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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

August 21, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

To honor the life and legacy of the late Annette Ostrom, a prominent World Dairy Expo exhibitor as a member of Milk Source Genetics and La Femme Fatale, a philanthropist, youth enthusiast and leader in [Read More …]

Select Sires Inc. and STgen™ sign a letter of intent

Select Sires Inc. and Inguran LLC (dba STgen™) have signed a letter of intent to combine Select Sires Inc.’s and STgen’s production, research and development functions into a new company. The six U.S. farmer-owned cooperatives [Read More …]

Cooperative Hall of Fame Inductees

Cooperative Hall of Fame Inductees – 2023 Four cooperative leaders, with over 160 years of combined service to the cooperative system, were recently inducted into the South Dakota Cooperative Hall of Fame. The SD Cooperative [Read More …]

United States Establishes USMCA Dispute Panel on Mexico’s Agricultural Biotechnology Measures

United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai today announced that the United States is establishing a dispute settlement panel under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) regarding certain Mexican measures concerning biotech corn. The United States is [Read More …]

Newly Introduced Legislation Would Affect Program Payments

New legislation was recently introduced in the US Senate potentially affecting USDA-FSA program payment limitations. The Farm Program Integrity Act, co-sponsored by Senator Grassley from Iowa and Senator Brown from Ohio, seeks to limit FSA payment [Read More …]

Commissioner Miller Announces Applications For Young Farmer Grant Program Are Now Open

Today, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller announced that applications for the Texas Department of Agriculture’s (TDA) Young Farmer Grant Program (YFGP) are open. This announcement is part of a larger effort to strengthen and sustain [Read More …]

Compeer Financial Returns $150 Million to Member-Owners

Member-owners to receive payments through cooperative’s patronage program Compeer Financial announced the return of $150 million in patronage payments to eligible member-owners this August. This marks a significant milestone as the cooperative celebrates reaching $1 [Read More …]

USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to Wisconsin Farmers and Livestock Producers Impacted by Drought

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial assistance available to help farmers and livestock producers recover from severe and worsening drought conditions. Agricultural operations in Wisconsin are experiencing severe and worsening drought [Read More …]

“Adopt a Cow” Program Brings Agricultural Discovery to the Classroom

The nationwide educational series is open for the 2023-24 school year. It’s time to join the moo-vement! Discover Dairy’s “Adopt a Cow” program is back for enrollment for the 2023-24 school year. The Dairy Alliance is partnering with Discovery Dairy, [Read More …]

Over 55 farming families honored with the Hoosier Homestead Award

At the Indiana Statehouse, Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) Director Don Lamb presented 56 farming families with a Hoosier Homestead Award in recognition of their commitment to Indiana agriculture. “It is a true honor to [Read More …]

Real California Milk Excelerator Cohort Announced, Eight Dairy Startups Compete in 5th Annual Dairy Innovation Competition

CMAB and VentureFuel “Open Innovation” finalists tap into mentorship, support network to compete for funding to grow, expand products in California and beyond Today, the California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) in partnership with innovation advisory VentureFuel, [Read More …]

Scientists pinpoint the microbes essential to making traditional mozzarella

Mozzarella is far more than just a pizza topping. A unique Italian cheese, buffalo mozzarella from Campania has been recognized as a delicacy and protected under EU law for nearly 30 years. But what makes this [Read More …]

Virtual Interview Contest Applications Open for Junior Holstein Members

August 18, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Junior Holstein members are encouraged to participate in the Virtual Interview Contest. The competition helps youth practice their resume and cover letter writing skills while receiving feedback from agricultural professionals. The virtual format of the [Read More …]

DairyVoice: Tony Hall of Lallemand on heat stress, why it matters and ways to help cows stay a little cooler.

Tony Hall of Lallemand Animal Nutrition talks with Connie Kuber of Sealpro Silage Barriers about heat stress, why it matters and ways to help cows stay a little cooler. A deep dive in to practices [Read More …]

Picture perfect weather boosts Wisconsin State Fair attendance to 1,043,350 fairgoers

The numbers are in and officials are proclaiming the 172nd Wisconsin State Fair a success, with 1,043,350 fairgoers attending the 11-day event in West Allis, Wisconsin. “We’re blown away by the commitment our incredible [Read More …]

UPDATE 1-Global dairy prices fall to five-year low on soft Chinese demand

GDT Price Index drops 7.4% Whole milk prices slide to lowest since 2016 (Adds background and economist comments throughout story) Aug 15 (Reuters) – International dairy prices are now on average at their lowest [Read More …]

Dairy MAX Connects with ProStart Culinary Students

From culinary kitchens to dairy farms, Dairy MAX connects with people to share the sustainable and nutritious attributes of dairy. Dairy MAX is investing in the future of food service, and that dedication was recently [Read More …]

Alum partners with CALS through US Dairy’s Net Zero Initiative

Noblehurst Farms, a seventh-generation, multi-family dairy farm co-owned by Rob Noble ’79, is helping shift the dairy industry toward greenhouse gas neutrality through an on-farm research partnership with Cornell CALS’ Nutrient Management Spear Program. The [Read More …]

Opportunity Knocks! Ag Impact Statement Program Manager

DATCP is recruiting for an Agricultural Impact Statement Program Manager/ Conservation Land Use Specialist to join our team! Major responsibilities include: Preparation and publication of Agricultural Impact Statements (AIS) for public projects including highways, transmission lines, pipelines, airports, and [Read More …]

New IPS Sire Achievements