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Dr. Dennis Nuzback hosts “Smart Strategies for Mycotoxin Management” webinar; third of seven-part mycotoxin webinar series on Phibro Academy platform It’s been said that two things in life are unavoidable — death and taxes. Farmers [Read More …]

American DairyENGAGED provides farmers with marketing tools

Social media resource helps build trust in dairy farmers and dairy products Looking for quick, accurate information and visuals about modern dairy farming to easily share with consumers? American DairyENGAGED is here to help. American [Read More …]

USDA improves livestock crop insurance policies with new options

Updates aim to improve options for producers and to create additional opportunities for producers to participate The U.S. Department of Agriculture is updating livestock insurance policies to improve options for producers and to create additional [Read More …]

Flush is in Full Swing and Milk is Plentiful

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending April 30, 2021 The bulls continued their leisurely stroll through the dairy pits this week and the milk markets moved higher. The bulls continued their leisurely stroll [Read More …]

NFU: What You Need to Know About Biden’s Congressional Address

During his first joint address to Congress, President Joe Biden struck an optimistic tone, highlighting the progress the United States has made on pandemic recovery and laying out his priorities for the months and [Read More …]

Connecting the Dots with Dr. Food Launches May 6

Start your day with CFI and Dr. Food Thursday, May 6 7:45 to 8 a.m. CDT It’s a small world, with happenings “across the pond” impacting the U.S. food chain. The Center for Food Integrity [Read More …]

Organic Valley Challenges Families to Get MOOving This May

Organic Valley Dairy Cows Are More Active in a Single Day Than Most People and Are Ready to PrOOve It After a long year indoors and with the arrival of spring, Organic Valley is launching [Read More …]

Organic alfalfa hay cost study released

A new study that outlines costs and returns of establishing and producing organic alfalfa hay has been released by UC Cooperative Extension, the UC Agricultural Issues Center and the UC Davis Department of Agricultural [Read More …]

The 32nd Annual Florida Ruminant Nutrition Symposium

The 32nd Annual Florida Ruminant Nutrition Symposium will be virtual from May 12 to May 14, 2021. The Symposium is recognized as one of the premier conferences for gathering the latest information about advances in [Read More …]

The American Families Plan Honors America’s Family Farms

The American Families Plan encourages family farms to stay in the family and does not tax farm and asset transfer to family members upon death The American Families Plan includes critical tax reform to ensure [Read More …]

Trimona To Use A2A2 Tested Milk Exclusively

In March 2020, Trimona Foods, the maker of Trimona Bulgarian Yogurt, started using only A2A2 Tested milk for all of its products. It is the only yogurt available nationwide to use A2A2 tested milk exclusively. [Read More …]

Ag Safety and Health Springtime Preparations

Spring is one of the busiest times of the year on a farm. Sometimes things are so busy that safety is not given the priority necessary to keep everyone safe. Below are some ways to [Read More …]

Dairy farmer groups propose Class III Plus

Plan focuses on stability, protection from negative PPDs Four Midwestern dairy groups today announced a Federal Milk Marketing Orders proposal aimed at creating long-term stability in fluid milk pricing and reducing the likelihood of negative [Read More …]

WFBF launches Heroes of Hope Contest

Heroes of Hope is focused on shedding light on rural heroes To celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month, the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation (WFBF) is recognizing farmers through its Heroes of Hope campaign. Heroes of Hope [Read More …]

Farm Credit East announces board election results

16-member board represents the diversity of Northeast agriculture and forest products Farm Credit East, a customer-owned cooperative lender and financial services provider, has announced the results of its recent director elections and board reorganization meeting. [Read More …]

Tips to Manage Heat Stress in Calves and Heifers

Join the Dairy Calf & Heifer Association (DCHA) for its next one-hour webinar set for: May 6, at 2:00 p.m. Central Time. Sponsored by: Cargill Jennifer Trout, DVM, calf and heifer specialist, Cargill Animal Nutrition, [Read More …]

USDA Hosts First-Ever Virtual Fair on Food Waste Reduction Innovations and Leaders

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that it will host the first-ever Food Loss and Waste Innovation Fair on May 26 (12 – 4 p.m. ET), to showcase USDA investments and business leadership [Read More …]

DairyVoice: Bill Itle and Carissa Itle Westrick discuss their farm and processing plant

You’re a dairy producer in Pennsylvania processing your own milk supplying 20 school districts. Coronavirus closes the schools… what next? Bill Itle and his daughter, Carissa Itle Westrick, talk with DairyBusiness News in episode 41 [Read More …]

Inaugural U.S.-China Agriculture Roundtable Advances Critical Global Issues

Governor Kim Reynolds, Congressman Darin LaHood, and CEOs of Deere & Company, Syngenta and ADM Headline Opening Session Given the critical importance of U.S.-China collaboration in addressing global challenges in food security, climate volatility and [Read More …]

Statement by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the Intent to Nominate Jennifer Lester Moffitt

Moffitt to Serve as Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs “Jenny Moffitt’s nomination to serve as Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs demonstrates that USDA is committed to putting the perspective of our [Read More …]

Secretary Ross praises appointment of Jenny Lester Moffitt as USDA undersecretary

Statement from CDFA Secretary Karen Ross: I am thrilled that someone of Jenny Lester Moffitt’s caliber has been selected by President Biden to serve as USDA Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs. In Jenny’s seven years [Read More …]

Meet the keynote speakers for the Alltech ONE Ideas Conference!

You won’t want to miss these inspirational speakers at ONE 2021. Shirzad Chamine, author of the New York Times bestseller “Positive Intelligence,” has served as the CEO of the largest coach-training organization in the world [Read More …]

Select Sires’ A.I. technicians receive advanced large-herd training

Select Sires hosted six employees for a comprehensive SelectCheckTM training school in Westfield, Wisconsin from April 11-16. The SelectCheck training is designed for professional A.I. technicians and provides hands-on training in large-herd environments. This [Read More …]

Basic Dairy Nutrition Online Course

May 14 – June 24, 2021 Last Chance for Early Bird Rates Rates increase after May 1, 2021 – register today and save $25! Course Summary May 14 – June 24, 2021 | Online [Read More …]

Farm Energy Day: Dairy Farm Energy Efficiency Opportunities

Registration Deadline: Thursday, April 29, 2021 Dairy is arguably the heart of Pennsylvania Agriculture, and is critical to the health of farming and our rural communities. Dairy farming is also very energy intensive, and there are [Read More …]

Sustainability Markets, Part 5: Good Business Practices for Farmers Participating in Agriculture Ecosystem Credit Markets

AFBF’s Market Intel is publishing a five-part series to highlight the opportunities, challenges, policy levers and overall operation of agriculture ecosystem credit markets. This Market Intel article, the last in the series, looks at the [Read More …]

Feed efficiency – 3 well known dairy experts share their experience