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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) at 1 p.m. ET, [Read More …]

Texas Voters Approve Proposition 1

The following statement may be attributed to Texas Farm Bureau President Russell Boening on Texas voter approval of Proposition 1 that protects the right to farm and ranch in Texas. “Texas farmers and ranchers are [Read More …]

Horizon Farm Credit Announces 2023 Third Quarter Financial Results

Horizon Farm Credit has announced its 2023 third quarter financial results. Net accruing loan volume for the first nine months of 2023 was $6.4 billion, an increase of 9.3 percent compared to the same 2022 [Read More …]

2023 Corn silage overview

The 2023 growing season varied greatly in the Northeast. These extremes were captured in fields across locations of the NY VT Corn Silage Hybrid Evaluation Program. This level of variation offers the opportunity to contrast [Read More …]

California dairy farmers generate renewable energy from waste

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 …]

Neutral Foods Unveils New Packaging Design To Educate, Excite Consumers About Carbon Neutral Milk

Nation’s first carbon neutral foods company eliminates CO2 equivalents “from grass to glass” Neutral Foods, the nation’s first carbon neutral foods company, has a brand new look for its cartons of organic whole and 2% [Read More …]

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates: Dairy

The milk production forecast for 2023 is reduced from last month as milk cow numbers were revised lower in the most recent Milk Production report, and the lower estimated numbers are carried into the fourth [Read More …]

NMPF submits dietary guidance comments, FARM launches enhanced biosecurity initiative

The latest Regulatory Register outlines emerging and ongoing regulatory issues affecting America’s dairy farmers and their cooperatives in the areas of nutrition, animal health, food safety, sustainability and the environment, labeling and standards and international [Read More …]

Farm Credit East Offers Scholarships to Support Agricultural Educators

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Farm Credit East is pleased to continue its support of Northeast agricultural educators with scholarships to aid their attendance at institutes offered by the Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education (CASE). Scholarships will cover up to [Read More …]

DairyBusiness contributor Ashlie Johnson talks about your farms documentation and why it is so important.

Needing to be an ongoing process, good documentation creates credibility for the dairy employer by showing that employees are treated in a fair and consistent manner. Ashlie dives in to what other ways the documentation [Read More …]

Pioneering sustainable dairy farming: Trouw Nutrition expands research campus in Sint Antonis, the Netherlands

Nutreco’s Trouw Nutrition, a leader in functional and nutritional solutions for sustainable livestock farming, reached a new milestone in its journey to help farmers operate more efficiently and sustainably: the expansion of its research campus [Read More …]

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Help us advance animal agriculture

There’s only way to effectively safeguard the future of animal agriculture – together. On November 28, 2023, people around the world are coming together to support causes they care about. Join the celebration by supporting the Animal [Read More …]

October ‘Protecting Your Profits’ Recording Now Available With Dairy Market Updates

Watch or Listen Back to Hear Dairy Market Updates From October 2023 The Center for Dairy Excellence has published its monthly “Protecting Your Profits” discussion with updates about the October 2023 milk marketplace. The Center’s [Read More …]

Three Tiers of Management Training Set for PDPW Dairy Managers Institute

Two-day program features intensive training to build leadership, communication and management skills Today’s managers require a combination of both technical and people skills to effectively lead their teams. A two-day focused management training program presented [Read More …]

Managing for the Best & Planning for the Worst on Dairies

The Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference, organized by Ohio State, Michigan State, and Purdue universities, invites you to attend their annual fall program “Managing for the Best and Planning for the Worst on Dairies.” The program will [Read More …]

NMPF Submits Dietary Guidance Comments, FARM Launches Enhanced Biosecurity Initiative, USDA Releases Carbon Markets Report

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: Nutrition Animal health Food safety Sustainability and the environment [Read More …]

DFA shines a spotlight on their very own heroes in the DFA community.

In honor of #VeteransDay, we’re #DFAProud to shine a spotlight on our very own heroes in the DFA community. Meet Phillip Patrick: From a 20-year career as an engineman in the US Navy to becoming our Maintenance Manager [Read More …]

Fonterra Announces Climate Plans For The Future

Fonterra, a New Zealand based farmer owned co-operative, has taken a significant step towards achieving its climate ambitions today with the announcement of an on-farm emissions target, and release of a Climate Roadmap and voluntary [Read More …]

NMPF Powers World Dairy Summit Success; USDA Secretary Vilsack honors Mulhern

NMPF turned out in full force as a dairy industry leader at the International Dairy Federation’s (IDF) World Dairy Summit in Chicago, with numerous speakers and a special recognition for President and CEO Jim Mulhern [Read More …]

Cumberland County Dairy Producers Describe How They Are Bringing New Life Into Existing Dairy

Cory Mellott and Kerry & James St. Onge Were Interviewed in the “Cow-Side Conversations” Podcast In the Center for Dairy Excellence’s latest episode of the “Cow-Side Conversations” podcast, Cory Mellott and Kerry and James St. Onge [Read More …]

FDA Virtual Listening Session on Strategies to Reduce Added Sugars Consumption

Michelle Albee Matto, MPH, RDN, associate vice president of regulatory affairs and nutrition for the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), issued the following statement today following participation in the FDA Virtual Listening Session on Strategies [Read More …]

American Agri-Women elect new officer team

American Agri-Women (AAW) recently elected its national officers at its 2023 national convention in Sacramento, Calif. AAW, a national coalition of farm, ranch, and agri-business women, is in its 49th year of advocating for agriculture.Serving as [Read More …]

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NMC 2023 Webinar Schedule

Join National Mastitis Council (NMC) for its next webinar – presented in Spanish – on Dec. 6, starting at 1 p.m. Central time (U.S./Canada). Juan Quezada, Milk Source LLC’s director of training and development, Kaukauna, [Read More …]

October 2023 Top Herds ECM

The monthly DHI Top Herds report ranks the top 100 Holstein and Top 10 High-Components Breeds herds for Energy Corrected Milk (ECM). To appear in the report herds must have a data collection rating ≥ [Read More …]

Balanced Nutritional Facts About Milk

Whether you are competing on the field, working out, or tackling your to-do list, milk provides the fuel you need for peak performance. The nutritional facts about milk are astounding. One 8-ounce glass of milk [Read More …]

Shifting Consumer Demand for Dairy Foods Fuels Butterfat Boom

Butterfat content in the U.S. milk supply climbs as demand for butter, cheese and other dairy foods grows The long-term demand trends for dairy products indicate butter, cheese and other full-fat dairy foods will continue [Read More …]

CentralStar Members Honored

CentralStar Cooperative recently honored team members for a wide range of accomplishments. These include work anniversaries, sales achievements, exemplary service, as well as outstanding efforts in their respective roles. A.I Specialist Awards Garret Carnahan, Hilbert, [Read More …]

An exotic tick that can kill cattle is spreading across Ohio

Pasture infestation estimated to exceed 1 million Asian longhorned ticks A species of exotic tick arrived in Ohio in 2021 in such huge numbers that their feeding frenzy on a southeastern farm left three cattle [Read More …]

Nutrients in Milk: Make the Most of Every Day

Find Important Nutrients in Milk Real dairy milk is a source of four essential B vitamins. Milk and other dairy products naturally provide riboflavin, B-12, niacin, and pantothenic acid, which help your body turn the [Read More …]

CentralStar honors award-winning team members