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People’s Choice Pup also Recognized Recognizing the vital role that four-legged friends often play on family farms and ranches, Farm Bureau launched the Farm Dog of the Year contest several years ago – now a [Read More …]

Three More Days to Get Discount on “Spanish for Agriculture” Winter Course

Don’t forget to sign up by January 31 to get a $100 discount on Katie Dotterer’s “Spanish for Agriculture” winter course! If you’re looking to enhance your Spanish language skills this year, this course can help you learn essential [Read More …]

California Dairy Innovation Center Releases Schedule of Dairy Short Course

Training Opportunities and Conference for 2025 The California Dairy Innovation Center (CDIC) has released the schedule for short courses and events as a part of its 2025 training program series for processors, producers, entrepreneurs, and [Read More …]

Dairy Wellbeing Workshop: Go Behind the Scenes, Interact with Experts

PDP program offers singular opportunity, simultaneous translation for entire animal care team Feb. 11, 12 Limited spaces remain for dairy professionals to have an exclusive, behind-the-scenes opportunity to tour a beef-processing plant and learn about [Read More …]

Blue Bell Creameries Recognized with 2025 IDFA Food Safety Leadership Award

Blue Bell Creameries of Brenham, Texas was recognized today with the International Dairy Foods Association’s (IDFA) 2025 Food Safety Leadership Award during IDFA’s Dairy Forum. The award, now in its ninth year, honors an individual, [Read More …]

New Dairy-Themed Book Available in English and Spanish Ahead of National Reading Month

The Discover Dairy Program Has a New “Curious Clover” Book Available With Free Activities With National Reading Month taking place in March and Read Across America Day quickly approaching on March 3, Discover Dairy has [Read More …]

California Dairy Innovation Center Releases Schedule of Dairy Short Course Training

Opportunities and Conference for 2025 The California Dairy Innovation Center (CDIC) has released the schedule for short courses and events as a part of its 2025 training program series for processors, producers, entrepreneurs, and students. [Read More …]

Farm Worker Housing Loan Funds Available in New York

Farm Credit East is currently accepting applications for farm worker housing construction and improvement loans from the New York State Farm Worker Housing (FWH) Loan Program. A limited pool of loan funds is now available [Read More …]

TalentCONNECT Reverse Career Fair Opens Doors for Dairy Students, Job-Seekers

College-Level Students Invited to Participate During 2025 PDP Business Conference Answering the call for employers looking for skilled, quality labor, Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP) will launch an exclusive event during their 2025 Business Conference, scheduled [Read More …]

Saputo USA Earns IDFA’s 2025 Workplace of the Year Award

Saputo USA was recognized today with the second annual IDFA Workplace of the Year Award at IDFA’s Dairy Forum in San Antonio, Texas. The award, co-sponsored by IDFA and Dairy Processing magazine, is given each [Read More …]

Indianapolis-Based, Gripp, Wins American Farm Bureau Federation Ag Innovation Challenge

Winners of the American Farm Bureau Federation Ag Innovation Challenge competition were announced today at AFBF’s Convention closing general session in San Antonio, Texas. Indianapolis-based company, Gripp, is the winner of this year’s competition. The [Read More …]

Milk per Cow Increases Throughout Dairy Industry

Milk per cow is increasing and with that, producer revenue per cow is increasing. Chart I shows the rate of growth for milk per cow. The increasing rate is currently 0.7% annually. The prior post [Read More …]

2025 Tax Cliff: Individual Income Provisions

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 …]

Is U.S. Milk Production Increasing?

Is milk production in the U.S. increasing? In a word, “NO.” The charts below show the annual changes in milk production for the U.S. and the five largest milk producing states; California, Wisconsin, Texas, Idaho, [Read More …]

Emily Mullen Honored with Farm Credit Mid-America’s Forward Thinker Award

4th-generation farmer recognized for leadership and innovation in modernizing family’s dairy operation Emily Mullen, a 4th-generation farmer and owner and operator of Mullen Dairy and Creamery in Butler County, Ohio is the latest recipient of [Read More …]

CDQAP 2024: Year in Review

As the year closed out, California’s dairy industry was managing HPAI and its ever-changing landscape. For both HPAI and other issues, CDQAP has been striving to provide industry with timely actionable information. Particularly for HPAI, [Read More …]

White House Releases Memo on California Water

On January 20, the White House released a Presidential Action memo on California water (see below). While the intent of the memo is pretty clear, there are no details about how these goals would be carried out. President [Read More …]

Dairy Producers and Farm Employees Invited to Animal Care Workshops

The Free Workshops Will Be Held in Five Locations Across the State This Spring Dairy producers and their employees are invited to one of five animal care workshops that are being held across the state [Read More …]

January Monthly Market Update

In this episode of the Uplevel Dairy Podcast, Curtis Bosma from HighGround Dairy provides an in-depth analysis of key market factors affecting the dairy industry in 2025. Topics covered include: – The finalized rulings on [Read More …]

The Move Back to Milk

This just in: The sun rose today, people argued over politics … and consumers keep fleeing from plant-based beverages. That final statement is becoming so obvious that it wouldn’t be worth writing about anymore – [Read More …]

Grotegut Dairy Farm Named 2025 Innovative Dairy Farmer of the Year

by Dairy Herd Management Magazine and International Dairy Foods Association Grotegut Dairy Farm of Newton, Wisc. was recognized today as the 2025 Innovative Dairy Farmer of the Year at the International Dairy Foods Association’s (IDFA) Dairy [Read More …]

You’re Invited to Free Animal Care Workshops

You and your employees are invited to one of five, free animal care workshops being held across the state this spring! Hosted by the Center for Dairy Excellence, PA Beef Council, the Professional Dairy Managers of Pennsylvania (PDMP) [Read More …]

IDFA Names New Members of Executive Council and Directors for Five Industry Segment Boards

Daragh Maccabee of Idaho Milk Products Named Chair of the IDFA Executive Council The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) today announced new members of the organization’s Executive Council as well as new directors for the [Read More …]

The Northeast Dairy Producers Association Releases 2025-2026 State Budget Priorities

The Northeast Dairy Producers Association (NEDPA), representing family dairy farms producing more than half the fluid milk in New York State, today released their 2025-2026 State Budget Priorities. Advancing these priorities, NEDPA remains focused on [Read More …]

Certified Pre-Owned or New? Choosing the right equipment for your farm

Making the transition to Lely automatic milking means you can look forward to increased efficiency, reduced labor, decreased waste and optimized yield potential. Deciding on which Lely Astronaut robotic milking system to go with, however, [Read More …]

Feed Center Design, Microbiome Research and Preventing Injuries

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 feature expert insights on facility design, animal health and nutrition and [Read More …]

HPAI has been emerging in poultry flocks along the eastern side of Indiana

HPAI has been emerging in poultry flocks along the eastern side of Indiana. The most recent detection is an egg-laying flock in Allen County, after three flocks in Jay County were identified earlier this month. [Read More …]

NMPF applauds bipartisan effort to expand access to whole milk

“NMPF commends Representatives Glenn “GT” Thompson, R-PA, and Kim Schrier, D-WA, and Senators Roger Marshall, R-KS, Peter Welch, D-VT, Dave McCormick, R-PA, and John Fetterman, D-PA, for their leadership in boosting students’ access to crucial [Read More …]

On Reflections and Resolutions By Jane Sebright