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House Subcommittee for Livestock and Foreign Agriculture hearing was focused on trade policies and priorities National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) First Vice Chairman and U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) board member Simon Vander Woude [Read More …]

Junior Jersey All American Winners Announced By American Jersey Cattle Association For 2021

Twenty-three Jersey youth between the ages of nine (9) and 20 from nine states have been recognized by the American Jersey Cattle Association as the owners of the Junior All American winners for 2021. The winners in each class division are: Milking [Read More …]

Stockholders Approve Merger of Farm Credit East and Yankee Farm Credit

Farm Credit East and Yankee Farm Credit are pleased to announce the stockholders of both cooperatives have overwhelmingly voted to merge the two agricultural credit associations. “Both association boards and management teams are excited about [Read More …]

USDA Invests $222 Million in Rural Community Infrastructure to Help People in 44 States, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands and Puerto Rico

Projects Include $132 Million for Rural Health Care, Food Security and Emergency Response Services United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Rural Development Xochitl Torres Small today announced that USDA is investing [Read More …]

New York and Vermont Corn Silage Hybrid Evaluation Program

2021 Final Report Link Hybrid evaluation at multiple environments helps in decision making and expands the reach of this type of data to more farmers. Cornell, UVM, and seed companies collaborate to provide this [Read More …]

The Dairy Signal Features Rising Star Research and Market News

Free online episodes from PDPW help producers stay on top of industry news and trends Beginning Tuesday, November 23, two new episodes of PDPW’s The Dairy Signal™ will air. The Tuesday edition will showcase [Read More …]

Dairy urges U.S. to emphasize trade in House hearing

House Subcommittee for Livestock and Foreign Agriculture hearing was focused on trade policies and priorities National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) First Vice Chairman and U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) board member Simon Vander Woude [Read More …]

Clean Energy Breaks Ground on Renewable Natural Gas Dairy Digester in Joint Venture with TotalEnergies

Del Rio Dairy Site in Texas Anticipated to Produce Over One Million Gallons of RNG Per Year Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (NASDAQ: CLNE) announced it has broken ground on a renewable natural gas (RNG) digester at Del [Read More …]

Prairie Farms Continues Winning Tradition at Prestigious National Cheese Contest

The results are in from one of the most prestigious cheese competitions for North America, and Prairie Farms proved it continues to bring some serious cheese game. A total of 13 ribbons were awarded [Read More …]

USDA Announces Additional Farm Service Agency and Rural Development State Directors

Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to appoint six U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regional positions, including four Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Directors and two Rural Development (RD) State Directors. “These talented [Read More …]

Alltech announces support of mentorship program for women in agri-food

The Women in Food & Agriculture Mentorship Program was inspired by results from an Alltech-supported survey on workplace equity Guided by feedback from the latest Women in Food & Agriculture (WFA) Survey, Alltech is [Read More …]

Frustrated with the Current Milk Pricing System? We Are Too.

Join ODPA on December 7 from 9:30-3:00 pm for our annual meeting to hear what we’re doing about it and how you can help fight for change. Registration begins at 9:30, with the meeting to [Read More …]

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Communicating with Farmers Under Stress

Our farmers are a valuable resource facing ongoing daily stressors and challenges to their mental health. Find out how you can help them by scheduling a virtual webinar or in-person workshop for your organization or [Read More …]

Governor Newsom announces initial broadband projects to help bridge digital divide

18 projects in tribal communities, counties and cities across the state mark first step in creating open-access middle-mile network to provide missing broadband infrastructure Part of state’s $6 billion investment to expand broadband infrastructure and [Read More …]

USDA Invests $86 Million to Improve Equitable Access to Jobs, Business Opportunities, Education, Health Care and Housing for Rural People

Investments Will Help More Than 425,000 People in Some of the Nation’s Most Disadvantaged Areas U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the Department is investing $86 million to improve equitable [Read More …]

Dairy Farmer Leader Receives Prestigious Lyng Award

North Dakota’s Kenton Holle Recognized for Contributions to Dairy Promotion The National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB) honored Kenton Holle as the 2021 recipient of the Richard E. Lyng Award for his contributions [Read More …]

AMPI cheesemakers tally five, first-place finishes

Dairy farmer-owned co-op’s cheeses earn top honors The cheesemakers of Associated Milk Producers Inc. (AMPI) are bringing home five, first-place and three, second-place finishes following the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) Championship Cheese Contest. In addition, a Pasteurized Process [Read More …]

Safety Hazards and Precautions for Horizontal Silos: Watch Now

November 22, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

“Seconds for Your Safety” Videos Focus on Farm Safety Safety protocols should be a critical part of your dairy business to protect yourself and your employees. According to 2019 data from the US Bureau [Read More …]

Milk Output Is Down and Prices Are Up

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending November 19, 2021 According to USDA’s Milk Production report, U.S. milk production dropped to 18.5 billion pounds in October, down 0.5% from October 2020. That’s the [Read More …]

Milk Drives Deliver Dairy to Michigan Food Banks

Dairy farmers partnered with grocery retailers Busch’s Fresh Food Markets and SpartanNash to encourage customers to donate more than 220,000 gallons of milk to families in need this year. Retail store milk drives yielded [Read More …]

Congratulations to the 2021 Grow-NY Winners!

Over 1,300 people registered for the Grow-NY Summit to view pitches from this year’s top 20 food and agriculture startups. Tonight, the winners were announced: $1 Million Winner Every Body Eat Chicago, IL Every [Read More …]

Penn State scientists investigate horn fly resistance in organic Holstein cattle

Research conducted in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences suggests that some Holstein dairy cattle, particularly those with white coat coloration, naturally fend off the horn fly, a parasitic insect known to cause stress and disease [Read More …]

Digging into the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework – What’s Important for Ag

After months of negotiation, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework (BIF), passed both chambers of Congress and was signed into law by President Biden on Nov. 15. Designed [Read More …]

DMI’s O’Brien Shares Inaugural Vision During Joint Annual Meeting

November 19, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

New CEO succeeds Tom Gallagher following 30-year tenure Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) CEO Barb O’Brien shared her vision for building on the checkoff’s success and momentum of the last three decades and creating a [Read More …]

Big Brother for cows? Cainthus offers on-farm dairy cattle observation with computer vision & AI

This week, Chrissy Wozniak sits down with Tyler Bramble, Portfolio Growth Lead at Cainthus. Cainthus is a leading Computer Vision and AI company offering technology that is transformational for animals, farmers and the production of [Read More …]

GROWMARK and CHS Announce – Cooperative Ventures, A New Capital Fund Aimed at Ag Tech Startups

Fund to Drive Technology Advancements Leveraging Both Companies’ Expansive Networks. Fund to Focus in Three “Fields of Play” Crop Production, Supply Chain & Sustainability GROWMARK and CHS today announced the formation of Cooperative [Read More …]

CHS Names Kirstie Foster Senior Vice President, Marketing Communications