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Youth across North America participated in the 2025 World Dairy Expo® Youth Fitting Contest on Saturday, September 27 at the Alliant Energy Center. There were 52 participants registered, representing 10 U.S. states and three Canadian province. Contestants, ages [Read More …]

PDP: Meal Planning Tips & Market News

Tune into webinar series to hear from experts on healthy meals, market update This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP) will feature timely updates as harvest season gets underway. Tune [Read More …]

Jayne Sebright: A Lesson From Athena

I spent the day after Mother’s Day helping our hoof trimmer. Since our herd is relatively small, we do not have sort gates and chutes that maneuver cows in a different direction when needed. The [Read More …]

Secretary Rollins Speaks on State of Farm Economy, Announces Suite of Actions to Support American Farmers

September 30, 2025 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

In Kansas City at the Agriculture Outlook Forum, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins spoke on the current state of the farm economy in the United States and addressed the ways President Trump is supporting American [Read More …]

Showbox Sires Introduces ‘the next biggest thing in red and whites’ DAX RED 744HO17932

In this episode, Tim Abbott and Mike Duckett of Showbox Sires speak with Bruce Smith and Jeff Ziegler of Select Sires about their latest release bull DAX RED 744HO17932. They talk about his pedigree and [Read More …]

University of Nevada, Reno helps farmers in nation’s driest state meet water challenges

From sophisticated research to hands-on training, University helps Nevada get water smart A doctoral student and his professor at the University of Nevada, Reno spend long hours at their computers, using highly sophisticated satellite data to create [Read More …]

Applications for NIAA’s Leadership Program Open October 1

The application period will accept applications and nominations for the 5th Cohort of NIAA’s Advanced Training for Animal Agriculture Leaders. The National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) began accepting nominations for the fifth Cohort of the Advanced [Read More …]

Soaring demand for dairy foods fueled a US butterfat boom, but cheesemakers need milk protein levels to catch up

The percentage of butterfat in U.S. milk has increased at twice the pace of protein, which could put some cheesemakers in a bind Consumer demand for products like cheese, butter and yogurt that rely on [Read More …]

From Tradition to Technology at J-Springs Dairy

Overview J-Springs Dairy blends over a century of family tradition with modern innovation. In 2024, they transitioned from a tie-stall barn to a new robotic milking facility with three Lely Astronaut A5 robotic milking systems, boosting [Read More …]

Cover Crop Seeding Rates

Fine tuning cereal rye seeding rates: Cash- vs. Cover-crop. October is cover crop seeding season across the Commonwealth. Cereal rye remains an important dual-purpose cover crop in the region due to its winter hardiness, nitrogen [Read More …]

Albert Straus Receives Organic Trade Association’s Organic Lifetime Achievement Award Share

Organic pioneer honored by OTA for leading the way in organic and carbon-neutral dairy farming The Organic Trade Association (OTA) has honored Albert Straus, founder of Straus Family Creamery and a second-generation organic dairy farmer, with [Read More …]

USDA To Measure Milk Production

September 29, 2025 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is set to begin data collection efforts for the quarterly Milk Production survey. The information collected in this survey allows NASS to accurately measure and [Read More …]

Milk Production up 3.2% From Last Year

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending September 26, 2025 Milk is absolutely gushing out of the U.S. dairy industry. Milk production reached 19.52 billion pounds in August, up 3.2% from a year ago. [Read More …]

DCHA’s October 9 webinar focuses on boosting calf immunity

Join Dairy Calf & Heifer Association (DCHA) for its Oct. 9 webinar – “Microbes, Immunity and Calf Health: Helping Calves Win the War You Can’t See” – set to start at 2 p.m. Central time (U.S./Canada). [Read More …]

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Confirmed in Jefferson County

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has identified a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI H5N1) in a commercial poultry flock in Jefferson County. DATCP and the U.S. Department of [Read More …]

FFAR Develops Decontamination Strategy for HPAI-Infected Milk

The Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus is present in the milk of infected cows, and to limit on-farm spread, requires cost-prohibitive and resource-intensive on-farm pasteurization and heat decontamination treatments. The Foundation for Food & Agriculture [Read More …]

Fonterra and BioLumic Partner to Bring Light-Activated Seed Traits to New Zealand Dairy Systems

Breakthrough collaboration targets improved pasture performance, resilience, and climate-smart benefits BioLumic, a pioneer in seed trait innovation, has entered a multi-year partnership with global dairy co-op Fonterra to develop a new category of seed traits [Read More …]

Supreme International Rolls Out New Precision Ag Series: A Purpose-Built Lineup of TMR Mixers

Supreme International, a pioneer in livestock feeding equipment since 1953, has unveiled its purpose-built lineup of TMR mixers. The Supreme Precision Ag Series is structured to match the size, demands and real-world needs of livestock [Read More …]

Introduction to Dairy Product Labeling

October 22-23, 2025 | 1:00 – 3:30 p.m. Eastern Join us for IDFA’s popular “Introduction to Dairy Product Labeling” this fall with the most up-to-date, essential information you need to produce compliant and effective labels [Read More …]

Dr. Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., M.D., Sworn in as National Nutrition Advisor at U.S. Department of Agriculture

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced that Dr. Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., M.D., was sworn in as the National Advisor for Nutrition, Health, and Housing at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). “There [Read More …]

Fonterra and BioLumic Partner to Bring Light-Activated Seed Traits to New Zealand Dairy Systems

Breakthrough collaboration targets improved pasture performance, resilience, and climate-smart benefits BioLumic, a pioneer in seed trait innovation, has entered a multi-year partnership with global dairy co-op Fonterra to develop a new category of seed traits [Read More …]

Dairy Education, Programs and Communications Internship

For undergraduate students who have an interest in dairy education, programs and communications, the Center for Dairy Excellence is now accepting applications for the Dairy Education, Programs and Communications intern position for the summer of 2026. Learn [Read More …]

Dale & Lynnae Dick named 2025 MMPA Outstanding Young Dairy Cooperators

The Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) is pleased to announce Dale and Lynnae Dick as the 2025 Outstanding Young Dairy Cooperators (OYDC). Dale farms alongside his brother, Mark, and father, Gordon, on their sixth-generation farm, Dick Haven [Read More …]

Low Mississippi River Levels Again Jeopardize Farm Income

Southbound Grain Traffic Down 79% in a Month Close to half of all U.S. corn, soybeans and wheat exports move through the Mississippi River system, making it one of the most important export corridors in [Read More …]

Do more with less: Next-gen automation boosts your existing parlor

New GEA DairyProX gives you more control over the milking process, simplifies labor and improves quality milk production. Labor strains and the pressure to milk more cows aren’t new challenges. But new milking automation capabilities [Read More …]

Registration open for two Ag Supervisory Leadership Courses

Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development will be offering two Ag Supervisory Leadership courses starting in November. Registration is currently open and closes on November 17th. The courses available are: ASL104-SP: Selección y organización del personal (Staffing [Read More …]

REMINDER: Apply Now for DBIA Grants

A new round of Dairy Business Builder and Dairy Industry Impact grants administered by the Dairy Business Innovation Alliance (DBIA) is open for small- to medium-sized dairy farmers, manufacturers, and processors in 11 Midwestern states. [Read More …]

Monitoring Groundwater During Dry Periods

Yearly fluctuations in groundwater levels are normal, but the end of summer in drier years can lead to concerns about reduced well yields. Groundwater levels tend to be highest during March and April because of [Read More …]

Indiana farmland prices continue record high trend in 2025