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April 11, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Members of the 2023-2024 Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) board of directors recently announced their new officer team. Serving as president is John Haag, Dane, Wis. with Janet Clark, Rosendale, Wis., as vice president, and Corey [Read More …]

$28.5 Million in State Grants to Help NY Farms Combat Climate Change and Protect Water Quality

On March 27, New York State announced $28.5 million in funding through the Agricultural Non-Point Source Pollution Abatement and Control (Ag Non-Point) and the Climate Resilient Farming (CRF) Grant programs. This is a substantial [Read More …]

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Enhanced Genetics with IPS Sires

The evolving enhancements with the Holstein genetic formulas often result in sire summary shake ups. The subsequent summaries of International Protein Sires (IPS) resulted in enhanced genetics, however. “As a result of the recent sire [Read More …]

Need peanut “butter”? Got “milk” of magnesia? We’re fine with that

Of all the misinformation the plant-based sector has aimed at dairy over the decades, one of the most aggravating has been the idea that because dairy farmers want nut-juice manufacturers to stop pretending their products [Read More …]

U.S. Farmers & Ranchers in Action Announces Leadership Change

U.S. Farmers & Ranchers in Action (USFRA) today announced the organization and CEO Erin Fitzgerald have agreed to an amicable parting of ways to pursue new opportunities. “The Board is confident that the interim leadership [Read More …]

DeLaval celebrates 140 years in dairy

DeLaval honours the spirit of innovation – celebrating the dairy farmers of the world. Ever since its establishment in April 1883, DeLaval has focused on pioneering solutions that help dairy farmers and their animals. That [Read More …]

SUNY Morrisville to Host Youth Dairy Fitting Feeding and Showing Clinic

SUNY Morrisville is hosting a youth dairy fitting, feeding and showing clinic Sunday, April 23, at the Arnold R. Fisher Dairy Complex. The free event, from 1-3:30 p.m., includes lunch at 1 p.m., followed by [Read More …]

Farmers Seek Comprehensive Reform to Federal Milk Pricing

The American Farm Bureau Federation told USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack today that requests to increase make allowances – which are used in part to calculate how much a processor pays for milk – fall short [Read More …]

Midwest Dairy elects’ new leadership

Midwest Dairy welcomes new 2023 leadership from across the 10-state region Charles Krause from Buffalo, Minnesota, was newly elected as chair of Midwest Dairy during the organization’s annual meeting in Des Moines, Iowa, this week. [Read More …]

PDPW: Farm Finances, Transition Planning and Market Update

Join interactive discussions with leading researchers and industry experts Next week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) will share practical tips on managing the people and finances on your dairy. Tune [Read More …]

USDA, SBA, and FDIC Partner to Foster Economic Growth for Small Businesses, Farmers, and Ranchers in Southern States

April 10, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Federal Partners Offer Free “Path to Prosperity” Regional Workshops to Help Participants Access Capital and Contract Opportunities The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), in partnership with the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Federal Depository [Read More …]

The Bears Were Out in Force in the Dairy Markets

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending April 7, 2023 Over the holiday shortened week, every commodity lost ground at the CME spot market. Price declines were not limited only to the United States, [Read More …]

Teachers Invited to Join ‘Adopt A Cow’ Spring Live Chats With 34 Dairy Farms

Those Interested in Learning More About Dairy Farming and Adopt a Cow Program Can Join The more than 40,000 classrooms participating in Discover Dairy’s Adopt a Cow program for the 2022-23 school year will be [Read More …]

NMPF Dairy Leadership Scholarship Program

The NMPF National Dairy Leadership Scholarship Program supports graduate students enrolled in Master’s or Ph.D. programs who are actively pursuing dairy-related fields of research that directly benefit milk marketing cooperatives and the U.S. dairy industry [Read More …]

CDFA and State Board of Food and Agriculture launch Ag Vision for the Next Decade

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and the California State Board of Food and Agriculture are announcing a bold plan for the future: Ag Vision for the Next Decade. Ag Vision centers on growing [Read More …]

Cornell research supports U.S. Dairy’s Net Zero Initiative

Cornell CALS’ Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP) is collaborating with research institutions and dairy farms across the U.S. to help the dairy industry move toward greenhouse gas reductions while improving soil health and climate resiliency of forage [Read More …]

California native wins DCHA scholarship

The Dairy Calf & Heifer Association (DCHA) awarded its $1,000 scholarship to Kylie Konyn, daughter of Stacy and Frank Konyn, Escondido, Calif., and a University of Wisconsin undergraduate student. The DCHA scholarship program honors an [Read More …]

Select Sires graduates 18 sires to the daughter-proven lineup

Select Sires is focused on the future and sire development reflects science-based decision making and an ability to keep a pulse on the needs of global dairy producers. The April class of daughter-proven graduates is [Read More …]

Registration open for May summit meeting on feed strategies and the reduction of methane emissions

All interested parties are invited to register for the State of the Science Summit: Feed Strategies to Reduce Enteric Emissions, May 2-3, 2023, in the UC Davis Activities & Recreation Center Ballroom. The summit will be cohosted [Read More …]

Live Weight vs. Carcass Weight: Effect on Cost of Gain and Margin

Most cattle feeders measure performance, costs, and returns in terms of live weight, regardless of marketing method. Using live weight as the yardstick has the advantage of being simple to understand and easy to relate [Read More …]

Introducing the Healthy School Milk Commitment

Since coming to IDFA, I have stressed the importance of being proactive, collaborating as an industry, and strengthening dairy’s role in consumer health and wellness. Today, our industry takes a big step forward on each [Read More …]

Winners of Farm Credit East’s Lipinski Rural Initiatives Award Announced

At Farm Credit East’s Annual Meeting, the financial cooperative was pleased to announce two winners of the third annual Lipinski Rural Initiatives award. This award was created by Farm Credit East’s Board of Directors in [Read More …]

DeLaval celebrates 140 years in dairy

DeLaval commits to continuous innovation for dairy farmers around the world as it marks its 140th anniversary. Ever since its establishment in April 1883, DeLaval has focused on pioneering solutions that help dairy farmers and [Read More …]

World Dairy Expo Welcomes New Board Members

World Dairy Expo® welcomed new industry representatives to its Board of Directors, Commercial Exhibitor Committee and Dairy Cattle Exhibitor Committee at the annual March meetings. The two incoming board members include Kami Dorn, Wisconsin Guernsey Breeders’ [Read More …]

Commodity price outlook and interest rate concerns cloud farmer sentiment

Farmer sentiment weakened again in March as the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer fell 8 points to a reading of 117. Both of the barometer’s sub-indices declined 8 points in March, leaving the Current Conditions Index [Read More …]

Farm Credit Mid-America Completes Merger With Farm Credit Midsouth

Combined cooperative now serves financial needs of farmers and rural residents in 391 counties across six states Farm Credit Mid-America and Farm Credit Midsouth officially merged on April 1, 2023 to become Farm Credit Mid-America. [Read More …]

NE-DBIC – 12 Million Grant Program Invests in Northeast Dairy Processing

Dairy processors across the Northeast can now apply for the Existing Dairy Processor Expansion Grant through the Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center (NE-DBIC). With a total of $12 million in funding, this grant will fund specialized equipment to help processors increase the use of [Read More …]

FeedExcel: breeding for Feed Efficiency to ensure sustainable and profitable dairy farming