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Tom Super, National Chicken Council, to step into treasurer role Today, the Animal Agriculture Alliance announced new upcoming board leadership following its fall board meeting, held Nov. 7 in Washington, D.C. Lisa McComb, Dairy Management [Read More …]

Upstate Niagara Cooperative announces sustainability recognition

Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc. received Silver Level recognition from the Western New York Sustainable Business Roundtable (SBR). Becky Reigle, Upstate Niagara’s Sustainability Manager, attended the Sustainable Business Summit yesterday to accept the award. Upstate Niagara [Read More …]

Giving Thanks

In this monthly Center Focus Column, Jayne Sebright reflects on several reasons the dairy industry has to be thankful as 2023 nears an end. While there have been challenges that dairy farm families have had to work through this [Read More …]

Land O’Lakes President and CEO, Beth Ford Named to Inaugural TIME100 Climate List

Beth Ford is recognized for expanding access to sustainable agriculture practices to America’s farmers. TIME named Land O’Lakes, Inc. President and CEO Beth Ford to the inaugural TIME100 Climate list, recognizing the 100 most innovative [Read More …]

A new calculation model increases the reliability of genomic breeding values by an average of 11 percent

With effect from the December index run, CRV will use a new model for estimating the genomic breeding values, the “single-step method.” This new calculation method will result in an increase in the reliability of [Read More …]

NMPF Statement on Farm Bill Extension in Funding Law

We commend House and Senate Agriculture Committee Chairs Glenn Thompson and Debbie Stabenow, as well as Ranking Members David Scott and John Boozman, for their bipartisan work to finalize this farm bill extension as part [Read More …]

DCRC Annual Meeting features innovative protocols and procedures

Nearly 200 Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) members from 25 U.S. states, three Canadian provinces and 13 countries met in Salt Lake City (and virtually), Nov. 14-16, for the group’s 2023 annual meeting. Attendees included [Read More …]

USDA Announces Planned Trade Missions for 2024, Shares Next Steps for Regional Agricultural Promotion Program

Regional Agricultural Promotion Program and trade missions will help to build on two record years for U.S. agricultural exports Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced next steps in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s efforts to [Read More …]

Unlocking the Value of Innovation: VISION 2024 Shaping the Future of Ag Tech

The VISION Conference, now in its seventh year, is once again set to revolutionize the ag tech landscape. From January 22-24, 2024, industry leaders will converge at the Renaissance Phoenix Glendale Hotel & Spa for [Read More …]

NMPF’s Chairman Mooney Spotlights Dairy Leadership

The dairy sector has benefited from strong leadership, as farmers work together to meet today’s challenges, National Milk Producers Federation Chairman Randy Mooney said in a Dairy Defined podcast. A new farm bill, a national [Read More …]

Can Dairy’s Nutrition Benefit Mental Health?

Life have you feeling stressed? It might be time for a snack break — a dairy snack break. Dairy can help address more than hunger. It can help you reset physically and mentally. Just as there’s a [Read More …]

Gardiner Angus Ranch Announces the Passing of GAR Sunrise

Gardiner Angus Ranch announces the passing of GAR Sunrise (16933958). Sunrise made headlines when he earned the Lot 1 designation and sold during the 2012 Gardiner Angus Ranch spring production sale. During his service at [Read More …]

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Dairy Promotion Directors Elect Board Officers

Leaders of Dairy Management Inc. (DMI), the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB) and the United Dairy Industry Association (UDIA) announced election results to lead national dairy checkoff strategies and programs to protect and [Read More …]

Checkoff Farmer Leaders Honored with Lyng Award

The National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB) honored Connie Seefeldt and Steve Maddox as the 2023 co-recipients of the Richard E. Lyng Award for their contributions and distinguished service to dairy promotion. Seefeldt is [Read More …]

CDR Receives Federal Grant to Scale Up Innovative Technologies to Utilize Dairy Co-Products

The Center for Dairy Research (CDR) is one of 60 organizations, and the only one in Wisconsin or in the food industry, to receive a “Build to Scale” grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s [Read More …]

FDA grants supplemental claims for dairy and beef replacement heifers

Pennchlor® and Rumensin® approved in combination for more producers. Over the past year, cattle producers had the opportunity to harness the therapeutic potential of Pennchlor® (chlortetracycline Type A medicated article), coupled with the coccidiosis control and performance enhancements [Read More …]

USDA Invests Nearly $28M to Support Beginning Farmers and Ranchers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced an investment of $27.9 million across 45 organizations that teach and train beginning farmers and ranchers, including programs for U.S. veterans who are [Read More …]

Governor Hochul Announces Round Five Winners of the Grow-NY Food and Agriculture Business Competition

Governor Kathy Hochul Wednesday announced Hypercell Technologies, of Peachtree Corners, Georgia as the grand-prize winner of this year’s Grow-NY business competition, a startup challenge focused on enhancing the emerging food, beverage, and agriculture innovation cluster [Read More …]

ofi expands manufacturing capacity with opening of new dairy facility in New Zealand

ofi (olam food ingredients), a global leader in naturally good food and beverage ingredients, is celebrating the official opening of the first phase of its new, state-of-the-art dairy processing plant located in the dairy heartland of [Read More …]

Health, Relationships and Accountability with Tommy Oesch, Swiss Lane Farms: Part 2

Breaking the stronghold of alcohol, finding time for friends and getting honest with yourself… we’re going there today in the second part of this conversation with Tommy Oesch from Swiss Lane Farms. In the last episode, Peggy talked [Read More …]

IDFA President and CEO on Passage of Stopgap Funding Bill With 2018 Farm Bill Extension

Michael Dykes, D.V.M., President and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), released the following statement today: “The continuing resolution passed this week includes an extension of the 2018 Farm Bill that will allow [Read More …]

DCRC recognizes dairies with outstanding reproduction accomplishments

November 20, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) recognized 24 dairies from the United States, Canada, Italy and the United Kingdom for reaching phenomenal reproduction marks. These dairies received Platinum, Gold, Silver or Bronze in DCRC’s Excellence [Read More …]

Dairy Markets Are Not Feeling Festive

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending November 17, 2023 The holiday season is upon us, but the dairy markets haven’t been feeling particularly festive. Nearly all products lost value over the course of [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 …]

Darigold announces plans for Boise-area office

New Office Looks to Put Key Functions Closer to Farms, Production Facilities Seattle-based Darigold, Inc., one of the nation’s largest dairy producers with farming and processing operations throughout the Northwest, announced plans to open a [Read More …]

WFBF Thanks State Legislature for Passing Farmland Preservation Updates

A bill that would update requirements and financial incentives for farmers to participate in the Farmland Preservation Program passed through both houses of the state legislature this afternoon. Wisconsin Farm Bureau appreciates the bill authors [Read More …]

Indiana Farm Bureau to Discuss 2024 Policy Priorities at Statehouse