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60-minute sessions connect dairy producers with leading experts This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal™ from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) will look to the future for dairy producers’ farms, animals and finances. On Tuesday, the discussion [Read More …]

Economic Feasibility Case Study of Co-Digestion of Manure and Food Waste

A Northern New York Dairy Farm Presented in partnership with Cornell Cooperative Extension December 1, 2022 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM EST Are you interested in exploring whether a manure and food waste co-digestion enterprise [Read More …]

DCHA webinar features BRD prevention, diagnosis and treatment

Dairy Calf and Heifer Association’s (DCHA) Dec. 8 webinar features “Achieving Better Outcomes When BRD Comes Knocking.” This free, one-hour educational offering starts at 2 p.m. Central time (Chicago time). Tiago Tomazi, a ruminant technical [Read More …]

Harris Beach and Farm Credit East Present Seasonal Business Labor and Immigration Webinar Series

Join Harris Beach, PLLC and Farm Credit East for an informational webinar series on seasonal business labor and immigration. The first of four webinars, titled “H-2A: Getting the Agricultural Workers you Need Legally,” will be [Read More …]

Leaders Share Dairy’s Sustainability Progress During Alliance Meeting

Dairy industry leaders discussed how USDA Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities projects can help secure a climate smart and profitable future for farmers during the Dairy Sustainability Alliance® Fall Meeting. The Alliance, formed through the [Read More …]

The secret to helping calves overcome BRD

Focusing on early diagnosis and prompt treatment can be instrumental in helping calves get back on track sooner “Bovine respiratory disease [BRD] is the second-highest cause of mortality in preweaned dairy calves and the highest [Read More …]

NMPF, IDFA seek to fix WIC proposal that would decrease access to dairy’s nutrients

Groups release statement in response to USDA’s proposed changes to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Representing dairy farmers, cooperatives, and processors, the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the [Read More …]

Make Milk Moments’ campaign taps into consumers’ holiday nostalgia

American Dairy Association’s campaign designed to promote fluid milk American Dairy Association North East’s annual award-winning “Make Milk Moments” holiday sweepstakes campaign encourages consumers to share favorite milk moments from the season – whether leaving [Read More …]

Happy Thanksgiving! There’s plenty of butter

Los Angeles Chargers and Dairy Council of California join forces in support of healthier students The Los Angeles Chargers and Dairy Council of California continued their rich histories of supporting local communities on November 15th [Read More …]

Business consultants available to help dairy farm families achieve their goals

Center offers one-on-one consulting support at no charge to dairy farm families To help Pennsylvania dairy farm families with transition planning, business management consulting, and risk management planning, the Center for Dairy Excellence has several [Read More …]

Wisconsin Leopold Conservation Award winners

Joe and Christy Tomandl of Medford selected as 2022 recipients Joe and Christy Tomandl of Medford have been selected as the recipients of the 2022 Wisconsin Leopold Conservation Award. Given in honor of renowned conservationist [Read More …]

PDPW Dairy Managers Institute Unveils Third Tier with Financial, Negotiation Training

Dec. 20-21 program to Feature Simultaneous Spanish Translation Introducing a third tier with its 2022 installation of Dairy Managers Institute®, this manager-development program presented by Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) now includes a suite of training [Read More …]

American Agri-Women Awards Helen Whitmore Memorial Convention Scholarship

November 23, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

American Agri-Women (AAW) recently honored four women with the Helen Whitmore Memorial Scholarship at the annual AAW Convention held in Bozeman. The scholarship helps first-time convention attendees with their travel expenses.Ashly Ann LemHouse, Junction City, [Read More …]

Ashlie Johnson on leveraging technology and social media for recruitment

Ashlie Johnson of Brooke Human Resource Solutions discusses leveraging technology and social media for your farm’s recruitment needs. Ashlie describes Recruitment Marketing Automation (RMA) and how it will measure in actual cost savings. A recruitment [Read More …]

IDFA 2022 Post-Election Update

December 14, 2022 | 2:00 p.m. Eastern On November 8th, millions of Americans cast their ballots in the 2022 midterm elections. Like previous midterm elections these events create significant changes on Capitol Hill and set [Read More …]

Have a Great Idea to Benefit the Dairy Community? Don’t Miss Your Chance for a $5,000 Grant!

Deadline for Professional Dairy Producers Foundation Grant Applications is Dec. 1 With the holiday season upon us, the Professional Dairy Producers Foundation is looking to make the season a little brighter for the dairy community [Read More …]

Deadline is just 10 days away for Class VIII of Jersey Youth Academy!

Apply here for the best youth program in the industry! The eighth Jersey Youth Academy will be held July 9-14, 2023. The application period for the is open until December 1, 2022. Jersey Youth Academy provides [Read More …]

Fuel Up to Play 60’s Hometown Grant Awarded to Garden Grove Unified School District

Los Angeles Chargers and Dairy Council of California join forces in support of healthier students The Los Angeles Chargers and Dairy Council of California continued their rich histories of supporting local communities on November 15th [Read More …]

Happy Thanksgiving! There’s plenty of butter

First, the bad news (for consumers): Heading into the holiday baking season, butter prices are, indeed at an all-time high. That’s for a few reasons. The biggest one is simple demand. Americans love butter, with [Read More …]

2022 harvest mycotoxin and mold concerns

Next steps producers can take to mitigate molds in feeds Harvest is showing that multiple crop regions in the United States are experiencing higher counts of mycotoxins than normal. So far during the 2022 harvest [Read More …]

Cooking campaign targets college students with dairy recipes

The recipes were sent through digital ads that targeted student resident halls on the Syracuse and Cornell University campuses In “Dorm Room Recipe Magic,” 12 dorm-friendly dairy-rich recipes were developed by American Dairy Association [Read More …]

Operations Manager Conference registration is open

Managing for consistency while leading through change Registration is open for the 2023 Operations Managers Conference, which will be held January 31 and February 1 at the Doubletree by Hilton, East Syracuse, NY. Presented by [Read More …]

Farm Income and Financial Forecasts, December 2022 Update

Date: Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022 Time: 1:00 PM ET Duration: 1 hour Host: Carrie Litkowski, Economic Research Service, USDA Description: USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) releases farm income statement and balance sheet estimates and forecasts three times a year. [Read More …]

Sell the Feeder Calf, or Create a Yearling?

Feeder calf sale numbers are ramping up across South Dakota. Fall brings many weaning and selling time decisions. These decisions include options to sell calves at weaning, wean them and hold them for 45 days, [Read More …]

Capitalizing on conflict and updates on markets

Leading experts share research for dairy producers, answer questions in real time This week’s on The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW), dairy producers will gain insights on preparing their farms and businesses for the future. [Read More …]

Commanding a New Workhorse Cattle Chute to Arrowquip’s Army Lineup

Arrowquip’s new heavy-duty hydraulic chute, The Colonel, has marched in to get straight to work. This hardworking cattle chute gives feedlots and large-scale cattle operations all the features they need and will use, including [Read More …]

NMPF urges lawmakers to support domestic infant formula production