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Dairy herds in Indiana produced 350 million pounds of milk during February, down 1.4 percent from a year ago, according to Nathanial Warenski, State Statistician, USDA NASS, Indiana Field Office. Production per cow in Indiana [Read More …]

2025 Century Farm Recipients Announced

The Minnesota State Fair and the Minnesota Farm Bureau recognize 77 Minnesota farms as 2025 Century Farms. Qualifying farms have been in continuous family ownership for at least 100 years and are 50 acres or [Read More …]

Rural Voices Have Real Impact at Ag Day at the Capitol

On March 26, approximately 400 farmers and agriculturists gathered at the Monona Terrace in Madison for Ag Day at the Capitol. Ag Day at the Capitol is the largest advocacy day for Wisconsin farmers and [Read More …]

Coaching Conversations, Prescribed Fires and Market News

PDP presents opportunities for dairy professionals to learn from experts on trending topics Spring is in the air and this week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP) will feature timely topics for dairy [Read More …]

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Enhance Your Food Safety Skills with ServSafe Training

Mahoning County, Ohio is pleased to announce its upcoming ServSafe® training sessions for 2025, designed to equip food service professionals with essential food safety knowledge and certifications. The ServSafe® program delivers comprehensive, up-to-date instruction on [Read More …]

2025 Tax Cliff: Capital Investment Expensing

The Dec. 31, 2025, expiration of many provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) adds a new task to the 2025 congressional to-do list: updating the tax code. Many TCJA provisions provided important relief [Read More …]

Cross Merchandising and Secondary Placement

We work to make sure dairy ends up in every grocery basket. For customers who are shopping for a single meal, the dairy case is often too far to go. Our front-end merchandising moves dairy [Read More …]

Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP): What you Need to Know

March 31, 2025 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The $10 billion in economic aid passed as part of the American Relief Act of 2025 in December is headed to farmers as the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP). The aid comes at a time of acute need in farm [Read More …]

Podcast: New England Holstein Association Featuring Keith Kimball of United Sires

In episode 10 of the New England Holstein Association Podcast, Betsy Bullard talks with Keith Kimball of United Sires. Keith has New England roots, growing up in Massachusetts and runs a successful operation in New [Read More …]

Secretary Rollins Announces Aggressive International Travel Agenda to Expand Market Access

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins will visit six international markets in her first six months as Secretary to expand markets and boost American agricultural exports. At a time when the agricultural trade deficit is [Read More …]

Central Plains Dairy Expo attendees hail from 38 states, 20 countries

Event showcases exceptional education and innovative products, resources and services Nearly 3,500 dairy enthusiasts gathered in Sioux Falls, S.D., for the 2025 Central Plains Dairy Expo (CPDE), held March 25-27. Attendees represented 38 states and [Read More …]

Holstein Foundation and Dairy Management Inc. to Host Spring into Action Webinar for Youth

March 31, 2025 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The virtual Spring into Action Seminar is being hosted by the Holstein Foundation on Tuesday, April 22 at 7 p.m. EDT. The hour-long session titled, Looking at Dairy Differently: Exploring Consumers & Careers, is sponsored by Dairy Management [Read More …]

Next Generation Silage Protection Solutions

10:00 am, Tuesday, April 1, 2025 Western Dairy Management Conference, Tuscany 7, Peppermill Hotel, Reno Remember when we introduced oxygen barrier film to the Western states in 2006, and you thought it was crazy? Now, [Read More …]

Milk Is Sloshing Around the Heartland

March 31, 2025 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending March 28,2025 Dairy producers are doing all they can to keep their barns and milk tanks full, and it shows. In the week ending March 15, they [Read More …]

Governor Hochul Requests Disaster Declaration for Farms Who Sustained Damage

Seeking USDA Secretarial Disaster Designation for Oneida, Lewis, Herkimer, Oswego and Madison County Farms Following Extreme Winter Weather in January and February 2025 Many Farms Sustained Devastating Loss of Livestock, Structural Barn and Equipment Damage, [Read More …]

Susceptibility to bovine TB in cattle traced to key genes

A new study identifying genetic factors contributing to bovine tuberculosis (bTB) susceptibility could represent an important step in the fight against the disease in cattle, and the zoonotic threat it poses to humans. Researchers at University [Read More …]

New World Screwworm

New World Screwworm is a parasitic insect originating from South America, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Cuba. Recently, it has been impacting cattle markets in the U.S. Know the facts and who to contact with [Read More …]

USDA Delivers on Rural Energy Commitments, Provides Path for Applicants to Support U.S. Energy Independence

March 28, 2025 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Applicants Who Wish to Remove Harmful DEIA and Far-Left Climate Features from Project Proposals Have 30 Days to Propose Project Revisions U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced today that the U.S. Department of [Read More …]

2025 Genetic Base Change Values

To prepare for the genetic base change, CDCB previously released estimated values producers and the industry could anticipate seeing in April 2025. After imputing new phenotypic data for the April evaluation, the final genetic base [Read More …]

USDA: February Milk Production in Ohio

Dairy herds in Ohio produced 453 million pounds of milk during February, up 3.9 percent from a year ago, according to Ben Torrance, State Statistician, USDA NASS, Ohio Field Office. Production per cow in Ohio [Read More …]

Microbiome of dairy cows

Offered by Cornell Cooperative Extension and PRO-DAIRY This monthly podcast series led by PRO-DAIRY and CCE Dairy Specialists features current, new, and emerging topics of interest to the dairy industry right now. New episodes are [Read More …]

MMPA celebrates success during 109th Annual Meeting

The meeting included remarks from partners and recognition of milestone events and outstanding members. Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) members and guests gathered in Novi, Michigan, on March 19 for MMPA’s 109th Annual Meeting. The [Read More …]

Verley Unveils the World’s First Functional Dairy Proteins Portfolio, Marking a New Era in Food Innovation

Verley, a French biotech company specializing in sustainable food solutions, announces the launch of the world’s first portfolio of functionalized precision fermentation dairy proteins, designed to overcome the limitations of both traditional and plant-based alternatives. [Read More …]

LAST CHANCE to register for Ice Cream & Cultured Innovation Conference!

We’re less than a week out from the premier event for makers of ice cream, frozen desserts, yogurt, cottage cheese, sour cream, dips, and spreads, focusing specifically on innovations in research, technology, and emerging market [Read More …]

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