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PSU Ag Progress Days will be held August 10-12 Learn how farmers and agricultural workers persevere in agriculture despite a disability or health condition by talking to the AgrAbility PA staff at Ag Progress [Read More …]

The Washington County Cheese Tour is back!

This free, self-guided tour with tastings will take place September 11-12, 2021 The annual Washington County Cheese Tour with Wine, Beer & Cider — also known as The Cheese Tour — is back after being cancelled [Read More …]

Premier Select Sires Offers 7 Percent Credit on Semen Purchases for August, September 2021

August 3, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Premier Select Sires, Inc. is excited to announce that the cooperative will offer 7 percent additional savings to member-customers who purchase semen through the months of August and September, 2021. To enjoy this special benefit, [Read More …]

DairyVoice Podcast: Kent Buttars of Butter-Dell Holsteins in Utah on what he sees ahead in the industry.

In a traditional set-up but applying new technology, Butter-Dell Holsteins in Lewiston, Utah, is transitioning to the next generation of family ownership. Kent Buttars, longtime dairy farmer and DHI leader, talks with Joel Hastings of [Read More …]

Dairy Signal™ from PDPW to Feature Sessions on Financial Savvy, Dairy Policy and Market Updates

Free online episodes offer insights to help producers make informed decisions Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW), announces the line-up of speakers for week 69 of The Dairy Signal™. Episodes this week will highlight ways to [Read More …]

Wisconsin Cow Week Photo Contest

Let’s celebrate our Wisconsin dairy cows! Submit pictures of your favorite calf, heifer or cow with a brief description to Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin from July 26 through August 1. All submitted photos [Read More …]

Tillamook County Creamery Association Announces the Placement of Oregon-based American Connection Corps Fellows in Tillamook and Morrow Counties

The fellows will undertake broadband connectivity and digital inclusion projects to champion digital equity in the rural communities Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA) today announces the placement of two American Connection Corps (ACC) fellows [Read More …]

Real California Milk Excelerator Announces Semi-Finalists in Personal Health & Wellness Product Innovation Competition

3rd Annual California Milk Advisory Board and VentureFuel Initiative Showcases Emerging Dairy-Based Functional Food, Beverage and Beauty Products for Consumer’s Changing Lifestyles The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) announced today the twelve (12) semi-finalists [Read More …]

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NMC calls for research submissions

Submit milk quality, udder health research via NMC 2022 proceedings The National Mastitis Council (NMC) opened its submission site for the 2022 Technology Transfer Session (TTS), which will be held in conjunction with the [Read More …]

Funding aims to help heirs resolve land succession issues

Biden Administration to invest $67M to help heirs resolve land ownership, succession issues Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced during a press conference with U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock, U.S. Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., and U.S. Congresswoman [Read More …]

Antibiotic stewardship training for veal growers

Content to be featured in an Aug. 5 educational webinar Antibiotic use is vital to the health and welfare of food producing animals. However, improper antibiotic use may contribute to antibiotic resistant infections in [Read More …]

Farmers Are Worse Off Due to Unchecked Corporate Power, NFU’s Larew Tells Senate Judiciary Committee

Family farmers and ranchers have suffered fewer choices, less innovation, lower prices, and poorer treatment due to “domination and market manipulation of multinational meat companies,” National Farmers Union (NFU) President today told the Senate Committee [Read More …]

Stockpiling Forage for Winter Grazing

Stockpiling forages is a great way to reduce feeding dried or ensiled forages during the winter, but it starts now. Are you doing what’s necessary to prepare for winter? This article is this week’s [Read More …]

Select Sires says goodbye to MONTROSS

Earlier this week, Select Sires said goodbye to genetic giant 7HO12165 Bacon-Hill MONTROSS-ET (EX-92-GM). MONTROSS consistently sired productive, profitable daughters and dairy herds gleaned the benefits of his elite genetic profile. MONTROSS was a [Read More …]

Costs to produced milk in 2020: What is the range?

The cost to operate a dairy business is a critical component associated with generating profit. Profits are determined by quantity and quality of output, the prices received for output, and capital invested along with the [Read More …]

Applications open for Holstein USA’s Virtual Interview Contest

August 2, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The top three winners in each age division will be awarded cash prizes Holstein Association USA is pleased to offer the second Virtual Interview Contest for Junior Holstein members. This program is designed to [Read More …]

Dairy Markets are Slowly Deflating

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending July 30, 2021 Although this year’s losses have none of last year’s frenzy, the ink is just as red. But it may be a while before lower [Read More …]

DNR offering surface water grant funding

Accepting Applications Through Nov. 1 The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR)’s Surface Water Grant Program announced it is accepting applications from eligible organizations to support projects that protect and restore Wisconsin waterbodies. More [Read More …]

Should you apply sulfur fertilizer for alfalfa?

In studies, alfalfa tonnage increased by the addition of sulfur fertilizer Did you know that alfalfa can remove more sulfur from the soil in a year than a corn crop? However, past research on [Read More …]

State-Of-The-Art Animal Facility Coming To Ohio State

A tour might begin with a robot milking cows, then move to the barn where newborn piglets nestle beside their mother or hens have just laid eggs. Pigs, chickens, cattle, sheep, horses and goats [Read More …]

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California Cattle Council launches campaign focusing on drought

Dairy families cite dramatic drop in water usage in helping state endure record water shortfall Hard hit by the state’s record drought, California’s dairy families launched a public information campaign designed to highlight their [Read More …]

Where Dairy Farming Meets Gaming: Esports Athlete Visits Local Farm

New Video Series in Partnership with Complexity Gaming Takes Esports Fans From Farm to Table Dairy MAX and Complexity Gaming have kicked off a six-episode series, “Cooking with Complexity”, where players and influencers [Read More …]

CDFA Accepting Public Comments On New Management Practices For The Healthy Soils Program

CDFA’s Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation (OEFI) is accepting public comments on recommendations for proposed new management practices to be potentially included in its Healthy Soils Program (HSP). “We are grateful that Governor Gavin [Read More …]

Land O’Lakes Venture37 Celebrates Its 40th Year of Impact

Land O’Lakes Venture37 (formerly Land O’Lakes International Development) celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2021. To honor this milestone, Venture37 has released its 2020 Annual Report, which looks back on the critical work accomplished in 2020 [Read More …]

Dairy groups connect members with lawmakers, regulatory issues

DBA, Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative foster engagement at Policy Picnics They call them Policy Picnics — a mix of food, catching up with friends and getting plugged into regulatory issues. The Dairy Business Association [Read More …]

Vermont Creamery Wakes Up Sleepy Sour Cream Category Debuting High Fat Cultured Sour Cream Available September 2021

Three Flavors Create the New Industry Standard for Taste – Zesty Cilantro Lime, Savory Fire Roasted Onion & Chive and Crème-Style Classic Vermont Creamery, known for its consciously crafted line of fresh and aged [Read More …]

Designing & Introducing Cheese Quality Attributes

Attention Cheesemakers! We are pleased to announce that we have rescheduled the Designing and Introducing Cheese Quality Attributes course with Prof. Moshe Rosenberg of UC Davis for late September/early October. Please find the details below. Course [Read More …]

High Desert Poised to Double Milk Receipts With News MPC-70 Production Line

Burley co-op adding high-demand protein concentrate to offerings One of Idaho’s leading dairy processors has undertaken a major expansion that nearly doubles its output. The $50 million project will allow Burley-based cooperative High Desert Milk [Read More …]

2020 Disasters Reveal Gaps in Ad Hoc Aid Legislation

This is part two of AFBF’s Market Intel series highlighting disaster-related losses and corresponding policy hurdles farmers and ranchers faced in 2020. This article discusses the gaps and challenges in previous disaster aid [Read More …]

Udder Health: Clinical and Subclinical Mastitis – Dos and Don’ts