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Thank Dairy for $64 Billion in Tax Revenues

April 24, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

As Americans meet their April 17 tax return deadline, it’s a good time to note how food and agriculture fund government. After graduating from law school and marrying my wife, Christie, I moved to Mount [Read More …]

Three Agriculture Scholarships Offered by UC ANR

April 24, 2018 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Three scholarships are being offered to college students majoring in agriculture by the University of California’s Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources. The scholarships will be awarded for the fall 2018 semester or quarter. The [Read More …]

Staying Relevant To Tech-Savvy, Goal-Driven Gen Z Means Dairy Must Nourish Body, Mind

April 24, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Dairy marketers have a tall order in staying relevant to the youngest generation, which demands products be minimally processed, ethically produced, provide strength for body and mind and of course – be Instagram-worthy. Over the past [Read More …]

Do Farm Tours Have Value?

April 24, 2018 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Have you ever wondered if inviting people to your farm has value? Have you ever wondered if it is worth your time, resources and energy to coordinate a farm tour? I am passionate about connecting [Read More …]

Blizzard-Impacted Farmers Need to Take Action

April 24, 2018 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

In an effort to speed up potential relief efforts for farmers impacted by Wisconsin’s recent Blizzard Evelyn, the Wisconsin-based American Dairy Coalition (ADC) is asking those who sustained damage to contact their Farm Service Agency [Read More …]

Flavored milk returns to L.A. school districts

April 24, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

In 2011, the Los Angeles Unified School District eliminated flavored milk. After three-month pilot study with the district that was partly sponsored by Dairy Council of California, flavored milk has been reinstated. “Milk consumption increased [Read More …]

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NMC Heads to ‘The Royal City’ for June Regional Meeting

April 23, 2018 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

National Mastitis Council (NMC) invites milk quality enthusiasts to its regional meeting in Guelph, Ont., Canada, June 20-22, on the beautiful University of Guelph campus. The NMC Regional Meeting, hosted jointly with the Ontario Association [Read More …]

National Cheese Company to Build $25 Million Plant in Capital Region

April 23, 2018 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

A national cheese manufacturer that already has a facility in Schenectady will build a new $25 million plant at the Glenville Business and Technology Park, Empire State Development officials announced Thursday. Belgioioso Cheese, of Green [Read More …]

ACES Twitter Chat April 26:

April 23, 2018 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

What are the major pathogens affecting crops like corn and soybean? How will the winter we just had affect insect pests in 2018? What is the difference between a sign and symptom? What are the [Read More …]

The Two Professors Come to California

April 23, 2018 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

By Geoffrey Vanden Heuvel The author, a dairyman in Chino, Calif., is a board member and economics consultant for the Milk Producers Council. This piece appears in the MPC newsletter dated Apr. 20 and is [Read More …]

Secretary Perdue Announces New Senior Leaders at USDA

April 20, 2018 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the selection of senior leaders in several U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) agencies. Perdue appointed Ken Isley as Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) Administrator, Joel Baxley as Rural [Read More …]

DCHA Annual Conference Takes the Gold

April 20, 2018 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

The Dairy Calf and Heifer Association (DCHA) annual conference offered a diverse lineup of speakers and producer panels, unveiled new industry insights and provided unmatched networking. More than 500 dairy calf and heifer growers, dairy [Read More …]

UW–Madison Dairy Science Students Win Contest

April 20, 2018 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Students from the University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Dairy Science took first place at the National Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge, held April 12-14 in Visalia, California. Dairy Challenge is an applied dairy management competition that requires [Read More …]

Lee Mielke’s Market Report April 20

April 20, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

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 by email [Read More …]

This Week in Dairy Video with Annie AcMoody, Dairy Economist with Western United Dairymen: April 20, 2018

April 20, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News speaks with Annie AcMoody, dairy economist with Western United Dairymen. A producer information meeting, one of three in California hosted by WUD, had just finished on Apr. 18 in Tulare, [Read More …]

Good News for Farmers Looking for Land in N.Y.

April 20, 2018 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

The recently adopted 2018-19 New York State budget offers good news for a new generation of farmers looking for farmland in New York. The budget includes funding to create the “Farmland for a New Generation [Read More …]

Feeding Strategies With Low-Priced Cottonseed

April 20, 2018 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Cottonseed prices are hovering just above March’s historical lows, with spot prices ranging from $145 in North Carolina to $217 in Wisconsin. The feed ingredient’s outlook is good for dairy farmers as prices are expected [Read More …]

NRCS State Conservation Engineer Named

April 20, 2018 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in California has selected Greg Norris as its new State Conservation Engineer. Norris, who has worked as an engineer for NRCS since 1992, will oversee a staff of approximately 50 professionals. “I [Read More …]

NMPF Backs Dairy Safety Net Improvements in House Ag Committee Farm Bill

April 20, 2018 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) lauded the House Agriculture Committee for approving a draft of the 2018 Farm Bill that contains key dairy policy improvements, a significant first step toward enacting a new Farm [Read More …]

NLPA Announces New CEO Kraig Roesch

April 20, 2018 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

“We are very excited to start a new chapter at NLPA with the hiring of our new CEO, Kraig Roesch,” says Gary Smith, a 5th generation Iowa farmer and Chairman of the Board of the [Read More …]

30th Anniversary Labor & Employment Relations Law Seminar

April 20, 2018 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

You are invited to join hundreds of legal counsel, business executives, and human resources professionals from across the region for a day of networking and education on hot topics in labor and employment law. Date: [Read More …]

Univ of Illinois Joins Initiative to Demonstrate Impact of Ag Research

April 19, 2018 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

A new effort to boost federal investment in agricultural research—FedByScience—launched in Washington, D.C., bringing together the University of Illinois with 15 other public and private universities. The initiative, timed with the release of the 2018 [Read More …]

Thank Dairy for $64 Billion in Tax Revenues

Three Agriculture Scholarships Offered by UC ANR

Staying Relevant To Tech-Savvy, Goal-Driven Gen Z Means Dairy Must Nourish Body, Mind

Blizzard-Impacted Farmers Need to Take Action

Flavored milk returns to L.A. school districts

NMC Heads to ‘The Royal City’ for June Regional Meeting

National Cheese Company to Build $25 Million Plant in Capital Region

ACES Twitter Chat April 26:

The Two Professors Come to California

Secretary Perdue Announces New Senior Leaders at USDA

UW–Madison Dairy Science Students Win Contest

Lee Mielke’s Market Report April 20

This Week in Dairy Video with Annie AcMoody, Dairy Economist with Western United Dairymen: April 20, 2018

Good News for Farmers Looking for Land in N.Y.

Feeding Strategies With Low-Priced Cottonseed

NRCS State Conservation Engineer Named

NMPF Backs Dairy Safety Net Improvements in House Ag Committee Farm Bill

NLPA Announces New CEO Kraig Roesch

30th Anniversary Labor & Employment Relations Law Seminar

Univ of Illinois Joins Initiative to Demonstrate Impact of Ag Research

If Perception is Reality, U.S. Ag Has Work To Do

Protect the Future of Agriculture

New Exciting Flavor Limited Edition Milk from The Farmer’s Cow

Radical Animal Rights Extremism and Responding to Activist Tactics

Dietary crude protein: how low can we go thanks to the amino acid balancing concept in dairy cows?

Why Herd Immunity Matters to Your Dairy

What If You Could?

Cover Crops After Corn Silage