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Explore dairy housing solutions with Penn State Extension. Learn to upgrade tiestalls, build low-cost milking facilities, and manage group housing. Ideal for farm owners and managers. Join Penn State Extension for Dairy Housing Options: My [Read More …]

Butter, Butter, Butter

March 4, 2025 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Butterfat is the prime contributor to producer revenue. In recent months, butterfat made up more than half of producer revenue. The November 15, 2024 post with the same title as this one covered butter’s long-term financial trends. [Read More …]

Dairy Organizations Urge Intensified Negotiations to Restore Trade Flows

Leaders from the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) released the following statements today in response to retaliatory measures announced by Mexico, Canada and China. “The President believes tariffs [Read More …]

Wisconsin Engages in National Agriculture Winter Policy Conference

Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Secretary Randy Romanski was in Washington D.C. February 24 – 27, 2025 as part of the 2025 Winter Policy Conference. This annual National Association of State [Read More …]

Nomination Period Open for Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin Board of Directors Election

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting nominations for eight seats on the Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin (DFW) Board of Directors. Nominations will be accepted from February 28 through March [Read More …]

USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins Confirmed to Visit Denver Show

2025 Commodity Classic: USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins Confirmed to Visit Denver Show Opportunity to Hear Directly from Country’s Top Ag Leader on Priorities Washington, D.C. (Feb. 26, 2025). Commodity Classic attendees will have a seat at the [Read More …]

Rittenhouse Hired as WFBF’s District 4 Coordinator

Jenn Rittenhouse has been hired as Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation’s District 4 Coordinator in west-central Wisconsin. Rittenhouse will be responsible for working with county Farm Bureaus to develop and implement programs to serve Farm Bureau [Read More …]

Support Expressed to Congress for Dairy Business Innovation Centers Continued Funding

NASDA votes to advocate for DBIC’s continued funding in new Farm Bill, including northeast region This afternoon, the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) at its annual conference in Washington, D.C. passed an [Read More …]

Wisconsin Engages in National Agriculture Winter Policy Conference

Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Secretary Randy Romanski was in Washington D.C. February 24 – 27, 2025 as part of the 2025 Winter Policy Conference. This annual National Association of State Departments of [Read More …]

Strong Support for USDA’s Actions to Combat Avian Flu

Following the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s announcement of new measures to combat highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), elected leaders and industry stakeholders from around the country are applauding the five-pronged strategy. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture [Read More …]

DeLaval Evanza Milking Cluster Named Agri Marketing Product of the Year

Latest Innovation is Recharging Milking Systems Across the Country DeLaval, a global leader in dairy farming solutions, is honored to announce the Evanza™ Milking Cluster has been named Agri Marketing’s 2024 New Product of the Year. The [Read More …]

Organization Culture, FMMO and Market Update

PDP presents opportunities for dairy professionals to learn from experts on trending topics This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP) will focus on timely issues for today’s dairy producers. Michael Hoffman [Read More …]

Help Shape the Future of Farming: Share Your Insights!

March 3, 2025 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

We know that planning for the future is essential for your farm’s success—and for the farming community. That’s why we’re inviting you to participate in our Farm Transition Survey, designed specifically for farm owners and [Read More …]

Tariffs Not Good News for U.S. Dairy Industry

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending February 28, 2025 The dairy markets suffered a deluge of data and news that invigorated the bears. The trade war heated up, while USDA highlighted abundance in [Read More …]

NMPF Board Member Advocates for H5N1 Vaccine, Dairy Priorities at Senate Hearing

Vermont dairy farmer Harold Howrigan, a member of the NMPF Board of Directors, urged the Senate Agriculture Committee to swiftly advance a five-year farm bill that renews the Dairy Margin Coverage program. He also addressed [Read More …]

Elanco Enters Agreement with Medgene to Commercialize Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Vaccine in Dairy Cattle

Elanco Animal Health Incorporated (NYSE: ELAN) today announced it has entered into an agreement with South Dakota-based Medgene to leverage the company’s innovative vaccine platform technology. The agreement includes commercialization of a highly pathogenic avian [Read More …]

Study Shows Effects of Early Diet Options in Beef X Dairy Calves

AMES, Iowa – Results from a recent study on how early nutrition can affect finished beef health, performance and carcass quality in beef x dairy calves provided some clarity and some surprises for Iowa State [Read More …]

Dairy Groups Applaud Administration Vaccine Support, Thank USDA for Plan

Leaders from the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) released the following statements today in response to the Trump Administration’s updated response plan for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) [Read More …]

PA Dairy Producers Encouraged to Complete 2025 Survey To Give Insight on Dairy Business Dynamics

The Center and Penn State Extension Are Seeking Input for the 2025 Dairy Producer Survey The Center for Dairy Excellence and Penn State Extension are collaborating to launch the 2025 Dairy Producer Survey to study [Read More …]

The truth about dairy cows’ impact on the environment

Ditching all the dairy cows in the United States would only cut agricultural greenhouse gas emissions by about 0.7%. But what would we lose? The essential nutrition of dairy in all its delicious forms — [Read More …]

What the MAHA Means for Dairy

U.S. Secretary of Heath and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has elevated the “Make America Healthy Again” movement, pledging to implement its agenda through federal policymaking, while Congress forms a MAHA Caucus to explore [Read More …]

HitchPin Launches A Game Changing Tool For Ag Businesses & Producers To Get Paid Faster

HitchPin, Inc., an Ag Marketplace that has grown across the country, is excited to announce the launch of its new Instant Invoicing feature, set to go live to users on March 3, 2025. This innovative feature allows [Read More …]

Dairy Beef Short Course

Our annual Dairy Beef Short Course will be held on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 from 9 a.m.-3:15 p.m. in the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, SD. The registration fee is $75 plus $15 if a [Read More …]

Livestock Mortality Management on Dairy Farms

Offered by Cornell Cooperative Extension and PRO-DAIRY Submit a topic suggestion here This monthly podcast series led by PRO-DAIRY and CCE Dairy Specialists features current, new, and emerging topics of interest to the dairy industry [Read More …]

Updates to BBR Reference Population

In April 2025, all animals will receive a new Breed Base Representation (BBR) estimation based on updated business rules for selecting purebred bulls in the BBR reference population. CDCB is now able to apply more [Read More …]

Type Trait Reliability Calculations in Non-Holsteins

CDCB and USDA AGIL are updating the way type trait reliabilities are calculated on all non-Holstein breeds. Historically, while PTAs for type evaluations have been derived from a multiple-trait model, reliabilities were still calculated as [Read More …]

CowManager welcomes Tara Bohnert as Performance Specialist

CowManager, the proven cow monitoring system that provides information about fertility, health, transition and nutrition, is pleased to welcome Tara Bohnert to its team as a Performance Specialist. In this new role, Bohnert will partner with producers [Read More …]

CDCB Evaluation Changes: April 2025

Updates for the April 1, 2025, CDCB evaluations include the every-five-year base change, revision to the merit indexes, Breed Base Representation (BBR) reference population update and normalization of type trait reliability calculations in non-Holstein breeds. [Read More …]

NMPF’s Doud Urges More Dairy Trade Opportunities Before Subcommittee

Gregg Doud, president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), told the House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee today that expanding market access and enforcing existing trade agreements to America’s dairy producers, workers [Read More …]

Dr. Paul Fricke to Host Panel on Higher Fertility Success with Wisconsin Dairy Farmers