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Butter Up – Cheese Down
Butter and butterfat prices are at record levels approaching $3.00 per pound. Cheese prices are high but are not a record and have started to decline. Many of the prior posts to this blog have [Read More …]
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Dairy assessment OK’d
GMP names Trotter Executive Director In balloting held May 1-30, Georgia dairy farmers voted unanimously to continue the one-cent assessment per hundred pounds of milk to support the Georgia Milk Producers Inc. (GMP). More than [Read More …]
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Mineral supplementation to improve repro performance
Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council webinar is July 13 Join the Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) for its next webinar – “A Targeted Approach to Mineral Supplementation for the Dairy Cow” on July 13, starting at [Read More …]
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Amazon Fresh staff visits local dairy farms
More than half of all U.S. shoppers buy groceries online American Dairy Association North East recently facilitated a dairy farm tour for Amazon Fresh staff members to build the connection of how milk is produced [Read More …]
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Precision Feeding in Dairy Cows: Increasing Efficiency and Profitability
All dairy systems have the ability to incorporate a level of precision feeding to improve feeding efficiency. Measuring dry matter intake is a critical first step. Feed and milk price volatility, market uncertainty, and narrow [Read More …]
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Crossing the pond to expand U.S. agricultural exports
Leaders from U.S. businesses, farm organizations, and state agencies help open doors, strengthen relationships, expand export opportunities Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Jewel Bronaugh led a USDA trade mission to the United Kingdom June 22-24, joined [Read More …]
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Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty Expands Add Milk! Campaign to Select ShopRite New Jersey Stores
The Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty (BCHP) is expanding an innovative Add Milk! program to select ShopRite stores in New Jersey, providing an incentive for participants of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) [Read More …]
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NMPF, allied groups tell White House: Prioritize food access
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) led eleven national agricultural, anti-hunger, nutrition and medical groups today in a virtual listening session urging the White House to place a high priority on access to affordable, diverse [Read More …]
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Market update and tips to side-dress manure, control flies
Timely topics and opportunities offer interaction with experts in webinars This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal™ from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) will offer timely updates for dairy producers to learn more about side-dressing corn [Read More …]
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Spot Markets Sizzle but Futures Fizzle
The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending July 1, 2022 CME spot butter leapt 9.5ȼ to $3.01 per pound. That’s the highest spot butter price since 2015. The other spot products also climbed, however [Read More …]
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“Best of” Four-State Dairy Conference
Recorded presentations of all the Four State Conference general sessions The Four State Dairy Nutrition and Management Committee is excited to offer a virtual “Best of” 2022 Four State Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference. The [Read More …]
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Sunbelt Expo is a valuable location for south Ga. forage
There are multiple demonstrations and ongoing research trials in progress The Sunbelt Ag Expo’s Darrell Williams Research Farms provides an exceptional opportunity to highlight forage research in south Georgia. These hayfields provide an outdoor classroom [Read More …]
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Dairy industry, hunger organizations discuss food insecurity
Dairy Nourishes America Midwest Symposium was June 22-24 Dairy industry leaders joined hunger relief organizations from across the Midwest to exchange ideas and discuss business models that will help get more dairy into the hands [Read More …]
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The Colored Shavings Are Calling – WDE Entries Open
Entries for the Dairy Cattle Show at the 55th World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin are now being accepted, exclusively online at worlddairyexpo.com. The first entry deadline is September 5 at 11:59 p.m. (CDT). [Read More …]
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Chef David Jacobson Wins $15,000 Grand Prize For Pizza Honoring California’s Gold Rush History
National Foodservice Contest Sponsored By Real California Milk Chefs Leah Scurto and Marcus Medina Win $5,000 for Entries in 4th Annual Real California Pizza Contest After twelve chefs spent a competitive day crafting innovative pizzas [Read More …]
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2022 North American Manure Expo
The 2022 North American Manure Expo will be held in Chambersburg, PA on July 13 and 14. The event offers demonstrations, tours, education sessions, and a trade show. Finally, a super spreader event worth attending! [Read More …]
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Maximize Your Cattle Production
Over 90% effective against cockroaches in animal housing facilities, Alluvium™ Cockroach Gel Bait is for use as a crack-and-crevice treatment and for use in openings leading to voids for the indoor and outdoor control of cockroaches. Alluvium™ [Read More …]
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The Dairy Donation Program celebrates June Dairy Month
June Dairy Month has been an opportunity to showcase many aspects of dairy Since its establishment in 1937, June Dairy Month has been an opportunity to showcase many aspects of dairy: delicious products, nutrition, and [Read More …]
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Edge unveils milk pricing reform priorities
Focus: Regional flexibility under FMMOs, fair business ‘contracting principles’ Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, one of the largest dairy co-ops in the country, stressed flexibility and fairness June 27 in announcing its priorities for reforming the [Read More …]
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Lameness in Ruminants Conference updates its schedule
“Embracing Excellence in Mobility and Wellbeing” is the theme of the August 1-5 conference The Lameness in Ruminants Conference Planning Committee released an updated schedule for its 21st International Symposium and 13th International Conference, scheduled for Aug. [Read More …]
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CDFA Seeking External Technical Reviewers for Beginning Farmer and Farmworker Training and Workforce Development (BFFTP) Grant Program
The Farm Equity Office at the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is seeking three (3) external reviewers to be part of an external technical review panel as part of the application process for [Read More …]
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Dairy Industry, Hunger Organizations Meet to Address Food Insecurity
Dairy industry leaders joined hunger relief organizations from across the Midwest to exchange ideas and discuss business models that will help get more dairy into the hands of people experiencing food insecurity. The first Dairy [Read More …]
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Kwik Trip Dairy Days
Since the first Kwik Trip opened in Eau Claire, Kwik Trip has grown from one neighborhood grocery store to a statewide obsession. DFW partnered with Kwik Trip and Mid-West Dairy to celebrate June Dairy Month [Read More …]
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CDFA Issues $1.89 Million Penalty To Agro Research International LLC For Adulteration And Mislabeling Of Organic Fertilizer
The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) Fertilizing Materials Inspection Program and California State Organic Program today announced that a penalty of $1.89 million has been issued to Agro Research International LLC of Sorrento, [Read More …]
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Farm Credit East Seeks Modern Agriculture Photos for a Chance to Win $100
Farm Credit East is currently seeking creative images of modern Northeast agriculture, commercial fishing and forest products to fill the pages of its 2023 Agricultural Views calendar. Upload your picturesque images from the farm, woods [Read More …]
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The fourth and final DFBS Progress Report for 2021
Summarizes the progress made from 2020 to 2021 for 136 participating farms Read Report As farm businesses across New York analyze their financial performance by utilizing the Dairy Farm Business Summary and Analysis Program that [Read More …]
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Dairy Financial & Risk Management Conference Planned for September 14 in Harrisburg
Dairy financial consultants, lending representatives, and interested dairy producers, you are invited to the 13th annual Dairy Financial and Risk Management Conference, planned for Wednesday, September 14, at the Sheraton Harrisburg Hershey Hotel, in Harrisburg, [Read More …]
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Grace Platte joins Animal Agriculture Alliance team
Platte will serve as coordinator, membership and communications The Animal Agriculture Alliance recently welcomed Grace Platte as coordinator, membership and communications. In this role, Platte will assist in managing the organization’s membership and sponsorship processing, [Read More …]
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DCRC webinar addresses mineral supplementation to improve repro performance
Join the Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) for its next webinar – “A Targeted Approach to Mineral Supplementation for the Dairy Cow” on July 13, starting at 2 p.m. Central time (USA/Canada). Craig Louder, Axiota [Read More …]
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Nominate quality milk producers for NMC award
The National Dairy Quality Awards program recognizes dairies that best exemplify quality milk production Nominations are now open for the National Mastitis Council’s (NMC) National Dairy Quality Awards (NDQA) program. This program recognizes dairies that [Read More …]