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Helped Dairy Princess, Paige Peiffer, educate Farm Show goers about the benefits of milk Hello, everyone! My name is Charlotte Quick and I am a Susquehanna County Dairy Ambassador. Recently, I had the opportunity to [Read More …]

Rockin’ Protein® Energy Named Readers’ Choice Best New Dairy Product Of 2019

Shamrock Farms’ Rockin’ Protein Energy has once again taken home top honors after being named one of the Best New Dairy Products of 2019 by Dairy Foods Magazine. Finalists were selected from hundreds of products [Read More …]

Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin board appoints Roden

Rick Roden to serve as the representative for District 18 The Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin board of directors appoint dairy farmer Rick Roden, Roden Echo Valley, LLC, to serve as the representative for District 18 [Read More …]

GENYOUth Appoints Chris Michalak, CEO of Alight Solutions and Dana Bolden, SVP Corteva Agriscience To Board of Directors

GENYOUth, a leading national youth health and wellness nonprofit dedicated to creating healthier school communities, announced today the recent appointment of two new members to its board of directors. “On behalf of GENYOUth and our board [Read More …]

Dairy Defined: In search of “Big Dairy”

Nearly three-quarters of U.S. dairy farms have fewer than 100 cows “Big Dairy.” One of the strangest terms attached to the industry. As seen in fear-mongering headlines, Big Dairy is used to de-personalize individual dairy farmers and imply [Read More …]

Bruster’s Goes Big in Texas: New Store Makes Five Locations in the Lone Star State and First in Austin

January 22, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Bruster’s Real Ice Cream opened in Haverhill, Massachusetts, Windermere, Florida, Provo, Utah, Athens, Georgia and Frisco/Little Elm, Texas. And this month, Bruster’s of Austin, owned and operated by Rudolph Maier, will open for business at 3303 Ranch Road, 620 N, Austin, Texas 78734. [Read More …]

Register Today for the upcoming conference Shaping the Future

Join fellow producers and industry experts at the annual Dairy Calf & Heifer Association conference coming up on April 7-9, 2020, in the Exhibition Hall at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin. The schedule [Read More …]

Low-to-no Payout Expectations Drive 2020 DMC Enrollments Down

January 22, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

As we start 2020, we now have two different years of enrollment data for the 2018 farm bill’s flagship dairy deficiency payment program, Dairy Margin Coverage. DMC is a voluntary program that makes payments when the [Read More …]

CWT Assists with 619,499 Pounds of Dairy Product Export Sales

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) member cooperatives accepted nine offers of export assistance from CWT that helped them capture sales contracts for 282,192 pounds (128 metric tons) of Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese, and 337,307 pounds [Read More …]

Olivia Nelligan Named CHS Chief Financial Officer

CHS Inc. (NASDAQ: CHSCP), the nation’s leading agribusiness cooperative, announced today it has named Olivia Nelligan as its new executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective Jan. 29, 2020. Nelligan brings more than 20 [Read More …]

Dairy Forum 2020 in Scottsdale, Arizona to Look at Factors for Growth and Evolution of U.S. Dairy in 2020s

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) is pleased to welcome credentialed members of the media to attend Dairy Forum 2020 in Scottsdale, Ariz., Jan. 26-29. IDFA President and CEO Michael Dykes, D.V.M., will hold a [Read More …]

Wisconsin Announces First Ever Art of Cheese Festival

In honor of National Cheese Lovers Day, Wisconsin proudly announces the first ever Art of Cheese Festival, happening August 14-16, 2020, in Madison, WI. The festival features an array of cheese-focused activities specially curated for ultimate cheese lovers. CLASSES: Enjoy [Read More …]

2020 Western Farm Show Feb. 21-23 in Kansas City

Latest farm and ranch products highlight farm show Each year, the Western Farm Show features one of the Midwest’s largest displays of new equipment and other agricultural products under one roof. The 2020 show, to [Read More …]

2020 NY Farm Show: February 27, 28 & 29

Show features over 400 exhibitors covering more than 300,000 square feet New York Farm Show is the premier indoor farm show in the Northeast, packed with new and practical equipment, services and products for today’s [Read More …]

Calling all U.S. dairy farmers!

Team of researchers conduct survey on milk premiums paid to dairy farmers Interested in how milk handlers pay you for quality and volume? Have a point of view on equitable hauling cost structure? Have preferences [Read More …]

FrieslandCampina Unveils Rebrand of A Dutch Masterpiece Cheeses

A Dutch Masterpiece®, the award winning cheese that is a work of art, unveils a fresh new brand redesign for 2020, that includes new packaging and revamped website devoted to drawing consumers to the brand [Read More …]

USDA Announces Plenary Speakers for the 2020 Agricultural Outlook Forum

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announces plenary speakers for the 2020 Agricultural Outlook Forum (AOF), to be held Feb. 20–21, 2020, in Arlington, Va., under the theme “The Innovation Imperative: Shaping the Future of [Read More …]

Greenhouse Gas Guru Sets Record Straight About Dairy’s GHG Emissions

In a new episode of Dairy on the Air, Dr. Frank Mitloehner, animal science professor and air quality specialist at the University of California, Davis, shares insights to paint an accurate, positive picture of the dairy [Read More …]

Augmented reality simplifies farm data by bringing it to life

Making farmer’s lives easier, augmented reality provides hands-free access to data. Activity monitoring systems (AMS) have provided useful cow and herd data. But, where does dairy technology go from there? What’s on the horizon with [Read More …]

Nominations welcomed for NY dairy promotion board

Nominations open for New York Dairy Promotion Order (DPO) Advisory Board The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets is currently accepting nominations for the New York Dairy Promotion Order (DPO) Advisory Board, with [Read More …]

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report

Cheese and Class lll Markets Off to a Weak Start but Sprinted to a Strong Finish. The cheese and Class III markets got off to a weak start, but they sprinted to a strong finish. On Tuesday, [Read More …]

Associate Judges Offer International Perspective at World Dairy Expo 2020

World Dairy Expo® is pleased to announce the eight individuals selected to serve as associate judges of the Dairy Cattle Show at WDE, September 29 through October 3, 2020. Nominated by the official judge and [Read More …]

NYFB on Senate’s passage of USMCA

NY Farm Bureau statement: U.S. Senate passes USMCA, clears final hurdle The following statement was released by David Fisher, New York Farm Bureau President: “The Senate’s passage of the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement clears the [Read More …]

New Dairy and Livestock Agent

Clark County Extension welcomes Matt Lippert Clark County Extension has a new Dairy and Livestock Agent. Matt Lippert, also the Wood County Agriculture Agent, is now serving Clark County half time. Lippert has [Read More …]

Alltech launches relief effort for Australian farmers

Australia Farming Relief Fund will support producers impacted by bushfires Even as rain begins to fall in some parts of Australia, wildfires continue to devastate large portions of the country. The fires have already destroyed [Read More …]

Network with your peers at 2020 Pennsylvania Dairy Summit

The Summit Will Reignite Optimism About Dairy with Compelling Speakers and Interactive Sessions Navigating a changing dairy industry requires fresh perspective and a close network of support. At the 2020 Pennsylvania Dairy Summit on February [Read More …]

CCFN Cheers Common Name Protections for Cheese in Phase One China Deal

January 21, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 2

The Consortium for Common Food Names commends the Administration for its accomplishments in Phase One trade agreement between the United States and China, which creates safeguards regarding market access for generic or common-name products. CCFN, [Read More …]

Time has come for ag labor reform

The economy is humming and most people who want a job have one. This is great news. If you are an employer with positions to fill, though, things aren’t so great. The struggle to find [Read More …]

Trade, Agribusiness, and Food & Beverage Alert – Phase One Deal Signed, Yet Many Issues Remain