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EPA is approving new five-year registrations for two dicamba products At the Cromley Farm, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced that EPA is approving new five-year registrations for two dicamba products and [Read More …]

CME Spot Cheddar Barrels Suffer Setback But Immediately Climb Again

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending October 30, 2020 Trading volumes were light, but that led to a sense of foreboding. The rally is real, but how long can it last? The futures [Read More …]

Adele Turzillo to lead Penn State Department of Animal Science

Turzillo succeeds Terry Etherton, who is returning to the faculty full time Adele Turzillo, most recently the vice president for animal agriculture systems at the World Wildlife Fund, has been named head of the Department of [Read More …]

Dairy Together event shares vision for resilient rural economy

The Dairy Together campaign unveiled a short film today that shares a vision for thriving rural communities, an equitable food system, and a resilient family farm economy. Supply Management and How It Can Save Our [Read More …]

DFA recruiting ag-tech and dairy food startups for program

Accelerator program helping drive on-farm technologies and explore all the possibilities of dairy Five years after launching its initial Accelerator program, Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) is gearing up for its 2021 program with the [Read More …]

Industry experts present on food and agriculture trends in new, multi-session format

Andrew Harding, co-founder of the innovative wine brand Nocking Point Wines will headline the 39th annual Agribusiness Management Conference that will be hosted by the campus Institute for Food and Agriculture in seven online sessions [Read More …]

Koerner joins Lallemand Animal Nutrition

Lallemand Animal Nutrition announces the addition of Gregg Koerner to the North American team as Territory Business Manager supporting the Midwest United States. “We are excited to welcome Gregg to the Lallemand Animal Nutrition team,” [Read More …]

Carlson Named Vita Plus Dairy Nutritionist and Technical Services Specialist

Dr. David Carlson recently joined Vita Plus as a dairy nutritionist and technical services specialist. Based in Madison, Wisconsin, Carlson will provide technical support for Vita Plus field staff, dealers, and customers in southern Wisconsin, [Read More …]

North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE) returns to Louisville

NAILE is Nov. 3-19 The North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE) is heading to the Kentucky Exposition Center Nov. 3-19. More than 16,500 animals and their owners will compete at the event. This world-renowned all-breed, [Read More …]

Learn more about dairy heifer growth & development

PSU Extension webinar will be November 6, 11 a.m. Dairy producers and other agriculture industries are invited to join Penn State Extension for the Dairy Heifer Growth and Development webinar at 11 a.m., November 6. [Read More …]

Dairy Margin Coverage webinar Nov. 5

One-hour webinar will use tools to analyze how Dairy Margin Coverage works Dairy Margin Coverage sign-up has started at your local USDA-FSA office for 2021. To educate farmers on their options and costs of the [Read More …]

Wisconsin State Fair Dairy Promotion Board Coordinator sought

Application materials must be submitted by November 30, 2020 The Wisconsin State Fair Dairy Promotion Board is now accepting applications for the Board Coordinator position. This is a part-time position but does require full attendance [Read More …]

More than $7 billion paid in second round of CFAP

CFAP 2 is a separate program from the first iteration of CFAP U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that in the first month of the application period, the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) [Read More …]

Create Lifelong Immunity Starting with the Calf

October 29, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

Creating lifelong immunity in baby calves has never been more important. A proactive approach to health, nutrition, and management is a must from day one. Having a proper program in place not only improves the [Read More …]

Increasing more targeted cattle grazing is a win-win-win opportunity

A team of ten researchers looked closely at cattle grazing in California and determined that the practice has a great deal of potential in combatting catastrophic wildfires. Cattle are exceptionally efficient at reducing the amount [Read More …]

Elanco Releases Healthy Purpose™ 2030 Sustainability Commitments to Improve Health of Animals, People and Planet

New Protein, Planet and Pet Pledges, aligned to United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), aim to provide improved access to nutritious protein, reduce the company’s and customers’ footprint on the planet, and help support more [Read More …]

Vytelle Establishes Exclusive Agreement with Synomics to Tie Genetic Signatures in Cattle to Performance and Efficiency

Vytelle announced today the exclusive licensing of the Synomics Insights Platform to increase the accuracy of predicting cattle performance using phenotype and genomics data. By bringing this new capability in-house, Vytelle is uniquely positioned to [Read More …]

Have You Taken Action on the Dietary Guidelines? Want to Learn More About Them?

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans are updated just once every five years, and they have significant influence on federal nutrition programming, such as school breakfast and lunch. Right now, we are at a critical juncture [Read More …]

Popular Calving Corner livestream, during 2021 PA Farm Show

Daily livestreaming to showcase dairy —Largest sector of State’s #1 industry The Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association and The Calving Corner are excited to announce plans for the 2021 Pennsylvania Farm Show, complete with a virtual dairy experience for [Read More …]

I-29 Moo University Podcast delivers timely topics

Extension Dairy Specialists develop industry-specific content for twice monthly podcast Dairy producers in the I-29 corridor and the United States have a new way of receiving information, thanks to the I-29 Moo University Dairy Consortium. [Read More …]

Food Union Releases New Ice Cream Products For The Autumn And Winter Season

Recognized global ice cream and dairy producer, Food Union, continues to invest in developing innovative products that connect consumers across key markets and builds existing brand value. Food Union’s expertise in manufacturing and distribution makes [Read More …]

Disaster recovery assistance deadline: Oct. 30th

USDA FSA launched a new tool on farmers.gov to help producers with the application process The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds producers that the deadline to submit applications for disaster recovery assistance through the Wildfire and Hurricane [Read More …]

Plan for Now, Prepare for the Future: How to Assemble Year End Data

Learn tips for gathering essential information from accounting softwares to evaluate your end of the year dairy business. Organizing and preparing year-end data is a task no one wants to do. Join us for the Plan [Read More …]

Dairy workforce development webinar to focus on animal handling

Series is designed for dairy managers who supervise employees Dairy farm managers and other agricultural professionals are invited to join Penn State Extension for another installment of the Dairy Workforce Focus webinar series at 12 [Read More …]

NMPF Chair Mooney says dairy is meeting “biggest challenges of our lifetimes”

The extreme disruptions and financial upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have created real struggles for dairy producers – and the industry has responded by rising to an unprecedented occasion, said Randy Mooney, chairman of [Read More …]

Alltech launches global survey on gender equality within the food and agriculture industry

The survey is open to women and men working in any sector of the food supply chain Alltech believes that inclusion cultivates creativity and drives innovation. Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, [Read More …]

Dairy Market Report: October 2020

U.S. milk production is one of several key components of the dairy situation and outlook whose behavior in this unusual year has produced decidedly unique patterns of milk and dairy product prices in 2020. When [Read More …]

Lely North America Breaks Ground on New Campus

In 2019, Lely announced plans for its new North American campus, furthering its commitment to Pella, the state of Iowa and the dairy producers across North America. The groundbreaking ceremony took place October 22 at [Read More …]

Chobani Increases Starting Wage to At Least $15 Per Hour

As a result of this pay raise, Chobani’s average hourly rate at the company’s manufacturing plants will be roughly $19 an hour, more than double the federal minimum wage Chobani today announced the company’s starting [Read More …]

Re-launched NMPF “Farmer Focus” tells dairy’s story from those who know it best