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The Conservation Innovation Fund (CIF), Ecosystem Services Market Consortium (ESMC), and the Maryland & Virginia Milk Producer’s Cooperative Association (MDVA) have been awarded $25 million by the U.S. Department of Agriculture through the Partnerships [Read More …]

Land O’Lakes, Inc. Project Selected by USDA in Historic Funding for Climate-Smart Commodities

September 19, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Project will deploy funding from USDA’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities and matching funds from grant partners to scale production and demand for climate-smart corn, soybean, wheat, cotton and milk production Truterra, LLC, the sustainability business [Read More …]

Butter Conquered Unexplored Elevations and Made the Trek Look Easy

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending September 16, 2022 On Tuesday CME spot butter jumped 7ȼ to $3.24 per pound, a lofty price for a market that was $1.79 a year ago. After [Read More …]

IDFA Applauds Significant USDA Investments in School Meals Programs and Food Banks

Michael Dykes, D.V.M., president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), released the following statement today applauding the U.S. Department of Agriculture on its investments in funding for schools and food banks: “On [Read More …]

Maple Hill Selected by USDA to Receive Up to $20 Million in Funding

Growing Grass-fed Organic Dairy Markets Grant Allows Industry Leader Maple Hill to Increase Its Support to Small Family Farms Practicing Agriculture that Heals Our Climate Maple Hill, America’s original 100% grass-fed organic dairy, today announces it [Read More …]

Building Trust in Ag Tech : New Research Findings

Series of webinars offers research-based, trust-building strategies for stakeholders across the ag and food system Register to save your seat! Sept. 15 Farm Focus Sept. 20 Innovator Focus Sept. 21 Food Focus Exciting new ag technologies [Read More …]

Real California Milk Celebrates California’s Hispanic-Style Cheese & Dairy Products

Hispanic Heritage Month With Texas Retail Promotion The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) is celebrating the flavors and traditions of Mexico brought to life by California’s Hispanic-style cheeses and dairy products with a consumer retail [Read More …]

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Vytelle Expands Global Network of Bovine In Vitro Fertilisation Laboratories

Vytelle is progressing on a five-year plan, initiated at the conclusion of their Series A funding to provide accessible hormone-free bovine in vitro fertilisation (IVF) to producers across the globe. Part of the five-year [Read More …]

Dairy support in climate-smart commodities projects

“America’s dairy community applauds USDA’s support for the robust efforts dairy farmers are leading to develop and implement climate-smart solutions that will benefit the entire food chain, from producer to consumer. As an agricultural leader [Read More …]

2022 Visit the Farm Day

Save the date for behind-the-scenes experience: October 1, 2022 Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County’s Agriculture Program is excited to invite you and your family to attend the Visit the Farm Day event on Saturday, [Read More …]

Dairy nutritionist gets USDA grant to study effect of cows’ diet on milk fat

The study, which will be conducted in a research wing of the Penn State Dairy Barns A Penn State animal scientist has received a four-year, $650,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of [Read More …]

U.S. to host 2023 IDF World Dairy Summit in Chicago

The United States will host the International Dairy Federation (IDF) World Dairy Summit, the world’s biggest dairy conference, in October 2023 at Chicago’s famed McCormick Place conference center, IDF and the U.S. National Committee of [Read More …]

Wisconsin Farm Safety & Health Week

Theme of this year’s observation is, “Protecting Agriculture’s Future” Wisconsin’s Governor has issued his proclamation for “Wisconsin Farm Safety and Health Week,” a tradition started a few years ago to parallel National Farm Safety and [Read More …]

Minnesota celebrates agriculture teachers

Teach Ag Day hosted in Minnesota on Sept. 15 Minnesota is celebrating in conjunction with National Teach Ag Day – a day dedicated to the agricultural education profession and bringing awareness to the ever-growing demand [Read More …]

NIAA to host 12th Annual Antibiotic Symposium in Alexandria, Va.

Animal, human and environmental health leaders will explore opportunities for collaboration The National Institute for Animal Agriculture will host the 12th Annual Antibiotic Symposium in Alexandria, Virginia from November 1-3, 2022. This year’s theme for [Read More …]

FARM Program seeks comments for Animal Care Version 5 revisions

All dairy industry stakeholders (farmers, allied industry, customers, etc.) are invited to provide comments, feedback and concerns The National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Program has launched its open comment survey for the FARM [Read More …]

GROWMARK Announces 2023 Essay Contest Theme

One National Winner Will Receive a $1000 Award, and Their FFA Chapter Will Receive $750 The theme for the 2023 GROWMARK Essay Contest is: “How can ag cooperatives stay relevant to future generations?” The [Read More …]

Achieve full calf potential with Blueprint® Milk Replacer

When it comes to raising great replacement heifers, our goal is simple: maximize performance while supporting optimal calf health. Research shows, time and time again, that keeping calves healthy in the pre-weaning phase sets them [Read More …]

IDFA Applauds Climate-Smart Partnerships and Calls on USDA to Safeguard GHG Reductions in Ag-Food Supply Chains

Michael Dykes, D.V.M., president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), released the following statement today on the $3+ billion announced today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to support Partnerships for Climate-Smart [Read More …]

Real California Milk Excelerator Competition Selects Final Cohort of Eight Dairy Startups

September 15, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

4th Annual CMAB and VentureFuel “Open Innovation” competition finalists highlight dairy as an ingredient in everything from biomaterials and textiles to global foods and beverages Today, the California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) announced eight finalists in the Real [Read More …]

DairyVoice Podcast: James Munn of Black River Valley Natural talks new opportunities for dairy

This dairy foods entrepreneur is committed to his dairy farmer partners and suppliers along with his local community. James Munn founded Black River Valley Natural with his wife Bethany to provide top quality artisan dairy [Read More …]

NMPF: California water crisis challenges dairy, Vanden Heuvel says

Water is front-of-mind for California dairy farmers, as scarcity is threatening to change the industry structure of the top U.S. dairy-producing state. While successful adjustments to a lower-water future are possible, the state badly needs [Read More …]

On-Farm Cow-Calf Workshops coming up

Extension workshops should last approximately 2.5 hours Cattle handling facilities and herd health topics will be the focus of upcoming statewide UW-Madison Division of Extension On-Farm Cow-Calf Workshops. The on-farm workshops will include: A tour [Read More …]

Farm Aid 2022: What to expect

All-day music and food festival highlights local farms, businesses and organizations Farm Aid 2022, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 24, at Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek, will showcase an all-star music lineup of [Read More …]

Knowledge Nook Sessions Highlight New Products, Services and Research

Created to be a space for companies to showcase their innovations at World Dairy Expo, the Knowledge Nook returns with another great lineup this fall. Presented Tuesday through Friday in the atrium of the Exhibition [Read More …]

Dairy Processing Grants Now Open

If you are Pennsylvania-based dairy processor who receives milk from two or more PA dairy farms and wants to make a processing expansion, improvement or innovation, consider applying for a Dairy Processing Grant. Leveraging funds [Read More …]

FARM Program Seeks Comments for Animal Care Version 5 Revisions

The National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Program today launched its open comment survey for the FARM Animal Care Program’s drafted Version 5 standards updates. All dairy industry stakeholders (farmers, allied industry, customers, [Read More …]

Adding fungal enzymes to dairy cow rations boosts milk output, quality

PSU researchers studied effects feed additives might improve milk production, cow health Supplementing the feed of dairy cattle with enzymes from two funguses simultaneously has a positive effect on the animals’ lactational performance, according to Penn State [Read More …]

Fall 2022 Virtual Farm Tours set to reach students to build trust in dairy

The tours have racked up more than 500,000 views between the live and recorded broadcasts The Fall 2022 Virtual Farm Tours, coordinated by American Dairy Association North East, are set to kick off on September [Read More …]

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