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The Farm Credit Northeast AgEnhancement Program, a joint effort of Farm Credit East and CoBank, recently provided $50,000 in grant funding to 12 organizations to assist their efforts to support young and beginning farmer initiatives, [Read More …]

Conewango Announces Availability of New Catalog

Conewango Products Corporation, a leading distributor of inflations, dairy rubberware and other agricultural rubber products across North America, has released a new “2022-23 Product Catalog” featuring its complete line of products. The completely reconfigured catalog [Read More …]

Introduction to Dairy Product Labeling

October 31 – November 1, 2022 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. Eastern IDFA’s popular “Introduction to Dairy Product Labeling” is back on October 31stwith the most up-to-date, essential information you need to produce compliant and effective [Read More …]

DATCP Dairy Processor Grant Application Open through January 30

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) invites Wisconsin dairy processors to apply for dairy processor grants through January 30, 2023. These grants aim to foster innovation, improve profitability, and sustain the [Read More …]

Livestock and the Farm Bill

Every five years Congress passes legislation that sets national policy on agriculture, nutrition, conservation and forestry. The first real farm bill was the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933, part of the government’s New Deal response [Read More …]

CDFA recalls raw goat milk from Valley Milk Simply Bottled of Stanislaus Co.

Consumers urged to dispose of bottled raw goat milk due to bacterial contamination Raw goat milk produced and packaged by Valley Milk Simply Bottled of Stanislaus County is the subject of a statewide recall and [Read More …]

Webinar on long-term dairy supply, demand trends

I-29 Moo University Dairy Webinar on Nov. 10 The I-29 Moo University 2022 Dairy Webinar Series continues Thursday, Nov. 10 from noon to 1 p.m. with a focus on long-term dairy supply and demand trends. [Read More …]

DFA farmer named NMPF “Communicator of Year,” Tillamook recognized among co-ops

Tillamook earned top overall communications honors among NMPF member co-ops Laton, CA dairy farmer Melvin Medeiros, a family farm-owner of Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), was named the National Milk Producers Federation’s (NMPF) Farmer Communicator [Read More …]

Gross or great? Fancy butter boards soar as shortage looms

Butter boards, the polarizing stepchild of charcuterie, have taken TikTok to new food-craze heights Legit gross or crazy delicious? Butter boards, the polarizing stepchild of charcuterie, have taken TikTok to new food-craze heights as some [Read More …]

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Escaping Our Labels

Folks visiting your farm are often eager to leave behind a hat or something else with their label on it to remind you of their company and the services or products they offer. A [Read More …]

Six Chefs Selected For Competition Spotlight Globally Inspired Dishes Featuring Real California Cheese and Dairy

Professional Chefs Gather in Napa, Calif. to Showcase Italian-Style Cheeses from California, Compete for $27,000 in Prizes The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) today announced the inaugural Global Flavors Culinary Competition, a foodservice event that [Read More …]

ADC thanks AFBF for leading consensus-building FMMO Forum

Return to ‘higher of’ Class I method near-unanimous priority ‘Where will we be in five years? Let’s keep the conversations going.’ American Dairy Coalition participated in a productive American Farm Bureau Federal Milk Marketing Order [Read More …]

Silage Crop Outlook, Graduate Research Showcase, Market News

October 24, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Episodes offer new information and real-time opportunities to interact with dairy experts This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal™ from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) will provide timely updates for the harvest season and remainder of 2022. [Read More …]

U.S. Dairy Producers Post Increased Milk Production for the Third Consecutive Month

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending October 21, 2022 Despite challenging weather and margin complications, each of the major dairy states saw volumes rise. Production growth was driven by both stronger yields and [Read More …]

Enter the 2023 United States Championship Cheese Contest today

Enjoy a special entry rate on all submissions of cheese, butter, yogurt, and dry dairy products now through December 1 The entry window is now open for the 2023 United States Championship Cheese Contest! Enjoy [Read More …]

SNAP Dairy Incentive Program Expands to 150+ Retail Outlets with Award to Auburn University

In a strong show of support for healthy nutrition incentive programs, today the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a significant expansion of the Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives Projects (HFMIP), a pilot program that provides a dollar-for-dollar [Read More …]

An utterly exciting competition

Competitors had to fill their individual buckets as much as possible by milking a cow in one minute Ending the events in the Dairy Pavilion was our cow milking competition featuring President Zippy Duvall of [Read More …]

USDA announces $1 billion debt relief for 36,000 farmers

Those who have missed payments, are in foreclosure or are heading toward default will get help from the USDA The federal government announced Tuesday a program that will provide $1.3 billion in debt relief for [Read More …]

Dairy Farm Feeder School

Presented by Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY and Cornell Cooperative Extension This one-day program provides on-farm training for dairy farm employees and managers who want to learn more about and improve the feeding process. Each site will [Read More …]

Dairy leaders highlight sustainability, food security at World Food Prize

October 21, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

A nutrition expert, an innovative dairy farmer and a global food-security leader shared how animal agriculture and dairy can be part of world climate and hunger solutions in a panel discussion side event at the [Read More …]

MMPA members gather for Cover Crop Field Day

Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) members gathered on Oct. 18 to learn more about cover crops from farmer panelists and Michigan State University (MSU) Extension experts. Hosted at Jem-Lot Dairy in Westphalia, Michigan, the half-day [Read More …]

Dr. Dave Nichols Awarded the 2022 Mark and Eva Gardiner Innovation and Excellence Faculty Award

October 21, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Dave Nichols, K-State University Animal Science & Industry professor emeritus, has been awarded the 2022 Mark and Eva Gardiner Innovation and Excellence Faculty award. Arguably one of the most recognizable “faces of K-State”, Nichols’ exemplary [Read More …]

World Dairy Expo Releases 2022 Event Summary

October 21, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

To the global dairy community, Thank you for once again making World Dairy Expo the meeting place of the global dairy industry. The 2022 event was filled with memorable moments from start to finish that [Read More …]

Still time to register for nutrition workshop

Will be be held Nov. 2 and 3 in Hershey The 2022 Penn State Dairy Nutrition Workshop will be held Nov. 2 and 3 at the Hershey Lodge, providing cutting edge information that nutritionists and [Read More …]

2022 Southeastern Hay Contest

The contest is based of the relative forage quality (RFQ) The 2022 Southeastern Hay Contest, sponsored by Massey Furgeson, took place today in the RW Griffin building at the 2022 Sunbelt Ag Expo. The contest [Read More …]

Finalists in WFBF’s inaugural 35 Under 35 program

Program recognizes the creativity and innovation of young farmers and agriculturists Thirty-five individuals have been selected as Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s 35 Under 35 Award finalists. The award is presented by WFBF’s Young Farmer and Agriculturist [Read More …]

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Student leaders prepare for the 95th National FFA Convention & Expo

More than 60,000 FFA members from the U.S., Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands are expected to participate in the event FFA members and supporters from across the country will celebrate agriculture and agricultural education [Read More …]

DFA farmer named “Communicator of Year,” Tillamook recognized