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January 11, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

Members of Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative elected two new directors to its board on Wednesday during the organization’s annual meeting. Jamie Witcpalek and Justin Peterson will join the board for three-year terms to help oversee [Read More …]

NMPF statement on electoral-vote certification and condemnation of insurrection at U.S. Capitol

The National Milk Producers Federation congratulates incoming President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris and we applaud the culmination of the democratic process achieved at the U.S. Capitol early this morning under previously unimaginable [Read More …]

CHEMSWEEP 2021 Registration Deadline by February 28, 2021

CHEMSWEEP provides Pennsylvania farmers and other licensed pesticide applicators with a means to dispose of canceled, suspended, or unwanted pesticide products. Through CHEMSWEEP, applicators can legally dispose of unwanted pesticides, generally at little or no [Read More …]

Farm Show 2021 Town Hall Meeting Virtual Experience

Get your questions answered during the virtual Town Hall Meeting at Pennsylvania Farm Show! Join College of Agricultural Sciences Dean Rick Roush and Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding for a live event to learn more [Read More …]

Nebraska Vet Services secures $17 million investment to expand footprint

Main Street Invests $17.0 Million in Northeast Nebraska Vet Services, PC & Heritage Animal Health, LLC Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN) (“Main Street”) is pleased to announce that it recently completed a new portfolio investment [Read More …]

2021 Dairy Markets Begin on a Volatile Note

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending January 8, 2021 Monday’s announcement that the USDA is extending its Farmers to Families Food Box Program spurred dairy commodity prices upward, with all products seeing gains [Read More …]

Mileutis to Present at the 39th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

Mileutis Ltd. (“Mileutis”), an Israeli biopharmaceutical company which helps mitigate the use of antibiotics in animals through its safe and residue-free immunomodulator peptides, today announced that its CEO, David Javier Iscovich is set to present [Read More …]

Focus on Forage webinar series

The first webinar, on January 13, 2021, is entitled “Managing for High Quality Corn Silage” Focus on Forage is a FREE, 7-part Extension webinar series highlighting research based information and farmer strategies to optimize forage [Read More …]

AFIA announces new dates for 2021 PISC

The new year is here and with it comes bright possibilities for the American Feed Industry Association’s (AFIA) education and networking events. Given the ongoing public health emergency, the AFIA has made the decision to [Read More …]

Dairy Business Association chooses new president

Amy Penterman, a dairy farmer from northwestern Wisconsin, was chosen as the next Dairy Business Association president today during the advocacy organization’s annual meeting. “I’m honored to serve in this role going forward,” Penterman, who [Read More …]

Virginia Tech researchers find that removal of dairy cows would have minimal impact on greenhouse emissions

The dairy industry in the United States is massive. It supplies dietary requirements to the vast majority of the population. This same industry also contributes approximately 1.58 percent of the country’s total greenhouse gas emissions. [Read More …]

Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative lays out legislative priorities

worker visa, ag involvement in climate policy Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative said today it will push in the next congressional session for a new farmworker visa, expanded free trade agreements and a leading role for [Read More …]

Will the Surge in Land Prices Continue?

What started out with better than expected sales prices at land auctions prior to fall harvest extended into very strong prices at some auctions during October and November, surprising many. “Farmers National Company had auction [Read More …]

PSU Extension to host dairy transition management webinar series in Spanish

January 18 at 1 p.m. Dairy producers and farm employees are invited to join Penn State Extension for the Transition Cow Management webinar series, which will be done in Spanish. The next webinar will discuss [Read More …]

2021 Wisconsin Agricultural Outlook Forum

Forum registration is free and is open now through January 25 The impact of COVID-19 and opportunities for Wisconsin agribusinesses are topics for the upcoming Wisconsin Agricultural Outlook Forum, which will be held virtually on [Read More …]

Farmer sentiment rises as income prospects improve

Farmer sentiment improved modestly in December as the Ag Economy Barometer rose to a reading of 174, up 7 points from November. December’s sentiment improvement still left the barometer 9 points lower than in October. Both [Read More …]

Dairy Wins in COVID-19 Law Bear NMPF Fingerprints

Dairy farmers secured significant gains in 2020’s final major piece of legislation – a long-awaited COVID-19 stimulus and government funding bill that bore NMPF’s fingerprints. The additional assistance to the dairy economy came on top [Read More …]

Is Your Silage Ready?

When is silage ready to be opened? Often, it comes down to when producers need feed — not necessarily when the silage is at its peak. Here are three tips for opening silage early: The [Read More …]

Farmers Union Condemns Violent Effort to Undermine Democracy

As Congress prepared to verify the results of the 2020 presidential election today, a group of far-right insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol building, vandalizing and stealing federal property, assaulting Capitol police officers, and threatening lawmakers [Read More …]

2021 Promises Better Days Ahead, Thanks to the Successes of 2020

A new year brings new hope, and there are plenty of reasons for hope in dairy as 2021 begins. The arrival of COVID-19 vaccines promises an eventual return to more-normal patterns of life — and [Read More …]

Farm Credit East presents cybersecurity awareness webinar

Webinar will be held January 12, at 11 a.m. Cyber scams are at an all-time high. To ensure your information stays secure, join Farm Credit East for a webinar on Tuesday, January 12, at 11 [Read More …]

Jennifer Fawkes talks about the Upcoming Virtual World Ag Expo in February

2021 WORLD AG EXPO® ONLINE FEBRUARY 9-11, 2021 As with so many events, World Ag Expo in February 2021 is going virtual. The huge outdoor farm show, a centerpiece for ag in the winter season in [Read More …]

Webcast: The Future of Dining Out

The restaurant industry experienced some of its most difficult moments in 2020. Industry insiders will discuss current realities, predictions for 2021 and new research on consumer attitudes during CFI NOW: The Future of Dining Out [Read More …]

WEBINAR: Raising the perfect heifer calf: Updates in the colostrum feeding recommendations

These one-hour live educational sessions are available to attendees from around the world. Live webinars are free of charge, but you must register. Recordings are available to active members of the DCWC (CC capable in [Read More …]

Kemin Industries Sees Significant Market Share Growth in EMENA Region