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Virtual program features worldwide milk quality experts National Mastitis Council (NMC) will be “moovin’ and groovin’” on the virtual highway in January for the organization’s 60th annual meeting. The event kicks off with an optional two-part [Read More …]

Vanguard Renewables Launches Farm Powered Strategic Alliance with a Call to Action for Food Manufacturers and Retailers

Unilever, Starbucks, and Dairy Farmers of America have joined, committing to food waste reduction and repurposing, and decarbonization goals Major food industry leaders are joining forces alongside Vanguard Renewables to launch the Farm Powered Strategic [Read More …]

CentralStar Cooperative hires eight interns for summer 2021

CentralStar Cooperative, serving dairy and beef producers in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Indiana, has hired eight interns to fill various roles during the summer of 2021. There are five artificial insemination (A.I.) interns, two laboratory interns, [Read More …]

Ten Jersey Youth Honored By National Jersey Association for Achievements

Ten young Jersey cattle owners were recognized Sunday, November 8 in Louisville, Ky., for their accomplishments in the National Jersey Youth Achievement Contest. The contest recognizes outstanding achievement by junior Jersey owners in four areas: [Read More …]

Midwest Dairy’s Kruger Recognized For Contributions to Dairy Promotion

The National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB) has honored Mike Kruger as the 2020 recipient of the Richard E. Lyng Award for his contributions and distinguished service to dairy promotion. Kruger, former CEO of [Read More …]

Healthy Conversations: Bridging the Farm to Table Gap with Health Professionals

Dairy MAX shares latest in dairy science and sustainability at virtual #DairyAmazing Symposium. Heroes have shown themselves every day during the Covid-19 pandemic and healthcare workers are heroes in masks. Through innovative work, Dairy MAX, [Read More …]

American Agri-Women Join with KEY Apparel to Promote Females in Ag

American Agri-Women (AAW) recognize the dynamic roles of women on farms and ranches today and the diversity among them. Did you know that 56% of farms have at least one female producer, and 38% have [Read More …]

More Negative PPDs and De-Pooling Reignite Federal Milk Marketing Order Debate

Negative PPDs Represent Nearly $3 Billion in Dairy Farmer Revenue The price of Class III milk (milk used to produce cheese) rose to near-record highs in 2020 on the back of increased cheese demand, tighter [Read More …]

Syngenta announces new insecticide ingredient

December 15, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

Syngenta recently announced the global launch of spiropidion, an innovative new insecticide active ingredient. The technology will help farmers protect a broad range of crops against damaging and difficult-to-control sucking pests in a targeted, effective [Read More …]

The Impact of De-pooling and the Impact of Changing Consumption Trends on the Producer Price Differential

Producer Price Differentials (PPDs) are complicated and confusing. They also have a major impact on milk payments to producers. The prior two posts covered the negative PPDs in California and the five reasons for negative PPDs. One of [Read More …]

DCRC webinar addresses dairy cattle stressors

Join the Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) for its next webinar – “Stressors in dairy cows – Impact on performance, health and reproduction from heat stress to co-mingling.” The free webinar starts at 2 p.m. Central time [Read More …]

DHIA

DMI Annual Report Shows Check Off Priorities

The Dairy Management Inc. 2019 Annual Report is available at USDairy.com. This report shares highlights of checkoff priorities related to domestic and international sales and partnerships, social responsibility, sustainable nutrition affairs and research, youth wellness, consumer [Read More …]

Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy Welcomes Starbucks to Net Zero Initiative

The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy announced Starbucks intent to support the Net Zero Initiative (NZI), a partnership of the U.S. dairy community seeking to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions, optimize water usage and [Read More …]

The Dairy Download: In Love With Butter

In the film “Julie & Julia,” author and blogger Julie Powell writes, “The day there’s a meteorite heading toward the earth and we have 30 days to live, I am going to spend it eating [Read More …]

Ag Leadership Under Biden Becomes Clearer

In the month since the presidential election was called, there’s been widespread speculation in agricultural circles about who President-elect Joe Biden might nominate to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Several names were floated, [Read More …]

Problem Solvers Caucus Releases Outline of COVID Relief Package

Today, the Problem Solvers Caucus released an outline of their $908 billion coronavirus relief package. Though no text language has been released, this is a first look at what they look to outline section by section in the [Read More …]

Statement from Michael Dykes, D.V.M., IDFA President and CEO, on Expected Nomination of Katherine Tai as U.S. Trade Representative

Michael Dykes, D.V.M., president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association, released the following statement today on President-elect Joe Biden’s expected nomination of Katherine Tai to serve as U.S. Trade Representative. “IDFA welcomes the [Read More …]

Veronique Lagrange Appointed Director of California Dairy Innovation Center

New CDIC Director to Lead Product-Oriented Innovation for California Dairy Industry in Collaboration with Industry and Academia The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB), the marketing order representing California dairy producers, announced on Dec. 9 the [Read More …]

ADSA, ASAS, and PSA release 4th Edition Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Research and Teaching

The American Dairy Science Association® (ADSA®), the American Society of Animal Science (ASAS), and the Poultry Science Association (PSA) are pleased to announce that we are releasing the 4th edition of the Guide for the [Read More …]

Class III Markets Came Roaring Back This Week

Class III Markets Came Roaring Back This Week The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending December 11, 2020 February through December contracts posted life-of-contract highs, a sign of health and good cheer. After losing [Read More …]

Surging Feed Prices Will Challenge the U.S. Animal Protein Sector’s Recovery

Livestock producers will face more feed cost inflation next year than they have in a decade, challenging their ability to recover from a difficult, volatile 2020 The U.S. animal protein sector is expected to face [Read More …]

Triple-Digit Online Sales Puts Cheese at the Top of Everyone’s Wish List This Year

While 2020 brought many challenges, it also brought with it a return to comfort. Online sales for lounge wear and streaming services are at an all-time high, and when it comes to comfort food, cheese [Read More …]

PMMB quick action leads to resolution of payment demands

The Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board, working with the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office and ASK LLP, has developed declarations to respond to avoidance claim settlement offers received by Pennsylvania dairy farmers and milk haulers. The declarations, [Read More …]

Edge applauds USTR action on Canada dairy quotas

USTR said it is officially pursuing consultations with Canada Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, one of the largest dairy co-ops in the country, issued a statement after an announcement by the Office of the U.S. Trade [Read More …]

IDFA Applauds U.S. Government Announcement of TRQ Consultations with Canada

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) today applauded the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) for announcing that it is initiating consultations with the government of Canada under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) over Canada’s [Read More …]

Prairie Farms Launches ‘Holidays at Home’ Sweepstakes

Enter to win Weekly Dairy Prize Packages and support your Favorite Charities The holidays are upon us again and even though they look a little different this year, Prairie Farms invites holiday revelers to celebrate [Read More …]

Statement from Michael Dykes IDFA on the potential nomination of Tom Vilsack as Agriculture Secretary in President-Elect Biden’s administration

“The International Dairy Foods Association is pleased to see news of Mr. Vilsack’s expected nomination to lead USDA by President-Elect Biden. As Mr. Vilsack knows well, one-fifth of the nation’s economy is linked, either directly [Read More …]

All Breeds Blog

NMC opens registration for its 60th annual meeting

Virtual program features worldwide milk quality experts National Mastitis Council (NMC) will be “moovin’ and groovin’” on the virtual highway in January for the organization’s 60th annual meeting. The event kicks off with an optional [Read More …]

American Farm Bureau Virtual Convention waives registration fees

The lineup of featured speakers including Mike Rowe, Rorke Denver and Beth Ford The American Farm Bureau Federation opened registration for the 2021 American Farm Bureau Virtual Convention and unveiled the lineup of featured speakers including Mike [Read More …]

On final day, NMPF urges dairy farmers to sign up for DMC