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Alan R. Sams, who has helped expand prominent agricultural programs at both Texas A&M and Clemson universities, has been named the Reub Long Dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences at Oregon State University. [Read More …]

Nestlé Purina commits $1 million to Ducks Unlimited in Iowa to help boost water quality

Partnership will protect and improve 1,600 acres of wetlands and grasslands Ducks Unlimited and Nestlé Purina PetCare Company have partnered to protect and improve 1,600 acres of wetland and grasslands across Iowa over the next [Read More …]

USDA adds new resources to Farmers.gov

Site has updated tools and information to help agricultural producers Agricultural producers have new resources available to them to prepare for and recover from impacts of natural disasters on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new [Read More …]

Wood Co. hosts largest ag show in Wisconsin

Three-day outdoor event attracts over 40,000 people each year The 65th Wisconsin Farm Technology Days brought together food producers, industry professionals and local consumers to showcase the latest innovations in agricultural technology. The three-day outdoor [Read More …]

Wisconsin delegates for Nat. 4-H Dairy Conference

Applications are available for the 2018 National 4-H Dairy Conference Applications are now being accepted to represent Wisconsin at the National 4-H Dairy Conference on September 30- October 3, 2018, in Madison, WI. More than [Read More …]

AFIA Applauds FDA Decision to Extend Some FSMA Compliance, Inspection Deadlines

The American Feed Industry Association praises the Food and Drug Administration’s announcement yesterday to extend its deadlines and inspection timeframes for when certain-sized facilities should come into compliance with some Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) [Read More …]

Effects from Heat Stress Can Stretch into Fall

The effects of heat stress can continue long after cooler weather has arrived — even for cows not in milk. In fact, research has shown that proper cooling in the dry period improved subsequent lactation [Read More …]

BYU food science team wins 2018 IMPA new dairy product award

A team of food science students from Brigham Young University won the 2018 Idaho Milk Processors Association new product competition Saturday. They not only earned some serious bragging rights, but $10,000, too, at IMPA’s annual meeting in Sun Valley, [Read More …]

Risk Management Agency Announces New Dairy Revenue Protection

Farm Credit East applauds the Risk Management Agency’s (RMA) recent announcement of Dairy Revenue Protection (Dairy-RP) Plan of Insurance. This new risk management product is designed to insure against unexpected declines in the quarterly revenue [Read More …]

Millions of Corn and Soybean Acres in Poor-to-Very-Poor Condition

Kansas and Missouri Are Hit Particularly Hard USDA’s Aug. 13 Crop Progress report revealed that 70 percent of the U.S. corn crop is in good-to-excellent condition, down 1 percentage point from last week, but 8 [Read More …]

NMPF Welcomes USDA’s $50 Million Milk Purchase for Needy Americans

The National Milk Producers Federation welcomed the announcement today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that it will purchase $50 million worth of fluid milk for distribution to domestic food assistance programs – the first [Read More …]

Chinese Tariff Ping Pong

Have you ever watched a really good ping pong game on YouTube? The volleys stretch on for minutes at a time; the players so intense. With two new tariff announcements each from the U.S. and [Read More …]

NYFarmGirls: Posting Positivity on Social Media

It’s a typical day at Maple Lane Farms, but the farmers there are anything but ordinary. Our Gabrielle Lucivero takes us to Marietta where three sisters are using social media to educate and spread a [Read More …]

SCR by Allflex’ Smart Collars for Cows Honored at President’s Residence Award Ceremony, as One of 10 Most Outstanding Innovations of Israeli Industry and Academia

The book “Israeli Innovation” celebrates 100 companies spearheading Israel’s technological leadership – including SCR. Allflex Livestock Intelligence, an Antelliq company, is proud of the inclusion of its smart collars for cows by SCR in the [Read More …]

Dairy Farmers of America Commends USDA’s Announcement to Purchase $50 Million Worth of Milk for Food Banks

Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), a global dairy food cooperative owned by family dairy farmers, applauds the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) recent announcement to purchase $50 million worth of fluid milk for distribution [Read More …]

Nut Milking EXPOSED

If you haven’t seen this yet, here is a little humor to a serious issue in the dairy industry. What a great video!

Minnesota Student from Little Falls Earns 2018 Zinpro/Schugel Scholarship

Scholarship recipient Rochelle Hulinsky plans to return to her dairy roots with a focus on food animal medicine Zinpro Corporation recently awarded its 2018 Zinpro/Schugel Scholarship to Rochelle Hulinsky, a third-year student at the University of [Read More …]

Nationwide to Crown Agricultural Educators of the Year

Inaugural Golden Owl Award Honors Teachers’ Commitment to Future Generations Farming is the backbone of America, but recent trends show a growing need for more agricultural educators. An increase in popularity of agricultural education has [Read More …]

NYFB member completes national program

Johanna Bossard graduates from Women’s Communications Boot Camp Johanna Bossard, a dairy farmer from Fabius, NY and member of Madison County Farm Bureau, is a graduate of the 12th class of Farm Bureau Women’s Communications Boot [Read More …]

Fencing workshop in Coon Valley

Event will feature experienced fencer, hay ride to see multiple types of fence in use You are invited to the “Fencing Solutions for Graziers: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” workshop with dinner in [Read More …]

UW Organic Agriculture Field Day Aug. 23

Field day to focus on reducing tillage and intensifying cover crops As farmers become increasingly aware of the importance of maintaining and improving soil health, they are seeking more options to integrate cover crops and [Read More …]

How to serve food on farms

An innovative field day coming up on August 23, 2018 An innovative field day coming up on August 23, 2018, will help farmers interested in hosting pizza farms, farm dinners and other culinary events on [Read More …]

Next Strategy Forum on Livestock Traceability Moves Forward from NIAA

The National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) brings next steps identified in 2017 and 2018 to a new Strategy Forum on Livestock Traceability, to be held in Kansas City, Missouri, September 24-26, 2018. “We [Read More …]

National FFA organization names VIP recipients

VIP Citation recognizes individuals’ contributions to FFA and agricultural education Nineteen individuals will be honored in an onstage ceremony with the VIP Citation at this year’s National FFA Convention & Expo, held in Indianapolis Oct. 24-27. [Read More …]

Investment to support rural NY communities

Funding will expand high-speed internet access and battle the opioid crisis U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the Agriculture Appropriations bill that just passed the Senate [Read More …]

California groundwater law means changes above ground, too – from KQED

The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), adopted in 2014, will change more than groundwater. The requirement to end overdraft will also transform land use, a massive side effect yet to be widely recognized. Parts of California will [Read More …]

Caputo’s Handcrafted Cheeses Win Four Awards At 2018 American Cheese Society Competition

Melrose Park, Illinois-based dairy manufacturer and award-winning cheesemaker Caputo took home four awards at the 2018 American Cheese Society Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania this past weekend. Caputo Cheese won first place for their handcrafted Burrata, Ricotta, and [Read More …]

Farms seek answers to curb dairy crisis

Milk producers are desperately looking for ways out of an economic quagmire that has forced many farms out of business. The situation is so serious that more than 300 industry members from throughout the U.S. [Read More …]

The 2018 Student Leader Scholarship Recipients!

Check Out 10 of Pennsylvania’s Brightest Dairy Leaders! Abby Sterner She is a senior studying dairy science at Delaware Valley University. Growing up on a dairy farm of Brown Swiss cows, Abby is the daughter [Read More …]

Idaho milk processors award 2018 IMPA Scholarships