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The USDA’s National Agricultural Classification Survey (NACS) is arriving in mailboxes around the nation. The survey, one of the most important steps in determining who should receive a 2022 Census of Agriculture questionnaire, asks recipients [Read More …]

Bipartisan Senate Bill Helps Set Rules of the Road for Agricultural Carbon Markets

EDF statement from Elizabeth Gore, senior vice president, Political Affairs The Growing Climate Solutions Act was today reintroduced in the Senate by Sens. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Mike Braun (R-IN) and a bipartisan group of 34 [Read More …]

Minnesota Milk begins FMMO Education Series

Minnesota Milk and Wisconsin Dairy Business Association (DBA) began a Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) education series on Tuesday this week to explain issues within FMMOs causing negative PPDs. As reported and summarized by Dave [Read More …]

Perry’s Ice Cream Unveils 2020 Sustainability Report

10-year anniversary “Good Stuff Report” highlights organization’s formal journey of sustainability efforts that prioritize People, Planet and Performance Perry’s Ice Cream Company, Inc., a Great Lakes regional brand, has released its annual “Good Stuff Report,” [Read More …]

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Virtual Summit set for May 5-6 with preconference webinars starting next week Sustainability is on the agenda at the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2021 Virtual Summit! For Earth Day this year, join the conversation and save [Read More …]

Dr. Katie Brown of the National Dairy Council With New Data on Milk Nutrients

Dr. Katie Brown, Senior Vice President Sustainable Nutrition of the National Dairy Council, spoke with Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News on milk and public health. There is new data and information on the nutrients and [Read More …]

Registration Now Open for AJCA-NAJ Annual Meetings in Bettendorf, Iowa

Registration for the Annual Meetings of the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) and National All-Jersey Inc. (NAJ), is now available. The meetings will be held June 23-26, 2021 in Bettendorf, Iowa, at the Isle Casino-Hotel [Read More …]

Rural Veterinary Workforce Development Taskforce Seeks Feedback

Amidst a growing concern for a lack of access to veterinary services in rural Kansas, a group of statewide organizations and higher education leadership have combined resources to form the Rural Veterinary Workforce Development [Read More …]

A Deeper Dive into Dairy Farming and Sustainability

In the latest episode of Midwest Dairy’s Dairy on the Air podcast – A Deeper Dive into Dairy Farming and Sustainability – Midwest dairy farmer and AMPI Chairman of the Board, Steve Schlangen, and Midwest Dairy [Read More …]

Management Tip – Summer Strategies to Reduce Whole-herd Heat Stress

Summer is just around the corner and with it, heat stress. According to a 2019 Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research study, the U.S. dairy industry experiences $1.5 billion in losses annually to heat [Read More …]

USDA Issues Pandemic Flexibilities for Schools and Day Care Facilities through June 2022 to Support Safe Reopening and Healthy, Nutritious Meals

Nutrition standards return with options and resources to support safety and social distancing The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today issued a broad range of flexibilities to allow school meal programs and childcare institutions across [Read More …]

Animal-based indicators to promote welfare in dairy cows, in conjunction with ICAR conference 2021

Date: Monday 26 April 2021 Time: 14:00 to 17:00 (CET) Registration: Online Of interest to: Technical Audience Welfare assessment is becoming increasingly important in the dairy industry. Good animal welfare is a cornerstone of good farming practice, but methods [Read More …]

USDA to launch new electronic trade certification system for dairy

Training webinars to explain how to use the system will be held on April 29 and May 4 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will launch the Agriculture Trade Licensing & Attestation Solution (ATLAS) on [Read More …]

CDFA announces awards for 2021 farm to school grant program

$8.49 million in grants awarded to 60 farm to school projects throughout the state The California Department of Food and Agriculture Office of Farm to Fork (CDFA-F2F) announces that it is awarding $8.49 million in [Read More …]

U.S. dairy applauds new Dairy Donation Program

USDA will soon implement the $400M Dairy Donation Program established by Congress in December 2020 The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced yesterday that it will soon implement the $400 million Dairy Donation Program established by [Read More …]

Agropur Withdraws From Bulk Milk Hauling In Quebec and Nova Scotia

Agropur Cooperative today announced the sale of its bulk milk hauling operations in Quebec to companies whose core business is transporting liquid food products. The Cooperative will also discontinue its milk transport activities in [Read More …]

USDA Outlook Report: Dairy Forecasts for 2021

The 2021 forecast for dairy imports on a milk-fat basis has been reduced to 6.0 billion pounds, 0.5 billion pounds lower than last month’s forecast. On a skim-solids basis, the dairy import forecast is 5.3 [Read More …]

DCHA webinar features heat stress management for calves and heifers

“Tips to Manage Heat Stress in Calves and Heifers” headlines the next Dairy Calf and Heifer Association (DCHA) webinar. Jennifer Trout, a Cargill Animal Nutrition calf and heifer specialist, will lead the free, one-hour DCHA [Read More …]

Grōv Technologies and California-Based River Ranch Dairy Enter Definitive Agreement to Build World-Class Automated Indoor Feed Production Center

Located in Central Valley California near Tulare’s annual World Ag Expo, River Ranch Dairy will become a showcase for Grōv’s sustainable dairy feed technology Today, Grōv Technologies announced it has signed a definitive sales agreement [Read More …]

Family-owned Gayland Ward Seed transitions to next generation management

With a history of top yielding seed production since 1986, Gayland Ward Seed continues the traditional family-owned seed business. As part of a transition to the next generation, Carson Ward takes over the helm of [Read More …]

Triple gold distinction in Monde Selection 2021 for the PDO feta products of EPIRUS SA

For one more year, three products from EPIRUS SA stood out for their high quality and their exceptional taste and were awarded with the Gold Award of Superior Quality in the 60th International Institute [Read More …]

Local farmers utilize innovative technology to make dairy an environmental solution

Tomorrow is Earth Day, and for Washington’s 300 dairy farm families, being an environmental solution is about more than achieving carbon neutrality; it is a way of life. While taking care of the environment and [Read More …]

Checkoff-led Earth Day Communications Focus on Farmers’ Sustainability Efforts

Dairy farmers’ longstanding commitment to the environment and their stories of stewardship are taking center stage for Earth Day communications strategies led by the checkoff. Following Earth Day on April 22 and continuing into May, [Read More …]

Judges Named For 2021 All American Jersey Show

The judges have been selected for The 69th All American Jersey Shows, sponsored by the American Jersey Cattle Association of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. The largest exhibition of Registered Jersey™ cattle in the world, the three [Read More …]

U.S. dairy applauds new Dairy Donation Program

USDA will soon implement the $400M Dairy Donation Program established by Congress in December 2020 The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced yesterday that it will soon implement the $400 million Dairy Donation Program established by [Read More …]

Nutrien Announces Appointment of Mayo Schmidt as President and CEO

Nutrien Ltd. (TSX and NYSE: NTR Nutrien Ltd.), the world’s largest provider of crop inputs and services, announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Mayo Schmidt as President and Chief Executive Officer, [Read More …]

Minister Bibeau announces reappointment to the Canadian Dairy Commission

Today, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, announced the reappointment of Serge Riendeau as Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC) for a one year-term, effective May 14, [Read More …]

Basic Dairy Nutrition Online Course

May 14 – June 23, 2021 Course Summary Presented as a partnership of Cornell University and Miner Institute, this Basic Dairy Nutrition Shortcourse will cover basic principles of dairy cattle nutrition and their application within [Read More …]

New Line-up of Speakers Announced for Week 54 of The Dairy Signal™