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November 8, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Win a year’s supply of cheese for yourself and a friend, plus a cheese donation to the food pantry of your choice Wisconsin Cheese is on a nationwide hunt for the most creative holiday [Read More …]

Western Dairy Management Conference Attracts Over 900

The 15th edition of the bi-annual Western Dairy Management Conference was held successfully Nov. 1 – 4 in Reno, Nev., moving from its regular March dates due to the travel uncertainties created by the COVID [Read More …]

Cheese Output Shatters Records

November 8, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending November 5, 2021 U.S. cheese production topped 1.14 billion pounds in September, scoring an all-time high in daily average output. There is clearly plenty of fresh Cheddar [Read More …]

Grazing Cropland

Interest in grazing crop residues and cover crops is increasing. What is the potential benefit and what about its effects on soil? After excluding grazing from cropland for many years, there is new interest [Read More …]

NIAA Introduces New Leadership Program to Advance Animal Agriculture

Participant Applications for First Advanced Training for Animal Agriculture Leaders Cohort due Jan.15 Emerging leaders in agriculture now have a new opportunity to gain next-level leadership and professional development training specifically focused on the animal [Read More …]

Transition Cow Tuesdays Webinar Series

Transition cow management webinar series PRO-DAIRY is hosting a transition cow management webinar series from 12:30 to 1:00 PM EDT, Tuesdays from November 2, 2021 through December 14, 2021. Register Online Have you… been working [Read More …]

Dairy CEO says supply chain crisis could permanently harm agriculture

The current supply chain crisis could cause “irreparable harm” to agriculture, Mike Durkin, President and CEO of Leprino Foods, said in testimony prepared for a U.S. House Agriculture Committee hearing today about how supply chain [Read More …]

At Virtual Fly-In, Farmers, Ranchers, and Rural Advocates Urge Washington D.C. for a Fair Farm Bill

Over the first three days of November, a coalition of farmers, ranchers, and rural advocates met virtually with more than 20 Congressional and Administrative offices to share their vision for a fair farm bill. Family [Read More …]

PA Dairymen’s Association looking for workers at 2022 Farm Show

Individuals who are looking to work at the 2022 Pennsylvania Farm Show and serve the Pennsylvania dairy industry are encouraged to work at the PA Dairymen’s Association food court booths. The Farm Show will [Read More …]

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Getting a solid soil response to biosolids application

Benefits positive but impacted by management, environment Many people do not know that human waste can be recycled to benefit the environment. After intense treatment, it can be applied to fields in the form [Read More …]

Si-Ware Systems & Dairyland Laboratories Partnership Leads to In-Field Dairy Feed Analysis Solution

November 5, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

New partnership will offer on-demand feed testing and in-field decision-making capabilities. Note: You can watch the video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jahy12UxIUY Si-Ware Systems Inc., creator of NeoSpectra material analysis solutions built on single-chip FT-NIR spectrometers, today [Read More …]

Aidan Connolly of Cainthus on new technology for the dairy industry.

New technology for dairy was front and center at World Dairy Expo this year. A special session was held… Tech Spotlight… which featured executives from 10 new firms. Each described what his or her company [Read More …]

NMPF’s Jonker reports on IDF Progress

Dr. Jamie Jonker, as chair of the IDF Science Program Coordinating Committee, reported on the scientific and technical progress completed by the International Dairy Federation during the past year during the IDF Forum at [Read More …]

Senn joins communications team at Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative

Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative today announced the hiring of Travis Senn to help drive the company’s social media strategy and public relations development. Senn, who joins the cooperative as a senior communications specialist, [Read More …]

Domke and Smith Join DATCP as Directors in the Division of Trade and Consumer Protection

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has hired Michael Domke as the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection, and Joe Smith as the Director of the Bureau of [Read More …]

Dairy Builds Progress on Sustainability as Legislation Inches Forward

Members of Congress continue working on budget reconciliation and infrastructure legislation that, for all of its political challenges, could provide important support for U.S. dairy’s efforts to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. [Read More …]

Dinner Bell Creamery Establishes National Butter Day

November 17, 2021, will mark the first annual National Butter Day. Established by Dinner Bell Creamery®, National Butter Day is dedicated to celebrating butter as a food, appreciating butter’s long history, and honoring the [Read More …]

Do You Have What It Takes to be Named Cheese Board Champion by The State of Cheese?

Wisconsin Cheese Board Awards Are Officially Open Wisconsin Cheese is on a nationwide hunt for the most creative holiday cheese boards. Their six-week competition opens today, and any aspiring cheese board aficionado could be named champion, [Read More …]

IDFA Forms Supply Chain Task Force, Calls on Congress to Pass Infrastructure and Ocean Shipping Reform Act

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) announced today the formation of a Supply Chain Task Force to develop policy recommendations to address severe supply chain disruptions affecting the U.S. dairy industry. Formation of the task [Read More …]

Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program announces college scholarship

Applications due December 10 for $3,000 scholarship The Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program is offering a $3,000 scholarship to students with an interest in the dairy product marketing industry. Students must be enrolled in an [Read More …]

DATCP announces details for Wisconsin Farm Support Program

November 4, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Eligible farmers should apply online through the Wisconsin Department of Revenue at revenue.wi.gov Under the direction of Governor Evers, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) and the Wisconsin Department of Revenue [Read More …]

Smith to Retire at End of 2022 from DFA, Rodenbaugh Named Successor

The Board of Directors of Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), the nation’s leading milk marketing cooperative and global dairy foods company, today announced the appointment of Dennis Rodenbaugh to the role of president and chief [Read More …]

How Will Dairy Win the Marketplace?

November 4, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Join Us at Dairy Forum 2022 To Find Out In February 2021, IDFA commissioned a study to explore areas in which the current U.S. milk pricing system is creating challenges for U.S. dairy stakeholders across [Read More …]

CDFA Announces Grant Funding Available For Healthy Soils Program

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting applications for its Healthy Soils Program (HSP). The program incentivizes implementation and demonstration of on-farm soil health practices that sequester carbon, reduce greenhouse gases, [Read More …]

Preventing Mastitis is Not Rocket Science

Prevention, monitoring and troubleshooting are key to managing mastitis. Preventing mastitis could be achieved by simple farm practices rooted in understanding the main disease risk factors and focusing on addressing them. With that being [Read More …]

NMPF heralds landmark new climate-smart ag investments in Build Back Better Act

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) today lauded the inclusion of $27 billion in a once-in-a-generation funding boost for conservation programs – with an emphasis on climate smart agricultural practices — in the pending Build [Read More …]

Dairy Farms in Pa., beyond encouraged to host on-farm interns

Host farm applications must be submitted by December 31, 2021 Dairy producers from Pennsylvania and beyond are encouraged to apply to be a host farm in the 2022 On-Farm Internship Program. The program was [Read More …]

Central Plains Dairy Foundation awards eight grants for scholarships across Midwest

Eight grants totaling $25,000 were awarded for scholarships at post-secondary institutions across the Midwest The Central Plains Dairy Foundation is proud to announce the recipients of the Central Plains Dairy Foundation (CPDF) Dairy Scholarships [Read More …]

USDA researchers examine the decline in consumption of milk