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On Wednesday, December 13, World Dairy Expo hosted its annual Friends of Expo celebration, honoring the hundreds of volunteers, paid workers, and partners who make World Dairy Expo possible. Highlighting the evening was the presentation [Read More …]

Farmer Focus: Stonyvale Farm brings family home…not just for the holidays

For Kate and Travis Fogler, nothing encourages loved ones to come home for the holidays like … cows. Their home is Stonyvale Farm, a 4,200-acre, fifth-generation dairy in Exeter, Maine, that they share with 1,000 [Read More …]

2024 World Ag Expo® Top-10 New Product Winners Announced

Results are in for the World Ag Expo® 2024 Top-10 New Products Competition. The winners will be showcased February 13-15, 2024 during the World Ag Expo in Tulare, California. The impressive field of new products were entered by Oct. 31st in the contest [Read More …]

DATCP Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program Grant Applications Open Through March 6

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting applications for the Wisconsin Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) Program. The purpose of the RFSI Program is to expand capacity and infrastructure for [Read More …]

Connecterra Welcomes Kaia Rauen as Customer Success Manager

Dutch-based dairy software company Connecterra, a leader in using artificial intelligence to deliver insights to dairy farmers and their teams is delighted to announce that Kaia Rauen from Peosta, IA, has joined the company as Customer Success Manager. [Read More …]

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

The Center Is Offering a $100 Discount to Dairy Producers Who Enroll in Winter Course To assist dairy farm families in enhancing communication and building rapport with Spanish-speaking employees as we start the new year, [Read More …]

Kylie Wheeler of Henry County Wins Discussion Meet Competition at Indiana Farm Bureau State Convention

Kylie Wheeler of Henry County is the winner of the 2023 Indiana Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ag Professionals Discussion Meet. The competition, which was held Dec. 14-15 in Fort Wayne as part of the [Read More …]

Four dairy herds recognized for outstanding reproductive efficiency

Four herds with 12-month pregnancy rates of 38 percent and greater were recently recognized with the CentralStar Cooperative ReproStar Award. Schmitz East Branch Dairy, Fond du Lac, Wis.; Model Dairy Farms, Dodgeville, Wis; Blue Star [Read More …]

Q&A: Why small organisms can make big impacts on climate, emissions

This week, representatives from nearly 200 countries reached an agreement at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai to begin reducing global consumption of fossil fuels in efforts to reduce carbon emissions and stave off the [Read More …]

New report details potential water management solution

In the face of prolonged droughts and diminishing water tables, a research report sheds light on an innovative solution that could reshape California’s water management landscape. The report examines the effectiveness and cost-efficiency of shallow subsurface artificial [Read More …]

Holiday Tips, Stress Management, Market News

Earn Dairy AdvanCE continuing education credits while tuning in for interactive discussions Next week’s episodes The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) will provide timely updates for everyone in the dairy industry. Tuesday’s session [Read More …]

Scholarships Available for Young Professionals at Dairy Summit

Expanded Programming & Career The Young Dairy Professionals Scholarship Is Available for Individuals Between the Ages of 18-30 The 2024 Pennsylvania Dairy Summit, which will be held on February 7 and 8, 2024 in [Read More …]

Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative celebrates support to expand school milk options

Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act – a win for nutrition and dairy Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, the third largest dairy cooperative in the country based on milk volume, applauded the passage of the Whole [Read More …]

Interpreting & Understanding a Dairy Farm’s Environmental Footprint Assessment

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions originate from various aspects of a dairy farm. This includes cattle digestion, manure management, energy use, and feed production. About 72% of GHG emissions from dairy production occur before leaving the farm. The largest sources [Read More …]

NMPF Applauds House Increasing Kids’ Access to Critical Nutrition

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) emphatically commended the House of Representatives for taking a critical step toward improving child nutrition by approving the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act today with a commanding 330-99 [Read More …]

DATCP Opens Wisconsin Farm To School Grant Program Through February 2

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting applications for the Wisconsin Farm to School Grant Program through 5 p.m. on Friday, February 2, 2024. DATCP will award a total of [Read More …]

DeLaval invests in Canadian dairy community with new training center in Ontario

DeLaval, a global leader in dairy farming solutions, has opened its new technical training center in Peterborough, Ontario. The recently renovated 3,600 square foot facility will help train DeLaval dealer technicians and staff from across [Read More …]

Alltech ONE Conference embarks on a world tour in 2023

Alltech is transforming its annual Alltech ONE Conference (ONE) in 2023 into a series of international events that will invite collaboration on the greatest challenges facing the agri-food industry. Instead of welcoming the world to Alltech’s home [Read More …]

NIAA Adds New Animal Disease Issues & Emergency Management Council

NIAA Councils and Working Groups continue to foster interdisciplinary collaboration to explore, discuss, learn, and develop shared solutions. The board of the National Institute of Animal Agriculture recently approved forming a new Council: the Animal [Read More …]

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CRV bulls reaffirm the confidence of farmers

The December proof run reaffirms the confidence of farmers in CRV’s breeding programme. In recent months, several bulls added daughter information to their proofs which confirms their popularity as young InSire bulls. Based on their [Read More …]

Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act Passes U.S. House of Representatives!

Dear Dairy Community,After more than a decade of advocacy, the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (H.R.1147) passed the U.S. House of Representatives today by a vote of 330-99. This strong, bipartisan tally in the House sets [Read More …]

CDFA Receives $38 Million From USDA For Resilient Food Systems Projects And Is Now Accepting Grant Proposals

CDFA has received $38 million from the USDA for the new Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI). The program will provide grants to support the middle of the supply chain — processing, aggregation, and/or distribution activities [Read More …]

IDFA Praises House Passage of Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023, Urges Swift Senate Action

The U.S. House of Representatives today passed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023—a bill that would allow for whole and reduced-fat varieties of milk to once again be served in school cafeterias—by [Read More …]

Dairy Farmers of America Commends The U.S. House Of Representatives For Passing The Whole Milk For Healthy Kids Act

December 18, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), a national dairy cooperative owned by dairy farm families across the United States, applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 1147), [Read More …]

Ink Runs Red on LaSalle Street This Week

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending December 15, 2023 January Class III futures dipped below the $16 mark, a level signaling plenty of red ink on the farm as well. Unfortunately, Class III [Read More …]

ICASA Grants Seek to Address Liver Abscess Formation in Cattle

Advanced Animal Systems Liver abscesses are a significant problem in beef and dairy cattle. The condition occurs when bacteria cross from an animal’s gastrointestinal tract into the bloodstream and accumulate in the liver. Liver abscesses [Read More …]

Nominations Open for Farm Credit East’s Lipinski Rural Initiatives Award