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Highlight home delivery of milk, cheese and more during the holidays Online farmers market Market Wagon provides last-mile delivery for dairy farms across Indiana The American Dairy Association Indiana has partnered with online farmers market [Read More …]

High input costs and rising interest rates top farmer concerns

This month’s survey was conducted after the U.S. mid-term elections Nov. 14-18 Unlike the two most recent presidential elections, the November mid-term election outcomes did little to swing farmer sentiment. The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy [Read More …]

Prairie Farms, Hiland Dairy plants receive quality awards

Dubuque Plant receives top award for superior product quality Prairie Farms Dairy and its joint venture partner, Hiland Dairy, won over 40 awards at the QCS Purchasing Cooperative Annual Leadership Conference in San Diego. In [Read More …]

Krentz re-elected WFBF president

Bragger from Independence in Buffalo County elected to serve as vice president Kevin Krentz was elected president of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation and Rural Mutual Insurance Company. Krentz is a dairy farmer from Berlin [Read More …]

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$900K now available in Dairy Farm Innovation and Alternative Management Grant

Funding opens through Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center The Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center (NE-DBIC), hosted by the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets announces $900,000 in funding through the new Dairy Farm Innovation [Read More …]

Mastitis-Causing Pathogens and How They Get on Your Farm

Mastitis is one of the most prevalent health issues in the dairy industry today. Milk yield, milk quality, and animal welfare are all areas of concern when a cow has mastitis. Mastitis is an [Read More …]

USDA launches new virtual Nutrition Center of Excellence

This new virtual center will accelerate research on diet-related chronic diseases, including cancer The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced its new Agricultural Science Center of Excellence for Nutrition and Diet for Better Health (ASCEND for [Read More …]

Ranches of the future may see cows wearing smart watches

Using smart technology to monitor the health, reproductivity, location, and environmental conditions of cattle can help with food safety and supply chain efficiency, but this monitoring adds energy cost to an already highly emissive industry. [Read More …]

Dairy Sense: Precision Feeding’s Key Metric: Dry Matter Intake

The Extension dairy team specialists are available to conduct feeding assessments and provide data to determine the lactating herd’s efficiencies. Production perspective: Precision feeding is getting a lot of press recently as a key management [Read More …]

Emerging technology allows solar panels and agriculture to coexist

Agrivoltaics provides a way of creating dual land usage, combining solar panels with crops or grazing animals in the same field Renewable energy technologies such as wind turbines and solar panels are gaining traction, but are sometimes met [Read More …]

Jersey Junior All Americans announced for 2022

There were 173 youth exhibiting 274 Registered Jerseys in the national junior show on November 4, 2022, in Louisville, Ky Twenty-four Jersey youth between the ages of nine (9) and 20 from nine states have been recognized [Read More …]

Farmers in New Zealand seethe over proposed tax for the emissions of their livestock

In New Zealand, the government wants farmers to pay a tax for the emissions of their livestock, in what has become known as the ‘fart tax’. This mainly concerns the harmful greenhouse gas methane released [Read More …]

Apply for the DCHA $1,000 scholarship

The Dairy Calf and Heifer Association (DCHA) announced that it will once again award a $1,000 scholarship. Applicants must be a college student and DCHA member; or the parent/legal guardian must belong to DCHA. Applications [Read More …]

ADVISORY: Dairy Industry Leaders Call for Passage of Farm Workforce Modernization Act by Senate

Leaders from the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) will gather in Washington on Wednesday to advocate on Capitol Hill for passage of the Farm Workforce Modernization Act. Members of the media are invited to attend [Read More …]

PA Dairymen’s Association To Celebrate 70th Birthday

Food Court Opens Noon, Friday, January 6, 2023 Full PA Farm Show Runs Saturday, January 7 – Saturday, January 14, 2023 The Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association, one of the state’s leading advocates for dairy farmers, is [Read More …]

Bipartisanship Advances Dairy as New Congressional Landscape Forms

With Congress’s “lame-duck” session underway and last month’s elections almost fully settled, it’s clear how quickly political fortunes can turn and conventional wisdom can be upended. The Congress that’s seated next month will have a Democratic-led [Read More …]

Achieving Better Outcomes When BRD Comes Knocking

Join Dairy Calf & Heifer Association (DCHA) for its next webinar – “Achieving Better Outcomes when BRD Comes Knocking” – set for December 8, at 2 p.m. Central time (U.S./Canada). Tiago Tomazi, Merck Animal Health [Read More …]

Agricultural Supervisory Leadership Certificate Program

Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development has opened registration for Transitioning to Supervisor, the third course offered by the Agricultural Supervisory Leadership Certificate program. Transitioning to Supervisor Develop essential communication skills and manage conflict. Lead a multi-cultural team. Build [Read More …]

USDA Launches New Virtual Nutrition Center of Excellence

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced its new Agricultural Science Center of Excellence for Nutrition and Diet for Better Health (ASCEND for Better Health) in support of President Biden’s Cancer Moonshot effort to end cancer as we [Read More …]

Individual vs. Pair Calf Housing

Weigh the pros and cons of calf housing systems in deciding which system is best for your farm. Individual calf housing became a popular management choice during 1970-1980’s. At the beginning of the 1990’s, about [Read More …]

Dairy Industry Leaders Call for Passage of Farm Workforce Modernization Act by Senate

Leaders from the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) will gather in Washington on Wednesday to advocate on Capitol Hill for passage of the Farm Workforce Modernization Act. Members of the media are invited to attend [Read More …]

Fill a Glass With Hope®

Fill a Glass With Hope® is an effort led by American Dairy Association North East to bring fresh milk to families in need. Funds are raised through grants, corporate sponsorships and individual donations who share our [Read More …]

Farmers and ranchers elect president KFB

Complete Business at 104th Annual Meeting Nearly 400 Farm Bureau members of Kansas on Monday wrapped up business for their farm organization during Kansas Farm Bureau’s (KFB) 104th annual meeting. The policies adopted will now [Read More …]

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NMC webinar to offer ways to improve udder health

Presentation will focus on milking event insights and teat scoring National Mastitis Council’s (NMC) Jan. 5 webinar, led by Cornell University’s Paul Virkler, features “What Can You Learn From Teat Scoring On Your Dairy?” This [Read More …]

No DMC Payments For October As Prices Rise

The U.S. average all-milk price rose $1.50/cwt in October from a month earlier, boosting the month’s DMC margin well above the $9.50/cwt maximum coverage level needed to trigger program payments, after two months of payouts. [Read More …]

Bob Evans donates to Ohio farm community

Funds to benefit three local organizations, support ag education programs In founding Bob Evans Restaurants, Bob Evans was committed to supporting and advocating for the farming community, making that a central part of the brand’s [Read More …]

California Farm Bureau reacts to initial 5% water allocation

“Here we go again,” said California Farm Bureau President Jamie Johansson The California Department of Water Resources on Thursday announced an initial allocation of just 5% of requested 2023 water supplies from the State Water [Read More …]

Experts present strategies to mitigate methane emissions in dairy cattle

Review published in the Journal of Dairy Science® suggests trade-offs be considered when reducing emissions to address climate change Methane mitigation has been identified as essential for addressing climate change. Intensive research in the past [Read More …]

What to do in Tough Times?

I recently listened to an excellent podcast from motivational speaker Brendon Burchard about how to deal with “tough times.” Life in America has historically been good, but I know many people are concerned about things [Read More …]

Prepare now for the loss of over-the-counter antimicrobials for livestock