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Milk goat inventory in Wisconsin as of Jan. 1, 2023, was 3 percent below last year Milk goat inventory in Wisconsin as of Jan. 1, 2023, was 72,000 head, according to the latest USDA, National [Read More …]

Wisconsin ag groups share biennial budget priorities

February 13, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Strengthening farmer-led conservation programs among top priorities A coalition of Wisconsin agricultural groups has shared priorities they are seeking support for in the 2023-25 biennial state budget. “Wisconsin Farm Bureau and our fellow agricultural groups [Read More …]

Milk is Abundant and Trades at Steep Discounts

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending February 10, 2023 Typically, a fumble in the spot market and signs of surplus would weigh heavily on cheese and Class III futures. But the bulls reclaimed [Read More …]

PDPW Business Conference Challenges Attendees to Take Fresh Approach to Health and Mindset

Dairy’s premier educational event features more than 60 sessions, trade show, networking Successful dairy producers recognize the cows take priority on dairy farms. However, minding one’s own physical and mental health is increasingly critical in [Read More …]

Emily Fread Appointed as New Dairy Extension Educator in Union County

Penn State Extension recently welcomed Emily Fread as the new Dairy Educator in Union County. Emily grew up near Charlotte, North Carolina, and received her B.S. in Animal Science from North Carolina State University. While [Read More …]

Lallemand Animal Nutrition, North America Announces Sales Management Promotions

Wessels and Reyes advance careers Lallemand Animal Nutrition announces the promotion of Theunis Wessels to Canada Country Manager and Lindsay Reyes to Western U.S. Dairy Team Manager. “We are excited to promote Theunis and Lindsay [Read More …]

Plant a Seed Campaign Underway to Benefit Educational Programs

Professional Dairy Producers Foundation Campaign Vital to Raising of Funds The Professional Dairy Producers Foundation, also known as Dairy’s Foundation, is the only foundation in the U.S. that covers the entire dairy sector nationally. With [Read More …]

USDA Develops Simplified Direct Loan Application to Improve Customer Service

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has developed a simplified direct loan application to provide improved customer experience for producers applying for loans from the Farm Service Agency (FSA). The simplified direct loan application enables [Read More …]

Dairy producers & farm employees invited to Animal Care Workshops

Free workshops will be held on five dairy farms across Pa. Dairy producers and their employees are invited to one of five animal care workshops that are being held on dairy farms across the state [Read More …]

ADM Opens More Than $30 Million State-of-the-Art Production Facility in Spain to Meet Growing Demand for Probiotics

February 10, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

ADM (NYSE: ADM), one of the world’s leaders in science-backed nutrition solutions, announced today that it has opened a new production facility in Valencia, Spain to help meet rising global demand for probiotics, postbiotics [Read More …]

World Ag Expo Sealpro® Forage Contest Returns

Who’s got the best forage in the land? Find out Tuesday, February 14 in the Sealpro® booth DS 106, World Ag Expo, Tulare, California. The fourth annual Sealpro® Forage Contest winners will be announced at [Read More …]

AGCO Reports Fourth Quarter Results

AGCO, Your Agriculture Company (NYSE: AGCO), a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment and solutions, reported net sales of $3.9 billion for the fourth quarter of 2022, an increase of 23.6% compared to the [Read More …]

Cross Merchandising and Secondary Placement

For customers who are shopping for a single meal, the dairy case is often too far to go. Our front-end merchandising moves dairy to the front of the store to help add dairy goodness to [Read More …]

NMPF statement on record dairy exports

“For the third consecutive year, U.S. dairy farmers have proven how their dedication to innovation and sustainability leadership increasingly have made them the world’s provider of choice for nutritious dairy products. In both value and in [Read More …]

Farmers and Advocates Hold “Food Not Feed Summit” to Raise Awareness for Fairer Farm Bill

The Summit, with attendees including Sen. Cory Booker, farmers, ranchers, public health advocates, and conservationists, convened to call on Congress to pass a farm bill that prioritizes growing food for our communities, not feed for [Read More …]

American Agri-Women supports the request to designate copper as an official U.S. Geological Survey Critical Mineral

American Agri-Women (AAW) applaud the bi-partisan request to designate copper as an official U.S. Geological Survey Critical Mineral. Senators Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Mike Braun (R-IN), Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Mitt [Read More …]

Feeding System Considerations for Manufacturing Dairy Products

Production systems can have an impact on the composition and functional properties of the finished dairy product. As dairy producers look for avenues to increase profit from the milk produced on their farm, some options [Read More …]

Protect dairy and access to nutrients in WIC Nutrition Program

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) has been proven to enhance the quality of program participants’ diets and health, in large part by supporting access to and consumption of healthful [Read More …]

Over-the-counter to Prescription Change for Antimicrobials Signals Shift for Livestock Producers

Zoetis provides perspective and resources to make a smooth transition for June 2023 Livestock producers will start noticing a change in how they access specific antimicrobial products, as some products will be switching from over-the-counter [Read More …]

See Impact of Animal Care from Farm through Processing at PDPW Dairy Wellbeing Workshop

February 9, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Two one-day sessions to feature processing plant tour, provide insights on animal wellbeing at every stage of life Dairy producers, farm employees and dairy industry professionals have a unique opportunity to see firsthand the critical [Read More …]

Prairie Farms Dairy Honors Ed Mullins for 42 Years of Service

After a 42-year career with Prairie Farms Dairy, industry executive Ed Mullins retired on December 31, 2022. This followed his decision in late 2021 to step down as Chief Executive Officer/Executive Vice President to assume [Read More …]

U.S. Dairy Industry Shatters Export Records in 2022

Exports of U.S. dairy products topped $9.5 billion and 2.8 million metric tons, both records Association (IDFA), released the following statement today on the news that U.S. agricultural exports including dairy set a record for [Read More …]

Kemps Launches First-of-its-Kind Smooth Cottage Cheese for Kids

New Snack Option Offers the Nutritional Benefits of Cottage Cheese and the Creamy, Smooth Texture of Yogurt Today, Kemps® is introducing Kemps® Smooth Cottage Cheese for kids, a revolutionary new cottage cheese with no curds and a smooth [Read More …]

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NMC Annual Meeting focuses on applying science-based research

February 9, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Milk quality experts meet in Atlanta The 62nd National Mastitis Council (NMC) Annual Meeting, held Jan. 30-Feb. 2, in Atlanta, revolved around the theme “Putting Science Into Practice” and attracted 340 members from 29 U.S. [Read More …]

ARM & HAMMER™ Welcomes New Account Manager to #ScienceHearted Dairy Team

To help further its mission to serve customers across the food chain, Arm & Hammer Animal and Food Production recently welcomed Tyler Musch to its #ScienceHearted team as a Dairy Account Manager on the Eastern [Read More …]

Dairy Excellence Grants Now Open: Apply Today

Are you looking to make an improvement to boost efficiency on your dairy operation? Whether you want to install a fan or sprinkler system in your freestall barn, upgrade your feed mixer in your feeding [Read More …]

Innovation in Manure Management to be Presented

February 8, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Join ODPA on February 14 from 9:30am – 2:00pm for our annual meeting to learn about new technology in manure management, proposed changes to the federal milk marketing order, ODPA’s efforts and more. Registration begins [Read More …]

Making More From Milk Returns!

After three years of COVID-caused cancellations, Karen Nielsen of Global Dairy Outreach and I are VERY HAPPY to announce that we are once again offering “Making More From Milk.” This two-day course is an absolute [Read More …]

Northeastern Dairy Product Innovation Competition Launches with $365,000 in Awards

Funds to support innovation in value-added products made from Northeast dairy A new competition for producers of value-added dairy products is now open for applications.The Northeastern Dairy Product Innovation Competition supports food innovators in launching products made from dairy ingredients produced in [Read More …]

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