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Wisconsin lists the top 12 holiday gift baskets selected from specialty retailers Online cheese sales are experiencing major growth. By the end of 2019, IRI data shows that e-commerce sales will surge past $440 million. [Read More …]

Farm Credit East to Host New York State Labor Regulations Webinar

To prepare New York producers for the agricultural labor laws taking effect on January 1, 2020, Farm Credit East will be hosting a webinar, cosponsored by the New York Farm Bureau and the Northeast Dairy [Read More …]

Dairy Farmers of Canada shows a side of Santa rarely seen in a new campaign for holiday 2019

‘Santa Surprise’ launches early December; connects timeless holiday traditions with milk To celebrate the holidays, Dairy Farmers ofCanada (DFC) has launched Santa Surprise, a sentimental campaign that connects the quality and care of Canadian milk [Read More …]

Buying hay; Consider quality, value

Some visual, sensory characteristics can indicate forage quality As 2018 was a lousy year for making dry hay across the state, 2019 wasn’t much better or perhaps worse yet. For those who have to purchase [Read More …]

Dairy farms encouraged to host on-farm interns next summer

December 5, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

Farms Must Apply by Dec. 31 to Be Paired with an Intern The 2020 On-Farm Internship program is now accepting applications for dairies that are interested in hosting on-farm interns during the summer of 2020. [Read More …]

Large Or Small – All Dairies Need To Work Together: WI Dairy Alliance OpEd

In response to a news article appearing on DairyBusiness News on November 21 titled A battle brews in rural Wisconsin over factory farms, Brad Olson, Polk County Board Member and Farmer has provided the following [Read More …]

Penn State research demonstrates significant increase in feed efficiency with unique corn silage

Research by Penn State University found a 4% increase (6% increase uncorrected) in ECM feed efficiency with Enogen® Feed corn silage – with no negative effect on rumen fermentation.1 The unique Syngenta hybrids, available from [Read More …]

Dairy Day offered by CCE in the North Country

December 4, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Seminars coming to Moira, Lowville, and Watertown, NY this January Cornell Cooperative Extension is pleased to be hosting Dairy Day seminars this coming January in Moira, Lowville, and Watertown, NY. Dairy Day is a day-long [Read More …]

FARME Institute December 4, 2019 Class and Component Prices

8 steps to get your milking routine winter ready

Keep milk quality high when the temperatures drop Break out the hand warmers, wool socks and boot dryers – winter is here. Just as you adapt your winter routine to care for your herd, you [Read More …]

USDA Puts Northeast Organic Dairies at a Disadvantage

Fay Benson – Cornell Organic Dairy Program The first year of a dairy heifer’s life has the highest per day costs mainly due to the whole milk fed and labor required for young calves. This [Read More …]

Elanco Animal Health Appoints Chief Sustainability Officer, Emphasizes Continued Commitment to Advance Well-Being of Animals, People and Planet

December 4, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Elanco Animal Health Inc. (NYSE: ELAN) today announced Sara Place, Ph.D., has joined the company as Chief Sustainability Officer, emphasizing the company’s continued commitment to make an impact on societal challenges by improving the health [Read More …]

Early Bird Registration Announced for California Dairy Sustainability Summit

Organizers of the California Dairy Sustainability Summit have opened registration and announced speakers, sponsors, and event partners for the 2020 event. Early bird registration is now open for the California Dairy Sustainability Summit taking place [Read More …]

Registration, Sponsorships and Hotel Open 2020 Southwest Nutrition Conference

Southwest Nutrition Conference February 5th-7th, 2020 JOIN US IN Chandler, Arizona NEW THIS YEAR: Wednesday, February 6th, 2020 2:00-5:00pm Feed Program Software Session Learn & Train how to use Feed Programs on dairies. Register Now Here Sponsor [Read More …]

Milk Life And Prairie Farms Support U.S. Olympian As She Gives Back To Her Local Community

Team USA Fencer Lee Kiefer Donates a Year’s Worth of Milk to Local Food Bank Milk Life and Prairie Farms Dairy are proud to partner with U.S. Olympian and Lexington native fencer,Lee Kiefer, to donate [Read More …]

Latest groundwater research findings

Problems, Practices and Policies of Wisconsin Waters The more we study Wisconsin groundwater the more questions we have. Make sure you are at the table, as others break down the issues and share what they believe are [Read More …]

Borden Dairy Appoints Yogesh Sabnis as Chief Supply Chain Officer

December 4, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Borden, one of America’s favorite dairy companies founded in 1857, today announced Yogesh Sabnis as its Chief Supply Chain Officer, effective immediately. Sabnis brings more than 20 years of industry and internal consulting experience in consumer [Read More …]

Contrôles A-Tech Drummond becomes Valmetal Automation

The Valmetal Group announces that its control panel manufacturing division, Contrôles A-Tech Drummond, is changing its name to Valmetal Automation. With automation experiencing significant growth in the agricultural industry, it is now strategic for the [Read More …]

Farm Credit Honored for Its Support of FFA

The Farm Credit Alliance was recently presented with FFA’s Distinguished Service Citation for its longstanding contributions to FFA and agricultural education. Katie Otto, development director for the California FFA Foundation, the state organization’s fund-raising arm, [Read More …]

Tennessee auctioneer wins World Livestock Auctioneer Championship qualifier

California, Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia, auctioneers qualify for World Livestock Auctioneer Championship Massey, Petersburg, Tenn., was named Champion at the 2020 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship (WLAC) Eastern [Read More …]

Cow Comfort Workshops

Each Cow Comfort Workshop is a day-long program held from 9:30 am to 3 pm Cornell CALS PRO-Dairy along with the Central New York Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops (CNYDLFC) team will be offering Cow [Read More …]

USDA improves crop insurance for coarse grains

Recent changes to the insurance policy for coarse grains will take effect in 2020 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced changes to crop insurance for coarse grains in 2020. USDA’s Risk Management Agency [Read More …]

International Dairy Federation welcomes Russia and Kenya to its membership

The International Dairy Federation (IDF), the leading global source of science-based dairy expertise since 1903, has welcomed Russia and Kenya as official members of IDF, raising the overall number of member states within the Federation [Read More …]

Junior All American Winners of 2019 Announced by American Jersey Cattle Association

Twenty-three Jersey youth between the ages of 9 and 20 from nine states have been recognized by the American Jersey Cattle Association as the owners of the Junior All American winners for 2019. The winners [Read More …]

An evening of food, socializing, and education

December 3, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Call Fillmore or Houston County Extension offices to RSVP by Dec. 10 The Fillmore and Houston County Extension offices would like to invite all local cattle producers to a viewing party for this year’s Cattle [Read More …]

FDA Nomination Heads to Senate Floor With NMPF Hopeful for Progress on Fake Milk

The National Milk Producers Federation today expressed hope that the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee vote to send Dr. Stephen Hahn’s nomination to be commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to [Read More …]

NFL Players to Showcase Passion for Fuel Up to Play 60

December 3, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

10 NFL players to recognize program during ‘My Cleats My Cause’ games Ten National Football League (NFL) players will vividly showcase their passion for the farmer-created Fuel Up to Play 60 program during games played [Read More …]

National Young Cooperator Chairs Paul and Nancy Pyle Highlight Challenges Affecting Dairy’s Next Generation

Dairy’s future will depend on its next generation of farmers, many of whom are already hard at work on farms across the country. Young farmers are an important part of the agricultural landscape, and their [Read More …]

UnitedAg awards $11,750 in Vocational Scholarships

Recipients include 10 deserving students in California and Arizona AJ Cisney, Chair of the Board of Directors for UnitedAg and the Education Committee (AEF), announced that the Directors awarded 10 Vocational Scholarships for the 2019-2020 [Read More …]

KUHN Wins Two ASABE Awards