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$500 per county available for farm safety training and education The University of Wisconsin Center for Agricultural Safety and Health announced the availability of $15,000 to award grants for farm safety and education, training, or [Read More …]

Making the most of spring grazing

By implementing a few simple management strategies, cattle owners can reap the benefits of ideal pasture nutrition this spring grazing season As spring approaches and temperatures start to rise, so do winter forages. Cool season [Read More …]

Alltech ONE Ideas Conference returns virtually in 2021 with exclusive access to insights from agri-food experts

Alltech’s global agri-food conference, the Alltech ONE Ideas Conference (ONE), returns virtually on May 25–27, 2021. Now in its 37th year, Alltech’s flagship event continues to be an invaluable industry resource, with unmatched content and [Read More …]

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Adweek Names Cheeselandia “Best Influencer Campaign of the Year”

April 1, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin Marketing Efforts Nationally Recognized AdWeek recently released their list of the most impactful campaigns of the year and chose “Cheeselandia,” the brand community created by Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin, as Influencer Campaign of the Year.  [Read More …]

World Dairy Expo 2021 To Remain in Madison, Wisconsin

World Dairy Expo® is pleased to announce, after thorough consideration, World Dairy Expo 2021 will remain in Madison, Wisconsin. The 54th edition of the event is scheduled for Expo’s historic home, the Alliant Energy Center, [Read More …]

Rethink methane and change the narrative around animal agriculture and the environment at 2021 Virtual Summit

Positioning animal agriculture as a climate change solution Greenhouse gas emissions from livestock and the sustainability of our current food system are generating quite the media buzz, especially with the United Nations gearing up for [Read More …]

The Latest on How Dairy Farmers and Co-ops Can Still Apply

Congress created the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) in the CARES Act, its second coronavirus emergency relief package response enacted in March 2020. The program was designed to help small businesses keep their workers employed during [Read More …]

DATCP Reminds Farmers to Check Runoff Risk Prior to Spreading Manure

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is reminding farmers to check the Runoff Risk Advisory Forecast this spring before spreading manure on their fields. Spreading manure when there is a high [Read More …]

New Line-up of Speakers Announced for Week 51 of The Dairy Signal™

Free online episodes offer insights to help producers make informed decisions Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW), announces the line-up of speakers for week 51 of The Dairy Signal™. Episodes this week will provide dairy producers with [Read More …]

2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans Confirm Dairy’s Role in Healthy Diet

Dairy MAX and National Dairy Council contribute science-based information supporting dairy in recently published guidelines Dairy checkoff has been committed to nutrition science and education for over a century through the work of National Dairy [Read More …]

CARNATION® Dairy Processing Facility Becomes First in the U.S. to Achieve Alliance for Water Stewardship Certification

March 31, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Facility redistributes more than 70 million gallons of water per year – returning more to the community than it uses to produce beloved evaporated milk brand Nestlé USA today announced that its CARNATION® facility in [Read More …]

Podcast: Jon Greenwood of Greenwood Dairy on feed, soil, water, farming in New York, and getting involved

Jon Greenwood didn’t grow up on a dairy and he started out as a college student working part time to pay for school. With backing from the farmer he worked for after graduation, he got [Read More …]

KDA to Host Webinar on H–2A Agricultural Worker Program

The Kansas Department of Agriculture will host a free informational webinar focused on updates to the H–2A guest worker program including CDL requirements for custom harvesting and farm employees. The webinar will take place virtually [Read More …]

Dairy keeps elite athletes running, Olympic hopeful Elle Purrier St. Pierre says

Elinor “Elle” Purrier St. Pierre holds the U.S. record for fastest times in the women’s indoor mile and two-mile races. She’s also a dairy farmer, having grown up on a 40-cow operation in Vermont and [Read More …]

Attention All U.S. Dairy Producers Impacted by Negative PPDs

Deadline Extended until April 5th Final Reminder to Sign on to this Important Initiative All Dairy Producers and your Dairy Advocacy Trade Associations are invited to add your names on a letter to the Presidents [Read More …]

Trio of dairy organizations endow leadership seminar for SDARL program

“Edge, Agropur, and Valley Queen National Study Seminar” to help grow diary leaders With a vision for growing leaders for America’s dairy industry, Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative is one of three dairy organizations who joined [Read More …]

National Ag in the Classroom Conference heads to Midwest

Registration now open for in-person and virtual Registration is open for the 2021 National Ag in the Classroom Conference. It will be held on June 28 – July 1 in Des Moines, Iowa, at the [Read More …]

March 2021 Dairy Markets and Policy

Cold Storage is showing large stocks of cheese and butter. Despite that, we seem to be moving product through domestic and export sales. The outlook for milk prices is sort of “middle of the road”. [Read More …]

DCRC webinar features use of digital technologies

Join Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) for its next webinar on May 13, starting at 2 p.m. Central time. Ricardo Chebel, University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine associate professor, will address “Using digital technology [Read More …]

USDA announces intent to pursue rulemaking on RFID use

APHIS will continue to encourage the use of RFID tags while rulemaking is pending After reviewing 944 public comments on a July 2020 notice that proposed to approve Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) as the official eartag for [Read More …]

Mandated sale of former Dean Foods plants completed

Two milk processing plants in Illinois, Wisconsin sold by DFA Capstone Headwaters, a leading middle market investment banking firm, is pleased to announce completion of the sale by Dairy Farmers of America (“DFA”) of the [Read More …]

Agriculture must be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccine

AFBF President Duvall called for the elimination of barriers to vaccine access for America’s farmers The American Farm Bureau Federation is urging the Biden administration to prioritize agriculture for the COVID-19 vaccine. In a letter sent [Read More …]

NMPF statement on House Ag Committee hearing on Black farmers

From NMPF President and CEO Jim Mulhern: “The National Milk Producers Federation appreciates Secretary Vilsack’s support for measures that take critical steps to improve the livelihoods of historically underserved farmers, including debt relief and access [Read More …]

Granddaughter of Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Joins World Food Prize Foundation Council of Advisors

The World Food Prize Foundation announced today that Julie Borlaug, President of the Borlaug Foundation and Vice President of External Relations for Inari, has joined the Council of Advisors. She is the granddaughter of the [Read More …]

‘Feeding the Future’ at Animal Nutrition Conference of Canada May 10-14, 2021

Registration now open for virtual event featuring cutting-edge science, networking opportunities and more Advances in nutritional science to meet the current and future challenges faced by the animal feed industry take centre stage at the [Read More …]

A Calf Named Spuds Brings Smiles

farmer-rancher residents, keeping farming memories, instincts from yesteryear alive today During record-breaking winter weather, a bald-face calf named Spuds was born to a Marysville, Kansas farm that also doubles as a memory care facility for [Read More …]

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FERA introduces AccuMast Plus®, adding S. Agalactiae identification to on-farm mastitis diagnostics

FERA Diagnostics and Biologicals recently launched AccuMast Plus®, an on-farm mastitis culture test building on the innovation of the original AccuMast® system. As the first and only on-farm kit capable of differentiating common pathogens, including [Read More …]

Kiggen to lead new vision for communications at CAES