California

Drought, groundwater loss sinks California land

August 31, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Groundwater is an incredibly important resouce to communities in central California The San Joaquin Valley in central California, like many other regions in the western United States, faces drought and ongoing groundwater extraction, happening faster [Read More …]

Farm Bureau President Shows Value of Young Farmer/Rancher Program

August 30, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

First-generation farmer learned the ropes thanks in part to Farm Credit support Bringing new farmers and ranchers into agriculture and helping them succeed is an important priority in California and across the nation. As in [Read More …]

California Dairy Campaign Celebrates the New Federal Order

August 24, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Leaders of the California Dairy Campaign and the state Farmers Union gathered Aug. 22 to celebrate the implementation of a Federal Milk Marketing Order for California. Former dairyman and Holstein breeder Joe Vierra hosted the [Read More …]

Central Valley residents rally against water plan

August 22, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Holding signs reading, “Use Science, Not Fiction,” “Worth Your Fight” and “Valley Water Matters,” hundreds of farmers, farm employees, students, state and federal lawmakers, community leaders and citizens from the Central Valley and elsewhere in [Read More …]

Perdue lauds ‘majesty and variety’ of California ag

August 17, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

U.S. agriculture secretary visited farms in second day of three-day California tour. Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21) hosted United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue in California’s Central Valley on Tuesday afternoon. The [Read More …]

California groundwater law means changes above ground, too – from KQED

August 15, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), adopted in 2014, will change more than groundwater. The requirement to end overdraft will also transform land use, a massive side effect yet to be widely recognized. Parts of California will [Read More …]

California cheeses win national honor

August 9, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Earns 32 awards from American Cheese Society’s 2018 annual cheese competition Cow’s milk processors that use the Real California Milk seal brought home 32 awards from the 2018 annual cheese competition held by the American [Read More …]

CA: Newly Named California Food Expo Connects Food and Beverage Companies with Top Buyers and Public

August 4, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Commerce Flourishes on the 2018 Show Floor after Announcement, Setting the Stage for Continued Growth to Expand California’s $71.24 Billion Food Industry The California Food Expo has officially emerged. Formerly known as the Fresno Food [Read More …]

Alfalfa & forage research grants awarded

August 2, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

California Alfalfa & Forage Research Foundation awards research grants The California Alfalfa and Forage Research Foundation (Foundation), formed in 2015, is pleased to announce that it has awarded its first round of research grants. In [Read More …]

California farmers and Mexican cheese sales, U.S. trade war takes a toll

July 31, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Stephen Mancebo, a fourth-generation California dairy farmer with 2,300 cows, has battled ups and downs in his temperamental industry for a quarter-century only to find himself a casualty of a U.S trade war with one [Read More …]

Two California Dairy Students Selected For New California Milk Advisory Board International Internship Program

July 27, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Fourth generation dairy producer Tony Lopes of Gustine and third generation producer Jeremiah Tiemersma of Visalia have been selected to serve as international interns in a new program from the California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB), [Read More …]

This Week in Dairy: Interview with Steve and Pat Maddox of RuAnn and Maddox Dairies

July 20, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

This week Steve and Pat Maddox of RuAnn and Maddox dairies explain several of the related genetic businesses they run as part of their dairy operations – nearly 5000 milking age registered Holstein cows. The fourth generation of [Read More …]

Pooling and De-Pooling in the California FMMO

July 15, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Getting California’s dairy payment system into a Federal Order has been a long process. It is now a done deal to be implemented before the end of 2018. Will there be some unexpected impacts of [Read More …]

Top Ten Milk Producing States in May 2018

July 15, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

USDA estimates milk production in the 23 top producing states increased 0.9% in May 2018, compared with May 2017. USDA reports California production increased 0.5% compared to the same month in 2017 with 30 lbs. [Read More …]

CA: Almond Alliance blasts water grab

July 15, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Devastating economic consequences seen from proposal to slash water sent down 3 rivers Elaine Trevino, President, Almond Alliance of California, issued the following statement following the State Water Resources Control Board’s release Friday, July 6, [Read More …]

CA: A lesson in planet-smart dairy

July 15, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

When it comes to being environmental stewards, California dairy farmers have a lot to be proud of. Through increasing efficiency and advancing cow health and nutrition, farms in the Golden State have been reducing their [Read More …]

CA: Ken Ramos Elected Ag One Foundation president

July 15, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Ken Ramos, Wells Fargo’s president for Central California business banking, began his one-year term on July 1 as the new president of the Ag One Foundation at Fresno State. Ramos, of Fresno, previously served as vice president [Read More …]

CALF launches new website

July 11, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

California Agricultural Leadership Foundation launches redesigned site The California Agricultural Leadership Foundation (CALF) recently launched its new website. The redesigned site includes easy access to the foundation’s latest news, upcoming events, alumni testimonials, information about current [Read More …]

California dairy farmers, part of Trump’s base, stand to get creamed by his trade war

July 9, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

They voted for Donald Trump after he promised to protect American agriculture and reduce regulations. But many U.S. dairy farmers are now stinging from the trade war he’s launched, particularly those in California’s Central Valley, [Read More …]

CDFA funds dairy digester projects

July 9, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Dairy digesters help capture methane emissions, can produce electricity or natural gas The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has awarded $69.9 million in grant funding to 40 dairy digester projects across the state. [Read More …]

California Department Of Food And Agriculture Awards $69.9 Million For Dairy Digester Projects

July 7, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has awarded $69.9 million in grant funding to 40 dairy digester projects across the state. These projects, part of the Dairy Digester Research and Development Program (DDRDP), [Read More …]

Farm Bureau welcomes farm bill passage

July 2, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

CFBF works to protect family farms on behalf of nearly 40,000 members statewide New federal farm legislation passed by the U.S. Senate includes many of the top priorities identified by the California Farm Bureau Federation. [Read More …]

Robots help carry on dairy family traditions

July 1, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

For dairy farmers, sustainability means making decisions today by considering how those choices will serve the animals, the environment, and their family and community well into the future. California dairy farmers have been advancing their [Read More …]

CA: Western United Dairymen Continues Green Cow Campaign

July 1, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The state of California has been pushing our dairy farmers to be green and our producers have answered that call with excellence, so it’s time to shout our successes and efforts to the social media [Read More …]

CDFA-funded dairy digester project by Calgren Dairy Fuels wins industry award

June 25, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Funded by California Climate Investments, CDFA’s Dairy Digester Research and Development Program (DDRDP) provides financial assistance for the installation of dairy digesters in California, resulting in reduced greenhouse gas emissions. To date, CDFA has awarded $8.2 [Read More …]

The internet of cows arrives in Canada

June 23, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Generations of farmers have relied on knowledge and family expertise to grow food, but the sector is set for a surge of disruption at the hands of made?in?Canada artificial intelligence?powered systems. AI is now helping farmers across the country to increase [Read More …]

UC Davis to lead national cow genomics effort

June 23, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The cattle industry is the largest agricultural commodity in the United States, generating more than $100 billion in farm cash receipts in 2016. Despite cattle’s economic importance, scientists still have a long way to go [Read More …]

CA: USDA Announces the Formation of the California Federal Milk Marketing Order: Now the Work Begins

June 16, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

On June 7, the United States Department of Agriculture made an official announcement that the producer referendum held in April passed. As they had told us when they came out to California to conduct meetings [Read More …]

CA: USDA Launches California Federal Milk Marketing Order Website

June 16, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

USDA recently launched a dedicated website with all the relevant information about the newly created California Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO), according to Geoff Vanden Heuvel, director of regulatory and economic affairs at the Milk [Read More …]

CA: Farm Credit helps students achieve ag career goals

June 16, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Grant will support the state FFA organization as it continues to expand its efforts Since 1928, the California FFA has been encouraging high school students to pursue a wide range of careers related to agriculture [Read More …]

Drought, groundwater loss sinks California land

Farm Bureau President Shows Value of Young Farmer/Rancher Program

California Dairy Campaign Celebrates the New Federal Order

Central Valley residents rally against water plan

Perdue lauds ‘majesty and variety’ of California ag

California groundwater law means changes above ground, too – from KQED

California cheeses win national honor

CA: Newly Named California Food Expo Connects Food and Beverage Companies with Top Buyers and Public

Alfalfa & forage research grants awarded

California farmers and Mexican cheese sales, U.S. trade war takes a toll

Two California Dairy Students Selected For New California Milk Advisory Board International Internship Program

This Week in Dairy: Interview with Steve and Pat Maddox of RuAnn and Maddox Dairies

Pooling and De-Pooling in the California FMMO

Top Ten Milk Producing States in May 2018

CA: Almond Alliance blasts water grab

CA: A lesson in planet-smart dairy

CA: Ken Ramos Elected Ag One Foundation president

CALF launches new website

California dairy farmers, part of Trump’s base, stand to get creamed by his trade war

CDFA funds dairy digester projects

California Department Of Food And Agriculture Awards $69.9 Million For Dairy Digester Projects

Farm Bureau welcomes farm bill passage

Robots help carry on dairy family traditions

CA: Western United Dairymen Continues Green Cow Campaign

CDFA-funded dairy digester project by Calgren Dairy Fuels wins industry award

The internet of cows arrives in Canada

UC Davis to lead national cow genomics effort

CA: USDA Announces the Formation of the California Federal Milk Marketing Order: Now the Work Begins

CA: USDA Launches California Federal Milk Marketing Order Website

CA: Farm Credit helps students achieve ag career goals

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