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Empowering dairy farmers to make data-driven decisions for generations. VAS, the maker of DairyComp, is excited to celebrate 40 years of innovating dairy herd management. Herd management software has transformed how dairy farmers manage their [Read More …]

Hendel joins Select Sires’ communications department

Select Sires has hired Lauren Hendel as a communications specialist. She will be responsible for genetic advertising, including creation of the Holstein sire directory and Showcase™ lineup promotions. She will also work with members of the [Read More …]

Farm Credit Dairy Center remains a landmark at World Ag Expo

February 17, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

$1 million in naming rights fees help expand and improve the 76,000-square-foot facility Last year, over 98,000 people from 49 states and 34 countries attended the World Ag Expo® in Tulare, one of the largest [Read More …]

Joel Hastings interviews Lucas Fuess & Ryan Findlay from Rabo AgriFinance

Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News interviews Lucas Fuess and Ryan Findlay with Rabo AgriFinance. The podcast takes a look at the markets for 2023 and how the dairy industry will shape up. Ryan Findlay, Leader [Read More …]

U.S. Cotton Production Sees An Increase In Pounds Per Harvested Acre

The 2022 upland cotton crop produces the highest yield per acre on record. Dairy and beef cattle producers can expect to see a decrease in whole cottonseed supply this crop year. According to the U.S. [Read More …]

ARM & HAMMER™ Launches #ScienceHearted Dairy Bedding Solution

With Arm & Hammer Animal and Food Production’s newest #ScienceHearted solution, dairies can now safely and effectively control pathogens in recycled manure solids (RMS). ARM & HAMMER’s™ team at The ScienceHearted Center in Waukesha, Wis. [Read More …]

GEA rotary parlors will now be American made

Manufacturing will move to the existing milking equipment plant in Galesville, Wisconsin. GEA is excited to announce they are moving manufacturing of their rotary parlor platforms to Galesville, Wisconsin. This move makes their rotary milking [Read More …]

2022 was another record year for U.S. farm exports

The value of sales increased in all of the United States’ top 10 agricultural export markets The American agricultural sector posted its best export year ever in 2022 with international sales of U.S. farm and [Read More …]

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National Dairy Board scholarship applications being accepted

Eleven scholarships worth $2,500 each will be awarded, in addition to a $3,500 James H. Loper Jr. Memorial Scholarship Applications are being accepted for college scholarships that are awarded by America’s dairy farmers and importers [Read More …]

Governor Newsom Signs Order to Build Water Resilience Amid Climate-Driven Extreme Weather

Governor Gavin Newsom today signed an executive order to protect the state’s water supplies from the impacts of climate-driven extremes in weather. After years of prolonged drought, recent storms resulted in the wettest three-week period [Read More …]

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of Inflation Reduction Act Funding for Climate-Smart Agriculture Nationwide

This additional funding will provide direct climate mitigation benefits and expand access to financial and technical assistance for producers to advance conservation on their farm, ranch or forest land. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the [Read More …]

Netafim USA Spotlights Global Sustainability at 2023 World Ag Expo

Award-winning SDI-E System Is Proven to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions by up to 90% As the agriculture industry collectively works to improve sustainable practices, Netafim USA, a subsidiary of Netafim Ltd., the global leader in [Read More …]

Celebrate the Day of Love with Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese

Let Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese be your wingman during the season of love! Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and what better way to say, “I love you,” than with a home-cooked meal [Read More …]

National Institute for Animal Agriculture’s Annual Conference Will Focus on Climate-Smart Animal Agriculture

The National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) will host the 2023 Annual Conference from April 18 to April 20 in Kansas City, MO. This year’s conference takes place during Earth Week and will focus on [Read More …]

Don’t Cut Dairy Benefits for WIC Moms and Children

Dear Dairy Community, More than 6 million low-income mothers and children, including an estimated 43% of all infants in the U.S., rely on a federal nutrition program known as the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for [Read More …]

Construction Underway on New Amp Americas Dairy RNG Facility in Wisconsin

February 16, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Amp Americas, a pioneer in converting dairy waste into carbon-negative renewable transportation fuel and power, today announced that construction has begun on a dairy renewable natural gas (RNG) project in Darlington, Wisconsin, about 60 miles [Read More …]

National DHIA selects 4 veterinary students as scholarship recipients

The National Dairy Herd Information Association (DHIA) Scholarship Committee selected Eleni M. Casseri, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Travis Lenssen, Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Jared Sanderson, Michigan State University College of [Read More …]

Dairy Research Featured at PDPW Business Conference

The Preview Stage Features Cutting-Edge Research Underway at UW-Madison, University of Minnesota The world’s top researchers are putting cutting-edge technologies and innovative techniques to work every day to solve the most pressing challenges in dairy [Read More …]

Farmer Focus: National Milk Producers Federation

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (N.C. A&T) is the largest historically black college and university in the country, with roughly 13,500 students studying topics from accounting to biomedical engineering to visual arts. [Read More …]

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National Dairy Board Scholarship Applications Being Accepted

Applications are being accepted for college scholarships that are awarded by America’s dairy farmers and importers through the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB). Eleven scholarships worth $2,500 each will be awarded, in addition [Read More …]

Northside Elevator Hires Bill Weich, PhD

Northside Elevator has added Bill Weich, PhD, as Dairy Specialist. Bill focuses consulting in areas key to performance, production, and farm profitability. Dr. Weich strongly emphasizes herd health and performance goals, which begins by reviewing [Read More …]

USDA Issues WASDE Report for February – All Milk Price Estimate for 2023 Lowered to $20.70

Milk supply and use estimates for 2022 are adjusted to reflect reported December production, ending stock, and trade data in the USDA’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates issued February 8. For 2023, milk [Read More …]

Constructed ID’s: Eliminating Pedigree Dead Ends

Knowing an animal’s ancestry several generations back is certainly the goal for breeders; however, there are instances where animals have a gap in their pedigree. When animals have such a gap, like an unknown [Read More …]

Dean Helene Dillard to join UC Davis agricultural experts at World Ag Expo

Will chat with farmers, prospective students, alumni and leaders throughout the agricultural industry Dean Helene Dillard with the UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences will gather with fellow scientists, staff and students at [Read More …]

Dairy One Forage Lab participates in CSNT study

In partnership with Cornell University The Forage Laboratory at Dairy One Cooperative Inc. has been participating in a continuous testing program for corn stalk nitrate. In partnership with Cornell University, the study recently released its [Read More …]

U.S. dairy exports finished record 2022 on a high note

December exports climbed 15% in volume with all major products growing in the final month of the year. But our analysts are watching headwinds on the horizon for 2023. U.S. dairy exports finished what was [Read More …]

Dairy retail trends, mental health, market update

Webinars provide opportunities for farmers to interact with industry experts This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) will feature a big-picture review of economic, retail and consumer trends in the dairy [Read More …]

Holstein Association USA 2023 Judges Conference Registration Open