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Interactive half-day workshop to be held Feb. 20 in St Cloud and Feb. 21 in Rochester “How to Add Value to Your Dairy Farm without Adding More Cows!” a value-added dairy workshop, will be offered [Read More …]

Precision Dairy Conference June 18-19, 2019

Early bird registration ends April 15 Registration for the 2019 International Precision Dairy Conference is open! The event will take place June 18-19, 2019 in Rochester, MN, USA. The 2-day conference will have five plenary [Read More …]

Registration Deadlines 2019 WDMC – Feb 1 and Feb 3

Registration Deadlines for the 2019 Western Dairy Management Conference are coming soon. Early Bird Registration for the conference is Friday, Feb 1 – $390 and will increase to $425 after Friday. Sleeping room reservation deadline [Read More …]

Changes announced for Senate, House ag committees

With the recent start of the 116th Congress, House and Senate leaders have announced the memberships of their committees. Notable is the absence of Rep. Frank Lucas, R-OK, on the House Agriculture Committee. Lucas has [Read More …]

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CWT Assists with 5.6 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 4.343 million pounds (1,970 metric tons) of Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese; 169,756 pounds [Read More …]

Young Cooperators Learn What Consumers Want from Dairy

Consumers want quality flavor in milk. That’s according to Dr. MaryAnne Drake from North Carolina State University and the consumer research she shared with Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative’s Young Cooperators (YC) who attended the [Read More …]

“A Seat At The Table” Farmer Photo Contest

Some are round, set for five with a dog underneath waiting for something to drop. Some are rectangular, feature homemade pies and have a highchair at the end. Others have take-out set for two and [Read More …]

Registration opens for the IDF World Dairy Summit 2019

The International Dairy Federation (IDF) and the organizer of the event, the National Dairy Council of Turkey, today announced the opening of registration for the IDF World Dairy Summit, which will take place in Istanbul from 23-26 September. [Read More …]

Podcast: Talking Brexit and farming with Karl Schneider

Brexit has been keeping many people awake lately. We discussed this topic with Karl Schneider, editorial director for Farmers Weekly magazine in the UK who has been following the Brexit closely over the last months. [Read More …]

Holstein America Broadcasts Feb. 7 on RFD-TV

Even during challenging times, dairy farmers across the nation are committed to preserving this business and way of life. It is early mornings, late nights and caring for the cattle every day of the year. [Read More …]

Keep It In Your Plants” Campaign Highlights the Benefits of Nutrient Use Efficiency (NUE[TM])

January 29, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

Verdesian Life Sciences has launched a satirical marketing campaign aimed at educating growers on the importance of Nutrient Use Efficiency (NUE™). The campaign encourages farmers to “Keep It In Their Plants”, and demonstrates how Verdesian’s [Read More …]

NMPF Urges FDA as Labeling Docket Closes: Stop Milk Imitators’ Abuse of Dairy Terms

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration must enforce its existing rules against mislabeling plant-based products with dairy terms to address widespread consumer confusion over the nutritional content of dairy-product imitators, the National Milk Producers Federation [Read More …]

CDL Training for agriculture producers in New York

An informational meeting will be held on January 31st at 7:00 p.m. in Batavia Cornell Cooperative Extension of Genesee County, in collaboration with Genesee Valley Educational Partnership, will be offering a CDL Training Program for [Read More …]

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Prepare now to protect animals from extreme cold

Ensure animals have adequate food, water and shelter during cold weather With below zero temperatures forecasted through next week, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is warning pet and livestock owners [Read More …]

Dairy risk management program Feb. 7

Program will provide answers to new programs, expected returns and decision making tools Market volatility has been and continues to be a common theme is the dairy sector. With the recent adoption of the 2018 [Read More …]

Have you set your farm’s goals for 2019 yet?

Setting goals keeps your business moving forward and striving for the next step With the start of a new year, we’re all thinking about resolutions and goals for the coming 12 months. When I talk [Read More …]

USDA seeks input on wetland determination

Public comment for wetland conservation compliance rule open through Feb. 5 Farmers are reminded that updated guidelines for wetland determinations are posted and available for public input. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) wants to [Read More …]

Give FFA Day supports future student leaders

In just a few weeks, the National FFA Organization will celebrate National FFA Week – a time to celebrate FFA members and share with others the exciting story of the organization that provides the next generation [Read More …]

Perdue on reopening the federal government

Responds to President Trump’s announcement of reopening the federal government U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today issued the following statement in response to President Donald J. Trump’s announcement of reopening the federal government: “President [Read More …]

American Farmland Trust Announces Dr. Beth Sauerhaft Hired as Vice President for Programs

American Farmland Trust, the organization behind the national movement No Farms No Food®, has hired Dr. Beth Sauerhaft as vice president for programs. Beth will help lead AFT’s national initiatives that seek to protect farmland, combat [Read More …]

American Dairy Mideast Directors Set

15-member board sets policy, approves programs The American Dairy Association Mideast Board of Directors consists of 15 elected dairy farmers representing cooperative and independent producers. The Board also appoints one non-voting advisory director representing dairy [Read More …]

Wisconsin ACE Meeting Cancelled

Due to the extreme weather, the ACE partners (Wisconsin Towns Association, Wisconsin Counties Association and PDPW) are cancelling tomorrow’s meeting. Meeting Cancelled: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 Sheraton Hotel, 706 John Nolen Dr., Madison, Wisconsin

Pesticide Training and Recertification Series NY

A series of pesticide training and recertification classes are being offered by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ontario County. Anyone interested in obtaining a pesticide certification license and meets the D.E.C. (Department of Environmental Conservation) experience/education [Read More …]

Better heifers, better cows management Feb. 22 Wisconsin

Market volatility has been and continues to be a common theme is the dairy sector Market volatility has been and continues to be a common theme is the dairy sector. UW-Extension Dairy Team’s annual Better [Read More …]

Manure applied on frozen soil or snow

What will happen to my nitrogen? It was a tough fall for manure application. In many places of the state it was wet and harvest was delayed. On top of that, winter arrived earlier than [Read More …]

Cattlemen applaud eminent domain reform in Texas

Legislation aims to vastly improve the eminent domain process for thousands of Texans Robert McKnight Jr., president of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA), joined Rep. DeWayne Burns, Sen. Lois Kolkhorst and other [Read More …]

GROWMARK offers nationwide ag scholarship