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Merck Animal Health and Iowa State University Announce New Four-Year Strategic Alliance to Drive Innovative Solutions in Animal Health

February 10, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Merck Animal Health, known as MSD Animal Health outside the United States and Canada, a division of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., USA (NYSE:MRK), in collaboration with Iowa State University, today announced a four-year [Read More …]

USDA Seeks Nominations for Members to Science and Research Advisory Board

February 10, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is soliciting continuous nominations for membership to its National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics (NAREEE) Advisory Board and its committees. The NAREEE Board is comprised of 15 members representing [Read More …]

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Zoetis, CowManager and Select Sires Form Global Collaboration

February 10, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Sensor technology, genetics and genomics brought together to improve individual cow health Zoetis, CowManager® and Select Sires Inc. today announced the launch of a strategic collaboration to integrate genomic tools and predictive sensor systems. [Read More …]

National DHIA selects Michigan, Minnesota veterinary students for scholarships

February 10, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

The National Dairy Herd Information Association (DHIA) Scholarship Committee selected two veterinary medicine students – Monika Dziuba, Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine, and Fredrick Mansfield, University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine [Read More …]

NMPF commends USDA on partnerships for climate-smart commodities

February 10, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

“We applaud Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and his team at USDA for working to fashion the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities initiative in a way that will provide significant opportunities for U.S. dairy producers of all [Read More …]

Dairy Heifer Inventory Decisions

February 10, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

The decision on which heifers to keep is a challenging decision. Take the time to evaluate your herd before breeding. Managing heifer inventories on a dairy farm is not always an easy responsibility. Having [Read More …]

Juan Piñeiro interviews Dr. Robert Hagevoort regarding the upcoming High Plains Dairy Conference

February 10, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

DairyBusiness contributor Juan Piñeiro, Assistant Professor and Extension Dairy Specialist Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, interviews Dr. Robert Hagevoort regarding the upcoming High Plains Dairy Conference. The 2022 High Plains Dairy Conference will be held [Read More …]

Northeast Dairy Management Conference

February 10, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Presented by Northeast Dairy Producers Association and Cornell PRO-DAIRY Early registration for the Northeast Dairy Management Conference is open through February 15, 2022. Presented by Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY and Northeast Dairy Producers Association (NEDPA), [Read More …]

2022 PA Dairy Industry Award Winners Announced

February 10, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Bartch Family, Brubaker, and Troutman Were Recognized at PA Dairy Summit At this year’s Pennsylvania Dairy Summit, the Professional Dairy Managers of Pennsylvania, Center for Dairy Excellence, and Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association awarded four dairy [Read More …]

INFB honors county Young Farmers & Ag Pros

February 10, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Motivating and preparing young ag professionals for career success Hoosiers traveled to Indianapolis recently for the annual Indiana Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ag Professionals Conference, an opportunity for education and networking for INFB [Read More …]

Climate-smart commodities initiative a plus

February 10, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities will finance pilot projects Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, one of the largest dairy co-ops in the country, welcomed an announcement Feb. 7 of a $1 billion federal grant program to [Read More …]

Darigold Names Cor van den Berg Chief Financial Officer

February 9, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Van den Berg Comes to Seattle-based Dairy Co-op with Extensive Background in Global Food Sector Darigold, Inc. the Seattle-based farmer-owned dairy co-op, announced that it has named Cor van den Berg chief financial [Read More …]

USDA provides update on implementation of forthcoming disaster assistance

February 9, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Program benefits to be delivered through two-phased approach The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently provided an update at the Cattle Industry Convention on forthcoming assistance for agricultural producers impacted by weather-related disasters in [Read More …]

Holstein America broadcasts February 10 on RFD-TV

February 9, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Join us for Holstein America at 9 p.m. CST, Thursday, February 10, on RFD-TV Now in its fifth season, Holstein America will air at 9 p.m. CST, Thursday, February 10, on RFD-TV. The documentary series produced by Holstein Association [Read More …]

Arturs Cirjevskis becomes the CEO of Food Union Group in Europe

February 9, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Europe’s CEO of Food Union, the international ice cream and dairy production and distribution group, Normunds Stanevics to resign from his position at Food Union Group in Europe as of February 4, 2022. The [Read More …]

Midwest Dairy Awards Scholarships to 2021 Dairy Ambassadors

February 9, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Early in 2021, twenty college students from across the Midwest Dairy 10-state region were selected to serve as state-specific Midwest Dairy Ambassadors. Throughout the year, this group promoted the dairy industry and supported Midwest Dairy’s [Read More …]

New Ideas, Global Insights for Farm and Business Sustainability at 2022 PDPW Business Conference

February 9, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Carbon markets, managing input costs, regenerative practices spotlighted in sessions More efficiently producing high-quality milk while also improving nutrient management, water quality and soil-health practices are critical to dairy’s future success. The 2022 Business [Read More …]

Pennsylvania Distinguished Dairy Producer Award: Donny & Shari Bartch of Merrimart Farms in Perry County

February 9, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Donny and Shari Bartch own and operate Merrimart Farms, which milks about 260 cows and farms 1,000 acres. Shari is the fourth generation of the Martin family farming in the area, and together, she and [Read More …]

Farm Income and Wealth Statistics

February 9, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

U.S. and State Farm Income and Wealth Statistics These are the latest data on U.S. farm sector income and wealth statistics. The data include historical U.S. and State-level farm income and wealth estimates, and [Read More …]

Compeer Financial to return $202 million

February 9, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Cooperative is increasing patronage return by $5 million this year Compeer Financial and its board of directors are pleased to announce the organization will be returning approximately $202 million in patronage payments to member-owners [Read More …]

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NMC Annual Meeting explores ‘Future Frontiers’

February 9, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Hybrid event highlights udder health, milking management, milk quality National Mastitis Council (NMC) members from 31 U.S. states, five Canadian provinces and 26 countries gathered Feb. 1-3, for the group’s 2022 annual meeting – [Read More …]

Foundational Risk Mangement for Milk Production

February 8, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

CCE offers answers to some questions dairy producers might have For dairy farmers, milk production and profitability can be tricky things to plan for. It’s even trickier when you take into consideration all of [Read More …]

Progress on ports problems

February 8, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Bottlenecks at U.S. ports and their impact on agricultural exports took center stage at the National Press Club last week, with a webinar sponsored by the National Milk Producers Federation, the U.S. Dairy Export Council, [Read More …]

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NMC Annual Meeting explores ‘Future Frontiers’

February 8, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Hybrid event highlights udder health, milking management, milk quality National Mastitis Council (NMC) members from 31 U.S. states, five Canadian provinces and 26 countries gathered Feb. 1-3, for the group’s 2022 annual meeting – [Read More …]

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Merck Animal Health and Iowa State University Announce New Four-Year Strategic Alliance to Drive Innovative Solutions in Animal Health

USDA Seeks Nominations for Members to Science and Research Advisory Board

Zoetis, CowManager and Select Sires Form Global Collaboration

National DHIA selects Michigan, Minnesota veterinary students for scholarships

NMPF commends USDA on partnerships for climate-smart commodities

Dairy Heifer Inventory Decisions

Juan Piñeiro interviews Dr. Robert Hagevoort regarding the upcoming High Plains Dairy Conference

Northeast Dairy Management Conference

2022 PA Dairy Industry Award Winners Announced

INFB honors county Young Farmers & Ag Pros

Climate-smart commodities initiative a plus

Darigold Names Cor van den Berg Chief Financial Officer

USDA provides update on implementation of forthcoming disaster assistance

Holstein America broadcasts February 10 on RFD-TV

Arturs Cirjevskis becomes the CEO of Food Union Group in Europe

Midwest Dairy Awards Scholarships to 2021 Dairy Ambassadors

New Ideas, Global Insights for Farm and Business Sustainability at 2022 PDPW Business Conference

Pennsylvania Distinguished Dairy Producer Award: Donny & Shari Bartch of Merrimart Farms in Perry County

Farm Income and Wealth Statistics

NMC Annual Meeting explores ‘Future Frontiers’

Foundational Risk Mangement for Milk Production

Progress on ports problems

NMC Annual Meeting explores ‘Future Frontiers’

David Reid receives NMC’s 2022 Award of Excellence

Concrete Resurfacing, Dairy Cow Time Budgeting, Optimizing Calf Health on The Dairy Signal™

Cal-Denier Holsteins Genetic Super Bowl II Sale

USDA Maintains School Meals Flexibilities for 1% Flavored Milk and Sodium

MMPA Members Take Home Nearly Half of All National Dairy Quality Awards

USDA Helps Schools Build Back Better, Issues Transitional Nutrition Standards for Coming School Years

The Downside and Upside of Increasing Exports

Not all fiber behaves the same in dairy rations

What Is Your Reason?

Preparing Grain Storages for Harvest