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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will establish an interagency process to further support exports of U.S. dairy products. Both agencies [Read More …]

PDPW Financial Literacy for Dairy™ to Help Farmers Understand Their Numbers

New “Count On Us” Program to Offer Financial Scholarships All year long we’ve heard the phrase: “know your numbers,” and this year these numbers are more critical than ever. A solid understanding of financial knowledge [Read More …]

National DHIA seeks veterinary student scholarship applicants

National Dairy Herd Information Association (DHIA) is providing $1,500 scholarships to third-year or fourth-year college of veterinary medicine students. Applicants must be enrolled at a college that is accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association [Read More …]

Holstein Association Launches Virtual Interview Contest for Youth

Holstein Association USA is excited to announce a new Virtual Interview Contest. This program is designed to prepare youth for real world opportunities, giving them the chance to sharpen their resume writing and interview skills. [Read More …]

IDFA Lauds U.S. Government Memorandum of Understanding to Ease Dairy Exports

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) applauded today’s joint announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that they agencies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to [Read More …]

Farmers to Families Food Box Program surpasses 100 million boxes

USDA has entered into contracts with 50 entities for the third round of food box deliveries earlier U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that more than 100 million food boxes have been distributed [Read More …]

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National Dairy Board Scholarship Award Winners Announced

The dairy checkoff has awarded 12 academic scholarships to students enrolled in programs that emphasize dairy and who have shown potential to become future dairy leaders. The National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB), through [Read More …]

USDA funds conservation innovation through on-farm trials

Grants are designed to help partners implement and evaluate innovative conservation practices USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is awarding $25 million in grants designed to help partners implement and evaluate innovative conservation practices that [Read More …]

Land O’Lakes Celebrates The Joy Of Farming Through New Digital Video Series

Where Goodness Grows–hosted by national country radio DJ Amy Brown–features inspiring stories and delicious homemade recipes from Land O’Lakes farmer-owners. Dairy farming is more than hard work. In between caring for the cows and waiting [Read More …]

Tech start-ups ready to solve major issues in dairy

Key take-aways from unique online pitch event during WDE week Lack of skilled labor, losses from mastitis and tight margins. These are some of the challenges that dairy farmers face today. A large number of [Read More …]

K-State team eyes facial recognition tech for cattle

Smartphone app could boost biosecurity for the beef industry If you’ve stared one cow in the face, you’ve seen them all … right? New technology being developed at Kansas State University is likely to debunk [Read More …]

Alliance releases report from Taking Action for Animals virtual conference

Animal agriculture depicted very negatively at event hosted by the Humane Society of the United States The Animal Agriculture Alliance released a report today with observations and takeaways for the animal agriculture community from the [Read More …]

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An Ag Tech Success Story in the Heart of America’s “Animal Health Corridor”

Founded in 2010, MS Biotec is pioneering the use of the rumen-native bacteria Mega eTM to support rumen health at times of feed transition and stress while increasing profitability In 2020, MS Biotec celebrates its [Read More …]

A Crisis Should Bring Opportunity – Not Opportunism

There’s an adage applied often in politics that “in the midst of every crisis lies great opportunity.” And while no one would ever wish for what’s happened in dairy markets over the past several months, [Read More …]

Bears Give the Bulls Free Rein of LaSalle Street

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending October 2, 2020 All of the CME spot markets moved higher, and cheese did so with particular verve. Once the laggard, barrels are now the leader. The [Read More …]

DATCP Encourages Consumers to Participate in Cybersecurity Awareness Month

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For many Wisconsinites, 2020 has been a groundbreaking year for the use of technological connection to maintain daily life. Our jobs, our schools, societal well-being, economic prosperity and nation’s security are dependent on the internet. [Read More …]

Episode 2 of The Dairy Download answers the big question: Who’s Got Milk?

Episode 2 of The Dairy Download is now available! In Episode 2, hosts Phil Plourd and Kathleen Wolfley walk us through different channels for fluid milk sales—retail, food banks, and schools. They talk about how [Read More …]

National DHIA and the proposed implementation of Radio Frequency Identification Devices (RFID) as official eartags for use in interstate movement of cattle

In July, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of USDA posted a notice in the Federal Register seeking public comment on the possibility of making RFID ear tags the only official identification for cattle [Read More …]

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National Farmer’s Day – Celebrate Your Dairy’s Story

National Farmer’s Day on October 12 offers the perfect opportunity to create and strengthen our connections with consumers on social media and in your community. I urge you to take a few minutes to engage [Read More …]

CDFA accepting proposals for 2020 CalAgPlate grant program

Program provides an estimated $250,000 in grant funding to promote agricultural education each year The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting proposals for the 2020 California Agriculture Special Interest License Plate [Read More …]

Factors Associated with Variations in Earnings

Comparison of Selected Measures and Costs by Quartile of Earnings 155 Dairy Farms, New York State, 2019 The 2019 year was a rebound in earnings from 2018 for farms that participate in the Dairy Farm [Read More …]

Tools to Reduce Mastitis on Your Farm

Producing a high-quality product should be a goal for everyone working on your farm. The Tools to Reduce Mastitis on Your Farm webinar can help dairy owners, managers, and employees to increase the quality of [Read More …]

Presidential Debate Moderator, Chris Wallace, at Dairy Forum 2021!

Dairy Forum 2021 January 25-28, 2021 If you watched the first Presidential Debate, you know Emmy Nominated Fox News Sunday Host Chris Wallace is one of the toughest, most balanced journalists working today. At Dairy Forum [Read More …]

DairyVoice Podcast: Brittany Olson of Barron County, Wisconsin on the need for a fair pricing system

Brittany Olson dairy farms with her husband and his family in Barron County, Wisconsin. She’s also a writer and an advocate for traditional small size operations. She believes a dairy industry with diverse farm sizes [Read More …]

Domino’s Donates $75K and Fresh Pizza to Michigan Schools and Food Banks

Donation helps support GENYOUth and UDIM’s efforts to feed Michigan kids. GENYOUth, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to creating healthier school communities, created their COVID-19 Emergency School Meal Delivery Fund to help feed our nation’s kids during this unprecedented [Read More …]

2020 Dairying for Tomorrow Award Winners Announced

Dairy Farms throughout the Northeast Recognized for Contributions to Environmental Stewardship, Community Outreach and Animal Care In its fifth year, the Dairying for Tomorrow Awards, sponsored by American Dairy Association North East, recognize dairy farms [Read More …]

Midwest Dairy/Pizza Ranch Partnership Results in 1 Million Incremental Pounds of Milk Sales

In celebration of National Dairy Month, Midwest Dairy recently partnered with Pizza Ranch to offer free extra cheese on any large pizza ordered online for carryout or delivery throughout the month of June. The Pizza Ranch [Read More …]

Study Shows Dramatic Dual Reduction in Farmer Feed Costs and Cattle Methane Emissions Using Red Seaweed Supplement