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$17.5 MIllion New Markets Tax Credit Investment to Help Fund Bongard Creameries Expansion

March 4, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

NNMF Invests $17.5M in New Markets Tax Credit Financing for Minnesota-based Dairy Co-Op Benefitting 267 Small and Family-Owned Farms National New Markets Fund, LLC (“NNMF”), an affiliate of Los Angeles-based SDS Capital Group, has invested [Read More …]

Annual Scholarship Program Open for Students Pursuing Careers in Dairy

March 4, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The PA Dairymen’s Association and Dairy Excellence Foundation Are Offering Twelve $3,000 Scholarships The annual Student Leader Scholarship program is now open for undergraduate students, including college students and high school seniors, who are pursuing [Read More …]

Join us for a FREE Webinar March 11

March 4, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

One of the most diverse microbiomes can be found in the oral cavity. Comprised of over 700 unique species of bacteria, interactions among microbes can influence oral health and disease. Moreover, the oral microbiome has [Read More …]

Mary Ellen Charter, Larry Lightfoote and Benja Sanchez Talk About Mastitis Management

March 2, 2024 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

In this episode of DairyVoice, Connie Kuber of Connor Agriscience and Sealpro Silage Barrier Films talks with Mary Ellen Charter of Dairy One, Benja Sanchez Dominguez, Larry Lightfoote of Lightland Farms. They discuss their goals [Read More …]

Caroline Zimmerman Shares How They Use Sexed Semen to Manage Heifer Inventories

March 1, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Utilize Ultrasounding for Early Detection of Calfhood Issues Managing calves can be a challenge, especially when you’re dealing with the up and down temperatures we’ve had this winter. But getting calves off to a good [Read More …]

American Dairy Backs US Ag Negotiators at WTO Ministerial

March 1, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) are backing efforts by U.S. negotiators to advance an agriculture work plan and oppose trade distorting proposals at the World Trade Organization [Read More …]

Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) Program Now Open for 2024 Year

March 1, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The USDA opened Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) enrollment for the 2024 Program Year TODAY, February 28. The enrollment period will remain open until April 29, 2024, with payments retroactive to January milk. Those farms that enroll early [Read More …]

Dairy Job Opportunities Resource Available for Farms Looking for Labor

March 1, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The Center’s Job Opportunities Page Allows Dairy Producers to Submit Job Openings With Pennsylvania dairy production and associated businesses contributing $11.8 billion annually to the state’s economy, and those businesses creating more than 47,000 jobs, [Read More …]

Peggy Coffeen Interviews Madison Busse of United Dairies

March 1, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Peggy Coffeen’s Uplevel Dairy Young Leader today is Madison Busse, Calf and Maternity Manager for Minnesota-based United Dairies. She manages 15 employees, 1,200 baby calves and 700 maternity cows … and she’s just 24 years [Read More …]

Nounós Creamery chooses Greiner Packaging

March 1, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Sustainable K3® cup for its new probiotic strained yogurt West Babylon, New York-based Nounós Creamery has produced its handcrafted Greek-style strained yogurt since 2013 and has now introduced a new probiotic strained yogurt, packed in [Read More …]

France issues new ban on meat names for plant protein to placate farmers

March 1, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

France on Tuesday issued a ban on using terms like steak and ham for plant protein products, a second attempt by the government to regulate meat alternatives as it tries to assuage livestock producers who [Read More …]

Lancaster County Dairy Producer Talks About Transition, Herd Health and More

March 1, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Justin Risser Was Interviewed in the “Cow-Side Conversations” Podcast In the Center for Dairy Excellence’s latest episode of the “Cow-Side Conversations” podcast, Justin Risser of Meadow Vista Dairy in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania shares how his team [Read More …]

Full-fat dairy foods and cardiovascular disease: Is there a connection?

March 1, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

It’s true. Milk does the body good. Milk and other dairy foods provide protein, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, vitamins A, D, and B12 and other nutrients that are vital to your body and how it functions. [Read More …]

NMPF Takes Stand Against Emissions Reporting; FDA Moves Toward Improved Feed Ingredient Review Process

March 1, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The National Milk Producers Federation’s (NMPF) latest Regulatory Register outlines emerging and ongoing regulatory issues affecting American dairy farmers and their cooperatives in the areas of: Sustainability and the environment Food safety Nutrition Animal health [Read More …]

Nominations for the ACS Board of Directors due February 29th!

February 29, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Each year, the ACS Nominating Committee seeks nominations of cheese industry professionals from all types and sizes of eligible organizations to serve on the ACS Board of Directors. ACS values and seeks diverse leadership as defined by race, [Read More …]

ISDA Director Lamb joins U.S. ag trade mission to Cuba

February 29, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Last week, Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) Director Don Lamb joined the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) on a trade mission to Havana, Cuba. The goal in visiting Cuba was to identify and address trade [Read More …]

2024 Young Cooperator of the Year

February 29, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The Young Cooperator of the Year award is announced at our annual Winter Conference each year. This award is given out to a couple or individual who exhibit a strong passion for the dairy industry. [Read More …]

Farmers protest across Europe, press ministers to act

February 29, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Farmers on Monday blocked a border crossing between Poland and Germany, threw bottles at police in Brussels and gathered in Madrid to demand action on cheap supermarket prices and what they say is unfair competition from [Read More …]

Reflecting on Success: The Impact of NE-DBIC’s Marketing and Branding Grant

February 29, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

In 2022 the Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center awarded Bell & Goose Cheese Co a Dairy Marketing and Branding Services Grant. A year later, they have much to show. Thanks to their Dairy Marketing and Branding [Read More …]

White House Recognizes IDFA’s Healthy School Milk Commitment for Reducing Added Sugar and Calories

February 29, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The International Dairy Foods Association’s (IDFA) Healthy School Milk Commitment was officially recognized at a special event organized at the White House to endorse a new set of commitments under the Biden-Harris administration’s National Strategy on [Read More …]

USDA Announces Progress on Newly Authorized Climate Programs

February 29, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Key milestones and progress on the Growing Climate Solutions Act and SUSTAINS Act in 2024 Today, the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) published the report, Intent to Establish the Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party [Read More …]

2024 GROWMARK Foundation Scholarship Application Now Open

February 29, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The GROWMARK Foundation is pleased to offer fifty-five scholarships once again, totaling $2,000 each, to students pursuing agriculture and business-related degrees or certificates at colleges, universities, and technical schools in the United States and Ontario, Canada.At the [Read More …]

White House Recognizes IDFA’s Healthy School Milk Commitment for Reducing Added Sugar in School Milk

February 29, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

For 30-Million Children & Food-Insecure Kids During Summer IDFA Commitment by 37 Milk Processors Officially Endorsed as Part of Biden-Harris Administration’s National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. The International Dairy Foods Association’s (IDFA) Healthy School Milk [Read More …]

Longtime Common Names Advocate Jaime Castaneda Testifies Before Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

February 29, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN) executive director Jaime Castaneda testified yesterday before U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) trade policy staff on the need for the U.S. government to proactively secure protections from trading partners [Read More …]

Farm Credit Awards Efforts to Develop and Promote Northeast Agriculture

February 28, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The Farm Credit Northeast AgEnhancement Program, a joint effort of Farm Credit East and CoBank, recently provided $137,000 in grant funding to 27 organizations to assist their efforts to encourage youth leadership development, support young [Read More …]

DCRC calls for reproduction award nominations

February 28, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) seeks nominations for its Excellence in Dairy Reproduction Awards program. Dairy industry professionals, including veterinarians, extension agents, artificial insemination and pharmaceutical company representatives, dairy processor and co-op field staff, [Read More …]

$17.5 MIllion New Markets Tax Credit Investment to Help Fund Bongard Creameries Expansion

Annual Scholarship Program Open for Students Pursuing Careers in Dairy

Join us for a FREE Webinar March 11

Mary Ellen Charter, Larry Lightfoote and Benja Sanchez Talk About Mastitis Management

Caroline Zimmerman Shares How They Use Sexed Semen to Manage Heifer Inventories

American Dairy Backs US Ag Negotiators at WTO Ministerial

Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) Program Now Open for 2024 Year

Dairy Job Opportunities Resource Available for Farms Looking for Labor

Peggy Coffeen Interviews Madison Busse of United Dairies

Nounós Creamery chooses Greiner Packaging

France issues new ban on meat names for plant protein to placate farmers

Lancaster County Dairy Producer Talks About Transition, Herd Health and More

Full-fat dairy foods and cardiovascular disease: Is there a connection?

NMPF Takes Stand Against Emissions Reporting; FDA Moves Toward Improved Feed Ingredient Review Process

Nominations for the ACS Board of Directors due February 29th!

ISDA Director Lamb joins U.S. ag trade mission to Cuba

2024 Young Cooperator of the Year

Farmers protest across Europe, press ministers to act

Reflecting on Success: The Impact of NE-DBIC’s Marketing and Branding Grant

White House Recognizes IDFA’s Healthy School Milk Commitment for Reducing Added Sugar and Calories

USDA Announces Progress on Newly Authorized Climate Programs

2024 GROWMARK Foundation Scholarship Application Now Open

White House Recognizes IDFA’s Healthy School Milk Commitment for Reducing Added Sugar in School Milk

Longtime Common Names Advocate Jaime Castaneda Testifies Before Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

Farm Credit Awards Efforts to Develop and Promote Northeast Agriculture

DCRC calls for reproduction award nominations

Registration is Open for the 2024 National Holstein Convention

DCHA webinar to focus on the importance of water quality

Insights, Ideas and Inspiration to Drive Innovation on Tap for the 2024 Business Conference

DCRC seeks Scholar applicants

What’s Your Communication Level? by John Ellsworth

Born of the Bond Series Premiere Shines Spotlight on Veterinary Care Deserts

Dairy’s Big GLP-1 Moment: 5 Risks Processors Need to Know

Summer Is Over: Use This Fall to Evaluate Summer Heat Stress