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The National Milk Producers Federation announced a significant staff reorganization as it transitions to new leadership, as incoming President & CEO Gregg Doud began work with the organization this week as the organization’s Chief Operating Officer, [Read More …]

$1 million USDA grant to Purdue aims to boost efficiency at dairy farms

A team of Purdue University researchers has received a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to improve feed efficiency and consistency on dairy farms by using automated video [Read More …]

New York State Fair 800-Pound Butter Sculpture Recycled Into Energy At Western New York Dairy Farm

The 55th Annual Butter Sculpture at the New York State Fair has come down, but it isn’t going to waste. American Dairy Association North East, in conjunction with Cornell Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners and Noblehurst Farms, dismantled the [Read More …]

Fodder Production Systems the Focus of I-29 Moo University Webinar

The I-29 Moo University 2023 Dairy Webinar Series continues on Tuesday, Sept. 19, from noon to 1 p.m. CDT with a focus on feeding fodder to dairy cattle. The webinar will feature Brad Heins, professor [Read More …]

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Minimum dairy pricing policy could expand milk production, affect water quality

A dairy pricing policy originally proposed at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic could have resulted in dairy farmers getting 10% more for their products if the policy had been passed, according to a Penn [Read More …]

All-American Dairy Show Set for September 16-20

September 12, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Final Entry Deadlines Approaching The All-American Dairy Show is preparing to welcome exhibitors, vendors and guests to the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center in Harrisburg, from Sept. 16-20. “We have another top-notch event planned and [Read More …]

Higher Temperatures Fire Up the Dairy Markets

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending September 8, 2023 Higher temperatures fired up the dairy markets over the past few weeks, but now the mercury has fallen and so have cheese prices. Cheese [Read More …]

High School Ag Teacher Receives Scholarship, Free Courses & Curriculum Available

A Pennsylvania high school agriculture teacher was awarded a $1,000 Educator Scholarship through the Dairy Excellence Foundation’s Dairy Leaders of Tomorrow (DLT) program to fund professional development conferences or workshops. Melanie Berndtson of Wellsboro Area [Read More …]

Danone North America Joins National Movement to Turn Food Waste into Renewable Energy

Danone North America is the latest company to join the Farm Powered Strategic Alliance founded by Vanguard Renewables, Unilever, Starbucks, and Dairy Farmers of America Vanguard Renewables®, a leading developer of renewable energy projects, is [Read More …]

DATCP Accepting Applications for Dairy Processor Grants through October 13

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) invites Wisconsin dairy processors to apply for dairy processor grants through October 13, 2023. These grants aim to foster innovation, improve profitability, and sustain the [Read More …]

Ag tech can cut billions of tons of greenhouse gas emissions

As the Earth’s human population grows, greenhouse gas emissions from the world’s food system are on track to expand. A new study demonstrates that state-of-the-art agricultural technology and management can not only reduce that growth, [Read More …]

NMPF Advances Farm Bill Priorities, Ag Labor, Sustainability

Advocated for farm bill policies that maintain and strengthen gains made in 2018 Prepared farmer cooperative members for farm bill listening sessions Helped obtain a commitment from House leadership to work on ag labor reforms [Read More …]

College Aggies Online scholarship program kicks off September 11

Top individual to receive $3,000 and top club to earn $2,000 in scholarships The Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2023 College Aggies Online (CAO) program kicks off on September 11. Influencers Emily Schaapman, known online as @DairyGirlFitness, [Read More …]

Free Dairy Education Programs and Curriculum Available to Teachers

September 11, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

The Discover Dairy Program is Free for Teachers to Expose Students to Dairy Farming To help elementary and middle school teachers expose their students to agriculture and dairy farming this school year, the Discover Dairy [Read More …]

Farmer Sentiment Dips Amid Weaker View of Current Conditions

A breakdown on the Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer August results can be viewed at https://purdue.ag/barometervideo. Find the audio podcast discussion for insight on this month’s sentiment at https://purdue.ag/agcast. U.S. farmers’ sentiment weakened in August compared to July as the Purdue [Read More …]

Share your experiences with Congress’ Ag Labor Working Group

September 11, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

The House Agriculture Committee’s newly-formed Agricultural Labor Working Group has released an online survey requesting input from the agricultural community about workforce issues. Feedback from dairy farmers, employees and other stakeholders is requested to provide insight into [Read More …]

Perrotin and Rolli join Nedap’s dairy team

Perrotin has been named vice president of the Nedap North American dairy team while Rolli will support technical experiences. Nedap’s North American team continues to grow and strengthen. The global leader in dairy data management [Read More …]

Dairy en Español – Virtual Farm Tour

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month on a dairy farm! Learn farming and dairy words in Spanish and see how dairy farmer Ashley continues to use her knowledge as a Spanish teacher back on the dairy farm. Loehmer [Read More …]

$1 million USDA grant to Purdue aims to boost efficiency at dairy farms

A team of Purdue University researchers has received a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to improve feed efficiency and consistency on dairy farms by using automated video analytics [Read More …]

Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 15th annual College Aggies Online (CAO) scholarship

By the end of the month fall will officially be here, and the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 15th annual College Aggies Online (CAO) scholarship competition will be in full swing! CAO was started to help college students become [Read More …]

Raising Strong, Healthy Calves, Farm Tours featured at 2023 PDPW Calf Care Connection

Each daily program will be simultaneously translated into Spanish Calf care managers, calf feeders and dairy team members will experience the best of both worlds at the 2023 PDPW Calf Care Connection® workshops: learning the [Read More …]

Big Wins for Prairie Farms at 2023 World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest

Multiple Category Sweeps and Grade A Grand Champion Revealed Prairie Farms Dairy was a big winner in the World Dairy Expo Dairy Product Contest, which unveiled the 2023 award winners on August 31. Prairie Farms and [Read More …]

PA Dairy Performance Indicators Released

The brand new “Pennsylvania Dairy Performance Indicators” report is now available!This project has been years in the making, and PA dairy farm families and industry representatives that support them can use the performance indicator averages included in the [Read More …]

PRO-DAIRY Agriservice Award

Sunnyside Farms and John Lehr are honored Sunnyside Farms, Scipio Center, and John Lehr, Farm Credit East, received the 2023 PRO-DAIRY Agriservice Award presented by NYS Agriculture Commissioner Richard Ball and Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY Director [Read More …]

Milk Puts the “Pro” in (Daily) Protein

Are you getting enough daily protein? Imagine you walk into your favorite team’s weight room. You see massive squat racks, rows of shiny dumbbells, and thirty spin bikes. Athletes are squatting two times their body [Read More …]

France makes fresh bid to ban meat names for plant-based food

France unveiled on Monday revised proposals banning the use of meat names like “steak” and “spare ribs” for plant-based food made in the country as it seeks to avoid “misleading claims” of some meat alternatives. [Read More …]

Georgia Department of Agriculture Update on Hurricane Idalia Response and Damage Assessments

On Wednesday August 30th, Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida as a Category 3 Hurricane and quickly moved into Georgia as a Category 2 Hurricane, bringing Hurricane and Tropical Storm force winds and heavy rainfall [Read More …]

Richard Roush to step down as dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences