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The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection’s (DATCP) Farm Center announced today the release of a free virtual course that will help agricultural service providers understand the unique stresses and challenges of [Read More …]

California Milk Advisory Board Selects Two Student Ambassadors To Share California Dairy Messages With International Audience

Lauren Dutra and Siena Rollin selected to represent Real California Milk in Mexico Lauren Dutra of Hanford and Siena Rollin of Riverdale have been selected to represent the California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) in [Read More …]

Preliminary Incubation Counts Are Essential to Milk Quality

PI counts reflect the cleanliness of cows and equipment. Lowering PI can help increase milk quality and profitability. Consumers continue to become more aware of where their food comes from and how it is produced. [Read More …]

February butter, cheese exports help mitigate declines in milk powder, whey

U.S. export value sets February record, reaching nearly $700 million. Year-over-year U.S. dairy export value surged 23% in February, fueled by elevated international commodity prices and strong sales of higher-value products like cheese. At [Read More …]

UC Davis ranked among best in world, nation for veterinary science, ag

Recognized in the 2022 QS World University Rankings by Subject Once again, University of California, Davis, leadership in the fields of veterinary science, and agriculture and forestry has been recognized — this time in [Read More …]

Is Dairy Productivity Increasing?

This post will cover how dairy productivity is increasing. It will cover milk per cow, butterfat component levels, protein component levels, and somatic cell counts (SCC). Much of this data is based on Federal Milk [Read More …]

Webinar on dry cow treatment is April 26

Strategies to improve milk quality by lowering somatic cell counts The I-29 Moo University 2022 Dairy Webinar on Selected Dry Cow Treatment Options has been rescheduled to Tuesday, April 26 from 12 noon to [Read More …]

George Miller Memorial Scholarship Fund Established

In support of student leaders and in remembrance of the late George Miller, Select Sires Inc. has established the George Miller Memorial Scholarship fund. This youth scholarship is hosted by Holstein Association USA’s Holstein [Read More …]

Dairy Environmental Systems Engineer job opening

Senior Extension Associate Department of Animal Science College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) Cornell University What You Will Do Statewide responsibilities within the PRO-DAIRY Dairy Environmental Systems Program with specific emphasis on evaluation and [Read More …]

Interpreting Your Soil Test Reports

After you send in your soil sample to the lab you wait patiently for your test results, but when they arrive do you know what it all means? Soil tests are tools that allow [Read More …]

OSHA and IDFA Alliance

Safe, nutritious, and delicious dairy products come from the cow, but they are made by people. Dairy food companies therefore have two shared priorities – worker safety and food safety. In 2021, IDFA and the [Read More …]

Farmers and Ranchers Feel Crunch of Railway Supply Chain Shortfalls

The domestic rail transportation network is vital to the movement of products and goods supplied by America’s farmers and ranchers. U.S. railways account for nearly 28% of freight movement, second only to trucks within [Read More …]

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Discover Starbar’s New Interactive IPM Module

Beyond annoying animals and employees alike, insects can severely interfere with profitability and impact an operation’s bottom line. To protect the well-being of livestock and avoid lost production, consider implementing an Integrated Pest Management [Read More …]

Don’t Let Cyber Criminals Get the Upper Hand.

Cyber attacks on food and beverage manufacturers are intensifying across the United States, crippling supply chains, and exposing sensitive information. The Center for Strategic and International Studies estimates malicious cyber activity costs the world $945 [Read More …]

Creating a Safer Workplace at Your Dairy

Simple reminders serve as effective reinforcement of good, safe work practices. In 2019 the United States employed more than two million full-time workers in production agriculture with nearly 500,000 youth working on farms. Every day about [Read More …]

Time to Stop Digging

US Dairy farmers need real solutions to dairy pricing woes, not status quo In the game of Monopoly there is only one winner. If current dairy ‘market forces’ prevail, we are steadily moving in [Read More …]

DFI and DATCP Host Student Loan Debt Relief Workshop: How to Avoid Scams, Use Free Repayment Tools and Save Money

April 11, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Today, the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) and the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) announced they are hosting a free online student loan debt relief workshop on April 21. [Read More …]

Spring Has Sprung and Milk Production Increases

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending April 8, 2022 Even as milk production expands seasonally, volumes are tending to run at or below prior year levels. This supports the notion that even though [Read More …]

Langrehr Joins WDE as Communications Specialist

World Dairy Expo® is pleased to welcome Jenna Langrehr as the organization’s new Communications Specialist. In this role, Langrehr will engage with Expo’s audience on social media, write press releases, and design materials in preparation for [Read More …]

Godsey Precision Ag Teams With Meristem Crop Performance Godsey

Precision ag expert and Pioneer dealer takes the next step to “…make the drive for improving farmer ROI even more comprehensive and convenient…” After gaining his PhD in Agronomy and Soil Fertility from Kansas [Read More …]

Danone’s Horizon Organic, #1 Milk Brand In US, Goes Global With Grovara’s B2B Wholesale Marketplace

Grovara, the easy global wholesale experience, has partnered with Horizon Organic® to establish overseas distribution markets for the #1 organic dairy brand in the U.S. “Horizon Organic dry milk is a great fit for our [Read More …]

Complexity & Dairy MAX demonstrate importance of nutrition for gamers

Dairy MAX challenges esports athletes to test nutrition’s role in their performance Forging valuable partnerships to grow trust with consumers to drive sales has always been a priority for Dairy MAX. In early 2021, [Read More …]

Dairy farms encouraged to submit events planned in their communities

Center Is sharing list of dairy events to ‘Celebrate Dairy Across PA’ this summer To help share the many contributions dairy farms make to our communities, the Center for Dairy Excellence is building a [Read More …]

Real California Milk and Latina Singer-Songwriter CRYS Partner

Launch The First-Ever Cheese Record To Kick Off Release Of California Freestyle Music Track Ad Campaign California Freestyle connects the unique sounds and flavors of the Golden State and pay homage to dairy made with [Read More …]

Hearing for Proposed Revision of Dairy Laboratory Regulation

April 8, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

A public hearing will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 14, 2022, to consider the adoption of a revised administrative regulation that governs fees for dairy laboratory analyses performed by the Kansas [Read More …]

Stephanie Nash talks music and dairy with DairyBusiness News

Stephanie Nash is a singer/songwriter and advocate for agriculture. Her passion for music and her love for agriculture is her focus. She and her family decided to move to middle Tennessee and keep pursuing their love [Read More …]

Reissue of April 2022 Holstein Genetic Information

April 8, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

New official U.S. genetic evaluations will be released on Tuesday, April 12. This data will replace the evaluations initially released on Tuesday, April 5, for Holstein animals. Data from the December 2021 genetic evaluations for [Read More …]

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Dairy Industry Invited to first of its kind Data and Innovations Summit

Dairy producers and advisors working with all types, sizes, and breeds of dairy herds are invited to the first of its kind Data and Innovations Summit (DIS) held in conjunction with the National Holstein Convention [Read More …]

Select Sires’ LIONEL leads multiple industry indexes