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Castaneda to Retire from NMPF in December 2026, Will Continue Supporting U.S. Dairy Trade Efforts. National Milk Producers Federation Executive Vice President Jaime Castaneda, one of the U.S. dairy industry’s longest-serving and most [Read More …]

IDFA Thanks House Subcommittee for Advancing the PACK Act, Urges Full House Passage

Bipartisan legislation would provide consumers and businesses with a clear, consistent national framework for packaging claims. The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade voted to advance H.R. 6832, the Packaging [Read More …]

Registration opens for two Kansas Farm Bureau leadership programs

Kansas Farm Bureau is now accepting applications for two leadership programs. Interested individuals have until Oct. 15 to apply for the program that’s right for them. Ag Academy What is it: Ag Academy is an [Read More …]

Innovation and continuous improvement are at the heart of Elanco’s approach

For food companies, Scope 3 ambition is only as valuable as your ability to turn it into credible, measurable action across the supply chain. At Elanco, we’re helping food companies do exactly that—combining animal health [Read More …]

Zinpro® Availa® Cr Now Available in the United States

Globally proven to support dairy and beef cattle overall health and productivity. Zinpro Corporation, the world’s leading innovator and manufacturer of high-performance organic trace minerals and animal nutrition solutions, announced the U.S. availability of [Read More …]

John Deere Introduces JD™, the AI Assistant That Helps Farmers Put Their Data to Work

JD helps farmers turn years of field, machine, and operational data into practical insights while keeping farmers in control at every step. For more than a decade, John Deere Operations Center™ has helped farmers connect [Read More …]

Farmer Sentiment Rises Again in August as Future Expectations Improve

Farmer sentiment improved for the second month in a row, with the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer (AEB) Index increasing from 126 points in July to 135 points in August (see Figure 1). Both subindices also [Read More …]

Secretary Rollins Unveils Plan to Modernize Agricultural Data Collection and Put Farmers First

At the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Data Modernization Plan to put Farmers First, reduce unnecessary burdens on producers, and [Read More …]

Merck Animal Health Supports Next Generation of Bovine Veterinarians with $90,000 in Scholarships

Merck Animal Health, known as MSD Animal Health outside of the United States and Canada, a division of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, N.J., USA (NYSE:MRK), today announced it has awarded $90,000 in scholarships to [Read More …]

Can-Am, Farm Rescue Announce Three-Year Partnership

Can-Am, iconic brand of BRP Inc. (TSX: DOO) (NASDAQ: DOO), and Farm Rescue are proud to announce a new three-year partnership that will provide financial support, equipment and resources for fundraising efforts to help farm [Read More …]

With Canada, Beef and Ag Labor, August was Not a “Recess”

The term “August recess,” used to describe the traditional slow period when lawmakers and federal workers alike escaped Washington’s heat and humidity, was a misnomer this year. From critical trade negotiations with Canada, to a [Read More …]

2027 Internship Opportunities with Holstein Association USA and Holstein Foundation

Holstein Association USA and Holstein Foundation are now accepting applications for two paid summer internships. The Digital Content and Communications Intern will gain hands-on experience creating multimedia content while telling the stories of Registered Holstein [Read More …]

Dr. Margaret A. Masterson Named 2026 Mentor of the Year by Merck Animal Health and the American Association of Bovine Practitioners

Merck Animal Health, known as MSD Animal Health outside of the United States and Canada, a division of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, N.J., USA (NYSE:MRK), and the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) today [Read More …]

Nominations open for NMC’s Award of Excellence honor

NMC: The Global Milk Quality Organization is now accepting nominations for its 2027 Award of Excellence for Contribution to Mastitis Prevention and Control. This award honors an NMC member who has provided sustained contributions to [Read More …]

New DairyVoice Podcast: Tim Abbott Talks Genetics With Doug Savage Of Holstein International

In this episode of DairyVoice, host Tim Abbott of Showbox Sires talks with Doug Savage, the North American Editor at Holstein International. Doug is one of the great communicators of the breeder genetics business and [Read More …]

Agri Spray Drones Announces Next Chapter as Agricultural Drone Manufacturer and Technology Company

Agri Spray Drones (ASD) today announced its evolution from spray drone distributor to agricultural drone manufacturer and technology company, taking years of firsthand operator experience upstream into product development, quality control, software, autonomous systems and [Read More …]

RAGER-RED Becomes First Red-and-White Sire in North America to Reach One Million Units Sold

Select Sires Inc. is proud to announce that 7HO12344 Riv-Val-Re RAGER-RED-ET has achieved a historic milestone, becoming the first Red & White sire in North America to surpass one million units of semen sold. The [Read More …]

Neal Frerichs Receives National Young Jersey Breeder Award

The American Jersey Cattle Association named Neal Frerichs of Frerichs Dairy Inc., LaGrange, Texas, as one of six recipients of the 2026 Young Jersey Breeder Award. He was honored June 18 during the 158th Annual [Read More …]

Morian Sisters Receive National Young Jersey Breeder Award

The American Jersey Cattle Association named Michelle and Rose Morian of Mish-Ro Jerseys, Atlantic, Pa., as one of six recipients of the 2026 Young Jersey Breeder Award. They were honored June 18 during the 158th [Read More …]

Corey and Kristen Metcalf Receive National Young Jersey Breeder Award

The American Jersey Cattle Association named Corey and Kristen Metcalf of Glacier Edge Dairy, Milton, Wis., as one of six recipients of the 2026 Young Jersey Breeder Award. They were honored June 18 during the [Read More …]

Mitchell Endres and Sydney Flick Receive National Young Jersey Breeder Award

The American Jersey Cattle Association named Sydney Flick and Mitchell Endres of Jazzy Jerseys in Lodi, Wis., as one of this year’s six Young Jersey Breeder Award winners. They were recognized by the USJersey organization [Read More …]

Tommy Allen Received National Young Jersey Breeder Award

The American Jersey Cattle Association named Tommy Allen of All-Lynn Jersey in Reedsburg, Wis., as one of this year’s six Young Jersey Breeder Award winners. He was honored by the association on June 18 at [Read More …]

Brent Rocha Received National Young Jersey Breeder Award

The American Jersey Cattle Association named Brent Rocha of R&R Dairy/Pacific Edge in Tillamook, Ore., as one of this year’s six Young Jersey Breeder Award winners. He was awarded by the association on June [Read More …]

VIDA | Family Part II: Family Stability and Growth While Apart

How do we keep our family relationships strong when we live far apart and everyone is changing? Living far from family is not easy. Over time, people, needs, and circumstances change. In this September [Read More …]

Add Milk! SNAP Dairy Incentive Program Expands to Oklahoma

The Healthy Fluid Milk Incentive Project titled “Add Milk!” provides a dollar-for-dollar match to SNAP participants who purchase nutrient-dense, non-fat and low-fat (1%) milk products, including lactose-free options. A nutrition incentive program championed by [Read More …]

Learn About Cattle Markets & Managing Beef Income Streams During Free Webinar

The Free “Protecting Your Profits” Webinar Will Take Place on September 18 at 12 p.m. EST . It has been a quiet summer for wholesale beef demand, but that could change. To hear the latest [Read More …]

Get Your World Dairy Expo Tickets and ExpoTV Subscription Today

Whether you’re headed to Madison or watching from home, it’s time to make plans for World Dairy Expo 2026. Admission tickets and ExpoTV subscriptions are now available, giving dairy enthusiasts around the world the opportunity [Read More …]

New Book Home on the Farm Brings Readers Inside the Everyday Life of an Iowa Farm Family

Iowa author AJ Hein uses storytelling to preserve the chores, family relationships and experiences that make growing up in dairy country unlike anywhere else. For a child growing up on a farm, agriculture isn’t an [Read More …]

MDA Opens Applications for Sustainable Agriculture Demonstration Grant

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is now accepting applications for the Agricultural Growth, Research, and Innovation (AGRI) Sustainable Agriculture Demonstration Grant. The grant supports innovative on-farm research and demonstrations of practices that could help make [Read More …]

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