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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

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the Department is providing $759 million to bring high-speed internet access (PDF, 204 KB) to people living and working across 24 states, Puerto Rico, Guam and [Read More …]

IDFA and Ever.Ag Announce Second Annual DairyTech Conference

Where Dairy and Tech Connect DairyTech Invites Proposals for Conference Session Topics and Speakers The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and Ever.Ag are excited to announce that registration for the second annual DairyTech conference opens [Read More …]

Labor Roadshow VI

October 27, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Online and in person options offeredLabor Roadshow programming runs from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm each day Ag Workforce Development Council member organizations include: NEDPA, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development, Cayuga Marketing, AgriMark, Upstate [Read More …]

Introducing… The New www.uscdcb.com!

Browse www.uscdcb.com today – October 27 – and you will be greeted with a brand-new website following an overnight transition. As CDCB collaborators and genetic enthusiasts, we invite you to explore the revamped website, which [Read More …]

Your next-level portfolio for managing BRD

Take on BRD with solutions you can trust. Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) can keep even the most experienced dairy youngstock producers up at night. That’s what makes the solutions you choose so important to your [Read More …]

One-day on-farm program offered

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 feature hands-on activities and demonstrations, presented in both English [Read More …]

Tom Barley Describes How They Maximize Herd Performance, Production and Cow Comfort

Listen to Our Latest “Cow-Side Conversations” Podcast Dairy cows are a lot like high-performing athletes. To help them achieve their peak performance, attention must be paid to every detail. In this episode of Cow-Side Conversations, Tom [Read More …]

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Holidays Are Big For Wisconsin Cheesemakers

To drive more demand for your milk, DFW supports the nation’s major grocery stores as they guide consumers’ cheese purchases with a variety of in-store promotions such as price ads, point-of-sale materials, sampling or tasting [Read More …]

Check runoff risk prior to spreading manure

Check the runoff risk advisory forecast before spreading manure on fields The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is reminding farmers and manure applicators to check the runoff risk advisory forecast before spreading manure on fields. [Read More …]

New interventions against ‘pinkeye’ in cattle are on their way

Genome sequencing of Moxarella bovis open doors for new interventions against ‘pinkeye’ in cattle Scientists have revealed that there are two different variants, or genotypes of Moraxella bovis (M. bovis), a bacterium known to cause pinkeye in [Read More …]

NMPF unanimously endorses marketing order modernization plan