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DAIRY CATTLE REPRODUCTIVE MANAGEMENT ONLINE COURSE Have you… Been working with dairy cows and are looking to increase your knowledge of reproductive management? Had some formal training or course work but want a refresher on reproductive [Read More …]

Siouxland Ag Lenders Seminar Nov. 1

Registration now open for upcoming seminar Agricultural lenders will receive current useful, research-based information during the Siouxland Ag Lenders Seminar on Thursday, Nov. 1 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Triple Box near [Read More …]

Sign-up deadline extended for annual agriculture scholarship competition

College Aggies Online scholarship competition has record enrollment The Animal Agriculture Alliance announced it is extending the deadline for students to sign up for its College Aggies Online (CAO) scholarship competition due to popular demand. [Read More …]

World Dairy Expo to host inaugural judges clinic

Expo welcomes the inaugural Showmanship Judges Clinic to its educational programs World Dairy Expo is pleased to announce the addition of a Showmanship Judges Clinic to its educational programs. Open to showmanship judges of all [Read More …]

Perdue on DOJ rehearing of chlorpyrifos case

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today praised the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) decision to request a rehearing of a pesticide case before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. DOJ has asked for a panel [Read More …]

Perdue on signing of new KORUS trade agreement

New United States-Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement has been signed U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today issued the following statement regarding the signing of the new United States-Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement [Read More …]

Tariffs Won’t Slow U.S. Dairy’s Pursuit of Ambitious Export Goal (video)

The world needs U.S. dairy and we need the world to export more of our abundant milk, award-winning products and high-quality ingredients. When we unveiled our “Next 5%” goal last year to increase U.S. Dairy [Read More …]

Start Your Day the Right Way at the Cornell Nutrition Conference

2018 CORNELL NUTRITION CONFERENCE Tuesday, October 16, 2018 – Thursday, October 18, 2018 Doubletree Hotel 6301 State Route 298, East Syracuse, New York 13057 Early bird registration fees expire on Sunday – register today! Wednesday, [Read More …]

Filament and Grade A Strategies to unite businesses

Filament and Grade A Strategies are excited to announce the merger of their two firms under the Filament brand, elevating both agencies passion and focus on animal agriculture and marketing excellence. “This union broadens the [Read More …]

Pipelines Sufficient, as Sentiment Softens

The U.S. Dairy Export Council is pleased to share the latest Global Dairy Market Outlook, our take on global dairy trade, international market drivers and U.S. performance. Global dairy markets are generally balanced, but sentiment [Read More …]

CFI Introduces Tools to Help Food System Optimize Sustainability

Encourages Dialogue about Tradeoffs A new framework is now available to equip the food system with tools to make decisions that help optimize sustainability. The Center for Food Integrity (CFI) introduced the Optimizing Sustainability framework [Read More …]

2018-19 PDPW Financial Literacy for Dairy – Level 1 or 2

This is your chance to learn and study at new levels, and then apply what you’ve learned in your dairy farm business between sessions during the 2018-19 PDPW Financial for Dairy – Level 1 & [Read More …]

The Future of Dairy Scholarship Returns for Third Year

For the third year, Lely North America is proud to present the Future of Dairy Scholarship Program. Five qualified students residing in either Canada and the U.S. are chosen annually to receive a one-year, $1,000 [Read More …]

CWT Assists with 1.3 Million Pounds of Cheese and Whole Milk Powder Export Sales

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) member cooperatives accepted five offers of export assistance from CWT that helped them capture contracts to sell 850,984 pounds (386 metric tons) of Cheddar cheese, and 440,925 pounds (200 metric tons) [Read More …]

Helping cows keep their cool: New UW researcher and Wisconsin dairy farm collaborate on animal welfare research

On hot days, the cows at Rosy-Lane Holsteins are given cool showers while they’re being milked. And the farm’s newborn calves are housed in pairs to enhance their social and cognitive development. Jennifer Van Os [Read More …]

DFA Exploring Blockchain Technology

Pilot Project Underway with ripe.io, a Food Blockchain Startup As companies across the globe increasingly embrace blockchain technology, Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), a national cooperative owned by dairy farm families across the U.S., is [Read More …]

Three new ag enterprise areas to be designated

Wisconsin will add another 185,000 acres in Agricultural Enterprise Areas Wisconsin will add another 185,000 acres in Agricultural Enterprise Areas with the designation of three new ones, including what will be the second largest AEA [Read More …]

USDA Secretary works to empower school leaders

USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue hosts roundtable with school officials on meal programs USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue yesterday hosted a roundtable with local school officials to learn more about how USDA can best assist and enable [Read More …]

Nominations open for dairy innovator award

Nominations must be submitted by Sept. 28, 2018; there is no fee to enter Nominations are now being accepted for the 21st Innovative Dairy Farmer of the Year, an annual award co-sponsored by IDFA and Dairy [Read More …]

Dairy scholarship deadline extended

Applications are now being accepted through Oct. 31 The Missouri Dairy Scholars Scholarship Program was created to support students pursuing careers in the dairy industry. Students may qualify for up to $5,000 in scholarships if [Read More …]

Huntingdon County Woman Named 2018 Pennsylvania Dairy Princess

Alternates Hail from Berks, Blair Counties Brooke Emery of Alexandria, Huntingdon County, will represent the state’s dairy industry at events across the state for the next year as its 62nd Pennsylvania Dairy Princess. For the [Read More …]

Hilrose Advent Anna-Red is Cow of the Year

Anna will be recognized with the honor at a special ceremony on October 4 Hilrose Advent Anna-Red EX-94, an eight-year-old Red & White Holstein bred and owned by Hilrose Holsteins of Sherwood, has been named [Read More …]

UW-Madison team wins dairy cattle judging contest

University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Dawson Nickels is the top individual at the Accelerated Genetics and East Central/Select Sires Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest. East Central/Select Sires, based in Waupun and serving southern Wisconsin, hosted the 25th [Read More …]

Touring automatic milking systems

Over 5 percent of farms now milk with robots The number of automatic milking systems used in dairy operations continues to increase with over 5 percent of farms now milking with robots. The Iowa State [Read More …]

Farmers worry bailout won’t be enough

Farmers are already feeling the impact of Trump’s trade tiffs with China, other countries Farmers across the United States will soon begin receiving government checks as part of a billion-dollar bailout to buoy growers experiencing [Read More …]

Holland Holstein Show

The HHH-show is the open National Holstein show in the Netherlands. The event is organized by volunteers and takes place at 7 and 8 December 2018. This 28th edition of the show will have a [Read More …]

Land O’Lakes SUSTAIN debuts first-of-its-kind digital platform to support farmer-led stewardship

Truterra™ Insights Engine will help farmers, food companies to quantify sustainability progress and ROI in real time Land O’Lakes SUSTAIN today announced its plan to roll out the Truterra™ Insights Engine, an interactive on-farm digital [Read More …]

AFT trains practical soil health specialists