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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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David Reid receives NMC’s 2022 Award of Excellence

Global milk quality programs thrived under Reid’s guidance David Reid, Hazel Green, Wis., won the National Mastitis Council’s (NMC) Award of Excellence for Contribution to Mastitis Prevention and Control. The 2013 NMC president, he [Read More …]

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

February 8, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Episodes of PDPW’s The Dairy Signal™ next week will provide dairy farmers with information to impact and improve both their facilities and cow and calf health. On Tues., Feb. 8, learn about concrete resurfacing for [Read More …]

Cal-Denier Holsteins Genetic Super Bowl II Sale

One of the finest line-ups of Holstein heifers ever, was how a number of knowledgeable breeders characterized the 60-head offering from Rich Denier at the sale held Feb. 5 at Turlock Livestock Auction Yard near [Read More …]

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

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will publish a final rule on Monday that will allow school meals operators participating in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program to continue serving low-fat [Read More …]

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

Twenty-one Michigan Milk Producer Association (MMPA) members were today awarded National Dairy Quality Awards, making up nearly half of the total award winners. These MMPA members were among 47 nationally recognized farms in the [Read More …]

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

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced updates to the school nutrition standards that give schools a clear path forward as they build back better from the pandemic. These actions provide support for the [Read More …]

IDFA Supportive of Biden Administration School Meal Flexibilities, Calls on USDA to Put Policies In Place that Expand Dairy Offerings, Increase Meal Participation

Michael Dykes, D.V.M., President and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association, released the following statement today in support of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) final rule maintaining low-fat, flavored milk and other needed [Read More …]

NMPF Executive Committee member stresses sustainability at House Ag Hearing

NMPF Board of Directors member and California dairy producer Melvin Medeiros told a House Agriculture subcommittee today that dairy farmers have made significant sustainability gains and stand ready to serve environmental solutions to make even further progress. [Read More …]

Make plans to attend 2022 Symposium

Latest and most relevant forage-related educational sessions in the Midwest Dairy, beef and hay producers, as well as custom operators and nutrient applicators, should mark their calendars for Feb. 21-23 for the 2022 Symposium [Read More …]

Statement on continued allowance of low-fat flavored milk in schools

“Ensuring kids have access to the nutrients they need to grow and thrive is a top priority for dairy. We thank USDA for the rule’s provision that maintains schools’ ability to serve low-fat, 1% flavored [Read More …]

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Michigan, New York, Wisconsin dairies earn top milk quality award

NMC recognizes 47 dairies in National Dairy Quality Awards program National Mastitis Council (NMC) honored the U.S. dairy industry’s “best of the best” for producing quality milk at its Feb. 3 National Dairy [Read More …]

IDFA Applauds Bipartisan Ocean Shipping Reform Act Introduced in Senate

Calls for Swift Passage to Give Dairy Companies New Tools to Address Supply Chain Bottlenecks Michael Dykes, D.V.M., President and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association, released the following statement today on introduction [Read More …]

Price Strength Persisted in the Dairy Markets This Week

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending February 4, 2022 The phenomenon is certainly not limited to the United States. Market observers watched the Global Dairy Trade index climb on Tuesday by 4.1%, with [Read More …]

Forty California companies among recipients of $1.4 billion in USDA rural development funding

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced an investment of $1.4 billion to help a diverse rural America keep resources and wealth right at home through job training, business expansion and technical assistance. These investments are part of [Read More …]

Select Sires’ storied DIAMONDBACK passes away

The famed 7HO12587 Mr D Apple DIAMONDBACK (EX-93) passed away in late January. He was a Doorman son of Ms Delicious Apple-Red-ET (EX-94-2E-EX-MS). In 2021, DIAMONDBACK sired more than 200 new Excellent cows and 465 [Read More …]

Farm Credit East Presents 2022 Grain Market Outlook Webinar

Join Farm Credit East on Wednesday, February 9, at 1 p.m. for a recap of 2021 corn and soybean markets, as well as a look forward to 2022 markets. Profit Center Manager at The Andersons, [Read More …]

Senator Tester Introduces ‘Right to Repair’ Legislation

Bill allows farmers to repair own equipment, breaking up consolidation in repair markets. Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) introduced first of its kind legislation that would ensure farmers and ranchers have the Right to Repair their [Read More …]

Herschleb Named Next World Dairy Expo General Manager

World Dairy Expo® is pleased to introduce Laura Herschleb, DeForest, Wis., as the next WDE General Manager. Herschleb will begin her duties on February 28, 2022, as current General Manager Scott Bentley prepares to retire. [Read More …]

A 360° approach to mastitis management

Understanding the infection is a good foundation to a successful mastitis management program Mastitis can strike from any direction. Successful management requires a 360-degree approach, 365 days a year. The first step to successfully preventing [Read More …]

Darigold Resumes Partial Butter Production in Caldwell

Darigold, Inc. today announced that it has resumed partial butter production at its facility in Caldwell, Idaho, a 91-year-old dairy production facility that produces butter and powdered milk products for the farmer-owned co-op. Darigold closed [Read More …]

National Institute for Animal Agriculture Selects Inaugural Cohort for New Leadership Program

Ambassadors for the Advanced Training for Animal Agriculture Leaders to advance animal agriculture will meet in February. The inaugural class participating in the National Institute for Animal Agriculture’s (NIAA) Advanced Training for Animal Agriculture Leaders [Read More …]

USDA, DOJ Launch Online Tool Allowing Farmers, Ranchers to Report Anticompetitive Practices

Farmers and ranchers now can anonymously report potentially unfair and anticompetitive practices in the livestock and poultry sectors using an online tool the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Justice (DOJ) launched today. The launch [Read More …]

Holstein America Broadcasts 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 USA is the only television program of its kind, paying tribute to [Read More …]

Dairy Lab Services to merge wtih CentralStar Cooperative

For the second time in less than 12 months, CentralStar Cooperative is expanding its DHI and milk-analysis services. On Jan. 25, 2022, the board of directors and delegates of Dairy Lab Services (DLS), a national [Read More …]

Reminder: Spring Crop Sales Closing

The deadline to insure spring crops in the northeast for the 2022 crop year is March 15, 2022. Insurable spring crops include field and vegetable crops such as corn, soybeans, barley, oats, fresh market [Read More …]

Apply for Dairy Business Builder Grants

Dairy farmers, entrepreneurs and processors in IL, IA, MN, SD and WI The Dairy Business Innovation Alliance (DBIA) is now accepting applications for its Dairy Business Builder Grant. Dairy farmers, entrepreneurs, and processors in [Read More …]

Zoetis adds new digital solutions to enhance cattle data management