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Blount International, Inc. (“Blount” or “the Company”) today announced the appointment of Paul Tonnesen as its Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Tonnesen succeeds Josh Collins, who served as Chief Executive Officer since 2009. Blount’s [Read More …]

American Farmland Trust and partners develop model to reduce farm runoff in key Great Lakes watersheds

American Farmland Trust and its partners have developed a new and innovative model to reduce nutrient and soil sediment runoff on leased farmland in the Great Lakes region. By engaging women landowners, their operators and [Read More …]

National Ground Water Association and Leading Water Associations Urge Environmental Protection Agency to Expedite Regulation of PFAS

Letter Sent to EPA Administrator Urges Science and Research To Be The Leading Factor In Determining PFAS Regulations The National Ground Water Association and eight of the country’s leading drinking water organizations are urging the [Read More …]

Dicamba Decision: A Critical Blow to Crops Already Planted

Each year millions of acres of corn, soybeans and cotton are planted across the U.S. USDA’s most recent Prospective Planting report indicated that in 2020 farmers intend to plant 97 million acres of corn, 84 million [Read More …]

Undergraduates, graduate students and collegiate clubs invited to sign up for College Aggies Online scholarship competition

Annual scholarship competition kicks off September 14 The Animal Agriculture Alliance announced today that its annual College Aggies Online (CAO) scholarship program will return this fall, kicking off September 14. The nine-week program brings together [Read More …]

Students to Gain Dairy Nutrition Experience with Vita Plus this Summer

Two students will gain experience in dairy management and the feed industry as Vita Plus interns this summer. Brock Irwin and Vanessa Roberts will work on different teams and focus on specific projects for the [Read More …]

Using 5-day Timed AI Protocols on Dairies

A 5-day protocol something to consider for your cows or heifers if a new TAI approach is needed. There are four protocols for timed artificial insemination (TAI) of dairy cows recommended by the Dairy Cattle [Read More …]

NMPF Applauds Bipartisan Growing Climate Solutions Act

The National Milk Producers Federation, the largest U.S. dairy group, today applauded the bipartisan Growing Climate Solutions Act introduced in the U.S. Senate, calling it an important step toward reducing agricultural carbon emissions that aligns [Read More …]

Insight FS celebrates farmers

$10,000 donation to Wisconsin Dairy Recovery Program June has been celebrated as Dairy Month since 1939. As COVID-19 has interrupted the daily lives of Americans in 2020, making sure families have access to milk, cheese, [Read More …]

Speakers released for Week Ten of The Dairy Signal™

Free online episodes offer insights to help producers make informed decisions According to Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW), the line-up for week ten of The Dairy Signal™ will feature two representatives from the Farm Service Agency [Read More …]

Register for June 12 webinar, learn how to apply for direct relief payments

Webinar will help dairy farmers, consultants understand CFAP application With the sign-up period now open for dairy producers to submit direct relief payment applications through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), the Center for Dairy [Read More …]

I-29 Moo University launches new dairy podcast

Each episode is 15-20 minutes and is available on the I-29 Moo University website Dairy producers in the I-29 corridor and across Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota have a new way of receiving information, thanks [Read More …]

Learn about B&I CARES Act Program loans

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making available up to $1 billion in loan guarantees to help rural businesses meet their working capital needs during the coronavirus pandemic. Additionally, agricultural producers that are not [Read More …]

Ag Economy Barometer: May 2020 results are in

COVID-19 continues to impact farmer sentiment; economic assistance bill necessary Farmer sentiment improved slightly in May after falling sharply in both March and April, according to the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. The index was [Read More …]

DATCP Announces 2020 Dairy Processor Grant Recipients

Eleven Wisconsin dairy companies will receive Dairy Processor Grants for 2020 from the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP). The grants are designed to foster innovation, improve profitability and sustain the long-term [Read More …]

During this Time of Crisis, Farmers For Innovation Launches a Movement to Bring Back America

Farmers For Innovation is building a coalition to ensure Rural America’s success Farmers For Innovation (FFI) released the following statement on launching the Farmers For Innovation movement as Americans look for solutions to recover from [Read More …]

Dairy Month Got Off to a Rousing Start

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending June 5, 2020 Dairy Month got off to a rousing start. The markets sprinted straight uphill on Monday. With amazing stamina and speed, they maintained their frantic [Read More …]

Turkey Hill acquires Arkansas ice cream production plant

Turkey Hill LLC (“Turkey Hill” or the “Company”), a leading manufacturer and distributor of branded ice cream and refrigerated drinks, today announced that it has acquired an ice cream and novelty production facility in Searcy, [Read More …]

Livestream Highlights Dairy’s Role in a Healthy Diet

June 6, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

The United Dairy Industry of Michigan teamed up with NHL star Justin Abdelkader to fuel kids’ bodies and minds with a dairy-filled cooking demonstration and book reading. More than 12,000 kids and parents tuned in [Read More …]

Record sales to Southeast Asia drive April U.S. dairy export numbers higher

U.S. suppliers also seeing recovery of whey sales to China. Record exports of dry ingredients to Southeast Asia, plus rebounding volumes of whey products to China, sent U.S. dairy exports higher for the eighth straight [Read More …]

Know which cows need attention before putting on your boots

Use an activity monitoring system to get ahead of cow sickness and maintain performance. Imagine starting each day with a list of cows that need attention. You wake up and open an app on your [Read More …]

HHS’ CDC and DOL Release Interim Guidance for Agriculture Workers

The CDC and the U.S. Department of Labor has just released interim guidance for agricultural workers and employees. The interim guidance is meant for all agricultural workers and their employees. In a joint press release, [Read More …]

CHS Hedging launches AgSurion Risk Consulting

CHS Hedging today announced its Russell Consulting Group subsidiary has been fully integrated into CHS Hedging, LLC and all services are renamed AgSurion℠ Risk Consulting. The new name aligns with the scheduled business transition agreement [Read More …]

A Chapter in a Crisis Closes, With Hopeful Signs But No Clear Guides

CEO’s Corner: Ready or not, here we come. States across the U.S., in varying degrees of caution, are reopening for business after weeks of severe restrictions caused by the worldwide COVID-19 outbreak. Each phase of [Read More …]

CWT Assists with 1.3 Million Pounds of Cheese Export Sales

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) member cooperatives accepted six offers of export assistance from CWT that helped them capture sales contracts for 1.263 million pounds (573 metric tons) of Cheddar cheese. The product is going to [Read More …]

Paycheck Protection Program Forgiveness Wrap-Up

Registration now available! If you received a Paycheck Protection Program Loan, please join us for the Paycheck Protection Program Forgiveness Wrap-Up live webinar to learn the latest guidance on how to apply for loan forgiveness [Read More …]

U.S. dairy celebrates American consumers

Retail dairy sales from late March through May 17 remain 25 percent higher than a year ago While no one can say with certainty that the slow re-openings across the U.S. mark the beginning of [Read More …]

Researchers control cattle microbiomes

Controlling microbiome of cattle could inhibit methane production Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have learned to control the microbiome of cattle for the first time which could inhibit their methane production, and therefore [Read More …]

All Breeds Blog

NMC seeks Scholars applicants

Four graduate students will earn trip to annual meeting in Dallas The National Mastitis Council (NMC) Scholars program offers four travel scholarships to full-time graduate students interested in controlling mastitis, promoting udder health and improving [Read More …]

John Ellsworth of Success Strategies on post-COVID changes and the importance of risk management in dairy