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The California Farm Bureau is closely monitoring the current immigration situation following the Trump administration’s reversal of its earlier decision to pause immigration enforcement actions on farms. This change allows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement [Read More …]

$1 Million Grant Program to Modernize Northeast Dairy Processing Now Open

Grant to support and expand dairy processing capacity and use of regionally sourced milk Dairy processors can now apply for the Dairy Processor Modernization Grant. This $1 million investment aims to strengthen Northeast processing capabilities and [Read More …]

California Milk Advisory Board and Partner VentureFuel Expand Support for Dairy-based Startups

Return of Real California Milk Excelerator Competition, Addition of Incubator Track Applications open through August 4, 2025 for dairy startups and entrepreneurs focused on high-growth dairy products. The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) and innovation [Read More …]

Registration Now Open for 2025 Kansas Ag Growth Summit

The Kansas Department of Agriculture invites you to join them in Manhattan this summer as they discuss growth opportunities for agriculture at the 10th annual Kansas Governor’s Summit on Agricultural Growth on Thursday, August 14, at [Read More …]

Annual CFO invoices will begin mailing on July 1, 2025

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This is a reminder that annual CFO invoices ($100 per permit) will begin mailing on July 1, 2025. These will be issued as individual invoices per permit. For example: If your operation holds three IDEM permits, you will receive [Read More …]

Milk Flows Again as Herds Grow

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending June 27, 2025 The heifer shortage and avian influenza reined in U.S. milk output in 2024, fostering lofty milk and dairy product prices in the second half [Read More …]

Whole Milk Bill Offers Reason to Celebrate

Just in time for June Dairy Month, the US Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry approved the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act out of their committee. A similar piece of legislation was approved [Read More …]

Ag Workforce Central: Virtual Office Hour Scheduled for July 9

Please join us for our next Ag Workforce Central Office Hour, our guests will be Mary Slattery (Director of the Division of Compliance and Education) and Reyna Morena (Deputy Director of the Division of Compliance [Read More …]

You’d never eat this – why should your cattle?

How Oxygen Steals Nutrition from Your Silage Why controlling oxygen is the first step in protecting your herd’s health and your bottom line We spend a lot of time talking about oxygen — and for [Read More …]

Hear From Three Dairy Producers at the Dairy Financial Conference on September 10

For dairy farms who are operating from a point of very high risk, how have they turned things around to move toward growth? What steps did they take to rise above financial risks and eventually [Read More …]

Registration for DairyTech 2025 is NOW OPEN!

With growing demands for efficiency, traceability, and environmental responsibility, the dairy industry must adapt to new challenges and opportunities at every point along the supply chain. The International Dairy Foods Association and Ever.Ag are pleased to announce [Read More …]

Cornell: Persevere through high stress situation

Offered by Cornell Cooperative Extension and PRO-DAIRY Submit a topic suggestion here This monthly podcast series led by PRO-DAIRY and CCE Dairy Specialists features current, new, and emerging topics of interest to the dairy industry [Read More …]

Rob-See-Co Welcomes Don Thrailkill as Field Research Lead

Rob-See-Co is pleased to announce the addition of Don Thrailkill as the company’s new Field Research Lead. In this role, Don will oversee and enhance the company’s strip trialing program, manage and improve the plot [Read More …]

Dairy Producers Invited to Learn How to Develop Protocols for Healthy Herds During Free Webinar

The Free “Protecting Your Profits” Webinar Will Take Place on July 11 at 12 p.m. EST On Friday, July 11 from 12-1 p.m., the Center for Dairy Excellence will host a “Protecting Your Profits” webinar [Read More …]

Twelve Professional Chefs Named Finalists In National Pizza Competition Featuring Real California Cheese

June 2025 Live bake-off event in Napa to award $30,000 in prizes and showcase innovative foodservice pizza recipes across three new categories The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) today announced the 12 professional chef finalists [Read More …]

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NCBA Supports USDA Plan for Screwworm Sterile Fly Facility in Texas

Today, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) announced strong support for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) plan to build a New World screwworm sterile fly facility at Moore Air Base in south Texas. NCBA [Read More …]

FFAR Research Aims to Protect Dairy Cattle Against H5N1

Although bird flu, or H5N1 influenza, had been primarily limited to wild migratory birds and sporadic outbreaks in commercial poultry operations, it was detected in U.S. dairy cows in March 2024. Since then, H5N1 has [Read More …]

Coomer, Gajdzik, Vonderhaar and Neale Elected to Farm Credit Mid-America

Farm Credit Mid-America announced the results of its recent Board of Directors and 2026 Nominating Committee elections. Farm Credit Mid-America announced the results of its recent Board of Directors and 2026 Nominating Committee elections. Customer-owners [Read More …]

Take precautions to weather heat wave

With heat indices reaching into triple digits for much of this week, the Georgia Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association (GFVGA), as well as multiple federal and state agencies, are offering heat safety tips. The National [Read More …]

Annual ‘Toast to Dairy’ Event Draws 400 People to Celebrate PA Dairy and Support Dairy Excellence Foundation

A Total of 400 People Attended the Farm-to-Fork Event With All Proceeds Supporting Foundation The Dairy Excellence Foundation’s “A Toast to Dairy” fundraiser event had a record-breaking crowd, drawing 400 people from across the dairy [Read More …]

From Trans Am to Tractor

Tony Jandernoa still doesn’t quite understand how it all works. After decades of running a dairy, there are days he looks out across the fields or into the barns and just shakes his head, half [Read More …]

Yili Secures Four World Dairy Innovation Awards at the 18th Global Dairy Congress

On the opening day, the organizers unveiled the winners of the 2025 World Dairy Innovation Awards. Yili secured four World Dairy Innovation Awards and six commended Awards. Notably, Yili has claimed the World Dairy Innovation Awards [Read More …]

Dairy tech moves from the lab to industry

Dairy products made using precision fermentation are a step closer with Australia’s Food and Beverage Accelerator transferring new technology to an industry partner. A team, led by Professor Esteban Marcellin at The University of Queensland, has produced dairy proteins [Read More …]

Pingree, Langworthy, Wied Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Organic Dairy Farmers

As organic dairies in Maine continue to face dire economic circumstances, Pingree’s bipartisan bill will help USDA better target federal relief Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a longtime organic farmer and member of the House [Read More …]

Lely Discovery Collector C2

The Lely Discovery Collector C2 mobile barn cleaner is now available. Contact your local Lely Center today to learn more about how this next-generation manure robot can help improve barn hygiene, animal welfare and daily efficiency on [Read More …]

NMPF Dairy Market Report June 2025

Strengthening domestic sales of yogurt, butter, cheese and dry skim milk drove higher gains in overall domestic commercial milk use from February through April. Dairy exports dropped back during that period, as losses in dry [Read More …]

American Butter Institute Seeks FDA Action Against “Dairy Free Butter”

In a strongly-worded complaint sent Wednesday to the Food and Drug Administration, America’s butter marketers asked the agency to take action against Country Crock’s “dairy free salted butter,” asserting that the product’s label violates federal regulations. [Read More …]

Secretary Rollins Announces New Slate of Political Appointments to USDA

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today announced the latest slate of presidential appointments for key positions at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). “American farmers and ranchers work tirelessly to feed, fuel, and clothe [Read More …]

USDA Provides Free RFID Official Identification Tags for Wisconsin Cattle and Bison

Wisconsin is again accepting orders for no cost 840 radio frequency identification (RFID) official identification tags provided by USDA. Currently, there is a limited supply of these tags, and they are anticipated to be available [Read More …]

Fourth Annual DairyTech Conference to Advance Food & Beverage Supply Chain of the Future