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In a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer regarding trade negotiations between the governments of the United States and Kenya, the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) said a U.S.-Kenya agreement has the potential to [Read More …]

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Dairy support grant applications due Aug. 14

Grants are available to dairy farms and processing plants in the five states The Dairy Business Innovation Alliance (DBIA) is putting out a final reminder that grant applications for the 2020 grant program are due [Read More …]

USDA: Farm production expenditures up >1%

Midwest region contributed the most to U.S. total expenditures Farm production expenditures in the United States are estimated at $357.8 billion for 2019, up from $354.0 billion in 2018. The 2019 total farm production expenditures [Read More …]

Pennsylvania Dairy Future Commission releases final report

Issues of concern, action items offer roadmap for sustainable, vibrant dairy industry Through a global pandemic with unprecedented challenges for an industry deemed essential, the Pennsylvania Dairy Future Commission has completed its mission to review [Read More …]

Benjamin Houlton named dean of Cornell CALS

Houlton succeeds Kathryn Boor, who will become dean of the Graduate School Benjamin Z. Houlton, director of the John Muir Institute of the Environment and professor of global environmental studies at the University of California, [Read More …]

Imperial Valley Ag community helps farmworkers crossing border with PPE

As we continue to adapt to the new limitations as a result of COVID-19, agriculture has been classified as an essential service and the Imperial Valley has continued to farm. A majority part of the [Read More …]

Dairy Farmers Deserve a Voice and a Vote on Policy That Impacts Their Farms

Modified Bloc Voting Could Give it to Them As the dairy industry begins to have more in-depth conversations about modernizing milk pricing and the antiquated Federal Milk Marketing Order system, it is important to examine [Read More …]

Cathedral City Cheese Comes to Canada

A leading cheese manufacturer and fluid milk and cream processor in Canada, Saputo is pleased to announce the launch of Cathedral City, The UK’s favourite cheese brand1, which is now on sale in 500 stores [Read More …]

MSU researchers receive grants to study dairy cattle health

$500K grants will be used to study BLV, dairy cow reproduction Two Michigan State University (MSU) Department of Animal Science researchers have each received $500,000 grants from USDA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) for research related [Read More …]

New York Board issues RFP for dairy promotion projects

The DPO Advisory Board met on July 27 to discuss its priorities and goals for 2021 The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets today announced that the Dairy Promotion Order (DPO) Advisory Board [Read More …]

Understanding Rumination and Technologies to Monitor Rumination Behavior in Cattle

The rumination process allows animals to eat forages and other high fiber feeds that are not be able to be eaten by humans and other non-ruminant animals. Introduction to Rumination Cattle, sheep, deer, and similar [Read More …]

Emerging Minnesota farmers can receive help getting started

Microloan program doubles maximum loan amount to $20,000 A loan program designed to help nontraditional farmers start or expand their businesses is doubling the maximum amount that Emerging Farmers can borrow. The Pilot Agricultural Microloan Program [Read More …]

Modernizing rural water & wastewater infrastructure

Funding will improve rural water infrastructure for 467,000 rural Americans in 44 states The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $462 million to modernize critical drinking water (PDF, 367 [Read More …]

New Molecular Technologies Are Making Problem Solving Faster and More Effective

Wednesday, August 12 | 1:00 p.m. Eastern New molecular technologies are moving from government and academic research labs to more practical applications that can be used routinely by industry. Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) has seen [Read More …]

DMC Monthly Margin Gain Shatters Record on Historic Price Surge

The Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program saw by far the biggest margin increase in its history in June, jumping $4.61 per cwt. from May to $9.99 per cwt. The gain was more than double the [Read More …]

OCM Calls for Department of Justice to Halt JBS Purchase

Ag Group cites possible antitrust violations and calls for investigation Yesterday the Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM) sent a letter to Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim of the Antitrust Division of the United States Department [Read More …]

Joel Hastings interviews John D. E. Roberts of Vermont on his history, farm, and the environment

Advocating for farmers and improving the environment in Vermont is the work of the Champlain Valley Farmer Coalition. Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness spoke with John D. E. Roberts, recently named Executive Director after a long [Read More …]

Cornell Nutrition Conference

October 19 – 22, 2020 For 82 years, the Cornell Nutrition Conference has provided industry leading research and information across the spectrum of animal nutrition to feed industry professionals and nutritional consultants. Due to the [Read More …]

Farmworker Pandemic Safety Campaign Launched

The California Farmworker Foundation has launched a new campaign, La Seguridad Empieza con Usted, which translates to Safety Starts with You, to help the farmworker community stay safe through the pandemic by providing encouragement for [Read More …]

Armor Animal Health™ Announces Virtual Dairy Expo Event

The team at Armor Animal Health announced today they will be hosting a 2020 Virtual Dairy Expo Event. Armor teamed up with their vendor partners to bring World Dairy Expo fans a week filled with [Read More …]

REAL CALIFORNIA MILK INNOVATION COMPETITION TAKES ON SNACKING WITH THE LAUNCH OF THE 2020 SNACKCELERATOR

Global snacking obsession drives California Milk Advisory Board’s second dairy product startup competition The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) announced today the return of its dairy product innovation competition with the launch of the Real [Read More …]

Trade Gives Dairy Something to Cheer About

The intensity of U.S. events in recent months has made it very easy, and sometimes necessary, in the dairy sector to be laser-focused on domestic markets, with never-before-seen price swings and a renaissance in consumer [Read More …]

DBA and Edge ‘Policy Picnics’ connect dairy farmers with key issues

Latest events in South Dakota, Wisconsin empower members Engaging farmers and others in the dairy community in the legislative process and empowering them to stay connected with issues that affect what they do and how [Read More …]

Farm Credit East announces support for farmers’ markets

Farm Credit East celebrates National Farmers’ Market Week, taking place August 2-8 In conjunction with National Farmers’ Market Week, Farm Credit East is announcing its recent awarding of $30,250 in small grants to 100 farmers’ [Read More …]

Dairy Future Commission to discuss Pa dairy industry during live webinar

August 12 from 12:00 to 1:15 p.m. Penn State Extension is offering an opportunity for dairy producers and industry professionals to discuss the future of the Pennsylvania dairy industry and how we can improve upon [Read More …]

Dairy Defined: Still time to influence the Dietary Guidelines – NMPF

Public comments on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans Committee’s scientific report may be submitted until Aug. 13. It’s a great time for dairy voices to be heard, said Miquela Hanselman, NMPF’s manager for regulatory affairs, [Read More …]

Some unsolicited seeds identified by the USDA

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has identified 14 kinds of seeds in the mysterious packages that appear to have been sent unsolicited to people around the country. All 50 states have issued warnings about the packages, [Read More …]

We Need Whole Milk Choice Back in Schools!

According to the proposed Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) 2020-2025, whole milk will continue to be banned from schools across the nation. The U.S. Dietary Guidelines are only updated and published every 5 years. The [Read More …]

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NMC seeks Technology Transfer Session submissions

Share you milk quality, udder health research via NMC 2021 proceedings The National Mastitis Council (NMC) opened its submission site for the 2021 Technology Transfer Session (TTS), which will be held in conjunction with the [Read More …]

August Class I Price Takes a Hit.