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The Indiana State Department of Agriculture is now accepting submissions for the 15th annual Indiana Agriculture Photo Contest. The contest is open to all Indiana residents and was created to recognize the hard work [Read More …]

Celebrating Wisconsin Dairy This June

A commentary by Secretary Randy Romanski of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) June Dairy Month is upon us, and it is certainly something people across our state can [Read More …]

Pa. farmer builds trust in dairy with Fuel Up to Play 60 students

Live On-Site Visit Helps Students Understand How Milk is Produced Dairy farmer and Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program board member Marie Canon from West Middlesex, Pa., recently welcomed Fuel Up to Play 60 students from across the region [Read More …]

Forecast of food cyber attacks

Agriculture tech use opens possibility of digital havoc Wide-ranging use of smart technologies is raising global agricultural production but international researchers warn this digital-age phenomenon could reap a crop of another kind – cybersecurity [Read More …]

First Round of Proposals for Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Shows Strong Interest

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the first round of funding through the new Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities received over 450 proposals ranging from $5 million to $100 million each. The deadline for these large-scale proposals closed [Read More …]

$79,200 check presented to Valley Children’s Healthcare

The check represented the total funds raised by the Guilds of Valley Children’s Healthcare The International Agri-Center®, World Ag Expo®, and the Central Valley Toyota Dealers presented a check in the amount of $79,200 [Read More …]

Time to register for the AJCA, NAJ Annual Meetings

Come and visit Oregon and enjoy the Oregon view in 2022 – register today! Registration for the AJCA-NAJ Annual Meetings is in its final days to receive the least expensive rates for the meetings [Read More …]

U.S. initiates 2nd USMCA dispute on Canadian dairy TRQ policies

Action by USTR seeks to address Canada’s continuing failure to meet iIts USMCA obligations United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai today announced that the United States is, for the second time, requesting dispute settlement [Read More …]

Holstein 2021 Herd of Excellence recipients

Herds from Wisconsin, Illinois and Pennsylvania honored Holstein Association USA’s 2021 Herds of Excellence recipients have bred and developed herds with superior production and type. Given annually, the award recognizes outstanding Registered Holstein® breeders [Read More …]

California Dairy Families Partner with Feeding America to Fund Pilot Project to Deliver 192,000 Pounds of Cheese to Families in Need

Secretary of Agriculture Karen Ross Joins June 1 Kickoff, 1,440 Pound Cheese Donation Event at Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services One in 5 Californians — that’s about 8 million people — currently struggle [Read More …]

Support the Next Generation Through Your Everyday Feed Purchase

If you want to support the next generation of dairy through your everyday feed purchase, submit your bid in the “Feed for the Future” Silent Auction starting TOMORROW! How does it work? Purina Animal Nutrition is [Read More …]

Optimizing Immune Function in Neonatal Calves-It’s More than Just Vaccination!

DCHA webinar Jun 13, 2022 at 2:00 PM in Central Time This webinar will focus on management practices to help ensure more calves are successfully immunized. Many producers assume that if they vaccinate animals [Read More …]

What Controls the Class III Price? Butter, Cheese, or Dry Whey?

In the prior two posts, ( Butter, Butter, Butter and Cheese, Cheese, Cheese) the pricing, the fundamentals, and the impact on producer milk prices for butter and cheese were analyzed. In the last 10 years, the Agricultural Marketing [Read More …]

ADC seeks answers from Sec. Vilsack on pricing changes, hearing criteria

Letter: ‘Any move to increase make allowance credits for processors should be linked to achieving adequate, transparent milk pricing for farmers.’ American Dairy Coalition sent a letter this week to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom [Read More …]

Texas A&M AgriLife announces official move of facilities from Amarillo to Canyon

Building of new, $30 million home to AgriLife Research, AgriLife Extension to take place on West Texas A&M campus The Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center of Amarillo will move to Canyon to complete an [Read More …]

Cattle Supply and Demand Issues for the 2022 Marketing Year

At first glance, 2022 cattle prices are higher than 2021. At $140, slaughter steer prices are 17.5% above 2021 prices, but even with higher prices, farmers and ranchers will travel a rocky road to profitability, [Read More …]

NY Dairy Ambassador training seminar dates announced

Training prepares advocates to promote dairy at grassroots level American Dairy Association North East will host all New York county Dairy Ambassadors and Associate Ambassadors at the upcoming in-person New York Dairy Ambassador training [Read More …]

Robotic milking system webinar is June 15

Discover the key management skills needed for success The I-29 Moo University 2022 Dairy Webinar Series continues Wednesday, June 15 from 12 noon to 1 p.m. with a focus on asking the right questions [Read More …]

Family-friendly events happening on dairy farms across Pa in June, July

Celebrate Dairy Across Pennsylvania This Summer With 15 Dairy-Themed Events With June being National Dairy Month and July being National Ice Cream Month, several Pennsylvania dairy farms and organizations are hosting on-farm events to [Read More …]

American Agri-Women Release Farm Bill Recommendations

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

Women Rooted in Agriculture: Value-Added on the Dairy

WHEN: Thu., Jun. 2, 2022 (10:00 AM – 2:00 PM ET) WHERE: Mapes Farm Fresh, LLC 8180 State Rte. 304 Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania 17844 REGISTRATION DEADLINE: May 30, 2022 11:59 p.m. Learn tips on starting, [Read More …]

News in beef processing, Center for Dairy Research updates, best practices for moving cattle

Experts will share updates and practical strategies, and answer producer questions Episodes in next week’s The Dairy Signal™ from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) will give listeners the opportunity to hear updates on the beef-processing [Read More …]

Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin on DairyBusiness News

Share Your Story This National Dairy Month

Quality dairy products start with the best milk in the world, produced by Wisconsin’s devoted dairy farmers. As one of the nation’s top producers of dairy and supplier of more than half the country’s [Read More …]

POET Bioprocessing – Cloverdale to reopen in 2023

Facility will bring more low-carbon, low-cost biofuels to Indiana POET, the world’s largest producer of biofuels, has announced it will be reopening its bioprocessing facility in Cloverdale, Ind., after federal and state policymakers took [Read More …]

Edge supports second trade dispute with Canada

Practices unfairly blocking key export opportunities for dairy farmers, processors Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, one of the largest dairy co-ops in the country, has reiterated its support for U.S. trade officials who are doubling [Read More …]

NMPF’s Morris on infant formula shortage

NMPF Senior Vice President for Trade Shawna Morris discusses the current nationwide infant formula shortage and ways to solve the immediate crisis, speaking with the National Association of Farm Broadcasters. While temporary import increases can [Read More …]

DFA Supports The U.S. Government Taking Action To Dispute Canadian Dairy Tariff-Rate Quota Policies Under USMCA

May 31, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) commends the recent action taken by the United States government to address Canada’s continued failure to meet its United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) obligations. “Trade and export opportunities with Canada [Read More …]

Despite the Season the Spring Flush has not Overwhelmed

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending May 27, 2022 It’s unusual to see premiums at this time of year, and it’s raising concerns about summer supplies. If driers and cheese vats aren’t full [Read More …]

Penn State’s Ag Progress Days