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Annual event provides updated information for state’s dairy industry Kansas State University faculty will be presenting the annual Kansas Dairy Days at two locations in Kansas in late January. The event is hosted annually to [Read More …]

Underserved producers have advance payment option

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USDA reminds historically underserved producers of advance payment option USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) reminds historically underserved producers, who are participating in the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), of the advance payment option. This [Read More …]

Don’t get robbed by hay and silage storage losses

Taking precautions now can help minimize storage and feeding losses A lot of time and energy is spent harvesting quality hay and silage. All of that can be wasted without proper storage. For hay and [Read More …]

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NMC webinar focuses on teat conditions and udder health

January 20, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Digital tool assists with assessing milk quality production challenges National Mastitis Council’s (NMC) next webinar features “Investigating Teat Health Conditions Using the NMC Teat Condition Portfolio.” This one-hour educational offering starts at 2 p.m. Central [Read More …]

Dairy Brain Initiative kick-off meeting

The next big leap in dairy farm management using coordinated data ecosystems This meeting will be held on February 13, 2020 from 11:00 am to 2:30 pm at the Swan Club in De Pere (875 [Read More …]

UW-Extension to host CAFO Update meetings

January 20, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Meetings offer an opportunity for owners, managers, advisors, and other CAFO stakeholders The University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension and Wisconsin DNR are co-hosting a series of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) Update meetings throughout [Read More …]

USDEC: January’s Dairy Data Dashboard

January’s Dairy Data Dashboard Every month, USDEC aggregates domestic and global dairy data to create 10 charts displayed in a one-page, printable dashboard. The January Dairy Data Dashboard is now available. Get a one-page [Read More …]

Pa. Milk Marketing Board expects no impact from Borden bankruptcy

Board anticipates no direct impact on Pennsylvania’s dairy industry Borden Dairy Company voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on January 6. Borden does not operate any dairy processing or manufacturing plants in Pennsylvania and [Read More …]

WEBINAR: “Pain control for disbudding – What are best practices?”

Consumers today are very different than they used to be, yet have a strong interest in where their food comes from, including how food animals are raised and handled. To help build consumer trust in [Read More …]

China: What Does it Mean Now?

January 20, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Today, the United States and China signed a long-awaited Phase One trade deal that, as expected, substantially addresses trade in food and agricultural products. Under the agreement, China has signaled it will purchase and import [Read More …]

INTL FCStone’s In-Depth Analysis – US-China Phase One Deal

I’m jumping on the bandwagon with the people who are skeptical that China will live up to commitments made in the “Phase One” trade deal signed with the US this week. I guess I [Read More …]

2020 Pennsylvania Dairy Summit – Discounted Hotel Rate Extended to Jan. 20

January 18, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Have you registered for the 2020 Pennsylvania Dairy Summit? Save money and book your hotel room by Monday, January 20 to receive the discounted group rate! The discounted rate has been extended until Monday to [Read More …]

The American Dairy Coalition Congratulates President on Signing of a Phase One Trade Agreement with China

President Donald Trump signed a historic trade agreement with China today that will represent a Phase One Agreement between the two countries. Through this enforceable agreement, China has agreed to structural reforms in intellectual property, technology [Read More …]

Phase One Deal Signed, Yet Many Issues Remain

President Trump has signed an initial trade deal with China. In a ceremony with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He at the White House today, President Trump celebrated the agreement which commits Beijing to halt intellectual [Read More …]

Cornell Dairy Pricing Survey

Calling all U.S. dairy farmers! Interested in how milk handlers pay you for quality and volume? Have a point of view on equitable hauling cost structures? Have preferences for selling to a farmer-owned cooperative or [Read More …]

A new Phosphorus Index for NY: Part 2: How the P index works

In December e-Leader, we introduced the new NY Phosphorus Index (NY-PI) and provided some background. Farms that are regulated as concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) will need to start using the new NY-PI 2.0 when the [Read More …]

Costa, Peterson Cautiously Optimistic About Phase 1 China Deal

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson (MN-07) and Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16), Chairman of the Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee, issued the following statements Wednesday after President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He signed [Read More …]

Edge dairy group welcomes China trade progress

Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, one of the largest dairy cooperatives in the country, issued a statement today after the signing of the first phase of a trade deal between the United States and China. Statement [Read More …]

2020 Pa Veteran Farming Conference

Will be February 28, at the Pennsylvania Military Museum Registration is now open for the PA Veteran Farming Conference on Friday, February 28, at the Pennsylvania Military Museum in Boalsburg, PA (Centre County). This event is hosted [Read More …]

Canadian auctioneer wins World Livestock Auctioneer Championship qualifier

California, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Texas auctioneers qualify for World Livestock Auctioneer Championship Dean Edge, Rimbey, Alta., was named Champion at the 2020 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship (WLAC) Midwestern Regional Qualifying [Read More …]

Phase One U.S. trade deal with China positive step but U.S. dairy industry still needs tariffs lifted

China’s retaliatory tariffs have contributed to a 47% drop in U.S. dairy exports to China over a 12-month period. A Phase One trade agreement between the U.S. and China signed Wednesday makes progress [Read More …]

Creating an emergency plan

What to do if you lose your dairy processor/co-op This meeting will be held on February 17, 2020 from 11:00 am to 2:30 pm at the Swan Club in De Pere (875 Heritage Rd, De [Read More …]

Farm Credit continues sponsorship of California Leopold Conservation Award

Farm Credit joins in saluting Rominger Brothers Farms, the winner of this year’s California Leopold Conservation Award. Farm Credit is a long-standing sponsor of the annual award, presented to landowners who ethically manage the natural [Read More …]

Statement from International Dairy Foods Assoc. on Phase One U.S.-China Deal

“Today, the two most powerful economies in the world began to restore a positive, mutually beneficial trade relationship, and dairy producers and processors across the United States are grateful. To put the importance of this [Read More …]

PDPW teams up with Holly Green to offer new online interactive training course

Monthly training brings winning to life by informing, inspiring and engaging your team Online classroom training has become a popular educational tool for producers and industry professionals to take control of their own learning and [Read More …]

Trump Signs ‘Phase 1’ China Trade Deal, But Most Tariffs Remain In Place

Updated at 2:07 p.m. ET A year and a half after launching his trade war against China, President Trump signed a partial truce on Wednesday. “We mark more than just an agreement. We mark a [Read More …]

Eight signposts for U.S. dairy exports in 2020

Like signposts on a road, the U.S. Dairy Export Council anticipates these eight markers will guide global dairy markets this year. Every January, the U.S. Dairy Export Council compiles a list of factors that are [Read More …]

Farm Credit East Cares Donates $66,500 to Northeast Charitable Organizations