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The state fair’s butter cow tradition continues in your kitchen While Ohioans will have to wait another year to enjoy all the festivities at the Ohio State Fair, one of the fair’s oldest and [Read More …]

$10M grant funds study of dairy’s carbon footprint

New York component of the multistate, six-year project to be led by Cornell CALS’s Quirine Ketterings A new $10 million grant aims to help the U.S. dairy industry become at least carbon neutral while [Read More …]

NMPF: Prospects for policies supporting Net-Zero goals looking up

Policies that will support dairy’s Net Zero Initiative continue to take shape, says NMPF’s Paul Bleiberg From incentives for carbon markets to new conservation initiatives, the policies that will support dairy’s Net Zero Initiative [Read More …]

IDFA Welcomes 30 Future Dairy Industry Leaders Into NextGen Leadership Program

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) today announced that 30 future leaders of the dairy industry have been accepted into the third class of the NextGen Leadership Program, a signature program of IDFA’s People Strategy. [Read More …]

Real California Milk Foodservice Announces Chef Finalists For CADAIRY2GO Competition Cook Off In NAPA

Finalists compete for over $22,000 in prizes for innovative use of California dairy The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) today announced chef finalists in the inaugural CADairy2Go foodservice competition – a spotlight on “to-go” [Read More …]

Registration is open to attend the 82nd Minnesota Nutrition Conference

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September 22-23, 2021 The 82nd Minnesota Nutrition Conference is scheduled for September 22 and 23, 2021, at Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center in Mankato, MN. This year, the Minnesota Nutrition Conference partnered with [Read More …]

CDCB’s Joao Durr on the new formula for Lifetime Net Merit genetic index

With the August genetic evaluations, the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding will be introducing a new and improved formula for Lifetime Net Merit genetic index. Three new traits have been added – Feed Saved, Early [Read More …]

Holstein Association USA and Western Kentucky University Announce Formation of WKU SmartHolstein Lab

Holstein Association USA, in partnership with Western Kentucky University (WKU) and the Kentucky Agricultural Development Fund, is thrilled to announce the formation of the WKU SmartHolstein Lab. The lab, located at the WKU Agriculture [Read More …]

Prospects for policies supporting Net-Zero goals looking up, NMPF’s Bleiberg says

From incentives for carbon markets to new conservation initiatives, the policies that will support dairy’s Net Zero Initiative continue to take shape, says Paul Bleiberg, NMPF’s Senior Vice President for Government Relations, in a Dairy [Read More …]

Animal agriculture organizations launch ambitious new Protein PACT

Twelve organizations representing farmers and companies who make the vast majority of America’s meat, poultry, and dairy, as well as animal feed and ingredients, today (Monday) unveiled the Protein PACT for the People, Animals, [Read More …]

Dairy Signal™ from PDPW to Features Sessions on Hazardous Distractions, Operating an On-Farm Creamery and Current Market Trends

Free online episodes offer insights to help producers make informed decisions Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW), announces the line-up of speakers for week 67 of The Dairy Signal™. Episodes this week will address hazardous farm [Read More …]

Expo Celebrates Two Decades of Virtual Farm Tours

For twenty years, World Dairy Expo has been bringing some of the best dairy operations in North America to Madison through Virtual Farm Tours. The eight dairies selected this year once again span the [Read More …]

UFW, USDA Secretary discuss Farm Workforce Modernization Act

‘Critical’ the Senate take up the Farm Workforce Modernization Act for immediate consideration UFW President Teresa Romero, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Congressman Antonio Delgado (D-NY), farm workers and farm owners recently [Read More …]

Northeast Dairy Producers participates in forum on farm labor

Rick Zimmerman participated in the panel discussion on behalf of the Northeast Dairy Producers Association Northeast Dairy Producers Association (NEDPA) Board Member Ray Dykeman and NEDPA Representative Rick Zimmerman attended a forum at SUNY Cobleskill today focused [Read More …]

NYFB statement on USDA Secretary’s visit to SUNY Cobleskill

Secretary was joined by U.S. Representative Antonio Delgado and NYS Agriculture Commissioner Richard Ball The following statement was released by NYFB President David Fisher: “New York Farm Bureau welcomes USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack to New [Read More …]

CDFA Welcomes Michael Flores as new Deputy Secretary

Michael Flores was sworn in this morning by Secretary Karen Ross following his appointment by Governor Gavin Newsom as Deputy Secretary at the California Department of Food and Agriculture. Flores has been a Political [Read More …]

Join OACI and H2Ohio for an Upcoming Farmer Informational Meeting

The Ohio Agriculture Conservation Initiative (OACI), of which ODPA is a member, welcomes the recent expansion of the H2Ohio farmer incentive program into 10 additional Western Lake Erie Basin counties, including Seneca, Huron, Erie, Wyandot, [Read More …]

Dairy farmers spotlight labor needs in roundtable with Vilsack, Delgado

Dairy farmers are urging the government to address dairy’s acute labor shortages — and the need for the U.S. Senate to craft a counterpart to the House-passed bipartisan Farm Workforce Modernization Act – in [Read More …]

National Ag, Water Coalition Applauds Committee Passage of Infrastructure Bill

A national coalition representing thousands of Western farmers, ranchers, water providers, businesses and communities applauded passage of the Energy Infrastructure Act today by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), and [Read More …]

Dr. Janemarie Hennebelle appointed Ga.’s state veterinarian

Hennebelle has served as Assistant State Veterinarian since September of 2016 Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary W. Black has appointed Dr. Janemarie Hennebelle as Georgia’s next State Veterinarian, succeeding Dr. Robert Cobb, who retired [Read More …]

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Ag Progress Days to feature crop exhibits, wildlife displays and hay contest

Deadline for hay sample delivery is 10 a.m. Aug. 10 A wide variety of crop management, wildlife and conservation education, as well as the signature hay show, will take place in and around [Read More …]

WFB, Edge and DBA host Congressman Thompson

On July 13, Congressman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA) visited Wisconsin On July 13, Congressman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA) visited Wisconsin. Congressman Thompson is the ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee. Wisconsin Farm [Read More …]

RMA authorizes emergency procedures to help drought-impacted producers

New crop insurance flexibilities are part of USDA’s broader response to help producers impacted by drought The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is authorizing emergency procedures to help agricultural producers impacted by extreme drought conditions. USDA’s [Read More …]

Statement on U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai’s Trip to La Crosse, Wisconsin

Statement from Becky Rasdall, Vice President of Trade Policy and International Affairs at the International Dairy Foods Association, on U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai’s Trip to La Crosse, Wisconsin As United States Trade Representative [Read More …]

Sen. Gillibrand continues to move forward on Dairy Subcommittee hearing on dairy pricing

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) continues to move forward with a dairy pricing hearing. Although a Senate calendar date is not yet confirmed, the hearing is supposed to take place after the legislator’s August recess. Permission has [Read More …]

International Dairy Foods Association Responds to FDA Final Rule that Threatens to Remove Popular Yogurt Products from Grocery Store Shelves and Harm Dairy Foods Makers