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Consider Being Part of Our Innovation Grant Application: Pre-Apply by March 18 for Activity Monitoring Systems Are you looking to invest in an activity monitoring system for your dairy operation to improve herd health and reproduction efficiency? The [Read More …]

2026 Stakeholders Summit to focus on rising to the “high steaks” moment with cross-sector collaboration

Save up to $100 with early bird registration rates through March 6 The Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2026 Stakeholders Summit will open and close with two powerful keynote sessions focused on leadership and collaboration across the [Read More …]

Young Ag Professionals State Committee names new leadership and members

The Ohio Farm Bureau’s Young Agricultural Professionals State Committee has named its 2026 leadership and the individuals who will be serving on the state committee for 2026-2028. Leading Ohio Farm Bureau’s Young Agricultural Professionals State [Read More …]

OSU Extension March Transition Planning Series

Each winter, OSU Extension holds a “Planning for the Future of Your Farm” Zoom webinar series to help families with farm transition planning. We invite you and your farm family to attend this series from [Read More …]

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Managing Change on the Farm

Explore the human side of dairy farm diversification, with practical strategies for communication, team building, and managing change to support successful, people-centered transitions. Effective change management is as important to dairy operations that are diversifying [Read More …]

Why Athletes Choose Milk

February 12, 2026 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Sports & Fitness Nutrition Milk fuels champions! With 13 essential nutrients, including some not typically found in recovery drinks, milk delivers the ideal carb-to-protein ratio shown to help rebuild tired muscles, plus fluids and electrolytes to [Read More …]

DairyVoice Podcast: Brittany Moorse Talks About the Midwest Dairy DEAL Program and How it Can Benefit Young Dairy Farmers

In this episode of DairyVoice, host Connie Kuber of Sealpro Silage Barrier Films by Connor AgriScience interviews Brittany Moorse from a 4th generation dairy farm in Minnesota. They discuss Midwest Dairy’s Dairy Experience and Agricultural [Read More …]

Central Plains Dairy Expo Prayer Breakfast: A ‘staple’ for the body and soul

Feed your body and soul by attending the Central Plains Dairy Expo (CPDE) Prayer Breakfast – featuring Coach Joe Kennedy, who is known for his unwavering commitment to faith. Before coaching his first game, Kennedy [Read More …]

John Deere Launches G5e Universal and CommandCenter™ Displays

New displays provide farmers, growers and ranchers a scalable gateway into precision ag technology John Deere (NYSE: DE) announced today the introduction of the G5e Universal and CommandCenter™ displays designed to offer a scalable entry point into the John Deere [Read More …]

CIBO’s Data and Analytics Platform Helps Power Nutrien’s Sustainable Agriculture Programs

CIBO Technologies, the leading independent data and analytics platform for agriculture, today announced a strategic collaboration with Nutrien, a leading global provider of crop inputs and services. Through this collaboration, CIBO will provide essential measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) [Read More …]

‘Voluntary’ Data or No Home for Your Milk?

After a Wisconsin dairy farmer’s recent post on X went viral, American Dairy Coalition (ADC) is asking dairy farmers for additional input to understand the levels of proprietary information being solicited and if this is a ‘default’ requirement under [Read More …]

USDA Announces Completion of Sterile Fly Dispersal Facility in Texas

Facility will increase range of sterile fly release and bolster preparedness for New World Screwworm Today at Moore Air Base, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins and Governor of Texas Greg Abbott celebrated a [Read More …]

New at PDP Business Conference: Health Screenings Available

Blood-pressure screenings, mammograms, health coaching added to Hall of Ideas Recognizing that healthy people are essential to maintaining healthy herds and successful dairy operations, Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP) is introducing new wellness offerings at the [Read More …]

Farm Bankruptcies Continued to Climb in 2025

Over 300 Farm Bankruptcies in 2025 Key Takeaways Chapter 12 bankruptcies increased for the second year in a row, reaching 315 filings in 2025. This is a 46% increase from 2024. The Midwest and Southeast filed 121 [Read More …]

Farm Credit East Presents Webinar: 2026 Green Industry Economic Outlook

Northeast green industry growers are invited to participate in a free Farm Credit East webinar taking place on Monday, February 23 at 12:00 noon. This webinar will provide economic projections for the coming year for [Read More …]

Boots in the barn: Cornell dairy research updates

Noon on Tuesdays, beginning January 13, 2026 Join PRO-DAIRY for our “Boots in the Barn” webinar series. Every week a leading researcher from the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine will provide an update on current [Read More …]

Part IV – Where Will Milk Pricing go in 2026?

The prior three posts covered the trends in milk pricing in 2025. This post will use that data to estimate where producer milk prices may be going in 2026. BUTTER Butter demand grew rapidly in [Read More …]

Milk Producers Council: Producer Review Board Meeting Report

The Producer Review Board (PRB) held a meeting on Monday, February 2, 2026. It was a virtual meeting, and it started a bit late due to technical difficulties. The main purpose of the meeting was [Read More …]

California’s Drought is Over, But We Still Must Invest in Water Supply Projects

For the last 25 years, the US Drought Monitor (USDM), a collaborative effort by the University of Nebraska, NOAA, the USDA, and other experts throughout the country, has released a weekly map that shows the location and [Read More …]

IDFA Sends Letter to New York State Legislature Regarding Recycling Legislation

IDFA sent a letter today with 12 dairy companies co-signing, opposing legislation pertaining to product and packaging label claims related to recycling, that would establish a framework for when a recycling claim can be included [Read More …]

Dairy Market Drivers: Private Label Sales On the Rise; U.S. Milk Production Growth; and Super Bowl Spending in a Minute!

Read the latest issue of Dairy Market Drivers, a bi-weekly report from IDFA partner Ever.Ag. Dairy Market Drivers features spotlight data, key policy updates, and a one-minute video that covers timely topics for the dairy [Read More …]

A Dairy Family’s Take on the Dietary Guidelines

The meals children eat at school are a reliable source of daily nutrition — and for some children, their best source. That gives the 2026 Dietary Guidelines for Americans real weight for Justin and Hannah [Read More …]

State Board of Food and Agriculture to meet at the World Ag Expo

The California State Board of Food and Agriculture will hear updates related to agricultural technology and workforce development, with an emphasis on the work in South San Joaquin Valley and Southern California, at its upcoming [Read More …]

DCHA opens registration for its Annual Conference and Trade Show

Head to the Grand Canyon State – Arizona – for the 2026 Dairy Calf & Heifer Association (DCHA) Annual Conference and Trade Show at the Hotel El Conquistador Tucson, A Hilton Resort, April 7-9. Back [Read More …]

‘Grass2Gas’ may be key to sustainable Pennsylvania dairy farms, study suggests

Implementing novel management practices in dairy farming, one of the commonwealth’s major agricultural industries, could help alleviate a large source of both nutrient pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, according to a multidisciplinary team led by [Read More …]

Op-ed: President Trump Is Strengthening Farmers’ Rights

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, U.S. Small Business Administrator (SBA) Kelly Loeffler, and U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin published this joint opinion piece, highlighting how President Trump is strengthening farmers’ rights, [Read More …]

Voluntary Data or No Home for Your Milk?