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Acquisition Adds Aseptic and Expands Extended Shelf Life to DFA’s Processing Capabilities Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) and Agropur announced today that they have entered into an agreement for DFA to acquire Agropur’s St. Paul, [Read More …]

Ohio auctioneer wins World Livestock Auctioneer Championship qualifier

Daniel Mitchell, Cumberland, Ohio was named Champion at the 2019 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship (WLAC) Eastern Regional Qualifying Event. Northeast Georgia Livestock (Athens, Ga.) hosted the final of three WLAC qualifying events on December 12. [Read More …]

Dairy Producers Receive a Boost from USDA

In farm country outside Buffalo, New York, you will find Frank Valent working with his 80 or so Holstein and Jersey cows to put milk on America’s table. Travel about 200 miles southeast to Ohio, [Read More …]

East Central/Select Sires and NorthStar Cooperative sign intent to merge

Two well-known and successful agricultural cooperatives in the upper Midwest have signed an intent to merge. The board of directors for East Central/Select Sires, based in Waupun, Wis., and NorthStar Cooperative, Lansing, Mich., reached a [Read More …]

Massive growth prospects for China’s dairy consumption over the next five years

China will see significant growth potential in the consumption of organic milk, yogurt and cheese products, fueled by increasing demand for premium products from quality-conscious consumers, according to a new report. In the next five [Read More …]

Significant women in ag: Ellen Coblentz

Ellen & Charles Coblentz began with 120 acres leased from Charles’ mother & 28 milk cows If you’re not moving forward, you’re moving backward. That is the approach that has kept Ellen Coblentz and her [Read More …]

Grab a seat at the table with Governor-elect Evers this Thursday

Wisconsin Governor-elect Tony Evers will speak at the 2018 PDPW Dairy Food & Policy Summit Thursday. Several key influencers and prominent experts from the food and dairy industries, government and regulatory agencies will be in [Read More …]

Holstein Association USA seeks nominations

Nominations are now open for the 2019 Holstein Association USA annual awards including Distinguished Young Holstein Breeder, Elite Breeder and Distinguished Leadership awards. The Distinguished Young Holstein Breeder Award recognizes significant accomplishments of young Registered Holstein® Breeders, ages [Read More …]

PDPW Effective Leadership Workshop Jan. 10

Training program to focus on listening and communications skills for today’s dairy leaders Effective communication and listening skills are key to building successful teams to meet your dairy business goals. The Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) Effective [Read More …]

USDA highlights opportunities for producers

USDA is buying products under the Food Purchase and Distribution Program Last week, a new USDA Foods vendor delivered 2,000 gallons of fresh milk to the D.C. Capital Area Food Bank. The delivery was one [Read More …]

New York State Ag Commissioner on the 2018 farm bill

State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball comments on the farm bill I am encouraged to see that we have been able to come together with a multi-year, comprehensive farm and nutrition package that will benefit [Read More …]

AFIA Announces 2019 Event Schedule

The American Feed Industry Association has released the dates and locations for its 2019 conferences and online courses. Registration for several of these events is already open at afia.org/events. “In 2018, we had over 2,000 [Read More …]

Alltech 2018 Harvest Analysis indicates high levels of mycotoxins across the U.S

High levels of risk from DON, zearalenone, fusaric acid, fumonisin and HT-2 Mycotoxins are a concern for livestock producers, as they have toxic properties that impact feed quality as well as animal health and performance. [Read More …]

PDPW Effective Leadership Workshop Set for January 10 in Madison, Wis.

Training Program to Focus on Listening and Communications Skills for Today’s Dairy Leaders Effective communication and listening skills are key to building successful teams to meet your dairy business goals. The Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) [Read More …]

AgGateway’s ADAPT and ISOXML Plugin Receives 2019 AE50 Award

The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has named AgGateway’s ADAPT and ISOXML Plugin the winner of a 2019 AE50 award. AE50 awards honor the year’s most innovative designs in engineering products or [Read More …]

Darling Ingredients Opens New Nature Safe Organic Fertilizer Plant in Turlock, CA

Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE: DAR) announces the opening on January 2, 2019, of its second organic fertilizer production facility in Turlock, CA. The new state-of-the-art facility is located on a 21-acre site and will have [Read More …]

Merck to Acquire Privately Held Antelliq Group

Establishes Merck Animal Health as a Leader in Emerging Digital Tracking, Traceability and Monitoring Technology Complements Merck Animal Health Portfolio of Vaccines and Pharmaceuticals Merck [NYSE:MRK], known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, and [Read More …]

EPA and Army Propose New “Waters of the United States” Rule Rejecting Controversial 2015 Obama Rule

On December 11, 2018, U.S. EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) rolled out their much anticipated proposed rule revising the definition of “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) and setting the scope of [Read More …]

Cohen named Country Manager of Mexico for Allflex Livestock Intelligence North America

Allflex, part of Antelliq, the global leader in animal identification and traceability systems, today announced the hiring of Abraham Cohen as Country Manager of Mexico. In his new role, Abraham will oversee sales and marketing [Read More …]

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NMC Offers $200 Travel Stipends; CEUs Approved

Promotion is good for first-time veterinarians and dairy producers National Mastitis Council (NMC) is offering ten, $200 travel stipends to dairy producers and practicing bovine veterinarians to attend the NMC 58th Annual Meeting, scheduled for [Read More …]

Arla acquire cheese business from Mondeléz in Middle East

European dairy cooperative Arla Foods has agreed with Mondeléz International to acquire its processed cheese business in the Middle East region, which is currently licensed under the Kraft brand. Financial details of the transaction have [Read More …]

Two daily servings of dairy: Good for your heart? Harvard is watching.

People whose daily diets include at least two servings per day of milk, yogurt, or cheese appear to have a lower risk of heart disease, stroke, or death than people who don’t consume dairy products. [Read More …]

IDFA Joins USDA for Historic Fluid Milk Food Bank Delivery

December 15, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) this year announced plans to purchase up to $135 in cheese and, for the first time ever, pasteurized fluid milk for delivery to food banks across America. IDFA collaborated [Read More …]

ACE Regional Meeting Set for January 29, 2019

PDPW, Wisconsin Counties Association and Wisconsin Towns Association to Host “Leading Wisconsin Forward” Meeting in Madison The Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW), Wisconsin Counties Association, and Wisconsin Towns Association will host the 2019 ACE (Agricultural Community [Read More …]

WFU president comments on farm bill

December 15, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Von Ruden: The passage of the farm bill is welcome news in farm country Wisconsin Farmers Union President Darin Von Ruden gave the following comments Thursday in response to the passage of the farm bill: [Read More …]

Ohio Farm Bureau delegates set policies for coming year

Farm Bureau members convened recently to identify policies that benefit Ohio agriculture Continuing a century-long tradition, Ohio Farm Bureau members convened recently to identify policies that benefit Ohio agriculture and guide their organization. During Farm [Read More …]

Governor-Elect Stitt Nominates State Ag Secretary in Oklahoma

Oklahoma 4-H Foundation Executive Director Blayne Arthur has been nominated Oklahoma Gov.-elect Kevin Stitt has nominated a state 4-H leader to become the new state secretary of agriculture. Stitt on Thursday said he’s nominating Oklahoma [Read More …]

Rice Dairy’s Trevor Slegers to open California branch office

After spending over 5 years working for Rice Dairy in Chicago, Trevor Slegers will be moving back to his home in the Central Valley of California. Trevor will be working on his family’s dairy and [Read More …]

NMPF Strongly Supports EPA Efforts to Exempt Manure Air Emissions Reporting Under EPCRA