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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

The House Democratic Caucus approved Representative David Scott (D-Ga.) to serve as the chairman of the House Agriculture Committee. Representative Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-Pa.) will serve as the ranking member of the Agriculture Committee after being selected by [Read More …]

2021 Wisconsin Holstein Association adult convention canceled

Wisconsin Holstein will be announcing some of the yearly award winners in the coming months The Wisconsin Holstein Association Board of Directors has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2021 Adult Convention and postpone [Read More …]

Case Study: One-Dose Custom Pinkeye Vaccine Saves Dairy Farmers Time and Labor

Producers and veterinarians continue to search for ways to minimize antibiotic use while controlling emerging species of pinkeye bacteria such as Moraxella bovoculi and Mycoplasma bovoculi. For herd-specific solutions that help reduce time, labor and [Read More …]

Here’s Why Dairy Forum is the Must-Attend Event of 2021

January 25th – 28th, 2021 You’ve never experienced an all-virtual conference like this before (and you may never have another chance to!). Dairy Forum 2021 is bringing together the leading figures and thinkers of our [Read More …]

Milk Cooler Grant Program for the Holidays

ADA Mideast is celebrating the season of giving by continuing our Milk Cooler Grant Program. This program gives dairy farmers the opportunity to apply for a one-time grant to provide a food pantry in their [Read More …]

NMPF congratulates Rep. David Scott on election as Chairman of House Agriculture Committee

The National Milk Producers Federation today congratulated Representative David Scott (D-GA) on being elected by his colleagues to serve as the Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee in the 117th Congress. Rep. Scott has served on [Read More …]

Dairy Markets Gorge Themselves and Suffer a Post-Holiday Hangover

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending December 4, 2020 There is plenty of fodder for both the bulls and the bears, creating a rather schizophrenic trading market. We’re in a full-blown weather market, [Read More …]

APHIS reopens comments on FMD vaccine production

Vaccine manufacturer seeks approval to produce FMD vaccine on U.S. mainland In July 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) sought public comment on a petition from a [Read More …]

2020 Farm Profitability: A False Positive

Net Farm Income Rises to $120 Billion in 2020 Most agricultural economists and policy wonks saw this coming. USDA’s September 2020 farm income projections suggested net farm income (a broad measure of farm profitability across [Read More …]

GROWMARK Deploys Digital Ag Solution from Solinftec to Manage Custom Application Fleet

Strategic partnership creates app-based solution that uses AI to enhance operational and machine efficiencies for ag retailers As ag retailers are increasingly adopting digital solutions to improve their operational efficiencies and enhance customers’ overall service experience, [Read More …]

CRV introduces unique breeding value feed efficiency