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The first online course in a new Agricultural Supervisory Leadership certificate offered by Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development Register Online Transitioning to Supervisor is a six-week online course that is part of a new Agricultural Workforce [Read More …]

Organic Valley Appoints Three New Vice Presidents

Female leaders fill all three new VP roles; Women hold 44% of all upper-level leadership positions at nation’s largest farmer-owned organic cooperative Organic Valley is the nation’s largest organic, farmer-owned cooperative and one of the [Read More …]

NEXUS Provides Showcase for Innovative Ideas and Technologies for the Dairy Industry

The newest addition to the annual Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) Business Conference will provide a showcase for the most innovative and groundbreaking ideas and technologies to improve processes, sustainability and profitability in the dairy industry. [Read More …]

NMPF calls for more equitable Class I mover as part of push for improved dairy pricing

The National Milk Producers Federation today called for changes to the so-called Class I fluid milk price mover to recover losses dairy producers have faced from the extreme price disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, [Read More …]

MCWF greatly improves pregnancy success in heifer ET recipients

NovaVive Inc., an animal health immunobiology company, today announced that an abstract being presented at the 2021 International Embryo Technology Society (IETS) Virtual Conference (Jan. 18-21, 2021) is now available online in the journal, Reproduction, Fertility [Read More …]

Farm Credit East presents webinar on tax considerations

Presents webinar on the agricultural tax considerations of new COVID-19 relief bill The Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 was signed into law in the final hours of 2020. How does this [Read More …]

NYFB statement on Governor’s State of the State address

Statement released following Governor Cuomo’s State of the State overview address The following statement was released by New York Farm Bureau President David Fisher: “New York faces daunting health and economic challenges, many created by [Read More …]

Virtual Dairy Summit offers speakers, entertainment networking

Summit will feature interactive content, 10+ educational sessions The 2021 virtual Pennsylvania Dairy Summit is scheduled for February 8-11, 2021 and will empower attendees to emerge from the event with a renewed outlook on dairy, [Read More …]

Select Sires Recognizes Field Staff with Excellence Awards

Select Sires honors more than 50 team members from local cooperatives and Select Sires GenerVations for excellence in sales and service in 2020. “The Select Sires brand promise, Your Success Our Passion, defines our commitment [Read More …]

Sandhills Global Launches LivestockMarket.com

Online Resource for Buying and Selling Livestock, Horses, and Hay Sandhills Global announces the launch of LivestockMarket.com, an online marketplace for private treaty sales of livestock, horses, and hay. The website features listings for all types [Read More …]

New resource guide released on sustainable animal feed

Helps companies navigate environmental impacts of rising demand for animal protein The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) recently released the Resource Guide on Sustainable Animal Feed, a digital resource created to help companies in the animal feed supply chain [Read More …]

Belz Named Vita Plus Safety Manager

Chris Belz was recently named Vita Plus safety manager. Based in Madison, Wisconsin, Belz will develop, evaluate and implement safety standards in compliance with federal regulations for all Vita Plus facilities and employee owners. Belz [Read More …]

USDA Announces Details of the 2021 Agricultural Outlook Forum Program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announces details of the 97th annual Agricultural Outlook Forum, which will be held virtually on February 18-19, 2021. The 2021 Forum, themed “Building on Innovation: A Pathway to Resilience,” [Read More …]

Ken Gasper named Pioneer Award Recipient

The CentralStar Cooperative board of directors recently selected Ken Gasper of Belding, Michigan as the 2020 Pioneer Award recipient. Established in 1977, the Pioneer Award recognizes individuals who through selfless and dedicated service and leadership [Read More …]

COVID-19 taking heavy toll on farmers’ mental health

Poll clearly demonstrates that the COVID-19 pandemic is having broad-ranging impacts A strong majority of farmers/farmworkers say the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their mental health, and more than half say they are personally experiencing more [Read More …]

Digital Dialogues: Racial Justice, Inclusion and Diversity in Food and Agriculture

Mike Haddad of Schreiber Foods and Candace Croney, PhD, from Purdue University will discuss racial justice, inclusion and diversity in food and agriculture in a panel discussion hosted by A’Yanna Webster on Jan. 20 at [Read More …]

International Dairy Foods Association Names Robert Rosado as Senior Director, Legislative Affairs

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), representing all products and segments in the U.S. dairy industry, announced today that Robert Rosado has been named Senior Director, Legislative Affairs within IDFA’s Legislative Affairs and Economic Policy [Read More …]

H-1B Visa Changes

The H-1B visa has been utilized by many dairy farmers, typically to bring in foreign managers. It’s not the easiest of processes–with one large concern always being the random cap lottery. Tomorrow, on January 8th, [Read More …]

FARMERS GAIN IMPROVED ACCESS TO SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT AS PPP REOPENS

FARMERS GAIN IMPROVED ACCESS TO SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT AS PPP REOPENS The National Milk Producers Federation is pleased that farmers who run their operations as sole proprietors, independent contractors, or otherwise self-employed individuals will have [Read More …]

Fonterra’s NZMP Launches Milk Phospholipids

An innovative dairy solution that meets consumer concerns for mental health and stress-related issues With 67% of consumers stating that they were concerned about their stress and anxiety levels in 2020, Americans are more stressed [Read More …]

Troubleshooting Herd Health Issues on Your Dairy

Troubleshooting Herd Health Issues on Your Dairy PODCAST SERIES with Cornell Cooperative Extension Regional Dairy Specialists and Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY EPISODE 7 Transition Cow Issues In this episode, CCE Dairy Specialists Casey Havekes and Margaret [Read More …]

Dairy Stream podcast: Mike North clears up milk check confusion

Dairy Stream podcast: Mike North clears up milk check confusion GREEN BAY, Wis. — As if price volatility doesn’t cause enough anxiety for dairy farmers, there’s always the milk check, which can be confusing. Mike [Read More …]

KUHN Wins 2021 ASABE Award

KUHN Wins 2021 ASABE Award KUHN was recently awarded an AE50 award from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE). An AE50 award was given to the patented I-DENSE system found on KUHN [Read More …]

New Line-up of Speakers Announced for Week 41 of The Dairy Signal™

New Line-up of Speakers Announced for Week 41 of The Dairy Signal™ Free online episodes offer insights to help producers make informed decisions DAIRY NEWS –Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW), announces the line-up of speakers for [Read More …]

STUDY ABROAD GRANT BRIDGES MEXICAN AND AMERICAN DAIRY INDUSTRY

STUDY ABROAD GRANT BRIDGES MEXICAN AND AMERICAN DAIRY INDUSTRY Some of Dr. Carmen Licon Cano’s fondest memories as a child came from sampling asadero cheese made by her great uncle at the family creamery while [Read More …]

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New Wave of Holstein Genetics at IPS