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Day of dairy reproduction education to be held at two locations, March 17th and 18th Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County educators April Wright Lucas and James Romack invite farmers to join them and guest [Read More …]

Evonik declares force majeure for supply of ThreAMINO® due to Covid-19 outbreak

Due to the Covid-19 virus outbreak, Evonik’s contract manufacturer had to shut-down its production facilities. Both production and shipping of the amino acid ThreAMINO® are affected. Dr. Emmanuel Auer, Head of Animal Nutrition Business Line [Read More …]

Milk Quality Online Course: Online course registration closes Today!

Online registration closes today – don’t miss your chance to take this course! Course Information The Milk Quality Online Course will cover basic milk quality, milking parlor and mastitis management principles lead by [Read More …]

Spring Weed Control in Alfalfa

As spring approaches, forage weeds can become a problem. Certain herbicides can be applied, but timing is critical As warmer weather approaches, start thinking about controlling winter annual weeds (especially common chickweed) in alfalfa. Keep [Read More …]

Operation desert corn: Bayer opens new high-tech greenhouse in Arizona

The German chemicals and life science giant Bayer has opened its new automated greenhouse facility in Marana, Arizona. The facility is the first of its kind for the company and the most technically advanced, the company says [Read More …]

Applicants Sought for Holstein Association USA Junior Advisory Committee

Holstein Association USA is currently seeking applicants to fill three open seats for adult representatives on the Junior Advisory Committee (JAC) from Areas II, III and IV. Applications must be submitted to Holstein Association USA [Read More …]

Keim Joins Holstein Foundation Board of Trustees

Chris Keim, DVM, Fort Atkinson, Wis., is the newest addition to the Holstein Foundation board of trustees. The board oversees the direction of the Holstein Foundation’s youth and young adult educational and leadership development [Read More …]

U.S. exports start strong in 2020

Record ingredient sales to Southeast Asia push exports to fifth straight month of growth. Improved ingredient sales, particularly to Southeast Asia, helped U.S. dairy export volume post its fifth straight month of growth. U.S. suppliers [Read More …]

Dairy Farmer Testifies on Importance of Expanding Exports Opportunities and Fair Rules

Connecticut dairy farmer, James “Cricket” Jacquier, testified today before the House Committee on Agriculture’s Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture in order to provide a dairy stakeholder perspective on agricultural trade. Jacquier is Chairman of [Read More …]

Indiana Pork, Soybean Alliance partner with Fair Oaks

Will provide discounts to school field trips, transportation grants Indiana Pork and the Indiana Soybean Alliance are excited to announce a partnership to allow more school-aged children to visit Fair Oaks Farms. Both groups have partnered [Read More …]

DBA applauds water quality credit clearinghouse

Law will enhance program that capitalizes on farmers’ conservation work The state’s leading dairy lobbying group applauded Tuesday’s signing by Gov. Tony Evers of legislation that creates a streamlined process for trading water quality credits [Read More …]

KDA to host livestock export seminars

Thursday, April 2, in Hays and Friday, April 3, in Manhattan A global need for quality breeding stock and genetics is creating market opportunities for Kansas livestock producers. To meet the growing demand, the Kansas [Read More …]

Dairy Protein Market to Garner $14.54 Bn, Globally, by 2026 at 5.6% CAGR, Says Allied Market Research

Increase in demand for protein as nutritional and functional ingredients, rise in demand for infant formula coupled with consumer awareness regarding healthy diet drive the growth of the global dairy protein market Allied Market Research [Read More …]

CWT Assists with 1.4 Million Pounds of Dairy Product Export Sales

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) member cooperatives accepted 10 offers of export assistance from CWT that helped them capture sales contracts for 738,549 pounds (335 metric tons) of Cheddar, Colby and Monterey Jack cheese, and 661,387 [Read More …]

OSHA Alert: Prevent Worker Exposure to Coronavirus (COVID-19)

The novel coronavirus (officially called COVID-19) is believed to spread from person-to-person, primarily through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes. The virus is also believed to spread by people touching a [Read More …]

Merck Animal Health Expands Pinkeye Vaccine Portfolio through New Licensing Agreement

Licensing deal with Addison Biological adds Moraxella Bovoculi Bacterin Merck Animal Health (known as MSD Animal Health outside the United States and Canada) has announced an agreement with Addison Biological Laboratory, Inc., to market the [Read More …]

ONE: The Alltech Ideas Conference transitions to a virtual experience for 2020

The virtual platform ensures accessibility and safety for all global participants Alltech has been closely monitoring the COVID-19 outbreak, with particular consideration for ONE: The Alltech Ideas Conference (ONE). The annual event was scheduled for [Read More …]

4 Million Genotypes Announced by CDCB

The four millionth genotype was recorded on March 2 in the CDCB database – an incredible feat possible through collaboration between the U.S. and Canada and among dairy producers, genotyping labs, nominating organizations, international partners, [Read More …]

Ag Economy Barometer pushed to all-time high

Data is based on a mid-month survey (Feb. 10-14) of 400 U.S. agricultural producers Producers’ perception of improved current conditions in the agricultural economy pushed the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer to all-time record highs. The [Read More …]

NE Dairy Management Conference postponed

March 11 – 12, 2020 event has been postponed due to Cornell University coronavirus policy As you are aware, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO) continue to [Read More …]

Thirteen producers elected to CentralStar Board of Directors

Member-stockowners of CentralStar Cooperative confirmed the election of 13 dairy and beef producers to the board of directors at the cooperative’s annual meeting in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. “We are fortunate to have such a talented and [Read More …]

All Breeds Blog

NMC webinar focuses on producing quality milk with robotic milkers

Milk quality expert Brandon Treichler to lead presentation National Mastitis Council’s (NMC) April 2 webinar features “The Robot Uprising: Successfully Embracing Technology to Produce High Quality Milk.” This one-hour educational offering starts at 2 p.m. [Read More …]

Winter calf feeding research helps cold climate dairies

Research funded by the farmer-driven Northern New York Agricultural Development Program Winters in Northern New York can be harsh. One farm has already adjusted its winter calf nutrition program based on participating in research funded [Read More …]

News

Conversation on farmland and development to occur in conjunction with Ag Day

Ag Day 2020 is scheduled for March 18 at the State Capitol Every year, about 50,000 acres of fertile California farmland and ranchland are lost to development. That is why protection advocates will [Read More …]

Professor and author Alan Levinovitz to speak at 2020 Summit

Levinovitz will explore ‘how faith in nature’s goodness leads to harmful fads, unjust laws, and flawed science’ Alan Levinovitz, PhD, author and associate professor of religion at James Madison University, is set to speak at [Read More …]

Bipartisan House Coalition urges FDA to act on dairy labeling

Reps. Peter Welch (D-VT), Mike Simpson (R-ID), Anthony Brindisi (D-NY), and John Joyce (R-PA) spearheaded a Feb. 18 letter urging new FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn to quickly finish the job begun by his predecessor, Scott [Read More …]

Improve dairy grazing management with insight offered through webinar series

Dairy producers, employees and agribusiness professionals are invited to join Penn State Extension for the last installment of the Dairy Grazing Management webinar series at 1 p.m. on March 11. This webinar will focus on [Read More …]

Dairy team facilitators invited to continuing education workshop

The Workshop Is Approved for Three Hours of RACE Continuing Education Credits The Center for Dairy Excellence is hosting a continuing education workshop for professionals who facilitate dairy team discussions. The event, titled “Bridging the [Read More …]

USDA ERS and NIFA opportunities in Kansas City

The Department of Agriculture is currently on a hiring sprint for multiple vacancies at the Economic Research Service (ERS) and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). Both agencies relocated to the Kansas City [Read More …]

Experts Weigh in on Tradeoffs of Plant and Animal Proteins