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December 13, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The past year has been one of the most challenging years in recent memory for corn farmers across the Midwest due to excessive rainfall, which has resulted in delayed and/or prevented planting in many areas. [Read More …]

How Does Your Forage Stack Up?

Think you’ve got great forage? Want to see how it compares to others? Want to learn how to make it even better in 2020? Enter the Sealpro® Forage Contest and special “You Be the [Read More …]

American Royal Plants Roots, Celebrates Future Home

American Royal acquires land for “Epicenter of Agriculture” The American Royal Association is one step closer to its future home after recently acquiring 115 acres in Kansas City, Kansas. The Association’s vision is to be [Read More …]

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New Recognition Award to Be Presented by World Dairy Expo; Nominate Today

World Dairy Expo® is accepting nominations for the 2020 Expo Recognition Awards now through February 1, 2020. New this year, WDE will be combining the former Dairyman and Dairy Woman of the Year Awards into [Read More …]

Vilsack: Agreement makes USMCA “even better deal” for U.S. dairy industry

If finalized, deal could build momentum for more U.S. trade agreements in key global dairy markets. U.S. Dairy Export Council President and CEO Tom Vilsack praised a Tuesday announcement that the White House and Congress [Read More …]

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CDFA Accepting Public Comments On Draft Guidelines For Dairy Methane Reduction Climate Smart Agriculture Programs

CDFA is accepting public comments on its draft Request for Grant Applications (RGAs) for the next round of methane reduction funding to be awarded through its Climate Smart Agriculture Incentives Programs. These programs include the [Read More …]

Danforth Center Launches AgTech NEXT Conference

The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center today announced AgTech NEXTTM, a bold new food and agtech innovation summit that will be held May 4 – 6, 2020 at the Danforth Center in St. Louis, MO. The [Read More …]

Dairy Sense: Getting Lost in the Minutia

Trouble shooting herd problems can be very challenging and difficult. Take the big picture approach to solving problems. Production perspective: Trouble shooting herd problems can be very challenging and difficult. Reflecting on how problem herds [Read More …]

Secretary Perdue statement on USMCA agreement

December 12, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Agreement has been reached on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement after United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced agreement [Read More …]

Scott Ruby of World Wide Sires takes the people skills he learned in business and applied them to his dairy operation.

DairyVoice explores people skills learned and applied to a dairy operation DairyVoice is a bi-weekly podcast provided by DairyBusiness for the dairy professional. Tune in here or DairyVoice.com to listen. Past episodes are also available on both websites [Read More …]

CDFA accepting proposals for fertilizer program

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Fertilizer Research and Education Program accepting proposals for 2020 grant cycle The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) is now accepting proposals for the 2020 grant cycle. FREP’s [Read More …]

NAFTA: Putting family farmers out of business since 1994

Two longtime Iowa politicians, Sen. Charles Grassley and now dairy industry lobbyist Tom Vilsack, held a press conference recently touting the gains for farmers from President Trump’s newly negotiated NAFTA. We’re family farmers and we’ve [Read More …]

Farm Credit East to Host Business Basics for Beginning Farmers Webinar

December 12, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Farm Credit East’s Director of Knowledge Exchange, Chris Laughton, will present several financial topics relevant to people either running an early-stage farm enterprise or considering starting one. This one-hour webinar will be held Thursday, December [Read More …]

Likely Incoming FDA Chief Gives Hope that Fake-Milk Resolution may be Near

No one – certainly not the National Milk Producers Federation – has ever said that victory in the long battle for labeling transparency of plant-based products that steal dairy terms will be simple to achieve. [Read More …]

Creamery partners with housing and food services to offer products at campuses

Creamery now is providing these campuses with milk, juices, teas, iced coffees, etc. This semester, students at three Penn State campuses — Altoona, Hazleton and Behrend — are enjoying more than just Penn State Berkey Creamery ice [Read More …]

Farmer sentiment jumps as harvest winds down

December 12, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Yields were better than expected earlier this year Agricultural economy sentiment tied with its highest reading of 2019, according to the November Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. Rising for a second month in a [Read More …]

Pedigree Analysis of 2019 National Holstein Show Winners Now Online

Holstein Association USA has released its annual Pedigree Analysis of 2019 National Holstein Show winners. These lists provide a picture of the genetics behind the cattle receiving showring accolades at the highest levels of competition. [Read More …]

U.S. Dairy: Will the years of financial pain produce lasting gain?

NEXT WEEK Wednesday, December 18, 2019 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. CT Your presenter: Dan Basse President, Ag Resource Company Dan Basse has been in the commodity business since 1979 and is President [Read More …]

Texas dairy farmer takes trade mission trip to Mexico

Relationships are just as important as the people making them Larry Hancock, Texas dairy farmer and chairman of the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), traveled to Mexico, the United States’ number one importer [Read More …]

U.S. Dairy Industry Commends Breakthrough on USMCA, Urges Swift Passage of Deal

The U.S. dairy industry commended the White House and Congress for reaching a deal on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and urged lawmakers to vote swiftly on legislation implementing the trade pact. “Passing USMCA would [Read More …]

2020 DMC Signup Looms as Dairy Margins Stay Above AID Trigger

With the deadline for 2020 farmer Dairy Margin Coverage program signup looming on Friday, Dec. 13, forecast margins remain high for 2020. The National Milk Producers Federation is urging producers to visit their local Farm [Read More …]

Milk Specialties Global Honored as Mpls/St.Paul Business Journal 2019 Large Manufacturer of The Year

Milk Specialties Global is proud to be recognized by Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal as a 2019 Large Manufacturer of the Year and will be featured in an upcoming Business of Manufacturing special feature. The Business [Read More …]

Food Processing Expo 2020

Learn about plant-based foods, starting a specialty food business, technology and more Food Processing Expo 2020 will be held in a new location at the Santa Clara Convention Center, February 12-13, and will feature a [Read More …]

Minnesota Milk Awards Tveten, Martin and Peterson for Extraordinary Efforts

Select Sires employee Paul Tveten, State FSA Director Joe Martin, and Ag Commissioner Thom Peterson were all surprised with awards for their efforts in 2019. Three extraordinary individuals were surprised with awards at the Minnesota [Read More …]

National Dairy FARM Workforce Development Evaluation Tool Available for Comment

The National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Program, the dairy industry’s on-farm quality assurance program, today released a proposed Workforce Development evaluation tool for input from industry stakeholders. FARM Workforce Development (WFD) is the [Read More …]

PDPW World Class Webinar – Market Management

Economist Dan Basse to Share What Farmers Can Expect in the Seasons Ahead, Dec. 18 There’s no end to how global and domestic market reports, projections, and predictions can be evaluated to help producers move [Read More …]

Animal Agriculture Alliance announces 2019 College Aggies Online scholarship winners

Students from North Dakota State University and Western Illinois University take home top prizes The holidays came early for students from North Dakota State University, Western Illinois University, University of Wisconsin at Madison, State University [Read More …]

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Dairy Defined: Chobani Makes It Clear – You Don’t Have to Call an Oat Drink “Milk”

December 11, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

One of America’s many innovative dairy companies, Chobani Inc., is drawing attention with a new line of oat-based products meant to capitalize on diverse consumer tastes. In reality, the real game-changer is likely to be [Read More …]

Sulfate reduction and why it’s important for dairy

FeedChat podcast Zana van Dijk, Deputy Editor Dairy Global at Misset Uitgeverij, and Kevin Perryman, Business Development Manager Trouw Nutrtion Feed Additives, discuss sulfate reduction and why this is an important topic for dairy farmers. [Read More …]

Alltech Wisconsin announces winner of Most Valuable Employee Award