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Campaign to Support Dairy Farmers and Donate Milk Through Feeding America Support Dairy Farmers and Help Provide Milk to Those in Need During June Dairy Month Virtus Nutrition®, a California based dairy feed ingredient company, specializing [Read More …]

Real California Pizza Contest re-launches

Search for best pizza recipes with CA cheese to award $30,000 to creative chefs, pizza professionals The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) today announced the re-launch of the 2020 Real California Pizza Contest following a [Read More …]

Rising Milk Sales Bust ‘Death of Dairy’ Myth

For years, a variation of this sentence has appeared in nearly every news story that touches on fluid milk consumption: “Milk sales are down while plant-beverages are rising.” It’s easy shorthand to use because while [Read More …]

ChurnBaby Ice Cream, From the Makers of ‘America’s Ice Cream Sandwich,’ Launches in the US

In a delicious “churn” of events, Casper’s Ice Cream, a legacy brand serving ice cream lovers for the past 95 years, launched its newest boutique-inspired brand today: ChurnBaby. Made with ultra-premium ingredients and topped with a [Read More …]

Farm Credit West Awards $24,000 in College Scholarship

Farm Credit West recently announced the award of $24,000 in scholarships to sixteen high-achieving students enrolled full time in colleges this fall. The agriculture lending association joins with their local communities in celebrating these exceptional [Read More …]

Mastitis Vaccine Gets New Name and Marketing Push

Vaxxinova will market one-of-a-kind vaccine Vaxxinova US (formerly Epitopix) announces Vaxxon® SRP® Klebsiella as the new name for KLEBVax SRP, a mastitis vaccine recently marketed by Huvepharma USA. Vaxxinova indicates Vaxxon SRP Klebsiella is identical [Read More …]

Holstein Association USA Names 2020 Elite Performers

Holstein Association USA’s Elite Performer™ recognition is given to cows that any dairyman would love to milk – cows with desirable conformation, who calve in consistently and produce high volumes of milk components. In the [Read More …]

NGWA Reports over 729,000 Households on Wells in Counties Potentially Affected by Flooding in Early 2020

Exposure to E. Coli and Coliform Possible in Flooded Locations The National Ground Water Association (NGWA) reports over 729,000 households relying on wells potentially affected in counties with flooding in ten states during a series [Read More …]

Meyer receives agricultural sustainability award

Deanne Meyer receives Bradford-Rominger Agricultural Sustainability Leadership Award Deanne Meyer, UC Cooperative Extension livestock waste management specialist, is this year’s recipient of the Eric Bradford & Charlie Rominger Agricultural Sustainability Leadership Award, given by the [Read More …]

EPA offers clarity to farmers following dicamba ruling

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a key order providing farmers with needed clarity following the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ June 3, 2020 vacatur of three dicamba registrations. The cancellation order outlines limited and [Read More …]

NDFA announces Dairy Con 2020 webinar

2020 Northeast Dairy Convention has been cancelled; webinar Dairy Con 2020 planned Northeast Dairy Foods Association, Inc. (NDFA) has announced that in conjunction with Northeast Dairy Suppliers Association, Inc. (NDSA) and the Pennsylvania Association of [Read More …]

NYS Dairy Promotion Order Advisory Board members announced

Board administers the Dairy Promotion Order and evaluates dairy marketing promotion programs New York State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball today announced the members of the 2020 New York State Dairy Promotion Order Advisory Board. [Read More …]

U.S. Dairy’s sustainability success story told to global customers in seven languages

USDEC infographics showcase progress on water use, greenhouse gas emission, waste reduction, animal care and other advances. A concise handout created in seven languages tells the U.S. dairy industry’s sustainability success story to the world. [Read More …]

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Cattle and Hog Market Disruptions Renew Interest in Mandatory Country of Original Labeling

Major disruptions in the cattle and hog markets, one of the several fallouts of the COVID-19 pandemic, have led to many conversations about policy options that might be helpful. One much-discussed solution is mandatory country [Read More …]

Cornell: June is Dairy Month!

Cornell Cooperative Extension specialists share information about dairy across southwest NY The Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock, and Field Crops Program is excited to celebrate June Dairy Month by sharing information about the economic importance [Read More …]

The Bulls Charge Out of the Gate Once Again This Week

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week ending June 12, 2020 The bulls came charging out of the gate once again this week. But after a few days romping around LaSalle Street, they left abruptly, [Read More …]

DCRC schedules data organization webinar

“Data organization yields positive returns” headlines the Aug. 7 Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) webinar, which starts at 2 p.m. Central time. Mark Kirkpatrick, Zoetis managing veterinarian, Dairy Technical Services, and Iowa State University adjunct [Read More …]

Beef Breed Organizations Unite to Strengthen Industry

An industry-wide collaboration is improving breeding tools. International Genetic Solutions (IGS), a group of more than 17 cattle associations and organizations, is working across the breed spectrum to provide resources and technologies that ensure cattlemen [Read More …]

Bel Cheese Canada: Cristine Laforest appointed General Manager

Bel Group is proud to announce the appointment of Cristine Laforest as General Manager of Bel Canada. She assumed her new role on February 1, 2020. With 20 years of experience in the agri-food industry, [Read More …]

Federal Reserve Board Expands Main Street Lending Program

The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced that it is expanding its Main Street Lending Program to allow more small and medium-sized businesses to be able to receive support. The Main Street Lending Program was [Read More …]

Fred Schonenberg of VentureFuel on the COVID-19 pandemic changes in dairy business, along with other food markets.

DairyVoice Podcast 20 Discusses The Changing Business Model in Dairy What are possibilities for the food industry and specifically in dairy as we move through the COVID-19 pandemic? In DairyVoice episode 20, the guest is [Read More …]

NMPF answers farmer questions concerning USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program

Dairy farmers are eligible for direct support through USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). CFAP provides direct financial assistance to agricultural producers, providing them the ability to weather the economic uncertainty caused by COVID-19. USDA is [Read More …]

Dairy Producers: We Need to Hear from You!

Give Us Your Input and Share Your Needs Take the 2020 Dairy Producer Survey If you’re a Pennsylvania dairy producer, we encourage you to take the 2020 Dairy Producer Survey. The effects of COVID-19 have [Read More …]

PRO-DAIRY Webinar: NY Forward Business Safety Plan Support

Business Safety Plans Required For All Farms Cornell Cooperative Extension Webinar Series on developing safety plans for compliance and to reduce liability risk New York State requires businesses to have a specific business [Read More …]

Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin Election Results Announced

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has certified the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB) dba Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin (DFW) 2020 Board of Directors election results. Starting July 1, 2020, the [Read More …]

Ball State professor helping to distribute 1,500 gallons of milk weekly to food pantries

Prof. Josh Gruver, who teaches courses in natural resources and environmental management as an associate professor at Ball State University, is distributing 1,500 gallons of milk to local emergency food organizations this week. The project [Read More …]

Illinois Sustainable Agriculture Partnership to host a free 3-part online webinar series

ISAP’s mission is to create a network to support a systems approach to improve Illinois soil health and reduce nutrient loss. The Illinois Sustainable Agriculture Partnership, ISAP, will be holding a free 3-part webinar series [Read More …]

Red Wing Software Releases CenterPoint Version 15

Document attachments and time clock enhancements Red Wing Software has released CenterPoint version 15 for all CenterPoint Accounting and Payroll products. An easy way for attaching documents to records has been added in CenterPoint Accounting [Read More …]

KanPak Swiftly Bottles Surplus Milk To Support Hunger Relief

Premium, Shelf-Stable Milk Nourishes Families in Need Amid Immense Demand Two truckloads of surplus milk donations arrived last week at Southern California’s Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County from an innovative dairy production facility [Read More …]

Farm Credit Establishes Endowment Fund at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo