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Shirt sales support local food banks and the dairy community Hunger and food insecurity affects millions of Americans across the country. Dairy product donations to food banks offer a pipeline to move products from farm [Read More …]

Monetizing electricity produced by farm-based anaerobic digestion in New York

FACT SHEET SERIES LINK PRO-DAIRY Dairy Environmental Systems has produced a fact sheet series that summarizes the options for monetizing electricity produced by farm-based anaerobic digester (AD) systems in New York. The series walks through the [Read More …]

Foremost Farms USA® Sells Preston Plant to Diversified Ingredients

Foremost Farms USA and Diversified Ingredients today announced that Foremost Farms plans to sell its Preston, Minnesota, manufacturing facility to Diversified Ingredients. The final closing on the sale will take place on or before Nov. [Read More …]

USDEC: U.S. Center for Dairy Excellence Opens in Singapore

New U.S. Dairy Export Council facility solidifies U.S. dairy industry’s in-region base, elevating customer-centric, innovation-driven approach to collaboratively seize Future of Food opportunities The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) today unveiled the start of an [Read More …]

DCRC webinar, presented in Portuguese, looks at minimizing use of timed AI

“Maximizing Fertility While Minimizing Timed AI Use” (“Maximizando fertilidade e, ao mesmo temp, minimizando o uso de IA em tempo fixo”), presented in Portuguese, is the featured topic for the next Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council [Read More …]

Management Tip – Feed & Forage

Whether it is maximizing production, maintaining herd health, or controlling cost, feeding high quality forage to a herd is a key component. There have been significant technological advances in how producers grow, harvest, and store [Read More …]

Applications due for On-Farm Internship Program

Undergraduate students who are interested in gaining hands-on experience in dairy production are encouraged to apply for the 2021 On-Farm Internship program. Applications are due by October 31, 2020 and can be submitted online. The [Read More …]

Price Risk Management for Dairy Farmers

Dairy farmers have a renewed interest in managing the price side of the business After the abrupt downturn in milk markets during the spring and summer of 2020 and nearly an entire year of lower-than-expected [Read More …]

USDA Offers Secure New Options for Signing and Sharing Documents Online

Farmers and ranchers working with USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) or Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) can now sign and share documents online in just a few clicks. By using Box or OneSpan, producers can [Read More …]

Obituary for Reginald F. Chester II

Reginald F. Chester II, age 77, passed away early Tuesday morning, (October 20, 2020) at his home. Friends and family may be received on Friday, October 23, 2020 from 1:00 to 3:00 P.M. and 6:00 [Read More …]

Managing Financials and the Transition Cow Period

Topics of Discussion at 2020 PDPW Herdsperson Workshop Producer Panels on Time Management, Technology Also Part of Repeating Workshop, Nov. 18 & 19 The 2020 Herdsperson Workshop will key in on some of the biggest [Read More …]

Learn to improve milking practices and reduce mastitis

Penn State Extension webinar will be held at 1:30 on October 28 Dairy producers and employees will have an opportunity to learn about key production and management practices regarding milk quality during the Tools to [Read More …]

Join free ‘Protecting Your Profits’ webinar on Oct. 28

Get the latest milk price numbers, review DMC, DRP Information The Center for Dairy Excellence is hosting its monthly “Protecting Your Profits” webinar on Wednesday, October 28 at noon. Led by Zach Myers, Risk Education [Read More …]

5 tips to increase milk fat production

Adding value to your milk check is all about balancing between your overall milk production and components. In some situations, increasing the amount of milk fat can boost your bottom line. Whether your herd is [Read More …]

LIVE webinar: Dairy Heifer Nutrition 101

Accepting registrations now! Dairy heifers require balanced diets for good health and proper weight management. Join us for the Dairy Heifer Nutrition 101 webinar for a discussion on the different feeding styles and the nutritional [Read More …]

New project looks to pandemic-proof the dairy industry

Dairy farmers could benefit from a new project which aims to make the industry more resilient to threats such as COVID-19. The project, Smart-ET is funded by EIT Food and will develop digital tools working [Read More …]

American Farm Bureau’s 102nd Convention goes virtual

Free online event will bring American Farm Bureau Convention favorites into your home The American Farm Bureau Federation announced that its 102nd Annual Convention will be held online following the cancelation of all events through Jan. [Read More …]

Dairy producer Ray Prock, Jr. talks about why he’s looking forward to the California Dairy Sustainability Summit

Dairy producer Ray Prock, Jr. talks about why he’s looking forward to the California Dairy Sustainability Summit coming up Nov. 5 & 6 virtually. He sees cost savings and new opportunities from working on reducing [Read More …]

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Cows prefer “live” co-moo-nication, study reveals

Cows enjoy the sound of a human voice — but are more relaxed by a face-to-face chat than when listening to a recorded voice through a loudspeaker. “Live” talking can be used to improve relationships [Read More …]

Dairy on the Air: Dairy’s Commitment to Environmental Stewardship Goals

Dairy’s Commitment to Environmental Stewardship Goals—a Discussion with DMI’s VP of Global Environmental Strategy, Krysta Harden National Farmers Day marks an important time to not only recognize and celebrate the hard work and commitment of [Read More …]

NRCS Announces EQIP Signup for 2021 Funding

Apply by November 20, 2020 Providing Conservation Practices to Protect Natural Resources Farmers and forest landowners will want to plan ahead and sign up early for USDA conservation funding. Angela Biggs, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) [Read More …]

Estate Taxes Are A Threat to Family Farms

Estate taxes are a tax on the transfer of property following a death. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act included an estate tax exemption, which expires in 2025, that requires an estate to file and [Read More …]

NovaQuest and Mileutis announce $20 million product financing agreement

To help mitigate the use of antibiotics in animals NovaQuest Capital Management LLC, a leading investor in life sciences and healthcare, announced a $20 million (USD) product financing agreement with Mileutis Ltd., an Israeli biopharmaceutical [Read More …]

Dairy farmers to Trudeau Government: “A promise is a promise”

Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) will hold a virtual press conference to voice their concern at the lack of action on the Trudeau government’s oft-repeated commitment to compensate dairy farmers for the impact of the [Read More …]

Dairy votes crucial to 2020 elections – Dairy Defined

According to political forecasting website fivethirtyeight.com, Pennsylvania is currently rated as the most likely “tipping point” state in this year’s presidential election – the one most likely to put a presidential candidate past 270 electoral [Read More …]

Calf Milk Replacer Market is expected to exhibit a significant value CAGR of over 5%

Over the forecasted period of 2020 to 2030 Calf milk replacers are emerging beneficial for calf nutrition in the livestock industry, owing to their nutritional composition, which is needed for the healthy growth of calves. [Read More …]

Dairy Heifer Growth and Development

The Dairy Heifer Growth and Development webinar will explain the importance of monitoring the growth and development of dairy heifers for meeting industry benchmarks, making culling decisions, and the overall economic impacts on your farm. [Read More …]

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NMC transitions its annual meeting to virtual format