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DHI Services Continue for U.S. Dairy Farms

April 6, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

Just as dairy farming is identified as an essential occupation nationally in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, all Herd Information (DHI) services also remain available to support producers. “DHI regional organizations with technicians working [Read More …]

NMPF coronavirus webpage adds employer section

April 6, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

NMPF offers information to help dairy farmers navigate COVID-19 challenges The National Milk Producers Federation’s coronavirus webpage has added key guidance documents for agricultural employers in the wake of recent legislation and also expanded its Spanish-language resources to [Read More …]

Farmer veterans serving communities

April 6, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

This is a moment of great opportunity for small, independent farms As the world reels from the COVID-19 pandemic, one group of Americans is providing the fuel to keep us going – our farmers. Planting [Read More …]

2020 Syngenta Crop Challenge in Analytics finalists

April 6, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Submissions received from data analytics, math and statistics students and professionals Syngenta and the Analytics Society of INFORMS Tuesday announced the finalists for the 2020 Syngenta Crop Challenge in Analytics. Now in its [Read More …]

New I-9 Form Available Now: Must Switch by April 30

April 6, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Lucas Sjostrom, executive director of Minnesota Milk Producers Association reminds dairy farm employers that on January 31, the U.S. Customs and Immigration Services (USCIS) added a new I-9 via the Federal Register. Minnesota Milk encourages [Read More …]

Pandemic Injects Volatility into Cattle and Beef Markets

April 6, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Intro The self-distancing and quarantine protocols put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19 have reduced economic growth, shuttered consumers in their homes, and changed the way Americans purchase and consume food. A slowing [Read More …]

Thanking California Farmworkers

April 6, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Thank you, farmworkers. Thank you for the physically strenuous work in all kinds of weather to bring a crop from planting to harvest. Thank you for the daily contributions you make to bring safe, high quality food to our tables [Read More …]

USDA to Hold Online Meeting for Stakeholders to Gather Input about Statistical Programs

April 6, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will host its annual USDA Data Users’ Meeting on Tuesday, April 21st as a virtual meeting. The event is regularly held to share recent [Read More …]

PDPW launches The Dairy Signal™

April 6, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Free online resource brings up-to-the-minute dairy insights for informed decisions Professional Dairy Producers® – PDPW launches The Dairy Signal™, an all-new free online resource providing dairy farmers insights for informed decisions. Three times a week, [Read More …]

Application Window Opens for Grow-NY

April 6, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Applications Now Open for the Second Annual Grow-NY Competition Innovative food and ag startups can win $1 million Apply for Grow-NY 2020 Applications are now open through July 15 The Grow-NY initiative provides funding, mentorship, business development [Read More …]

Another Rough Week On The Farm And In The Markets

April 6, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending April 3, 2020 It was another very rough week on the farm and in the markets. The retail surge has petered out, as most Americans have now [Read More …]

Certifier Grants Fee Relief, Temporarily Suspends Audits Due to COVID-19

April 6, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

A Greener World announces temporary policy changes to accommodate farms and businesses, minimize travel and support remote compliance Nonprofit farm certifier and food label, A Greener World (AGW), has suspended audits until May 26 to [Read More …]

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Livestock can’t transmit COVID-19 to humans

April 6, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Foods from farm animals also are considered safe from the virus The director of a Kansas State University veterinary laboratory that responds to animal health issues across the state says that while coronavirus is a [Read More …]

Future of Global Protein Webinar Series

April 6, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

The National Institute for Animal Agriculture webinar series beginning April 9 The National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) will be hosting a webinar series focused on the Future of Global Protein. The webinar series will [Read More …]

PRO-DAIRY e-Alert: Adding milk to manure storage

April 6, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Processors and Farmers: These are unprecedented times and we should be aware of a range of possibilities, including changes in milk demand. While we hope that milk demand remains strong, should the situation change resulting [Read More …]

Financial Assistance for Farms Facing the COVID-19 Crisis

April 4, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Early Options Available for Farms to Support Cash Flow The Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock, and Field Crops Program would like to share recently announced programs that may aid farmers financially. Farm businesses and operations [Read More …]

UW–Madison temporarily closes on-campus dairy

April 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Foremost Farms will coordinate with the state milk inspector to place DCC in a “dry” status In just a few weeks, there have been many changes on the UW–Madison campus – in-person classes have been [Read More …]

Increase dairy productivity with insight offered through Technology Tuesday webinars

April 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Technology Tuesday webinars are recorded, available for viewing at later date. Dairy producers, employees, and agribusiness professionals are invited to join Penn State Extension for the last installment of the Technology Tuesday webinar series at [Read More …]

Reducing reliance on nitrogen fertilizers

April 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Biological nitrogen fixation is a more sustainable way to provide nitrogen to crops Three-day-old seedlings of Setaria viridis A10.1 were inoculated with either Herbaspirillum seropedicae SmR1 (fix+) or SmR54 (fix?), while the control (CTRL) plants [Read More …]

Health insurance options for farm families

April 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

The National Farm Medicine Center shares tips on where to seeks health insurance Many farm families rely on off-farm jobs for health insurance, and the sudden layoffs and furloughs might mean that farm families are [Read More …]

Chautauqua County youth excel in Dairy Bowl

April 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Competition tests youths’ knowledge of the dairy industry Local 4-H dairy members represented Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County’s 4-H Youth Development Program by participating in the Western District Dairy Quiz Bowl competition at Pioneer [Read More …]

Consider More Than Days of Age When Weaning Calves

April 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

If calves are experiencing growth slumps, the transition period may need some changes to ensure that calves are ready to make this nutritional change. Different management styles on dairy farms can create different standard operating [Read More …]

Cornell PRO-DAIRY Dairy Webinars in English and Spanish

April 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

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

Your planting season forecast – World Class Webinars Presented by PDPW

April 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Looking forward in 2020 Wednesday, April 15, 2020 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m., CT April and May weather sets the tone for each growing season. By using the latest weather analysis and forecasting tools, you [Read More …]

NMPF’s Galen Discusses the Need for Dairy Advocacy in Podcast

April 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Chris Galen, senior vice president for membership services and strategic initiatives at the National Milk Producers Federation, says dairy farmers need effective policy advocacy in Washington as the economic effects of coronavirus are dealt with [Read More …]

Dairy farms to request assistance with farm contingency planning

April 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Center for Dairy Excellence is working to pair dairy producers with industry professionals to assist farms remotely in preparing written contingency plans. The purpose of this plan is to ensure farms have thought through all [Read More …]

Are you primed & prepared to protect animal ag?

April 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

The Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2020 Virtual Stakeholders Summit will leave you primed and prepared with the tools you need to take action and protect the future of animal agriculture and your business. The virtual event [Read More …]

NACD Announces $8.5 Million in Grants to Conservation Districts

April 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) announced the award of $8.5 million in new technical assistance grants to over 300 conservation districts in 49 states and territories. This is the third year of the [Read More …]

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GENYOUth Launches COVID-19 Emergency School Nutrition Campaign and Movement to Give Schools Critical Resources Needed to Feed Students

April 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Organization invites schools nationwide to apply for grants of up to $3,000 for equipment and resources to help facilitate school meal delivery and distribution during school closures GENYOUth, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to [Read More …]

Dr. Richard Stup of Cornell University discusses dairy farmers managing coronavirus

April 2, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Episode 15 of DairyVoice is now available

DHI Services Continue for U.S. Dairy Farms

NMPF coronavirus webpage adds employer section

Farmer veterans serving communities

2020 Syngenta Crop Challenge in Analytics finalists

New I-9 Form Available Now: Must Switch by April 30

Pandemic Injects Volatility into Cattle and Beef Markets

Thanking California Farmworkers

USDA to Hold Online Meeting for Stakeholders to Gather Input about Statistical Programs

PDPW launches The Dairy Signal™

Application Window Opens for Grow-NY

Another Rough Week On The Farm And In The Markets

Certifier Grants Fee Relief, Temporarily Suspends Audits Due to COVID-19

Livestock can’t transmit COVID-19 to humans

Future of Global Protein Webinar Series

PRO-DAIRY e-Alert: Adding milk to manure storage

Financial Assistance for Farms Facing the COVID-19 Crisis

UW–Madison temporarily closes on-campus dairy

Increase dairy productivity with insight offered through Technology Tuesday webinars

Reducing reliance on nitrogen fertilizers

Health insurance options for farm families

Chautauqua County youth excel in Dairy Bowl

Consider More Than Days of Age When Weaning Calves

Cornell PRO-DAIRY Dairy Webinars in English and Spanish

Your planting season forecast – World Class Webinars Presented by PDPW

NMPF’s Galen Discusses the Need for Dairy Advocacy in Podcast

Dairy farms to request assistance with farm contingency planning

Are you primed & prepared to protect animal ag?

NACD Announces $8.5 Million in Grants to Conservation Districts

GENYOUth Launches COVID-19 Emergency School Nutrition Campaign and Movement to Give Schools Critical Resources Needed to Feed Students

Dr. Richard Stup of Cornell University discusses dairy farmers managing coronavirus

What’s Your Communication Level? by John Ellsworth

Born of the Bond Series Premiere Shines Spotlight on Veterinary Care Deserts

Dairy’s Big GLP-1 Moment: 5 Risks Processors Need to Know

Summer Is Over: Use This Fall to Evaluate Summer Heat Stress