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$20,000 in scholarships awarded in 2024 to future agriculture communicators The Animal Agriculture Alliance is excited to announce the return of its annual College Aggies Online (CAO) scholarship program. The program is set to begin on September [Read More …]

Dairy farm modeling tool boosts sustainability, decision-making

A new free modeling tool is enabling researchers, farmers and food processors to assess how changes in the ways a dairy farm is managed would influence its environmental impact, energy use and economics. The Ruminant Farm [Read More …]

Secretary Rollins Terminates COVID-era Program

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced the termination of the Regional Food Business Centers (RFBC) program. This pandemic-era, Biden program was created using one-time, temporary funding from Congress. The Department is terminating [Read More …]

The New World Screwworm: Texas is at Risk but what about Kentucky (and the Midwest)?

The New World screwworm (NWS, Cochliomyia hominivorax) is a blow fly that is native to the Western Hemisphere. Unlike most species of blow flies, adult female screwworms do not lay eggs on dead and decaying flesh. [Read More …]

Texas producers see promise in record-breaking dairy cow purchase

What are dairy cow genetics worth? Apparently a million dollars! GenoSource, a large dairy farm and dairy genetics supplier based in Iowa, paid that price when it purchased Olortine Avenger Design, at the International Intrigue [Read More …]

How Big Should Your Silage Pile Be?

When planning your silage harvest, one of the most important questions to answer before the first load rolls in is: How big does your silage pile need to be? If it’s too small, you’ll run out. If it’s too [Read More …]

Better forage and fermentation: Understanding silage inoculants

In most parts of the country, silage is harvested one to three times per year. This means that you only have three times per year, at maximum, to grow, harvest and store feed that needs [Read More …]

“All Things Dairy” Call About Prepping for Fair Season, HPAI and More

Thanks to those of you who joined us last week for our “All Things Dairy” monthly conference call! The recording is now available. Read the recap below, and get helpful information about prepping for fair season [Read More …]

Agriculture Land Market Remains Resilient Amid Economic Uncertainty

Despite ongoing challenges in commodity markets and uncertain farm profitability, agricultural land values have remained remarkably stable through mid-2025, according to Farmers National Company. This resilience is mainly driven by the basic economic principle of [Read More …]

IDP: Animal Mobility Workshop & Sessions

The workshop will begin with the following presentations -The Cost of Lameness -How to Evaluate and Score Lameness -Types of Lesions and Causes Lunch will then be provided, followed by: 3 stations providing hands-on training [Read More …]

California Milk Advisory Board Announces Key Promotions To Accelerate Global and Domestic Growth

The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) today announced a series of strategic leadership promotions that reflect the organization’s ongoing commitment to expanding the reach of Real California Milk products both domestically and globally. These promotions [Read More …]

Holstein Association USA Hosts Successful 2025 National Holstein Convention

Holstein Association USA members recently gathered in St. Louis, Missouri for National Holstein Convention, held June 22-26, 2025. Themed “Meet Me in St. Louis,” National Holstein Convention drew almost 800 attendees from across the United [Read More …]

Healthy Herds & Happy Cows: Risk Mitigation for Your Dairy

Thanks to those of you who joined us for our bi-monthly “Protecting Your Profits” webinar on Friday! With so much talk about risk management on the financial level, it’s important to remember that proper animal care can be [Read More …]

Secretary Rollins Applauds Voluntary Removal of Artificial Dyes from Ice Cream

While scooping ice cream on the steps of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Headquarters, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins congratulated the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) announcement on the dairy industry’s commitment to [Read More …]

Dozens of U.S. Ice Cream Makers Pledge to Eliminate Certified Artificial Colors from Ice Cream Products by End of 2027

For generations, ice cream has been a beloved indulgence woven into American culture, communities, and celebrations. Now, a new voluntary effort led by the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) in partnership with America’s ice cream [Read More …]

NIAA Releases White Paper Addressing Lameness Across Food Animal Species

The National Institute for Animal Agriculture hosted animal agriculture leaders that addressed challenges stemming from lameness across all food animal species and have now released a White Paper compiling the findings. NIAA’s Animal Disease Issues [Read More …]

Undaunted by tariff threat, Parmigiano Reggiano doubles down on relationship with US

The Parmigiano Reggiano Consortium – the official body that protects and promotes the iconic PDO cheese – has announced that as of July 2025, the US still dominates as its largest export market, accounting for [Read More …]

Beautiful Bill’s Passage Paves Way For Whole Milk

A massive tax and spending bill is now law — but with half a year left, Congress now can turn its attention to getting whole milk back in schools, NMPF’s Paul Bleiberg said in a [Read More …]

As USDA prepares to fight New World screwworm, UF experts available to inform about eradication

The USDA recently announced it will build an $8.5 million sterile fly dispersal facility in Texas focused on combatting the damaging and invasive New World screwworm. University of Florida experts, including Edwin Burgess, UF/IFAS assistant [Read More …]

Send Back-to-School Boxes to Agriculture Educators in Your Community

Show Your Appreciation for Educators Who Teach Students About Agriculture Agriculture teachers are laying the foundation for the next generation to learn about the role farmers have in our communities. To help share positivity and [Read More …]

Stay Hopeful, My Friends

Tucked away in the Big Beautiful Bill is a billion dollars of grant money to pay for “construction and associated activities that restore or increase the capacity or use of existing conveyance facilities constructed [Read More …]

Secretary Rollins Statement on Increased Federal Fire Preparedness Level

Saturday, the National Multi-Agency Coordination Group (NMAC), composed of wildland fire representatives from each wildland fire agency based at the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in Boise, Idaho, raised the national fire preparedness level one step [Read More …]

Are New Producer Formulas Increasing Producer Revenue? NO!

June was the first month that some of the new USDA pricing formulas for producer milk were implemented. The new formulas for Class III milk paid producers $1.01 less per cwt. than the prior [Read More …]

AgSafe Expands Training Sessions, Works to Meet Emerging Needs

Farm Credit support helps nonprofit reduce costs and maximize participation For more than 30 years, AgSafe has been a trusted source for safety training and compliance support for the agricultural community. The Modesto-based nonprofit has [Read More …]

Dairy Defined Podcast: “Beautiful” Bill’s Passage Paves Way for Whole Milk

A massive tax and spending bill is now law — but with half a year left, Congress now can turn its attention to getting whole milk back in schools, NMPF’s Paul Bleiberg said in a [Read More …]

WASDE: Ample Supplies Keep Crop Prices Low

USDA’s just-released July World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report incorporates updated planted and harvested acreage figures from the June 30 Acreage report. This Market Intel analyzes both the June Acreage and July WASDE reports and explains [Read More …]

Larsen Farms receives recognition for partnership with local food pantry

The Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) is pleased to announce Larsen Farms of Scottville, Michigan as the first recipient of the MMPA Food Bank Legacy Award. As longtime supporters of their community and local food pantry, the [Read More …]

World Agricultural Supply & Demand Estimates (WASDE) For Dairy

The milk production forecasts for 2025 and 2026 are raised from last month on higher cow inventories and an increased rate of growth in milk per cow based on the latest NASS Milk Production report. [Read More …]

Tune into PDP’s Dairy Signal for Panel Discussions on Salmonella Dublin, Balancing Priorities

Experts share insights on dairy disease, managing full schedules This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP) will feature practical health and wellbeing strategies for today’s dairy producers and their animals. [Read More …]

USDA Launches 2023-2024 Crop Loss Disaster Assistance