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Australia has rejected European Union proposals for a free trade agreement, and a deal is now unlikely to be reached for several years, Australian government ministers said on Monday. The largest farm industry group thanked [Read More …]

Dairy Producer Gains Confidence to Transform Farm with New Technology

As Donny Bartch of Merrimart Farms in Perry County, Pennsylvania brainstormed ideas for the future of his dairy farm, he thought about a few key questions. How do he and his wife want to end [Read More …]

Join DFI, DATCP, and Savi for a Student Loan Repayment Webinar on November 7

The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI), together with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) and Savi, today announced they are hosting a free student loan repayment webinar on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. The online [Read More …]

NMPF Regulatory Work “Registers” with Influential Audience

It may be one of NMPF’s most-hidden secrets to its members – an influential quarterly publication that puts dairy’s side of the story before the government and regulatory experts who directly influence dairy policy. But [Read More …]

CDQAP Update: Livestock Medications; Managing Liquid Storage

What’s New with Livestock Mediations?By Dr. Michael Payne, UC Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine and Director, CDQAP Reducing medicated feed use, identifying the cheapest, most effective antibiotic to use and partnering with veterinarians are just [Read More …]

Deadline to Apply for Organic Certification Cost Share Program Extended to December 8

October 31, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has extended the deadline for organic food processors and producers to apply for reimbursement of costs related to organic certification from USDA’s Organic Certification Cost [Read More …]

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

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’

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

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

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

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

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

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 DairyBusiness News Team DP 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

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

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

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

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

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

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 DairyBusiness News Team DP 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 …]

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