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Alice Crothers of Long Green Farms in Rising Sun, Md., hosted an on-farm chat to show students their “adopted” calves as part of the Adopt a Cow program conducted by the Center for Dairy Excellence [Read More …]

California dairy sector moves toward advanced manure recycling through innovation, partnerships, worms and algae — from Dairy Cares

The California dairy sector is on a mission to innovate how manure is recycled—boosting water quality outcomes and soil health. An initial roadmap has been drawn. Several projects are already under way. Millions of additional [Read More …]

Tru Moo Helps Fuel Runners at Denver Colfax Marathon

As part of Milk’s continued commitment to sponsor every woman running a marathon, Milk is coming to the Denver Colfax Marathon as an official sponsor this year. Tru Moo will be providing chocolate milk to help runners refuel, rehydrate and recover at a [Read More …]

Co-Ops Lead In Developing Milk-Pricing Consensus

It would seem daunting that the highly diverse dairy community, which ranges from small, 20 cow farms to 20,000+ animal operations using state-of-the-art equipment for everything from housing to enhanced sustainability, would be able to [Read More …]

These four challenges will shape the next farm bill – and how the US eats

For the 20th time since 1933, Congress is writing a multiyear farm bill that will shape what kind of food U.S. farmers grow, how they raise it and how it gets to consumers. These measures [Read More …]

Lameness: It’s Costing You

Lameness can have negative implications beyond cow comfort. Lameness contributes to reduced milk production, reduced reproduction and increased costs related to treatment and prevention. Lameness is one of the top three diseases that affect dairy [Read More …]

Dairy Council of California Announces 2023 Let’s Eat Healthy Award Winners

Dairy Council of California, a leader in nutrition education and advocacy, is proud to announce the winners of its fourth annual Let’s Eat Healthy Award. In support of its cause to elevate the health of [Read More …]

Register for Central Plains Dairy Expo’s July 26 golf outing

Fund raiser supports Central Plains scholarships and grants. Get “mooving” and register for the 2023 Central Plains Dairy Expo golf tournament – Grazing on the Greens – set for July 26, at Rocky Run Golf [Read More …]

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2023 Summit keynote speakers discuss strategic attack on animal agriculture

Purchase a 2023 Stakeholders Summit recording pass through May 19 A recording pass to the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2023 Stakeholders Summit is available through May 19 to those who were not able to attend in [Read More …]

Ron Schuller hired as Low Carbon Technologies’ chief operating officer

Low Carbon Technologies (LCT), the industry-leading agricultural sustainability company and a division of Select Sires Inc., has hired Ron Schuller to focus on business leadership and marketing strategy. He will join an experienced team and [Read More …]

World Dairy Expo Seeking Media Interns For 2023 Event

As the 56th World Dairy Expo approaches, Expo is searching for college students who are passionate about the dairy industry to be part of the 2023 media team. Five students will be able to experience WDE [Read More …]

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An FMMO Petition from the National Milk Producers Federation

When California joined the Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) program in November of 2018, it was widely believed that an update of the FMMO’s milk pricing formulas would soon follow. The last update had been [Read More …]

Farm Credit East Presents Webinar on Crops Livestock and Farm Income Forecast

After two years of rising and record national net farm income, farmers face a different situation in 2023. Prices have eased from the 2022 highs, but input costs remain sticky. What will this mean for [Read More …]

California Dairy Sector Poised for Climate Neutrality by 2030, per UC Davis Researchers

California is the leading dairy producer in the United States and is mandated to reduce methane emissions by 40% by 2030. Unlike carbon dioxide, which persists for hundreds of years, methane is a short-lived flow [Read More …]

Stateline Dairy and Ag Outlook Seminar Scheduled for June 14

Experts from three-state region to help dairy farmers understand the changing industry A Dairy and Ag Outlook Seminar: Understanding a Changing Industry, will be held on Wednesday, June 14, at the Ridgeway Community Center, 690 [Read More …]

Co-ops lead in developing milk-pricing consensus

It would seem daunting that the highly diverse dairy community, which ranges from small, 20 cow farms to 20,000+ animal operations using state-of-the-art equipment for everything from housing to enhanced sustainability, would be able to [Read More …]

MMPA members gather for Cover Crop Field Day

Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) members gathered last week to learn more about cover crops from farmer panelists, industry representatives, and Michigan State University (MSU) Extension experts. Hosted at Cook Dairy Farm in Pewamo, Mich., the half-day [Read More …]

Cross Merchandising and Secondary Placement

We work to make sure dairy ends up in every grocery basket. For customers who are shopping for a single meal, the dairy case is often too far to go. Our front-end merchandising moves dairy [Read More …]

U.S. dairy exports dip for first time in a year

Record months for NFDM/SMP shipments to Mexico and WPC80+ not enough to offset declines in most product categories. Year-over-year (YOY) U.S. dairy exports slipped 0.4% in milk solids equivalent (MSE) terms in March (-910 MT), [Read More …]

USDA Announces Modifications to the Annual Forage and Rainfall Index Program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is modifying the Annual Forage Insurance Program to make it more sustainable and to allow producers more flexibility. This includes allowing producers to choose the areas which they insure, [Read More …]

6 tips to integrate beef embryos into your dairy

Use strategic implementation and proven practices to achieve successful outcomes. The market for full beef calves from dairy farms has steadily increased in recent years, offering farmers a more profitable option than the traditional dairy-beef [Read More …]

Tune into PDPW’s The Dairy Signal for Robotic Milking Systems, Water Quality and Market News

Interactive discussions between experts and producers on key management topics This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) will provide insights on key management and financial topics for today’s dairy farmers. [Read More …]

Farm Credit East Presents Webinar on Crops, Livestock and Farm Income Forecast

After two years of rising and record national net farm income, farmers face a different situation in 2023. Prices have eased from the 2022 highs, but input costs remain sticky. What will this mean for [Read More …]

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NMC Regional Meeting focuses on ‘Caring People and Happy Cows – Where Quality Milk Begins’

The Golden State hosts milk quality experts in Visalia Nearly 100 milk quality professionals from 16 U.S. states – from New York to California – and three more countries attended the National Mastitis Council (NMC) [Read More …]

Select Sires leads the industry in protection against calf recumbency

A new genetic defect referred to as calf recumbency was recently introduced by the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB), Holstein Association USA, Inc., and the National Association of Animal Breeders (NAAB). Because there is not [Read More …]

NMPF co-op leader supports FMMO modernization, touts DMC’s benefits at Senate hearing