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“Nutritional Interventions to Enhance Postpartum Health and Reproduction in Dairy Cows” (Intervenҫões nutricionaies para melhorar a saúde pós-parto e reproduҫão em vacas leiteiras) presented in Portuguese, is the featured topic for the next Dairy Cattle [Read More …]

Dairy Processors Invited to Sept. 30 Webinar About Farm-to-School Programs & Partnership Opportunities

Dairy Processors Are Invited to the Free Webinar on Tuesday, September 30 The Pennsylvania Association of Milk Dealers (PAMD) and Center for Dairy Excellence will host a webinar for dairy processors on Tuesday, September 30 [Read More …]

DCHA is educating workers and managers

In the quest to develop leaders and build employee skills, the Dairy Calf & Heifer Association (DCHA) is seeking participants for its 2025 Vision & Training Seminar, set for Oct. 28, in Garden City, Kan. To [Read More …]

New Genetic Tools To Highlight CDCB Industry Meeting at World Dairy Expo

September 22, 2025 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Dairy producers and allied industry members are invited to the 11th annual Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB) Industry Meeting on October 1, 2025, in The Tanbark at World Dairy Expo. A livestream option is also [Read More …]

Impact of the Rise in Global Milk Supplies

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending September 19, 2025 Taken together, the world is bracing itself to deal with these plentiful supplies. Global demand is not altogether poor, especially for cheese, and some [Read More …]

NMPF Dairy Market Report September 2025

Overall domestic commercial use of milk in all dairy products increased by 2.2% year-over-year during the May-July period. Exports also showed strong growth. U.S. milk production grew by 3% during this period, while total milk [Read More …]

Romanski Becomes President of Midwestern Association of State Departments of Agriculture

Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Secretary Randy Romanski is now President of the Midwestern Association of State Departments of Agriculture (MASDA). Romanski became the President at a meeting held during the 2025 [Read More …]

Wisconsin Farmers Union: Join national call for farm bill action

More than 250 family farmers and ranchers from across the country joined together in Washington, DC last week to urge Congress to act, for farmers’ sake, as part of the National Farmers Union (NFU) Fall [Read More …]

SUNY Morrisville’s annual Autumn Review Sale is Saturday, Sept. 20.

The sale starts at 11 a.m. at the Groves Barn, 5300 Hart Road in Morrisville, near the Arnold R. Fisher Dairy Complex off of Eaton Street. The sale features 56 live lots of show-age heifers [Read More …]

PDP Stride Calls High School Students to Youth Leadership Conference

September 21, 2025 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Leadership training, campus experiences and hands-on workshops set for November 12, 2025 As agriculture and dairy industries evolve to meet the needs of a growing world population, so do the career opportunities in these critical [Read More …]

DairyVoice Podcast: Just in time for WDE, John Ellsworth Gives A Quarter 3 Analysis of Dairy Finance This Year

Just in Time for World Dairy Expo, John Ellsworth, of Success Strategies, talks about Q3 and his insights dairy farmers need to think about before the end of the year. In this episode, host Connie [Read More …]

Words no producer wants to hear: Cows at the neighboring dairy have the bird flu virus

Mike Valadao of Valadao Dairy in Hanford, Calif., knew highly pathogenic avian influenza type A H5N1 (more commonly known as bird flu) was coming his way after hearing reports of neighboring dairies experiencing symptoms. He [Read More …]

Hamra Farm expansion marks new era for DeLaval innovation

DeLaval has completed a major expansion of Hamra Farm, its commercial dairy farm and a key center for research and training, located in Tumba, Sweden. The new facilities will enable Hamra Farm to nearly double [Read More …]

New reports highlight increased funding, key trends in animal activist community

Latest financial data shows groups have $865 million in annual revenue for anti-meat campaigns The Animal Agriculture Alliance issued two updated reports this week on the current state of the vegan and animal activist [Read More …]

CDCB Industry Meeting: Introducing the Next Genetic Tools

Wednesday, Oct. 1 The Tanbark at World Dairy Expo Madison, Wis., and Online Doors open at 7:30 a.m., Program 8 to 11:30 a.m. Dairy producers and genetic enthusiasts are invited to join the 2025 CDCB [Read More …]

CentralStar opens paid agriculture-internship opportunities for summer 2026

CentralStar Cooperative, which supports dairy and beef producers across the upper Midwest and surrounding states, is now accepting applications for its paid summer 2026 internships. These opportunities give college students hands-on experience in fields such [Read More …]

Merck Animal Health Partners with the American Association of Bovine Practitioners Foundation to Award $90,000 in Scholarships

Nine Promising Bovine Veterinary Students The 2025 scholars were honored at the recent AABP Annual Conference. Merck Animal Health, known as MSD Animal Health outside of the United States and Canada, a division of Merck [Read More …]

Dairy Farmers Encouraged to Share Insight on Feeding & Nutrition Strategies

This Follow-Up Survey Aims to Provide Insight on Dairy Producers’ Feeding Strategies Research shows that feeding a total mixed ration (TMR) helps a dairy cow achieve maximum performance, and in turn, helps a dairy producer [Read More …]

The Dairy Alliance Partners with “The Dairy Wife” to Strengthen Farm Safety Across the Southeast

Distributes 1,000 Farm Emergency Kits, shares practical tips, and provides hands-on education The Dairy Alliance, a nonprofit funded by dairy farm families in the Southeast, joins forces with Katie Hammock, known as “The Dairy Wife,” [Read More …]

Submit Nominations for FARM Farmer Advisory Council

The FARM Farmer Advisory Council (FAC) serves as a unified voice of the dairy producer community related to on-farm social responsibility areas. The council provides farm-level expertise for all FARM Program standards development, materials and [Read More …]

Assistance Available for Farmers in 23 PA Counties for Feed Losses from Flooding

The USDA recently announced the launch of its Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP), the first federal livestock disaster assistance program designed to address feed losses from flooding. The program will compensate dairy farmers and other livestock producers for [Read More …]

ELRP Expands to Support Livestock After Floods and Fires

$940 million Available For Livestock Flood And Wildfire Relief Livestock producers hit by wildfires on non-federal land and floods in 2023 and 2024 now have access to a new source of relief. USDA’s Farm Service [Read More …]

Students Encouraged to Apply for 2026 Internships at the Farm Level and Industry Level

College Students and High School Graduates Can Apply for an Internship, Dairy Farms Can Apply to Host an Intern Undergraduate students, high school graduates, and dairy farmers are encouraged to apply for two 2026 internship [Read More …]

CowManager Expands U.S. Operations with Three Strategic Hires to Support Growth and Enhance Customer Success

CowManager, a global leader in smart cow monitoring solutions, is pleased to announce the expansion of its U.S. team with three key hires: Joanna Frankenberg, William Wolf and Charlie Hoffman. These new team members will [Read More …]

WDPA Announces Grand Champions and Top Finishers in 2025 World Dairy Expo Dairy Product Contest

The Wisconsin Dairy Products Association (WDPA) is proud to announce the three Grand Champions and the top three winners in each of 97 product classes from the 2025 World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest. [Read More …]

Ahold Delhaize USA, Danone North America and The Nature Conservancy Embark on Joint Initiative

Value Chain Collaboration to Explore Methane Emissions Reductions Ahold Delhaize USA, the East Coast’s largest grocery retail group, Danone North America, a top purpose-driven food and beverage company, and The Nature Conservancy, a global conservation organization, today [Read More …]

Culver’s Donates $100,000 to Support Farmers as “Green and Gold” Movie Reaches 100,000 Streams

National restaurant chain honors pledge to contribute funds to multiple agricultural organizations Earlier this year, Culver’s pledged to donate $1 for every rental and digital purchase of the movie “Green and Gold,” up to 100,000 streams, to [Read More …]

FFAR Spurs Tool to Test for Bird Flu

Earlier FFAR-funded research laid the groundwork for a multi-species HPAI test before the virus jumped beyond birds. Purdue University researchers developed an innovative paper-based test that rapidly detects highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), commonly known [Read More …]

Supporting Innovation and Excellence: Pennsylvania Hosts Top U.S. Dairy Breeders for All-American Dairy Show at Farm Show Complex

The Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center will host the All-American Dairy Show and Premier National Jr. Show, beginning this weekend and featuring more than 1,200 top adult and youth competitors in dairy cattle breeding and animal care from [Read More …]

Navigating Forage Quality in a Year of Extremes . . . Again!