California

Negative Producer Price Differentials – What makes them negative and when will it change?

December 4, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Negative Producer Price Differentials (PPDs) are killing producer income. What is a PPD and what is its purpose? This post will examine why PPDs are negative and what it will take to make them positive. Some examples [Read More …]

Updated Yield Forecasts to Benefit DRP in California, Two Other States

December 4, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

On Friday, November 20, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Board of Directors approved changes to Dairy Revenue Protection that are very important for dairy producers in California, Texas, and Illinois. The forecast model, used to project [Read More …]

California Water Update

December 4, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Water availability is a big deal to a dairy. Without an accessible and relatively clean water supply, dairy farming is not possible. Much of California enjoys a Mediterranean-style climate, where precipitation is not a year [Read More …]

Highlights from the California Dairy Sustainability Summit

November 12, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Dairy Cares hosted the California Dairy Sustainability Summit online yesterday and today. More than 50 expert speakers lined up to present at the conference, covering topics ranging from reducing on-farm costs and improving nutrient management [Read More …]

California is Different!

November 11, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

California is different in many ways. Today’s post will deal with the issue of negative Producer Price Differentials (PPD) and component payments and how they do and do not impact California producer milk payments. California [Read More …]

Dairy is defined by bipartisanship

November 11, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

A close reading of policy statements from dairy producers will reveal one word that keeps popping up: bipartisan. Unfashionable though that may seem in certain quarters, bipartisan solutions are the best solutions. They acknowledge that [Read More …]

Big Wins for Prairie Farms at 2020 NMPF Cheese Contest

November 5, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Prairie Farms brings home 13 awards including four 1st Place finishes A best-in-class cheeses tradition continues at Prairie Farms following a contest leading 13 awards presented to its plants at the 2020 National Milk Producers [Read More …]

Increasing more targeted cattle grazing is a win-win-win opportunity

October 29, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

A team of ten researchers looked closely at cattle grazing in California and determined that the practice has a great deal of potential in combatting catastrophic wildfires. Cattle are exceptionally efficient at reducing the amount [Read More …]

Join 500+ Industry Leaders Confirmed to Attend the California Dairy Sustainability Summit

October 27, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Watch this 2.5 minute video featuring 12 of California’s family dairy farmers, for a sneak peek of some the world-leading sustainable dairy farm practices we will be discussing throughout the event. California’s dairy families are [Read More …]

USDA Stuns The Market With Dramatic September Surge In U.S. Milk Output

October 27, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending October 23, 2020 USDA stunned the market on Tuesday, reporting a dramatic surge in U.S. milk output last month. September milk output reached 18 billion pounds, [Read More …]

Dairy producer Ray Prock, Jr. talks about why he’s looking forward to the California Dairy Sustainability Summit

October 22, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Dairy producer Ray Prock, Jr. talks about why he’s looking forward to the California Dairy Sustainability Summit coming up Nov. 5 & 6 virtually. He sees cost savings and new opportunities from working on reducing [Read More …]

DairyVoice Podcast: David Jones of California on the benefits and challenges of installing robotic milkers

October 15, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Dairy producer David Jones talks about the robotic milkers he and his family have installed on their dairy near Stevinson in California’s Central Valley. And they’re in the process of adding more. In his discussion [Read More …]

CMAB Launches California Dairy Innovation Center

October 8, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

TO DRIVE INNOVATION IN NUMBER ONE DAIRY STATE The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB), the marketing order representing California dairy producers, today announced the development of the California Dairy Innovation Center (CDIC), a collaborative effort [Read More …]

Virtus Nutrition Welcomes Eastern Technical Sales Director

October 8, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Dr. Douglas Waterman was named Eastern Technical Sales Director for Virtus Nutrition, a California based feed ingredient company, specializing in fatty acid nutrition. “We are very excited to welcome Dr. Waterman to the Virtus team,” [Read More …]

California Quota Hearing Voices Support for Referendum on “Sunset” Provision

October 7, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The United Dairy Families of California’s (UDFC) petition for a referendum on their Quota Implementation Plan proposal was the subject of a hearing held Sept. 30. The hearing was conducted by Judge Timothy Aspinwall, the [Read More …]

Hearing to Consider California Quota Proposal

September 28, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

A two-day virtual hearing has been scheduled for Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 so that producers and industry participants can testify on the petition submitted by the United Dairy Families of California to the Calif. [Read More …]

The 2020 California Dairy Sustainability Summit Goes Virtual

September 21, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The 2020 California Dairy Sustainability Summit is Moooving Virtual! November 5 & 6, 2020 Virtual Event California’s dairy families are leading the way in developing sustainable, planet-smart farming practices. Join us this November to gain [Read More …]

Climate neutrality within reach for California dairy sector

September 17, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Researchers from the University of California-Davis (UC-Davis) are rethinking methane and showing that climate neutrality is within reach for the California dairy sector. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that is 25-28 times stronger than [Read More …]

DairyVoice Podcast 26 features Steve Maddox of California on his innovative management and diversified farming operations

September 17, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The Maddox family of California is widely known in dairy. In DairyVoice episode 26, Steve Maddox talks with Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News about their quality cattle, innovative management and diversified farming operations. He [Read More …]

2021 World Ag Expo® Cancelled due to COVID-19

September 14, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

For more than 52 years, World Ag Expo® has served agriculture by bringing buyers and sellers together to innovate, collaborate, and advance agriculture. In 2021, the show will not be held live for the first [Read More …]

California State Veterinarian Dr. Annette Jones honored by national Ag association

September 8, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

At the virtual annual meeting of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) today, top employees of three state departments of agriculture were honored for their service and achievements, including California State Veterinarian Dr. Annette [Read More …]

California Producer Review Board Recommends a Hearing on Quota Sunset Proposal

September 4, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

In a virtual meeting held Aug. 27, all 15 members of the Producer Review Board (PRB) gathered online to go through an agenda covering several topics. What follows in this article is a more detailed [Read More …]

CA: #Foodforthought Partnership Helping to Provide One-Million Meals and One-Million Servings of Milk to Hungry Families

September 4, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Committed to helping California families facing hunger, the California Milk Processor Board (CMPB), creators of got milk? and toma leche, and the California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB), representing California dairy farm families, have announced a [Read More …]

California Fall National Show cancelled

August 29, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

With great disappointment we must share that the California Fall National Show, scheduled for October 21-25 in Tulare, California has been cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control. The event venue, International Agri-Center has cancelled [Read More …]

Negative Producer Price Differentials – What makes them negative and when will it change?

Updated Yield Forecasts to Benefit DRP in California, Two Other States

California Water Update

Highlights from the California Dairy Sustainability Summit

California is Different!

Dairy is defined by bipartisanship

Big Wins for Prairie Farms at 2020 NMPF Cheese Contest

Increasing more targeted cattle grazing is a win-win-win opportunity

Join 500+ Industry Leaders Confirmed to Attend the California Dairy Sustainability Summit

USDA Stuns The Market With Dramatic September Surge In U.S. Milk Output

Dairy producer Ray Prock, Jr. talks about why he’s looking forward to the California Dairy Sustainability Summit

DairyVoice Podcast: David Jones of California on the benefits and challenges of installing robotic milkers

CMAB Launches California Dairy Innovation Center

Virtus Nutrition Welcomes Eastern Technical Sales Director

California Quota Hearing Voices Support for Referendum on “Sunset” Provision

Hearing to Consider California Quota Proposal

The 2020 California Dairy Sustainability Summit Goes Virtual

Climate neutrality within reach for California dairy sector

DairyVoice Podcast 26 features Steve Maddox of California on his innovative management and diversified farming operations

2021 World Ag Expo® Cancelled due to COVID-19

California State Veterinarian Dr. Annette Jones honored by national Ag association

California Producer Review Board Recommends a Hearing on Quota Sunset Proposal

CA: #Foodforthought Partnership Helping to Provide One-Million Meals and One-Million Servings of Milk to Hungry Families

California Fall National Show cancelled

New policies can help provide healthy beverages to children

Spot Cheddar Markets Retreat Once Again

California Organic Waste Recyclers: Senate Committee to Vote on Bill to End Popular California Recycling Program

Environmental benefits of modified subsurface drip irrigation systems at dairies

California State Judge Rules Against Stop QIP

Farmworker Pandemic Safety Campaign Launched

The Downside and Upside of Increasing Exports

Not all fiber behaves the same in dairy rations

What Is Your Reason?

Preparing Grain Storages for Harvest