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Optimize rumen function for increased cow performance and feed efficiency Have you ever felt like it’s too hot to eat? During periods of heat stress, cows can feel the same way. Just like humans, [Read More …]

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Elevating Dairy Across Wisconsin

Local promotion activities help Wisconsin dairy farmers share dairy’s story of nutrition, community impact and environmental stewardship. Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin proudly supports local dairy promotion programs – through funding and educational or promotional materials – to build consumer trust in Wisconsin dairy products, dairy farmers [Read More …]

New York Dairy of Distinction program seeks volunteers

Dairy of Distinction Award has been awarded to dairy farms that strive to maintain an attractive farmstead It is a highly anticipated time of year, the time of year when spring weather finally arrives [Read More …]

Kubota’s “Hometown Proud” grant program narrows to 5 finalists

From now until June 25th, 2021, vote for your favorite community project in need Kubota Tractor Corporation has identified its top five finalists in its inaugural Hometown Proud Grant Program, now open for public [Read More …]

USDA forecasts record farm exports in FY 2021

The annual export record of $152.3 billion was set in FY 2014 The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s quarterly agricultural trade forecast projects fiscal year 2021 U.S. farm exports at $164 billion – the highest [Read More …]

Group pens letter supporting school milk flexibilities

Letter urges USDA to make low-fat, flavored milk school flexibilities permanent A bipartisan group of more than 50 members of the U.S. House of Representatives today sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture [Read More …]

Julia Nunes Begins Second Term as Alice in Dairyland

Julia Nunes of Chippewa Falls has begun her term as the 74th Alice in Dairyland, making her the first Alice to serve two consecutive terms in the program’s history. Nunes began serving as the [Read More …]

China Still Behind on Phase One, But Catching Up Quickly

June 1, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The Phase One Agreement, signed by the United States and China in January 2020, committed China to large, huge even, purchases of U.S. agricultural products in 2020 and 2021. Phase One laid out that over [Read More …]

Select Sires’ Farmer-Owners Propose Unification for Sustainable Future

Vote must be ratified based on bylaws of local cooperatives. The boards of directors from Select Sires Inc. and five local member cooperatives have voted to unite the federation to become Select Sires Cooperative Inc. [Read More …]

New Employee Portal, Simple Overtime, Item Price Lookup and Improved Reports

Red Wing Software Releases CenterPoint Version 16 Red Wing Software has released CenterPoint version 16 for all CenterPoint Accounting and Payroll products. A new Employee Portal is available for CenterPoint Payroll, which makes all payroll [Read More …]

New York Holds Virtual Dairy Day

Agriculture organizations and state lawmakers gathered virtually on May 27, 2021 to celebrate Dairy Day in the State of New York and lead into June is National Dairy Month. The virtual Dairy Day was [Read More …]

Webinar Explores New Evaluation Strategies for an Age-Old Feedstuffs Problem: Mycotoxins

Dr. Carlos Mallmann hosts “New Methods for Evaluation of Mycotoxin Mitigation Strategies” webinar; fifth of seven-part mycotoxin webinar series on Phibro Academy platform While nearly all livestock producers must contend with mycotoxin challenges, the [Read More …]

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Grass Tetany: A Disease of Many Challenges

Lush spring growth in pastures and grass forages can be low in Magnesium, with potential deadly health issues for cattle and other ruminants. Lush spring pasture growth is upon us and given the change [Read More …]

June 21 webinar focuses on lung health in heifers

Join Dairy Calf and Heifer Association (DCHA) for its next webinar – “Healthy Heifers have Healthy Lungs” – set for June 21, at 2 p.m. Central time (U.S./Canada). Lowell Midla, Merck Animal Health dairy technical [Read More …]

Whiteside, Seneca to Host K-State Dairy Days

Annual event covers topics relevant to the state’s dairy industry Kansas State University has announced that the annual K-State Dairy Days will be held June 2 in Seneca and June 3 in Whiteside. Organizers [Read More …]

Three Jersey Youth Receive Fred Stout Experience Award

May 31, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Three Jersey Youth Receive Fred Stout Experience Award Hannah Diehl, McVeytown, Pa., Elizabeth Gross, New Ringgold, Pa., and Meghan Hettinga, Orange City, Iowa, have been selected as the 2020-2021 recipients of the Fred Stout [Read More …]

Milk is Abundant Prompting Massive Volumes of Cheese

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending May 28, 2021 Spot milk values in the Upper Midwest fell hard this week, making clear that milk is abundant. Steep discounts on spot milk incentivize cheese [Read More …]

Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative awards academic scholarships

May 31, 2021 Sarah S News Team 0

Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative has announced Grant Buwalda and Wyatt Dietsche as the recipients of $1,000 scholarships to assist in their post-secondary education. Students competing for the scholarships were judged on academic achievement, leadership and [Read More …]

sofi Gold, Specialty Food Association, Cultured Butter

May 31, 2021 Sarah S News Team 0

National Recognition Honors Commitment to Bring Quality of Craftsmanship and Ingredients to the Dairy Case Vermont Creamery, known for consciously created fresh and aged cheeses, cultured butter, and culinary creams, announced it won the [Read More …]

U.S. Dairy Applauds Congressional Dairy Champion Letter Urging USDA to Make Low-fat, Flavored Milk School Flexibilities Permanent

A bipartisan group of more than 50 members of the U.S. House of Representatives today sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack urging USDA to address the underconsumption of [Read More …]

High-yield Farmers Are Making Foliar Nutrition Pay

“…if we spend a dollar today, is it going to make us two dollars tomorrow” Higher grain prices make a farmer’s choice to feed for yield with foliar nutrients easier, but only if suppliers [Read More …]

Inflation – To be or not to be

The latest report on the Consumer Price Index raised a few eyebrows. Up 4.2% from April 2020, this was the largest one-month jump since September 2008. The increase in April over March’s figures was [Read More …]

Chair Hayes Opening Statement at Hearing on SNAP

House Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations Chair Jahana Hayes delivered the following statement at today’s hearing titled “The Future of SNAP: Moving Past the Pandemic”: Good afternoon and thank you, [Read More …]

Shedding light on heat stress and crop yield

Fluorescent light clarifies relationship between heat stress and crop yield Scientists report that it is possible to detect and predict heat damage in crops by measuring the fluorescent light signature of plant leaves experiencing heat [Read More …]

AgChoice PPP loan forgiveness videos available

AgChoice launches educational videos on their website to help PPP borrowers AgChoice Farm Credit recently released two educational videos focused on applying for SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness. The videos, available at agchoice.com/SBALoans, [Read More …]

Newport Laboratories, Inc. announces recipient of inaugural Lex Thompson Veterinary Investigator Award

New award helps veterinary students pursue research into cattle health Newport Laboratories, Inc., a Boehringer Ingelheim company, is proud to announce the recipient of the first-ever Lex Thompson Veterinary Investigator Award. The award, which [Read More …]

Managing People with Changing Labor Laws

Learn about the changing dairy workforce labor laws and the impacts they have during this informative event. Join us for Dairy Workforce Focus: Managing People with Changing Labor Laws, the second in the Dairy [Read More …]

Tillamook County Creamery Association Launches The Partnership For Creamier Ice Cream, Putting the “Cream” Back in “Ice Cream”

With Style Icon and Ice Cream Super Fan Baddie Winkle, the Brand Serves Up a Double Scoop of Hot Takes on The State of Ice Cream A new national survey† of more than 1,500 [Read More …]

Early Renfrow Daughter Donated for 2021 Cow Pie Bingo Fundraiser