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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 …]

Apply Now for the Wisconsin Agriculture Youth Council

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) reminds students to apply now for the Wisconsin Agriculture Youth Council. Applications will be accepted through March 31, 2023 from students who will be seniors [Read More …]

Ag Retailers Prepare to Navigate 3 Emerging Risks

Grain and farm supply cooperatives have delivered tremendous value to their customers over the past three years, a period that featured extreme volatility in prices for grain, fertilizer and energy as well as unpredictable economic [Read More …]

IDFA Accepting Applications for 2023 Workplace Safety Excellence Awards

Today, the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) began accepting applications for the Dairy Industry Safety Recognition Awards. Now in its 20th year, the awards honor dairy processing facilities and trucking operations for outstanding worker safety [Read More …]

Discount Now Available for “Spanish for Agriculture” Spring Course

Sign Up No Later Than April 7 Looking to improve your Spanish skills and enhance communication with Spanish speakers on your dairy farm? We continue to hear great things from dairy producers who take Katie [Read More …]

Cooperative Communicators Association accepting nominations for Graznak and Klinefelter awards

The nationwide Cooperative Communicators Association (CCA) is accepting nominations for both the Michael Graznak and H.E. Klinefelter awards. The deadline to submit nominations is Friday, April 14, 2023. Information and applications can be found at [Read More …]

Prairie Farms Dairy Announces New Chief Operating Officer

Prairie Farms Dairy announced today the promotion of Chris Hackman as its Chief Operating Officer. Hackman currently serves as Senior Vice President of Operations, and on April 1, he will succeed Gary Aggus, who has [Read More …]

Be it bank or beverage, choices matter

While we’ll leave fuller explanations for the turmoil financial institutions such as Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and others to those with more expertise, it’s clear that good-old-fashioned poor choices played a role. It turns [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 [Read More …]

Panel Discussion – Integration of Wearable Technologies

March 30, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

April 3 – 4, 2023 Doubletree by Hilton – East Syracuse, NY Make plans to join us early for a pre-conference reception on Monday evening from 5:00 – 7:00 PM or first thing on Tuesday [Read More …]

De Jager Farms Achieves Sustainability and Profitability Goals

With Netafim’s SDI-E System A family-owned dairy near Chowchilla, Calif. is setting a new standard for sustainable farming. Its implementation of Netafim USA’s subsurface drip irrigation for dairy effluent (SDI-E) has been a resounding success in improving [Read More …]

‘Manureshed’ management in Susquehanna River basin key to Chesapeake Bay cleanup

March 29, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

A novel study by a Penn State-led research team suggests that “manureshed” management in the Susquehanna River basin could make a big difference in the water quality of the Chesapeake Bay. The Susquehanna delivers half [Read More …]

Consistency and Commitment Will Fuel Ongoing Growth of U.S. Dairy Exports

The United States’ growth as a committed, consistent global dairy supplier delivering a portfolio of products suiting the needs of overseas buyers has driven U.S. dairy exports to three straight record years. The U.S. Dairy [Read More …]

Local manure regulations can help reduce water pollution from dairy farms

Animal agriculture is a major source of water pollution in the United States, as manure runoff carries excess nutrients into rivers and lakes. Because of their non-point source nature, most farms are not regulated under [Read More …]

Christine Leonard Named 2023 Compeer Financial GroundBreaker of the Year

Leonard is a dairy farmer near Norwood Young America, Minnesota Compeer Financial, a Farm Credit cooperative based in the Upper Midwest, is pleased to announce Christine Leonard as the recipient of the organization’s 2023 GroundBreaker of the [Read More …]

USDA Assists Farmers, Ranchers and Communities Affected by Tornado in Mississippi

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that assistance is available for communities and agricultural producers affected by the severe weather and tornado that tore through Mississippi on March 25. “My thoughts and prayers [Read More …]

USDA Announces Additional Assistance for Distressed Farmers Facing Financial Risk   

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that beginning in April it will provide approximately $123 million in additional, automatic financial assistance for qualifying farm loan program borrowers who are facing financial risk, as [Read More …]

Students Interested in Agricultural Communications Offered Free Professional Organization Membership

Wisconsin-based Filament agricultural public relations and marketing communications agency will sponsor the first 50 students who apply for 2023 membership in the Agricultural Communicators Network The Agricultural Communicators Network (ACN, formerly AAEA) announces students interested in agricultural [Read More …]

IDF World Dairy Summit Returns to the United States, Registration Open

Registration opens today for the International Dairy Federation (IDF) World Dairy Summit 2023 to be held October 16-19 in Chicago, Illinois. The Summit is returning to the United States for the first time in 30 years [Read More …]

The State of the Ag Economy

Banking failures. Interest rate hikes. Market turmoil. Recent headlines are fueling anxiety around the economy. How are these fears seeping into the agricultural industry? In the latest episode of The Dairy Download, we’re joined by [Read More …]

Dairy Students Visit New York Dairy Farms in National Competition

New York State is home to nearly 3,500 family owned and operated dairy farms. So, it’s no secret to why the North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge is heading to Saratoga Springs for their National Competition. [Read More …]

Governor Newsom Eases Drought Restrictions

WHAT TO KNOW: Climate change has made California’s dry and wet spells more extreme and unpredictable – after the three driest years on record, recent rain and snowfall have dramatically changed conditions in many parts of [Read More …]

Farm Bankruptcies Fall Again in 2022

Chapter 12 was introduced in bankruptcy law as a temporary measure in 1986 and became permanent in 2005. With 169 filings, farm bankruptcies in 2022 were the lowest since Chapter 12 became permanent in 2005. [Read More …]

Nine graduate from Ohio Farm Bureau’s AgriPOWER program

The elite leadership program was started in 2008 to help agricultural advocates gain influence over public policy issues that impact their businesses and communities. Nine farmers and agribusiness professionals from around Ohio recently graduated from [Read More …]

Commodity Classic Announces Record-Breaking Event

Over 10,400 Attendees in Orlando for Farming’s Must-Attend Show Over 10,400 attendees – farmers as well as exhibitors, industry stakeholders and members of the media – gathered for the 2023 Commodity Classic March 9-11 in [Read More …]

USDA Seeks Nominees for the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking nominees for the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board. The deadline for nominations is April 28, 2023. From the nominees, the Secretary of [Read More …]

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