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Seven companies will participate in the 90-day, dairy-intensive program, launching this week Facial recognition software for cows, nanotechnologies to help treat mastitis and a single-serve, snack-sized cheese bar are just a few of the startup companies [Read More …]

How the Pricing of Nonfat Dry Milk has Changed.

Nonfat Dry Milk (NDM) prices are determined by a weekly survey conducted by the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). In turn, the price of Class IV skim milk, Class II skim milk, and half of the [Read More …]

What Will Dairy Farm Labor Cost?

Dairies need to be able to manage labor costs and overall cost of production. Across the United States, annualized growth in wages for 2016-2021 has been 3.6% and is forecasted to be 2.4% for 2021 [Read More …]

Is a Brisket Locator Really Necessary?

Properly positioned brisket locators provide correct resting space and minimize injury. When working with dairies to develop new, or to improve existing, freestalls a common question is: “Is a brisket locator really necessary?”. Like many questions [Read More …]

USDA announces reopening of Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP 2)

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announces FSA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP 2) signup is reopened as of April 5, 2021, as part of the Pandemic Assistance for Producers [Read More …]

Italy Promotes April Demo Days at 2021 World Ag Expo® Online

Three video seminar events to showcase the first-ever Italian remote agtech cohort U.S. importers, dealers, and agribusiness professionals are invited to join the April Italian AgTech DEMO DAYS on the World Ag Expo Online platform [Read More …]

2021 DFA Cares Foundation scholarships

Forty-four recipients will receive a combined total of $63,000 Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) recognizes the importance of developing future leaders in the dairy industry and is committed to investing in their education. Since its [Read More …]

Stability of the food supply a huge factor in COVID vaccinations for ag workers

Starting March 31, these workers now are eligible to schedule appointments Besides reducing illness, hospitalizations and deaths, the impending vaccination of heretofore unvaccinated Pennsylvania food and agricultural workers against COVID-19 can go a long way toward ensuring [Read More …]

Dairy – tough to live without it

The misguided, fringe argument that dairy isn’t important to human diets would be laughable if it weren’t dangerous. Is it possible to live without dairy? It’s possible to live without many things – sunlight, for [Read More …]

Two weeks left to register for the National Institute for Animal Agriculture Annual Conference!

There are two weeks left to register for Annual Conference! Our Annual Conference, Exploring Sustainability in Animal Agriculture – A Comprehensive Approach will convene April 21-April 23, 2021. The 2021 conference theme and agenda provide the opportunity to engage with visionary leaders as, together, we explore [Read More …]

Prairie Farms Reveals 18 New Ways To Snack

Lineup includes one-of-a-kind flavor options Prairie Farms Dairy, a cooperative owned by more than 800 dairy farm families, is launching 18 new ways to snack with the introduction of Small Batch Cream Cheese Spreads in [Read More …]

The Farm Workforce Moment is Here. Let’s Take It

Farmers and their workforce have proven time and again in the past year that they can rise to substantial challenges. It’s time for Congress to do the same. Dairy farmers and the employees who keep [Read More …]

New Line-up of Speakers Announced for Week 52 of The Dairy Signal™

Online episodes focused on technologies to improve dairy productivity and profitability Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW), announces the line-up of speakers for week 52 of The Dairy Signal™. Episodes this week will provide insights and updates [Read More …]

U.S. Food Service Sales Up Over 150% From Last Year

In his weekly update issued on Apr. 1, Nate Donnay, Director of Dairy Market Insight at StoneX, reports sometimes USDA data only makes sense in hindsight, sometimes it only makes sense after a few revisions [Read More …]

USDA Increases Emergency SNAP Benefits for 25 million Americans; Ensures COVID-19 Relief Reaches Those Struggling the Most

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today took action to provide $1 billion per month in additional food assistance to an estimated 25 million people in very low-income households that are participating in the Supplemental [Read More …]

Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the President’s American Jobs Plan

Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack regarding the release of the American Rescue Plan today by President Biden and the White House. “Just as the American Rescue Plan is helping families recover from the pandemic [Read More …]

Registration now open for IDF Nutrition Symposium 2021

Registration is now open for the IDF International Symposium on nutrition and health, a fully virtual event which takes place 11th and 12th May 2021. From today, those interested in attending the Symposium can register [Read More …]

Adopt a Cow virtual live chats planned for 22 dairy farms

Those interested in learning more about program invited to join The more than 70,000 classrooms and homes participating in the Dairy Excellence Foundation’s Adopt A Cow program for the 2020-21 school year will be invited [Read More …]

Nutrient Management, Conservation Efficiency Research Update from NNYADP

The farmer-driven Northern New York Agricultural Development Program (NNYADP) has released a suite of research reports on nutrient management efficiency and on agricultural environmental conservation related to tile drainage. The reports add to the industry [Read More …]

2021 DFA Cares Foundation Scholarships

Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) recognizes the importance of developing future leaders in the dairy industry and is committed to investing in their education. Since its inception 14 years ago, the DFA Cares Foundation Scholarship [Read More …]

USTR Report Emphasizes Protections for Common Name Users

The Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN) applauded the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) prioritization of common name restrictions as a primary trade barrier in their 2021 National Trade Estimate (NTE) report released [Read More …]

Dairy Girl Network Adds to Board of Directors

Dairy Girl Network, an organization offering programs and events supporting all women in dairy reaching across the nation, has welcomed a new board of director. Amy Dicke of Ohio recently joined the board which together [Read More …]

Cargill Offers Dairy Farms Actionable Safety Tool

As part of their ongoing commitment to safety, Cargill is helping dairy farmers put safety practices into action by offering a new online tool to review important safety topics and areas on their dairies. Tomorrow, [Read More …]

Southern States Announces New President & CEO

The Southern States Cooperative, Inc. Board of Directors announced today that Jeffrey Stroburg, the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) since May 2015 will retire from the cooperative effective June 30, 2021. Steven M. Becraft, [Read More …]

Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the President’s American Jobs Plan

Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack regarding the release of the American Jobs Plan today by President Biden and the White House. “Just as the American Rescue Plan is helping families recover from the pandemic [Read More …]

Dairy Team Programs April 2021