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July 17, 2018 — The American Dairy Coalition (ADC) has rolled out a new initiative to advocate for the proper use of federally standardized terms established for the word “milk” on product labels entitled the [Read More …]

Dairy Producer Scholarship Opportunities for the Young Dairy Leaders Institute

The Young Dairy Leaders Institute (YDLI), a cornerstone program of the Holstein Foundation, is a nationally recognized three-phase leadership and communication skills development program for young adults (ages 22-45) working in the dairy industry. The [Read More …]

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CWT Assists with 8.8 Million Pounds of Cheese, Butter and Whole Milk Powder Export Sales

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) member cooperatives accepted offers of export assistance from CWT that helped them capture contracts to sell 3.949 million pounds (1,791 metric tons) of Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese, 578,714 pounds (263 [Read More …]

Usfra, Animal Agriculture Alliance Respond To New Book “Eating Animals”

USFRA recently teamed up with the Animal Agriculture Alliance for an “Eating Animals”: Myths and Facts resource guide. For background, the new documentary Eating Animals claims to address the question of where our meat, milk, [Read More …]

Israel: Meir Shamir Wants to Buy Back Tnuva at Half the Price

Sharply lower valuation follows 3 hard years for Israel’s biggest food maker under control of China’s Bright Food Three years after it sold a controlling stake in Tnuva, together with the Apax Partners private equity [Read More …]

China Uses One-Third of World’s Soybeans

For the 2018/19 marketing year, Chinese soybean utilization for domestic crushing and exports is projected at 4.2 billion bushels. Global soybean production for the marketing year is projected at 13.2 billion bushels, meaning China is expected to [Read More …]

Dieball Dairy recognized

Dieball Dairy named 2018 Sibley County Farm Family of the Year Congratulations to Dieball Dairy and the Dieball Family for being recognized as the 2018 Sibley County Farm Family of the Year! Dieball Dairy, which [Read More …]

DCHA returns to Madison, Wisconsin, for 2019 annual conference

Mark your calendar to attend the 2019 Dairy Calf & Heifer Association (DCHA) Annual Conference, April 9-11, at the Madison Marriott West, Middleton, Wis. With a conference theme of “Joining forces. Reaching higher.” attendees will [Read More …]

NNYADP-Funded Research by Miner Institute Evaluates How Summer Heat Impacts Dairy Cows

Heat stress in dairy cattle in the United States costs the dairy industry $1.5 billion annually according to a 2003 study by Ohio State University (St. Pierre et al.) and the University of Illinois. A 2012 study [Read More …]

USDEC July Global Dairy Data Dashboard

Every month, USDEC aggregates domestic and global dairy data to create 10 charts displayed in a one-page, printable dashboard. The July Dairy Data Dashboard is now available. Click here for 1-page PDF from USDEC

Tim Bratland Appointed President of Legend Seeds

Legend Seeds proudly announces the promotion of Tim Bratland to president, effective August 1, 2018. Bratland’s appointment is part of an executive transition that includes prior president, Glen Davis, moving into the role of CEO. Legend Seeds has entered [Read More …]

Soil health experts at Empire Farm Days

Empire Farm Days is the largest outdoor ag trade show in Northeastern U.S. The Soil Health Seminars programming at the 2018 Empire Farm Days at Rodman Lott and Son Farms in Seneca Falls, NY, will [Read More …]

NY Corn & Soybean Summer Crop Tour

Event will be hosted by Merrimac Farms, Inc. in Mt. Morris, on July 26th The 2018 Annual Summer Crop Tour brought to you by by the New York Corn and Soybean Growers Association is coming [Read More …]

Prindle Farms to host July 18 pasture walk

Part of the Graze River Country series presented by River Country RC&D and WFU The Prindle family will host a July 18 pasture walk on their Alma Center farm. The event, which kicks off at [Read More …]

Expo Seminars Bring Additional Value to WDE

World Dairy Expo is pleased to provide attendees additional educational value once again through its diverse series of Expo Seminars. Presented by industry leaders daily, these seminars address topics centered around policy, research, finances and [Read More …]

Wisconsin Dairy Tours: You Can Still Make It

Tomorrow – Tuesday, July 17, 2018 7:45 am – 5:45 pm Talk with the experts and join the round table discussion Cut to the heart of dairy management in today’s dairy climate as consultants Dave [Read More …]

Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese opens plant in Petaluma

The stainless steel vats arrived from the Netherlands, the computerized operating system was purchased from Canada, the air quality system came from France and the machine that foil wraps cheese wheels was made in Germany. [Read More …]

NZ: Keytone Dairy targets Asia with $15m raise

Keytone Dairy plans to boost production and exports to China with the $15 million it raised ahead of its expected float on the Australian share market. The New Zealand-based dairy company – which sells milk [Read More …]

Vermont Dairy Farm of the Year lauded for stewardship

July 14, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

A 400-head dairy farm in Berkshire is Vermont’s 2018 Dairy Farm of the Year. Aires Hill Farm has earned the distinction from the University of Vermont Extension and the Vermont Dairy Industry Association in cooperation [Read More …]

Support 4-H Dairy Youth by Purchasing Select DeLaval Products

DeLaval will donate a portion of July and August profits to the National 4-H Dairy Conference DeLaval is once again supporting young people’s passion for dairy by donating a portion of its profits from sales [Read More …]

Washington State Dairy Federation: In Memoriam of Anna Teachman

July 14, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The Washington dairy community is heartbroken and truly saddened by the sudden loss of the 2017-18 Washington State Dairy Ambassador, Anna Teachman and her father, Michael Teachman of SeaTac, Washington. Throughout the last year, Anna [Read More …]

Applications now open for 2019 Nuffield International Farming Scholarships

Nuffield International Farming Scholars is pleased to announce that applications for 2019 scholarships are now open, and farmers and agricultural professionals are strongly encouraged to apply. Prospective Nuffield Scholars are men and women in agriculture [Read More …]

Agronomy Day 2018 field tour topics announced

Ever wondered how you could use drones to make life easier on the farm? Need new and effective management strategies for western corn rootworm, soybean diseases, or herbicide-resistant weeds? Plan to hear about these and [Read More …]

Holstein Youth Compete at 2018 National Junior Holstein Convention

Holstein Association USA recognized Junior members in Acme, Michigan during the 2018 National Holstein Convention for their participation in a variety of activities. Nearly 350 Junior Holstein members competed in activities and contests at the [Read More …]

Dairy Industry Welcomes U.S. Government Work Supporting Breastfeeding, Complementary Dairy Products for Children Around the World

Three national organizations representing dairy farmers and dairy foods companies said that the current and past administrations, as well as the dairy industry, strongly support long-standing recommendations stressing the importance of breastfeeding, while emphasizing the [Read More …]

PRO-DAIRY e-Alert: Cooling Cows

A visit on July 4th to a dairy farm that employs aggressive fan cooling for their dairy cows (Key Considerations – Fan Cooling Cows) reminded me how much cows really need direct evaporative cooling (sprinklers) [Read More …]

Webinar on dairy base/excess plans

WFU webinar is open to anyone affiliated with the dairy industry On Thurs., July 19 at 11:30am, Wisconsin Farmers Union will hold an educational webinar sharing ways several dairy cooperatives are adopting base/excess plans to [Read More …]

Students Earn Career Training at Farm Credit East

Farm Credit East is pleased to host 16 college students with career aspirations in agribusiness, accounting, finance or similar fields as part of its annual summer internship program. “Our internship program exemplifies our commitment to [Read More …]

This Week in Dairy: Interview Michael Grossman of Regenis based in Washington State

A Washington State based manufacturer of anerobic digesters is introducing innovative water purification technology for dairy and livestock manure. Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News interviews Michael Grossman of Regenis, based in Ferndale, Washington, who describes [Read More …]

Assets of One of New Mexico’s Largest Dairies Set for Auction and Sale