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Learn some great techniques for combating this procedural drift and keeping your workers on track. We will provide valuable examples and give participants time for discussion with each other. Who is this for? Dairy farm [Read More …]

Federal Milk Marketing Order Forum successfully brings sector together

Pennsylvania Farm Bureau President Rick Ebert served as a moderator The American Farm Bureau Federation was joined by representatives of the National Milk Producers Federation, dairy cooperatives, processors, state dairy associations and dairy farmers from [Read More …]

2022-23 National FFA Officer team elected during national convention

The 2022-23 National FFA Officers will lead the organization for the next year The 2022-23 National FFA Officer team was elected today during the final session of the 95th National FFA Convention & Expo in [Read More …]

College Student Loves Her Cows

Katerina Coffman, Penn State Dairy Complex, State College, Pa. In this episode, we meet dairy farmer Katerina Coffman, a sophomore at Penn State University who is studying animal science and agri-business management. Along with taking [Read More …]

‘Tis the Season for Dairy: A Holiday Outlook

‘Tis the season to buy gifts, plan parties and stock up on dairy for holiday treats. Will Thanksgiving and Christmas feel a little less merry this year as inflation looms over the grocery checkout line? [Read More …]

Nationwide unveils HAYTECH hands-free hay monitoring first for U.S. customers

Nationwide customers among first in U.S. with access to HAYTECH, the innovative hay monitoring system Hay fires present unpredictable and difficult-to-manage risks for farming and agribusiness operations. They can also add up to thousands of [Read More …]

How to raise beef x dairy calves for the highest quality and value

How to raise beef x dairy calves for the highest quality and value Beef x dairy crossbreeding is still a relatively new concept for many calf raisers, but as an industry, we know there’s a [Read More …]

Save the date for 2023 Pennsylvania Dairy Summit

Summit will feature dynamic keynote speakers, education, networking To help infuse dairy businesses with insight and inspiration, “Fusion” is the theme of the 2023 Pennsylvania Dairy Summit, scheduled for February 8 and 9, 2023 at [Read More …]

2023 PA Farm Show asks Pennsylvanians, ‘Oh, Say, Can You Sing?’

Winner will sing each morning, top vote-getter will sing at Opening Ceremony Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding today invited singers statewide to enter “Oh, Say, Can You Sing?”, a star-spangled sing-off to win a chance to [Read More …]

Former Checkoff CEO Naczi Honored with Lyng Award

The National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB) honored Rick Naczi as the 2022 recipient of the Richard E. Lyng Award for his contributions and distinguished service to dairy promotion. Naczi, former CEO of the [Read More …]

The Latest in Repro Protocols, Dairy Policy and Seed Selection

Episodes offer timely information on important topics for dairy farmers This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal™ from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) will provide the latest news and research for dairy producers to manage their herd, [Read More …]

U.S. Milk Output in the Black but What About Demand

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending October 28, 2022 U.S. milk output is now growing at a historically normal rate, but there are many barriers to more rapid expansion, including onerous feed costs [Read More …]

California Department of Food and Agriculture Accepting Public Comment

California Livestock Methane Measurement, Mitigation, and Thriving Environments Research Program The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now seeking comments on its draft Request for Proposals (RFP) for a new program, the California [Read More …]

Less Talk and More Facts – Main Effects on Cow Welfare and Performance

Uterine Diseases: Less Talk and More Facts – Main Effects on Cow Welfare and Performance Uterine Diseases: Less Talk and More Facts – Main Effects on Cow Welfare and Performance will focus on describing the [Read More …]

2022 Corn silage overview

As 2022 corn silage sits in storage, hopefully fermenting for the next few months before being fed out, it is helpful to understand how this crop might feed compared to previous years. These results offer [Read More …]

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

The San Francisco 49ers and Dairy Council of California continued their rich histories of supporting local communities on October 25th by presenting Hayward Unified School District with a $10,000 Fuel Up to Play 60 Hometown [Read More …]

USDA Opens Registration for the 2023 Agricultural Outlook Forum

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that registration is now open for the 99th annual Agricultural Outlook Forum (AOF), USDA’s largest and premier annual event. The two-day event will be held in-person at [Read More …]

Onboarding New Test Methods

November 15, 2022 | 1:00 p.m. Eastern Are you looking to improve your Aseptic or ESL product’s time to result? Join us online as we explore a challenge many Aseptic and ESL plants face – [Read More …]

Live, from the Dairy Bar, it’s NMPF!

NMPF Senior Vice President of Communications Alan Bjerga gives an impromptu tour of the Dairy Bar and the Joint Annual Meeting in Denver. From delicious products to critical information, the Dairy Bar has it [Read More …]

Lancaster County dairy producer shares ways to maximize herd performance, production

Tom Barley was interviewed in new episode of ‘Cow-Side Conversations’ In the Center for Dairy Excellence’s latest episode of the “Cow-Side Conversations” podcast, Tom Barley, a dairy producer from Star Rock Farms in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, [Read More …]

NMPF unanimously endorses Marketing Order modernization plan in annual meeting

Recommendations were developed on federal milk pricing after more than 100 meetings that have taken place over the past year National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) leadership unanimously endorsed a proposal to modernize the Federal Milk [Read More …]

PDPW Dairy Managers Institute builds skills

Three tiers of training available to dairy managers and professionals, Dec. 20-21 As dairy teams begin to wrap up 2022 and look ahead to their goals and plans for 2023, building stronger, more effective teams [Read More …]

UC seminars focus on dairy & livestock education at World Ag Expo

In 2023, four sessions from the University of California will focus on dairy and livestock World Ag Expo® seminars are included with the price of admission and feature experts in global agriculture. In 2023, four [Read More …]

Registration & housing open Nov. 15 for 2023 Commodity Classic in Orlando

America’s largest farmer-led agricultural and educational experience will be held March 9 – 11 in Orlando Online registration and housing for the 2023 Commodity Classic will open on November 15, 2022. America’s largest farmer-led agricultural [Read More …]

NMPF announces cheese, yogurt contest award winners

NMPF has announced its winners for this year’s co-op cheese contest. Yogurt was included for the first time this year. Congratulations to the winners! 2022 NMPF Cheese and Yogurt Contest results final

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 …]

Administration Provides $759 Million to Bring High-Speed Internet Access to Communities Across Rural America