News

The Conference Will Be Held on September 13 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Dr. Ken Bailey, author of Dairy Economics: Pricing, Policy, and Risk Management and former professor at The Pennsylvania State University and the University of Missouri, will [Read More …]

55th Annual American Dairy Association North East Butter Sculpture Unveiled at New York State Fair

Dairy Every Day is a Healthy Way – Keeping Kids’ Health on Track “Dairy Every Day is a Healthy Way – Keeping Kids’ Health on Track” is the theme of the 55th Annual Butter Sculpture at the [Read More …]

Dairy AdvanCE® Continuing Education Credits Now Available for PDPW’s The Dairy Signal

Continuing Education Key Tool Finds, Tracks and Reports Educational Program Credits Earned Continuing education is key to personal development and business success in today’s dairy industry. Increasingly, customer and stakeholder relationships are influenced heavily by [Read More …]

FMMO Hearing Heralds Farmer-Led Progress for Dairy, NMPF Says

The first day of USDA’s once-in-a-generation hearing on federal milk pricing represents a critical moment for dairy’s future, one in which the National Milk Producers Federation intends to lead, President and CEO Jim Mulhern said [Read More …]

Climate-Smart Food Systems — California works to divert byproducts to livestock feed rather than landfills

In 2022 the California feed industry diverted more than 18.5 million tons of byproducts from human food, fiber and biofuel production to livestock feed. If these byproducts were not diverted to feed, they would likely [Read More …]

DHIA

DeLaval Plus Behavior Analysis empowers better decision-making

New data sensor solution uses AI technology to alert cow health events and enables cow localization. Managing a dairy herd just got easier with the aid of DeLaval Plus Behavior Analysis – the latest farm management tool [Read More …]

Dr. Ken Bailey to Share Updates on Dairy Markets at Financial Conference

The Conference Will Be Held on September 13 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Dr. Ken Bailey, author of Dairy Economics: Pricing, Policy, and Risk Management and former professor at The Pennsylvania State University and the University of Missouri, will [Read More …]

Curbing cow belches in the name of climate change mitigation

International consortium awards Penn State researcher grant to develop methods to reduce methane emissions from livestock A Penn State livestock emissions expert has received a grant from the Greener Cattle Initiative to develop actionable options [Read More …]

Group of US House members oppose bill that would overturn California animal welfare law

A significant minority of members of the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday said they opposed a federal bill that would overturn a California animal welfare law, arguing it infringes on states’ rights. The Ending [Read More …]

It’s Official. State of Illinois Proclaims 2023 as Prairie Farms’ 85th Anniversary

Dairy farmers honored during historic ceremony at the Illinois State Fair Prairie Farms Dairy is celebrating its 85th anniversary, and to commemorate the company’s long-term commitment to the State of Illinois, Governor JB Pritzker issued [Read More …]

2023 Cornell Nutrition Conference

October 17 – 19, 2023 Doubletree by Hilton Syracuse, New York For more than eight decades, the Cornell Nutrition Conference has been a trusted source of cutting-edge research and information on animal nutrition for professionals [Read More …]

Dairy Innovation Competition crowns inaugural winners

Three dairy innovators – lu.lu Ice Cream, Oakfield Corners Cheese LLC and Terra Firma Farm – were named winners of the inaugural Northeastern Dairy Product Innovation Competition following a pitch competition on Aug. 8 in Stocking Hall. Funded by a $1 million [Read More …]

Field Days to Examine Crop and Livestock Integration Barriers and Benefits

Fertilizer prices, soil health concerns, and extreme weather events have led many Ohio farmers to consider the benefits and barriers of adding manure and other livestock production elements to their row crop operations. Two Ohio [Read More …]

Geans takes over as Cooperative Communicators Association board president

Michelle Geans, Baldwin EMC, Summerdale, Ala., was elected as board president with the nationwide Cooperative Communicators Association (CCA). Election results were finalized during their annual institute in Portland, Maine, June 4-6, 2023, and board members [Read More …]

Risk Management Agency Expands the Margin Protection Program

Farm Credit East is pleased the Risk Management Agency (RMA) has approved the expansion of the Margin Protection Program for the 2024 crop year. This expansion will be beneficial to many Northeast growers as producers [Read More …]

GROWMARK, Inc. Announces New Board Members

August 23, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

GROWMARK, Inc. is pleased to announce Andrew Durward of Thomson, Illinois and Scott McGeachy of Chatham, Ontario, Canada, have been elected to the GROWMARK Board of Directors. Andrew is from Thomson, Illinois, where he operates [Read More …]

Federal Order Modernization Summary: Hearing Begins Today

After more than a year of in-depth analysis and examination of numerous Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) issues by a dedicated team of technical experts from National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) member cooperatives, followed by [Read More …]

Biden Administration Announces Nearly $700 Million to Connect People in Remote and Rural Areas to High-Speed Internet

Funding is Part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced nearly $700 million in grants and loans to connect thousands of rural residents, farmers and [Read More …]

Looking For Help On Your Farm (or Creamery)?

We have several people in various categories of visas who are ready for placements in the USA.They come through in three ways: J-1 VISAS. The main purpose of this visa is to learn. Trainees or [Read More …]

Long Awaited FMMO Hearing to Start This Week

On August 23 in Carmel, Indiana, near Indianapolis, USDA will begin a hearing to consider 21 industry proposals for adjustments/modifications to the 11 Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMOs) in the United States. USDA has grouped [Read More …]

Hamilton, Spencer, Henry County Farmers Win 2023 INFB Young Farmers & Ag Professionals Awards

Rachel Hyde of Hamilton County, Chelsea O’Brien of Spencer County and Mark and Jessica Wenning of Henry County are the winners of Indiana Farm Bureau’s top awards for Young Farmers & Ag Professionals — the [Read More …]

Financial Management, Silage Harvest, Beef Demand Insights

Financial Management, Silage Harvest, Beef Demand Insights This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW), episodes will provide valuable insights on topics from the farm to the grocery store. On Tuesday, [Read More …]

Business Consultants Available to Help Dairy Farm Families Achieve Their Goals

The Center Offers One-on-One Consulting Support at No Charge to Dairy Farm Families To help Pennsylvania dairy farm families with transition planning, business management consulting, and risk management planning, the Center for Dairy Excellence has [Read More …]

Franklin County Dairy Producer Opens Up About Pushing Forward After Barn Fire and Investing In Fully Automated Robotic Barn

In the Center for Dairy Excellence’s latest episode of the “Cow-Side Conversations” podcast, Matt Brake of Oakleigh Farm in Franklin County, Pennsylvania shares how they went from a true, 1950’s era dairy farm to a [Read More …]

Tune into PDPW’s Dairy Signal for Financial Management, Silage Harvest, Beef Demand Insights

August 22, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Leading experts share insights with dairy producers This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW), episodes will provide valuable insights on topics from the farm to the grocery store. On Tuesday, [Read More …]

Whole Milk Powder Reaches Seven Year Low

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending August 18, 2023 Milk powder prices plummeted at Tuesday’s Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction. Whole milk powder (WMP) plunged 10.9% to a seven-year low. Skim milk powder [Read More …]

New Awards for World Dairy Expo’s Youth Showmanship Contest, in Memory of Annette Ostrom