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CA: New funding for CARES Act Programs

May 1, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The Small Business Administration (SBA) announced last week that it ran out of funding for its Paycheck Protection Program. In response, Congress quickly amended the CARES Act to provide additional funds and expand several of [Read More …]

New Products: New Solutions to Improve Your Cultured Products

May 1, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Balchem Ingredient Solutions Announces Cultured Application Solutions for the Dairy Industry For decades, Balchem Ingredient Solutions, formerly SensoryEffects, has created innovative solutions in frozen desserts and flavored milks. Now, we can help you create more [Read More …]

Diet and Management Considerations for Emergencies: Reducing Milk Flow Without Harming Cows and Threatening Future Production

April 17, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Given the unprecedented market conditions and the inability to get milk processed effectively in the short-term, processors are asking dairies to reduce milk supply at a time when it is not possible to cull heavily [Read More …]

DMI Head Says Dairy Check Off Organizations Are Needed More Than Ever

April 17, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

In these times of huge disruptions in the dairy marketplace, Dairy Management, Inc. the national dairy promotion checkoff, is needed more than ever, says CEO Tom Gallagher. He was one of three DMI executives speaking [Read More …]

Dairy Farm Employers Have New Opportunities and Obligations Under Recently Enacted Coronavirus Legislation

April 17, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Ashlie Johnson To help dairy farmer and ag small business employers keep their employees safe at work during the COVID-19 pandemic and to take advantage of the programs recently enacted to assist them, we spoke [Read More …]

Updating Your Selection Plan to Keep Pace with the April 2020 Base Change

April 17, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The April 2020 genetic evaluations in the U.S. incorporated a scheduled genetic base change to account for genetic change that had taken place across the cow populations of all dairy breeds. For many traits, genetic [Read More …]

How to Solve Problems

April 17, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

John Ellsworth Solving problems is a large part of what I do with clients. My goal is to get them to think things through and be better prepared for that day when a new challenge, [Read More …]

CDCB changes to evaluation system (April 2020)

April 17, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The base for U.S. genetic evaluations will be updated, effective with the April 7, 2020, triannual evaluations. A detailed article on expectations and approximate base change values was published in February and is accessible at [Read More …]

Spring 2020 – Contingency Planning

April 17, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

We face unprecedented uncertainty in preparing for the 2020 field season. While spring is an exciting time, it is also a time that strains available resources; equipment, labor, hours in a day. This year, the [Read More …]

CA: On-Farm Milk Disposal Advisory Summary

April 17, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

April 3, 2020 No dairy producer wants to dump milk. The unique situation associated with COVID19 impacting fluid milk distribution routes may result in dairy producers being asked to dump milk. Producers are already taking [Read More …]

California Milk Advisory Board 2020 Executive Committee Officers

April 17, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Newly elected 2020 officers of the California Milk Advisory Board Executive Committee are (top row, left to right): Vice Chairman Tony Louters of Merced, Chairman Josh Zonneveld of Laton, Treasurer David Vander Schaaf of Stockton, [Read More …]

US Dairy Manufacturer AMS Galaxy USA Announces High Moisture Corn Automated Feeding System for Milking Robot

April 17, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

AMS Galaxy USA — an American robotic dairy farm manufacturing company with dealerships across the United States — announces a first-of-its-kind Automatic High Moisture Corn Feeding System specifically designed for their milking robot, the Galaxy [Read More …]

COVID-19 Prevention & Control for Farms

April 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Editors note: You can listen to Richard Stup discuss these issues with Joel Hastings on the DairyVoice podcast at DairyVoice.com. The U.S. is confronting an outbreak of a novel coronavirus that causes serious respiratory disease [Read More …]

Rethinking Perseverance: How a New Ice Cream Founder Reinvigorated My Faith in Startups

April 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

As the world grapples with the implications of COVID-19, shelter-in-place warnings and a plummeting stock market, I began to worry about startups forced to navigate a landscape even more resistant to new things. Sequoia Capital [Read More …]

Three Certainties in Uncertain Times

April 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Anxiety, stress, uncertainty. Confidence, defiance, invincibility. It’s a tale of many conflicted Americans, but no matter which side you fall under, the market has been struck by the former with such force that very few [Read More …]

CoBank: Global Pandemic, Economic Hibernation Disorient Markets, Industries and Communities

April 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Labor and supply chains among the biggest challenges facing essential rural industries COVID-19 has brought the U.S. economy to a screeching halt, ushering in a recession in the process. For most businesses, the sudden stop [Read More …]

Staying the Course

April 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

John Ellsworth There is a great amount of concern about the Coronavirus, considering the potential for loss of life and for its impact on economy, both domestic and international. Yet, if you’ve been reading my [Read More …]

COVID-19 and Livestock: Is there a connection?

April 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

When reports of the COVID-19 pandemic first hit the US, very few people had likely heard of coronaviruses—with some notable exceptions: cattle producers and their veterinarians. It’s not that people involved with cattle [Read More …]

Collegiate students participate in 15th annual Western Regional Dairy Challenge®

April 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

National Contest Cancelled due to COVID-19 Sixty-six students from eight Western U.S. universities and one Canadian college traveled to Modesto, California, for the 15th annual Western Dairy Challenge on February 20 – 22, [Read More …]

Holstein Association USA adjusts TPI formula

April 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

With the April 2020 dairy cattle genetic evaluations, Holstein Association USA will make updates to the Total Performance Index (TPI) Formula. Key points are: 1. Modify the weightings of Predicted Transmitting Ability (PTA) [Read More …]

Intranasal and Injectable Respiratory Vaccines: There’s a Time and Place for Both of Them

April 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is still a major cause of sickness and death in young beef and dairy calves. While vaccination remains one of the most effective ways to prevent losses associated with BRD, it’s [Read More …]

The Texas Dairy Industry Continues to Grow

April 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

From 2002 to 2019 the state of Texas had the biggest increase in milk production in the U.S. both in absolute and relative terms. Texas increased milk production by 8.55 billion pounds, which represents 160% [Read More …]

New Industry-Leading Roxor Lease Program

April 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Easier To Get Off-Road It is now easier to get off-road with Mahindra Automotive North America’s ROXOR lease program. The industry-leadingROXOR lease program provides an easy, hassle-free way to enjoy the toughest, most capable, work/play [Read More …]

CA: New funding for CARES Act Programs

New Products: New Solutions to Improve Your Cultured Products

Diet and Management Considerations for Emergencies: Reducing Milk Flow Without Harming Cows and Threatening Future Production

DMI Head Says Dairy Check Off Organizations Are Needed More Than Ever

Dairy Farm Employers Have New Opportunities and Obligations Under Recently Enacted Coronavirus Legislation

Updating Your Selection Plan to Keep Pace with the April 2020 Base Change

How to Solve Problems

CDCB changes to evaluation system (April 2020)

Spring 2020 – Contingency Planning

CA: On-Farm Milk Disposal Advisory Summary

California Milk Advisory Board 2020 Executive Committee Officers

US Dairy Manufacturer AMS Galaxy USA Announces High Moisture Corn Automated Feeding System for Milking Robot

COVID-19 Prevention & Control for Farms

Rethinking Perseverance: How a New Ice Cream Founder Reinvigorated My Faith in Startups

Three Certainties in Uncertain Times

CoBank: Global Pandemic, Economic Hibernation Disorient Markets, Industries and Communities

Staying the Course

COVID-19 and Livestock: Is there a connection?

Collegiate students participate in 15th annual Western Regional Dairy Challenge®

Holstein Association USA adjusts TPI formula

Intranasal and Injectable Respiratory Vaccines: There’s a Time and Place for Both of Them

The Texas Dairy Industry Continues to Grow

New Industry-Leading Roxor Lease Program

55th Annual Meeting of National DHIA

My Reflections on DMI, 25 Years Later

What the Coronavirus Outbreak Could Do to Dairy

What’s the Best Ratio?

Hiring Great Employees Requires Exceptional Recruitment and Selection

The Margin Still Rules

Eye on Working Capital

Dietary crude protein: how low can we go thanks to the amino acid balancing concept in dairy cows?

Why Herd Immunity Matters to Your Dairy

What If You Could?

Cover Crops After Corn Silage