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The late spring has many worried. Others are confident farmers can plant a corn crop in 5 working days. Todd Gleason reports, University of Illinois agricultural economists have gone through the USDA data to see [Read More …]

Are You Prepared to Change Your Routine This Spring?

While spring tasks vary by farm, there are many “rites of spring,” and they are often completed in a fairly rigid sequence. Depending on the farm, these often include fixing fence, spreading manure, planting new [Read More …]

“Agriculture’s Roots in Washington”

United States Department of Agriculture’s Ted McKinney will speak to attendees at the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2018 Stakeholders Summit set for May 3-4 at the Renaissance Capital View Hotel in Arlington, Va. Ted McKinney serves [Read More …]

Weighing the Importance of NAFTA vs China

President Donald Trump said last week that the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) talks are “moving along nicely.” Trade ministers from Mexico, Canada, and the U.S. met in Washington, D.C., and are pushing to [Read More …]

Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board to Conduct Listening Sesseions

The Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board will conduct two listening sessions in May to gather information and recommendations regarding potential changes to the Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Law in response to a petition filed by the Pennsylvania [Read More …]

Decision Time

It is crunch time – the decision on whether California joins the Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) system will be made within the next few days. Because the three major cooperatives operating in California have [Read More …]

Time is Running Out to Complete Census of Ag

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is reminding farmers and ranchers that the window is closing on the opportunity to participate in the 2017 Census of Agriculture. To date, NASS [Read More …]

Mammary Stem Cells Challenge Bovine Disease

Mastitis is the most expensive disease in the dairy industry. Each clinical case can cost a dairy farmer more than $400 and damages both the cow’s future output as well as her comfort. Bovine mastitis [Read More …]

Congressman John Faso Speaks About Issues of Dairy Trade – Video

Central New York Congressman John Faso (R-NY) was recently interviewed on Canadian TV talking about the issues of dairy trade with the U.S. He spoke particularly about the Class 7 ultra-filtered milk that is no [Read More …]

NY Governor Condemns Raid on Dairy Farm

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo threatened to sue federal immigration officials Wednesday following a raid on an upstate dairy farm during which armed federal agents allegedly trespassed on private property and handcuffed an American citizen [Read More …]

NFU Board Opposes Current House Farm Bill

National Farmers Union (NFU) Board of Directors today unanimously passed a resolution in opposition to the current version of the 2018 Farm Bill as passed by the House Agriculture Committee last week. The Board called [Read More …]

Dairy Industry Commends Call for NAFTA Action

U.S. dairy groups commended the bipartisan efforts of 68 members of Congress who encouraged the U.S. Trade Representative to eliminate Canada’s tariffs on U.S. dairy exports and its protectionist pricing policies during the North American [Read More …]

Farm Credit East Announces Board Election Results

Farm Credit East, a farmer-owned cooperative lender, has announced the results of its recent Director Election and Board reorganization meeting. The Board represents the diversity of Northeast agriculture and forest products. Farm Credit East, ACA [Read More …]

Measurement Matters – Rural Broadband

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Rural broadband is a critical pathway to global markets for agriculture and other industries. Farmers and ranchers depend on broadband, just as they do highways, railways and waterways, to ship food, fuel and fiber across [Read More …]

Lee Mielke’s Market Report April 27

Lee Mielke is a veteran dairy journalist and broadcaster, currently carried in a dozen Ag newspapers nationally. This column is prepared especially for the readers of DairyBusiness. Based in Lynden, Wash., he can be reached [Read More …]

This Week in Dairy (Video): Interview with Dairy Economist Dr. Mark Stephenson, Director of Dairy Policy Analysis at UW Madison.

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California producers are voting on accepting, or not, a Federal Milk Marketing Order for the state. With the deadline of May 5 fast approaching, Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News spoke with dairy economist Dr. Mark [Read More …]

2018 Stakeholder’s Summit is Almost Here

Ted McKinney from USDA will join us Thursday afternoon to share “Agriculture’s Roots in Washington.” Ted McKinney serves as the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs. Under Secretary [Read More …]

U.S. and Latin American Partners Team Up to Take on Anti-Trade Regulations

A new partnership announced today between U.S. and Pan-American dairy farmers is meant to foster collaboration in promoting trade and combating trade-inhibiting regulations and policies. The partnership – between the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) [Read More …]

California Dairies, Inc. Joins GDT Marketplace

Global Dairy Trade is pleased to welcome leading dairy processing co-operative California Dairies, Inc (CDI) to GDT Marketplace, its 24/7 online dairy trading platform. Eric Hansen, Director of Global Dairy Trade said CDI was the [Read More …]

FDA Commissioner Pledges More Focus on Mislabeled Imitation Dairy Foods

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb told a Senate panel on Tuesday that federal standards define milk as a product sourced from animals, and said his agency would be “taking a very close [Read More …]

NYS Supreme Court Finds Problems with the NYS Clean Water Act Permit

Environmental groups sued NYS DEC claiming that aspects of the Clean Water Act Permit (GP-0-16-002) do not meet Clean Water Act requirements. The ECL Permit was not challenged. The full implications of the April 24 [Read More …]

In 2018, Milk Production is Higher for Some

USDA’s April 20, 2018, Milk Production report indicated U.S. milk production during the first quarter of 2018 was 54.4 billion pounds, up 1.5 percent or 823 million pounds from the first quarter of 2017. On a daily [Read More …]

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Cargill Animal Nutrition Adds Talent in Central U.S.

Cargill Animal Nutrition announces the addition of Grant Stoddard to its Central U.S. dairy team. Stoddard brings his experience working in the dairy industry, and a level of expertise that will help strengthen customer offerings. [Read More …]

Kids+Cows: Dairy Council’s New Exhibit at the Cal Expo Farm

CDFA Secretary Karen Ross and State Fair CEO Rick Pickering joined Dairy Council of California leaders and volunteers at Cal Expo in Sacramento this morning to welcome two busloads of students from nearby Elk Grove to tour a fresh, [Read More …]

Justin Welsh, D.V.M., Named Executive Director, Food Animal Technical Services

Justin Welsh, D.V.M., has been named Executive Director of Food Animal Technical Services for Merck Animal Health’s U.S. Food Animal Team. In his new role, Dr. Welsh oversees the technical services and pharmacovigilance groups for [Read More …]

Farm Credit East Hosts Webinar on Dairy Farm Financial Report

Farm Credit East will host a webinar to discuss 2017 Northeast dairy farm results and the current dairy situation. Dairy farmers and other interested parties are invited to participate in this free webinar on Tuesday, [Read More …]

2018 Borlaug CAST Communication Award Goes to Marty Matlock

The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) announces that the 2018 Borlaug CAST Communication Award goes to Marty Matlock, an internationally recognized expert in agricultural sustainability metrics and assessment. Matlock has become the world’s [Read More …]

Pre-Birth Nutrition Can Impact Calf’s Life-Time Performance