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Reynoldsburg, Ohio—Persons who have a strong desire to pursue a career in managing and/or marketing Registered Jersey™ cattle are encouraged to apply for the 2024 Fred Stout Experience awards. APPLY HERE The awards are presented [Read More …]

NMPF’s Mooney Highlights Dairy’s Persistent Strength at Annual Meeting

National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) Chairman Randy Mooney commended U.S. dairy farmers for their persistence in supporting positive change for their industry at the organization’s annual meeting in Orlando, noting that challenges are nothing new [Read More …]

Holstein Association USA Welcomes Nominations for 2024 Award Recipients

Outstanding Holstein breeders and dairy industry leaders are recognized each year with Holstein Association USA’s annual awards. These include the prestigious Distinguished Young Holstein Breeder, Distinguished Leadership, and Elite Breeder recognitions. “A highlight of every [Read More …]

Register Today for PDPW Dairy Insights Summit

Reducing food waste, increasing sustainability and market access focuses of Nov. 28 event Dairy farmers, processors, elected officials and other leading-edge stakeholders will come together at the 2023 Dairy Insights Summit® presented by Professional Dairy [Read More …]

Two Wisconsin Local Food Purchase Assistance Program Grants Accepting Applications Through November 22

Two Wisconsin Local Food Purchase Assistance (WI-LFPA) Program grants are accepting applications now through 5 p.m. on Wednesday, November 22, 2023. These two grants, the Direct-to-Farmer Grant and the Community Partners Grant, are funded through [Read More …]

Dan Funk acquires Outward Ag LLC

Dan Funk, son of legendary seedsman Don Funk, announces he’s acquired the interests of Outward Ag, LLC from family members. The acquisition is a step further in his goal to reestablish Midwest Seed Genetics, NC+ and Crow’s as premium [Read More …]

New CowManager® Dashboard adds improved functionality and ease of use

CowManager®, a revolutionary ear sensor system that provides information about fertility, health and nutrition is pleased to introduce a new, intuitive dashboard that adds improved functionality and ease of use. The new desktop dashboard provides at-a-glance [Read More …]

Zoetis Donates Hay to Wisconsin FFA Foundation

November 15, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

FFA students are gifted large hay donation from a marketing campaign Zoetis made a unique donation valued at more than $14,000 to benefit FFA members in Wisconsin this fall. Zoetis donated large square bales of [Read More …]

The Horace Backus Collection of Holstein Memorabilia Offered For Sale

A truly one-of-a-kind collection of Holstein sale catalogs and historical memorabilia from the personal collection of Holstein legend Horace Backus will be offered in an online auction on November 28 – 29 and 30 via [Read More …]

Finding Balance with a Big Vision: Faith, Family and Dairy Farming with Tommy Oesch

Tommy Oesch from Swiss Lane Farms in Michigan talked about the big vision he and his partners share for “7,000 Cows in 7 Years” on the #1 most downloaded episode of season 1 of the [Read More …]

Board of Regents approves Texas A&M AgriLife construction projects in Canyon, Vernon

Projects to relocate Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center from Amarillo to Canyon, repair tornado damage at Vernon construction of the $30 million project that will move facilities of the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and [Read More …]

Texas A&M Researchers Contribute To International Project Studying Coronavirus Transmission In Humans, Cattle

Researchers will study viral transmission using “commingling events” with cattle, bringing unfamiliar animals together for sustained contact. Researchers from the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences’ (VMBS) Veterinary Education, Research, and Outreach [Read More …]

Upcoming Badger Dairy Insight Webinars

A webinar series to provide the latest research-based dairy information to improve animal welfare, breeding and genetic selection, automation and modernization, and nutritional decisions for producers, dairy workers and managers, ag professionals, and educators. Join [Read More …]

As Jim Mulhern retires, colleagues laud his leadership

After more than four decades in dairy and ag policy, Jim Mulhern, president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), is set to retire at the end of the year. Throughout his career, [Read More …]

Five Strategies of Profitability, Delivering Feedback and Cost of Production

Earn Dairy AdvanCE continuing education credits while tuning in for interactive discussions This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) will focus on ways that dairy farmers can better understand and [Read More …]

Lifetime production of Dutch dairy cows rises to 38,327 kg of milk

In the financial year 2022-2023, the average lifespan and lifetime production of dairy cows in the Netherlands has continued to rise. Last financial year, the culled cows produced an average of 38,327 kg of milk [Read More …]

Farmers Can Expect Limited Disaster Support from the Latest ERP Reboot

On Oct. 27 USDA announced the allocation of more than $3 billion to support commodity and specialty crop producers impacted by natural disasters in 2022 through a modified continuation of the Emergency Relief Program (ERP). Though initially [Read More …]

CDFA helps California dairy farmers generate renewable energy from waste — from UC Agriculture and Natural Resources via Morning Ag Clips

California ranks number one in the nation for dairy production, with 1,100 to 1,200 dairy farms, each with an average of 1,436 cows, mostly concentrated in Tulare County in the San Joaquin Valley. A major [Read More …]

Volunteers and Sponsors Needed for Calving Corner Exhibit at 2024 Farm Show

The Dairy Cow Birthing Center Offers Educational Insight for Families Individuals who have experience working in the Pennsylvania dairy industry are invited to volunteer at the Calving Corner during the 2024 Pennsylvania Farm Show from [Read More …]

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How Can Dairy Farmers Minimize Their Feed Costs While Boosting Milk Fat Content?

In recent years, there has been a surge in demand for milk protein and butterfat in the U.S. While farmers can use fat supplements to increase milk fat, this option increases feed costs. Pioneer® brand [Read More …]

Why a Continued Focus on Automation & Robotics in Ag and Dairy is an Absolute Must

A recent WSJ (Sep. 25) article “Why America Has a Long-Term Labor Crisis”depicted clearly the future of the labor market, something the dairy industry needs to continue to keep in mind as our industry for [Read More …]

Farm Bill Consideration Recedes Into 2024

After a modest degree of speculation that the House of Representatives, under newly-installed Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), might move a farm bill yet this year, reality has set in and plans to advance the measure [Read More …]

Webinar-Lessons from the Feedlot: Feeding Dairy x Beef

Join Dairy Calf & Heifer Association (DCHA) for its next webinar set for Nov. 20, at 2:00 p.m. Central time (U.S./Canada). Dr. Aimee Hafla, Cargill Animal Nutrition beef innovation and technical lead-North America, will lead [Read More …]

U.S. cheesemakers win 147 medals at 2023 World Cheese Awards in Norway

November 13, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Harbison, a soft-ripened cheese with a spoonable texture by Vermont’s Jasper Hill Farm, won the “Best American Cheese” trophy and four medals. The 2023 World Cheese Awards (WCA) held in Trondheim, Norway, awarded U.S. [Read More …]

Butter Market Plummeted Back to Earth

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending November 10, 2023 After more than a month in the stratosphere, the butter market plummeted back to earth. CME spot butter crash-landed today at $2.60 per pound, [Read More …]

Manure Management

Like all animals, dairy cows produce manure every day and manure management is a big part of a dairy farmer’s job. Dairy farmers don’t think of manure as waste – it is a valuable resource that [Read More …]

5 Minutes with Shawano County’s Amanda Williams

Tell us a little about yourself. I’m married and have two boys who are seven and five, with another child on the way. We live outside of Shawano, where we raise a few Holstein show [Read More …]

DCHA webinar features ‘Lessons from the feedlot: Feeding dairy x beef’

Dairy Calf and Heifer Association’s (DCHA) Nov. 20 webinar features “Lessons from the feedlot: Feeding dairy x beef.” This free, one-hour educational offering starts at 2 p.m. Central time (Chicago time). Aimee Hafla, Cargill Animal Nutrition [Read More …]

Farmers Can Expect Limited Disaster Support from the Latest ERP Reboot

On Oct. 27 USDA announced the allocation of more than $3 billion to support commodity and specialty crop producers impacted by natural disasters in 2022 through a modified continuation of the Emergency Relief Program (ERP). Though initially [Read More …]

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