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Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News interviews Dan Sheldon, a partner with his family in Woody Hill Farm at Salem, NY, where Dan talks about his commitment to dairy records through the DHI system used for [Read More …]

NMPF on effort to block FDA labeling

Jim Mulhern, President and CEO, National Milk Producers Federation, releases statement “Today’s vote should send a very strong message to food marketers who have long been ignoring FDA’s food labeling standards by inappropriately using dairy [Read More …]

Net Merit $ Index Updated To Include Health Traits

With the August U.S. dairy genetic evaluations, Net Merit $ and the other lifetime profit indices have been revised to factor in disease resistance and to update the economic values used in calculations. Net Merit [Read More …]

California cheeses win national honor

Earns 32 awards from American Cheese Society’s 2018 annual cheese competition Cow’s milk processors that use the Real California Milk seal brought home 32 awards from the 2018 annual cheese competition held by the American [Read More …]

Dairy Farm Stress Webinar series archived

Three ISU Extension and Outreach webinars remain available for viewing Iowa State University Extension and Outreach hosted a series of three webinars that discussed how to recognize the signs of stress, how to deal with [Read More …]

Four dairy farm families host Twilight Series

Free meetings connect community leaders, elected officials and farmers Four Wisconsin dairy farm families open their barn doors for the 2018 PDPW ACE On-the-Farm Twilight Meetings on August 27, 28, 29 and 30. The meetings are brought [Read More …]

USDA invests in rural electric infrastructure

Will improve service for more than 1 million residential & commercial consumers Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $345.5 million in 20 infrastructure projects (PDF, 121 KB) to [Read More …]

Meet “The NY Farm Girls” at Empire Farm Days

Three teenage sisters have become upbeat advocates for agriculture on Instagram NY Farm Girls. (Photo courtesy of NY Farm Girls) Instagram stars: the NY Farm Girls are at Empire Farm Days. Three teenage sisters: Evelyn, [Read More …]

CMAB Dairy Princess representatives announced

CA Milk Advisory Board welcomed 2018-2019 class of Dairy Princess representatives From left to right: Sarah Kiser, District 3 Second Alternate; Jeanette Furlong, District 3 Dairy Princess; Megan Binford, District 3 First Alternate; Kiera Searcy, [Read More …]

Dairy Revenue Protection is Here

Sign-Up Begins October 9 Since 2014 the annual average U.S. all-milk price has fallen by more than 30 percent. This year, it is projected to be at the lowest level since 2009, at $16.10 per [Read More …]

Investing in genetics when cash flow is tight

Cost cutting can be an effective tactic to help weather periods of tight cash flow. For many practices employed by dairies, cost-return data can be compiled to evaluate the payback for various practices and identify [Read More …]

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CWT Assists with 3 Million Pounds of Butter, Cheese and Whole Milk Powder Export Sales

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) member cooperatives accepted seven offers of export assistance from CWT that helped them capture contracts to sell 253,532 pounds (115 metric tons) of Cheddar cheese, 220,462 pounds (100 metric tons) of [Read More …]

Elanco Sells Its Posilac Business To Brazilian Animal Health Firm Union Agener

Union Agener, one of Brazil’s largest animal health companies, looks to be the new owner of Elanco Animal Health’s Posilac business. The deal also will include Elanco’s Posilac manufacturing facility in Augusta, Ga. The purchase [Read More …]

Gene Editing Coalition Formed To Develop Responsible Use Framework

The Coalition for Responsible Gene Editing in Agriculture has established a multi-stakeholder Steering Committee to develop a framework for the responsible use of gene editing in agriculture. The steering committee, representing diverse stakeholder interests, met [Read More …]

Auction ends era for Floresville dairy

Grupo Lala, the Mexican owner of Promised Land Dairy, is moving its Floresville operations to a more modern facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado. “This consolidation allows Promised Land to better meet the needs of retailers [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

Allflex Livestock Intelligence, an Antelliq company, is proud of the inclusion of its smart collars for cows by SCR in the recently released “Israeli Innovation” book. The book, featuring the 100 Israeli innovations with the [Read More …]

Younger generation leads Vermont dairy into the future

Aires Hill Farm was named the Vermont Dairy Farm of the Year. When Franklin Thompson began milking cows in 1826 on a 130-acre parcel of land abutting the Canadian border, little did he know that [Read More …]

Farm Credit East celebrates Nat’l Farmers Market Week

Local fruits, vegetables and other farm products are in abundance in the Northeast Farm Credit East celebrates the bounty of farm fresh produce available in the Northeast during National Farmers’ Market Week, which takes place August [Read More …]

Visit the MDA in Booth 305-S

Farm advocates, disaster recovery loan info available at MDA Farmfest booth Minnesota farmers have faced many pressures this growing season, from flooding to continued low commodity prices and trade difficulties. Help is out there, and [Read More …]

Four Dairy Farm Families Host 2018 ACE Twilight Series

Free Meetings Connect Community Leaders, Elected Officials and Farmers on August 27, 28, 29, 30 Four Wisconsin dairy farm families open their barn doors for the 2018 PDPW ACE On-the-Farm Twilight Meetings on August 27, [Read More …]

California earns $1.3M for conservation innovations

The funding is split between two state-specific projects and a national project Two California organizations, and one national organization, have been selected to receive a combined $1.3 million through the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service [Read More …]

Foreign cheese buyers travel to Wisconsin

Buyers will participate in a whirlwind of activities spotlighting cheese and dairy More than a dozen cheese buyers from South and Central America, Mexico and the Middle East will travel to Wisconsin next week for [Read More …]

NYFB hosts regional leaders in Albany

NYFB hosts Northeast Farm Bureau Presidents and Administrators Conference Farm Bureau Presidents and Administrators from the 12 states of the Northeast Region attended their annual conference this week in Albany, NY. New York Farm Bureau [Read More …]

U.S. Dairy’s Momentum in China Threatened

Retaliatory tariffs give global competitors hard-to-reverse advantages in the world’s largest market. Editor’s note: This article is based on written comments submitted Wednesday (August 1) to the House Ways and Means Committee’s Subcommittee on Trade on behalf of [Read More …]

USDA seeking comments on rural broadband initiative