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On Tuesday, June 22 we spoke with food and beverage industry leaders about the +$300B Functional Foods & Beverages category. Check out this recording of the event in our series, What’s Next Now to learn more about [Read More …]

Tips For Nutrition And Disease Management Of Farm Animals

On any farm, disease prevention is always more preferable and cost-effective than treatment. One sick animal can mean the entire herd is at risk. Therefore, the more proactive you are about preventing disease, the less [Read More …]

USDA, FCC, and NTIA Announce Interagency Agreement to Coordinate Broadband Funding Deployment

Broadband Integrity Coordination Act Prompted Agency Leaders to Improve Information Sharing to Best Deploy Federal Broadband Funds Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and the National Telecommunications and [Read More …]

Water rule reversal a blow to agriculture

GFB, AFBF maintained 2015 WOTUS rule represented massive regulatory overreach On June 9, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of the Army announced their intent to revise the definition of “waters of the [Read More …]

75th Alice in Dairyland Finals to Take Place in Dane County

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has selected Dane County to host the 75th Alice in Dairyland Finals, which will take place May 19-21, 2022 culminating at the Monona Terrace in [Read More …]

Consequences of the Drought, Demand and Shortage

Market analyst Sarina Sharp, of Dairy Business News, joins The Milk Check crew to talk about the lacking rain in the West, labor shortages and demand expectations for the second half of the year. While [Read More …]

2022 Commodity Classic schedule announced

Exhibitor applications being accepted for nearly sold-out trade show Plans for the 2022 Commodity Classic are well underway as America’s largest farmer-led agricultural and educational experience returns to New Orleans March 10-12, 2022. The preliminary [Read More …]

Vytelle feed efficiency database for bulls

Feed is 70 percent of a beef producer’s total production costs Vytelle, with their network partners, announce the release of the Top 150 Proven Bulls. These high accuracy bulls have risen to the top of [Read More …]

Study reveals ag-related injuries more numerous than previously known

The research revealed that nearly a third of ag-related injuries involve youths A new study by Penn State researchers, who looked at emergency room admissions across the U.S. over a recent five-year period in a [Read More …]

High court backs businesses challenging California labor law

California will have to modify or abandon regulation that gives unions access to farm property The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with California agriculture businesses in their challenge to a state regulation that gives unions access to [Read More …]

Pennsylvania State Grange statement on vote on Dairy

Grange urges Governor Tom Wolf to sign Senate Bill 434 into law Pennsylvania State Grange President Wayne Campbell issued the following statement because of the June 22nd vote by the Pennsylvania Senate passing Senate Bill [Read More …]

Farm Credit supports FarmLink’s efforts to help people of color become farmers

Over the past seven years, former farmworker Aldo Gonzalez has expanded his farm business from five to 44 acres, helped by annual operating loans from California FarmLink, an Aptos-based nonprofit that since 2013 has also [Read More …]

IDFA Announces New Dairy Diversity Coalition

Dear Dairy Community, IDFA is launching our new Dairy Diversity Coalition, featuring IDFA members committed to increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the dairy industry. Our members are prioritizing our people and our workforce to [Read More …]

U.S. Dairy Exports to Southeast Asia Can Expand, if Processors Add Versatility

Economically and culturally diverse population requires a broad mix of dairy products and ingredients U.S. milk production continues to increase faster than domestic demand, raising the need for export market growth. And Southeast Asia, with [Read More …]

Summer Officially Arrives and the Mercury is Climbing

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending June 25, 2021 The mercury is climbing on the West Coast and heat stress is dragging down milk yields. In the Northeast temperatures are expected to average [Read More …]

Inflation 101: A Blast from the Past

Last month’s article on inflation generated a lot of interest in the form of media interviews, a few phone calls, and even a presentation to the American Farm Bureau board of directors. There is justification [Read More …]

Changing Workforce Dynamics

Join us for Dairy Workforce Focus: Changing Workforce Dynamics, the third in the Dairy Workforce Focus series! Phil Durst, Senior Extension Educator at Michigan State University will discuss changing workforce dynamics and strategies to improve [Read More …]

Managing People with Changing Labor Laws

Join us for Dairy Workforce Focus: Managing People with Changing Labor Laws, the second in the Dairy Workforce Focus series! Dr. Rich Stup, Agricultural Workforce Specialist at Cornell University, will discuss the impact of New [Read More …]

Kansas Department of Agriculture Announces 2021 Ag Summit

The Kansas Department of Agriculture will host the state’s agriculture community in person for its sixth annual Kansas Governor’s Summit on Agricultural Growth on Thursday, August 26, in Manhattan. The 2021 Ag Growth Summit will [Read More …]

OFGC Summer Forage Field Days

Series will begin June 25 in Crawford County The Ohio Forage and Grasslands Council cordially invites you to join forage and livestock enthusiasts from across the state for their 2021 Summer Forage Field Days. [Read More …]

Alltech ONE Ideas Conference launches with exclusive access to insights from agri-food experts

Virtual conference attracts registrants from 99 countries The Alltech ONE Ideas Conference launched virtually today to unite thought-leaders and changemakers for an exploration of the power of science, sustainability and storytelling. Now in its [Read More …]

Chobani Scholars program supports future NYS dairy leaders

Four undergraduates each received $20,000 scholarships through the Chobani Scholars Program Libby Swatling ’24 describes herself as “cow-obsessed” since age 2, when she was first introduced to a Jersey cow on a dairy farm [Read More …]

Penn State’s Ag Progress Days expo returns

In person event will be held August 10-12 After Penn State’s 2020 Ag Progress Days was canceled and shifted to an entirely virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pennsylvania’s largest outdoor agricultural expo [Read More …]

The numbers show it: U.S. dairy is growing globally

Two top dairy economists discuss surging export numbers in NMPF’s Dairy Defined podcast U.S. dairy products are increasingly competitive globally – a fact shown in surging export numbers, according to two top dairy economists [Read More …]

Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin on DairyBusiness News

Wisconsin dairy is ‘Leap’ worthy 