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Heckman, Trout and the Itle Family Were Recognized at the 2020 PA Dairy Summit At this year’s Pennsylvania Dairy Summit in State College, Pa. on February 5-6, the Professional Dairy Managers of Pennsylvania, Center for [Read More …]

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SomaDetect and Valley Agricultural Software Announce API Integration

SomaDetect, a precision dairy technology company, and Valley Agricultural Software (VAS), the world’s largest provider of dairy management software, announced today that VAS’s Software API will be integrated into SomaDetect’s data system. The integration of [Read More …]

The American Dairy Coalition proudly supports the Protecting America’s Food & Agriculture Act of 2019

The American Dairy Coalition (ADC) is proud to announce that S. 2107/H.R. 4482 “Protecting America’s Food & Agriculture Act of 2019” is headed to President Trump’s desk for signing after clearing both the House and [Read More …]

E.M. Tharp and World Ag Expo® “We Believe in Growing” Scholarship Winners Announced

World Ag Expo® and E.M. Tharp, Inc. have teamed up again for the 13th annual “We Believe in Growing” scholarship, which supports local high school students who will be attending four-year universities to major in [Read More …]

Perdue on President Trump’s budget proposal

President Donald J. Trump has submitted his FY 2021 budget proposal to Congress U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement after President Donald J. Trump submitted his FY 2021 budget proposal to [Read More …]

Featured Breakout Sessions: California Dairy Sustainability Summit

March 25-26, 2020 Cal Expo | Sacramento, CA Join us for the 2020 California Dairy Sustainability Summit to gain innovative strategies and tools to advance sustainability, improve efficiency, and reduce costs on your dairy farm. [Read More …]

Holstein Judges Conference to be held in CA

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The Holstein Association USA 2020 Judges Conference is planned for March 13th Registration is now open for the Holstein Association USA 2020 Judges Conference, to be held at Maddox Dairy on Friday, March 13 in [Read More …]

Live interview recorded at World Ag Expo with Ben Laine of Rabobank – 2020 shaping up to be a good year

Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness recorded this live interview with Ben Laine of Rabobank on the outlook for 2020. Episode 12 of DairyVoice can be found at DairyVoice.com, or at DairyBusiness.com. Listeners can also find DairyVoice [Read More …]

Minnesota, Wisconsin veterinary students receive National DHIA scholarships

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The National Dairy Herd Information Association (DHIA) Scholarship Committee selected three veterinary medicine students – Josh Brown and Mary Liebenstein, University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine, and Emil Walleser, University of Wisconsin School of [Read More …]

Young farmers and ranchers attend conference

Farmers and ranchers from across Kansas gathered in Manhattan Feb. 7-9 Farmers and ranchers from across Kansas gathered in Manhattan Feb. 7-9 for the annual Young Farmers and Ranchers (YF&R) leaders conference. More than 575 [Read More …]

$56M will help farmers improve water quality

Funding will help producers improve water quality in 300+ high-priority watersheds The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will invest $56 million this year to help agricultural producers improve water quality in more than 300 high-priority [Read More …]

Non-pharma solutions to scours are effective and more sustainable

Thanks to education and development of new products, tremendous strides have been made in reducing the severity and number of calves lost due to the main causes of calf scours. These primary causes remain consistent: [Read More …]

WaterBit expands executive team to further strengthen sales organization and accelerate technology development

Seasoned leader Tom Webb to oversee business development and technologist Mat Taylor to focus on accelerated solution releases as precision irrigation market experiences rapid growth WaterBit, an agricultural technology company specializing in automated precision irrigation, [Read More …]

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VAS Unveils New Integrations with DairyComp and VAS

Valley Agricultural Software (VAS), the global market leader in dairy management software, announced two major new integrations for the company’s DairyComp management software platform with Smartbow and Zoetis, the world’s leading animal health company. These [Read More …]

NACD Announces District Grant Recipients

Today, National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) Second Vice President Kim LaFleur announced recipients of the inaugural Friends of NACD District Grants program. The Friends of NACD Districts Grants program is a new initiative of [Read More …]

Castle Douglas Farming Duo Recognised for Efforts to Eradicate Lameness in Dairy Herd

Cuil Farm Lifts ‘Zero Lameness’ Accolade at Cream Awards Lameness reduced to 5% through early diagnosis and treatment Dairy farmers Jim and Trine Campbell, from Castle Douglas, have been recognised for their outstanding efforts and [Read More …]

National Outstanding Young Farmers Announced

Tom Steever of Brownfield Ag News announced four winners of the National Outstanding Young Farmers award at the annual NOYF Awards Congress held in Westbrook, Conn. The oldest farmer recognition program in the United States, [Read More …]

The voice of Big Tex waves goodbye

Voice of our beloved Big Tex, Mr. Robert “Bob” Boykin, has passed away With great sadness in our hearts, the State Fair of Texas is announcing the passing of the voice of our beloved Big [Read More …]

A tale of two farm incomes

Reviewing USDA’s February 2020 Farm Income Forecast USDA’s most recent Farm Income Forecast, released Feb. 5, predicted farm income to decline in 2020. USDA’s Farm Income Forecast also predicted farm income to increase in 2020. You [Read More …]

Calling all CBD (California Based Dairy) fans; the world’s first dairy dispensary is set to launch in Los Angeles

Mood enhancing TLC without the THC brought to you by Real California Milk Move over cannabis, there’s a wholesome new dispensary in town, doling out the original edibles: California Based Dairy (CBD). Real California Milk [Read More …]

Research shows California dairy farms reducing environmental footprint

New research published in the Journal of Dairy Science finds the climate footprint of milk production in California has been significantly reduced over the past 50 years (1964 to 2014). The amount of greenhouse gas [Read More …]

Connecterra teams up with Lely on data sharing

Unlocking data from Lely’s T4C (Time for Cows) into Connecterra’s IDA platform will push for a more connected dairy industry that supports farmers in their decision-making With the agreement, both companies will explore how to [Read More …]

Minister Bibeau Celebrates Canada’s Agriculture Day

On February 11, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau will join farmers, ranchers, food processors, industry leaders and youth to celebrate the fourth annual Canada’s Agriculture Day. Minister Bibeau will be marking the day [Read More …]

ICYMI NACD announces 2019 photo, poster contest winners

Today, the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD), in partnership with the NACD Auxiliary, announced the winners of the 2019 Photo Contest and 2019 Poster Contest during the 74th NACD Annual Meeting Inspirational Session. [Read More …]

Dairy defined: How red herrings became part of a plant-based diet (and how to get them out)

Of the many inaccurate arguments misattributed to dairy in the debate over imitation-product labeling, one of the most persistent is that “Big Dairy says consumers are confused about what milk is” – a statement that [Read More …]

ICAR Claw Health Atlas (2nd edition) and two Appendixes

Three new publications from the Functional Traits Working Group and the claw experts: the “ICAR Claw Health Atlas” (2nd edition) and two Appendixes ICAR Secretariat is pleased to advise that three new publications are now [Read More …]

USDA approves applications for milk reimbursement

Will continue accepting applications for the Milk Donation Reimbursement Program The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the approval of 133 partnerships as a result of the first round of Milk Donation Reimbursement Program [Read More …]

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FDA on intentional genomic alterations in animals

FDA expertise advancing the understanding of intentional genomic alterations in animals Commissioner of Food and Drugs – Food and Drug Administration Stephen M. Hahn M.D.: “Genome editing is a groundbreaking technology used to introduce intentional [Read More …]

Register now for small grain workshops

Small grain workshops are being held across southern Minnesota Small grain workshops are being held across southern Minnesota to address successful small grain management. Whether you are a farmer or crop consultant already producing small [Read More …]

World Ag Expo prepares to open 53rd show