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Holstein Association USA has named twelve individuals as semifinalists for the 2023 Distinguished Junior Member (DJM) awards. The Distinguished Junior Member award is the highest achievement for National Junior Holstein Association members and has been recognizing [Read More …]

USDA Issues WASDE Report for April – All Milk Price Estimate for 2023 Raised to $20.65

In USDA’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE Report) issue April 11, 2023, the milk production forecast is higher on a larger expected cow inventory. Fat basis imports for 2023 are primarily raised on [Read More …]

AFBF to President Biden: You Let Farmers Down

American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall today commented on President Biden’s decision to veto the Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution that would have overturned the Environmental Protection Agency’s overreaching Waters of the United [Read More …]

California Spotlights Innovative Dairy Options, Global Flavors at Pizza Expo, SIAL America in Las Vegas

Event marks kickoff of 5th annual call for innovative pizza recipes using California cheese, adds international competition for global impact Innovative products, on-trend applications and an international pizza bakeoff are elements of the California Milk Advisory [Read More …]

Manure management: AgriLife Research studies to answer questions

Organic sources of fertilizer subject of on-farm and small-plot research Fertilizer prices spiked over the past few years amid supply and demand issues, and that’s when Katie Lewis, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Research soil scientist in [Read More …]

Purdue Ag Week to celebrate Indiana and international agriculture

For the 12th year, agriculture will be celebrated on Purdue University’s campus April 10-14 during the student-led Ag Week. During the week students will highlight the giant leaps within Purdue’s College of Agriculture and the agriculture industry, [Read More …]

Our “Farm On” Farm Financial Management Course is Now Online!

We’re excited to announce that our new farm financial management online course is now available. Named “Farm On,” the self-paced, on-demand farm financial management course was created by our Farm Office team under the leadership of [Read More …]

Dairy processors can build crisis readiness skills at upcoming events

Penn State Extension will offer food safety events for dairy food processors Several foodborne illness outbreaks occurred last year among small and medium dairy processors, including a few cheesemakers in Pennsylvania. These incidents have highlighted [Read More …]

Dairy and the Environment: Southeast Farm Sizes

We have all heard the argument before by outspoken online accounts regarding dairy and the environment. According to these angry posts, due to their large size, modern dairy farms in the US must greatly contribute [Read More …]

PDPW Board Members Name Officers

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