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As the 57th World Dairy Expo approaches, Expo is searching for college students passionate about the dairy industry to be part of the 2024 media team. Four students will be hired to experience the storied event [Read More …]

Dairy Food Safety Alliance Tour & Hybrid Meeting: May 30, 2024

Save the date to join the Dairy Food Safety Alliance on Thursday, May 30 for a tour of Henning’s Cheese, practical presentations on the latest in food safety research and regulatory practices, and a chance [Read More …]

What do you believe is the biggest challenge facing the dairy industry in the future?

Several years ago, there appeared a cartoon in an Indianapolis, Indiana, newspaper. The cartoon showed a small boy and girl looking under a bush and observing a container holding four-quart bottles of milk. The caption [Read More …]

Lueken Dairy Farm, Union Go Dairy Chosen as Featured Farmers at the Indiana State Fair

The Corteva Featured Farmer Program at the Indiana State Fair is designed to celebrate and put a face on Hoosier agriculture by connecting consumers with fellow Hoosiers who grow the food they eat. It is [Read More …]

Feeding Strategies to Reduce Methane Emissions

The 32nd annual Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference was held in Fort Wayne, IN, in April, 2024. One of the main areas of focus was dairy sustainability and Dr. Alex Hristov from Penn State University was a [Read More …]

U.S. Dairy Companies Donate 53,000 Meals and a Truckload of Milk to Reduce Hunger in Savannah

The IDFA Foundation and several leading dairy companies donated a truckload of milk and $10,000 to Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia food bank today to address hunger in the greater Savannah area. The donations were [Read More …]

HitchPin Launches Redesigned iOS App

Revolutionizing the Way Farmers and Ranchers Buy and Sell Agricultural Products and Services HitchPin, the leading online marketplace for the agriculture industry, is proud to announce the release of its completely redesigned iOS app. This [Read More …]

Farm Credit East Accepting Applications to Support Northeast Farmers’ Markets

The application period is now open for Farm Credit East’s Farmers’ Market Grant program. This annual program provides small grants to Northeast farmers’ markets to support their promotion and development efforts. Interested farmers’ markets must [Read More …]

Crop Insurance Provides a Critical ROI for Taxpayers

For nearly 100 years, the history of the farm bill largely tracks the history of food production in the United States as the legislation has evolved to meet the needs of farmers and consumers alike. Agriculture’s role [Read More …]

Milk: The Better Way to Hydrate

Hydration is of huge importance to many Americans. We are always on the move, and so are our oversized bottles with words of encouragement on the side. We are all trying to do better with [Read More …]

Are Commodity Inventories Impacting Producer Milk Prices?

The most important commodities for pricing producer milk are butter and cheese. Butter prices are very high. Cheese prices are stable, trading within a close range. Butter prices since the start of 2018 have ranged [Read More …]

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Apply Today for Dairy’s Foundation Grants to Support Education, Outreach Efforts

Grants to support programs educating dairy producers, students and communities The application deadline for grants from Dairy’s Foundation is June 1, 2024. Grants of up to $10,000 for new programs to build the skills of [Read More …]

Make the Most of Ag Industry Internships with 2024 PDP Accelerate

Build skills, network to prepare for career in July 24 training session Summer internships provide valuable opportunities for college students to gain real-world experiences and pave the way for job opportunities and success after graduation. [Read More …]

GROWMARK Welcomes 95 Summer Interns

The GROWMARK System will welcome a new class of 95 interns for the summer of 2024 starting on May 13. Interns were selected during a competitive application process for placement in two different internship programs [Read More …]

NMPF Galvanized Dairy Response to HPAI As Animal Health Concern Evolves

NMPF helped lead the dairy community in responding to rapidly evolving circumstances around the spread of the H5N1 virus among dairy cows while advocating for farmers before the federal government and reassuring consumers about the [Read More …]

NMPF Disturbed at USDA Final WIC Rule That Decreases Dairy Access

May 8, 2024 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

USDA released on April 9 its final rule updating the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), maintaining cuts to dairy in WIC food packages first announced in its preliminary rule. “NMPF [Read More …]

Build Resilience In Your Herd To Avoid Pathogen Challenges

Pathogens are constantly attacking your cows. They come in many forms—viruses, bacteria, mycotoxins and more—and continuously have the ability to rob your cows of their health and productivity. Too prevalent to completely mitigate, it’s important [Read More …]

Meet Young Dairy Leader with Ytsje Andringa

Peggy Coffeen talks with Young Leader Ytsje Andringa, a driven woman whose path seems to always lead her back to the driver’s seat of a silage truck. Ytsje shares how she shifted her career course from health [Read More …]

Canada toughens import requirements on US breeding cattle over bird flu concerns

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has toughened import requirements on U.S. breeding cattle over the H5N1 bird flu virus, the agency said in a statement on Friday. The first confirmed case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza [Read More …]

Are Commodity Inventories Impacting Producer Milk Prices?

The most important commodities for pricing producer milk are butter and cheese. Butter prices are very high. Cheese prices are stable, trading within a close range. Butter prices since the start of 2018 have ranged [Read More …]

New Retail Campaign Helps Student Athletes to Fuel their Performance with Dairy

Dairy farmers are helping get the message to families with student athletes about protein-rich dairy snacks to fuel their performance. As part of a new “Back to School, Back to Sports,” retail campaign, ADA North [Read More …]

Rabo AgriFinance Names John Steeves as Head of Rural Business Economics North America

Seasoned financial services leader appointed to lead the Rural Management Team Rabo AgriFinance, a subsidiary of the global food and agriculture bank Rabobank, today announced John Steeves as its new Head of Rural Business Economics, [Read More …]

Producer Review Board Recommends Referendum to Change Quota Differential to $1.00 per cwt.

On May 1, 2024, the Producer Review Board (PRB) held a meeting in Tulare. There were 12 Board members and 2 voting alternate Board members in attendance. After approving the minutes and getting some routine [Read More …]

Next Wisconsin Agriculture Youth Council Announced

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has announced the members of the next Wisconsin Agriculture Youth Council. These students will be high school seniors during the 2024 – 2025 school year. [Read More …]

Halei Heinzel Selected as the 77th Alice in Dairyland

May 7, 2024 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has selected Halei Heinzel of Oconomowoc as Wisconsin’s 77th Alice in Dairyland. In this position, Heinzel will work for the contract year as a full-time [Read More …]

Addressing market volatility: Leveraging Dairy Revenue Protection

As the new year unfolds, dairy farmers are confronted with a challenging reality: reduced Class III prices compared to previous cycles. This squeeze on producer margins has amplified financial pressures across farms, leading many to [Read More …]

HPAI Update: Ohio Instructional Guide Now Available

May 7, 2024 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

As anticipated, the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) has published an Ohio Instructional Guide to help dairy farmers comply with USDA’s Federal Order to limit the spread of HPAI in dairy cattle. Requirements for movement of dairy cattle are outlined in the guide, [Read More …]

March exports slip 7% on mixed results

Big month for cheese unable to offset declines in milk powder, lactose and whey. After a strong year-over-year (YOY) performance in February, U.S. dairy exports slipped back into the red in milk solids equivalent (MSE) [Read More …]

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