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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 …]

Tillamook County Creamery Association Announces Recent Wins from the World Cheese Awards and the National Milk Producers Federation

The 113-Year-Old Dairy Co-Operative Continues to Produce Internationally Recognized, Award-Winning Products Made with Unwavering Values and Real Ingredients The Oregon-based farmer-owned co-operative, Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA), announced today that the Tillamook® brand recently received three bronze [Read More …]

American Agri-Women Elects New National Officers

American Agri-Women (AAW) recently elected its national officers at its 2022 national convention in Bozeman, Mont. AAW, a national coalition of farm, ranch, and agri-business women, is in its 48th year of advocating for agriculture.Arlene [Read More …]

$19M grant extends dairy business innovation program led by Fresno State

Fresno State students and faculty will soon benefit from $19 million in regional funding by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives that will support dairy processing capacity expansion and technical assistance in six Western states. [Read More …]

Local dairy checkoff seeks independent producers for board of directors

American Dairy Association North East is seeking independent dairy farmer nominees for its board of directors for 2023. To be considered for a board seat, nominees must be an active dairy farmer in the ADA [Read More …]

USDA help protecting ag lands and grasslands

Apply by Dec. 16, 2022, for the Agricultural Land Easements program The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Ohio Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is accepting applications from landowners and organizations interested in protecting farmlands and grasslands [Read More …]

Prairie Farms success at NMPF Cheese and Yogurt Contest

18 total ribbons awarded including four category sweeps, best cottage cheese The annual National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) Cheese and Yogurt Contest just concluded. Prairie Farms was unstoppable with sweeps in the Swiss Cheese, 2% [Read More …]

Nine Minnesota counties designated disaster areas

USDA extends emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated nine Minnesota counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas. This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the USDA Farm Service Agency [Read More …]

Gardiner Angus Ranch Announces the Passing of Legendary Sire, GAR Prophet

Gardiner Angus Ranch announces the passing of GAR Prophet, one of the most iconic sires in modern Angus history. Prophet sired a legacy of progeny that continue to excel for calving ease, growth, maternal function [Read More …]

Turntide Technologies Acquires Royal de Boer to Compliment and Grow its VES-Artex Business Unit in Europe

U.S.-based VES-Artex and Netherlands-based Royal de Boer will operate as individual brands while leveraging shared global facilities, resources, and talent to help dairies succeed in a changing environment. VES-Artex and Royal de Boer will join forces, bringing together [Read More …]

USDA Issues WASDE Report for November – All Milk Price Estimate for 2023 Lowered to $22.60

The milk production forecast for 2022 is raised from last month, while 2023 production is unchanged. The dairy cow inventory for both years is lowered on recent published data but output per cow is [Read More …]

USDA Releases Nationwide Farmer, Rancher and Forest Manager Prospective Customer Survey

Producers can now take a nationwide survey to help the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) improve and increase access to its programs and services for America’s farmers, ranchers, and forest managers. The survey includes new [Read More …]

Tell Congress To Act on Farm Workforce Modernization Act

Labor shortages are undoubtedly the number one issue facing our dairy industry. With perishable milk and dairy products, labor shortages aren’t just an inconvenience; they’re a threat to business viability. Dairy’s unique labor needs require a [Read More …]

Raising and Managing Cows for Automated Milking Systems Webinar

Join CCE and Michigan State University Extension on Wednesday, November 16th, from 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm over Zoom Advancements in technology have made Automated Milking Systems (AMS) a reliable machine that can successfully collect [Read More …]

Whey, cheese, lactose and butter continued to lead as U.S. suppliers set multiple September records.

U.S. dairy exports stayed on record pace in September, posting another strong month of growth. Export volume rose 7% (+13,784 MT) on a milk solids equivalent basis. Whey (+18%, +8,897 MT), cheese (+5%, +1,719 MT) [Read More …]

$19M grant extends dairy business innovation program led by Fresno State

Dr. Carmen Licon Cano, Fresno State assistant professor in food science and nutrition, serves as the project director Fresno State students and faculty will soon benefit from $19 million in regional funding by the U.S. Department of [Read More …]

NMPF: Consider risk management tools as USDA announces DMC signup

NMPF also reminds producers that USDA is developing a separate milk loss program, as provided for in legislation enacted last year With rising costs eroding dairy margins despite high farm milk prices, the National Milk Producers Federation [Read More …]

Recognize Dairy Leaders, Submit Industry Award Nominations

Annual Awards Recognize Individuals Who Are Excelling in the Dairy Industry Dairy industry professionals are encouraged to recognize their peers by submitting nominations for the annual Pennsylvania Dairy Industry Award program. The program includes three [Read More …]

Deere offering new strip-till equipment

New strip-till equipment to help farmers till where it matters most John Deere has introduced a new series of strip-till equipment to help farmers till where it matters most. The new series includes a pair [Read More …]

Three ways to level up manure for 2023 nutrient needs

Choosing a certified lab for analysis is just one of many ways to step up manure management Completing manure analysis at a certified lab might be more important than expected in 2023. As the coming [Read More …]

Midterm Results Leave Room for Bipartisanship, Farm System Reform, Says Farm Action Fund

Bucking historical trends that sweep in candidates from the opposing party of the president during the midterm elections, Republicans look to have made only marginal gains in last night’s contests. Because of this result, [Read More …]

University of Minnesota Wins 7th Consecutive Louisville Judging Contest by Decisive Margin

The University of Minnesota placed 1st overall in the collegiate dairy cattle judging contest hosted November 5 by the North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE), Louisville, KY. The margin of victory was a whopping [Read More …]

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EuroTier 2022: Evonik’s System Solutions help address global food challenges

Evonik will be showcasing its comprehensive portfolio of innovative products and solutions aimed at addressing the global challenges facing the animal protein production sector, at this year’s EuroTier. Rising costs, the global energy crisis and [Read More …]

Heat Detection with Cattle

Utilize the various tools and protocols that are available to maximize heat detection. Effective reproductive management in a dairy herd requires a combination of conscientious heat detection and proper timing of artificial insemination (AI). Failure [Read More …]

Ellsworth Wins Top Cheese Prize; Scholarship Program Raises $12,000

Ellsworth took the top prize, while a yogurt also took high honors in the first-ever inclusion of that category, in prizes awarded in the annual dairy contest held in conjunction with NMPF’s annual meeting. The NMPF [Read More …]

Young Farmers Convene for Annual Leadership and Development Program