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String Cheese wins third Gold medal of 2026 as Joseph Farms adds three international awards Joseph Farms Cheese Company won three medals at the International Cheese & Dairy Awards in the United Kingdom. The results, [Read More …]

NMPF Praises Securing Agriculture’s Workforce Act

“The Securing Agriculture’s Workforce Act represents the most significant reform to the ag workforce we’ve seen in decades. It is particularly critical for dairy farmers, who have been effectively shut out of the nation’s primary legal agricultural guestworker program.  [Read More …]

ImmuCell Adds Jacee Lancaster to Its Commercial Team to Support the Company’s Continued Sales Growth

ImmuCell Corporation is pleased to announce the company’s fifth new hire in the past three months amid a period of rapid growth: Jacee Lancaster has joined as Sales and Marketing Manager for the Western region, [Read More …]

2026 NYS Grown & Certified Research and Development Grant

Now Accepting Applications – $1.36 million Available for Research and Development of New York State Grown & Certified Food Products. The New York Farm Viability Institute is pleased to announce that the 2026 NYS Grown & [Read More …]

Ashland Veterinary Center Expands to Increase Professional Services

The demand for rural veterinarians committed to planting roots, becoming invested in rural communities and practicing the profession for a lifetime, far exceeds the number of new graduates across the U.S. In 2024, Ashland Veterinary [Read More …]

Give Your Dairy a Mid-Year Pulse Check and Review Financial Health During Free Webinar

The Free “Protecting Your Profits” Webinar Will Take Place on July 17 at 12 p.m. EST. Now that we’re through the first two quarters of the year, it’s time to give your dairy a mid-year [Read More …]

U.S. Dairy Companies Donate Nearly 15,000 Meals to Reduce Hunger in Southern Wisconsin

The IDFA Foundation and several leading Wisconsin-based dairy companies donated 156 cases of American and Cheddar cheese and $7,000 to Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin today to help reduce hunger across the region. The [Read More …]

Prediction Markets Expand into Agriculture

Key Takeaways Kalshi is a federally regulated financial exchange in the United States which offers event contracts for prediction markets. On April 16 the company added a commodity hub to its contract offerings, allowing participants [Read More …]

Help Us Celebrate the People Behind American Cheese

The ACS 2026 Annual Conference is just a few weeks away. On Friday, July 10, from 12:15 to 1:15 PM ET, we will be streaming the Recognition Lunch live on our ACS YouTube channel. The [Read More …]

Dairy Market Drivers: Protein Demand and Supply; New Zealand Milk Production; and The Fourth of July

Read the latest issue of Dairy Market Drivers, a bi-weekly report from IDFA partner Ever.Ag. Dairy Market Drivers features spotlight data, key policy updates, and a one-minute video that covers timely topics for the dairy [Read More …]

Summer is Moving Quickly, Register Ag Interns Today for PDP Accelerate

July 28 workshop enhances summer internships for employers and students As calendars turn to July and summer hits the midway point, so do the internship programs of many college students. Agricultural employers can help interns [Read More …]

Distinguished Junior Member Finalists Announced at National Holstein Convention

Six outstanding young adults have been named Distinguished Junior Member (DJM) finalists by Holstein Association USA. Established in 1922, the award is the highest honor National Junior Holstein Association members can earn. “For 104 years, [Read More …]

President Trump Signs Executive Order Advancing Regenerative Agriculture

Secretary Rollins Announces USDA Rule to Unlock Billions for American Farmers On the heels of President Donald J. Trump signing an Executive Order advancing regenerative agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke L. Rollins [Read More …]

Apply for a $1,000 National DHIA scholarship

The National Dairy Herd Information Association (DHIA) is now accepting applications for its 2027 scholarship program. These scholarships, valued at $1,000 each, go to high school seniors and college undergraduate students. Applicants must be full-time, [Read More …]

IDFA Urges California Advisory Board to Support Temporary Exemptions for Dairy Packaging Under SB 54

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) today urged the Packaging Producer Responsibility Advisory Board to support the Circular Action Alliance’s proposed plan to provide temporary exemptions for common rigid and flexible plastic materials used in dairy [Read More …]

Four Students Begin On-Farm Internships on Progressive Dairy Farms

These Internships Provide Students With On-Farm Learning Experiences This Summer Four college students who are pursuing careers in dairy production recently began on-farm summer internships on progressive dairy farms in Pennsylvania and New York. The [Read More …]

Entries Now Open for KDA Photo Contest

The beauty of Kansas agriculture can’t be captured by a camera, but we encourage you to try in the annual Kansas Department of Agriculture Photo Contest. KDA is now accepting photo entries, and will continue [Read More …]

NASDA and USDA Enter MOU to Celebrate Family Farms

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Agriculture signed a memorandum of understanding establishing the American Farm Legacy 250 Program. This national initiative will recognize farm families who have [Read More …]

Farmer Strong, America Proud!

Each year in June, the Center celebrates Dairy Month by offering posters, information cards, and other materials promoting dairy to dairy farm families to share within their local community. Our theme this year centers around [Read More …]

Magnochi Hired as Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation Director

Ann Marie Magnochi has been hired by the Wisconsin Farm Bureau as its Foundation Director. Magnochi will be responsible for strategizing, overseeing and managing the operations of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation. “Ann Marie brings [Read More …]

Minnesota Helps Farmers to Buy their First Farm

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is helping more people get into farming through a new round of our Down Payment Assistance Grant program. The grant program offers eligible farmers up to $20,000 to help buy their [Read More …]

Conservation Planning Helps Texas Landowners Protect Every Acre

Across Texas, no two acres are exactly alike, and effective conservation starts by recognizing that difference. Through the Water Quality Management Plan (WQMP) Program, the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board (TSSWCB), in partnership [Read More …]

Texas Association of Dairymen Resources: New World Screwworm

ALERT: The New World Screwworm (NWS) has been detected in Texas. Please access the resources listed below for information on the current situation and more. While NWS has not yet been detected on a Texas [Read More …]

President Trump Takes Action to Lower Fertilizer Costs and Support American Farmers

Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a proclamation temporarily suspending countervailing duties (CVDs) on certain phosphate fertilizer imports, providing immediate relief to American farmers while advancing the Administration’s broader strategy to strengthen America’s fertilizer supply [Read More …]

Supreme Court issued one of the most significant pesticide law decisions in years

Monsanto Co. v. Durnell The U.S. Supreme Court issued one of the most significant pesticide law decisions in years on June 25, 2026, holding in Monsanto Co. v. Durnell that the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act [Read More …]

Give Your Dairy a Mid-Year Pulse Check and Review Financial Health During Free Webinar

The Free “Protecting Your Profits” Webinar Will Take Place on July 17 at 12 p.m. EST Now that we’re through the first two quarters of the year, it’s time to give your dairy a mid-year [Read More …]

Americold Opens Integrated Cold Chain Facility at Port Saint John

One of North America’s Fastest-Growing Trade Gateways Developed in collaboration with DP World and CPKC, the facility integrates maritime and rail access to streamline the global movement of temperature-controlled products. Americold Realty Trust, a global [Read More …]

‘Double the damage’: Warming climate reduces milk quality, quantity