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California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Center for Analytical Chemistry (CAC) scientists Bahar Nakhjavan, Nighat Sami Ahmed, and Maryam Khosravifard were recently published in an academic journal after developing an improved method to test [Read More …]

“Voice of the Green Bay Packers” Wayne Larrivee part of PDPW Dairy Fest Line-up

Dairy Fest to offer educational resources, networking, entertainment “Voice of the Green Bay Packers” Wayne Larrivee will give a glimpse of what the upcoming football season might look like when he addresses the crowd at [Read More …]

Marilyn Hershey from Ar-Joy Farms in Pennsylvania Discusses some unique business partnerships, using unusual byproducts in the dairy feeding program and safeguarding the sensitive Chesapeake Bay watershed.

DairyVoice Podcast Episode 23 An innovative dairy producer and committed industry leader, Marilyn Hershey from Ar-Joy Farms in Pennsylvania tells her story in episode 23 of DairyVoice. She talks with Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News [Read More …]

Dairy MAX and Trucking Companies Partner to Deliver More Than 200,000 Gallons of Milk

Dairy MAX and Trucking Companies Partner to Deliver More Than 200,000 Gallons of Milk to Local Food Banks Since May 2020 Nonprofit regional dairy council Dairy MAX today announced that more than 200,000 gallons of [Read More …]

Northeast Dairy Farm Summary and Outlook Webinar

How are dairy farms doing as of mid-year 2020? Tune in to find out, Aug. 7th Join Farm Credit East for a webinar on Friday, August 7, from 12-1 p.m., that will discuss the 2019 [Read More …]

Farmers deserve a seat at the table in milk pricing policy

Organization calls for more democracy and a more equitable program for dairy farmers The American Farm Bureau Federation released its final report on priorities for milk pricing reform, calling for more democracy and a more [Read More …]

Virtual demos show many machines in action

The Farm Progress Virtual Experience will include the most extensive field demos in the history of both the Farm Progress Show and Husker Harvest Days. The merging of field demonstrations for the two largest farm [Read More …]

KDA Seeks Nominations for Kansas Ag Heroes

The Kansas Department of Agriculture is excited to announce they are now accepting nominations for the first ever Kansas Agriculture Heroes Program. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kansas farmers, ranchers, and agribusinesses [Read More …]

What’s in the HEALS Act for Agriculture?

Comparing HEALS and HEROS Act Provisions for Agriculture On July 27, Senate Republicans announced the details of their $1 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package, the Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools Act, follow-up legislation to the [Read More …]

Wisconsin DATCP Guidance on Unsolicited Seed Packages

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has been notified that some Wisconsin residents have received unsolicited packages in the mail containing seeds that appear to have originated from China. The types [Read More …]

Dairy Future Commission to discuss the Pennsylvania dairy industry during live webinar

This webinar will take place on August 12 at 12 p.m. Penn State Extension is offering an opportunity for dairy producers and industry professionals to discuss the future of the Pennsylvania dairy industry and how [Read More …]

DCHA webinar highlights efficient feed conversion and genetics

Join Dairy Calf and Heifer Association (DCHA) for its next webinar on efficient feed conversion and breeding decisions. This one-hour DCHA webinar starts at 11 a.m. Central time on Aug. 20. Efficient feed conversion plays [Read More …]

Dairy Farmers Find Ways To Help Cows “Chill” During Summer Heat

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American Dairy Association North East Highlights Best Practices for Keeping Cows Cool While a heatwave continues to blaze across Pennsylvania conjuring up thoughts of fans, sprinklers and shades, most people may not realize these are [Read More …]

Grazier Journey Enriches Wisconsin

Brian Pillsbury was in his element during a recent pasture walk at Schoepp Farms near Lodi. He maintained the recommended 6-foot social distance from others attending the event but could still talk with them to [Read More …]

Study examines methane-inhibiting additive in dairy cow feed

July 28, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Widespread use of the compound could be an affordable climate change-battling strategy The optimum amount of a methane-inhibiting supplement in dairy cattle feed has been determined by an international team of researchers, indicating that widespread [Read More …]

Assessing Calf Dehydration

Determining dehydration and rehydration Dehydration in calves experiencing scours is often underestimated. A scouring calf can lose anywhere between 5 to 10% of its body weight in water within one day. Dr. Jennifer Trout, Western [Read More …]

DATCP Creates New Wisconsin Agriculture Youth Council

Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Secretary-designee Randy Romanski announced today the creation of the new Wisconsin Agriculture Youth Council. The application and additional details are available at AgYouthCouncil.wi.gov. The purpose of [Read More …]

New York State board seeks dairy research projects

Dairy Promotion Order Advisory Board has issued a RFP for dairy research projects The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets today announced that the Dairy Promotion Order (DPO) Advisory Board has issued a [Read More …]

Federal Incentives For Dairy Can Enhance Carbon-Reduction Efforts

Sharing how his own farm is evolving to carbon neutrality and how the dairy sector is aggressively moving to become carbon-neutral by 2050, Indiana dairy farmer Mike McCloskey highlighted ways federal incentives can further help [Read More …]

USDA releases regional 2018 Census of Ag data

Data released for American Samoa, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and U.S. Virgin Islands The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has released 2018 Census of Agriculture data for American Samoa, [Read More …]

Revisiting Record-Large Negative PPDs on Milk Checks

Milk pricing in the U.S. is incredibly complicated. One particular feature of milk pricing that always seems to rub dairy farmers the wrong way is negative producer price differentials – a line item on the [Read More …]

USDA announces $15 million in funding to support disadvantaged and veteran farmers

USDA announces $15 million in funding opportunities to support socially disadvantaged and veteran farmers and ranchers The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced approximately $15 million in available funding to help socially disadvantaged and [Read More …]

Insurance program for cattle, swine sees improvements

Subsidies have been added and are based on the deductible selected by the producer USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) today announced changes to the Livestock Gross Margin (LGM) insurance program for cattle and swine beginning [Read More …]

Mitigation of greenhouse gases in dairy cattle through genetic selection

Study targets reducing methane production by 20 percent in 10 years according to research in the Journal of Dairy Science® Researchers in Spain propose mitigating methane production by dairy cattle through breeding. In an article [Read More …]

DMI’s Paul Ziemnisky gives an update on work with fast food companies

DMI’s Paul Ziemnisky talks with Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News and gives an update on work with fast food companies during the pandemic. It has stopped development of new products that use more dairy. Check [Read More …]

Dairy Farmers Find Ways To Help Cows “Chill” During Summer Heat