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The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) today applauded the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) for announcing that it is initiating consultations with the government of Canada under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) over Canada’s [Read More …]

Statement from Michael Dykes IDFA on the potential nomination of Tom Vilsack as Agriculture Secretary in President-Elect Biden’s administration

“The International Dairy Foods Association is pleased to see news of Mr. Vilsack’s expected nomination to lead USDA by President-Elect Biden. As Mr. Vilsack knows well, one-fifth of the nation’s economy is linked, either directly [Read More …]

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NMC opens registration for its 60th annual meeting

Virtual program features worldwide milk quality experts National Mastitis Council (NMC) will be “moovin’ and groovin’” on the virtual highway in January for the organization’s 60th annual meeting. The event kicks off with an optional [Read More …]

American Farm Bureau Virtual Convention waives registration fees

The lineup of featured speakers including Mike Rowe, Rorke Denver and Beth Ford The American Farm Bureau Federation opened registration for the 2021 American Farm Bureau Virtual Convention and unveiled the lineup of featured speakers including Mike [Read More …]

On final day, NMPF urges dairy farmers to sign up for DMC

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) is urging dairy farmers to sign up for 2021 coverage under the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program if they haven’t yet done so, as today is the final day [Read More …]

2021 Farm Show Butter Sculpture cancelled

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has announced the cancellation of the annual butter sculpture, scheduled to among virtual features in the 2021 Farm Show. “Pennsylvania is experiencing a resurgence of COVID-19 cases with higher daily [Read More …]

NMPF urges USDA to extend DMC signup deadline

Deadline is today The National Milk Producers Federation urged USDA to extend signup for the 2021 Dairy Margin Coverage to Jan. 30, 2021, allowing dairy farmers to make better-informed choices while giving both milk producers [Read More …]

New York Startup Competition MilkLaunch Selects Slate Milk As Winner Of $150,000 Prize

NYS MilkLaunch, a new startup competition focused on accelerating product innovation for dairy products in New York State, has selected Slate Milk as the winner of its inaugural competition. Slate has been awarded $150,000worth of [Read More …]

CDFA Announces Vacancies on Feed Inspection Advisory Board Technical Advisory Subcommittee

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) today announced four vacancies on the Feed Inspection Advisory Board Technical Advisory Subcommittee (TASC). This subcommittee provides technical and scientific advice to the Feed Inspection Advisory Board [Read More …]

NNYADP Dairy Calf Diarrhea Pathogens Research Part of Dairy Days Webinar Series; Learn Results on January 15

Which pathogens cause diarrhea in pre-weaned dairy calves and can farms more precisely target treatment to the specific causal agent? And, will precision treatment have a positive impact of their milk production potential? Participants in [Read More …]

DCRC webinar addresses dairy cattle stressors, impact on health and fertility

Join the Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) for its next webinar – “Stressors in dairy cows – Impact on performance, health and reproduction from heat stress to co-mingling.” The free webinar starts at 2 p.m. [Read More …]

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GENYOUth Partnership Sets Goal To Deliver 100 Million Meals to Combat School Hunger

The checkoff-founded GENYOUth organization and Campbell’s Chunky® are hosting an e-sports initiative that will raise money to deliver 100 million meals, including milk, as part of its COVID-19 Emergency School Meal Delivery Fund to help [Read More …]

Miner Institute names 2020-21 Flanagan scholarship recipients

Donation from the late Stephen F. Flanagan supports students interested in careers in agriculture Miner Institute is pleased to announce that graduate student Emily Fread and dairy intern Trina Bigelow are the 2020-21 recipients of [Read More …]

Troubleshooting Herd Health Issues on Your Dairy

PODCAST SERIES Cornell Cooperative Extension Regional Dairy Specialists and Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY EPISODE 2 Pre-Weaned Calves (Part 2) In this episode, CCE Regional Dairy Specialists Margaret Quaassdorff and Alycia Drwencke will continue to discuss [Read More …]

Elanco picks Indiana for global headquarters

After a multi-state search process, Elanco, which develops products and knowledge services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets in 90 countries, will locate its global headquarters in Indianapolis, constructing and equipping [Read More …]

DMI’s Joanna Hunter talks about reaching millions of Gen Z youth with dairy’s sustainability message

Reaching millions of Gen Z youth with dairy’s sustainability message is just the beginning for this exciting promotion. DMI’s Joanna Hunter talks with Joel Hastings about this innovative program. For the story of how one [Read More …]

Where dairy terms are done right – a photo essay

This week’s Dairy Defined is a little different: It’s a multi-lingual tour of alternative beverages, coming to you from the European Union, where an oat drink is called … an oat drink. While many EU [Read More …]

Wisconsin Farm Technology Days 2021

Wisconsin Farm Technology Days 2021, now scheduled for July 20-22, 2021, will take place at Huntsinger Farms, the largest grower and processor of Horseradish in the United States. Originally scheduled for July 2020, the Eau [Read More …]

Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board says be patient, don’t sign anything or write any checks

Farmers and haulers have received offers as part of the Dean Foods bankruptcy proceeding The Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board is working with the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office and ASK LLP to resolve avoidance claim settlement [Read More …]

Grants to provide dairy farmers with professional consulting resources

Limited grants are available on a first come, first serve basis The Center for Dairy Excellence has three grant opportunities available for dairy producers who are looking to improve profitability, create a transition plan, or [Read More …]

Permanent Exhibit on Innovation in Agriculture Opens at Discovery Park of America

On Sat., Dec. 5, 2020, Discovery Park of America opened “AgriCulture: Innovating for Our Survival” in the museum and heritage park’s Simmons Bank Ag Center. The exhibit tells the story of farming innovation in the [Read More …]

Cottonseed Supply Projected at More Than Three Million Tons for Feed, Down From Previous Year

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s October cotton and wool outlook report, cotton production is estimated at 17.0 million bales, a 14% decrease from last year. Whole cottonseed supply for feed is estimated to [Read More …]

Online Critical Calf Care Dairy Program scheduled for early 2021

Cornell Cooperative Extension shares information on urgent decision making for dairy calf health Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Regional Dairy Specialists would like to invite dairy producers, employees, and agribusiness professionals across the state to join a [Read More …]

USDA Section 32 milk & butter purchase program announced

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced plans to purchase $60 million in Fresh Fluid Milk and $50 million in butter for distribution to various food nutrition assistance programs. Purchases will be made under [Read More …]

Animal Agriculture Alliance Virtual Summit to help turn “Obstacles to Opportunities”

Today, the Animal Agriculture Alliance announced that its 2021 Stakeholders Summit, set primarily for May 5-6, will be hosted virtually and themed “Obstacles to Opportunities.” The annual Summit brings top thought leaders in the industry [Read More …]

One Million Masks Donated by Bank of America go to Agricultural Workers

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact California, Bank of America has donated one million surgical masks to support essential agricultural workers across the state. Of those, 200,000 will be sent to the Fresno County [Read More …]

Biden picks Tom Vilsack to reprise role as Agriculture secretary

President-elect Joe Biden turned to former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack to reprise his Obama administration role as U.S. agriculture secretary, according to two people familiar with the decision, tapping a Farm Belt politician with deep [Read More …]

NMPF Celebrates Rep. Glenn Thompson’s Election as Ranking Member of House Agriculture Committee

The National Milk Producers Federation today congratulated Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA) on being elected by his colleagues to serve as the Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee in the 117th Congress. Rep. Thompson [Read More …]

AFBF Congratulates New House Agriculture Committee Chair and Ranking Member