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New Uplevel Dairy Podcast: Creating a MOO’V-ment with his own Milk Featuring TJ Tuls, Founder of DARI LLC

October 31, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

If you are a dairy producer who has been thinking about taking your milk all the way to the dairy case yourself, this episode is for you. Vertical integration is on the minds of many [Read More …]

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NMC webinar, presented in Spanish, highlights ‘Leaving a Leadership Legacy’

October 31, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

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 …]

Energy Plans, Managing Hypocalcemia and Understanding Milk Checks on Tap for The Dairy Signal

October 31, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Weekly webinar from PDPW provides interactive discussions with experts, continuing education credits This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) will provide timely information to benefit dairy producers’ bottom line and herd [Read More …]

Dairy Innovation Hub releases fourth annual report

October 31, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

The Dairy Innovation Hub has released its fourth annual report that reflects progress and activities from July 2022 through June 2023. Highlights of the report include: More than 200 projects funded across three campuses and [Read More …]

Making the Case for Full-Fat Dairy

October 30, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Skim milk, or whole? The Dietary Guidelines for Americans has long held that Americans should limit saturated fats from dairy products for a healthy diet. But does that recommendation conflict with the latest science on [Read More …]

Cal Poly Welcomes New Director to Dairy Products Technology Center

October 30, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Carmen Licon-Cano, an experienced food engineer and dairy enthusiast, has joined Cal Poly’s College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences as the director of the Dairy Products Technology Center, overseeing the research and development of [Read More …]

USDA Appoints New Members to Food Safety Advisory Committee

October 30, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing the appointment of 21 new members and nine returning members to the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF). The purpose of the committee is [Read More …]

Cost Share Assistance Available for Irrigation Technology

October 30, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

The Kansas Department of Agriculture Division of Conservation (KDA–DOC) is pleased to announce the availability of funds in the form of cost share assistance and incentive payments to assist landowners with irrigation efficiency technology. The [Read More …]

Health of Global Demand for Milk Powder Sparks Fear

October 30, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending October 27, 2023 SMP fell hard at the GDT Pulse event on Tuesday. It’s too soon to know whether the Pulse auction represents a good indication of [Read More …]

Dairy Market Report: Lower production, strong domestic demand set the stage for milk price rebound

October 30, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Reduced production and strong domestic consumption are showing up in dairy product production and inventory levels, offsetting weaker exports and setting the stage for the milk price rebound long foreseen in dairy futures markets and [Read More …]

Last Day for Milk Loss Program assistance is Today: October 30

October 30, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

The extended deadline to sign up for USDA’s Milk Loss Program (MLP) is Monday, Oct. 30. Administered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency, MLP compensates dairy producers who, because of qualifying weather events, dumped or removed [Read More …]

Bolstering Fish and Dairy Consumption in the Granite State

October 30, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

UNH research studies tailored nutritional education that also benefits regional food industries The federally funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a lifeline to more than 70,000 Granite Staters—about 5.1 percent of the population—enabling access to [Read More …]

9 Years Without a No-Call, No-Show Employee with Brett Barlass

October 30, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

You may already be doing annual employee reviews … but are you actually using them to drive employee engagement?And maybe you hold monthly employee meetings … but are they actually helping you to get buy-in [Read More …]

Turner named director of Cornell Cooperative Extension

October 30, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Andrew Turner ’88, M.P.S. ’93, has been appointed director of Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) and associate dean for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) and the College of Human Ecology (CHE). Currently director of CCE’s [Read More …]

Labor Roadshow VII By the New York Agricultural Workforce

October 27, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

This December, New York’s Agricultural Workforce Development Council (AWDC) Labor Roadshow VII heads on the road with four in person sites across the state, and one online option. Programmed events will run from 8:30 am [Read More …]

Wisconsin Farm Bureau Statement on Passing of Jim Holte

October 27, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation President Kevin Krentz released this statement regarding the announcement of former WFBF President Jim Holte’s death. “The Wisconsin Farm Bureau family is hurting as we learn of the passing of former [Read More …]

IDFA Women’s Summit

October 27, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

The inaugural IDFA Women’s Summit will celebrate and empower women in the dairy industry. The Summit will convene rising and established leaders to advance gender equality, bolster their leadership skills, advocate on behalf of dairy’s top policy priorities, and network. IDFA is [Read More …]

Hot Chocolate Milk

October 27, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Hot chocolate milk is one of our most popular school programs for a good reason – it’s simple for school nutrition staff and delicious for students. Hot chocolate milk can be served as a part [Read More …]

Over 1 Million Student Embark On Virtual Farm Trips® With The Dairy Alliance

October 27, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

The organization connects students with Southeast Dairy Farmers In a successful feat of agricultural education and innovation, more than 1 million students were granted the unique opportunity to embark on a virtual farm tour thanks [Read More …]

Dairy Industry Strengthening Focus on Improving Diversity, Inclusivity and Development, IDFA President and CEO Tells World Dairy Summit

October 27, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Dykes announces new IDFA People Strategy initiatives to help companies develop and maintain diverse, inclusive and supportive workplaces Michael Dykes, president & CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), reinforced the dairy industry’s commitment [Read More …]

New organic rules announced by USDA tighten restrictions on livestock and poultry producers

October 27, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Livestock and poultry producers will need to comply with more specific standards if they want to label their products organic under final rules announced Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The USDA’s new Organic Livestock and [Read More …]

USDA Bolsters Investments in International Trade and Food Aid

October 27, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing $2.3 billion to help American producers maintain and develop markets for their commodities and use U.S. commodities to bolster international [Read More …]

We’re in the Peak of the Butter Market

October 27, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

We’re heading into a time when consumers will eat more butter than at any other time of the year. Most of it will be consumed as cookies, cakes, pies and other baked goods as we [Read More …]

Deadline Approaching: IDFA’s Annual State of Women in Dairy Survey

October 27, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

IDFA is committed to contributing to a culture that facilitates advancement for women in the dairy industry. To that end, IDFA is conducting its first annual State of Women in Dairy Survey to benchmark our industry’s [Read More …]

Nutrition NOW Fall Funding: Closing Nov. 7

October 26, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

As you work to ensure all students receive the nutrition they deserve, Dairy MAX is here to support you with funding resources for new initiatives. Our Nutrition NOW Fall Grant Application is now open, but [Read More …]

‘Plug and Play Topeka’ Selects 24 Startups for Its Animal Health, Ag-Tech Accelerator Program

October 26, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Emerging companies from over 10 countries begin the three-month animal health/ag-tech startup program in Kansas’ capital city GO Topeka, the economic development group for Kansas’ capital city, recently announced that Plug and Play Topeka, a global innovation platform [Read More …]

New Uplevel Dairy Podcast: Creating a MOO’V-ment with his own Milk Featuring TJ Tuls, Founder of DARI LLC

NMC webinar, presented in Spanish, highlights ‘Leaving a Leadership Legacy’

Energy Plans, Managing Hypocalcemia and Understanding Milk Checks on Tap for The Dairy Signal

Dairy Innovation Hub releases fourth annual report

Making the Case for Full-Fat Dairy

Cal Poly Welcomes New Director to Dairy Products Technology Center

USDA Appoints New Members to Food Safety Advisory Committee

Health of Global Demand for Milk Powder Sparks Fear

Dairy Market Report: Lower production, strong domestic demand set the stage for milk price rebound

Last Day for Milk Loss Program assistance is Today: October 30

Bolstering Fish and Dairy Consumption in the Granite State

9 Years Without a No-Call, No-Show Employee with Brett Barlass

Turner named director of Cornell Cooperative Extension

Labor Roadshow VII By the New York Agricultural Workforce

Wisconsin Farm Bureau Statement on Passing of Jim Holte

IDFA Women’s Summit

Hot Chocolate Milk

Over 1 Million Student Embark On Virtual Farm Trips® With The Dairy Alliance

Dairy Industry Strengthening Focus on Improving Diversity, Inclusivity and Development, IDFA President and CEO Tells World Dairy Summit

New organic rules announced by USDA tighten restrictions on livestock and poultry producers

USDA Bolsters Investments in International Trade and Food Aid

We’re in the Peak of the Butter Market

Deadline Approaching: IDFA’s Annual State of Women in Dairy Survey

Nutrition NOW Fall Funding: Closing Nov. 7

‘Plug and Play Topeka’ Selects 24 Startups for Its Animal Health, Ag-Tech Accelerator Program

PDPW’s Dairy Insights Summit to Address Food Waste and Market Access Challenges

The Eight Questions That Will Move Your Dairy Farm Forward

Yogurt dividers make shopping the wide variety of yogurt available easy and convenient

4-H Volunteer Banquet and Award Winners – Mahoning County Extension

Dietary crude protein: how low can we go thanks to the amino acid balancing concept in dairy cows?

Why Herd Immunity Matters to Your Dairy

What If You Could?

Cover Crops After Corn Silage