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Trudeau met privately with dairy representatives in downtown Montreal amid concerns in the industry that they’re bearing the brunt under the recently concluded free-trade pact Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says dairy farmers will be compensated [Read More …]

NMPF Announces Staff Changes to Help Reinforce Organization’s Reach and Impact

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) today announced several staff changes that will strengthen and expand NMPF’s services to its members and the nation’s dairy producer community. Chris Galen, NMPF’s long-time head of communications, is [Read More …]

Skeptical Dairy Farmers Should Embrace Exports

When fellow farmers tell me the dairy checkoff program should just focus on the United States and forget about exports, I ask them a question they can’t seem to answer. The Chester County Holstein [Read More …]

Speaker Highlights – California Dairy Sustainability Summit

Learn How California’s Dairy Families are Further Improving Environmental and Economic Sustainability The California dairy industry is the nation’s largest, accounting for nearly 20% of U.S. milk production. Dairy is the leading agricultural commodity in [Read More …]

New tariffs from China pressure farm exports

In the escalating trade conflict between the U.S. and China, more California agricultural products now face new retaliatory tariffs in one of their export markets. China has implemented a new round of tariffs on $60 [Read More …]

American Butter Institute Urges FDA to Address Mislabeled “Butter” Products

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should take prompt enforcement action against seven “butter” substitutes that flagrantly violate the agency’s food labeling requirements and thus are misbranded, the American Butter Institute (ABI) said today [Read More …]

Junior Owned Delilah Wins the International Brown Swiss Show

After being named Grand Champion Female of the International Junior Brown Swiss Show, Cutting Edge T Delilah continued her winning streak claiming Grand Champion Female of the 2018 International Brown Swiss Show. This winning Five-Year-Old [Read More …]

Land O’Lakes, Inc. Board Chair Pete Kappelman named 2018 Dairyman of the Year

Land O’Lakes, Inc. board chairman Pete Kappelman was named Dairyman of the Year by the World Dairy Expo this week in Madison, Wis. Kappelman, of Two Rivers, Wisconsin, owns and operates Meadow Brook Dairy and [Read More …]

WFU calls for a dose of reality in trade deal

Urges focus on real solutions for the dairy industry Wisconsin Farmers Union issued a statement today to clarify the actual impact that the proposed USMCA trade deal will have on the U.S. dairy industry. The [Read More …]

The Pearse Lyons Accelerator attracts top startups as ag-tech venture capital investment surges

Accelerator alumni have successfully raised $28 million in three years Accelerator provides a clear route to market for ag-tech startups On the heels of two successful previous iterations, the Pearse Lyons Accelerator is now seeking [Read More …]

Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese to be Featured on Food Quest A & E and FYI Network with Mario Lopez and Kim Alexis

Get set for a culinary adventure on Thursday evening, October 11th at 10 p.m. when Crave Brothers Farmstead Classic Cheese is featured on Food Quest, on A&E’s FYI Network in Prime Time. The program also [Read More …]

Third Times a Charm for Fudge in the International Milking Shorthorn Show

Maple Fudge Of 12 Oaks, owned by Colton and Ashley Brandel of Lake Mills, Wis. was named Grand Champion Female in the International Milking Shorthorn Show at World Dairy Expo® on October 3. Fudge has been [Read More …]

This Week in Dairy with Bob Gray on NAFTA 2.0 – a longtime dairy coop representative in Washington

Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News interviews a longtime dairy cooperative representative in Washington D.C., Bob Gray, who provides an inside look at the new North American trade deal and the farm bill. An extremely informative [Read More …]

Hilmar CEO Comments on Trade Deal

I am pleased that we have reached an agreement and appreciate all the efforts of the USTR to bring us to this place. The USMCA preserves free trade with Mexico, eliminates Canada’s Class 7, and [Read More …]

Milk production growth could impact dairy prices in New Zealand

The strong start to the New Zealand dairy season is starting to weigh on prices, analysts said. At yesterday’s GlobalDairyTrade auction, prices overall fell by 1.9 per cent, led by a sharp fall in the [Read More …]

International dairy congress to descend on Ireland next month

‘A Green Future for European Dairy’ is the overall motto of the 2018 edition of the European Dairy Association (EDA) Convention, which is set to take place in Ireland next month. The congress of the [Read More …]

Farm Bureau welcomes USCMA trade agreement

Agreement will provide California farmers and ranchers with “much-needed certainty” The newly revised North American Free Trade Agreement, renamed the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, promises to ease export of California-grown farm products, according to the California Farm [Read More …]

Wilbur-Ellis Feed Acquires Ameri-Pac Assets

International feed company adds to its diverse portfolio Wilbur-Ellis Feed, LLC, an industry leader in the international marketing and distribution of nutrients for the livestock, pet food and aquaculture industries, today announces the acquisition of [Read More …]

Ruth Wins Back-To-Back Titles at the International Ayrshire Show

Palmyra Berkley P Ruth -ET took home three titles at the 2018 International Ayrshire Show. The winning Four-Year-Old Cow was named Senior Champion Female and Total Performance Winner before going on to be named Grand [Read More …]

Perdue on US-Mexico-Canada Agreement

Statement has been released by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement regarding the announcement of a United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): “The great news of [Read More …]

Financial literacy for dairy farmers

Level 1 and 2 programs offered to dairy farmers throughout 2018-19 Operating a successful dairy in today’s complex and volatile dairy business environment requires not only top-notch management of animals and employees, but also a [Read More …]

DeLaval Donates $10,000 to National 4-H Dairy Conference

Sales promotion enables support of dairy industry’s future Recognizing the importance of fostering the next generation of the dairy industry, DeLaval presented a $10,000 donation to the National 4-H Council to support the National 4-H [Read More …]

Paine Schwartz Partners Makes Strategic Investment in MS Biotec®

Paine Schwartz Partners, LLC (“Paine Schwartz”), a global leader in sustainable food chain investing, today announced that it has made a strategic investment through its Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund IV in MS Biotech Holdings, [Read More …]

Koepon and CRI combine to form URUS

Two strong organizations – one cooperative and one privately-owned company – have combined to form a new global leader in cattle artificial insemination genetics and farm management information. Koepon Holding BV and Cooperative Resources International (CRI) announced [Read More …]

Merck Animal Health Extends Scholarship Support to Next Generation of Livestock Veterinarians

Merck Animal Health, in partnership with the Food Systems Fellowship Program coordinated by the Michigan State University (MSU) College of Veterinary Medicine, is pleased to award three scholarships to veterinary students who are participating in [Read More …]

Trade, Not Aid

October 3, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

If a quick scan of the business news headlines of 2018 tells us anything, it’s that America’s dairy farmers have a great deal riding on foreign exports – even as domestic markets continue to absorb the lion’s [Read More …]

SUNY Cobleskill Comes Back for More in Post-Secondary Dairy Judging Contest

SUNY Cobleskill captured top honors for the second year in a row with the overall team title in the International Post-Secondary Dairy Cattle Judging Contest on Monday, October 1. Lydia Williams led the team as [Read More …]

NEAFA supports agricultural education

Through its Good Works program, NEAFA financially supports ag education Since 2005 the Northeast Agribusiness and Feed Alliance has conducted fundraising through our Good Works program to support charitable donations to organizations for agricultural outreach [Read More …]

Open enrollment is about to begin

Agri-Services Agency has created a list of frequently asked questions on health insurance Open enrollment is about to begin again for 2018. Healthcare insurance can be overwhelming, so Agri-Services Agency put together a list of [Read More …]

Canadian dairy farmers pan new trade pact