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ONE week only: Join us next year at ONE19 for our lowest rate of $550 Big ideas, powerful messages and heartfelt memories were shared this year at ONE: The Alltech Ideas Conference (ONE18) as more [Read More …]

White House Proposes to Shift Federal Roles on Food Safety, Nutrition Assistance

The White House on Friday released a comprehensive plan to reorganize the executive branch, which included two key proposals of relevance to the dairy foods industry. The plan would transfer the non-commodity nutrition assistance programs [Read More …]

Dr. Guoyao Wu presents a paradigm shift in protein nutrition during Adisseo reception at ADSA Annual Meeting

A paradigm shift in protein nutrition was presented by Dr. Guoyao Wu, Distinguished Professor of Animal Nutrition, University Faculty Fellow, and Texas A&M AgriLife Research Faculty Fellow, during the Adisseo Wine and Cheese Reception at [Read More …]

New Internal Teat Sealant Added to Boehringer Ingelheim Dairy Mastitis Portfolio

Producers now have a choice when it comes to internal teat sealants for their dairy cows For the first time, dairy producers have a choice in internal teat sealants, and new Lockout™ comes with advantages, [Read More …]

Select Sires’ Communications Department Receives Multiple Awards at Cooperative Communicators Association Conference

Select Sires’ Communications Department was recognized at the 2018 Cooperative Communicators Association (CCA) Institute, held in Fort Worth, Texas June 3 through June 5. CCA is an organization of more than 300 professionals who [Read More …]

National Milk Praises Senate Passage of 2018 Farm Bill

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) today lauded passage of the Senate version of the 2018 Farm Bill by a bipartisan vote of 86 to 11. With the House having adopted its version of the [Read More …]

Melanie Herman Receives SRS Specialist of the Year Award

Melanie Herman (left) receives the 2018 SRS Specialist of the Year Award from Dr. Ray Nebel (right), vice president of technical service programs at Select Sires. Melanie Herman of St. Cloud, Florida was named Select [Read More …]

Nutrition Society of China and Russia Jointly Promote Dairy Industry Development

Mengniu, one of the leading Chinese brands, has promoted the international exchange and consumer education in dairy industry. Mengniu and Danone have joined hands in the field of fresh yogurt to focus on bringing in [Read More …]

PDPW: Key costs dairy farms can control

Wisconsin dairy tours – What’s it take to make a buck? Tuesday, July 17, 2018 7:45 am – 5:45 p join the round table discussion Cut to the heart of dairy managment in today’s dairy climate as [Read More …]

54th National DHIA Annual Meeting – March 5 – 7, 2019

The NDHIA Leadership Workshop and 54th Annual Meeting will be held March 6th and 7th (Wednesday and Thursday). Shoulder meetings will be held the day prior to the NDHIA 2019 Annual Meeting on March 5th [Read More …]

Dairy Farmers Of America’S Garden City Facility Named 2018 Manufacturing Innovator Of The Year By Profood World Magazine

Award Recognizes Outstanding Processing and Packaging Operations in the Food and Beverage Industry Dairy Farmers of America’s (DFA) state-of-the-art ingredients plant in Garden City, Kan., recently received the Manufacturing Innovator of the Year Award from ProFood [Read More …]

Senator Gillibrand amendment would mean about $8,000 to each NY dairy farmer

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY, introduced an amendment to the Senate farm bill Tuesday that would provide an average of $8,000 to New York dairy farmers. Gillibrand said Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue had denied her [Read More …]

Keown-Bomar hired as WFU executive director

Keown-Bomar has served in UW-Extension roles since 2005 Wisconsin Farmers Union is pleased to welcome Julie Keown-Bomar as executive director. Keown-Bomar brings to the role a strong background in organizational development and civic engagement as [Read More …]

Commodity Classic releases 2019 schedule

Range of educational sessions will cover critical topics important to America’s farmers Commodity Classic has released its tentative schedule for the 2019 show slated for Thursday, February 28 through Saturday, March 2 in Orlando, Fla. Commodity Classic [Read More …]

NMPF Statement on Failure of House Immigration Bill

“We are extremely disappointed that Congress did not include an agricultural guestworker element as part of its compromise immigration reform bill that ultimately failed today. The U.S. dairy industry continues to face serious challenges obtaining [Read More …]

House and Senate Farm Bills Contribute to Deficit Reduction

The Congressional Budget Office’s May 2013 Baseline for Farm Programs projected farm program spending over a 10-year period at approximately $978 billion. CBO’s most recent May 2018 baseline for USDA’s mandatory farm programs projected 10-year outlays at $867 billion. [Read More …]

Select Reproductive Solutions Specialists Engage in Training

More than 75 Select Reproductive Solutions® (SRS®) specialists from each of Select Sires’ nine member organizations, Select Sires GenerVations and World Wide Sires, as well as Select Sires staff and guests, gathered for Select’s annual [Read More …]

American Dairy Coalition (ADC) Requests House Leadership to Stand by their Promise

ADC is extremely disappointed and frustrated with the lack of desire to move forward a guest-worker program to ensure the dairy industry has an adequate labor force to feed the world. Late last night the AG [Read More …]

Changes to standard animal weights could affect Pa. producers

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is reminding livestock producers to review changes made to standard animal weights that take effect in 2019. These new weights could reclassify some livestock farms as Concentrated Animal Operations (CAOs) [Read More …]

Farm Credit East Awards 32 College Scholarships

Farm Credit East, the Northeast’s largest agricultural lending cooperative, recently awarded $49,500 in college scholarships to 32 student recipients. Farm Credit East’s scholarship program supports students with diverse career aspirations in agriculture, commercial fishing and [Read More …]

Seeking proposals for PASA’s 2019 Sustainable Agriculture Conference

PASA is seeking innovative and enthusiastic presenters for its 2019 Sustainable Agriculture Conference. The conference will be held February 6th through 9th, 2019 in Lancaster, PA at the Lancaster County Convention Center. The annual [Read More …]

As Dairy Farmers Struggle With Low Milk Prices, Gillibrand Proposes Emergency Relief Funding and SNAP Expansion

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, on yesterday (Tuesday, June 26th) introduced two amendments to the Farm Bill. One proposal would require the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to authorize [Read More …]

Global Trade Pacts Progress without US Dairy

As the United States takes a different direction on trade policy, several countries are forging ahead with new pacts, giving preferential market access to other trade players and changing the landscape for U.S. dairy products [Read More …]

54th National DHIA Annual Meeting – March 5 – 7, 2019

The NDHIA Leadership Workshop and 54th Annual Meeting will be held March 6th and 7th (Wednesday and Thursday). Shoulder meetings will be held the day prior to the NDHIA 2019 Annual Meeting on March 5th [Read More …]

Cheese company grows with SBA loan

Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company secures $7,764,000 in total project financing Capital Access Group (www.capitalaccess.com), a commercial real estate lender specializing in U.S. Small Business Administration 504 loans for growing businesses, recently helped Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company to secure [Read More …]

FFA partnership will showcase innovation

National FFA is unveiling the Blue Room experience at the national convention & expo The National FFA Organization and AgriNovus Indiana are bringing the convergence of innovative technology, science, research and entrepreneurship to FFA members [Read More …]

Senator Pat Roberts: Let’s Get This Farm Bill Done

U.S. Senator Pat Roberts spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate about the farm bill U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, spoke on the floor [Read More …]

Got corn rootworm?

Try this alfalfa pest solution developed from Northern NY research results Following the successful application of biocontrol nematodes to reduce the impact of alfalfa snout beetle, Northern New York farmers and a research team led [Read More …]

Vets-Plus Receives Two Awards at the 2018 National Animal Supplement Council (NASC) Annual Conference

Vets-Plus, Inc., a leading manufacturer of animal health and nutritional products located in Menomonie, WI, received two of the National Animal Supplements Council’s (NASC) most prestigious awards at the Council’s annual conference in Phoenix, AZ. [Read More …]

Working Together to Strengthen the Lives of Rural Americans: American Farm Bureau President Joins Connected Nation Board of Directors