms is a crucial step, but far from the only one needed, to ensure reliable exports of U.S. dairy products [Read More …]

Holiday Entertaining Tips, Checkoff Strategy and Heifer Comfort

Free online episodes from PDPW help producers stay on top of industry news and trends Holidays, health and heifers are the central topics of PDPW’s The Dairy Signal™ next week. The Tues. Dec. 14 [Read More …]

Too Many to Count: Factors Driving Fertilizer Prices Higher and Higher

Among farmers and ranchers, very few topics are being discussed as much as the skyrocketing cost of fertilizer and increasing concerns regarding availability. Given that fertilizer costs account for approximately 15% of total cash costs [Read More …]

Spread dairy cheer this holiday season!

Great way for families to get their 3-Every-Day servings of dairy that help keep you healthy ‘Tis the season for gift giving and cozy nights with family and friends. The Susquehanna County Dairy Promotion [Read More …]

Wisconsin Holstein outstanding young members

Honoring 12 & Under Recognition, Young Distinguished Junior Member recipients The Wisconsin Holstein Association will hold its annual Junior Holstein Convention in collaboration with the Waupaca-Waushara Junior Holstein Association at the Red Lion Hotel [Read More …]

USDA launches Food Supply Chain Guaranteed Loan Program

Program will unlock approximately $1 billion for meat and poultry processors and food supply chain infrastructure U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced USDA is deploying $100 million under the new Food Supply [Read More …]

New York Farm Bureau Delegates Vote on Public Policy Positions at State Annual Meeting

Delegates also honored distinguished service awardees and elected state board members New York Farm Bureau delegates set the course for 2022 at this week’s 65th State Annual Meeting in Albany. More than 100 delegates [Read More …]

Farmers, Ranchers Struggle with Hog-Wild Feral Swine Population

More than 6 million feral hogs roam the United States. From Hawaii to Florida, these invasive cousins of domestic swine have increased their range from 17 states in the 1980s to more than 35 [Read More …]

USDA Launches Loan Guarantee Program to Create More Market Opportunities, Promote Competition and Strengthen America’s Food Supply Chain

Program Will Unlock Approximately $1 Billion for Meat and Poultry Processors and Food Supply Chain Infrastructure U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced USDA is deploying $100 million under the new [Read More …]

CoBank – Producer Margins to Improve, but Logistics Hinder Exports

On Dec. 9, CoBank based in Denver, Colo., released its 2022 Year Ahead Report – Forces That Will Shape the U.S. Rural Economy. The 29-page report surveys the U.S. and global economies and focuses [Read More …]

Incorporating alfalfa in forage systems could lead to environmental benefits

UGA grazing specialist Jennifer Tucker is doing her part to restore alfalfa production to the state Alfalfa, once a dominant forage in Georgia, is the third-highest crop for economic returns in the United States. [Read More …]

Pen-side test for bovine respiratory disease

May save cattle industry millions, reduce antibiotic use Sous-vide cooking inspired an idea that took promising technology out of the lab and into the barn. Researchers at Purdue University successfully developed an on-site bovine [Read More …]

USDA opens 2022 signup for Dairy Margin Coverage, expands program

This signup period runs from December 13, 2021 to February 18, 2022 As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing efforts to support dairy farmers and rural communities, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) opened [Read More …]

Stem-cell breakthrough could preserve diverse livestock breeds

Lab has made a breakthrough that will enable long-term storage and reproduction of cattle stem cells When Vimal Selvaraj’s uncle first imported Holstein semen to start his dairy farm in India in the early 1990s, he [Read More …]

USDA Launches Loan Guarantee Program to Create More Market Opportunities, Promote Competition and Strengthen America’s Food Supply Chain

Program Will Unlock Approximately $1 Billion for Meat and Poultry Processors and Food Supply Chain Infrastructure U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced USDA is deploying $100 million under the new [Read More …]

2022 Dairy Margin Coverage Improvements Announced

Program Has Been Expanded for Supplemental Production Yesterday, the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the USDA shared important information about expected Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) updates. The USDA will open signup for the DMC program [Read More …]

Farm Advocates Call for DOJ Investigation into Suspicious Spike in Fertilizer Prices

With higher grain prices, farmers have more dollars to pay for inputs — and fertilizer corporations may be taking advantage of that. On Wednesday, December 8, Family Farm Action Alliance sent a letter to [Read More …]

CDFA supports new dairy digester cluster project in Merced

CDFA undersecretary Christine Birdsong was among those present this week at a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Merced Dairy Digester Pipeline Cluster Project, a group of 15 dairy digesters to start, 12 of them partly funded by [Read More …]

NxGEN sires excel in health, wellness and fitness

Select Sires offers early access to the industry’s most elite genetics through the NxGEN® program. These sires hail from the best pedigrees and boast powerful health, wellness and fitness traits to create the next generation [Read More …]

IDFA Applauds House Passage of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021, Encourages Senate to Follow Suit

Michael Dykes, D.V.M., President and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association, released the following statement today on passage of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021 (H.R. 4996) by the House of Representatives: “On [Read More …]

Pa. Dairymen’s Assoc. debuts new milkshake flavor at Farm Show

Black Raspberry will be featured and added to those legen-DAIRY milkshake flavors The Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association, one of the state’s leading advocates for dairy farmers, is thrilled to welcome back milkshake fans from across the [Read More …]

Zahn wins WFBF’s Excellence in Ag Award