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The cooperatives formerly known as NorthStar Cooperative Inc. and East Central/Select Sires open a new chapter in history, today, merging under the name CentralStar Cooperative Inc. While CentralStar is a new name, the cooperative has [Read More …]

Infographic: Top U.S. Food and Agriculture Exports to Mexico and Canada = $40 Billion in 2018

Jobs and economic growth are on the line—and not just for dairy—when Congress considers the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The ability to export U.S. dairy products and ingredients to Mexico and Canada is vitally important for the economic [Read More …]

Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Awards $5,500 in Scholarships

May 2, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative awarded six scholarships totaling $5,500 to deserving students who are pursuing careers in the dairy industry. The winners were selected based on their individual application, letters of recommendation, and [Read More …]

FARME Institute April 2019 Component Prices

April will have a nice upturn; component values are up, but PPD will be down. Fat was flat with protein roaring back another $0.36/lb (See graph on Page 2) and other solids remained flat. For [Read More …]

Missouri Dairy Exec Retires

Long time Missouri Dairy Association (MDA) Executive Director Dave Drennan officially retired today after serving 23 and half years at the helm of MDA. Drennan started with MDA in December 1995 after 11 years with [Read More …]

What Dairy Producers Need To Know About The New Risk Management Tools Is Set For May 17

A webinar will be hosted by I-29 Moo University at 12 noon on Friday, May 17 to review the Dairy Revenue Protection program and the Dairy Margin Coverage program. Presenters will included Marin Bozic, University [Read More …]

Experience a Wisconsin-Centric Farm to Feast Event at the Crave Brothers Farm

The Wisconsin farm to table connection comes to life on Sunday, June 9 from 3 to 7 p.m., with the Farm to Feast event that will showcase the artisan cheeses from Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese, [Read More …]

Farm Credit East Provides Scholarships to Support Agricultural Education

Farm Credit East recently awarded $23,100 in scholarships to support 28 educators who will be attending Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education (CASE) programs this summer where they will learn to teach CASE courses to high [Read More …]

Boehringer Ingelheim Launches BVDzero Scholarship for Veterinary Students Globally

Boehringer Ingelheim is delighted to announce the 2019-2020 veterinary student scholarship programme. This programme reflects Boehringer Ingelheim’s long-term commitment to promoting health and well-being of farm animals. Through the BVDzero Scholarship Programme, Boehringer Ingelheim aims [Read More …]

Overall, U.S. milk production was up by 0.2 percent in February from a year earlier. Butter usage in the US has increased by 2 percent from 2018.

Supply Slows, Demand Improves According to the most recent March numbers from USDA, the number of milk cows on farms in the United States in February 2019 was 77,000 head less than in February 2018. [Read More …]

National DHIA honors Edward Vink for leadership

Edward “Ed” Vink of Hanford, Calif. earns the Joachim-Wilson Leadership Award National Dairy Herd Information Association (DHIA) honored Edward “Ed” Vink, Hanford, Calif., with the Joachim-Wilson Leadership Award. A lifelong dairy industry advocate, Vink’s career [Read More …]

Deadline extended for Market Facilitation Program

USDA extends deadline for producers to certify 2018 crop production for MFP payments USDA extended the deadline to May 17 from May 1 for agricultural producers to certify 2018 crop production for payments through the [Read More …]

Report criticizes EU for targeting U.S. dairy exports

Europe’s actions infringe on the rights of U.S. producers, imposes market barriers U.S. dairy officials lauded the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office for denouncing Europe’s anti-trade agenda against common-name food products and pursuing avenues to preserve [Read More …]

Samara Polytech innovations in cheese making

Scientists have developed an original technology for cheese production Samara Polytech biotechnologists have been experimenting with different types of milk and other raw materials for several years to create elite cheeses of only domestic production. [Read More …]

DCRC reschedules webinar featuring feeding strategies to enhance fertility

The Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) webinar – Feeding Strategies to Support Health and Fertility During the Transition Period – originally scheduled for April 26, has been rescheduled to May 17, at 2 p.m. Central [Read More …]

USJERSEY GENETIC EVALUATION UPDATE WEBINARS AVAILABLE

The USJersey organizations have released two webinars detailing the Council On Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB) multi-breed genomic evaluation released in April. The videos cover the informational policies of both the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) [Read More …]

Ag Resource Management, a New Agricultural Lender Providing Operating Capital Solutions, Comes to Fargo, North Dakota

Ag Resource Management (ARM) is excited to announce the opening of its Fargo, N.D. location with Don Leapaldt as Market Leader. Leapaldt brings nearly 25 years of experience in agricultural lending as well as several [Read More …]

LAURA JENSEN AWARDED INAUGURAL NAAB DOAK GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP

The National Association of Animal Breeders is pleased to announce Laura Jensen has been selected to receive the inaugural NAAB Doak Graduate Fellowship. Laura impressed the application committee with her strong history in the dairy [Read More …]

DMI Names Harden to Lead Global Environmental Strategy

New position will further advance dairy farmers’ long-standing commitment to environmental stewardship Krysta Harden, former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), has been named Executive Vice President of Global Environmental Strategy of Dairy [Read More …]

National Junior Genetics Conference, June 26

April 30, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

Conference will help youth of all ages dig into genetics, genomics, and reproduction Holstein Association USA and Zoetis are inviting all dairy enthusiasts to the National Junior Genetics Conference to be held Wednesday, June 26, [Read More …]

NMPF Applauds House Subcommittee for Putting Dairy First; DMC Decision Tool Now Online

As key milestones are being met in offering much-needed financial relief for dairy producers, the National Milk Producers Federation today thanked the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture for choosing dairy as [Read More …]

New ITC Report Calls U.S. Dairy a Winner in North American Trade Deal

April 30, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

U.S. Dairy Exports to Canada and Mexico Would Surge by $277 Million The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) hailed a new report released today by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that assesses the likely [Read More …]

Majority of Crop Acres Covered by Crop Insurance

Designed to protect against a drop in crop revenue or yields due to price declines or crop losses, crop insurance policies are one of the most important risk management tools available to farmers. While [Read More …]

USDA advancing animal disease traceability

April 30, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The transition to electronic identification in cattle and bison The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is currently working with federal, state and industry partners to strengthen its traceability system to protect the long-team health, [Read More …]

Judges named for 2019 All American Jersey Shows

Largest exhibition of Registered Jersey cattle in the world to be held Nov. 9-11 The judges have been selected for The 67th All American Jersey Shows, sponsored by the American Jersey Cattle Association of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. [Read More …]

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