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It is goodbye Daisy, Buttercup, Marigold and Henrietta. Well, not quite, as most modern dairy cows answer to a three-figure number stamped on their backsides, but 60 years of milk production at Venn Farm will [Read More …]

Achieving Genetic Potential

We know the importance of colostrum at birth, good calf nutrition and sound weaning protocols in assuring calf health. We’re now learning more, however, about how the cow’s nutritional status during gestation can affect the [Read More …]

Scholarship Opportunities Total $15,000 in 2019

Select Sire Power will award up to $15,000 to students in 2019. Students who have completed their first full year of college in an agricultural study are encouraged to apply for the Wayne Dudley Scholarship program. The [Read More …]

Ag Bankers Sound Alarm On Rising Interest Rates For Farmers

Financial data from Midwest crop farms still looks better than you’d expect after more than five years of low grain prices, but lenders gathered at the National Agricultural Bankers Conference in Omaha, Nebraska Sunday got [Read More …]

NMPF Urges Congress to Put Farmers First in Lame-Duck Session

Jim Mulhern, president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), urged Congress to make passing a new farm bill a top priority in its lame-duck session that starts tomorrow, saying that dairy farmers [Read More …]

Dairy Economic Forecast and Upcoming Trends on Tap for Nov. 21 PDPW Webinar

Dan Basse Will Share U.S. and Global Market Insights in PDPW World Class Webinar What’s in store for 2019 dairy markets in the U.S. and around the world? The next PDPW World Class Webinar – [Read More …]

PDPW Dairy Food & Policy Summit Scheduled for Dec. 19-20

Two-Day Event to Feature National, State Experts on Food, Trade, Environmental Topics For the dairy industry, 2018 has been a whirlwind year of economic, trade, and regulatory policy news that have impacted international markets and [Read More …]

Administration Prepared to Take on EU Trade Practices

Most of the talk about agricultural trade centers around China, Asia, Canada, and Mexico. But the Trump administration is gearing up for a trade battle with the EU. American farm exports totaled $143 billion in [Read More …]

Dairy Digester Benefits Calculator Tool

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is accepting public comments on its Draft Dairy Digester Research and Development Program (DDRDP) Benefits Calculator Tool and supporting Draft DDRDP Quantification Methodology until November 16, 2018. The calculator was developed to estimate the greenhouse [Read More …]

Pedigree Analysis of 2018 National Holstein Show Winners Now Online

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

Perdue on DOL rulemaking on H-2A program

Would allow farms to post employment opportunities online, rather than in newspapers U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today praised proposed rulemaking by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), which could help farmers advertise job [Read More …]

New York farmer focuses on educating his Spanish-speaking workers

Cornell University’s Spanish-language dairy webinars kick off in January. Spanish is the native language for most foreign-born farm workers on American dairy farms. In January, the Cornell Pro-Dairy Spanish Webinars series begins another year of [Read More …]

Time is running out to enter the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards

Time is running out for people to enter the 2019 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards, with entries closing this Friday 16 November. The New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards provide a learning and growth platform for [Read More …]

Glanbia announces October milk price

Glanbia has become the first processor to announce its milk price for October supplies today (Monday, November 12). The processor has revealed that it will pay its milk suppliers 32c/L including VAT for October manufacturing [Read More …]

UK cheese lovers fear Cyprus-China dairy deal will worsen Europe’s halloumi shortage

Cheese lovers in the UK fear that an existing shortage of halloumi there will worsen due to an export agreement on dairy products which Cyprus signed with China at the beginning of the month. “Already [Read More …]

IDF joins global fight against antimicrobial resistance to preserve efficacy and public health

The International Dairy Federation (IDF) is joining the global fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by strongly advocating prudent and responsible use of antimicrobials and adhering to the standards set by the World Organisation for Animal [Read More …]

Reminder: Calf Care Workshop this Week

This workshop is designed to challenge the most seasoned calf care managers, calf feeders and other team members that work with and care for young stock and newborn calves. Locations: Tuesday, Nov 13 Southwest Tech [Read More …]

University of Minnesota Wins Louisville Dairy Cattle Judging Contest 4th Year in a Row

For the 4th year in a row, the University of Minnesota placed 1st overall in the collegiate dairy cattle judging contest held on November 4 at the North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE), Louisville, KY. [Read More …]

Darigold Selects Mark Garth as New CFO

Garth brings significant experience from parallel industries including food & beverage, dairy and consumer products Darigold is pleased to announce today the hiring of Mark Garth as its new Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer, effective [Read More …]

IDFA Convenes Unique Member ‘Fly-out’ in Idaho for Congressional Delegation and Local Dairy Leaders

Roundtable discussion focuses on trade and tariffs Building on its successful series of strategic fly-ins for members to advocate for dairy on Capitol Hill, the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) yesterday hosted its first “fly-out” [Read More …]

Mycoplasma milk testing turns up only three infected New Zealand farms

Mass testing of milk from all dairy farms this spring has so far turned up only three properties with the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis. The testing has been carried out over the last 12 weeks, [Read More …]

Ireland – Hanley on Lakeland/LacPatrick deal: ‘We’ll take no prisoners’

Michael Hanley, the CEO of Lakeland Dairies, has stated that the company is “very comfortable” taking on LacPatrick Dairies €28 million debt as the two companies merge to become the second-largest dairy processor in the [Read More …]

DFA cheesemakers honored at industry contest

DFA takes home the 2018 Class Champion Award for Best Italian Cheese Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), a national cooperative owned by dairy farm families across the U.S., was recently awarded a 2018 Class Champion [Read More …]

Agbioscience Innovation Summit Nov. 29

Event features Academy Award® nominee, host of Bloomberg TV program AgriNovus Indiana announces the agenda and speakers for the 2018 Agbioscience Innovation Summit “Ag+Bio+Science Convergence in Indiana” presented by Corteva Agriscience and Elanco Animal Health on Nov. 29, [Read More …]

TFB committee discusses top ag concerns

Spent two days reviewing, deliberating and consolidating more than 250 resolutions Eminent domain, transportation and food labeling topped the list of concerns as the Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) Resolutions Committee discussed proposed policy resolutions to [Read More …]

USDA to improve rural electric infrastructure

Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today announced that USDA is investing $1.6 billion in 46 rural electric utility infrastructure projects (PDF, 170 KB) to improve electric reliability and resilience in 24 states. “Reliable [Read More …]

NEAFA/PRO-DAIRY Feed Dealer Seminar, Dec. 12

Will take place Wed., Dec. 12th from 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM at Vermont Technical College The Northeast Agribusiness and Feed Alliance is proud to work with PRO-DAIRY and host one of their Feed Dealer [Read More …]

Custom Dairy Performance partners with King Techina to form KTG North America

Custom Dairy Performance of Versailles, KY and King Techina Feed Co., Ltd. of Hangzhou, China, have partnered to form KTG North America, a provider of innovative coated feed products for targeted nutrient delivery in ruminants, [Read More …]

Inari Introduces the World’s First Seed Foundry™ and Strategic Expansion to the US Midwest at Purdue Research Park