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Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs once said, “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” His words highlight a truth that’s more relevant than ever: to stay ahead, you must keep moving forward, especially when [Read More …]

Purdue Animal Sciences Department honors its 2025 Distinguished Alumni

The Purdue University Department of Animal Sciences recognized three graduates with the 2025 Distinguished Animal Sciences Alumni Awards. The honors celebrate individuals who have made significant contributions to animal agriculture and veterinary medicine. Bret Marsh, [Read More …]

Employee vs. Independent Contractor

An employer-employee relationship exists when a person who hires an individual to perform services has the right to exercise control over the manner and means by which the individual performs his or her services. The [Read More …]

Land O’Lakes, Inc. CEO Beth Ford Named No. 12 on Fortune’s 2025 Most Powerful Women in Business List

Beth Ford is recognized for her advocacy on agriculture policies, immigration reform, and issues that support working Americans and their communities Today, Fortune named Land O’Lakes, Inc. President and CEO Beth Ford as No. 12 [Read More …]

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California Dairy Farms Achieve Major Methane Reduction Milestone

Dairy Cares and the California dairy sector today announced a major milestone in planet-smart dairy farming. This year, the state’s dairy farms will achieve an annual reduction of 5 million metric tons of methane (5 MMTCO2e/year). This has [Read More …]

USDA Authorizes Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Signup

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection’s (DATCP) is reminding agricultural producers and private landowners to apply for the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP). The three-week enrollment period opened May 12 and applications [Read More …]

Whole Milk Legislation Has 60% Chance This Year

The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act has a 60% chance of becoming law this year, with congressional momentum building along with consensus that whole milk in schools is the best option for schoolkids, Sen. [Read More …]

The Dairy Alliance Brings Milk’s Got Game Back to the Ballpark as Official Milk Partner of the Danville Dairy Daddies

The Southeast nonprofit is back for the 2025 season with fresh activations, farmer celebrations, and real dairy-powered fun The Dairy Alliance, a nonprofit organization funded by dairy farm families in the Southeast, is proud to return [Read More …]

Immigration, ICE, and Protecting Farm Workers

The Webinar Will Happen on Tuesday, June 3 From 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Whether you’re a beef, poultry or dairy producer, your workforce is one of your most important assets. In light of Department of [Read More …]

Papillon Launches DeTerra 365, Anti-caking Agent

Papillon Agricutural Company, developer of premium nutritional products for dairy and beef cattle, has launched a new anti-caking agent DeTerra 365™ to support ruminant immune function with improved feed hygiene. Designed for use in dairy and beef [Read More …]

Real California Milk Retail Campaign Encourages Consumers To Enjoy The Snack Days Of Summer With California Dairy

The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) today announced the return of its retail campaign focused on summer snacking with Real California dairy products. The initiative taps into consumers continued drive to find affordable snacking options [Read More …]

Secretary Rollins Announces Farmers First: Small Family Farms Policy Agenda

Releases Policy Proposals to Support Small Family Farms After nearly 100 days of traveling the nation and visiting directly with hundreds of farmers across America, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today released the [Read More …]

Spring wet weather forage management strategies

With wet conditions persisting in many areas of the state in the second half of May, it is time to start thinking about and adjustments to forage strategies. Hay Crop Most grass hay crops and [Read More …]

Farm Credit East’s FarmStart Celebrates 400 Investments

Farm Credit’s FarmStart program is pleased to announce the approval of its 400th investment. FarmStart is a unique program that invests working capital of up to $125,000 in northeast agricultural, fishing and forest products ventures [Read More …]

DCRC names Cornell’s Ana Laplacette as its 2025 Scholar

The Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) selected Ana Laplacette, a PhD candidate at Cornell University, as the 2025 DCRC Scholar. As the award recipient, Laplacette won an expense-paid trip to attend the 2025 DCRC Annual [Read More …]

Wisconsin to Begin Monthly Milk Sampling as Part of the National Milk Testing Strategy

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) announced the implementation of the mandatory National Milk Testing Strategy (NMTS), required by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [Read More …]

Composting Basics for Animal Producers and Processors

Learn the essentials of composting animal waste into a valuable resource with practical tips for producers, processors, and homesteaders. Composting offers an effective, environmentally responsible solution for managing animal mortalities, offal, and other waste directly [Read More …]

Sarah Hagenow Selected as 78th Alice in Dairyland

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has announced Sarah Hagenow of Poynette as Wisconsin’s 78th Alice in Dairyland. In this position, Hagenow will work for the contract year as a [Read More …]

House Ag Committee Approves Budget Measure; House Ways and Means Approves Section 199A Extension

House Ag Committee Approves Budget Measure Including Farm Bill Elements After two days of intense discussion and debate, the House Agriculture Committee this week approved a spending package that reduces Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program spending [Read More …]

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Saving California’s Rural Water Users

Despite its status as an agricultural superpower, eclipsing every other U.S. state in farm output, California’s farming sector wields relatively little influence in Sacramento. When you evaluate the state’s GDP components, the sectors that dominate are [Read More …]

Saving California’s Rural Water Users

Despite its status as an agricultural superpower, eclipsing every other U.S. state in farm output, California’s farming sector wields relatively little influence in Sacramento. When you evaluate the state’s GDP components, the sectors that dominate are [Read More …]

Grant Silva joins Feedworks USA

California technical feed sales manager Feedworks USA, Ltd., is pleased to announce that Grant Silva has joined the team as a technical feed sales manager covering California, consulting with dairy producers, nutritionists, veterinarians and feed mills. Silva’s [Read More …]

A New Class of 2-in-1 Gas Analyzer for Quality Control in Dairy Packaging

WITT Gas, a global leader in gas safety, control, and analysis solutions, is proud to highlight its OXYPAD, a groundbreaking 02/CO2 gas analyzer for dairy packaging. The OXYPAD is designed to set new standards in [Read More …]

Whole Milk Legislation has 60% Chance This Year, Sen. Welch Says