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The CentralStar Cooperative board of directors recently announced Randy Nigh of Viroqua, Wis., as the 2021 Pioneer Award recipient. Established in 1977, the Pioneer Award recognizes individuals who, through selfless and dedicated service and [Read More …]

Farm Income and Financial Forecasts, February 2022 Update

Details Date: Friday, February 4, 2022 Time: 1:00 PM ET Duration: 1 hour Host: Carrie Litkowski, Economic Research Service, USDA Description: USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) releases farm income statement and balance sheet estimates and forecasts three times [Read More …]

IDFA Pleased with Biden Administration Announcement on Partnership to Ease Port Congestion for Ag Exports, Calls for Greater Collaboration and Problem Solving

Michael Dykes, D.V.M., President and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association, released the following statement today on the Biden Administration’s announcement to seek additional capacity at the Port of Oakland and improve service for [Read More …]

Implementing Practical Genetics for the Commercial Dairy

Heather Huson, Faculty, Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, is offering a webinar series every Wednesday at noon February 16 through March 16, 2022. Register Online Based on Dr. Huson’s Applied Genetics course, this webinar [Read More …]

Cover Crops, Ration Quality and Market Updates

PDPW’s 60-minute episodes provide dairy producers with tools to stay on top of changing trends The first week of February will open with three new episodes of PDPW’s The Dairy Signal™. The Tues., Feb. [Read More …]

The Shifting Fluid Milk Market is Reducing Butterfat Availability!

In the January 10 post to this blog, the shortage of butter production was reviewed. There were two specific reasons mentioned in various press releases that were covered in the blog, a slow down in milk [Read More …]

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Re-emerging Opportunities for Dairy in 2022

The consumer purchasing landscape has gone through seismic shifts in the past two years. As we look ahead to the new year, we’re seeing many of the trends we were talking about prior to COVID-19 [Read More …]

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High-profile speakers to participate in 2022 Cattle Industry Convention

NCBA is proud to welcome Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack virtually The 2022 Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show is a few short days away in Houston, and the impressive agenda includes speakers [Read More …]

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National Dairy Board Scholarship Applications Being Accepted

Applications are being accepted for college scholarships that are awarded by America’s dairy farmers and importers through the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB). Eleven scholarships worth $2,500 each will be awarded, in addition [Read More …]

The Dairy Signal™ to Feature Cover Crops, Ration Quality and Market Updates

PDPW’s 60-minute episodes provide dairy producers with tools to stay on top of changing trends The first week of February will open with three new episodes of PDPW’s The Dairy Signal™. The Tues., Feb. [Read More …]

New Solar Energy Program Helps Vermont Dairy Farmers Survive & Thrive Amidst Challenging Year

Organic Valley and SunCommon Help Vermont Family Farms Finance & Implement Solar Energy Projects When Vermont dairy farmer and Organic Valley farmer-member Guy Choiniere and his son Matt learned of a new program to [Read More …]

Calfhood Disease: Neonatal Care to Maximize Health

Calf health and viability are dependent on many different management practices on dairy farms. The most important practice for the health of calves is neonatal management. Calfhood Disease: Neonatal Care to Maximize Health will discuss [Read More …]

Proposed Rule for H-2A Wage Differentiation Means Higher Outlays for Farmers

On Dec. 1, the Department of Labor published a proposed rule that would amend its regulations regarding certain provisions of the H-2A program. Among the many changes in the proposed rule are revisions to [Read More …]

DCRC webinar addresses data-driven dairy cattle management

February 25 Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council webinar kicks off at 2 PM Central Time “Animal monitoring provides data-driven management for breeding, herd health and labor efficiencies” headlines the February 25 Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council [Read More …]

United States Whey Protein Market Report 2022 – ResearchAndMarkets.com

The “United States Whey Protein Market” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The U.S. whey protein market is in a matured growth stage, and the market is expected to maintain a CAGR of 7.3% during the forecast [Read More …]

Market Issues to Track for 2022

Rising prices, strong worldwide demand and more than $27.2 billion in government payments drove net farm income in the U.S. to $117 billion in 2021, its highest level in eight years. The outlook for 2022 depends on [Read More …]

Food Safety Education and Training

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Contact Us Enroll in Course This course is intended to provide users with the knowledge and skills required to develop and implement an Environmental Monitoring Program (EMP) in the food industry. In this course, [Read More …]

Volatility Reigns in the Dairy Markets

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending January 28, 2022 Nearly every product lost ground at the CME as market participants challenged the high product prices seen in recent weeks. However, the butter markets [Read More …]

Another Fantastic Dairy Forum in the Books!

Well, we did it—another fantastic Dairy Forum in the books. To our many attendees, thank you for spending the past four days with us at Dairy Forum 2022 learning what is NEW, NOW and [Read More …]

ADC invites dairy farmers and organizations to ‘Future of Federal Milk Pricing Forum’ Feb. 15 via webinar

The American Dairy Coalition (ADC) invites dairy farmers and their state and national organization leaders to participate in the upcoming webinar: “Future of Federal Milk Pricing Forum” February 15 from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. [Read More …]

Dairy MAX Hosts Educational Webinars with Industry Experts

Dairy MAX and the U.S. Dairy Exports Council discuss the state of dairy exports While the pandemic continued to disrupt the world in 2021 Dairy MAX utilized webinars as well as existing communications to [Read More …]

Dairy Shrine Seeks Award Nominations

The Dairy Shrine is seeking nominations for the dairy industry’s most prestigious recognition awards: Guest of Honor, Pioneer, and Distinguished Dairy Cattle Breeder. The Guest of Honor is given to an active contemporary dairy [Read More …]

When National Cheddar Day and the Big Game Collide

There Simply Ain’t No Party Like a Tillamook® (Cheddar) Party A Shoppable Music Video featuring the Return of the Mother Loaf and a Drop of the Cheesiest Cheddar Swag Yet Will Make February 13th a [Read More …]

Stapel re-elected Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative president

Wisconsin farmer Jay Stauffacher picked as new board member Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative President Brody Stapel was re-elected recently and a new member was voted onto the board of directors during the co-op’s annual [Read More …]

Private Pesticide Applicator Short Course

The Private Applicator Pesticide Short Course will help attendees prepare for the PDA private pesticide certification exam by reviewing and highlighting key material in the pesticide Core and Supplement manuals. Chapters will be broken up [Read More …]

CDR Mentored Graduate Students Receive Scholarships from Nelson-Jameson

The Center for Dairy Research (CDR) and Nelson-Jameson are proud to announce that Maggie Becher and John Larsen have both been selected to receive the inaugural Nelson-Jameson Scholarships to advance dairy foods research being [Read More …]

Six dairy herds recognized for reproductive efficiency

Six herds with 12-month pregnancy rates of 32 percent or higher were recently recognized with the CentralStar Cooperative ReproStar Award. Marshland Acres, Durand, Wis.; Raterink Dairy Farm, Zeeland, Mich.; Wepner Farms, LLC, Manawa, Wis.; Elsinger [Read More …]

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