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Learn about forage fertility, interseeding rye and other forage related topics! Penn State Extension and PA Forage and Grassland Council are happy to invite you to the 2021 Forage Management Series. This series provides five [Read More …]

New Line-up of Speakers Announced for Week 48 of The Dairy Signal™

Free online episodes offer insights to help producers make informed decisions Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW), announces the line-up of speakers for week 48 of The Dairy Signal™. This week’s presenters will provide a timely update [Read More …]

United Dairymen of Arizona Announces Retirement of CEO

United Dairymen of Arizona has announced that chief executive officer Keith Murfield has submitted his retirement, effective April 1, 2021. Craig Caballero, UDA Board Chairman, will assume the role of interim CEO. The board has [Read More …]

Dairy Defined: The world wants U.S. dairy

The false-but-pernicious idea that dairy is dying has already been laid to rest multiple times. Per-capita consumption of all dairy is its highest since the 1950s. Even fluid-milk purchases (the dairy opponents’ cherry-picked data of choice) rose at grocery stores last [Read More …]

DCRC opens Herd Reproduction Award nominations

Nominate an outstanding dairy herd for the Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council’s (DCRC) 2021 Excellence in Dairy Reproduction Awards program. Dairy industry professionals, including veterinarians, extension agents, artificial insemination and pharmaceutical company representatives, dairy processor and [Read More …]

DCRC calls for Scholar applicants

The Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) is accepting applications for its Scholar program. The recipient will earn an expense-paid trip to attend the DCRC Annual Meeting, Nov. 10-11, in Kansas City, Mo. The application deadline [Read More …]

USDA Report: U.S. Dairy Farm Numbers Continue to Decline

This week, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service released its monthly Milk Production report, showing yet another annual decline in the number of licensed dairy operations in the United States. After many years of depressed prices, some [Read More …]

DATCP Participates in National Winter Policy Conference

This week, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Secretary-designee Randy Romanski participated in the virtual 2021 National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) Winter Policy Conference, held February 22-25, 2021. The [Read More …]

Edgar A. King Obituary

Edgar Albert King, 81, passed away peacefully on Feb. 21. He had operated Kings Ransom Registered Holsteins at Schuylerville, NY. He leaves his wife of 59 years, Carolyn (Peck) King; his four sons and their [Read More …]

GROWMARK launches myFS Solution Center

Platform gives FS customers enhanced communication, customization tools GROWMARK is making it easier for its thousands of customers to interact, and to deliver upon its customer experience digitally, with the launch of myFS Solution Center. “Our [Read More …]

Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative praises FEEDD Act reintroduction

Bill would allow emergency harvest of cover crops for livestock feed Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, one of the largest dairy co-ops in the country, praised the reintroduction today [February 23, 2021] of a federal bill [Read More …]

Detect nutrition changes before you can see cow effects

Herd monitoring technology detects early cow reactions to nutritional changes Cows are ruminants and depend on a consistent ration with high-quality forage. Changes in ration consistency can impact cow performance. But it’s difficult to see [Read More …]

AFBF applauds CFAP application deadline extension

AFBF President Zippy Duvall: “Coronavirus aid is a lifeline for farmers and ranchers” American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on USDA’s decision to extend the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) application [Read More …]

NIAA Antibiotics Council Meeting on March 18

Following the 10th Annual NIAA Antibiotics Symposium, a team of researchers from the University of Minnesota and Kansas State University, in partnership with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine (FDA-CVM), released [Read More …]

Statement from Michael Dykes, D.V.M., IDFA President and CEO, on COVID-19 Relief Package

Michael Dykes, D.V.M., President and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association, released the following statement today on the COVID-19 relief package being considered by Congress: “IDFA applauds Congress for advancing a COVID-19 relief bill [Read More …]

NMPF statement on additional COVID relief package

NMPF is grateful to Congress for working to enact additional COVID-19 stimulus legislation. The pending bill includes critical additional agriculture and nutrition support intended to help farmers, rural communities, and food-insecure households throughout the nation. [Read More …]

DCRC webinar features dairy cattle fertility, genomic selection

John Cole, PEAK senior VP of research and development at URUS Group, will lead the webinar “Dairy Cattle Fertility After 12 Years of Genomic Selection: Lessons Learned, Current Applications, and Future Development” headlines the March 11 [Read More …]

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Commodity Classic launches podcast on farm stress, mental health

Available now at CommodityClassic.com Commodity Classic, in partnership with the National Association of Farm Broadcasters, has produced a powerful podcast program dealing with farm stress and mental health. The program entitled “Mental Health on the [Read More …]

Northeast Dairy Producers Association announces legislative priorities

Recently met with legislators via Zoom to discuss priorities of New York’s dairy industry The Northeast Dairy Producers Association (NEDPA) today announced the release of its 2021 legislative priorities. NEDPA, a farmer-led organization representing more than [Read More …]

TFB statement on Vilsack confirmation

Texas Farm Bureau President Russell Boening releases statement on Tom Vilsack’s confirmation The following statement may be attributed to Texas Farm Bureau President Russell Boening on Tom Vilsack’s confirmation today by the U.S. Senate as [Read More …]

New York Farm Bureau unveils national policy priorities

Issues range from agricultural labor reform and COVID relief to trade policy and climate change mitigation New York Farm Bureau outlined its federal public policy agenda today as farmers from across the state are meeting [Read More …]

Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin 2021 grant application now available

DATCP will award up to $300,000, applications due by March 26th Wisconsin farmers and businesses seeking to grow their presence in local markets are encouraged to apply for Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin producer and processor [Read More …]

MSU students receive scholarship awards for 2020-21

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Contact: Dr. Miriam Weber Nielsen, Michigan State University Department of Animal Science, 517-449-7941 (Photos of scholarship recipients available upon request) The Michigan Dairy Memorial and Scholarship Foundation and endowments honoring Howard Cowles and Rolland Patenge [Read More …]

Last Week’s Weather Continues to Impact the Dairy Sector

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending February 26, 2021 Many plants are keeping busy schedules as they attempt to compensate for last week’s closures, while displaced spot loads of milk and cream continue [Read More …]

CDFA Now Accepting Grant Applications For Climate Smart Agriculture Technical Assistance Program

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting applications for Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Technical Assistance Program funding. This grant solicitation is being conducted to ensure there are Technical Assistance Providers available [Read More …]

NY Farm Bureau Unveils 2021 National Public Policy Priorities

New York Farm Bureau outlined its federal public policy agenda today as farmers from across the state are meeting virtually this week with their U.S. Senators and Congressional Representatives. The main priority issues range from [Read More …]

Krysta Harden Named USDEC President and CEO