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The Center for Dairy Excellence and Dairy Excellence Foundation recently welcomed three dairy professionals to the organizations’ Board of Directors. The Center for Dairy Excellence Board of Directors guide the work of the non-profit 501c6 [Read More …]

Showcase Your Products at Meet the Cheesemaker

Meet the Cheesemaker is the ultimate event for cheese and cultured dairy product producers! Held during the much-awaited ACS Annual Conference, this is the perfect opportunity to showcase your products to a diverse range of [Read More …]

U.S. dairy exports rebound in February

Gains in milk powder, cheese and whey lift YOY volume for the first time since January 2023. Note: All volume and percent change numbers in this post have been adjusted to 28 days to account [Read More …]

Skidmore Joins Holstein Foundation Board of Trustees

The Holstein Foundation is pleased to welcome Denise Skidmore to the Board of Trustees. The board oversees the direction of the Holstein Foundation’s youth and young adult education and leadership development programs. Passionate about connecting [Read More …]

IDFA & NMPF Concerned with Consequences of Final WIC Rule Reducing Access to Dairy

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) expressed disappointment in the final rule released today to update the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), which [Read More …]

Biden Administration Announces Finalized Science-Driven Updates to Foods Provided Through WIC

Enhancements will promote nutrition security and maternal and child health, increase flexibility for participants and follow Administration’s successful efforts to fully fund WIC Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA’s Food and Nutrition [Read More …]

Commissioner Miller Extends Application Deadline for Young Farmer Grant Program Through April 17

Today, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller extended the Young Farmer Grant Program applications through April 17, 2024. This extension aims to provide additional support and assistance to young farmers facing challenges from the Panhandle wildfires. [Read More …]

California Hosts the 22nd Annual National Dairy Challenge Contest

The 2024 National Dairy Challenge Contest and Academy concluded on Saturday, April 6th, 2024. Dairy-focused college students – 212 in total – traveled to Visalia, California, which was the first visit to a western dairy [Read More …]

Information Evolving on Mystery Texas Dairy Disease

Note from Kevin Abernathy, General Manager As our members know, I have been providing regular updates via direct email for the past couple of weeks regarding the cattle health situation that originated in Texas. We’ve [Read More …]

Economists Confident in NMPF Milk-Pricing Plan

The briefs are in, and now it’s up to USDA to consider the arguments and craft a proposed modernization for Federal Milk Marketing Orders, which govern milk pricing. NMPF economists Peter Vitaliano and Stephen Cain [Read More …]

PA Cattle Interstate and International Quarantine Order Announced

This morning, April 6, the PA Department of Agriculture released amended guidelines for cattle import and testing requirements based on state movement. These replace the version sent yesterday, and they are effective immediately. Click here [Read More …]

Farm Credit East Releases 2024 Northeast Agriculture and Forest Products Outlooks

Farm Credit East recently released a series of reports and webinars providing economic outlooks for the diverse sectors of Northeast agriculture, including dairy, grain and oilseeds, greenhouse and nursery, maple, apple and forest products. “Northeast [Read More …]

GEA adds proven AI solution to portfolio with CattleEye acquisition

Dairy farmers can improve cow health and production through the early detection of lameness. GEA Farm Technologies acquires Northern Ireland-based agricultural software company CattleEye Ltd., adding a pioneering artificial intelligence system to its existing portfolio [Read More …]

Milk Specialties Global Joins Vanguard Renewables’ Farm Powered Strategic Alliance

Milk Specialties Global, a nutrition ingredients manufacturer, is the most recent food and beverage manufacturer to join Vanguard Renewables® Farm Powered Strategic Alliance (FPSA). The FPSA was launched in 2020 with founding members Unilever, Starbucks, [Read More …]

Applications Open for ExporTech™

ExporTech™ is for emerging and experienced exporters to develop their strategic export plan. Over the course of three full-day sessions, CEOs/presidents and senior leaders in sales/marketing, finance, and operations join with non-competing companies to determine [Read More …]

Dry Matter Intake, 2023 Silage Crop Testing and Market News

This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP) will provide resources to help dairy producers make the most of their feeding program and stay ahead of ever-changing market news. Tuesday’s episode [Read More …]

Registration Open for 2024 Holstein Association USA Judges Conference

Registration is now open for the 2024 Holstein Association USA Judges Conference. This year, the conference will adopt an expanded format, spanning two days from Tuesday, May 21, to Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at Oakfield [Read More …]

Center for Dairy Excellence Offering Everyday Biosecurity Kits

Dairy Farms and Recording of HPAI Industry Call The Center for Dairy Excellence hosted a Dairy Industry Conference Call on Wednesday, April 3 to provide updates on the rapidly evolving health situation with highly pathogenic avian [Read More …]

WIC Participants Say USDA Cuts to Milk and Dairy Benefits Will Make Their Lives Harder

Proposed cuts would make grocery shopping harder for low-income mothers and children and threaten re-enrollment, participants say In the coming weeks, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is expected to release a final rule revising [Read More …]

A Complex Landscape for Northwest Agriculture

AgWest Farm Credit has released its quarterly Market Snapshot reports covering the state of major agricultural commodities in its northern region of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Alaska. AgWest’s industry experts gather market information from [Read More …]

Rogue Creamery Welcomes Philippe Bongrain as Chief Executive Officer

The Award-Winning Oregon Cheesemaker Begins a New Chapter in its 90-Year History Rogue Creamery is thrilled to announce the appointment of Philippe Bongrain as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Mr. Bongrain brings a wealth [Read More …]

Merck Animal Health Introduces SENSEHUB® Dairy Youngstock

Leading-edge technology provides 24/7 monitoring for better and more labor-efficient calf management Merck Animal Health, known as MSD Animal Health outside of the United States and Canada, a division of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, [Read More …]

2024 Agritourism Survey

The 2024 National Agritourism Survey is now collecting responses. All agricultural operations that welcome visitors—whether for on-farm direct sales, educational programs, entertainment, farm stays, recreation, special events, and more—are invited to complete the survey. By [Read More …]

Tides May Be Changing for U.S. Dairy Exports

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending April 5, 2024 U.S. dairy exports have struggled for the past year as weak global demand and uncompetitive prices caused exports to trail prior year levels for [Read More …]

Plant Acquisition and CEO Retirement Highlight Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Annual Meeting

Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association (MDVA) members gathered for the cooperative’s 104th Annual Meeting in Harrisonburg, Virginia last week. Members joined cooperative staff and leadership to engage in cooperative business, as well as [Read More …]

Nine Holsteins, two Jerseys and one Ayrshire graduate to the daughter-proven lineup at Select Sires Inc.

Genetic diversity continues to be in demand by dairy breeders around the world and Select Sires delivered with this graduating class. Each of the newly proven Holstein sires are sired by a different father and [Read More …]

Spring Pasture Management: Where Do I Start?