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Date: February 6, 2024 Time: 10:00 a.m. Eastern Presenter: Dr. Greg Penner, University of Saskatchewan Dr. Greg Penner is a professor in the Department of Animal and Poultry Science and holds a Centennial Enhancement Chair [Read More …]

Foremost Farms Features Mapleton Valley Farms

Pat and Phyllis Agnew and family continue a five-generation farming legacy at Mapleton Valley Farms in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, with their 55-cow dairy operation. Their small farm has deep roots in the local community in the [Read More …]

Dairy Discovery Zone Wraps Up 2023 Tour Adding New Stops in Texas and Colorado

Dairy MAX‘s award-winning, interactive Dairy Discovery Zone exhibit (DDZ) has successfully completed its 2023 tour. This year, the DDZ marked new milestones by debuting at the Greeley Stampede in Colorado, the State Fair of Oklahoma and the [Read More …]

Wisconsin DATCP – A Resource and Partner

A commentary by Secretary Randy Romanski of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) In 2023, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection worked to provide services, implement new programs, [Read More …]

Economic Outlook and Policy Webinar Series

What are the key international issues with grain marketing in 2024? Do renewable energy needs ask too much of rural Americans? Uncertainty and rising prices have become fixtures in our financial and economic decision-making of [Read More …]

Whole farm efficiency webinar series

January 9, 2024 – March 12, 2024 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Join us for this webinar series on enhancing farm efficiency. Explore innovative practices and cutting-edge technologies to optimize feeding and management. Webinars will be held from noon to 1 PM ET Tuesdays, January 9 to March 12, 2024. Topics [Read More …]

Wisconsin NRCS Offers Big Opportunity for Small-Scale Operations

Through the Conservation Stewardship Program Producers of all-sized operations should apply by February 9, 2024. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is encouraging farmers, agricultural producers and forest landowners in Wisconsin to apply for the Conservation [Read More …]

Agronomic Pesticide Update

Get your recertification by attending this 2 Core and 2 Category credit session for pesticide applicators. The Penn State Extension Agronomic Pesticide Update is a traditional Core (2 credits) and Category (2 credits) session for private, commercial, [Read More …]

Indiana Dairy Producers (IDP) Regional Meetings

Feb. 6, 7, & Regional Meetings – Feb. 6, 7, & 8 Gain powerful insights on your farm and the dairy industry with up-to-date information from the experts. Topics include: Strategic Considerations for Choosing a [Read More …]

Women In AG Tech Meeting To Take Place At The Vision Conference In Phoenix In January

Women in Ag Tech℠ (WiAT) is thrilled to announce its second in-person meeting January 21-22, 2024, co-located with The VISION Conference at the Renaissance Phoenix Glendale Hotel & Spa. WiAT continues to champion opportunities for [Read More …]

Whole farm efficiency webinar series

12:00 – 1:00 PM Tuesdays, January 9 to March 12, 2024 Join us for this webinar series on enhancing farm efficiency. Explore innovative practices and cutting- edge technologies to optimize feeding and management. Webinars will be [Read More …]

More Protein, Better Policy: Welcome to 2024

Happy New Year, and what a year 2024 promises to be. Within dairy and throughout agriculture, the refrain that will be often repeated is that this will be the year of protein. In fact, it [Read More …]

Free Animal Care Record-Keeping Books Available to Dairy Farmers and Veterinarians

The Books Help PA Dairy Farms Comply with National FARM Requirements As we begin a new year, the Center for Dairy Excellence is once again offering free copies of Animal Care Protocol Record-Keeping Books to [Read More …]

“Driving Innovation” at 2024 PDPW Business Conference with World Class Speakers and Research

Dairy’s Premier Educational Event set for March 13-14, 2024, in Wisconsin Dells, Wis. A key to success in today’s fast-paced dairy industry is a focus on continuous improvement and innovation. The 2024 Annual Business Conference [Read More …]

CDFA Farm Equity Office Announces Vacancy For Small-Scale Producer Advisory Committee

CDFA is announcing a single vacancy for a producer-member on its Small-Scale Producer Advisory Committee. The application period is currently open and will close on January 17, 2024. The committee advises the CDFA Secretary and [Read More …]

USDEC’s 2023 Global Dairy Business Year-in-Review

We have assembled the important mergers, key acquisitions, joint ventures, new facilities, executive hires and marketing initiatives that made 2023 a noteworthy year for global dairy business. Across the international dairy sector, business activity has [Read More …]

U.S. farmer sentiment stable as inflation expectations subside

The latest report from the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer indicates that U.S. farmers’ inflation expectations have subsided while overall producer sentiment changed little. The December barometer recorded a reading of 114, just one point lower [Read More …]

USDA to Reconvene Hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Pricing Provisions for Federal Milk Marketing Orders

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will reconvene the national public hearing to consider proposals seeking to amend the uniform pricing formulas applicable in all 11 Federal milk marketing orders (FMMOs) on Jan. 16, 2024, [Read More …]

Feedworks USA introduces a new electrolyte product line for beef and dairy

Feedworks USA is pleased to introduce Feedworks Lytes™, a family of scientifically formulated electrolyte products designed to keep dairy and beef cattle hydrated and productive. The product portfolio includes the following: · Feedworks Lytes™ for Calves [Read More …]

Registration open for Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2024 Stakeholders Summit: Ready, Set, Solve!

The Partnership’s Amanda Lucey to moderate event focused on advancing animal ag Today, the Animal Agriculture Alliance announced the opening of registration for its 2024 Stakeholders Summit, themed “Ready, Set, Solve! Advancing Animal Agriculture.” The [Read More …]

PA Farm Show Here We Come!

January 3, 2024 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The largest indoor agricultural exhibition in the country and PA foodie extravaganza hits town with the Food Court opening on January 5th at Noon with FREE parking! You’ll find our NEW Salted Caramel milkshakes in [Read More …]

DCHA offers two $1,000 scholarships

Due to generous support garnered from auctioning off the original Bonnie Mohr painting – “Enchanted Pastures” – the Dairy Calf and Heifer Association (DCHA) will award an additional $1,000 scholarship in 2024. The Professional Dairy [Read More …]

Chester County Dairy Producer Shares How Artisan Cheese Combines Science with Intuition.

Starts With High-Quality Milk In the Center for Dairy Excellence’s latest episode of the “Cow-Side Conversations” podcast, Sue Miller of Birchrun Hills Farm in Chester County, Pennsylvania shares how her family is adding value to their [Read More …]

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Sustainability, Innovation, Reputation and Exports Drive Dairy Checkoff 2023 Milestones

January 3, 2024 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Dairy Management Inc., which manages the national dairy checkoff program, recently announced significant outcomes in 2023 on behalf of America’s dairy farmers and importers. “This past year, we built on our collective successes while defining [Read More …]

USDA Dairy Outlook: December 2023

Import Shares of Domestic Use for Red Meats and Dairy The figure below represents the percentage of annual domestic use, or disappearance, that was imported for red meats and dairy in 2015 through 2022 and [Read More …]

Danone to sell US organic dairy units to PE firm Platinum Equity

French food group Danone (DANO.PA) said on Tuesday it had signed an agreement to sell its premium organic dairy units in the United States to investment firm Platinum Equity. The sale of the Horizon Organic and Wallaby [Read More …]

5 New Year Resolutions You Can Keep (With the Help of Milk)