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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced today an investment of over $30 million for 33 grants that support farmers and ranchers who grow and market high-quality organic [Read More …]

California Bioenergy and UGI to Develop RNG Dairy Digester Projects in South Dakota

California Bioenergy LLC (“CalBio”) announced today that it has entered into definitive agreements to develop several clusters of dairy farm digester projects to produce renewable natural gas (“RNG”) from multiple farms in South Dakota. CalBio’s [Read More …]

ImmuCell hires Lichdi to fill a new role as Commercial Research & Technical Services Veterinarian

ImmuCell Corporation is pleased to announce that it is expanding the expertise and services of its First Defense sales and marketing team by adding a Commercial Research & Technical Services Veterinarian. Raffael Lichdi, DVM, [Read More …]

American Dairy Coalition to host important conversation Sept. 30 at World Dairy Expo

‘Building the Case for Change: Can our Federal Checkoff Dollars Catch Up? “Building the Case for Change: Can Our Federal Checkoff Dollars Catch Up?” That’s the newly arrived perspective and advocacy topic for a [Read More …]

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Dairy Farmers of America Launches FUEL THEIR DRIVE promotion With 13 Of Its Regional, Farmer-Owned Milk Brands

Promotion Will Award $1 Million to High School Athletic Programs Across the Country Milk with its high-quality protein and essential vitamins and minerals has always played an important role in helping to fuel strong [Read More …]

Register for the DCRC webinar

Join the Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council for its next webinar – “Importance of Dietary Methionine and Selenomethionine on Health and Reproduction” on Oct. 14, starting at 2 p.m. Central time (USA/Canada). Phil Cardoso, University of [Read More …]

Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative member testifies about milk pricing reform

Iowa farmer tells Senate panel ‘distorted system’ needs to be modernized As dairy farmers across the country continue to grapple with federal milk pricing flaws exacerbated by the pandemic, an Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative [Read More …]

Applications Now Open to Compete for $250,000 in AgSharks Pitch Competition

Fourth-annual AgSharks Competition will provide agtech startups exclusive access to produce leaders and funding to advance innovative solutions for the agriculture sector Western Growers (WG) and S2G Ventures are now accepting applications for the [Read More …]

USDA expands Farmers.gov to include farm records

The ability to access records on demand without a visit to the service center saves you time and money Producers with farmers.gov accounts can now access farm records and maps online, the latest self-service feature added [Read More …]

Genesee Co. 4-H members compete at state dairy contest

New York State 4-H Dairy Bowl Contest took place at Cornell University on September 11th Genesee County 4-H members Bing Zuber and Ian Keberle competed at the New York State 4-H Dairy Bowl Contest [Read More …]

U.S. beef & dairy sectors can be climate neutral by 2050

White paper makes the case for focusing on warming impacts in the cattle sectors Within the next 30 years, the U.S. beef and dairy sectors can reach a point at which they’re no longer [Read More …]

New time, discounts available for Dairy Employee Management Webinars

Will be held every other Tuesday from September 28 to November 23 from 7-8:30 p.m. New times and discounts for the “Transforming Your Team” webinar series have been released to accommodate more schedules. Veterinarians, [Read More …]

PSU Extension offers forage quality workshop for sheep, goat producers

Workshop, will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 1 Producers can learn how to better manage differences in forage quality and how it impacts rations at the Forage Quality [Read More …]

Amplimune shown to improve fertility and decrease clinical mastitis and metritis in dairy cows

NovaVive Inc., an animal health immunobiology company, today announced that an article has been published in the Journal of Animal Science (https://academic.oup.com/jas/article-abstract/99/9/skab191/6360969). The article summarizes a research study evaluating the effect of peripartal (around the time [Read More …]

NMPF Cooperative Leader Spotlights Need for Class I Pricing Changes at Senate Hearing

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Congress must do additional work to ensure dairy farmers are fairly compensated for losses rooted in a change to the pricing formula for Class I milk, a leader of Agri-Mark Cooperative and a member [Read More …]

Hottest Summer Ever Tightens U.S. Milk Supply

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending September 17, 2021 According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. just suffered its hottest summer ever. Soaring temperatures weighed on milk yields and tightened [Read More …]

Finalists Announced for Grow-NY $3 Million Global Food and Agriculture Business Competition

$1 million grand prize and six other winners to be chosen among 20 finalists from across the world at Summit on Nov. 16-17 Empire State Development (ESD) and Cornell University’s Center for Regional Economic [Read More …]

ARM & HAMMER Reformulates CERTILLUS To Meet Evolving Dairy Producer Needs

Arm & Hammer Animal and Food Production announces the reformulation of regional CERTILLUS™ brands for U.S. dairy producers. The reformulation helps fine tune and strengthen disease prevention from pathogens such as Clostridia. CERTILLUS [Read More …]

Merck Animal Health Continues Support of Food Systems Fellowship Program

Company Awards Scholarships to Three Future Veterinarians Merck Animal Health, in partnership with the Food Systems Fellowship (FSF) Program coordinated by the Michigan State University (MSU) College of Veterinary Medicine, is pleased to award [Read More …]

CDCB Industry Meeting: Improving Cow Mobility Through Genetics

Dairy professionals and producers are invited to participate in the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB) Industry Meeting on October 20, focused on improving cow mobility through genetics. Meeting participants will be among the first [Read More …]

Grants for dairy farmers to improve profitability, business transformations & succession plans

Three types of grants available through the Center’s On-Farm Resource Program Dairy producers who are looking to improve profitability, create a transition plan, or plan a major business transformation are encouraged to apply for [Read More …]

Farmers explore forage ‘cocktail mixes’ for soil health and profitability

About 50 farmers and community members gathered to learn about alternative forage systems and soil health during Aug. 31 field day Soil health and having multiple species of crops in the soil year-round are [Read More …]

New book gives kids glimpse of a “Barn at Night”

“Barn at Night” is written by Michelle Houts and illustrated by Jen Betton A new children’s book is now available for families searching for a captivating agriculture story to share. “Barn at Night,” featuring [Read More …]

USDA Seeking Animal Research Geneticist

The United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) has an exciting opportunity for a Research Geneticist (Animals) in Beltsville, Md., who is passionate about improving dairy animals by increasing accuracy of [Read More …]

Breaking the Market Power Bottleneck in U.S. Beef: A Roadmap for Building an Independent Ranching and Processing Sector: A Joint OCM-AAI Initiative

The American Antitrust Institute (AAI) and Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM) announced a new joint initiative, Breaking the Market Power Bottleneck in U.S. Beef: A Roadmap for Building an Independent Ranching and Processing [Read More …]

USDA invests $464M in renewable energy infrastructure

Projects will support climate-smart solutions to lower energy costs in 48 states and Puerto Rico U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the Department is investing $464 million to build or improve [Read More …]

Not all growing degree days are created equal

Corn silage harvest timing has important implications on both the yield and forage quality of the crop as a livestock feed. In a study conducted as part of the New York Vermont Corn Silage [Read More …]

Dairy associations urge additional White House action on ports crisis

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) joined several other organizations urging the Biden administration to take additional steps to alleviate the ongoing ports crisis in a letter sent today to [Read More …]

Statement from Michael Dykes, D.V.M., IDFA President and CEO, on Nomination of Elaine Trevino as USTR Chief Agriculture Negotiator