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New York’s Dairy Products and Industry on Display Through Several Special Events and Exhibits Undeniably Dairy Shake-Off Milkshake Contest Begins at 10:30 a.m. in Chevy Court Pavilion Dairy Day Award Breakfast Scheduled to Honor Competition [Read More …]

Carla Harris, Vice Chairman of Global Wealth Management at Morgan Stanley, to Speak at Dairy Forum 2025

Dairy Forum heads to San Antonio, Texas, in 2025 with the premier annual event for dairy industry leaders. Presented by the International Dairy Foods Association, Dairy Forum convenes more than 1,000 leaders from across the [Read More …]

Fresh Cow Health Disorders Webinar Series in Spanish

Serie de webinars de los trastornos de Salud de la Vaca Fresca en español Offered by Cornell Cooperative Extension and PRO-DAIRY 1:00 to 2:00 PM on Fridays Join us for this Spanish-language webinar series, specifically [Read More …]

Elementary and Middle School Students Tour U.S. Dairy Farms Through Field Trip Grants

Free Discover Dairy Program A Total of 69 Grants Were Awarded to Classrooms Who Planned Field Trips to Dairy Farms A group of 69 elementary and middle school teachers from a total of 22 states, [Read More …]

Fi Europe gears up for its best edition yet

The unmissable ingredients show returns to Frankfurt with additional features. Fi Europe is gearing up for its biggest and best year ever. From 19-21 November 2024, Messe Frankfurt will host the leading global event for [Read More …]

2024 McKown Master Breeder Award presented to Maple-Dell Farm

Family, tradition, and love for the Ayrshire breed are pillars of Maple-Dell Farm of Woodbine, Md. The generational farm owned and operated by David Patrick and his wife Ann, along with their two sons Mike [Read More …]

Discount Available for Dairy Producers Interested in “Spanish for Agriculture” Fall Course

The Center Is Offering a $100 Discount to Dairy Producers Who Enroll in Fall Course To assist dairy farm families in improving communication, safety and productivity, while building respect and positive relationships with Spanish-speaking employees, [Read More …]

Tractor Supply Announces Second Class of FFA Future Leaders Scholarship Recipients

$1 million in scholarships awarded to 143 FFA members pursuing broad range of agriculture-related studies and trade professions Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO), the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States, announced today the second [Read More …]

Ag summit explores how water users coexist in California

The Maddy Institute and California Water Institute at Fresno State will hold a one-day ag summit focused on how water users coexist in California from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 4 at the Resnick Student Union [Read More …]

Dairy Innovation Hub advisory council meets in Marshfield, farmers and local leaders tour investments

Members of the Dairy Innovation Hub advisory council held their summer in-person meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 13 at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Marshfield Agricultural Research Station (MARS) in Marshfield, Wis. The morning meeting included updates from council [Read More …]

Ayrstone® announces availability of higher-speed AyrMesh® Hub: the AyrMesh® HubDuo

Thousands of farmers and ranchers across the United States and Canada have discovered how useful it is to have an outdoor WiFi network on their property, and how easy it can be to create their [Read More …]

Case IH Announces New Tech Solutions, Equipment Innovation to Boost Efficiency, Productivity and Ease of Use

The 2024 Farm Progress Show provides a first look at many Case IH solutions, combining the power of advanced tech and product enhancements At this year’s Farm Progress Show, Case IH is launching a wide [Read More …]

Center to Host Webinar on Sept. 6 and Share Top Three Farm Safety Risks

The Free Webinar Will Take Place on Friday, September 6 at 12 p.m. EST On Friday, September 6 from 12-1 p.m., the Center for Dairy Excellence will host a monthly “Protecting Your Profits” webinar titled [Read More …]

An interactive webinar on USDA’s proposed federal milk pricing changes

THURS., AUG. 29, 2024 Via Zoom 2:00-3:00 EST / 1:00-2:00 CST “Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it” Make Allowance increases of 75 cents to $1.00/cwt., without mandatory audited cost surveys? [Read More …]

Farm to Shelf Success: Sales and Marketing Essentials for Dairy Brands

One-Day Intensive Workshop | Transform Your Dairy Brand’s Approach to Sales and Marketing In today’s rapidly evolving dairy market, sales and marketing success requires a blend of time-tested wisdom and cutting-edge strategies. Join us for [Read More …]

An udder throwback: Milk Bar at State Fair still pours milk for a quarter

I remember when a cup of milk at the fair cost a quarter.” Folks stood in line at the New York State Fair in the big Dairy Building and when they shuffled to the front, [Read More …]

Manure Management, Harvest Meals and Family Conversations

Opportunity for dairy producers to engage with leading experts, trending topics This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP) will help dairy farmers plan for the busy season ahead with conversations [Read More …]

DCRC Annual Meeting highlights topics essential to dairy farm sustainability

Travel to the Lone Star State for the 2024 Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) Annual Meeting – Nov.12-14 – at the Loews Arlington Hotel & Convention Center, Arlington, Texas. The event features Christine Baes, University [Read More …]

Webinar: Farm Income and Financial Forecasts, September 2024 Update

Date: Thursday, September 5, 2024 Time: 1:00 PM ET Duration: 1 hour Presenter: Carrie Litkowski Description: USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) releases farm income and balance sheet estimates and forecasts three times a year. These core statistical indicators provide [Read More …]

NIAA to Open Application Period for Advanced Training for Animal Agriculture Leaders

August 27, 2024 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Participants can apply for the 4th Cohort of NIAA’s leadership program beginning September 1 The National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) will begin accepting nominations for the fourth Cohort of the Advanced Training for Animal Agriculture Leaders. [Read More …]

Prairie Farms Dairy Celebrates a Summer of Blue Ribbon Success

As summer fairs wrapped up, Prairie Farms Dairy announced that its family of companies received 137 awards from product competitions at the Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Wisconsin, and Iowa State Fairs. The extensive list included some [Read More …]

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Big Water Decision Coming Up This Week

Over 350,000 acre-feet of stored northern California surface water is at stake in a decision that will be made by state and federal water and environmental agencies this next week. The City of San Diego [Read More …]

Testing confirms that Penn State dairy herd is free of avian influenza

Penn State animal health experts encourage dairy producers to participate in state monitoring program After three weeks of testing as required under a voluntary state monitoring program for bird flu in dairy cattle, animal health [Read More …]

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Life Insurance in Farm Transition Planning – Part 2

In the last post, we discussed the different types of life insurance. In this post we will explore the benefits and disadvantages of life insurance in farm transition planning as well as strategies for using [Read More …]

Workshop to Highlight Proposed Changes to Federal Milk Marketing Orders

Join the in-person event Sept. 18, access the livestream or recordings In light of the USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service’s recent proposal announcing the largest changes in over two decades to US milk-pricing regulations, Professional Dairy Producers® [Read More …]

Dairy Financial Conference To Feature PA Dairy Producer Panel And Industry Expert On Dairy Markets

The Day-Long Conference Will Be Held on September 11 in Harrisburg, PA Alan Waybright of Mount Rock Dairy, Matt Brake of Oakleigh Farm, and Ben Peckman of Slate Ridge Dairy will be leading a dairy [Read More …]

Pertinent Topics Covered in 2024 Expo en Español Sessions

Created for Spanish-speaking dairy owners, managers, and mid-managers, Expo en Español returns yet again to World Dairy Expo this fall. Presented exclusively in Spanish, Expo en Español will be hosted at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday through Friday during World [Read More …]

On Dairy’s Wild Ride

Watching commodity markets right now feels a little like riding a roller coaster at Hershey Park that goes backwards. Over the past decade, we have gotten used to seeing strong commodity prices weighing down dairy [Read More …]

DBIA Offers $10,000 Grants for On-Farm H5N1 Biosecurity Efforts

Midwestern dairy farmers can apply now at WisCheeseMakers.org for reimbursement grants of up to $10,000 each to support on-farm biosecurity efforts amid the ongoing outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) in dairy cattle. Total [Read More …]

DeLaval Teat Spray Robot Wins AgTech Breakthrough Award