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Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) member cooperatives accepted eight offers of export assistance from CWT that helped them capture contracts to sell 1.448 million pounds (657 metric tons) of Cheddar cheese, contracted for delivery in Asia, [Read More …]

Alltech launches #iamAG photo contest for the chance to win ONE: The Alltech Ideas Conference trip

A picture is worth a thousand words — to tell a story, share a moment or bring back a memory. As the urban population increases, it has become even more important to “agvocate,” sharing stories [Read More …]

Free farm financial counseling available

One-to-one financial counseling available for farmers in financial distress One-to-one financial counseling for Minnesota farmers experiencing serious financial distress is available from University of Minnesota Extension. A team of farm financial analysts has been pulled [Read More …]

Boots in the Barn offered Nov. 19 in Dyersville Iowa

Program designed for women dairy and beef producers Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will once again offer Boots in the Barn, a program designed for women dairy and beef producers. The program will be [Read More …]

Four industry leaders inducted into the Virginia Livestock Hall of Fame

Four people were recently inducted into the Virginia Livestock Hall of Fame for their outstanding and uncommon contributions to the state’s livestock industry. The ceremony was held at the College of Agriculture and Life Science’s [Read More …]

Farm Credit donates Grizzlies’ championship ring

Second annual charity auction to take place on Oct. 27 at the Sun Mountain Gun Club Each year, Madera-based Valley Children’s Healthcare holds several events to raise money to help Valley families receive top-quality medical [Read More …]

USDA issues farm safety net payments

Total exceeds $4.8 billion Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced that the United State Department of Agriculture (USDA) continues to invest in rural America with more than $4.8 billion in payments being made, starting this month, [Read More …]

DCRC webinar addresses voluntary waiting period’s impact on profitability

The impact of voluntary waiting period (VWP) duration on reproductive performance and profitability is the topic of the next Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) webinar. The Oct. 25 DCRC webinar starts at 1 p.m. Central [Read More …]

AAVSB approves DCRC annual meeting for RACE credits

The American Association of Veterinary State Boards (AAVSB) has accepted Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council’s (DCRC) submission for continuing education (CE) credits. Veterinarians can earn up to 14 Registry of Approved Continuing Education (RACE) CEs for [Read More …]

Women in Agriculture Say Barriers to Equality Persist, Removal Could Take Decades, 17-Country Study Reveals

In a survey conducted by Corteva Agriscience™, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont, women say they see progress but that it’s too slow. In addition to citing financial disparities, fewer than half feel acknowledged, heard, or empowered [Read More …]

National Association of Animal Breeders Holds 72nd Annual Convention

The Annual meeting of the National Association of Animal Breeders (NAAB) was held September 18-19, 2018 at the Radisson Hotel and Convention Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Meeting agenda included the Business session, election of [Read More …]

Land O’Lakes Adds World-Class Innovator to Feed Additives R&D Platform

Land O’Lakes is delighted to announce and welcome Dr. David Bravo as Director for Innovation and Technology Scouting within the Animal Nutrition Technical Innovation team. “David is one of the shining stars in feed additive [Read More …]

Dairy One to support Allflex Livestock Intelligence

Dairy One is excited to add Allflex Livestock Intelligence (ALI) cow monitoring systems, formerly known as SCR, to its fleet of services. Farms that are currently using ALI technology on their operations can now receive [Read More …]

CDFA Seeks Public Comments On Draft Funding Solicitation For Alternative Manure Management Program

CDFA will hold four listening sessions and a webinar in October to provide information on how to comment on the draft RGA and answer questions related to the program. Listening sessions are scheduled for: Eureka [Read More …]

Clay supplements improve dairy cow immune response to aflatoxins

In the fight against aflatoxin, dairy producers often turn to sequestering agents such as clay to reduce transference of the toxin into milk. It’s an effective tactic, but a new study from the University of [Read More …]

Chester’s UK Meadow Foods Opens Its Doors To Young Farmers

A group of 17 young farmers gathered at Meadow Foods’ head office in Chester this week as part of the new Young Farmers Programme. The new initiative is designed to give young people involved in dairy [Read More …]

Wisconsin 4-H dairy youth win national contest

Team will travel to Scotland to compete in international contest Congratulations to the Wisconsin 4-H Dairy Youth Team from Green County on winning the 2018 National Contest at World Dairy Expo! They have earned the [Read More …]

Stress in Minnesota farming and rural communities

Many of our local agricultural producers are facing difficult times right now. On top of typical farm stress factors – isolation, variability in weather, lack of access the health services – farmers have also had [Read More …]

Extension interns share experiences

From New York City and Long Island to western New York and the north country, 28 Cornell undergraduates spent their summer making a Big Red impression all across the Empire State. As part of the [Read More …]

Gearing up for FFA National Convention

T-minus 1 week and 4 days until a whole lotta’ FFA kids are going to be pouring into Indianapolis, Indiana for the National FFA Convention. This year the Morning Ag Clips is going to be [Read More …]

Dairy Farmers Of America Employees Work Together To Give Back For Hunger Action Month

Employees Collect More than 15,000 Pounds of Non-Perishable Items for Local Food Banks Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), a national cooperative owned by family farmers across the U.S., is committed to helping nourish consumers across the United States [Read More …]

Winterizing a Dairy Farm: The ABCs

Winterizing a Dairy Farm As much as we hate to admit it, winter is coming and just like every other season, it comes with its own set of challenges. These cold challenges can be minimized [Read More …]

University of New Hampshire to Host 16th Annual Northeast Regional Dairy Challenge

More than 120 students from 13 colleges and universities across the northeast and Canada are expected to attend the 2018 Northeast Regional Dairy Challenge. The three-day event is a hands-on educational opportunity to prepare students [Read More …]

Celebrate National Farmer’s Day on Friday, October 12

Farm and ranch families make up only 2 percent of the U.S. population, but manage to feed and clothe the growing population every day. National Farmer’s Day on October 12 is an opportunity to celebrate [Read More …]

Alltech launches online store, redefines how farmers source nutrition supplements for animals and crops

Alltech customers can now buy animal nutrition and crop products through a newly-launched website. The Alltech Store allows customers to research and shop for animal nutrition and crop offerings and have those products delivered straight [Read More …]

Cornell Feed Dealers Seminars

Register now to attend seminars! The Feed Dealer Seminars are specifically targeted for nutritionists, veterinarians, crop and management consultants, extension educators, and dairy producers with specific interest in nutrition-oriented topics. They are designed to blend [Read More …]

Navigating dairy farm decision making

Oct. 29th meeting will highlight various decision making tools available to producers Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oneida County and Pro-Dairy wish to invite all local dairy producers to attend the Blue Print for Change: Navigating [Read More …]

USDA prepared to respond to Hurricane Michael

October 12, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 2

USDA staff in the regional, State and county offices stand ready and eager to help The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds rural communities, farmers and ranchers, families and small businesses potentially impacted by Hurricane Michael of [Read More …]

Perdue on Trump’s ethanol announcement

Trump directs EPA to expand the sale of corn ethanol, to include E15 year-round U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today hailed President Trump’s directive to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to begin a rulemaking [Read More …]

Comments open for CDFA manure program