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Grant applications are due December 1, 2018 The Professional Dairy Producers Foundation (PDPF) awards grants to non-profit organizations that share the Foundation’s passion and vision for education in dairy communities. Grant dollars are available to [Read More …]

Land rent meetings Nov. 13 and 15 in Minnesota

Landlords, Farmers, and Agri-Business Professionals should make plans to attend Landlords, Farmers, and Agri-Business Professionals should make plans to attend one of the informative land rent meetings being held across Central Minnesota. These free meetings [Read More …]

Pasture walk at Batdorf Dairy Nov. 2

Event focuses on a variety of forage species and no-till practices University of Missouri Extension will host a pasture walk starting at 11 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 2 at the Andrew Batdorf family farm, 2216 [Read More …]

Roundup weed killer lawsuit hits a snag

Judge Bolanos let stand jury’s finding, but decided punitive damage award too high On Aug. 10, 2018, a San Francisco jury handed down a US$289 million award to Dewayne Johnson, a groundskeeper who is dying [Read More …]

CDFA seeks comments on water, soils programs

CDFA is now accepting public comments on draft Requests for Grant Applications The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting public comments on draft Requests for Grant Applications (RGA) for the State [Read More …]

2018-19 National FFA Officer team elected

Six students elected by delegates to represent the organization as national officers Students from California, Louisiana, Michigan, Oklahoma, Alabama and Oregon have been elected by delegates throughout the United States to serve on the 2018-19 [Read More …]

Southern Africa trade mission planned

Under Secretary McKinney will lead a trade mission to Southern Africa Oct. 29-Nov. 2 U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Ted McKinney will lead a trade mission to Southern [Read More …]

Trade talks with Japan are in the works

Senior USDA official Ted McKinney has expressed optimism over negotiations The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative will hold a hearing on Dec. 10 regarding bilateral trade negotiations with Japan that Washington plans to launch [Read More …]

California’s dairy farmers were struggling to regain profitability. Then came the trade wars

“The overall feeling is that we hit ‘peak cow’ five or six years ago.” Devin Gioletti, a fourth-generation dairy farmer in this Central Valley community, was outlining for me the trajectory of the dairy industry [Read More …]

Fortification driving innovation in dairy

A growing number of consumers are relying on fortified foods and beverages to either prevent illness or manage specific health concerns. This includes dairy-based beverages, cheese, yogurt and even ice cream. The products start with [Read More …]

NMPF asks USDA to bolster dairy aid package

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) needs to better reflect the dairy-farm incomes lost to tariff retaliation when it calculates its next round of trade mitigation payments, the National Milk Producers Federation said. In a letter [Read More …]

New five-minute milk scan for dairy industry EU

Lower costs, less wastage and higher-quality milk on the horizon for dairy farmers, thanks to a new optical sensor that scans for contaminants and proteins in 5 minutes. Food safety is a pressing issue affecting [Read More …]

Ten Junior Breeders To Be Recognized For Achievement By National Jersey Association

Ten young Jersey cattle owners will be recognized Saturday, November 3 in Louisville, Ky., for their accomplishments in the National Jersey Youth Achievement Contest. The contest recognizes outstanding achievement by junior Jersey owners in four [Read More …]

IDFA Seeks Candidates for 2019 Summer Internship

Intern Will Focus on Legislative and Regulatory Issues in Dairy IDFA is seeking applicants for its 2019 summer internship, which will offer one undergraduate or recent graduate a firsthand view of the association’s efforts on [Read More …]

Dairy cooperatives Lakeland and LacPatrick to merge

The green light has been given for dairy companies Lakeland and LacPatrick to merge. At their meetings – in Cavan, Ireland and Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland respectively – shareholders voted resoundingly in favour of the [Read More …]

Jersey-Specific Nutrition Webinars Available On-Demand

National All-Jersey Inc. (NAJ) has joined industry experts to produce five webinars focused on Jersey-specific nutrition throughout four different stages of a dairy animal’s life cycle. The programs, covering the transition period, lactation, heifers and [Read More …]

Danone aims to make 100% of packaging recyclable by 2025

Danone has announced that it aims to make 100% of its packaging recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2025, and will also attempt to aid the development of recycling infrastructure to increase recycling rates. The company [Read More …]

Dairy Strong 2019 registration is open!

Registration is open for this exciting event! REGISTER NOW Why Dairy Strong? Renowned national speakers at Dairy Strong have travelled the world-over presenting on cutting-edge topics. Stay close to home but get the value of [Read More …]

DCRC webinar, presented in Spanish, focuses on genomic traits, fertility

October 27, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The next Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) webinar is Dec. 19, at 1 p.m. Central time, featuring “Genomic Traits Associated with the Fertility of Dairy Cows.” Colorado State University (CSU) Assistant Professor Pablo Pinedo will [Read More …]

New York is supporting new farmers

Program seeks to help people just starting out in New York’s agriculture industry State Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Patty Ritchie is encouraging anyone just starting out in agriculture, or interested in pursuing a new career [Read More …]

Elkhart County, Indiana 4-H Milk Quality & Products Team

October 27, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

This year eight 4-H members in Elkhart County competed State Contest Team: (L to R) Oliver Nisen, Kate Wendzonka, Lydia Nisen, and Ethan Sutton. (Courtesy of Purdue Extension Elkhart County) This year eight 4-H members [Read More …]

New ‘QuickStart’ program for UW freshmen

Program allows incoming freshman to earn credits before start of semester The cows plod into a barn for milking around 4:30 a.m., where Austin Vandertie, his mom, and dad – all slightly bleary-eyed – start [Read More …]

New farming resource shows climate change in NYS

Using data from 1950 to 2013, and climate models showing future trends, the tool presents useful information for farmers, educators, gardeners and community leaders. (Cornell University) Climate change hits home. It’s where you live. A [Read More …]

No Plans to Help Farmers With the Trade War in 2019

The Trump administration has no plans to extend aid to farmers in 2019 on the assumption that the market will recover even if the trade war with China persists, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said. [Read More …]

Sneak Peek at Who’s Attending – CA Dairy Sustainability Summit

Join the 350+ Industry Leaders Already Confirmed to Attend the California Dairy Sustainability Summit Exciting momentum is building for this inaugural event, which will spotlight California’s world-leading achievements in sustainable dairy farming. More than 100 [Read More …]

Nutritional superiority of grass-based dairy produce underlined in Ireland

The advantages on the nutritional composition and properties of milk and dairy products from grass-fed dairy systems will be a key topic at the ‘Grass-Fed Dairy Conference’. The Teagasc-organised event gets underway today (Thursday, October [Read More …]

Global lessons learned at World Dairy Summit

The International Dairy Federation World Dairy Summit has given Dr Tim Mackle, “more perspective on what’s going on globally with dairy.” DairyNZ’s chief executive caught up with The Country Early Edition’s Rowena Duncum to talk [Read More …]

Professional Dairy Producers Foundation funds the urgent needs of the dairy community.

The Professional Dairy Producers Foundation (PDPF) awards grants to non-profit organizations that share the Foundation’s passion and vision for education in dairy communities. Grant dollars are available to those organizations with new, unique ideas that [Read More …]

Ohio’s dairy creates $23.44B economic impact