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If you’re interested in local and regional food and agriculture, dealing with farming stressors in healthy ways, practical applications of soil health, value-added products, farm profitability, and other food and agricultural system topics, plan to [Read More …]

Industry’s First Dairy-Specific Financial Training Program to Kick Off in Marshfield, Wis.

PDPW Financial Literacy for Dairy© Program Features Two Levels of Training Managing a dairy farm requires a unique skill set to keep up with a complex business as well as changing technologies and management practices; [Read More …]

Two Years After Birth, Cows from Heat-Stressed Cattle Produce Less Milk

If lactating dairy cattle get too hot, they don’t produce as much milk, and that can add up to economic losses of more than $1 billion a year in the U.S. alone, University of Florida [Read More …]

PDPW Human Resources Workshop Scheduled for Dec. 12

Conference Focused on Hiring, Training and Engaging Employees for Top Performance For many dairy farms, managing employees on their farms presents a greater challenge than managing the cows in their herd. Ensuring that farms are [Read More …]

Fairlife Launches Smart Snacks Nutrition Shakes

Fairlife has launched its line of Smart Snacks nutrition shakes, snack-sized beverages designed to help curb hunger between meals. Made with Fairlife ultra-filtered milk – dairy milk that has been cold-filtered to remove lactose while delivering [Read More …]

Japan’s milk problem has a U.S. solution

This urbanized country of 126 million people needs more milk than a dwindling number of aging Japanese farmers can produce. Fortunately, U.S. dairy farmers are able to produce plenty of milk shipped to Japan in [Read More …]

10 State Videos Showcase Dairy’s Impact on Jobs

Shareable, data-laden motion graphics illustrate the multi-billion dollar economic boost the dairy industry gives California, Wisconsin, Texas, New York, Florida and five other states. Ten new videos created by a coalition of dairy organizations showcase the huge [Read More …]

Succession Planning Kickoff Seminar for Farm Businesses

December 14, 2018 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Hosted by Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY, the South Central NY Dairy & Field Crop Team, Central New York Dairy & Livestock Team, NY FarmNet, and Cornell Cooperative Extension [Read More …]

CWT Assisted Export Sales Top 1.3 Billion Pounds Milk Equivalent

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) member cooperatives accepted 23 offers of export assistance from CWT that helped them capture contracts to sell 8.607 million pounds (3,904 metric tons) of Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese, 716,502 pounds [Read More …]

2019 Alfalfa Variety Ratings

The National Alfalfa & Forage Alliance (NAFA) released the 2019 edition of its popular “Alfalfa Variety Ratings – Winter Survival, Fall Dormancy & Pest Resistant Ratings for Alfalfa Varieties” – a useful tool for hay [Read More …]

Minister Creed launches European dairy conference 2018

The European Dairy Association’s (EDA) Annual Conference 2018 in Dublin Castle was officially opened by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed today, Thursday, November 15. The European Dairy Association is the [Read More …]

Fall Weather Extremes Cut Cottonseed Production Projections Slightly, But Prices So Far Remain “Friendly”

Experts suggest producers lock in their needs and watch for quality issues. Hurricanes Florence and Michael, which battered cotton fields across the Cotton Belt this fall, are expected to have little impact on new crop [Read More …]

Livestock may get new features via gene editing

Recombinetics is introducing gene-edited traits as a way to ease animal suffering Cows that can withstand hotter temperatures. Cows born without pesky horns. Pigs that never reach puberty. A company wants to alter farm animals [Read More …]

USDA Report Issued: Recent Developments in Dairy Markets

From the week ending September 29 to the week ending November 3, price directions were mixed for the wholesale dairy products reported in the USDA National Dairy Products Sales Report (NDPSR). The butter price fell by 2.5 [Read More …]

Dairy programs in Sac and Pocahontas Counties Iowa

Get the most current researched-based dairy information The Dairy Directions Seminars are scheduled for Tuesday, December 11 in Sac County and Wednesday, December 12 in Pocahontas County. Both programs will be held at the local [Read More …]

Click here to support Doug DeGroff Family Fund organized by Patrick Klitz

Doug and his family are in need of our prayers and our support! While on his farm outside Tulare, CA on November 3, 2018, Doug suffered a stroke while driving his ATV. He crashed into [Read More …]

Building a Productive Culture – Cows, Crops and People

Operations management on dairy farms is integral to the success of the farm business. The Operations Managers Conference provides an opportunity for people responsible for day to day activities on dairy farms to increase their [Read More …]

USDA invests to improve rural healthcare

Investments will expand access to health care for approximately 2 million people Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today announced that USDA is investing $501 million in 60 projects to help improve health [Read More …]

AgLetter Reports Midwest Farmland Values Mixed in the Third Quarter

According to the most recent AgLetter, Seventh District farmland values in the third quarter of 2018 were 1 percent higher than a year ago. However, values for “good” agricultural land in the third quarter of [Read More …]

NMPF Thanks FDA for Extending Milk Labeling Comment Period

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) thanked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its announcement today that it will extend by 60 days, until Jan. 25, the public comment period during which the [Read More …]

Dairy Genomics Workshop

November 18, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

For dairy producers and managers, veterinarians, allied industry and extension faculty. Experience with genomics is not required. Agenda Cow conception rate, heifer conception rate, and daughter pregnancy rate markers in Holstein cattle Joe Dalton, University [Read More …]

IDC Sets Up “IDC SAMEA” (Southwest Asia, Middle East, Africa)

At the request of several customers who are in advanced stages of discussion with the company and want it to have a strong local presence, International Dispensing Corporation (IDC; IDND) has established IDC SAMEA (Southwest [Read More …]

Agrial Group to acquire German dairy company Rotkäppchen

November 17, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

French agricultural co-operative Agrial Group has agreed a deal to acquire German dairy company Rotkäppchen Peter Jülich Group for an undisclosed sum. Rotkäppchen produces a variety of speciality cheeses made from both cow and goat’s [Read More …]

Chapter 12 Bankruptcies Lower Across Farm Country

November 17, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Projections for the third-lowest net farm income in the last decade, record nominal agricultural debt, rising debt-to-asset ratios and interest rates, and continued headwinds for agricultural commodity prices had many anticipating an increase in farm bankruptcies in [Read More …]

Special Holstein Memorabilia to be Auctioned for Dinsdale Scholarship

Six unique and historic Holstein items will be auctioned with all proceeds donated to the newly established Gary Dinsdale scholarship at Fresno State. According to Ken Melvold, Fresno, Calif., these items will be sold at [Read More …]

Pedigree analysis of 2018 Holstein winners

Lists provide a picture of the genetics behind the cattle receiving showring accolades Holstein Association USA has released its annual Pedigree Analysis of National Holstein Show winners. These lists provide a picture of the genetics [Read More …]

CHS Foundation Announces $1.5 Million Gift to Support SDSU Precision Agriculture Program

The CHS Foundation, funded by charitable gifts from CHS Inc., announced today a $1.5 million grant to support the South Dakota State University (SDSU) precision agriculture program and construction of the new Raven Precision Agriculture [Read More …]

Top reproduction dairy herds receive DCRC awards

The Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) honored 24 dairy operations that excel at reproductive efficiency, fertility and well-implemented management procedures during its annual meeting, held Nov. 14-16, in Indianapolis. Platinum recognition went to: Holmesville Dairy [Read More …]

FFA launches “FFA Today” on RFD-TV

Student-led national television program to premiere on January 7 at 7 p.m. ET Fresh off the tremendous success of the 91st National FFA Convention & Expo, which featured a visit from President Donald Trump and [Read More …]

Dairy students learn importance of BQA principles