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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

Vytelle announces the release of the Top 150 Proven Bulls. Together, with more than 30 of their network partners, Vytelle is sharing high accuracy bulls that have risen to the top of more than [Read More …]

NEW: Detect disease severity earliest possible!

smaXtec makes managing cow health easier and more efficient Avoiding the onset of serious diseases effectively and earliest possible is key to a healthier herd and to less antibiotics use in modern dairy farming. [Read More …]

Fake Milk Guidance Generates NMPF Push

As a summer deadline for FDA guidance on the labeling of plant-based alternatives approaches, NMPF staff have been in communications with key administration officials and Capitol Hill lawmakers pressing to ensure transparency and integrity [Read More …]

Penn State Extension Team is Responding to Farm Stress

June 6, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Occupational stress negatively affects the farming community. The Farm Stress Team is here to help. As concern has increased about the health and well-being of the farming community due to stressors associated with agriculture, [Read More …]

Milk Output Continues to Underwhelm

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending June 3, 2022 In Europe the high costs of physical expansions, additional labor, replacement heifers, and feed costs, when coupled with market uncertainty, creates a risk level [Read More …]

Truterra’s 2022 Carbon Program Open For Second Round Of Farmer Enrollment Through June 30

Qualifying farmers can earn up to $25 per ton of carbon stored in soil Truterra, LLC, the sustainability business of Land O’Lakes, Inc., one of America’s largest farmer-owned cooperatives, today announced the opening of [Read More …]

Support the Next Generation Through Your Everyday Feed Purchase

Submit Your Bids for Up to $5,000 Worth of Purina Dairy Feed Products If you want to support the next generation of dairy through your everyday feed purchase, you can submit your bids in the [Read More …]

Webinar: Tax Incentives for New York Farm Employers

The 2022-23 New York State Budget included three significant tax credits that could be applicable to many farmers in New York. Join Farm Credit East, the New York Departments of Agriculture and Markets and Taxation [Read More …]

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2022 BELLE Grant recipients announced

Minnesota State Fair Beginning Exhibitor Livestock Learning Experience The Minnesota State Fair is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2022 Beginning Exhibitor Livestock Learning Experience (BELLE) Grant, a program that awards grants and [Read More …]

Weis Markets, PA Dairymen’s Association, Feeding Pa., ADA North East celebrate World Milk Day

June 3, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Kickoff event marks the beginning of month-long in-store fundraising campaign to Fight Hunger Weis Markets, PA Dairymen’s Association, Feeding Pennsylvania and American Dairy Association North East celebrated World Milk Day and National Dairy Month [Read More …]

DairyVoice Podcast: Dr. Courtney Daigle on cow comfort, new research with dogs, and dairy cow heat stress

In this episode, DairyBusiness News contributor Juan Pineiro interviews Courtney Daigle, Assistant Professor, Animal Welfare on recent research in Cow comfort with fogging systems and the use of dogs in assessing cow health using their [Read More …]

Lt. Governor Crouch and ISDA seek distinguished agricultural leader nominations

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2022 AgriVision Award, the highest agricultural honor presented by the state. This award, now in its 16th year, was established by the Lt. Governor and the Indiana State [Read More …]

A Journey to Tomorrow’s Digital Dairy Supply Chain

June 29, 2022 | 1:00 p.m. Eastern Dairy supply chains are complex and require many groups to work together seamlessly to get milk products to market. From the dairy farmer to the processing plant [Read More …]

Dairy Farmers of America Is Turning Up The Heat With A New Campaign Featuring The “DFA Nerd Herd”

Milk is the ultimate heat cutter for spicy foods. This June Dairy Month, Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) is turning up the heat with a new ad campaign featuring the “DFA Nerd Herd” that [Read More …]

Journal of Dairy Science® focuses on infant formula shortage and improved detection methods