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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™

April 20, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Online series features best practices for manure management, calf feeding and opportunities for methane reduction Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW), announces the line-up of speakers for week 54 of The Dairy Signal™. Episodes this week feature [Read More …]

Government Lets Air Out of the Milk Markets This Week

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending April 16, 2021 USDA ends the Farmers to Families Food Box program after May, squelching hope surrounding the kind of government spending that propelled the cheese and [Read More …]

Dairy applauds USDA work to implement new Dairy Donation Program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced yesterday that it will soon implement the $400 million Dairy Donation Program established by Congress in December 2020. The department provided details on program participation to dairy processors and [Read More …]

AFBF statement on abrupt cancellation of important food program

“AFBF was surprised to learn of Secretary Vilsack’s decision to end the Farmers to Families Food Box program” American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on USDA’s decision to end the Farmers [Read More …]

DBA members connect with lawmakers

Dairy Day at the Capitol offers opportunity for legislative involvement As the state begins crafting the 2021-23 budget, the Dairy Business Association showed today how important it is for its members to be fully engaged [Read More …]

Milk Moovement Raises US$3.2 Million

Today, Milk Moovement, a leading cloud-based dairy supply chain software, announced the closure of a US$3.2 million funding round led by Dynamo Ventures, alongside Matchstick Ventures, Bread & Butter Ventures, and Better Food Ventures. SOSV [Read More …]

U.S. Dairy Applauds USDA Work to Implement New Dairy Donation Program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s announced yesterday that it will soon implement the $400 million Dairy Donation Program established by Congress in December 2020. The department provided details on program participation to dairy processors and [Read More …]

Funds aid in recovery from the financial impacts of COVID-19