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Trending Health Concerns in Dairy and Beef Calves: What You Should Know Now Managing the health of your youngstock is an integral part of any successful dairy or beef operation. A growing threat to Central [Read More …]

Considering small-scale value-added dairy?

Learn how to get started Monday, March 11th from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM in Watertown Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County will be offering a “Commercial Value-Added Dairy Production” intro workshop. This session will [Read More …]

Procurement changes would harm New York dairy farmers

Letter calls on Defense Commissary Agency to reconsider proposal State Senator Jen Metzger and Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo are calling on the Department of Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) to reconsider a proposal that would hurt New [Read More …]

2018 Record Year for U.S. Dairy Export – Nearly 16% Milk Solids Production

Volume up 9 percent over last year, but sales to Asia lag in closing months of 2018. U.S. dairy exports reached a record-high volume in 2018, increasing 9 percent over the prior year despite a [Read More …]

Agriculture and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Over many years, as the international community has sought to learn more about carbon emissions, their sources and impact, agriculture has been part of the conversation — not only in regard to its emissions but [Read More …]

First 2019 dairy safety net payment triggered

January 2019 income over feed cost margin was $7.99 per hundredweight The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced this week that the January 2019 income over feed cost margin was $7.99 per [Read More …]

History As I Remember It – National Dairy Shrine

March 8, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 2

Editors Note: Originally produced in the National Dairy Shrine’s The Chronicle and reproduced with permission. Two breed secretaries, Karl Musser of Guernsey and H.W. Norton, Jr. of Holstein, were “hung” at the first Dairy Shrine [Read More …]

Dairy FARM standards available for comment

National Dairy FARM Animal Care proposed standards available for comment The National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Program, the dairy industry’s on-farm quality assurance program, this week released proposed Animal Care Version 4.0 standards [Read More …]

Comparing dairy risk management programs

Program releases factsheet comparing the new dairy risk management programs The Farm Bill changes to the USDA dairy risk management programs have been implemented, and now it is time for producers to make decisions. How [Read More …]

Ohio State to test eShepherd for beef, dairy

Research trials to determine the efficacy, economics for Ohio Agersens and The Ohio State University have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that paves the way for the two organizations to implement research trials to [Read More …]

USDA invests in rural electric infrastructure

March 8, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

USDA is investing in seven projects through funds from the Electric Loan Program Acting Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Joel Baxley today announced that USDA is investing $122 million to expand and upgrade rural electric systems [Read More …]

Houston, we’re here to help the farmers

ECOSTRESS has a mission: to gather data on how plants use water across the world Farmers irrigating their crops may soon be getting some help from space. In 2018, scientists launched ECOSTRESS, a new instrument [Read More …]

IRS waives estimated tax penalty for farmers

IRS will waive estimated tax penalty for farmers, fishermen who file , pay tax by April 15 The Internal Revenue Service will waive the estimated tax penalty for any qualifying farmer or fisherman who files [Read More …]

Dr. Tom Overton of Cornell on improving income over feed cost on the dairy

Dr. Tom Overton of Cornell speaks with Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness at the Western Dairy Management Conference. He heads up the PRO-DAIRY program while doing teaching and research. He’s sought after for his nutrition expertise [Read More …]

Uw-Madison Dairy Science To Hold Visit Day April 5

The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Department of Dairy Science invites prospective students and their parents to visit campus on Friday, April 5, 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., to explore what the program has to offer. Those [Read More …]

Midwest Dairy Foods Research Center: Applying Research to Solve Industry Challenges

A new episode of Dairy on the Air is now available, sharing a conversation between Midwest Dairy CEO Lucas Lentsch and Dr. Lloyd Metzger, Director of the Midwest Dairy Foods Research Center (MDFRC). In this [Read More …]

Calf And Heifer Management Online Course

Early bird registration rates expire on Monday, March 11 – Register today! Course Information This course is for dairy business on-farm personnel (owner or employee) seeking to increase their knowledge of calf and heifer management. [Read More …]

Zoetis Launches First Genomic Test for Jersey Cattle

Clarifide® Plus for Jerseys helps producers predict disease risk, including milk fever, and estimate profit potential Zoetis announced the launch of Clarifide® Plus for Jerseys, the first commercially available, U.S.-based genomic test created exclusively for the Jersey [Read More …]

2018 NAAB Members Report Record Year for Unit Sales

The National Association of Animal Breeders (NAAB) members report annual units for the categories of domestic sales, export sales, custom collected, imported units for dairy and beef breeds. With 95% of the US AI industry [Read More …]

John Sorenson Joins AQUA Innovations as CEO

AQUA Innovations welcomes John Sorenson as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Sorenson has more than 20 years of executive leadership experience, including roles as chief financial officer and expatriate for an international manufacturing company. [Read More …]

Clover Sonoma Grows Its Herd with New Additions to Its Dairy Product Family

In support of dairy and small family farms, Clover Sonoma doubles-down on efforts to educate consumers on the irreplaceable nutrition of dairy as a natural-occurring superfood. Clover Sonoma, a third-generation family-owned and operated dairy, today [Read More …]

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2019 Central New York Dairy Day

Learn about the economics and strategies for getting cows pregnant The Central New York Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Team of Cornell Cooperative Extension will be hosting the 2019 Dairy Day on Tuesday, March 12, 10:00 [Read More …]

NYFB reveals impacts of paid overtime on farms

Farm Credit East analysis estimates a nearly $300 million increase in labor costs New York Farm Bureau highlighted a new report today that detailed the extreme costs facing the state’s family farms should the farmworker [Read More …]

NNYADP Dairy Research Published in National Science Journal

The Journal of Dairy Science, Champaign, IL, has published a report on research funded by the farmer-driven Northern New York Agricultural Development Program to evaluate two different post-milking treatments to assess the best method for [Read More …]

10 Things to Consider Before Insuring Your Corn and Soybeans

March 8, 2019 | 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm Presenters: PRO-DAIRY and Cornell’s Crop Insurance Education Team “It’s too complicated” is an often heard comment from farmers looking to utilize crop insurance on their farms [Read More …]

PDPW Business Conference: One-Stop-Shop for Cutting-Edge Research/Speakers

Dairy’s Premier Educational Event, Set for Mar. 13-14, 2019, in Madison, Wisconsin The countdown is on to the 2019 PDPW Business Conference, presented by Professional Dairy Producers®, set for Mar. 13-14, 2019, at the Alliant [Read More …]

Land O’Lakes brings The Copernicus Project to SXSW

Leaders from across industries will gather to address the issues affecting the future of our food system. Land O’Lakes, Inc. this week will host The Copernicus Project — an immersive, interactive experience at South by [Read More …]

Global Dairy Trade Issues Annual Report

Global Dairy Trade has published its 2018 Annual Report in which the New Zealand based organization recaps business achievements, governance initiatives and key performance data for the year. GDT creates a marketplace bringing together buyers and sellers [Read More …]

Sonderman Adds to Diamond V Dairy Expertise in Minnesota