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The American Feed Industry Association honored two individuals in the animal science field at the American Society of Animal Science annual meeting in Vancouver, Canada, July 9. Juan Loor, Ph.D., of the University of Illinois, [Read More …]

Hiland Dairy Honored for Closed-Loop Sustainability Initiative at Oklahoma Plant

The stand-out sustainability program received recognition at ProFoods Live 2018. Sustainability has always a priority at Hiland Dairy Foods Company, which continuously seeks new ways to recycle, reduce and reuse at its production plants. Hiland [Read More …]

Beef meal kits rollout nationwide

Kits create a complete beef meal featuring globally inspired flavors that consumers crave Cooking a delicious, healthy, beef meal from scratch has never been easier with the launch of fresh beef meal kits in retail [Read More …]

What’s it takes to make a buck in dairying

Don’t miss the bus. Wisconsin dairy tours next week. Tuesday, July 17, 2018 7:45 am – 5:45 pm learn from these dairy farms Alfalawn Farm Menomonie, Wis. Fourth-generation farmers Randy, Dale and Dave Styer have adopted technologies [Read More …]

IDFA Dairy Forum 2019

IDFA’s Dairy Forum is the premier event for dairy food leaders to connect with other industry leaders, advance their knowledge, and to discover new perspectives on issues that are important to our industry. This [Read More …]

William C. Nichol Named Distinguished Leadership Award Recipient

Holstein Association USA’s 2018 Distinguished Leadership Award recipient is respected by all who meet him. He is a tireless promoter of Registered Holstein cattle, who developed ideas that would make people want to be a [Read More …]

Tom and Gin Kestell Receives Elite Breeder Award

Recognized around the world for high-quality Registered Holstein® genetics, this year’s Elite Breeder has imprinted an international mark promoting Registered Holstein genetics. Holstein Association is honored to present Tom and Gin Kestell of Ever-Green-View Farms [Read More …]

Focus on What Matters

The law of attraction suggests what you focus on grows. Depending on what we’re choosing to focus on, this could be either a good or bad thing. Credit to Dr. Craig Manning who teaches this [Read More …]

David Harvatine Recognized as 2018 Distinguished Young Holstein Breeder

Holstein Association USA is proud to recognize David Harvatine of King Ferry, New York, as the 2018 Distinguished Young Holstein Breeder. As co-owner and dairy manager of Aurora Ridge Dairy, Harvatine is living his dream [Read More …]

PRO-DAIRY e-Alert: Calling All New York Dairy Farmers!

The New York Farm Viability Institute and PRO-DAIRY are conducting a survey to better understand the research, education and training needs of your dairy business. Your input will help us prioritize our efforts to support [Read More …]

National Guernsey Queen and Princess Crowned

The National Guernsey Convention has long been recognized for the many exciting opportunities and contests that it offers youth to participate in. Youth from across the country traveled to the convention to compete in the [Read More …]

American Farmland Trust Zeroes in on Climate Benefits of Farmland and Ranchland

Today, American Farmland Trust joins other major agriculture and conservation organizations at a “Learning Lab” for the U.S. Climate Alliance Natural and Working Lands Initiative. A team of over 50 technical experts from government, academia [Read More …]

Regenis System Re(Moo)ves Impurities; Creates Clean Water From Cow Waste

The answer to “How Now A Brown Cow?” can produce water clean enough for drinking is about to be answered on a 2,500-cow dairy in the Northwest corner of Washington State. Last week, the Washington State Conservation [Read More …]

May U.S. Dairy Export Volume Third-Highest Ever

Volume up 17 percent from May 2017. On a total milk solids basis, exports were equivalent to 17.2 percent of U.S. milk production. On a total volume basis, U.S. dairy exports were the third-highest ever. May [Read More …]

Producer-Led Watershed Protection grants

Applications will be accepted through Monday, Sept. 17 Groups of Wisconsin farmers can now apply for the Producer-Led Watershed Protection grants for 2019. Applications will be accepted through Monday, Sept. 17. The Department of [Read More …]

California dairy farmers, part of Trump’s base, stand to get creamed by his trade war

They voted for Donald Trump after he promised to protect American agriculture and reduce regulations. But many U.S. dairy farmers are now stinging from the trade war he’s launched, particularly those in California’s Central Valley, [Read More …]

Genome Editing in Agriculture: Methods, Applications, and Governance

A paper in the series on The Need for Agricultural Innovation to Sustainably Feed the World by 2050 July 9, 2018…Council for Agricultural Science and Technology, Ames, Iowa Twentieth-century advances in plant and animal breeding did much [Read More …]

CDFA funds dairy digester projects

Dairy digesters help capture methane emissions, can produce electricity or natural gas The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has awarded $69.9 million in grant funding to 40 dairy digester projects across the state. [Read More …]

Milking cows for data – not just dairy

Managing large herds efficiently would be difficult without advances in computing In the mid-1970s, the average American dairy farm had about 25 cows. Today, many operations have more than 3,000 – a number that was almost unheard of 25 [Read More …]

June Dairy Prices – Too Much Milk and Too Much Cheese

July 7, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

June Class and Component prices were announced on July 5. With one exception, prices saw very little change from the prior month. The 52% increase in the price of other solids dominates Chart I. Other changes [Read More …]

National Guernsey Convention: Numerous awards presented for outstanding performance within the Guernsey breed

High TPE Lactation Average for Milk and Protein: Gurn Z Meadow Farm: 18 records, 24,039M 4.5%F 1,068F 3.3%P 803P The high TPE Lactation Average for Milk and Protein is awarded to Gurn Z Meadow Farm [Read More …]

California Department Of Food And Agriculture Awards $69.9 Million For Dairy Digester Projects

July 7, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has awarded $69.9 million in grant funding to 40 dairy digester projects across the state. These projects, part of the Dairy Digester Research and Development Program (DDRDP), [Read More …]

National Guernsey Convention: Peck Named Master Breeder Winner

July 7, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

William “Bill” Peck, Sr., Schuylerville, New York, was awarded the 2018 Master Breeder Award at the American Guernsey Association National Convention in Dubuque, Iowa. At the recently concluded National Guernsey Convention, numerous awards were presented [Read More …]

National Guernsey Convention: National Outstanding Young Guernsey Farmer

Megan Schrupp of Paynesville, Minnesota named 2018 National Outstanding Young Guernsey Farmer! At the recently concluded National Guernsey Convention, in Dubuque, Iowa, numerous awards were presented for outstanding performance within the Guernsey breed. The National [Read More …]

National Guernsey Convention: Trotter Named Distinguished Service Winner

David (Dave) Trotter of Enon Valley, Pennsylvania was awarded the 2018 Distinguished Service Award in Dubuque, Iowa on June 28, 2018. At the National Guernsey Convention Dave was recognized for his many years of service [Read More …]

79th Minnesota Nutrition 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 speakers will address the challenges facing animal [Read More …]

UMN Extension dairy field days in SE Minnesota

Topics range from barn designs and dry cow management to farm transitions and finances Now that we have officially reached summer, it is time for the University of Minnesota Extension’s 2018 Summer Dairy Field Days. [Read More …]

Last chance to complete the 2017 Census of Agriculture Less than two weeks to submit the questionnaire by mail

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is wrapping up data collection for the 2017 Census of Agriculture. To stay on track for data release in February 2019, the deadline for [Read More …]

The Power and Importance of Hanging Together

The increasing number of news stories in the past year focused on dairy farmers losing their milk markets has brought into sharp focus the crucial role cooperatives play in protecting their members’ economic interests. As [Read More …]

$30M to support farmland protection in New York