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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to tear through the U.S. economy, the U.S. House of Representatives has released the text of the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act). Similar to previous stimulus [Read More …]

REGISTER TODAY: Regulatory RoundUP Webinar Series Available Virtually to Members

May 20, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 1

IDFA is pleased to announce that this year’s Regulatory RoundUP will be held virtually, July 21-22, to ensure all in the dairy community have access to the dynamic speakers and robust menu of content. [Read More …]

Celebrate National Dairy Month

National Dairy Month is less than a month away! While our communities may not be physically gathering to celebrate with breakfast on the farm traditions, DFW has worked to ensure all Wisconsinites can celebrate Wisconsin [Read More …]

AFIA’s Board of Directors Welcomes New Leadership, Advocates for Industry

The American Feed Industry Association’s Board of Directors met virtually this week for its annual spring meeting, where they elected a new chair and several Board and Executive Committee members, and conducted other official business. [Read More …]

New Presenters Announced for Week Seven of The Dairy Signal™

May 19, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Free online episodes offer insights to help producers make informed decisions PDPW has released the speaker and content line up for week seven of The Dairy Signal™. New to The Dairy Signal team, includes Mary [Read More …]

Effective economic recovery can’t leave rural America in the dust

COVID-19 has brought about a flurry of stay-at-home orders, essential business declarations, and funding and program changes in all levels of government. Just as people with pre-existing health conditions are most susceptible to this virus, [Read More …]

Dairy retail sales increase during COVID-19

Dairy products that were on a downturn prior to the pandemic have reversed Retail dairy sales saw an initial spike during peak-COVID shopping, and sales across all categories (cheese, butter, yogurt, ice cream and milk) [Read More …]

Dairy Innovation Hub funds UW faculty fellowships

UW-River Falls awards faculty research fellowships to help increase dairy research capacity The University of Wisconsin-River Falls College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences recently awarded six faculty research fellowships to help increase dairy-related research [Read More …]

Strategies for reducing forage shortages

Stockpiling and cover crops can make a difference Livestock market complications that reduce calf sales can cause unexpected forage demands. Droughts can compound the problem leading to forage deficiencies. Forage shortages can cause poor animal [Read More …]

Envita N-fixing bacteria now in foliar application

Registered in 27 states, foliar application opens up access to the N-fixing bacteria to millions of corn acres in the U.S. Now in its second year of commercial production and following a successful 2019 grower [Read More …]

IFEEDER Board Charts Path Forward at Annual Meeting

This week, the Institute for Feed Education and Research (IFEEDER) held its annual Board of Trustees meeting to review the public charity’s accomplishments over the past year, set new priorities for the upcoming fiscal year, [Read More …]

Chilling Injury in Newly Planted Corn and Soybeans

If you planted corn or soybeans and the weather remained cold, what’s the risk for chilling injury? This article is this week’s Agronomy Highlight, scheduled for Monda, May 18 at 8:00 a.m. The Agronomy Highlight discussion is [Read More …]

IDFA Statement on Dairy Recourse Loan Program in HEROES Act

Michael Dykes, D.V.M., President and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association, released the following statement on the Recourse Loan Program for Commercial Processors of Dairy Products in the HEROES Act legislation as proposed by [Read More …]

NMPF Applauds Robust Dairy Support in HEROES Act

As U.S. dairy farmers and their cooperatives continue to weather the unique storm of the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Milk Producers Federation today thanked the U.S. House of Representatives for supporting critical measures for dairy [Read More …]

EU urged not to distort world dairy markets through government intervention schemes

In a joint statement, dairy organizations from across the Americas warn the EU not to repeat inventory-building and extended market-price suppression. As the European Union (EU) is poised to begin government-financed intervention purchases of skim [Read More …]

Premier Select Sires Announces Staff Changes

May 18, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

Several changes to the Premier Select Sires management team will take place in the coming weeks and months. Premier excitedly announces that Brad Barham will join the team as the Southern Regional Sales Manager, David [Read More …]

Dairy Markets Move Higher by Leaps and Bounds

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending May 15, 2020 The bulls bellowed and bucked this week, and the bears fled. The dairy markets moved higher by leaps and bounds. Although the rally faded [Read More …]

Additional Bottle Sizes of Eprinex® (eprinomectin) Now Available

May 18, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Boehringer Ingelheim provides cattle producers with more deworming flexibility From average daily gains and conception rates to milk production and immunity, parasites can wreak havoc on them all.1,2Whether your cattle spend their days roaming the [Read More …]

USDA to measure agricultural land values

NASS will publish the results August 6 The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is encouraging agricultural operations to respond to the Agricultural Land Values Survey. Agricultural land values are one of [Read More …]

Agritourism litigation around the U.S.

Lawsuits fall into two major categories: land use and personal injury Agritourism has experienced significant growth in recent years, offering farm operators new revenue streams. Hopefully, the recent pandemic won’t hinder the growth of agritourism [Read More …]

State FFA conventions go virtual

May 18, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Trying their best to show pride for Ohio FFA members’ achievements For many FFA members, the academic year is coming to an unforeseen end as schools have moved online across the nation to mitigate COVID-19’s spread [Read More …]

Long Term Decisions Through Milk Supply Management

Join us for the Long Term Decisions Through Milk Supply Management live webinar for a discussion on how COVID-19 has caused major disruption in the milk supply chain. Many farms will have to make hard [Read More …]

Dairy Welfare Student Showcase: Student’s presentations selected for the Annual Symposium

May 18, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 1

These one-hour live educational sessions are available to attendees from around the world. Live webinars are free of charge, but you must register (recordings are available to members of the DCWC). Session I [Read More …]

Congress is Working on Another Pandemic Relief Bill – Here’s What’s In It

Another Pandemic Relief and Stimulus Bill is in the Works As part of ongoing efforts to provide pandemic relief, House Democrats released the text of the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act [Read More …]

IDFA’s New Webinar Opportunities & COVID-19 Updates

IDFA’s Regulatory RoundUP Webinar Series has gone virtual to ensure all IDFA members have access to the dynamic speakers and robust menu of content. July 21 & July 22, 2020 | 12:00 PM – 3:15 [Read More …]

2020/2021 Marketing Year Outlook Remains Foggy

A review of the May WASDE with updates to 2019/2020 marketing year and a first look at the 2020/2021 marketing year for select crops The May World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates is the highlight of [Read More …]

2020 DFA Accelerator Class Focuses On Advancing On-Farm Technologies, Sustainability And Innovative Dairy Products

Nine Startup Companies Chosen to Participate in This Year’s Class An all-natural sports drink made from dairy by-products, handheld pizza and Philly cheesesteak cones, a green fashion brand that’s creating t-shirts from excess milk and [Read More …]

Free Dairy Processing Webinar Planned for May 21st, 2020