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When you compare milk to several milk alternatives the nutrition label can be misleading Milk, defined by Wikipedia is a nutrient-rich liquid food produced by the mammary glands of mammals. Today many people would [Read More …]

Darigold Invests in Climate-Friendly Modernization

The approx. $500MM specialized milk protein and butter plant near Pasco, Wash. will include anaerobic digestion technology and electric vehicle infrastructure. Darigold, Inc. is building a new premium protein and butter operation which will [Read More …]

A Global Dairy Passport! The Dairy Download Sits Down With Two Leaders In International Dairy Trade

Grab your passport, we’re going globetrotting. How are logistics issues impacting international dairy trade? What does the dairy farming landscape look like in other parts of the world? And why do consumers love butter [Read More …]

National DHIA offers $1,000 scholarships

National Dairy Herd Information Association (DHIA) is now accepting applications for its $1,000 scholarships. Applicants must be full-time, incoming or continuing students at technical and two-year and four-year colleges/universities. To be eligible for a [Read More …]

The Colored Shavings Await Once Again

Entries for the 54th World Dairy Expo® Dairy Cattle Show, September 28 through October 2, 2021 in Madison, Wisconsin, are now being accepted at worlddairyexpo.com. New this year, entries for the 2021 Dairy [Read More …]

California Dairies, Inc. Announces Launch of Farm-to-Consumer Sustainability Effort

California Dairies, Inc. (CDI), the largest dairy farmer-owned cooperative in California and second largest in the United States, today announced the formal launch of an initiative aimed at measuring, validating, and further improving sustainable [Read More …]

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National Mastitis Council seeks milk quality nominations

Nominate outstanding dairies for National Dairy Quality Awards It’s time to nominate outstanding dairy farms for National Mastitis Council’s (NMC) National Dairy Quality Awards (NDQA) program. This program recognizes dairies that excel in producing [Read More …]

USDA Announces Efforts to Promote Transparency in Product of the USA Labeling

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack released the following statement today following the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) vote to strengthen its enforcement of the Made in USA standard: “Today, the Federal Trade Commission took important steps to [Read More …]

Rapid response is critical to building consumer trust

American Dairy Association responds to disparaging article in New York newspaper This week, American Dairy Association North East addressed a disparaging animal activist article in the New York Daily News, by immediately responding to set [Read More …]

Celebrate Pennsylvania Dairy, scoop on Fourth Annual Ice Cream Trail

Originally launched in 2018, the Pennsylvania ice cream trail is a partnership Sprinkled across Pennsylvania are 31 creameries that make up Scooped: An Ice Cream Trail. At Urban Churn in Mechanicsburg today, Agriculture Secretary Russell [Read More …]

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Dairy grazing pasture walk summer series

Graziers, dairy farmers, and interested others are invited to summer series The Sustainable Farming Association (SFA) and the Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship (DGA)’s summer pasture walk series continues in July. Each event will be hosted [Read More …]

Statement from Michael Dykes, D.V.M., IDFA on House Appropriations Committee Passage of the FY2022 Appropriations Bill

For USDA, FDA, and Related Agencies The U.S. House Committee on Appropriations this afternoon passed its fiscal year 2022 appropriations bill for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and [Read More …]

Graeter’s Ice Cream Celebrates National Ice Cream Month with Sweet Rewards

Beloved Ice Cream Brand Brings Back Festivities & Rewards All Month Long Graeter’s Ice Cream, family-owned craft ice cream maker since 1870, is celebrating National Ice Cream Month with a calendar of events, including [Read More …]

Youth Members Shine at National Junior Holstein Convention

Junior Holstein members were recognized for their participation in a variety of activities during the Junior Awards Banquet on June 23, 2021 at the National Junior Holstein Convention in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Youth showcase their talents [Read More …]

New initiative, Sustainable Dairy PA, Sparks Promise For More climate-Friendly Dairy Supply chain In Chesapeake Bay Watershed

The Hershey Company, Land O’Lakes, Inc., and the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay collaborate in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve water quality on local dairy farms The Hershey Company, Land [Read More …]

Markets Coast Into the Long Holiday Weekend

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week ending July 2, 2021 Class III and settled today not far from where they finished last Friday.Those prices are generally disappointing for dairy producers, but they are not [Read More …]

Dairy Profit Monitor key performance trend graphs: April 2020 – March 2021

39 dairy farms have completed the Dairy Profit Monitor (DPM) program from April 2020 through March 2021. The trend graphs prepared by the DPM provide a snapshot of how key performance measures changed on these [Read More …]

Corn planted acreage up 2% from 2020

Soybean acreage up 5% from last year The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) estimated 92.7 million acres of corn planted in the United States for 2021, up 2% from last year, [Read More …]

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in cattle

Harmful bacteria are hiding in livestock; traditional methods aren’t finding them Growing resistance to our go-to antibiotics is one of the biggest threats the world faces. As common bacteria like strep and salmonella become resistant [Read More …]

Western Wisconsin farmers explore cutting-edge manure applicator

More than 110 farmers, agribusiness professionals and community members gathered earlier this month for a live demonstration of a cutting-edge liquid manure application technology. The Western Wisconsin Conservation Council (WWCC) hosted a field day June [Read More …]

Biogénesis Bagó to build Foot and Mouth Disease vaccine site in Saudi Arabia

The Argentine biotechnology company will start the tech transfer project with MAS Company, a local partner to improve animal health in the region. Biogénesis Bágo, the international biotechnology company specialized in the development, production and [Read More …]

Reps. Dina Titus and Nancy Mace Applauded by Sustainable Agriculture and Animal Welfare Leaders for Introducing OFF Act to Reform USDA’s Runaway Checkoff Programs

Today, the Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM), Animal Wellness Action (AWA), Animal Wellness Foundation (AWF), and National Dairy Producers Organization (NDPO) applauded U.S. Reps. Dina Titus, D-Nev., and Nancy Mace, R-S.C. for introducing the Opportunities [Read More …]

Distinguished Junior Members Recognized at National Junior Holstein Convention

Holstein Association USA named six National Distinguished Junior Member (DJM) finalists on June 23, 2021, during the National Junior Holstein Convention Awards Banquet in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The highest honor presented to a Junior Holstein Member, [Read More …]

Save the Date for the 82nd Minnesota Nutrition Conference!

September 22-23, 2021 Inspired by the gradual and purposeful process of returning to in-person activities, the Minnesota Nutrition Conference will be held in person in 2021. The 82nd Minnesota Nutrition Conference is scheduled for September [Read More …]

Largest robotic milking research facility in North America to open at UBC Dairy Center featuring GEA robots

Fully robotic milking farm will advance dairy research, attract students and educate public. The University of British Columbia (UBC) Dairy Education and Research Center will become the largest robotic milking research facility in North America [Read More …]

UMD Extension Dairy Field Day

Dairy-related programs and research at the University of Maryland will be showcased University of Maryland Extension and Maryland Dairy will be holding a Dairy Field Day from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on July 13. [Read More …]

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