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CentralStar Cooperative, supporting dairy and beef producers across the upper Midwest, broadcasted their annual CentralStar Team Member Awards Program on Oct. 23, 2023. This event serves as a platform for acknowledging and celebrating the contributions [Read More …]

Recognize Dairy Leaders Who Have Made Positive Contributions Submit Industry Award Nominations

The Annual Awards Recognize Individuals Who Are Excelling in the Dairy Industry Dairy industry professionals are encouraged to recognize their peers by submitting nominations for the annual Pennsylvania Dairy Industry Award program. The program includes [Read More …]

DFA awarded a $22.8 million grant from the USDA

We’re #DFAProud to have been recently awarded a $22.8 million grant from the USDA’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program.This grant will help us launch a pilot project to reduce methane emissions on select dairy farms across California, Idaho and [Read More …]

CLAAS Celebrates Fifty Years of the JAGUAR Self-Propelled Forage Harvester with Limited Edition Packages

In celebration of 50 years of its iconic JAGUAR forage harvester, CLAAS of America has introduced special equipment packages on various models. While all 2024 JAGUAR forage harvesters are considered “anniversary editions,” all models ordered with the [Read More …]

Dairy Farms Encouraged to Host Interns and Apprentices on Their Operations

Producers Who Might Be Looking for Employees Can Apply for Interns or Apprentices Dairy producers from Pennsylvania and beyond are encouraged to apply to be a host farm in the 2024 On-Farm Internship Program. The [Read More …]

Uplevel Dairy: Getting a New Team On Board with Bridget Schilling, Schilling Farms

If buying or leasing a turn-key dairy at another location is part of your business strategy, this episode is for you. The real question is this: How do you walk into an existing dairy and [Read More …]

Producer Review Board Has Another Meeting

Back in the day, serving on the Producer Review Board (PRB) was easy duty. One meeting a year to talk about the pooling budget, maybe a hardship case or two, and you were done for [Read More …]

How Bulgarian Yogurt Became a Dietary Sensation in Japan

Japan is currently swept up in a yogurt frenzy. Yogurt has become one of the trendiest and most sought-after foods in the country, enjoying a surge in popularity. This rising demand for yogurt in Japan [Read More …]

In The “Eye of The Storm,” Dairy Farmers Stand Strong

Next week, dairy farmers from across the nation are gathering in Orlando, FL, for NMPF’s annual meeting, with no shortage of important items to discuss. America is currently without a farm bill — a circumstance [Read More …]

Recognize Dairy Leaders Who Have Made Positive Contributions

The Annual Awards Recognize Individuals Who Are Excelling in the Dairy Industry Dairy industry professionals are encouraged to recognize their peers by submitting nominations for the annual Pennsylvania Dairy Industry Award program. The program includes [Read More …]

A Few Spots Left for “Passing the Torch” Transition Planning Workshop on Nov. 20

Take a Look at What We Have Planned It’s never too early or too late to start thinking about “passing the torch” and finding someone in line to transition ownership of your dairy business. Even [Read More …]

Highlighting Employee Management, Replacement Heifers and Market Updates

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 provide interactive discussions on important topics for every dairy farm’s bottom [Read More …]

Specialty Sales Names Matthew Nelson as CEO

Specialty Sales, LLC (d.b.a. “Hoofstrong”), the leading provider of hoof health solutions to the U.S. dairy industry, today announced the appointment of Matthew Nelson as CEO. Mr. Nelson is a veteran executive with over 20 [Read More …]

Jorgensen will support dairy farmers’ climate-smart projects as part of Edge

Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative today announced that Emma Jorgensen has joined the organization as an assistant project manager to support farmers in the implementation of climate-smart production practices. Jorgensen has deep roots in agriculture, most [Read More …]

Economics of Cover Crops

Are cover crops economical? That is a question that is discussed by Dr. Humberto Blanco in the September/October issue of the Crops & Soils Magazine of the American Society of Agronomy. Direct costs of cover [Read More …]

World food price index falls in October -FAO

The United Nations food agency’s world price index fell in October to its lowest level in more than two years, driven by declines in sugar, cereals, vegetable oils and meat. The Food and Agriculture Organization’s [Read More …]

Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Co-op Takes Top Communications Honors in NMPF Contest

Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association took top honors in the National Milk Producers Federation’s (NMPF) annual cooperative communications contest, and a farmer-owner of the cooperative also received NMPF’s Farmer Communicator of the Year [Read More …]

Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Co-Op takes top communications honors in NMPF contest

Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association took top honors in the National Milk Producers Federation’s (NMPF) annual cooperative communications contest, and a farmer-owner of the cooperative also received NMPF’s Farmer Communicator of the Year [Read More …]

Athian and Elanco Animal Health Team Up to Transform Food Production through Methane Reduction

CEOs speaking at Reuters Transform Food Today Announce the First-of-its-Kind Livestock Carbon Inset Market has First Carbon Credits Verified for Sale Athian (athian.ai) announced today the establishment of the first-of-its-kind voluntary livestock carbon insetting marketplace, [Read More …]

Let’s Get to Work

November 6, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

I still remember the day my father announced to the family that he had bought several cows and that we were now in the dairy business. We milked those cows twice a day, and I [Read More …]

Milk Markets Offer Better Returns

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending November 3, 2023 There was a lot of red ink on LaSalle Street this week, and every product at the CME spot market finished lower. Most milk [Read More …]

Crop Management Online Course

January 5 – March 1, 2024 The Crop Management Online course covers key agronomic principles and practices for successful field and forage crop production. Instructors will present a wide range of topics, from basic agronomics [Read More …]

PCC-DBII Fresno State Awarded $1.8 Million in USDA Grant for Expanded Dairy Outreach Program