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The U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards program recognized a class of seven exceptional farms, businesses and partnerships for their socially responsible, economically viable and environmentally sound practices and technologies that have a broad and positive impact. [Read More …]

CDFA announces on Feed Inspection Advisory Board Technical Advisory Subcommittee

Application deadline is July 2, 2022 The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) announces two vacancies on the Feed Inspection Advisory Board Technical Advisory Subcommittee (TASC). This subcommittee provides technical and scientific advice to [Read More …]

WCMA honors legislative leaders with new award

Recognizing five federal and state legislators as Cheese Champions As June Dairy Month begins, the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) is recognizing five federal and state legislators as Cheese Champions for their efforts to support [Read More …]

College student receives Susan S. Beshore Memorial Scholarship

One-Time $7,000 scholarship recognizes a student who Is committed to dairy, community service Paige Peiffer, a junior at The Pennsylvania State University, was recently recognized with the Susan S. Beshore Memorial Scholarship — a one-time [Read More …]

FFA members head back to Washington, D.C.

FFA members can attend WLC during one of seven weeks through July 30 For more than 50 years, FFA members from across the country converged on Washington, D.C., in the summer to evaluate their personal [Read More …]

American Agri-Women Farm Bill recommendations

On-farm flexibility, access to capital and programs are key American Agri-Women (AAW) released the recommendations of their Farm Bill Task Force last week. AAW President Heather Hampton+Knodle said their philosophy is to focus on fundamentals [Read More …]

USDA Offering Nationwide Waiver for Infant Formula

Expanded flexibilities will provide widest access to both U.S.-produced and imported formulas for families in need The U.S. Department of Agriculture is offering nationwide waivers to increase access to infant formula for families in need [Read More …]

On-farm Hoof Management Workshops provide “living case study”

boosts comfort, productivity of dairy herds PDPW events to be held June 14 in New York; June 28 in Wisconsin; June 30 in South Dakota Leading experts in dairy cow lameness and hoof care research [Read More …]

IDFA: Resources for Dairy Companies

IDFA is helping dairy companies lead with sustainability through advocacy, education, training, and amplification. We offer a robust virtual programming calendar related to sustainable packaging and policies, and we connect dairy processing company members with the [Read More …]

Love of farm, family motivates YC leader

A commitment to a rural family life motivates work at Unc Brooke Farm, said Val Lavigne of Schaghticoke, NY, chairwoman of NMPF’s National Young Cooperators organization of younger dairy farmers, Lavigne said in a Dairy [Read More …]

25,500 students tune into spring virtual farm tours to learn about dairy

Live and virtual tours rack up nearly 500,000 since 2018 This spring, 25,500 students and teachers joined local dairy farmers who hosted three Virtual Farm Tours coordinated by American Dairy Association North East. Since launching [Read More …]

Dairy MAX celebrates National Dairy Month

Dairy MAX kicks off month-long celebration for National Dairy Month For some, June is the beginning of summer when kids are out of school and families are planning a vacation, but for dairy farmers, it [Read More …]

Livestock producers invited to Purdue Fencing School

Held June 18 at the Southern Indiana Purdue Agriculture Center Livestock producers are invited to learn about the latest fencing techniques at the Purdue Fencing School. Topics to be covered include basic fence construction and [Read More …]

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Top MN dairy farms honored for cow care

Herds with lowest somatic cell count are recognized Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen has released the annual list of top Minnesota dairy herds with low somatic cell counts (SCC). Somatic cell count is a key [Read More …]

Fredericks Appointed Market Administrator for California FMMO

Peter J. Fredericks has been appointed Market Administrator for the California Federal Milk Marketing Order #51 effective June 5, 2022. He had been serving as Assistant Administrator since August 2019. The announcement came from [Read More …]

Understanding Dairy Cow Behavior to Optimize Nutritional Management

Date: June 7th, 2022 Time: 10:00 a.m. Eastern Presenter: Dr. Trevor DeVries, University of Guelph Dr. DeVries was an undergraduate student at the University of British Columbia, where he had the opportunity to participate in [Read More …]

Pain at the Pump: Fueling Consumer and Trader Anxiety

As average U.S. gas prices move toward $5 per gallon and diesel zips toward $6, consumers are feeling the pain in their pocketbooks – and adjusting their spending. At the same time, supply chains are [Read More …]

FDA Guidance an Opportunity to Get Labeling Right

As a promised summer deadline for U.S. Food & Drug Administration guidance on the labeling of plant-based alternatives approaches, dairy farmers and the entire industry are readying for a milestone in the decades-long effort [Read More …]

Mast takes on new role as Associate Vice President of Genetic Dairy Solutions and Talent Development

World Wide Sires is pleased to announce that Rebekah Mast has accepted the newly formed position of associate vice president of genetic dairy solutions and talent development for World Wide Sires (WWS) and Select Sires [Read More …]

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National Mastitis Council seeks Scholars applicants

Four graduate students will earn trip to NMC Annual Meeting in Atlanta The National Mastitis Council (NMC) Scholars program offers four travel scholarships to full-time graduate students interested in controlling mastitis, promoting udder health and [Read More …]

California Dairy Families Partner with Feeding America and the California Association of Food Banks to Shred Hunger

Pilot Project Delivering More Than 190,000 Pounds of Cheese to Feeding Programs Throughout the State June Dairy Month Initiative part of Real California Milk’s #CADAIRY4GOOD program focused on increasing access to nutritious dairy foods for [Read More …]

CDFA Announces Vacancies On Feed Inspection Advisory Board Technical Advisory Subcommittee

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) announces two vacancies on the Feed Inspection Advisory Board Technical Advisory Subcommittee (TASC). This subcommittee provides technical and scientific advice to the Feed Inspection Advisory Board [Read More …]

Expo en Español Returns to World Dairy Expo

Created for Spanish-speaking dairy owners, managers, and mid-managers, Expo en Español returns to World Dairy Expo this fall with an expanded schedule. Presented exclusively in Spanish, Expo en Español will be hosted at 2:00 [Read More …]

June is Dairy Month! Celebrate with the Central Plains Dairy Foundation

Donation challenge goes toward dairy industry National Dairy Month started out as National Milk Month in 1937 as a way to promote drinking milk. It was initially created to stabilize the dairy demand, but [Read More …]

Consumers embrace milk carton QR codes, may cut food waste

In the U.S., dairy products are among the top three food groups with the largest share of wasted food Much like dot-matrix printers or pay phones, the “use-by” and “best-by” dates printed on milk cartons [Read More …]

Purdue provides insight on the impact of the war in Ukraine

World Bank, European Parliament seek insight from Purdue global trade expert on impact of the war in Ukraine Maksym Chepeliev began his career focused on global trade and a pathway to alternative energy when environmental [Read More …]

U.S. dairy supports new USDA container program for ag exports

NMPF and USDEC are working with USDA to identify key port locations, including at inland terminals, to replicate the pop-up initiative The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) [Read More …]

Dairy Month is in Session at Prairie Farms

Popular Campaign returns with an Extraordin-DAIRY Month-long Celebration What is the best way to celebrate dairy month? Honoring Prairie Farms’ dairy farmers, of course. With over 700 farm families in America’s heartland, it is [Read More …]

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2022 Stakeholders Summit Highlights Report now available

2023 Summit set for May 4-5 in Arlington, Va. The Animal Agriculture Alliance announced today that a highlights report from the 2022 Stakeholders Summit is now accessible online. The 2022 event, themed “Come Together [Read More …]

Reproductive Specialist of the Year honors awarded to Shane Boettcher and Dan Curtin