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Farmers and cooperatives across the country are putting together vaccination events The robust pace of U.S. COVID-19 vaccinations is the most important story in the country right now – and not just because vaccinations make [Read More …]

DCHA webinar focuses on coccidiosis

May 7, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Free, one-hour educational offering starts at 2 p.m. CST on May 25th Dairy Calf and Heifer Association’s (DCHA) May 25 webinar features “Your Calves Are Shedding Cocci: The Magnitude of the Problem.” This free, one-hour [Read More …]

DWP$ index from Zoetis does indeed predict lifetime profitability

No surprise, but genetics works in improving the dairy herd. A recent study confirms that the Dairy Wellness Profit Index® (DWP$®) index from Zoetis does indeed predict lifetime profitability. In this segment of DairyBusiness Update, Joel [Read More …]

UnitedAg announces updates to executive leadership team

Alex Chee, Yvonne Park, and Sachin Varma named to leadership positions UnitedAg, a healthcare leader for the agricultural industry, announced several changes across its executive leadership team, further positioning the non-profit agricultural association health plan [Read More …]

Lone Star Ag Credit announces photography contest

Winners of each of the three divisions will receive prizes – enter today! Lone Star Ag Credit’s first-ever photo contest runs May 1-July 1, 2021. And you could be one of the lucky winners. The [Read More …]

Animal Agriculture Alliance Virtual Stakeholders Summit

Our 2021 Virtual Stakeholders Summit is currently underway with a record crowd of nearly 600 registered attendees! We cannot thank our Virtual Summit sponsors enough for making this year’s event possible. You can see our sponsors here and check [Read More …]

Reducing Dry Period Mastitis to Improve Reproductive Efficiency

Reproductive performance is an important driver of dairy farm profitability and can be impacted by several diseases that occur during the dry period including mastitis. Mastitis is associated with lost milk production, added treatment [Read More …]

Effects of Repeated OPU Procedures on Fertility in Cattle

According to the American Embryo Transfer Association, 448,826 bovine embryos were transferred into recipients in 2019, 68% of which had been produced by in vitro fertilization (IVF) methods. In the same year, 122,431 ovum pick up [Read More …]

Boveta Nutrition Studies Show Increased Milk Yield and Improved Feed Efficiency

Proprietary Feeding Model Also Reduces Methane Gas Emissions In two separate studies, Boveta Nutrition found that dairy cows that were fed its optimized diet experienced a 4-5.5% increase in milk yield with a 4-8% increase [Read More …]

NMPF offers dairy industry support to Ambassador Tai on expanding agricultural markets

In a meeting today with U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, Jim Mulhern, President and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation, and NMPF’s Chairman Randy Mooney offered to closely collaborate with Ambassador Tai and the [Read More …]

Four-State Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference

Learn the latest information in dairy nutrition and management at virtual event June 9&10 Learn the latest information in dairy nutrition and management by attending the virtual 2021 Four-State Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference on [Read More …]

Farm Bureau launches Farm State of Mind resource directory

Directory lists resources specifically geared toward farmers, ranchers and rural communities In recognition of May as Mental Health Month, the American Farm Bureau Federation launched a comprehensive, easy-to-use online directory of resources for farmers, ranchers [Read More …]

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Southern Region livestock & milk production/income

Milk production increased 2.2 percent in 2020 Total 2020 production of meat animals (cattle and calves and hogs and pigs) for the United States totaled 86.0 billion pounds, down 1 percent from 2019. Production increased [Read More …]

Dairy helps get rural America vaccinated

Farmers and cooperatives across the country are putting together vaccination events The robust pace of U.S. COVID-19 vaccinations is the most important story in the country right now – and not just because vaccinations make [Read More …]

The Center for Food Integrity Welcomes Grubhub and Compeer

Grubhub and Compeer Financial are the latest members of The Center for Food Integrity (CFI), a not-for-profit organization whose sole mission is helping the food system earn consumer trust. Their commitment demonstrates the value they [Read More …]

Governor Tony Evers Appoints Three Members to DATCP Board

Today, Governor Tony Evers announced three appointments to six-year terms on the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Board, effective May 1, 2021. Two of the appointees are current members of the [Read More …]

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Maple Hill Creamery Launches America’s First-Ever Zero Sugar Organic Milk

The Nation’s Fastest Growing Organic Dairy Brand Continues to Innovate with Another First-to-Market Product Maple Hill Creamery, America’s original 100% grass-fed organic dairy brand, has launched the nation’s first Zero Sugar Organic Ultra-Filtered Milk. The [Read More …]

Wisconsin Agriculture Youth Council Members Announced

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has announced the members of the second Wisconsin Agriculture Youth Council. The students, who will be high school seniors during the 2021-2022 school year, [Read More …]

DCHA webinar focuses on coccidiosis

Dairy Calf and Heifer Association’s (DCHA) May 25 webinar features “Your Calves Are Shedding Cocci: The Magnitude of the Problem.” This free, one-hour educational offering starts at 2 p.m. Central (Chicago) time. During this webinar, [Read More …]

Dairy helps get rural America vaccinated, with co-ops leading the way

The robust pace of U.S. COVID-19 vaccinations is the most important story in the country right now – and not just because vaccinations make the U.S. healthier and safer. They’re also important to building back [Read More …]

USDA: 100 days update

The USDA has worked over the last 100 days on a variety of efforts Since January 20, 2021, the Biden-Harris Administration has been on a mission to Build Back Better. From the American Rescue Plan [Read More …]

Appeals court tells EPA to ban pesticide or decide it’s safe

Court says agency had delayed acting on the widely used bug-killer chlorpyrifos for nearly 14 years A federal appeals court on Thursday ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to quickly determine whether a pesticide linked to brain damage [Read More …]

White farmers sue seeking government loan forgiveness

USDA issued a statement saying it was reviewing the lawsuit with the U.S. Department of Justice A group of Midwestern farmers sued the federal government Thursday alleging they can’t participate in a COVID-19 loan forgiveness [Read More …]

New website launched as one-stop-shop for US Dairy Genetic info