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Producers reduce milk production before dry-off — and reduce the impending discomfort — in a few different ways Cow comfort is important at all times, but especially at dry-off. Animals dried off may experience udder [Read More …]

Compeer Financial GrainVantage event Dec. 1

Virtual event to provide insights on weather trends, risk management and used equipment Compeer Financial, a member-owned Farm Credit cooperative, will host its annual GrainVantage meeting virtually on Dec. 1, 2022. At GrainVantage, farmers will [Read More …]

SARE Farmer Rancher grant proposals are due Dec. 1st

Farmer Rancher grants will fund sustainable agriculture projects across the region The North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (NCR-SARE) program provides competitive grants for innovative ideas for farmers and ranchers. Farmers and ranchers [Read More …]

World Dairy Expo Producer Panel

This Real Science Exchange podcast is recorded at World Dairy Expo in Madison, WI. At the 55th Annual World Dairy Expo we have a star-studded guest panel to discuss the latest ideas and trends in animal nutrition. [Read More …]

Dairy Girl Network Recognizes Forward Under 40 (+4) Award Winners

Dairy Girl Network (DGN) honored four dairywomen with awards of leadership achievement at the recent DGN Forward TogetHER biennial national conference in Prior Lake, Minnesota. The four dairywomen recognized for the DGN Forward Under 40 [Read More …]

GENYOUth, Domino’s Teach Students Benefits of Farm to Pizza

Dairy checkoff-founded GENYOUth and Domino’s recently partnered to engage students in an AdVenture Capital challenge to educate their peers on where food comes from. More than 30 student teams from schools across the country participated in [Read More …]

World Dairy Expo Breed Sales remain successful

Offered consignments from the Showring and top genomic heifers The 2022 World Dairy Expo Breed Sales once again offered consignments from the Showring and top genomic heifers. Buyers from around the world vied for the [Read More …]

Dairy’s Foundation grant apps due Dec. 1

Still time to apply for Dairy’s Foundation grants With the holiday season upon us, the Professional Dairy Producers Foundation is looking to make the season a little brighter for the dairy community with opportunities for [Read More …]

DCRC honors dairies for reproduction achievements

Dairy Cattle Reproduction Awards to 24 dairy operations The Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) gave Excellence in Dairy Cattle Reproduction Awards to 24 dairy operations during its annual meeting, held Nov. 15-17, in Middleton, Wis. [Read More …]

New Jersey Dairy Princess Chosen to Represent the State’s Dairy Farmers

November 28, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Jacquilin Kirby of Hillsborough, Somerset County, was named the 2022-2023 New Jersey State Dairy Princess, in a ceremony held on Saturday, November 19, in Bridgewater, New Jersey. She succeeds Brittany Smith of Oxford, New Jersey, [Read More …]

USDA invites ag producers to respond online to the 2022 Census of Agriculture

The ag census is the nation’s only comprehensive and impartial agriculture data for every state, county, and territory The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) mailed survey codes to all known agriculture producers across the 50 [Read More …]

Significant H-2A Program Regulation Changes for 2023

November 28, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

On October 6, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule to amend the H-2A non-immigrant agricultural worker program visa regulations. Every agricultural employer using or wishing to use H-2A workers needs [Read More …]

IDF World Dairy Summit a U.S. dairy opportunity

November 28, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The International Dairy Federation (IDF) World Dairy Summit brings unique opportunities for U.S. dairy as the host nation for the Chicago event, to be held next Oct. 16-19. The global conference returns to the United [Read More …]

Dairy Girl Network Announces Leading Impact Award Winner

Dairy Girl Network (DGN) awarded Pam Selz-Pralle, of Humbird, Wis., with the Leading Impact sponsored by Beck’s at the recent DGN Forward TogetHER biennial national conference in Prior Lake, Minn.New this year, the DGN Leading [Read More …]

Farm Automation, Calf-Feeding Behavior, Retirement Strategies

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 …]

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