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The February jobs report, released March 6, showed another whopping 273,000 new jobs, the same figure in the January report. Though the more than 250,000 new slots is impressive, recall the survey is conducted the [Read More …]

2020 PDPW Stride™ Youth Leadership Conference

Two-day overnight program to be held Saturday and Sunday, April 4-5, 2020 Presented by Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW), high school students ages 15 to 18 can expect an engaging experience at the newly launched PDPW Stride™ [Read More …]

George Dick of Dicklands Farms on old data for new traits and new data for old traits

Old data for new traits; New data for old traits… this is what Canadian dairyman George Dick of Dicklands Farms spoke about at the recent National DHIA Convention. Milking 300 cows in Chilliwack, B.C., Canada, this [Read More …]

MDA grants make dairy available to Minn. schools

AGRI Milk Cooler Grant Program applications due by April 17, 2020 The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) will award up to $220,000 to eligible schools and early childcare institutions to increase students’ access to Minnesota [Read More …]

China Inc thinks outside the box as coronavirus keeps consumers at home

With Chinese consumers hit by quarantine and travel restrictions as well as just wary about venturing out to the shops due to the coronavirus epidemic, companies in the world’s most populous nation are experimenting with [Read More …]

Rose Stieg Receives Excellence in Dairy Promotion Award

Michigan dairy farmer advocates through classroom and community opportunities The United Dairy Industry of Michigan (UDIM) honored Rose Stieg of Hersey, Michigan, with the 2020 Excellence in Dairy Promotion Award at the Great Lakes Regional [Read More …]

Northeast Dairy Management Conference Postponed

Due to Cornell University coronavirus policy Cornell University officials have been proactively working with local and state public health organizations to monitor the concern surrounding the coronavirus outbreak and to protect the health and safety [Read More …]

Horizon® Organic Commits To Becoming Carbon Positive Across Its Full Supply Chain by 2025

“Climate change is the challenge of our lifetime—we are out of time on this issue—food and farming must evolve,” said Mariano Lozano, CEO of Danone North America. “This includes helping our farmer partners implement breakthrough [Read More …]

Big package of agriculture legislation passes State Senate

Nine bills to support New York farms went to the floor for a vote in the State Senate Under the leadership of State Senator Jen Metzger (SD-42), who chairs the Senate Agriculture Committee, a package [Read More …]

Scholarships available for students pursuing careers in dairy

The PA Dairymen’s Association and Dairy Excellence Foundation Offer $3,000 Scholarships High school students who are pursuing an education in a dairy-related field are encouraged to apply for one of ten $3,000 scholarships made available [Read More …]

Gruyere from Switzerland Named 2020 World Champion

A Gruyere from Bern, Switzerland has been named the 2020 World Champion Cheese. The cheese, called Gourmino Le Gruyère AOP, is made by Michael Spycher of Mountain Dairy Fritzenhaus for Gourmino AG. Spycher also won [Read More …]

USDA Provides $12.7 Million to California for Agricultural Pest and Disease Protection

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is allocating $12.7 million to California as part of its effort to strengthen the nation’s infrastructure for pest detection and surveillance, identification, and threat mitigation, and to safeguard the [Read More …]

Silicon Valley-Based ‘Plug and Play’ Chooses Topeka, Kan., for Animal Health and Ag Tech Startup Accelerator

GO Topeka announced that Plug and Play, a global innovation platform that specializes in creating industry-specific accelerator programs, will bring its first Innovation Summit to Topeka on Tuesday, March 3. Titled “The Future of Animal [Read More …]

DMC Margin drops in USDA projections

A combination of rising supplies and fears of lower demand due to the coronavirus worsened the economic outlook for U.S. dairy producers, with margins under the Dairy Margin Coverage program falling. The January [Read More …]

NRCS Announces 2020 Deadline for Conservation Assistance Funding

The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Texas has announced the first funding application deadline of April 3, 2020, for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). If additional financial assistance funds are still available, a [Read More …]

One of the Nation’s Most Regenerative Crops is Also Nation’s Most Valuable Field Crop

According to newly released figures by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), alfalfa is the nation’s third most valuable field crop, valued at over $10.8 billion. “Alfalfa continues to provide tremendous [Read More …]

Crop Insurance Guarantees Fall in 2020

March 5, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Reviewing Spring 2020 Crop Insurance Prices USDA’s recently released spring crop insurance prices for corn and soybeans were among the lowest in the last 10 years. Cotton prices dropped as well, down nearly 7% from [Read More …]

The Coronavirus: Protecting Your Business from a Sick Supply Chain

The rapid spread of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China is already impacting the global supply chain. Industry experts are predicting the impact on the global supply chain will peak in mid to late [Read More …]

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AGW Statement on Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Travel

March 5, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Out of an abundance of caution, A Greener World is suspending all non-essential travel for the next 7-10 days. With the lack of clear evidence on where the coronavirus (COVID-19) exists and insufficient information on [Read More …]

China uses dairy factory to show it’s getting back to work

China is striving to restore public & business confidence, avert a deeper economic downturn As milk bottles and yogurt six-packs zipped past on a conveyor belt at a state-owned dairy, reporters heard a sales pitch [Read More …]

Dairy Bull Calf Permanent Identification

To ensure continual access to bob veal buyers, it is critical for Pennsylvania dairy bull calf sellers to assure their calves have official ID before leaving the farm. Do you sell dairy bull calves at [Read More …]

Still time to register for 2020 Central NY Dairy Day

Will be held Tuesday, March 10, 10am-3pm at the Otesaga Resort Hotel in Cooperstown The Central New York Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops (CNYDLFC) Team will be hosting the 2020 Dairy Day on Tuesday, March [Read More …]

PDPW Financial Literacy for Dairy – Level 3

Unique to dairy, 2-day financial course will offer advanced financial development, Mar. 24-25 Presented by Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW), the inaugural PDPW Financial Literacy for Dairy – Level 3 training will be held March 24-25 at [Read More …]

UW-River Falls Dairy Club excels at conference

University of Wisconsin-River Falls Dairy Club was honored with several awards The more than 50 UW-River Falls Dairy Club members at the ADSA-SAD Conference. Dairy Club adviser and Animal Science Professor Steve Kelm pictured far [Read More …]

Dairy Defined Podcast: NMPF’s Castenada surveys the trade landscape

Tangible gains from the USMCA trade agreement, as well as progress on “Phase One” trade deals with China and Japan, underscore dairy’s persistent efforts to open new opportunities in foreign markets, Jaime Castaneda, NMPF’s senior [Read More …]

International Dairy Foods Association Names Joseph Scimeca to New Role as Senior Vice President, Regulatory and Scientific Affairs

March 5, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) announced today that Joseph Scimeca, Ph.D., has been named senior vice president, regulatory and scientific affairs. Scimeca comes to IDFA after serving for 16 years with Cargill Inc., most [Read More …]

DFA Postpones Upcoming Annual Meeting

Announcement from the DFA As the health and safety of our members, employees and guests is our top priority, we have been closely monitoring the spread of the Coronavirus during our planning process for our [Read More …]

Secretary Ross meets with Vietnamese Vice Minister of Agriculture