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The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) today recognizes 25 dairy business operations for their outstanding achievements and improvements in worker safety in 2022 with the IDFA Dairy Industry Safety Recognition Award. This is the 20th year [Read More …]

Cheese Research, Onboarding Tips and Alfalfa Management

Innovative management topics to be presented by three leading experts This week on The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW), episodes will cover a variety of topics key to a progressive dairy industry. On Tuesday [Read More …]

Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program Introduced in the House

U.S. Reps. Jim Costa (D-Calif.) and Nick Langworthy (R-N.Y.) introduced the Dairy Nutrition Incentives Program Act of 2023 (H.R.5099), a bipartisan bill that would provide a dollar-for-dollar incentive for SNAP participants to purchase nutritious dairy [Read More …]

IDFA Applauds House Introduction of Dairy Nutrition Incentives Program Act of 2023

DNIP would expand Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives Projects to increase SNAP participants’ access to a variety of nutritious dairy products The 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) highlights that 90% of Americans do not consume [Read More …]

NMPF’S Castaneda Advocates For Dairy In Switzerland

NMPF’s Jaime Castaneda pushed to protect common food names at the July 10 World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) general assembly in Geneva, Switzerland. NMPF’s executive vice president for policy development and strategy represented the U.S. [Read More …]

Prairie Farms Cheeses Earn Top Finishes by American Cheese Society

August 7, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Prairie Farms’ Neufchatel Cheese earns top finish Two Prairie Farms cheese plants were among the top winners of the American Cheese Society Judging and Competition, the largest event of its kind for American-made cheeses. Awards for [Read More …]

ODPA Supports Issue 1

Vote ‘Yes’ on Issue 1 in tomorrow’s special election to: Give all 88 Ohio counties an opportunity to be a part of the petition process to weigh in on proposals to change the state’s constitution. (Currently, [Read More …]

Revised Wolf Plan Fails Farmers

August 7, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation, Wisconsin Cattlemen’s Association and Wisconsin Corn Growers Association are disappointed with the revised 2023 Wolf Management Plan released by the Department of Natural Resources on August 1. The plan is slated [Read More …]

Dairy Producers Are Getting Pummeled

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending August 4, 2023 Dairy producers are getting pummeled, and the bruises are starting to show. In California and the Southwest, where feed costs are highest, slaughter volumes [Read More …]

IDFA Welcomes 30 Dairy Industry Leaders Into NextGen Leadership Program Cohort 5

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) today announced that 30 emerging leaders of the dairy industry have been accepted into the fifth cohort of the NextGen Leadership Program, a signature program of IDFA’s People Strategy. The group [Read More …]

Innovative Dairy Farmers Open Doors for PDPW Farm Tours on Aug. 23, 24

PDPW Innovation & Technology Farm Tours Provide Opportunity to See Latest Technologies in Action Two Wisconsin dairy farms are opening their doors for fellow dairy farmers and industry professionals to see some of the most [Read More …]

Southeast Minnesota Forage Field Day and Dairy Tour

August 7, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Forage, beef and dairy farmers are invited to the Southeast Minnesota Forage Field Day & Dairy Tour on Tuesday, Aug. 8 in Spring Valley. With two great farm hosts, Valley Angus Farm and Heusinkveld Farms, [Read More …]

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Checkoff Shifts Schools Strategy To Meet New Demands

Transition with NFL allows for broader partnership impact The dairy checkoff marked its 13th year of impact through Fuel Up to Play 60 – a school wellness program in partnership with the NFL – while [Read More …]

WCMA Opens Registration for 2024 CheeseExpo

Visit CheeseExpo.org now and make your plans to attend the world’s premier cheese, butter, and whey processing event, set for April 16-18, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Registration is open now! “Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association, together with our [Read More …]

DMC Margin Drops Below $4 for First Time Ever

The June Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) margin dropped by $1.18/cwt from a month earlier to $3.65/cwt, the first time it’s been below $4/cwt since margin protection became the basic federal safety net mechanism for dairy [Read More …]

Ryan Goodman and Jen Sorenson to share consumer engagement tips with 2023 College Aggies Online participants

Sign up today; nearly $20,000 in scholarships and prizes awarded last year Ryan Goodman, also known online as “The Beef Runner,” and Jen Sorenson, former president of the National Pork Producers Council, will mentor 2023 [Read More …]

Late August deadline for grant applications for CDFA manure management programs

CDFA’s Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation is currently accepting grant applications from commercial dairies and livestock operations for manure management projects. Individual grant applicants can receive up to $2.85 million in awards per project. The awards [Read More …]

PDPW Stride® Youth Leadership Conference held at UW-Madison for High School Students

Sat., Sep. 23 program to feature hands-on workshops, on-campus experiences, leadership training High-energy leadership training, hands-on labs, and interaction with researchers and grad students are in store for high school students attending the 2023 Stride® Youth [Read More …]

Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin’s Chad Vincent Leads Groups to Advocate for Wisconsin Dairy Industry

CEO elected as Vice Chair of Wisconsin Agricultural Export Advisory Council Chad Vincent, Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin (DFW) CEO elected as Chair of the Wisconsin Agricultural Export Advisory Council. This council was created through the [Read More …]

Speakers and Sessions Announced for Dairy Financial Conference on Sept. 13

Register Today! Join us at the 2023 Dairy Financial and Risk Management Conference for a dynamic panel discussion on climate-smart solutions and how they offer opportunities to enhance dairy farm profitability. Featuring Brett Reinford from Reinford Farms, [Read More …]

Truterra Announces New Flexible and Farmer-Friendly Programs Beyond Carbon

Programs include long-awaited solution for long-term adopters, Truterra’s first cotton-specific and nitrogen management programs and more Truterra, LLC, a leading agricultural sustainability business that offers consultation, tools and solutions for the ag and food value [Read More …]

IDFA Comments on the FDA’s Draft Guidance on the ‘Labeling of Plant-Based Milk Alternatives and Voluntary Nutrient Statements’

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) submitted comments to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in support of the agency’s position that consumers need additional clarity on the labels of plant-based “milk” alternatives, such [Read More …]

Dairy Challenge® Elects New Leadership

August 4, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge® (NAIDC) recently elected new leadership, including three new board members and Executive Committee. As described in the NAIDC mission statement, the board focus is to “Develop tomorrow’s dairy leaders and [Read More …]

Merger Approved, Select Sires Member Cooperative Formed

The boards of directors of All West/Select Sires, COBA/Select Sires, Select Sires MidAmerica, and Minnesota/Select Sires have voted unanimously to merge as one cooperative representing the Select Sires federation in 25 U.S. states and the [Read More …]

Farmers remain cautiously optimistic about agricultural economy

Agricultural producer sentiment improved slightly in July as the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer index rose 2 points to a reading of 123. Farmers were also more optimistic about their perception of current conditions and [Read More …]

2023 Indiana Farm Custom Rates

The rates reported in this publication were compiled from questionnaires received from farmers, farm owners, farm custom operators, and professional farm managers in Indiana. Purdue Extension educators and specialists developed the questionnaire. Purdue Educators distributed [Read More …]

Penn State’s Ag Progress Days offering wide range of activities, exhibits

About 45,000 visitors from around Pennsylvania and beyond are expected to attend the annual three-day expo Penn State’s Ag Progress Days is back with a full schedule of demonstrations, activities and learning for all ages, [Read More …]

2023 Indiana Farm Custom Rates

The rates reported in this publication were compiled from questionnaires received from farmers, farm owners, farm custom operators, and professional farm managers in Indiana. Purdue Extension educators and specialists developed the questionnaire. Purdue Educators distributed [Read More …]

Miyoko’s Creamery Appoints Stuart Kronauge as Chief Executive Officer