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Senate Passes HR 6201; President Invokes Defense Production Act; Work Begins on Relief Plan 3

March 21, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

SENATE PASSES HR 6201, RELIEF PACKAGE 2 The Senate passed the House coronavirus relief bill 90-8 without changes Wednesday, freeing up Congress to focus more energy on passing subsequent legislation. The “no” votes included Sens. [Read More …]

Mark Crave discusses the coronavirus pandemic impact and preparation on his dairy.

March 20, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Crave Brothers Talks About Coronavirus with DairyBusiness Wisconsin dairy farmer Mark Crave talks with Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness about the steps he’s taking to protect his family, his employees and his business in the face [Read More …]

Upcoming PRO-DAIRY Webinars in English and Spanish

March 20, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Cornell PRO-DAIRY 2020 Corn Silage Strategies New York and Vermont Corn Silage Hybrid Evaluations March 31, 2020 | 1-2 pm EST Presenter: Joe Lawrence, PRO-DAIRY Forage Systems Specialist The impact of weather on [Read More …]

Livestock Marketing Association on COVID-19 Precautions

March 20, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Livestock Marketing Association (LMA) is actively working to keep livestock auction markets functioning while following the rapidly changing field of guidance and mandates for businesses in light of COVID-19. Livestock auction markets are essential to [Read More …]

Take precautions at livestock auctions

March 20, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Check auction protocols before hauling, unloading livestock Measures are being taken in Ohio and throughout the country to combat the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), and these measures will impact the state’s livestock auctions. Effective [Read More …]

Jersey Performance IndexTM Update Slated For April Genetic Evaluations

March 20, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

An update to Jersey Performance IndexTM that includes new Jersey-specific health traits and weights will be implemented April 7 when the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB) releases the April official genetic evaluations. The new [Read More …]

Coronavirus will delay anticipated ag export surges

March 20, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Need for economic recovery means U.S.-China trade war unlikely to further escalate in 2020 The novel coronavirus has shocked the world’s economies. The virus has spread to more than 100 countries and many U.S. states. This has rattled global stock markets, [Read More …]

COVID-19 resources available to dairy farm families

March 20, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The Center for Dairy Excellence Launched a Library of COVID-19 Farm Resources The Center for Dairy Excellence has launched a library of farm resources to help Pennsylvania dairy farm families and small business owners navigate [Read More …]

USDA Announces Feeding Program Partnership in Response to COVID-19

March 20, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced a collaboration with the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, McLane Global, PepsiCo, and others to deliver nearly 1,000,000 meals to students in a limited number of [Read More …]

Balchem’s Plan To Ensure Product Availability During Coronavirus Outbreak

March 20, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

COVID-19 Action & Response Plan As global concerns surrounding the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak continue to escalate, Balchem Corporation has created the following COVID-19 Action & Response Plan to ensure we can provide an adequate supply of key [Read More …]

Cayuga County 4-H Members participate in District Dairy Cattle Quiz Bowl Contest

March 20, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Cayuga County 4-H Youth showed their knowledge of dairy cattle at the District Dairy Cattle Quiz Bowl Contest held on March 7th . Quiz Bowl is a jeopardy-style format that is set-up in such a [Read More …]

GFE Conference May 27-29, 2020 Fort Worth, Texas Postponed

March 20, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Time to Call the Game We’ve been working hard on contingency plans this past week. Although much is still uncertain, the most important thing is now clear – it’s time to call off the game [Read More …]

IDFA COVID-19 Update

March 20, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

IDFA continues to track developments on how coronavirus (COVID-19) is impacting the dairy industry within the food and agricultural sector. With improved testing capabilities across the country, the number of confirmed U.S. cases has risen [Read More …]

Guidance to Prevent the Transmission of COVID-19 in Food and Beverage Venues

March 20, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

California officials issued guidance regarding retail food, beverage and other service venues. These venues bring people from multiple communities into close contact with each other and have the potential to increase the transmission of COVID-19. [Read More …]

Statewide COV-19 Guidance Affecting All Dairies and Their Employees

March 20, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The State of California has issued the following guidance for self isolation to control the spread of COV-19. Gathering Guidance English Gathering Guidance Spanish Additional information on other self-isolation protocols can be found here: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Guidance.aspx [Read More …]

Six possible impacts of COVID-19 on farming

March 19, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The rapidly evolving situation is raising questions throughout the U.S. The World Health Organization now considers the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) to be a pandemic. The rapidly evolving situation is raising questions throughout the U.S. The [Read More …]

Merck Animal Health Awards $270,000 in Scholarships to More Than 50 Veterinary Students Around the World

March 19, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Since 2013, Merck Animal Health has partnered with the American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF) to provide scholarship aid to hundreds of veterinary students. Through this partnership, in 2020, we are pleased to announce that 54 [Read More …]

All West/Select Sires COVID-19 Response Plan

March 19, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

To our All West/Select Sires cooperative members, While at this time we have much uncertainty about COVID-19 (Coronavirus), we want you to know that the health & safety of our customers and employees is our [Read More …]

DCHA names Emil Walleser its scholarship recipient

March 19, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

DCHA names Emil Walleser its scholarship recipient The Dairy Calf & Heifer Association (DCHA) chose Emil Walleser, son of Anne Marie Elwing and Kevin Walleser, De Soto, Wis., as this year’s $1,000 scholarship recipient. The [Read More …]

Michael Best COVID-19 Task Force Alert

March 19, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

As the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to disrupt daily life, it’s clear this outbreak will impact all of us across borders and industries. During this unprecedented global health crisis, Michael Best has formed a COVID-19 Task [Read More …]

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Exploring COVID-19 impact on Midwest ag

March 19, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

farmdocDAILY launches webinar series starting Friday, March 20 University of Illinois agricultural economists will host a webinar series discussing the impact of the coronavirus on agriculture in the Midwest. The webinar series will kick-off on [Read More …]

DCRC webinar to address setting up heifers for repro success

March 19, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

“Preparing heifers for improved reproductive efficiency and production” headlines the next Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) webinar. Join DCRC on May 6, at 2 p.m. Central time, for this one-hour webinar. Robert “Bob” Corbett of [Read More …]

Equinom Coming to America

March 19, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Equinom welcomes Rick Mignella as EVP and Managing Director for new North American operation Non-GMO seed-breeding specialist Equinom, Ltd., is expanding and operations. The company will open offices in the US to serve the North [Read More …]

United Dairy Industry of Michigan Elects New President

March 19, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Alpena dairy farmer to lead promotion programs United Dairy Industry of Michigan (UDIM) board members elected Corby Werth from Alpena, Michigan, as President at their reorganizational meeting on March 6. “I’ve been on the UDIM [Read More …]

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Agri-Pulse postpones Ag & Food Policy Summit until June 22

March 19, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Agri-Pulse has been actively monitoring events related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) unfold, and out of an abundance of caution and concern, we have postponed the Ag & Food Policy Summit from March 23 to June [Read More …]

World Food Prize Foundation COVID-19 Statement: Norman E. Borlaug Hall of Laureates

March 19, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Due to ongoing concerns about COVID-19, effective immediately, The Norman E. Borlaug Hall of Laureates will discontinue public tours and will close the facility to the public until at least April 15. The health and [Read More …]

Upcoming KDA Events Postponed, Cancelled

March 19, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Based on the operational and workplace guidelines for state agencies shared over the weekend, the Kansas Department of Agriculture has made changes to plans for scheduled events through the next few weeks. The following events [Read More …]

USDA Seeks Proposals for On-Farm Conservation and Soil Health Test Projects

March 19, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is accepting proposals through May 11 for On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials (On-Farm Trials), now in its second year. On-Farm Trials, part of the agency’s Conservation [Read More …]

April Genetic Evaluations: Full Speed Ahead

March 18, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB) team is working full speed ahead to ensure continuity so that none of our services, including U.S. genetic evaluations, will be impacted by COVID-19 or related measures. We expect [Read More …]

The 2020 Wisconsin Dairy Showcase is canceled

March 18, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The 2020 Wisconsin Dairy Showcase, scheduled for April 22-25, 2020 at the Alliant Energy Center has been canceled to comply with CDC and statewide restrictions on gatherings, as a result of COVID-19. This is to protect [Read More …]

Senate Passes HR 6201; President Invokes Defense Production Act; Work Begins on Relief Plan 3

Mark Crave discusses the coronavirus pandemic impact and preparation on his dairy.

Upcoming PRO-DAIRY Webinars in English and Spanish

Livestock Marketing Association on COVID-19 Precautions

Take precautions at livestock auctions

Jersey Performance IndexTM Update Slated For April Genetic Evaluations

Coronavirus will delay anticipated ag export surges

COVID-19 resources available to dairy farm families

USDA Announces Feeding Program Partnership in Response to COVID-19

Balchem’s Plan To Ensure Product Availability During Coronavirus Outbreak

Cayuga County 4-H Members participate in District Dairy Cattle Quiz Bowl Contest

GFE Conference May 27-29, 2020 Fort Worth, Texas Postponed

IDFA COVID-19 Update

Guidance to Prevent the Transmission of COVID-19 in Food and Beverage Venues

Statewide COV-19 Guidance Affecting All Dairies and Their Employees

Six possible impacts of COVID-19 on farming

Merck Animal Health Awards $270,000 in Scholarships to More Than 50 Veterinary Students Around the World

All West/Select Sires COVID-19 Response Plan

DCHA names Emil Walleser its scholarship recipient

Michael Best COVID-19 Task Force Alert

Exploring COVID-19 impact on Midwest ag

DCRC webinar to address setting up heifers for repro success

Equinom Coming to America

United Dairy Industry of Michigan Elects New President

Agri-Pulse postpones Ag & Food Policy Summit until June 22

World Food Prize Foundation COVID-19 Statement: Norman E. Borlaug Hall of Laureates

Upcoming KDA Events Postponed, Cancelled

USDA Seeks Proposals for On-Farm Conservation and Soil Health Test Projects

April Genetic Evaluations: Full Speed Ahead

The 2020 Wisconsin Dairy Showcase is canceled

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

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