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Alltech releases free, on-demand series with global industry experts about the impact of COVID-19 on agriculture

April 15, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

As part of Alltech’s effort to provide valuable resources to colleagues, customers and the global agricultural community confronting COVID-19, the company has created a special discussion series, Forging the Future of the Farm & Food [Read More …]

Vilsack says U.S. Dairy has taken ‘a gut punch’ but will bounce back

April 15, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

More than 95% of the world’s population lives beyond U.S. borders and many countries can’t produce enough milk to meet their citizens’ growing demand for dairy. In media interviews this week, U.S. Dairy Export Council [Read More …]

Navigating the CARES Act – An Analysis for Dairy Webinar

April 15, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The CARES Act, signed in late March by President Donald Trump, enacts $2 trillion worth of emergency provisions to help protect employers and employees during the COVID-19 crisis. The bill contains provisions designed to keep [Read More …]

New York’s Largest Biofuel Plant Supplies Ethanol for Sanitizer to U.S., Canadian Corporations as Novel Coronavirus Persists

April 15, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

WNY Energy, New York’s only ethanol producer, establishes manufacturing and distribution network of 100% American-made sanitizer Western New York Energy (WNYE), New York’s first and largest operational ethanol facility, has adapted operations to supply distillers, manufacturing, [Read More …]

FeedTyme moves to immediately assist dairies and feed mills with it’s remote mobile feed sales & feed buying platform at no cost

April 15, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

In an effort to assist dairy farmers and feed mills impacted by Covid-19, FeedTyme has moved to provide it’s innovative feed sales and feed buying platform at no cost. This will allow users such as [Read More …]

Farmer Unity Necessary for Policy Success, NMPF’s Castaneda Says

April 15, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Jaime Castaneda, senior vice president for policy, strategy and international trade at the National Milk Producers Federation, says the coronavirus crisis carries an urgency for the federal government comparable to world-shaping events such as World [Read More …]

USJersey Organizations Cancel Annual Meetings for 2020 in Portland

April 15, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Annual Meetings and National Heifer Sale to be changed to virtual venue The American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) board of directors voted Friday, with support from the board of National All-Jersey Inc. (NAJ), to cancel [Read More …]

Animal Agriculture Alliance promotes Casey Kinler to director of membership and marketing

April 15, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Kinler to assume new role May 1 The Animal Agriculture Alliance announced today that Casey Kinler has been promoted to director of membership and marketing and will assume this new role on May 1. In [Read More …]

IDFA – Updates, Resources, and News on the COVID-19 Crisis

April 15, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Dear Dairy Community, We hope that you, your families and your colleagues are doing well and staying healthy. To those who have sent a note telling us that our work for you is helpful and [Read More …]

Advisory Committee schedule extended by one month

April 15, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

One Month Added to Advisory Committee Schedule, Advisory Report to be Submitted by End of June 2020 The 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s schedule has been extended by one month, in consideration of new demands on [Read More …]

Using Surplus Milk as Fertilizer

April 15, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Guidance from the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Given the current market disruptions created by the COVID-19 emergency, farms may continue to play [Read More …]

USDA Should Up Commodity Purchases to Help Farmers, Foodbanks

April 15, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

In a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue Tuesday morning, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson of Minnesota urged the Administration to maximize the purchase of agricultural commodities for donation and distribution to aid [Read More …]

Minnesota Dairy Producers Light the Way to Industry Recovery

April 15, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

There’s the dairy industry recovery plan everyone is talking about, and then there’s the plan everyone should be taking about. This week, the National Milk Producers Federation-International Dairy Foods Association captured the lion’s share of [Read More …]

USDA implements measures to help rural residents

April 14, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

USDA Rural Development has taken a number of immediate actions to help rural residents, businesses and communities affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. Rural Development will keep our customers, partners, and stakeholders continuously updated as more [Read More …]

Dumped milk no joke for Georgia dairies

April 14, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The Johnson Family wasn’t playing an April Fool’s joke when they posted a video on their Providence Dairy Facebook page showing about 5,400 gallons of milk gushing from their milk tank down the drain. The [Read More …]

COVID-19 could alter ag trade relationships

April 14, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

COVID-19 has raised questions about diversifying suppliers for world-wide trade While progress was being made on the U.S.-China Phase One agricultural deal with changes to regulations on non-tariff barriers, COVID-19 has raised questions about diversifying [Read More …]

How USDEC cuts red tape to keep U.S. dairy exports moving during COVID-19 pandemic

April 14, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

When Mexico issued a decree that could have reduced U.S. dairy exports by $120 million, USDEC worked around-the-clock to get that decision reversed. In 2019, USDEC’s Market Access and Regulatory Affairs (MARA) team freed up [Read More …]

Scouting Small Grains Diseases for Improved Fungicide Decision Making

April 14, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Commit to scouting and growth staging your small grain to understand if the disease intensity warrants a fungicide application. Deciding to apply or not to apply fungicides in your small grain crops should be on [Read More …]

Rebalancing Production Can Speed Market Recovery, NMPF’s Vitaliano Says

April 14, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

National Milk Producers Federation Chief Economist Peter Vitaliano says government support for dairy producers to reduce production in coming months can speed dairy’s recovery from coronavirus-driven price declines. Production balancing is part of the NMPF [Read More …]

Growing Great People: Training Skills for Dairy Farmers

April 14, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Become an Effective On-The-Job Trainer The four hands-on regional training workshops “Growing Great People: Training Skills for Dairy Farmers. Become an Effective On-The-Job Trainer” scheduled in April by Cornell Ag Workforce Development in partnership with [Read More …]

World Food Prize Foundation Laureates and Experts Featured in 2020 Digital Dialogue

April 14, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The World Food Prize Foundation (WFPF) announced this week its first virtual series, Digital Dialogue. The series will address critical issues in developing a resilient global food system. The first webinar will focus on the [Read More …]

CWT Assists with 3.8 Million Pounds of Dairy Product Export Sales

April 14, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) member cooperatives accepted 32 offers of export assistance from CWT that helped them capture sales contracts for 2.070 million pounds (939 metric tons) of Cheddar, Gouda and Monterey Jack cheese, 275,578 [Read More …]

NMPF Launches Social Media #dairyneverstops Campaign

April 14, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Following the release of its joint Milk Crisis Plan with the International Dairy Foods Association earlier this week, the National Milk Producers Federation today began a social-media campaign geared toward dairy farmers and their allies, [Read More …]

Health and Wellness Superstars Join NxGEN

April 14, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Select Sires added two sires to the NxGEN® lineup and continues to expand the offering of the industry’s most elite genomic young sires to nine. 7HO15097 T-Spruce Nugnt GRANADA (+2898 GTPI®) and 7HO15115 Aurora RAGNAR [Read More …]

NMPF Asks Labor Department, USDA to Offer H-2A Relief for Dairies

April 14, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) is asking the Labor and Agriculture Departments to accept and approve H-2A visa applications from dairy farmers offering temporary immigrant farmworker employment for up to 364 days in a [Read More …]

What’s With All of the Milk Dumping?

April 14, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Cornell Cooperative Extension Specialists Share Information about the Current Dairy Situation The Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock, and Field Crops Program would like to reassure the region’s consumers that there is no reason [Read More …]

NMPF Applauds USDA Move on Milk Disposal, Urges Further Action

April 13, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The National Milk Producers Federation thanked the U.S. Department of Agriculture for allowing discarded milk to be counted toward milk marketings for the Dairy Revenue Production (DRP) or as actual marketings for the Livestock Gross [Read More …]

Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship welcomes Sullivan

April 13, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Angie Sullivan joins DGA’s core administrative staff as Apprenticeship Director Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship (DGA) is pleased to announce that Angie Sullivan has joined its core administrative staff as Apprenticeship Director. Sullivan will be overseeing daily [Read More …]

Volatility Reigned In The Markets Again This Week

April 13, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending April 10, 2020 Volatility reigned in the markets once again this week. After much back and forth, nearby Class III futures finished even lower than last Friday. [Read More …]

Next dairy industry conference call scheduled for April 14

April 13, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Dairy producers are encouraged to join the call to address their COVID-19 concerns Approximately 400 dairy farmers and industry professionals participated in a dairy industry conference call this week to address their questions and concerns [Read More …]

Alltech releases free, on-demand series with global industry experts about the impact of COVID-19 on agriculture

Vilsack says U.S. Dairy has taken ‘a gut punch’ but will bounce back

Navigating the CARES Act – An Analysis for Dairy Webinar

New York’s Largest Biofuel Plant Supplies Ethanol for Sanitizer to U.S., Canadian Corporations as Novel Coronavirus Persists

FeedTyme moves to immediately assist dairies and feed mills with it’s remote mobile feed sales & feed buying platform at no cost

Farmer Unity Necessary for Policy Success, NMPF’s Castaneda Says

USJersey Organizations Cancel Annual Meetings for 2020 in Portland

Animal Agriculture Alliance promotes Casey Kinler to director of membership and marketing

IDFA – Updates, Resources, and News on the COVID-19 Crisis

Advisory Committee schedule extended by one month

Using Surplus Milk as Fertilizer

USDA Should Up Commodity Purchases to Help Farmers, Foodbanks

Minnesota Dairy Producers Light the Way to Industry Recovery

USDA implements measures to help rural residents

Dumped milk no joke for Georgia dairies

COVID-19 could alter ag trade relationships

How USDEC cuts red tape to keep U.S. dairy exports moving during COVID-19 pandemic

Scouting Small Grains Diseases for Improved Fungicide Decision Making

Rebalancing Production Can Speed Market Recovery, NMPF’s Vitaliano Says

Growing Great People: Training Skills for Dairy Farmers

World Food Prize Foundation Laureates and Experts Featured in 2020 Digital Dialogue

CWT Assists with 3.8 Million Pounds of Dairy Product Export Sales

Health and Wellness Superstars Join NxGEN

NMPF Asks Labor Department, USDA to Offer H-2A Relief for Dairies

What’s With All of the Milk Dumping?

NMPF Applauds USDA Move on Milk Disposal, Urges Further Action

Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship welcomes Sullivan

Volatility Reigned In The Markets Again This Week

Next dairy industry conference call scheduled for April 14

Dietary crude protein: how low can we go thanks to the amino acid balancing concept in dairy cows?

Why Herd Immunity Matters to Your Dairy

What If You Could?

Cover Crops After Corn Silage