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Funding will help people in underserved rural communities cut energy costs, increase energy resiliency, address climate change U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the Department is making up to [Read More …]

Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation scholarships

Approximately 50 awards will be made to deserving students The Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation has more than $60,000 in scholarships available to Ohio students from rural, suburban and urban communities who are pursuing degrees connected [Read More …]

Apply for Cornerstone Dairy Academy by Jan. 31

Application-based leadership-development program is March 15-16, 2022 The application deadline for PDPW Cornerstone Dairy Academy presented by the Professional Dairy Producers (PDPW) is nearing. Dairy farmers and dairy industry professionals must apply for the three-pillar [Read More …]

PMVAP payments are on their way

Through the Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program (PMVAP), USDA will provide up to $350 million in pandemic assistance payments to dairy farmers early this year. This initiative will partially reimburse producers for unanticipated losses created [Read More …]

Tubergen Dairy Farm named 2022 Dairy Farmer of the Year

MSU Department of Animal Science recognizes Tubergen Dairy Farm’s commitment to animal welfare, support of Michigan Dairy industry The Michigan State University Department of Animal Science recognizes Tubergen Dairy Farm in Ionia as its 2022 [Read More …]

2022 Northeast Dairy Management Conference

March 9-10, 2022 The Northeast Dairy Management Conference is a dynamic conference for all progressive dairy producers in the Northeast that provides the latest information on current trends and topics in the dairy industry. Presented [Read More …]

Draft CAFO Permit and Fact Sheet Released

The Draft State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) Environmental Conservation Law (ECL) General Permit for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) is now available for public comment through February 18, 2022. View the draft permit [Read More …]

Dairy West board announces 2022 leadership changes

Dairy West’s board has appointed three new directors. John Brubaker, who represents Idaho Dairy Products Commission District II and owns Knott Run Dairy in Buhl, will fill Seat No. 2 and serve until March 2025. [Read More …]

Applications for 2022 Cornerstone Dairy Academy for Dairy Professionals Due on January 31

Application-Based Leadership-Development Program Set for March 15-16, 2022 The application deadline for PDPW Cornerstone Dairy Academy™ presented by the Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) is nearing. Dairy farmers and dairy industry professionals must apply for [Read More …]

Choosing Beef Sires for and Raising Terminal Dairy Calves Workshop

January 24, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Find an event near you! Choosing Beef Sires for and Raising Terminal Dairy Calves will focus on the use of beef x dairy calves raised to supply the beef market. Participants will learn about breed selection, [Read More …]

Dairy Markets Forge Multi-Year Highs Across the Globe

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending January 21, 2022 At the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction on Tuesday, the GDT Index jumped 4.6% to its highest price since March 2014, led by a [Read More …]

Dairy Business Association re-elects directors

Steve Bodart, Kevin Collins, Bob Nagel to serve another term Members of the Dairy Business Association re-elected three directors to its board Jan. 19 during the group’s annual business meeting at DBA’s Dairy Strong [Read More …]

WFBF represented at national level

Krentz, Wadzinski, Turpin and Brossard make impact Wisconsin Farm Bureau members attended the American Farm Bureau’s Annual Convention, Jan. 7-12 in Atlanta, Ga. Kevin Krentz was re-elected to serve a two-year term on American [Read More …]

Farm Show sculpture recycling shows positive impact farmers have on planet

Juniata County Dairy Farm Turns 1,000 Pound Sculpture Into Renewable Energy The Pennsylvania Farm Show’s 31st butter sculpture, “Harvesting More, Together,” celebrated the positive contributions the Commonwealth’s agriculture industry, including dairy, has on feeding [Read More …]

Organizing Work for High Quality Results

Agricultural Supervisory Leadership Certificate Program online course A few spots are still available in Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development’s Organizing Work for High Quality Results, a six-week course in the Supervisory Leadership Certificate program. Organizing Work for [Read More …]

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Farm Credit announces succession planning webinar

Will be held January 31 at 2 p.m. MidAtlantic Farm Credit recently announced they will be hosting a free Succession Planning Webinar with AgChoice Farm Credit and Pennsylvania Farm Link on January 31. Brenda O’Brien of [Read More …]

“Bold Ideas, Big Results” at the 2022 PDPW Business Conference

Innovative ideas, new technologies, forward-thinking producers and world-class speakers will come together at the 2022 Business Conference presented by the Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW). The conference will be held March 16-17 at the Kalahari Resorts [Read More …]

Private Pesticide Applicator Short Course

The Private Applicator Pesticide Short Course will help attendees prepare for the PDA private pesticide certification exam by reviewing and highlighting key material in the pesticide Core and Supplement manuals. Chapters will be broken [Read More …]

Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program Payments Are on Their Way

Through the Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program (PMVAP), USDA will provide up to $350 million in pandemic assistance payments to dairy farmers early this year. This initiative will partially reimburse producers for unanticipated losses [Read More …]

Organic Valley Announces 2022 Initiatives to Save Northeast Family Dairy Farms

Organic Valley brings on five Northeast farms while visiting and working with dozens more small, organic family farms in the Northeast. With regional and multi-national dairy corporations reneging on commitments to family dairy farmers [Read More …]

World Ag Expo® Tickets Now on Sale!

Go online to get your tickets today! Use the code ENEWS3 for $3 off each admission ticket you purchase online. Click here to purchase tickets now. Event Details At-A-Glance 2022 World Ag Expo® February 8-10, 2022 4500 [Read More …]

Farm Action’s Testimony Before Congressional Committee to Illustrate How Food System Concentration Impacts Farmers, Workers, and Rural Communities

Today, Farm Action president Joe Maxwell will testify before the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law at a live-streamed hearing called “Reviving Competition, Part 5: Addressing the Effects of Economic Concentration [Read More …]

Reminder: We Want Your Insight About Mental Wellness in Animal Agriculture

If you’re a Pennsylvania livestock producer or agriculture professional, please consider taking this short, confidential and anonymous survey to share your insight on mental wellness within the Pennsylvania agriculture industry. Your perspective is valuable to this study, [Read More …]

USDA Announces February 25, 2022, Application Deadline for Conservation Stewardship Program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Wisconsin is now accepting applications for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) through February 25, 2022, to be considered for funding in 2022. Through CSP, [Read More …]

Dairy groups promote Trotter to CEO

Move enhances focus on strategic priorities In a move to enhance their focus on strategic priorities, the Dairy Business Association (DBA) and Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative announced Jan. 14 the promotion of Tim Trotter [Read More …]

Dairy Defined: Despite disruptions, dairy keeps going, and growing

U.S. per capita dairy consumption is no longer at a 56-year high — it’s at a 60-year high Another year, another flavor of COVID-related disruptions, this time the Omicron variant that’s spreading rapidly and [Read More …]

USDA offering webinar on Supplemental Dairy Margin Coverage Program

Dairy Margin Coverage is a voluntary program that provides dairy operations with risk management coverage The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) in New York state will present a webinar on [Read More …]

Dairy farmers share calf management strategies