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“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

“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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

· 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’

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

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

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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

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

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

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 …]

Extreme weather issues across the U.S. resulting in high risk for mycotoxins in corn silage

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