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Organizations work together to help retailers realize the full value of real-time data across a mixed fleet Farmobile LLC, Agriculture’s Independent Data Company™, today announced it is working with the Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) to further [Read More …]

Post-Secondary scholarships now available for Wisconsin FFA members

Applications must be postmarked by March 15 Eligible Wisconsin Association of FFA members can now apply for the Wisconsin FFA Foundation’s 2020-21 Post-Secondary Scholarships. The application can be found on the Wisconsin Ag Ed website [Read More …]

Milk donated for local food pantries

Lewis County Farm Bureau with Lowville Dairy Producers Co-op deliver steady supply of milk Using proceeds from donations to local dairy drives, Lewis County Farm Bureau worked with Lowville Dairy Producers Co-op to deliver a [Read More …]

Dean Foods required to pay 90% of milk marketing obligations

Order requires Dean Foods to pay 90 percent of its post-bankruptcy USDA milk marketing obligations On January 15, 2021, the Honorable Chief Judge David R. Jones, of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern [Read More …]

Round Table Discussion – Workforce Successes and Struggles

Join us for the final webinar in the Workforce Focus series to hear successes and struggles from dairy managers, or share your own story! The Dairy Workforce Focus: Roundtable Discussion – Workforce Successes and Struggles [Read More …]

GROWMARK Announces 2021 Essay Contest Winners

GROWMARK 2021 FFA Essay Contest state winners. Winners include: Maggie Handfelt of East Dubuque, Illinois, Sydney Benscoter of Marengo, Iowa, Marleigh Worden of Greenville, Michigan, Madilynn Lippa of Montrose, Missouri, Lily Wolf of Hamilton, Ohio, [Read More …]

For the Love of Cheese Campaign

Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin is thinking beyond traditional symbols of romance for a more inclusive holiday that anyone can enjoy. From now until Valentine’s Day, DFW is celebrating a love for all things cheese! After [Read More …]

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New project to tackle Bovine Mastitis and reduce Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)

A research project to tackle bovine mastitis and reduce the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics in dairy cattle – the widescale use of which can contribute to the development of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) – is being [Read More …]

I-29 Moo University Virtual Dairy Beef Short Course on March 23rd

The I-29 Moo University Collaboration’s 7th annual Dairy Beef Short Course will held on March 23. Due to COVID-19 it will be offered as a webinar. There will be a morning session from 10:00 a.m. [Read More …]

Secretary Ross applauds appointment of Jewel Bronaugh as USDA deputy secretary

Virginia commissioner of agriculture Jewel Bronaugh has been appointed as the incoming deputy secretary at USDA, the number two position at the agency. CDFA secretary Karen Ross: “It is exciting to see President Biden choose [Read More …]

Tax implications of the new COVID-19 relief bill

Farm Credit East Senior Tax Consultant Dario Arezzo presented a webinar on January 14th The Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 was signed into law in the final hours of 2020. How [Read More …]

Wisconsin Agricultural Outlook Forum speakers available to answer questions

Situation and outlook for dairy, corn and soybeans, livestock and meat, and farm income in Wisconsin to be discussed The impact of COVID-19 and opportunities for Wisconsin agribusinesses are topics for the upcoming Wisconsin Agricultural [Read More …]

Grant bridges Mexican and American dairy industry

Program will showcase all elements of the dairy production chain in Mexio and the U.S. Some of Dr. Carmen Licon Cano’s fondest memories as a child came from sampling asadero cheese made by her great [Read More …]

AFBF congratulates Dr. Bronaugh on nomination at USDA

AFBF congratulates Dr. Jewel Bronaugh on her nomination for USDA Deputy Secretary President-elect Joe Biden announced he will nominate Dr. Jewel Bronaugh to serve as Deputy Secretary of Agriculture. The following statement may be attributed [Read More …]

Schuman Cheese® Expands Snack Portfolio With New Cello Snack Packs

Fourth-Generation Specialty Cheese Company Introduces Snackable Offerings To Join Product Showcase at SFA Live! Schuman Cheese, the 4-generation family of specialty cheesemakers, announces the latest launch from flagship brand, Cello, in the form of portable, [Read More …]

Heliae® Agriculture and Rizobacter Collaborate to Deliver Unique Soil and Crop Nutrition Technologies

January 21, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Heliae® Agriculture announced today a new strategic collaboration with Rizobacter, a subsidiary of Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp., a global leader in sustainable solutions for agriculture. Through this collaboration, Heliae® Agriculture will integrate Rizobacter’s world class biological solutions [Read More …]

Katie Brown of the National Dairy Council discusses dairy as a healthy food and the recently released Dietary Guidelines

The recently released Dietary Guidelines for Americans will set the stage for federal nutrition programs for the next five years. Happily, dairy continues to be a stand-alone food group along with meats, whole grains, fruits [Read More …]

Government of Canada takes next step in compensating Canada’s dairy farmers

The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced today that Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has mailed letters to all dairy producers that gives them directions on how to access the second payment under [Read More …]

USDA Announces Contracts for Round 5 of the Farmers to Families Food Box Program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it has approved contracts for the additional purchase of Farmers to Families Food boxes. These contract awards are part of the fifth round of the program announced January 4, for deliveries through the end of April. [Read More …]

Merck Animal Health Announces Bovilis® Nasalgen® 3-PMH is Available

First and only intranasal BRD vaccine against viral and bacterial pneumonia Merck Animal Health has announced that Bovilis® Nasalgen® 3-PMH is now available to veterinarians and cattle producers to protect cattle from five of the [Read More …]

Cattle Genetics & Sire Selection 101

January 20, 2021 Sarah S News Team 1

Free webinar will be held Wednesday, February 10th, 2021 from 7:00pm-8:00pm Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County will be hosting a free webinar, Cattle Genetics & Sire Selection 101, on Wednesday, February 10th, 2021 from [Read More …]

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Quarterly Dairy Industry Legal Update webinar

Webinar will be held January 26 at 12 p.m. On Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at 12 noon – 1 pm EST Penn State Law’s Center for Agricultural and Shale Law will be conducting a second [Read More …]

USDA, dairy farmers work together to mitigate risk for 2021

Agencies see proactive participation in risk management programs In an unprecedented year, USDA staff and dairy producers across the country worked together to protect dairy operations for the 2021 production year under USDA’s risk management [Read More …]

Winter Dairy Series schedules announced for Central and South Central regions

Each region offers its own set of conversations for dairy producers to take part in CENTRAL- Winter Dairy Series University of Minnesota Extension, in collaboration with the Minnesota Dairy Initiative- Central Region, have announced the [Read More …]

Learn how to manage farm family dynamics during virtual dairy summit

2021 Virtual Dairy Summit Will Be Held on February 8-11, 2021 Managing family business dynamics on the dairy farm can be both rewarding and challenging. As the number of partners and family stakeholders grows, the [Read More …]

Bank of America Names Ben Maddox Western Food, Agriculture and Wine Executive

Bank of America is pleased to announce that Ben Maddox has been named Western Food, Agriculture and Wine Executive. Based in Fresno, Maddox and his team will continue to work with local growers, processors, wholesalers [Read More …]

Jersey Youth Academy Fundraiser

Marcoot Jersey Creamery, Greenville, Ill., a Queen of Quality producer with National All-Jersey Inc., is partnering with the USJersey organizations in a fundraiser for Jersey Youth Academy. The Marcoots debuted a “Benefit Box” option on [Read More …]

GENEX and Nedap introduce HerdMonitor® to benefit dairy herd management