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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

Farm Credit East recently announced the opening of nominations for the 2024 Lipinski Rural Initiatives Award, which aims to recognize innovative and transformational efforts to revitalize Northeast rural communities. Nominations are due by January 31, [Read More …]

California Dairy Innovation Center Announces February 2024 Innovation Conference

Releases Schedule of Opportunities for Hands-On Dairy Products Education in 2024 The California Dairy Innovation Center (CDIC) announced today the latest short courses to be offered in 2024, as well as dates for the second Dairy [Read More …]

Registration open for 2024 Wisconsin Agricultural Outlook Forum

The 2024 Wisconsin Agricultural Outlook Forum, which has the theme “Rural Livability in Wisconsin,” is set for Tuesday, Jan. 23 on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus. The in-person event runs from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 [Read More …]

Dairy Innovators Welcome to Apply for Dairy Runway Entrepreneurship Program

Cornell University’s Center for Regional Economic Advancement (CREA) is accepting applications for the second cohort of Dairy Runway, an entrepreneurship program for food innovators with value-added dairy products at the ideation stage. Launched earlier this year in [Read More …]

AgrosMilk Launches Contract Management Solution to Enable Dairy Companies to Rapidly Comply with UK Regulations

The solution centralises, simplifies and optimises the entire contract lifecycle to enable dairies to create, negotiate and manage contracts in a single digital platform. AgrosMilk, a ‘Farm to Table’ digital platform provider for the dairy industry, [Read More …]

Collaboration and momentum main themes of Sustainable Agriculture Summit

December 15, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

More than 900 farmer and industry leaders gathered to discuss advancements, challenges and opportunities for scaled action Barbara O’Brien, president and CEO of Dairy Management Inc. and the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, said with [Read More …]

DairyVoice Podcast: Dr. Dale Woerner answers questions on dairy beef animals

The interest in dairy beef animals has never been higher. In this episode of the DairyVoice podcast, Connie Kuber of Connor AgriScience and Sealpro Silage Barrier Film speaks with Dr. Dale Woerner, Cargill Endowed Professor [Read More …]

Land Investment Expo announces panel exploring foreign investment in American farmland

The Land Investment Expo (Expo), one of the premier agricultural forums in the nation, today announced a feature panel focusing on foreign investment in American farmland. This panel will dive into the issue everyone is talking [Read More …]

Half Million in Grant Funding Awarded to Dairy Processors in California, Oregon and Washington

Catalytic Funding for New or Used Equipment Purchases to Help Dairy Processors Evolve Operations and Adopt More Sustainable Practices Dairy processors along the Pacific Coast are receiving a catalytic investment that will strengthen the industry’s [Read More …]

Logan Hall joins Animal Agriculture Alliance as director, membership and marketing

Hall to lead membership recruitment, engagement, and retention strategies The Animal Agriculture Alliance recently welcomed Logan Hall as director, membership and marketing. In this role, Hall will lead the development and execution of the Alliance’s [Read More …]

Urge Congress to Support Whole Milk in Schools

This week the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 1147). This is the bipartisan bill that will expand the milk options schools can choose to serve in federal [Read More …]

Whole Milk For Healthy Kids Act Vote Expected

Please take a few minutes and call your representative in Washington today! Vote Yes for Whole Milk for Healthy Kids, H.R. 1147! If you are a farmer or work in the dairy industry, your voice [Read More …]

Newtrient Awarded Over $18M to Accelerate Methane Emission Reductions on Farms in Midwest and Idaho

Newtrient was recently selected to lead three Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) grants through the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) partnering with Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA), Foremost Farms, and Glanbia in the Midwest and Idaho. In addition, Newtrient will be supporting a [Read More …]

Official Judges for World Dairy Expo 2024 Announced

The eight individuals who will serve as official judges during World Dairy Expo 2024 have been confirmed. Nominated and selected by Expo’s 2023 Dairy Cattle Show Exhibitors, these individuals will evaluate North America’s finest dairy [Read More …]

Sluggish global milk supply growth and improving dairy prices expected in 2024

Limited milk supply growth and lacklustre demand led to soft global dairy commodity pricing in 2023. However, the global dairy market appears to be transitioning to the next phase in its cycle, with prices expected [Read More …]

New Articulation Agreement Allows Dairy Students to Gain College Credits for Delaware Valley University

Students Who Complete Dairy Leaders of Tomorrow (DLT) Courses Can Now Gain College Credits Through a new articulation agreement between Delaware Valley University and the Dairy Leaders of Tomorrow (DLT) program, Pennsylvania high school students [Read More …]

Carbon accounting and enhancement opportunities for dairy manure anaerobic digestion (AD) systems

12:00 – 1:00 PM | December 14, 2023 In this webinar, presented by Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY, attendees will learn about the carbon accounting of dairy manure anaerobic digestion (AD) to renewable natural gas (RNG) systems that are [Read More …]

The world has been changing for 150 years and so has CRV

2024 marks the 150th anniversary of Coöperatieve Rundveeverbetering (CRV) in the Netherlands and Flanders, a milestone to be proud of. CRV therefore won’t let this anniversary year go unnoticed! With the theme ‘the world is [Read More …]

USDA Signs Agreement with Agriculture Future of America to Prepare Young People for Careers in Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Agriculture Future of America (AFA), formalizing a partnership to promote the common goals of strengthening the future competitiveness and [Read More …]

Central Plains Dairy Expo concert features award-winning Rodney Atkins