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Dairy Quarterly Q4 2019: Farmers Welcome Higher Prices – Will Consumers?

December 18, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Milk and dairy product prices are on the rise, but the ability to pass on these increases through the supply chain to consumers is a challenge, according to the latest RaboResearch Dairy Quarterly titled “Farmers [Read More …]

USDA seeks nominees for milk promotion board

December 18, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Nominees sought for the National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is asking fluid milk processors and other interested parties to nominate candidates to serve on the National Fluid Milk [Read More …]

The Ultimate Decision: Hybrid Selection

December 18, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Winter isn’t coming, it’s arrived. And the arrival of winter usually marks the beginning of one of the biggest decisions of the year: hybrid purchases. Most crops have been harvested, equipment is cleaned up and [Read More …]

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NY Animal Agriculture Coalition names executive director

December 17, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Eileen Jensen: “I’m honored to have the opportunity to lead the organization into the future” The New York Animal Agriculture Coalition is proud to announce that Eileen Jensen has been promoted to Executive Director of [Read More …]

Cargill donates nearly 50,000 pounds of protein to support California Foodbank’s Hunger Relief Efforts

December 17, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

The global food and agriculture company supports families in its community displaced by devastating wildfires To help support California food bank’s efforts to meet demand for protein during a difficult fire season, Cargill donated nearly [Read More …]

Dairy Workforce Development evaluation tool released

December 17, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management Program seeks comment on new tool The National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Program, the dairy industry’s on-farm quality assurance program, released a proposed Workforce Development evaluation tool [Read More …]

CoBank Releases 2020 Year Ahead Report – Forces That Will Shape the U.S. Rural Economy

December 17, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

The U.S. rural economy will continue to face headwinds in 2020 and is expected to underperform relative to the economy of urban America. Since 2014, GDP growth in rural counties has averaged almost 1% less [Read More …]

NMPF Statment Dr. Stephen Hahn’s Confirmation as FDA Commisioner

December 17, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

“We congratulate Dr. Stephen Hahn on his bipartisan confirmation as FDA commissioner. Dr. Hahn will provide strong leadership and direction to an agency that, understandably, has been reticent to resolve important issues in [Read More …]

Statement from IDFA President and CEO Michael Dykes on USMCA Progress

December 17, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

“What a great day for U.S. dairy and all of American agriculture. With a smooth path ahead for the USMCA agreement, America’s dairy industry anticipates a bright future and continued growth through exports to Canada [Read More …]

CentralStar Cooperative hires new group of employees

December 17, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

During the previous months, CentralStar Cooperative, serving dairy and beef producers in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Indiana, has promoted a group of employees and created new career opportunities for many agriculture enthusiasts in the upper Midwest. [Read More …]

SUNY Cobleskill Receives USDA Grant to Expand Development of Farm-Branded Dairy Products

December 17, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

The USDA announced this week that SUNY Cobleskill has been awarded a $490,883 Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP) grant to expand the capacity of its Dairy Processing Center, helping to address diversification and profitability challenges [Read More …]

CDFA accepting comments on dairy methane grants

December 17, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Currently taking public comments on next round of methane reduction funding CDFA is accepting public comments on its draft Request for Grant Applications (RGAs) for the next round of methane reduction funding to be awarded [Read More …]

Statewide Poll Reveals Deep Concern for New York’s Small Dairy Farms, With Vast Majority Saying the State Must Take Action

December 17, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Today, Change Research and Maple Hill – a network of 150 family-owned farms in New York – released the results of a poll assessing public opinion on the state of farming in New York. The [Read More …]

NEDPA Welcomes Alyssa Kealy As Director of Member Services and Industry Relations

December 17, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

The Northeast Dairy Producers Association (NEDPA) is pleased to announce that Alyssa Kealy has joined their staff as the Director of Member Services and Industry Relations. “Since its founding over two decades ago, NEDPA has [Read More …]

United States and China Reach Phase One Trade Agreement

December 17, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

The United States and China have reached an historic and enforceable agreement on a Phase One trade deal that requires structural reforms and other changes to China’s economic and trade regime in the areas of [Read More …]

CWT assists with 1.7 million pounds of dairy product export sales

December 17, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) member cooperatives accepted 17 offers of export assistance from CWT that helped them capture sales contracts for 912,714 pounds (414 metric tons) of Cheddar, Gouda and Monterey Jack cheese, 277,782 pounds [Read More …]

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report

December 16, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Barrels Give Up The October And November Rally Which Was Not Built To Last Splat! Thus ends my daughter’s favorite Sunday school song. “The foolish man built his house upon the sand, and the house [Read More …]

House Passes Milestone Bipartisan Agriculture Labor Bill; Bipartisan Support Builds Hope for Senate Plan

December 16, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

The National Milk Producers Federation today commended the House of Representatives for its bipartisan passage of the Farm Workforce Modernization Act (H.R. 5038). The bill, the first House-passed agricultural labor reform since a comprehensive immigration [Read More …]

Land O’Lakes Continue Cooperative Health Insurance Program in Year Three

December 16, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Eligible producers from participating Land O’Lakes co-ops and direct Land O’Lakes Dairy members in Minnesota and Kansas have less than two weeks to enroll in the Land O’Lakes Cooperative Farmer Member Health Plan. For coverage [Read More …]

Extension offers tools to small-scale, raw-milk cheesemakers for safer products

December 16, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Printed copies are available for cheesemakers that do not have access to the internet Penn State Extension is now offering free online tools for small-scale cheesemakers to help them develop a food safety system for [Read More …]

IDF joins FAO LEAP to look at the role of livestock in addressing climate change and food security

December 16, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

As part of its ongoing commitment to minimise the environmental impact of the dairy sector, the International Dairy Federation (IDF) will participate in the FAO Livestock Environmental Assessment and Performance (LEAP) Partnership official side event [Read More …]

The Proceedings of the 43rd ICAR Conference held in Prague (June 2019) are now available

December 16, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

The Proceedings of the ICAR Conference held in Pague in June 2019 have been finalised and made available on ICAR site here while all the PPT presentations of the Sessions and Workshops as well as the [Read More …]

Dominion Energy and Vanguard Renewables Form Strategic Partnership to Develop Nationwide Network of Dairy Waste-to-Energy Projects

December 16, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

· More than $200 million strategic partnership will capture methane from U.S. dairy farms and convert it into clean, renewable energy for U.S. consumers · Strategic partnership will substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. [Read More …]

Review 2020 market fundamentals during ‘Protecting Your Profits’

December 16, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Conference call will be December 18 at 12 p.m. The Center for Dairy Excellence will host its monthly “Protecting Your Profits” call on Wednesday, December 18 at noon. Led by Zach Myers, Risk Education Manager [Read More …]

Time to Pass USMCA

December 16, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

For more than a year, farmers have sent letters and made phone calls to Congress urging passage of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement — heck some have even sung about it — but introduction of the implementing [Read More …]

Dairy farmers wanted to participate in milk premium survey

December 16, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Research team at Cornell University is interested in learning more about farmers’ preferences Milk premiums are an important means to bridge the gap between dairy farm expenses and milk income per hundred weight. The dairy [Read More …]

Farmers Applaud Trump on Phase One of China Deal

December 14, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The American Dairy Coalition applauds the efforts of President Donald Trump and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer for their hard work and dedication to farmers across the nation for reaching phase one of a new [Read More …]

Join nearly 400 resilient dairy producers and industry professionals at this premier industry event!

December 13, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

This biennial conference offers high-quality programming targeted to progressive dairy farmers in the Northeast. Previously known as the NEDPA Conference, the mission remains the same – to provide the latest information on current trends and [Read More …]

Edge dairy group applauds agreement on USMCA

December 13, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Dairy farmers applaud White House, Dems for agreement on USMCA Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, one of the largest dairy co-ops in the country, today applauded the progress made by the Trump administration and Democratic leaders [Read More …]

CHS Inc. Owners Elect Five Board Members During Annual Meeting

December 13, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

CHS Inc. (NASDAQ: CHSCP) owners elected five board members to three-year terms during the cooperative’s 2019 Annual Meeting held Dec. 5-6 in Minneapolis. CHS Inc. is the nation’s largest cooperative and a leading global agribusiness [Read More …]

Dairy Quarterly Q4 2019: Farmers Welcome Higher Prices – Will Consumers?

USDA seeks nominees for milk promotion board

The Ultimate Decision: Hybrid Selection

NY Animal Agriculture Coalition names executive director

Cargill donates nearly 50,000 pounds of protein to support California Foodbank’s Hunger Relief Efforts

Dairy Workforce Development evaluation tool released

CoBank Releases 2020 Year Ahead Report – Forces That Will Shape the U.S. Rural Economy

NMPF Statment Dr. Stephen Hahn’s Confirmation as FDA Commisioner

Statement from IDFA President and CEO Michael Dykes on USMCA Progress

CentralStar Cooperative hires new group of employees

SUNY Cobleskill Receives USDA Grant to Expand Development of Farm-Branded Dairy Products

CDFA accepting comments on dairy methane grants

Statewide Poll Reveals Deep Concern for New York’s Small Dairy Farms, With Vast Majority Saying the State Must Take Action

NEDPA Welcomes Alyssa Kealy As Director of Member Services and Industry Relations

United States and China Reach Phase One Trade Agreement

CWT assists with 1.7 million pounds of dairy product export sales

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report

House Passes Milestone Bipartisan Agriculture Labor Bill; Bipartisan Support Builds Hope for Senate Plan

Land O’Lakes Continue Cooperative Health Insurance Program in Year Three

Extension offers tools to small-scale, raw-milk cheesemakers for safer products

IDF joins FAO LEAP to look at the role of livestock in addressing climate change and food security

The Proceedings of the 43rd ICAR Conference held in Prague (June 2019) are now available

Dominion Energy and Vanguard Renewables Form Strategic Partnership to Develop Nationwide Network of Dairy Waste-to-Energy Projects

Review 2020 market fundamentals during ‘Protecting Your Profits’

Time to Pass USMCA

Dairy farmers wanted to participate in milk premium survey

Farmers Applaud Trump on Phase One of China Deal

Join nearly 400 resilient dairy producers and industry professionals at this premier industry event!

Edge dairy group applauds agreement on USMCA

CHS Inc. Owners Elect Five Board Members During Annual Meeting

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

What If You Could?

Cover Crops After Corn Silage