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The Agribusiness Association of Iowa (AAI) has announced that Bill Northey, former Secretary of Agriculture for Iowa, has been named as its new CEO. Northey will be succeeding Joel Brinkmeyer, who will be retiring on May [Read More …]

Newborn Calf Management, Graduate Research, Market Updates

Producers stay on top of industry news and trends with online episodes from PDPW This week’s episodes of PDPW’s The Dairy Signal™ will give dairy producers a look at best practices in newborn-calf care, [Read More …]

Retirement for Farmers: Zero-Based Spending Plans

Finding the money to set aside for retirement can be difficult, especially if you are a self-employed farmer. Farmers may often wonder, am I investing too much money into business assets and not enough into [Read More …]

Resolution calls for overtime threshold to remain at 60 hours for farms

New York State Association of Counties passes resolution calling for current overtime threshold to remain at 60 hours for farms The Grow NY Farms Coalition has announced that the New York State Association of [Read More …]

Mike Wright Joins Commodity Blenders as Chief Operating Officer

Commodity Blenders, LLC (CBL) welcomes Mike Wright as the company’s new Chief Operating Officer. Wright will oversee CBL business operations and help guide the implementation of company strategy and vision. “Mike understands the feed [Read More …]

The National Institute for Animal Agriculture Launches Sustainability Council

The National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) has launched a new sustainability council to empower NIAA members, partners, and industry experts to explore, discuss, learn, and develop knowledge that ensures the viability and acceptance [Read More …]

Free animal care record-keeping books

The Center for Dairy Excellence is offering free copies of Animal Care Protocol Record-Keeping Books to Pennsylvania dairy producers and veterinarians. With more than 2,000 books distributed to date, they have been created to [Read More …]

Orego-Stim Lowers AMR Risk from Waste Milk

Waste milk occurs on farms where antibiotic treatment has been administered to cows. It cannot be sold for human consumption but as it contains valuable nutrients, it remains a popular source of nutrition for pre-weaned [Read More …]

IDFA Leadership Symposium

An Executive Development Program for Emerging Dairy Leaders Spots are limited for the IDFA Leadership Symposium. We encourage interested participants to register early to secure their space. The next generation of industry leaders is [Read More …]

Check out the new dairy cow health and nutrition page on Alltech.com

Intuitive, simple, user-friendly and informational: The dairy cow health and nutrition page on Alltech.com has a completely new look and interface. At the click of a button, users can find solutions for their toughest farm [Read More …]

Checkoff Support Helps Taco Bell Unveil Dairy Creamer, New Coffee Drink

Taco Bell restaurants nationwide have rolled out a dairy-based coffee creamer and a new coffee drink with support from dairy checkoff food scientists. The vanilla creamer replaces a non-dairy product and will become a permanent [Read More …]

IDFA and NMPF Urge USDA to Improve Child Nutrition and Food Security Through Increased Dairy Consumption in School Meals

Nutritious Dairy Options Are Essential to Child Health and Development, Yet Are Underconsumed, Groups Say The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) today submitted joint comments to the [Read More …]

Joy Baking Group Announces the Acquisition of Novelty Cone Co.

March 29, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Established in 1918, Joy Baking Group, the market leader in retail, foodservice and novelty ice cream cones and other specialty baking items, has completed the acquisition of Novelty Cone Co. based in Pennsauken Township, [Read More …]

Rising Costs and Waning Milk Output Pushes U.S. Dairy Markets Higher

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending March 25, 2022 Strong cheese and butter prices propelled the futures to new highs. U.S. milk output dropped to just over 17.5 billion pounds in February, 1% [Read More …]

Strategic Investments Continue To Strengthen The cooperative

DFA Reports 2021 Financial Results At the Cooperative’s recent Annual Meeting, Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), a national dairy cooperative owned by family farmers, reported its 2021 financial results for the 12-month period ending Dec. [Read More …]

Candice Dotterer White Shares Lessons Learned From Integrating Beef Into Their Herd

Listen to Our Latest “Cow-Side Conversations” Podcast For Candice Dotterer White from Dotterer Dairy in Clinton County, Pa., raising steers and adding beef into their breeding program started out as a simple solution to [Read More …]

ADC slates second webinar Apr. 5 on ‘Future of Federal Milk Pricing’

Producers urged to participate Dairy farmers are invited to participate in the second segment of American Dairy Coalition’s webinar series: “Future of Federal Milk Pricing Forum.” The Forum will be convened by webinar on April 5 from 1:00 to [Read More …]

Dairy Market Report: March 2022

U.S. milk production fell below year-ago levels by increasing amounts during the period from November 2021 through January 2022, following a period of flat growth last fall. Meanwhile, domestic commercial dairy use during the [Read More …]

Dairy leader calls for new export opportunities to support rural economy

An Illinois dairy processor highlighted the importance of exports to dairy manufacturing jobs in a virtual townhall organized by Farmers for Free Trade (FFT) today. Chris Hoeger, vice president of procurement for Prairie Farms Dairy, [Read More …]

New DAIRY CARE365® Training Module Focuses on Creating a Culture of Care

A new DAIRY CARE365® online training module from Merck Animal Health will help dairy owners and managers foster on-farm cultures that prioritize exceptional animal care, 365 days of the year. The new module, entitled [Read More …]

Reminder of chlorpyrifos tolerance expiration

Treated considered adulterated, cannot legally be sold or used as food or feed The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) reminds farmers and agrichemical retailers to discontinue the use and sale [Read More …]

DBA applauds two bills that will help preserve Wisconsin’s farming

The Dairy Business Association (DBA), Wisconsin’s leading dairy advocacy group, applauded the signing into law two bills that will help preserve Wisconsin’s farming legacy. Last week, Gov. Tony Evers signed into law a bill that [Read More …]

Something Special from Wisconsin™ Announces New Line of “Boxes of Fun” for Easter

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) announced a new line of “Boxes of Fun” through the Something Special from Wisconsin™ (SSfW) program today, including holiday options for Easter. This makes it easy [Read More …]

DFA Members of Distinction

Dairy Farmers of America’s (DFA) Members of Distinction program honors members who embody the Cooperative’s core values and excel on their operations, in their communities and in the industry. Each year, one member farm from [Read More …]

EPA National, Regional Officials Touring PA Dairy Farms To Highlight Clean Water, Climate, and Farm Benefits of Corporate Partnerships

Today, officials from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and representatives from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), and the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay (Alliance) are in the field meeting with dairy farmers in [Read More …]

The Nutritionist Webinar 2022

The 2022 Season of The Nutritionist will begin in April. The series is a monthly educational webinar held for the benefit of ruminant nutritionists in the United States and globally. Agriculture Modeling and Training Systems [Read More …]

2022 Herd Health and Nutrition Conference

April 4 – 5, 2022 We have a full agenda at this year’s conference, starting with a pre-conference reception on April 4. Come early for valuable networking with conference speakers and sponsors. On Tuesday [Read More …]

NY Dairy Ambassadors receive media training to prepare for the year ahead

Gabriella Taylor, Katie Jasmin, and Annika Donlick will represent dairy farmers over the next year As New York State Dairy Ambassadors, Gabriella Taylor, Katie Jasmin, and Annika Donlick will represent dairy farmers over the next [Read More …]

Former U.S. President to headline 2022 Cattle Raisers Convention & Expo

Will take place at the Fort Worth Convention Center in downtown Fort Worth on March 25-27 George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States, is set to headline the 2022 Cattle Raisers Convention & Expo, [Read More …]

DATCP Accepting Nominations for Produce Safety Advisory Council until April 20