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U.S. remains embroiled in major trade disputes with China and other trading partners President Donald Trump and European leaders pulled back from the brink of a trade war over autos Wednesday and agreed to open [Read More …]

Dairy MPP Is Delivering in 2018. Even More Help Is On The Way

$155 Million in Program Payments Through May Driven by improvements made by Congress in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 and USDA’s efforts to inform dairy farmers about the enhanced program, as of early July [Read More …]

Two California Dairy Students Selected For New California Milk Advisory Board International Internship Program

Fourth generation dairy producer Tony Lopes of Gustine and third generation producer Jeremiah Tiemersma of Visalia have been selected to serve as international interns in a new program from the California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB), [Read More …]

Tractor videos highlight SECURA’s focus on farm-ag safety

Training videos feature former farm kids, insurance experts The farm-ag underwriters at SECURA Insurance know their ways around a tractor. In two new safety training videos, former farm kids turned insurance experts share tractor safety [Read More …]

Midwestern farm group pushes dairy interests in FDA nutrition strategy

Dairy foods and drinks should be an integral part of a new federal effort to promote public health through improved nutrition, a group representing dairy farmers across the Midwest told the U.S. Food and Drug [Read More …]

Dairy forage consultant at Empire Farm Days

Alfalfa and forage consultant Tom Kilcer of Advanced Ag Systems to speak Aug. 7th The Empire Farm Days special events lineup includes a program by alfalfa and forage consultant Tom Kilcer of Advanced Ag Systems, [Read More …]

Retired agronomist Elver Hodges celebrates 106th birthday

Elver Hodges introduced improved forages and management techniques for pastures Elver Hodges, who started working at the University of Florida Range Cattle Research and Education Center just before the U.S. entered World War II, plans [Read More …]

Iowa’s Naig on Trump’s trade mitigation plan

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following statement on President Trump’s announcement of federal aid to agricultural producers. The Trump administration on Tuesday announced up to $12 billion in emergency relief for farmers. [Read More …]

Farmers prefer trade deals over cash payments

USDA will also buy surplus of commodities that would otherwise have been exported Many farmers remain critical of President Donald Trump’s tariffs and the damage done to commodity prices and markets but were appreciative Tuesday [Read More …]

Conservation funds available for 30 counties in Texas

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is accepting Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) applications as part of the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) efforts supported by the Oaks and Prairies Joint Venture (OPJV) – [Read More …]

American Farmland Trust Awarded Conservation Innovation Grant to Accelerate Adoption of Soil Health Practices

Today, American Farmland Trust, the organization behind the national movement No Farms No Food®, was awarded a highly competitive 2018 Conservation Innovation Grant from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. Authorized by the 2002 Farm Bill, CIG [Read More …]

NMPF Tells FDA: Review of Food Standards Should Start with Enforcement

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must enforce standards of identity for dairy products because these federal definitions are critical to safeguarding consumers from making purchases of products whose labels are false and misleading, [Read More …]

Dairy Farmers Of America Invests In Mopro Greek Yogurt

Investment Will Help Drive Innovation in the Dairy Case In an effort to drive demand for dairy and support industry growth, Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), a national cooperative owned by dairy farm families, is [Read More …]

Ben & Jerry’s, advocacy group: Farm worker program a success

A farmworker-driven agreement that Ben & Jerry’s signed last year to improve pay and working conditions of laborers on farms that provide the ice cream company milk has been successful, with 72 Northeast farms enrolled [Read More …]

2018 Cornell Nutrition Conference

The annual Cornell Nutrition Conference is designed to provide industry leading research and information to feed industry professionals and nutritional consultants. Emerging topics across the spectrum of animal nutrition are presented by industry leading academics [Read More …]

Proposals sought for Jersey cattle, product research

Application deadline is December 1, 2018; funds awarded at meeting in March 2019 The AJCC Research Foundation has issued a request for research proposals to be funded in 2019 addressing significant issues for the Jersey [Read More …]

This Week in Dairy Interview with CEO Steven Rowe of Newtrient

Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News interviews Steven Rowe of Newtrient LLC. Stimulating new technologies in manure management is what Newtrient LLC is all about. CEO Steven Rowe explains how this joint venture by leading dairy [Read More …]

Farmers of the Sugar River to host field day Aug. 21

Event to feature the importance of improving the health of soil In the middle of the growing season, Farmers of the Sugar River are hosting a field day on Tuesday, August 21st to show the [Read More …]

79th Minnesota Nutrition Conference Sept. 19-20

Conference to address challenges facing animal production Make plans now to attend the 79th Minnesota Nutrition Conference at Verizon Center in Mankato, Minnesota, on September 19 and 20, 2018. An outstanding group of internationally recognized [Read More …]

Land O’Lakes, Inc. Names Beth Ford President and CEO

The Land O’Lakes, Inc. Board of Directors announced today its selection of Beth Ford as President and CEO of one of the nation’s largest food and agricultural cooperatives and #216 on the Fortune 500. Ford [Read More …]

NMPF Statement on FDA Announcement to Prioritize Review of Standards of Identity for Dairy Products

“We are pleased to see that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finally recognized the need to increase its scrutiny of plant-based products imitating standardized dairy foods. “The statement released earlier today by [Read More …]

AFIA Opens Registration for Equipment Manufacturers Conference

Registration is now open for the American Feed Industry Association’s Equipment Manufacturers Conference, being held Nov. 7-9 in San Antonio, Texas. Hosted by AFIA’s Equipment Manufacturers Committee, this annual conference brings together equipment designers, manufacturers [Read More …]

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NMC calls for manuscript submissions

Research papers highlight latest milk quality, udder health research The National Mastitis Council (NMC) is now accepting manuscripts for its 2019 Technology Transfer Session (TTS). Manuscripts will be accepted through Sept. 30. TTS will be [Read More …]

7 Facts About Dairy Exports to Mexico (infographic)

This list has been retweeted so many times (146), we decided to turn it into an infographic. A June 7 article on this blog included a list of facts about U.S. dairy exports to Mexico. On June [Read More …]

Tariff Motivation 101, Reviewing the U.S. Trade Deficit

As a presidential candidate and throughout his 18-plus months in office, President Trump has committed his administration to reducing the U.S. trade deficit in goods and services. According to the administration, the trade deficit is [Read More …]

Netherlands: Six tips to turn up the “heats”

Give your cows the environment they need for excellent heat expression Getting cows bred in a timely manner and pregnant at first service is impacted by their ability to show a heat. If cows’ environment [Read More …]

NMPF Statement on Passage of Newhouse Amendment to Improve H-2A Program for Dairy Producers

“We greatly appreciate Rep. Dan Newhouse’s (R-WA) work on behalf of America’s dairy producers to expand the H-2A farm worker visa program to include year-round employees on farms. “Rep. Newhouse’s amendment to the Homeland [Read More …]

Associated Milk Producers recalling whey ingredient

Associated Milk Producers Inc. (A.M.P.I.) is recalling some dry whey powder sold in 50-lb and 25-kg bags that was produced at the company’s Blair, Wis., manufacturing plant. The ingredient may be contaminated with Salmonella and may be [Read More …]

Compeer Financial awards scholarships

Thirty-five Wisconsin students will receive a $1,500 scholarship. The Compeer Financial Fund for Rural America, the corporate giving program of Compeer Financial, has awarded 105 $1,500 educational scholarships to graduating seniors across its three-state territory. [Read More …]

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