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The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) today commended the leadership of the Senate Agriculture Committee for crafting a bipartisan Farm Bill that contains beneficial provisions for America’s dairy farmers. Following today’s passage by a margin [Read More …]

Dairy Farmers Of America Announces Sponsorship For The 2019 Sprint Accelerator Program

Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), a global dairy foods company owned by family farmers, recently announced plans to continue partnering with the Sprint Accelerator through 2019. The Accelerator, located in the Crossroads Arts District of [Read More …]

Indianapolis hosts the 2018 DCRC Annual Meeting

Mark your calendar for Nov.14-16, the dates for this year’s Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) Annual Meeting. This year’s meeting reverts to the traditional DCRC format of evening reception on Wednesday and core meeting dates [Read More …]

Farm Contribution to Agricultural GDP at Record Low

Data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis’ Value Added by Industry series, recently released by USDA’s Economic Research Service, indicates that – on a broad level – agriculture contributed a record-high $1.05 trillion to U.S. gross domestic product [Read More …]

USDA Extends Application Deadline for Dairy Margin Protection Program to June 22

Re-enrollment Continues Through June 22, Dairy producers urged to act now U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the re-enrollment deadline for the Margin Protection Program (MPP) for Dairy will be extended until June 22, [Read More …]

Animal Agriculture Alliance announces return of College Aggies Online

Scholarship competition kicks off September 10 Today, the Animal Agriculture Alliance announced that its annual College Aggies Online (CAO) scholarship program will return this fall, kicking off September 10. The nine-week program, now in its [Read More …]

Answers to your water quality questions

Join us for tours, discussions solutions, and answers to your water quality questions UW Discovery Farms and Professional Dairy Producers (PDPW) have teamed up once again to showcase water-quality innovations and practices that affect people, animals and [Read More …]

Pasture walks planned across Wis. this summer

Looking for sustainable and cost-effective practices to apply on your farm? Farmers looking for sustainable and cost-effective practices to apply on their farms are invited to take part in pasture walks happening across the state [Read More …]

U.S., Canadian farm groups support trade

CFA President Ron Bonnett and NFU President Roger Johnson issue statement The leaders of the U.S. National Farmers Union (NFU) and the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) in a joint statement today urged Canadian and [Read More …]

Safety videos for new dairy workers

Valuable resource for dairy farmers looking to train new workers quickly & efficiently The New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health (NYCAMH) is promoting a series of on-boarding safety training videos for new dairy [Read More …]

Bank seizes California Rep. David Valadao’s family dairy farm over unpaid loans

A bank has seized a Tulare County dairy farm owned by Rep. David Valadao and his family to resolve more than $8 million in loans that have not been repaid, according to court documents. In [Read More …]

Inaugural Dairy Experience Forum to Explore Critical Connection to Today’s Consumers

Forum to provide participants with valuable tools and resources to help ensure a successful future for the dairy industry The expectations of today’s consumers are always evolving. They want to know more about where their food [Read More …]

Gov. Holcomb and Midwest dairy farmers join Walmart for grand opening of Fort Wayne milk processing plant

Governor Eric J. Holcomb; Walmart Executive Vice President of Food, Charles Redfield; Walmart Senior Vice President of Sourcing Strategy, Tony Airoso; and local dairy farmers will celebrate the opening of Walmart’s new 250,000-square-foot milk processing plant in Fort [Read More …]

Paul Peetz Adds Experience To Lely Team

Lely North America is proud to welcome Paul Peetz to its team. Recently named the Milking Technology Manager, Peetz brings more than 20 years of experience working within the dairy industry to the Lely team. [Read More …]

Put your herd on the map

Interactive map will be available on the 2019 National Holstein Convention website Wisconsin is excited to be hosting the 2019 National Holstein Convention. To promote our Wisconsin Registered Holstein breeders, we are offering an online [Read More …]

Gov. Brown recognizes dairy farm families

In celebration of June Dairy Month and the contribution of the state’s more than 1,300 dairy farm families to the communities and economy of California, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. has proclaimed June as “Real California [Read More …]

Zoetis and Holstein Association USA Partner to Publish Dairy Wellness Profit Index® High-ranking Female Lists

Producers can participate with Clarifide® Plus and Enlight® to identify top females DWP$ is a genetic selection index only offered with Clarifide® Plus. Selecting animals with DWP$ allows for faster progress toward more profitability because [Read More …]

Tami Lepley Joins TechMix Global Bovine Team

TechMix Global announces the appointment of Tami Lepley as Bovine Territory Manager primarily focused in Michigan and Indiana. Lepley has been well exposed to TechMix products in her previous role working for Dairy Farmers of [Read More …]

PRO-DAIRY: Spanish Wednesday Webinars | Seminarios Web en Español

Dairy Cow Management | Manejo de Vacas Lecheras 12:30 – 1:00 PM EST Registration is not required | No hay que registrarse Join the webinar/ Participe en el seminario June 13: The Use of Antibiotics [Read More …]

Trump puts fresh focus on Canada’s dairy system

Canada’s system limits imports by slapping tariffs on imports beyond a certain level U.S. President Donald Trump upped the ante on Canada’s supply-managed dairy system over the weekend as he repeatedly warned that the country [Read More …]

This “whey” to make vodka could add value to creameries, lessen environmental impact

DairyBusiness Editor’s note: We have reported on Black Cow vodka being produced and marketed by a dairyman in England. We have sampled it, of course in the interests of journalistic integrity. It is smooth! As [Read More …]

Crystal Farms Launches Shredded Whole Milk Mozzarella

Mozzarella Cheese Made with the Benefits of Whole Milk Crystal Farms, Wisconsin’s best-selling cheese, announces a new offering in their portfolio, Shredded Whole Milk Mozzarella, which provides consumers a butter-rich flavor and great melting ability. [Read More …]

Farmers.gov receives $10 million in funding

Will support the development of USDA’s Farmers.gov customer experience portal Today, the Technology Modernization Fund Board (Board) awarded funding to support the development of USDA’s Farmers.gov customer experience portal, which helps better connect America’s farmers, ranchers, conservationists, [Read More …]

Dr. Juan Tricarico Voted CAST President-Elect for 2018-19

In a recent election at the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST), Juan Tricarico–Vice President of Sustainability Research at the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy–was chosen as the President-Elect for 2018-2019. Dr. Tricarico has [Read More …]

Training for Allied Industry Professionals with Limited Farm Background and Experience

PDPW Presents APPs Training on Dairy Farms, July 24-26, 2018 Due to high demand, the Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) announce a second Agricultural Professional Partnerships® (APPs) training. The professional development training is designed for non-farm [Read More …]

Pre-Registration Open for 2018 NYS FFA Welding and Tractor Driving Contests

Pre-registration is now open for both the 2018 NYS FFA Welding Competition and the 2018 NYS FFA Tractor Driving Safety Competition. Both events will be held on Thursday, August 9 at Empire Farm Days at [Read More …]

Farm Credit Helps FFA Students Achieve Ag Career Goals

Since 1928, the California FFA has been encouraging high school students to pursue a wide range of careers related to agriculture through hands-on learning and leadership development. And throughout virtually all of FFA’s history, Farm [Read More …]

WMMB/Dairy Farmers of Wis. directors elected

Election results certified by DATCP Secretary Sheila Harsdorf Election results for the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (dba Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin) Board of Directors have been certified by DATCP Secretary Sheila Harsdorf, resulting in eight [Read More …]

NFU, AFBF comment on farm bill