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Tune into PDP’s webinar series for timely updates on sustainability initiative, insect threat This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP) will feature insights on both opportunities and challenges in today’s dairy [Read More …]

Latest market update from AgWest includes a drought and water report

Insights on agricultural commodities AgWest Farm Credit released its Monthly Market Update for November, covering the state of major agricultural commodities in Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. The update features unique insights into [Read More …]

Manure applicators must recognize and respond when conditions are at high risk for runoff

We remind farmers and manure applicators to recognize and respond when conditions are at high risk for runoff when making decisions about manure storage management and applications this fall and winter. While late corn silage [Read More …]

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Cargill’s Nick Wolfenden to lead Animal Agriculture Alliance board

November 17, 2025 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The Animal Agriculture Alliance announced new upcoming board leadership following its fall board meeting, held Nov. 12 in Washington, D.C. Nick Wolfenden, Cargill, will serve as board chairperson beginning Jan. 1, 2026. Brett Kaysen, PhD, [Read More …]

U.S. Dairy Herd is Likely to Continue to Grow

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending November 14, 2025 Market incentives have trumped biology and overcome the heifer shortage. Buoyed by several years of positive margins, dairy producers on both sides of the [Read More …]

U.S.-Grown First: Strengthening Federal Food Purchasing

‘Domestic’ Products Only Need 51% U.S. Ingredients Farmers and ranchers face rising costs, weak prices and uneven global competition that threaten their livelihoods. At the same time, policy decisions in Washington can increase market access, [Read More …]

IDFA Applauds House Vote to End Government Shutdown

Fund USDA and FDA through FY2026, and Extend 2018 Farm Bill Michael Dykes, D.V.M., president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) today applauded passage of a legislative package that will reopen the [Read More …]

DCRC names Excellence in Dairy Cattle Reproduction Award winners

The Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) honored 24 dairies for reaching exceptional reproduction achievements. These dairies received Platinum, Gold, Silver or Bronze in DCRC’s Excellence in Dairy Reproduction Awards program during the group’s annual meeting, held [Read More …]

Join us at Dairy Forum 2026 for an outlook on the midterms!

What do voters really think about the tariffs, Make America Healthy Again, and immigration enforcement-and how will it shape the policy landscape ahead? In this timely session, Eli Yokley, U.S. politics analyst at Morning Consult, [Read More …]

Recognize the Dairy Leaders You Know: Submit Your Nomination for PA Dairy Industry Awards

November 15, 2025 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Do you know a Pennsylvania dairy producer who inspires you with their management capabilities? What about a service professional who goes above and beyond to serve the greater interest of Pennsylvania’s dairy industry and farms? Do [Read More …]

New DairyVoice Podcast: Tim Abbott talks with Meino Annema about her role at Holstein International

In this episode of DairyVoice, Tim Abbott with Showbox Sires continues his series Evolution of the Great Cow with an interview of Meino Annema of Holstein International. They discuss Meino’s role with HI and her [Read More …]

USDA Announces Opening of Sterile Fly Dispersal Facility in Tampico, Mexico

Facility will increase range of sterile fly release and bolster preparedness for New World Screwworm Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the next milestone in the fight against New World screwworm (NWS) – [Read More …]

Secretary Rollins Leads Largest USDA Trade Mission to Mexico, Participates in New World Screwworm Joint Reviews

Last week in Mexico City, Mexico, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins led the largest U.S. Department of Agriculture agribusiness trade mission in the history of our country. During the mission to Mexico, 41 U.S. [Read More …]

NMPF Annual Meeting Spotlights Farmer Progress

U.S. dairy farmers are thriving in the marketplace even as labor shortages and a volatile policy environment remain challenges, dairy industry leaders stressed at NMPF’s annual meeting. U.S. dairy is well-positioned for growth, NMPF President [Read More …]

Rock River Laboratory to Acquire Deveron Assets

With backing from Aqua Capital, the expanding lab network will supply a full-spectrum solution to the agriculture industry. Rock River Laboratory Inc., a family-owned leader in agronomic and feed analysis, supported by nearly 50 years [Read More …]

U.S. Ranchers Create 11,000 Miles of Virtual Fencing With Halter’s Smart Cattle Collars

Halter, provider of the game-changing operating system for modern ranching and dairy farming, announced today that its U.S. customers have created more than 11,000 miles of virtual fencing using the company’s smart collars for cattle [Read More …]

MMPA named Cooperative Communicator of the Year

The Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) was recognized as the Cooperative Communicator of the Year at the National Milk Producers Federation’s (NMPF) annual meeting yesterday in Arlington, Texas. The honor is part of NMPF’s annual cooperative communications [Read More …]

WT Breaks Ground on New $15 Million Feedlot and Educational Complex

Ground was broken Nov. 10 on the West Texas A&M University Foundation’s innovative, $15 million research feedlot complex. The WTAMU Foundation Research Feedlot and the Paul F. and Virginia J. Engler Foundation Feedlot Education Facility [Read More …]

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Dairy Checkoff Leader Rovey Honored With Lyng Award

The National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB) honored Arizona dairy farmer Paul Rovey as the 2025 recipient of the Richard E. Lyng Award for his contributions and distinguished service to dairy promotion. The award [Read More …]

DCRC Annual Meeting highlights emerging reproductive technologies

America’s Dairyland hosted more than 175 Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) members, representing 24 U.S. states, three Canadian provinces and nine countries, in Middleton, Wis. (and virtually), Nov. 11-13, for its 2025 annual meeting. Attendees [Read More …]

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Dairy Checkoff Leaders Share Results, Momentum at 2025 Joint Annual Meeting

Dairy is winning with consumers and the national checkoff is helping lead the charge, thanks to investments in research, marketing, partnerships and innovation. That was the message from Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) President and CEO [Read More …]

PA Dairy Producer Survey Results To Be Shared in Two November Webinars

The Results Will Be Shared in Dairy Processor and “Protecting Your Profits” Webinars With the release of the 2025 Pennsylvania Dairy Producer Survey results, two webinars will be held this November to share data and [Read More …]

Land O’Lakes and Microsoft Partner to Accelerate AI Innovation in Agriculture

Land O’Lakes Inc. and Microsoft today announced a multiyear strategic alliance, marking a new chapter in their shared commitment to agricultural innovation. Building on five years of successful collaboration, the alliance will focus on co-developing AI-powered [Read More …]

Excellence recognized as CentralStar celebrates 2025 team-member achievements

CentralStar Cooperative, which supports dairy and beef producers across the upper Midwest and surrounding states, recently recognized exceptional team members during its annual CentralStar Team Member Awards Program. The virtual event celebrated individuals who demonstrated [Read More …]

NMPF’s Mooney reflects on dairy, discusses its bright future

Randy Mooney, a dairy farmer from Rogersville, MO and for 17 years the NMPF chairman, reflects on his tenure shortly after stepping down from the role at the organization’s annual meeting. Mooney, who remains on [Read More …]

NMPF Annual Meeting Spotlights Farmer Progress

U.S. dairy farmers are thriving in the marketplace even as labor shortages and a volatile policy environment remain challenges, dairy industry leaders stressed at NMPF’s annual meeting. U.S. dairy is well-positioned for growth, NMPF President & [Read More …]

Maola Farm Receives National Award for Workforce Development

Glezen Farms, a Maola Local Dairies™ member farm located in Lisle, New York, has been honored with the 2025 National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Excellence Award for Workforce Development, recognizing their outstanding leadership [Read More …]

FFAR Funds Research to Protect US Farms as Fall Migratory Birds Spread HPAI

As migratory birds head south for the winter, they unwittingly carry an unwelcome passenger, the H5N1 strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), or bird flu. With each stop at a pond to drink or [Read More …]

Rexing Elected New NMPF Chairman