DHIA

The American Jersey Cattle Association is excited to announce the release of the Jersey Learning Center. It is a comprehensive website designed to make managing your Registered Jersey herd more efficient through the use of [Read More …]

PSU Extension hosts transition cow management webinar series in Spanish

Registration closes on November 15 Dairy producers and farm employees are invited to join Penn State Extension for the Transition Cow Management webinar series, which will be done in Spanish. The second webinar will discuss [Read More …]

Farm Credit East & USDA present webinar on CFAP-2

The webinar will be held on Friday, November 6 at 11 a.m. Join Farm Credit East and representatives of the United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency for a discussion of the second round [Read More …]

A New Era of Smarter Food Safety: The Intersection of Food Safety and Data Science

November 12, 2020 | 1:00 p.m. Eastern In today’s unpredictable world, it’s more important than ever for dairy processors to understand the impact data can have on everything from product inception to supply chain quality. [Read More …]

Efficient dairy data exchange the focus of a new international network

The largest ever international dairy data partnership was launched in October 2020. It brings together milk recording organizations and national databases across 13 countries. The International Dairy Data Exchange (iDDEN) represents approximately 200,000 dairy herds, [Read More …]

Harvest Price Option Triggers for Soybeans, Corn and Cotton

Reviewing 2020 Crop Insurance Prices and Coverage Adverse weather prior to and during harvest and the strong pace of export sales have pushed harvest prices for soybeans, corn and cotton crop insurance policies higher than [Read More …]

Big Wins for Prairie Farms at 2020 NMPF Cheese Contest

Prairie Farms brings home 13 awards including four 1st Place finishes A best-in-class cheeses tradition continues at Prairie Farms following a contest leading 13 awards presented to its plants at the 2020 National Milk Producers [Read More …]

All Breeds Blog

CowManager Launches New Nutrition Module

Identifies cows at risk weeks prior to calving and gives insights into feed and transition CowManager® launches a new Nutrition module that provides actionable insights regarding feed and transition management on dairy farms. The module [Read More …]

Jim Mulhern Remarks at NMPF/NDB/UDIA Joint Annual Meeting

Editor’s Note: This is a lightly edited transcript of remarks made Oct. 27. Good afternoon, and good morning to all of you joining us in the West. Let me add my thanks to you for [Read More …]

Dairy Heifer Economics Webinar

Join us for a webinar on the economics of raising dairy heifers. WHEN: Fri., Nov. 20, 2020 (11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET) REGISTRATION DEADLINE: November 19, 2020 11:59 a.m. The Dairy Heifer Economics webinar will explore [Read More …]

CDFA awards funding for dairy methane reduction projects

Projects will reduce an estimated 191,360 metric tons of greenhouse gases per year The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) announced that it has awarded nearly $25.4 million in grant funding to methane reduction [Read More …]

Historic 93rd National FFA Convention & Expo wraps

There were more than 217,415 viewers and participants of the event The 93rd National FFA Convention & Expo may have been held virtually this year, but numbers indicate that many members across the country enjoyed [Read More …]

As harvest season wraps up, take time to take inventory of calves

Farmers find themselves adding more and more items to their already long list of “rainy day” chores Over the past several weeks, farmers have been busy harvesting crops and getting their fields ready for the [Read More …]

Zoetis Focuses on Helping U.S. Beef and Dairy Producers Strengthen Herd Health for Business Health

Zoetis honors the unique, 2-way relationship between cattle and humans The bond between farmers and ranchers and their cattle is undeniable and time-honored. It is a deep-rooted commitment fueled by passion to care for their [Read More …]

American Farmland Trust Shares Economic and Environmental Tool Kit to Quantify Soil Health Benefits

Government and private sector conservationists can use the comprehensive set of resources to produce their own case studies featuring “soil health successful” farmers in their area. Today, American Farmland Trust, the organization that for 40 [Read More …]

DairyVoice Podcast features Jeff King of Kings Ransom Farm on breeding and managing his family’s business in these challenging times

There is a lot going on at Kings Ransom Farm in Schuylerville, New York. In episode 29 of DairyVoice, Jeff King talks with Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News about how the King family is breeding [Read More …]

CDFA Awards $25.4 Million For Dairy Methane Greenhouse Gas Reduction Projects

Projects will reduce an estimated 191,360 metric tons of greenhouse gases per year and contribute $32 million in matching funds The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) today announced that it has awarded nearly [Read More …]

Corona

DMI Leaders Credit Industry Collaboration, Strong Relationships for Successful COVID-19 Pivot

Addressing dairy farmers and industry representatives, Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) leaders reflected on strategically adjusting business plans due to the impacts of COVID-19, and attributed this year’s results to industry unity, agility, speed and relentless [Read More …]

Newtrient Granted CIG Funding by the USDA’s NRCS to Evaluate 15 Technology Systems and Practices Across the Country

The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service today announced funding to Newtrient through the Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) program to evaluate fifteen technologies and practices across the country over the next three years. One of the [Read More …]

FDA must enforce fake-dairy rules, NMPF tells agency ombudsman in new advocacy phase

With FDA giving little indication of promised action on proper labeling of imitation dairy products, the National Milk Producers Federation today asked the agency’s ombudsman to ensure that rules are properly enforced. “Allowing unlawfully labeled ‘plant-based’ [Read More …]

Improving the sustainability of global dairy production: IDF Animal Health report 14 released

The International Dairy Federation (IDF) has released the 14th edition of its Animal Health Report, presenting animal health and welfare research from 11 different countries and 3 international organisations. The 14th edition of the IDF [Read More …]

Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Recognizes 25-Year Member Milestones

Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative recognized four members for 25 years of membership to the cooperative during their virtual District Meetings held October 20 -22, 2020. The honorees include Triple R Dairy of Crewe, [Read More …]

FFA Proficiency Award Winners Named

Seventeen winners of the 2020 Agricultural Proficiency Awards were named during the 93rd National FFA Convention & Expo on Tuesday, Oct. 27, which is being held virtually this year. Agricultural Proficiency Awards honor FFA members [Read More …]

National Alfalfa & Forage Alliance (NAFA) Announces Regeneration Nation

An initiative celebrating the ROI benefits of alfalfa Alfalfa is the nation’s third most valuable field crop, valued at over $10.8 billion, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Alfalfa acres [Read More …]

EPA: 2020 dicamba registration decision