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Richard Franta Joins TechMix Global Bovine Team

September 8, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

TechMix Global appoints Richard Franta as Dairy Sales Manager for the heart of the nation’s dairy land, Wisconsin. Franta is a native Wisconsinite who has intimate knowledge of the Wisconsin dairy market and numerous dairies [Read More …]

Agents visit dairy farm that employed Iowa slaying suspect

September 8, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Immigration enforcement agents and state criminal investigators on Thursday visited the Iowa dairy farm that employed and housed the man charged with killing college student Mollie Tibbetts. Agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the [Read More …]

Handling flooded and down corn at harvest

September 7, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Some considerations for silage and grain harvest Rain events during August produced localized flooding affecting numerous corn fields. Recent high winds combined with saturated soils have resulted in lodged corn. All this is occurring at [Read More …]

Reforms would increase access to capital

September 7, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

USDA to hold listening sessions to solicit feedback on plan Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett announced that USDA is hosting listening sessions to solicit feedback on a plan to increase access [Read More …]

Novus Reinforces its Presence and Key Objectives for Latin America North and South Regions

September 7, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Novus International, Inc. recently announced their commitment to increasing customer focus and investing further in the regional sales organization through a new regional structure and business management. Latin America North will be led by new [Read More …]

DPA’s Founder describes Dairy Pricing

September 7, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

DPA’s Founder describes Dairy Pricing Why Dairy Pricing? For thirty years the United States has been losing dairy farms at an alarming rate. How can the next generation of young people get into this industry [Read More …]

Sharing the status of control programmes to help prevent and control paratuberculosis

September 7, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Active research and regional control efforts to address the potential transmission of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (M. paratuberculosis) and proactive control measures at the farmer and processor levels to meet trade requirements were showcased at [Read More …]

[Webinar] Annual Dairy.com Cream Symposium Sept. 20 at Noon CST

September 7, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

High freight rates have taken the cream market for a spin in 2018, adding cost and logistical challenges to nearly every load. Meanwhile, fat production growth off the farm has started to dwindle along with slowing [Read More …]

Ensuring Quality Silage After Excessive Rains and Flooding

September 7, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Large amounts of precipitation and flooding occurred throughout Pennsylvania this summer, and harvesting quality corn silage could be of concern. Corn that will be harvested as silage, and was previously in standing water during the [Read More …]

USDEC: Dairy Exports Down Seasonally, but Still Ahead of Last Year’s Pace

September 7, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

U.S. exporters move milk powder, lactose to maintain record pace in July. U.S. dairy export volumes in July were the lowest since January but remained above last year’s pace. Suppliers shipped 170,100 tons of [Read More …]

Trump team, Canada officials carry on talks to revamp NAFTA

September 7, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Trump administration officials and Canadian negotiators worked into Wednesday night, trying to strike a deal that would keep Canada in a North American trade bloc with the United States and Mexico. “Teams are remaining [Read More …]

Land O’Lakes supporting dairy start-ups

September 7, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Land O’Lakes, Inc. has accepted six start-ups in an accelerator program created to support the dairy industry. During a three-month course, participants will meet with business mentors and Land O’Lakes executives and will attend seminars [Read More …]

Nate Donnay INTL FCStone speaks of international demand and impact on U.S. milk prices (Video)

September 7, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Nate Donnay, Director of Dairy Market Insight for INTL FCStone Financial, provided an overview of global dairy markets in his article in the September 3 issue of DairyBusiness Digital. In this conversation with Joel Hastings [Read More …]

Nebraska Farm Bureau identifies top five farm bill priorities

September 7, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

NeFB shares priorities in correspondence to members of Congressional delegation The Nebraska Farm Bureau has identified the organization’s top five priorities for the new farm bill, as representatives of the U.S. House and U.S. Senate [Read More …]

Missouri farm built in 1930s to be dismantled

September 7, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Pettis County farming history being dismantled After weathering nearly eight decades and two notable tornadoes, a piece of Pettis County’s farming history is slowly being dismantled. The Reine dairy barn, built in 1939 by Robert [Read More …]

Farm Bureau president meets with Trump, Pence

September 7, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Russell Boening said Trump told the group that agriculture is very important to him Texas Farm Bureau President Russell Boening was among a small number of U.S. agricultural leaders to meet with President Donald Trump [Read More …]

Applications due Dec. 1 for Jersey Youth Academy

September 7, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Academy is an educational program sponsored by the American Jersey Cattle Association Dec. 1 is the deadline to submit applications for the sixth Jersey Youth Academy, scheduled for July 14-19, 2019, in Columbus, Ohio. Jersey [Read More …]

2019 NYFVI RFP: seeking proposals

September 6, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Applications are due by November 14, 2018 The New York Farm Viability Institute (NYFVI) is seeking applied research and education proposals for its 2019 competitive grant program. Successful proposals will have a clear relevance to [Read More …]

Milking cows on an industrial scale arrives in western Minnesota, and some farmers shudder

September 6, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The milking carousel at Louriston Dairy turns 22 hours a day and milks more cows in half an hour than most dairies do all day. Cows step onto the slow-moving merry-go-round in single file. A [Read More …]

CDFA Awards $21.6 Millioh For Alternative Manure Management Projects

September 6, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has awarded $21.6 million in grant funding to 40 alternative manure management projects across the state. These projects, part of the Alternative Manure Management Program, or AMMP, [Read More …]

Eight Positive Things in The Farm Economy

September 6, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

For agriculture, it has felt like the bad news won’t stop coming this summer. While the challenges and uncertainties playing out in 2018 will likely be a talked about for a while, we thought it [Read More …]

Group Unleashes $300 Million Ag Investment Fund

September 6, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Based on the latest agricultural news headlines, the sector may not seem like one that would be attracting investment. But that’s not the sentiment at Alden-Iowa based Summit Agricultural Group. Recently, the investment and farm [Read More …]

CWT Assists with 10.4 Million Pounds of Cheese, Butter and Whole Milk Powder Export Sales

September 6, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) member cooperatives accepted 15 offers of export assistance from CWT that helped them capture contracts to sell 1.98 million pounds (896 metric tons) of Cheddar cheese, 317,466 pounds (144 metric tons) [Read More …]

USDA launches trade mitigation programs

September 6, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Stopgap measure will allow President Trump time to strike long-term trade deals U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue on Tuesday launched the trade mitigation package aimed at assisting farmers suffering from damage due to unjustified [Read More …]

Hurry, Registration for MN Nutrition Conf Closes Sep 12

September 6, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Hurry! Pre-registration for the 79th Minnesota Nutrition Conference Closes at 11:59 PM on September 12, 2018. Save $25 on the registration fee and save time at check-in by pre-registering before the deadline. Register today at: [Read More …]

Sentera Announces Series A Funding

September 6, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Investment to accelerate adoption of AI and drone provider’s analytics platform Sentera, a Minneapolis-based digital agriculture technology provider, announces that it has raised an additional $14 million in Series A funding. A premier group of [Read More …]

Farm Credit East Releases Report on Grants and Incentives

September 6, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

There are a number of grants and incentives available for Northeast agriculture businesses, but learning about their availability and navigating the application can be a challenge. To help with this process, Farm Credit East recently [Read More …]

UC Davis has encouraging early research findings on cows, seaweed and methane

September 6, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

University of California researchers are feeding seaweed to dairy cows in an attempt to make cattle more climate-friendly. UC Davis is studying whether adding small amounts of seaweed to cattle feed can help reduce their [Read More …]

Amelicor Herd Conference Keynote Speaker Announced

September 5, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Meet Sean Haynes Sean co-founded AgriCFO in 2015 with the belief that agriculture based businesses must be able to analyze and communicate their financial health, gain access to adequate capital, and have a comprehensive risk [Read More …]

New class selected for ag leadership program

September 5, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

24 individuals selected for Class 49 of the California Agricultural Leadership Program Twenty-four individuals have been selected for Class 49 of the California Agricultural Leadership Program, an advanced leadership development experience for emerging agricultural leaders. [Read More …]

Richard Franta Joins TechMix Global Bovine Team

Agents visit dairy farm that employed Iowa slaying suspect

Handling flooded and down corn at harvest

Reforms would increase access to capital

Novus Reinforces its Presence and Key Objectives for Latin America North and South Regions

DPA’s Founder describes Dairy Pricing

Sharing the status of control programmes to help prevent and control paratuberculosis

[Webinar] Annual Dairy.com Cream Symposium Sept. 20 at Noon CST

Ensuring Quality Silage After Excessive Rains and Flooding

USDEC: Dairy Exports Down Seasonally, but Still Ahead of Last Year’s Pace

Trump team, Canada officials carry on talks to revamp NAFTA

Land O’Lakes supporting dairy start-ups

Nate Donnay INTL FCStone speaks of international demand and impact on U.S. milk prices (Video)

Nebraska Farm Bureau identifies top five farm bill priorities

Missouri farm built in 1930s to be dismantled

Farm Bureau president meets with Trump, Pence

Applications due Dec. 1 for Jersey Youth Academy

2019 NYFVI RFP: seeking proposals

Milking cows on an industrial scale arrives in western Minnesota, and some farmers shudder

CDFA Awards $21.6 Millioh For Alternative Manure Management Projects

Eight Positive Things in The Farm Economy

Group Unleashes $300 Million Ag Investment Fund

CWT Assists with 10.4 Million Pounds of Cheese, Butter and Whole Milk Powder Export Sales

USDA launches trade mitigation programs

Hurry, Registration for MN Nutrition Conf Closes Sep 12

Sentera Announces Series A Funding

Farm Credit East Releases Report on Grants and Incentives

UC Davis has encouraging early research findings on cows, seaweed and methane

Amelicor Herd Conference Keynote Speaker Announced

New class selected for ag leadership program

What’s Your Communication Level? by John Ellsworth

Born of the Bond Series Premiere Shines Spotlight on Veterinary Care Deserts

Dairy’s Big GLP-1 Moment: 5 Risks Processors Need to Know

Summer Is Over: Use This Fall to Evaluate Summer Heat Stress