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Stewardship is a deeply engrained value among dairy farmers that’s also good for economic success, NMPF’s Nicole Ayache says in the latest Dairy Defined Podcast. Ayache, who leads the National Dairy FARM (Farmers Assuring Responsible [Read More …]

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CA State Board Rejects Exclusion Requests

On Tuesday afternoon, the State Water Resources Control Board spent more than four hours considering requests from eight Tule Subbasin groundwater sustainability agencies (GSAs) to be excluded from the SGMA probation requirements – specifically, the [Read More …]

IDFA Welcomes House Appropriations Support for Key Dairy Priorities

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) today welcomed action by the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration to advance its FY2027 funding bill, including key dairy priorities. Michael [Read More …]

USDA Issues Second Supplemental Disaster Payment to Farmers, Extends Program Application Deadline to August 12

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today in Missouri announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is maximizing disaster assistance support for producers by issuing a second Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP) payment to [Read More …]

Balancing Data Center Growth with American Agriculture

Demand for data centers – large, secure facilities that house computers and servers used to store, process and manage vast amounts of digital data – is accelerating as cloud computing, artificial intelligence and other digital [Read More …]

Registration is Open for USJersey Annual Meetings in Springfield, Missouri

Jersey breeders are invited to gather in Springfield, Missouri, June 17–20, 2026, for the Annual Meetings of the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) and National All-Jersey Inc. (NAJ). Registration is now open, offering attendees the [Read More …]

Leaders Elect Board Officers To Guide Dairy Checkoff Strategy

Leaders of Dairy Management Inc. (DMI), the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB) and the United Dairy Industry Association (UDIA) announced newly elected officers who will help guide national dairy checkoff strategies and programs [Read More …]

Creatures of Habit by Jayne Sebright

On our farm, the milking parlor is a flat parlor in our bank barn with six Zimmerman walk-through stalls. Cows come in from the holding pen on the left side, turn to find their stall, [Read More …]

The Short Squeeze Continues: Desperately needed Milk Powder

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending April 24, 2026 The short squeeze continues. Someone – or several someones – desperately need milk powder and they need it now. USDA’s Dairy Market News reports [Read More …]

Hilmar® Earns Nine Medals

At Prestigious 2026 United States Championship Cheese Contest Hilmar Cheese Company, Inc. proudly earned nine medals at the 2026 World Championship Cheese Contest® Awards Banquet, including gold medals in both cheese and whey protein categories [Read More …]

Joseph Farms Earns 11 Awards at 2026 California State Fair Cheese Competition

Newly announced results include Double Gold and Gold medals Joseph Farms Cheese Company earned 11 awards at the 2026 California State Fair Commercial Cheese Competition, with results just announced, including a Double Gold for Extra [Read More …]

USDA Advances Reorganization and Restructuring of the Research, Education, and Economics Mission Area

Improve Efficiency and Better Serve American Farmers The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Research, Education, and Economics (REE) Mission Area today announced a reorganization and leadership restructuring to better align its work with USDA priorities, improve operational efficiency, [Read More …]

Tell Congress to Pass a 5-Year Farm Bill

The House is expected to consider a new five-year farm bill, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (H.R. 7567), during the week of April 27. Why this matters: Farmers and ranchers have [Read More …]

USDA Announces Food Safety and Inspection Service Reorganization, Establishes National Food Safety Center in Iowa

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a reorganization of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to modernize operations, streamline support functions and better align the agency with the nation’s agricultural landscape. As part of [Read More …]

Treasure Cave Blue Cheese Named Official Cheese of the Buffalo Bills

Most-Trusted Blue Cheese Brand Celebrates New Partnership with Exclusive Giveaway for Bills Fans Starting this season, the Buffalo Bills have named Treasure Cave cheese, America’s original cave-aged blue cheese, the Official Cheese of the Buffalo [Read More …]

Help Us Choose the “June Dairy Month” Garden Flag Design

As we create new material for June Dairy Month, we need your help choosing a design for this year’s garden flags. Here’s a sneak peek. Please vote for your favorite look! In June, we will be offering these [Read More …]

Tracking Farmer Bridge Assistance Program Payments

In December 2025, USDA announced $12 billion in one time bridge payments, with $11 billion set aside for row crop producers in the Farmer Bridge Assistance program (FBA), and the remaining $1 billion reserved for specialty crop [Read More …]

Reproductive Trait Updates and New Traits Set for August 2026 Evaluations

It’s official! New traits and revisions to existing female reproductive traits are coming in August 2026. During this week’s meeting of the CDCB Board of Directors, leadership approved moving forward with the following changes. Revising [Read More …]

Manure N-P-K Economic Value Calculator

The economic value of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) in manure is determined based on the amount of commercial fertilizer that the manure can replace. Therefore, the manure value is dependent on the [Read More …]

NMPF Statement on the DAIRY PRIDE Act

“FDA’s continued failure to enforce its own rules on the proper labeling of plant-based alternative products is a public health problem, plain and simple. Milk and dairy products supply 13 essential nutrients, including three that [Read More …]

Learn how to prepare for and recover from an animal rights activist attack at 2026 Stakeholders Summit

Virtual recording pass available for purchase April 22, 2026 – Trends in animal rights movement activity will be front and center at the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2026 Stakeholders Summit. The event, set for May 5-7 [Read More …]

‘Toast to Dairy’ Event to Feature Farm-to-Fork Food Stations, Cheese Pairings & More

Purchase Tickets by May 1 to Receive a $10 Early-Bird Discount on Each Ticket To celebrate June Dairy Month and support dairy education programs, the Dairy Excellence Foundation is hosting its annual farm-to-fork celebration, “A [Read More …]

Tackling Transition Challenges and Milk Component Maximization

The scientific association behind the Journal of Dairy Science® and JDS Communications® offers a dedicated program to expand your client toolbox. The 2026 Annual Meeting of the American Dairy Science Association (ADSA)–the scientific organization behind [Read More …]

Judges Named For 2026 All American Jersey Shows

Judges have been selected for the 74th All American Jersey Shows, sponsored by the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA). The largest exhibition of Registered Jersey™ cattle in the world, the All American’s three shows will [Read More …]

Agricultural work is dangerous – but good communication can save lives in Colorado

Six people, including one teenager, died at a dairy farm in Keenesburg, Colorado, 35 miles northeast of Denver, on Aug. 20, 2025. Four of the deceased were from the same extended family. The coroner’s report confirmed they [Read More …]

US Jersey To Offer More Than $47k In Scholarships/Educational Awards

Wednesday, July 1 is the deadline to apply for scholarship and educational awards administrated by the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA), Reynoldsburg, Ohio. The AJCA has more than $47,000 in scholarship money to award to Jersey [Read More …]

Commissioner Miller Sounds Alarm as New World Screwworm Moves Closer to Texas

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller today responded to USDA reports of New World screwworm in the Mexican state of Nuevo León, approximately 62 miles from the Texas border. The following statement may be attributed to [Read More …]

U.S. Dairy Consumption Holds Near Record Levels as Product “Disappearance” Reflects Strong Demand

U.S. dairy consumption remains resilient in 2026, with recent data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) showing strong commercial disappearance and steady per capita intake across key categories. Despite shifting consumer preferences and economic [Read More …]

EPIROS wins the Diamond Trophy and 3 Gold Awards at the Monde Selection Quality Awards 2026

For yet another year, the expertise, passion, dedication and commitment to quality that define EPIROS have been recognized at the 65th Monde Selection Quality Awards, resulting in four new distinctions. Epiros Original Feta PDO cheese, [Read More …]

Dairy Farmers Can Now Forecast Fly Pressure with Free Tool from Specialty Herd Solutions