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NMPF Asks Labor Department, USDA to Offer H-2A Relief for Dairies

April 14, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) is asking the Labor and Agriculture Departments to accept and approve H-2A visa applications from dairy farmers offering temporary immigrant farmworker employment for up to 364 days in a [Read More …]

Next dairy industry conference call scheduled for April 14

April 13, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Dairy producers are encouraged to join the call to address their COVID-19 concerns Approximately 400 dairy farmers and industry professionals participated in a dairy industry conference call this week to address their questions and concerns [Read More …]

Milk Crisis Plan- Needs a Fix to A Flaw

April 13, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

ADC applauds the hard work of NMPF & IDFA in pulling together the Milk Crisis Plan, but a very important change is needed by USDA to ensure the true intention of the milk production decrease [Read More …]

Virtual Antique Tractor Parade Announced

April 13, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

The 2020 California Antique Farm Equipment Show® has been cancelled due to COVID-19, but organizers will continue one of the most beloved show features: the tractor parade. While the family-friendly event will not go on [Read More …]

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Alice in Dairyland Finals moved to June 19-20

April 12, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Due to challenges posed by the COVID-19 public health emergency, the upcoming 73rd Alice in Dairyland Finals are facing several significant changes including date, format and location. The 73rd Alice in Dairyland Finals [Read More …]

IDFA: Navigating the CARES Act – An Analysis for Dairy

April 10, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The CARES Act, signed in late March by President Donald Trump, enacts $2 trillion worth of emergency provisions to help protect employers and employees during the COVID-19 crisis. The bill contains provisions designed to keep [Read More …]

Undeniably Dairy

DMI Outlines Business Plan Shift In Letter to USDA’s Perdue

April 10, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Checkoff efforts aim to help farmers navigate changing environment Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) leaders outlined a shift in its business plan in a letter to USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue that will help farmers weather the [Read More …]

IDFA Fights For Dairy During COVID-19

April 10, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Dear Dairy Community, Throughout the COVID-19 outbreak, our industry has stepped up to ensure a reliable, safe and nutritious food supply for our fellow Americans. In turn, IDFA has been hard at work in Washington [Read More …]

Ashlie Johnson of Brooke Human Resource Solution on financial information for payroll with COVID-19

April 10, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Dairy farm operators can find help for working with employees and financial information for payroll as we deal with COVID-19. Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness speaks with Ashlie Johnson of Brooke Human Resource Solutions, who gives [Read More …]

Holstein Association USA

2020 National Holstein Convention

April 10, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

“These are certainly unprecedented times. Canceling the June 2020 National Holstein Convention, set to take place in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was not a matter we took lightly,” said Holstein Association USA President Corey Geiger. “We [Read More …]

Three-part webinar series offered to dairy team facilitators

April 9, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Online series is approved for three hours of RACE continuing education credits As dairy team facilitators work to practice social distance amidst COVID-19 and use virtual communication to guide their clients, the Center for Dairy [Read More …]

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Rescheduling the Dairy Cattle Welfare Symposium

April 9, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

The Board of the Dairy Cattle Welfare Council has made the very difficult decision to RESCHEDULE the 2020 Dairy Cattle Welfare Symposium till next year due to the current COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic. We sincerely apologize [Read More …]

Be there for farmers; they are always there for you

April 9, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

The COVID-19 public health emergency has forced all of us to think about what is essential in our lives. While some decisions are difficult, others are clear. Food and agriculture are essential. Food and those [Read More …]

Coronavirus Causing Over Surplus of Milk, Financial Hardship on Dairy Industry

April 9, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Members of Northeast Dairy Foods Association, Inc., as well as dairy producers and others in the food supply chain have been greatly impacted by the Coronovirus, putting the nation’s dairy farmers and milk processors business’ [Read More …]

Financial assistance for farms facing COVID-19

April 8, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Early options available for farms to support cash flow The Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock, and Field Crops Program would like to share recently announced programs that may aid farmers financially. Farm businesses and operations [Read More …]

COVID-19 Delays Events at the International Agri-Center®

April 7, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

As of March 16, 2020, all events scheduled at the International Agri-Center® were postponed or cancelled in accordance with COVID-19 safety measures. “We are doing our part to slow the spread of COVID-19,” stated Jerry [Read More …]

DATCP Advocates for Dairy Industry Amid Milk Disposal Concerns

April 7, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

At the direction of Governor Tony Evers, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to step in and support the dairy industry amid concerns about [Read More …]

2020 Prospective Plantings: Corn Soars, Soybeans Bounce, Wheat Falls

April 7, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

USDA’s annual Prospective Plantings report, released on March 31, provides the first look at farmers’ planting intentions for corn, soybeans and wheat in 2020. Normal survey procedures were conducted during the first two weeks of March [Read More …]

IDFA – NMPF Submit Joint Plan to USDA to Support Dairy Industry Through COVID-19

April 7, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

For the past six weeks, IDFA has worked day and night to ensure the federal government hears and understands the unique challenges facing our dairy industry because of COVID-19. As the impact deepens across our [Read More …]

Mitigating impacts of COVID-19 on food trade

April 7, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

We must ensure that our response to COVID-19 does not unintentionally create shortages Millions of people around the world depend on international trade for their food security and livelihoods. As countries move to enact measures [Read More …]

Wisconsin Emergency Disposal of Milk for Dairy Farms During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

April 7, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

You are advised to create and maintain a record of every milk disposal: In the event that state or federal programs become available to help farmers with lost revenue during the COVID-19 public health emergency, [Read More …]

Dairy One, DHI testing, And The Coronavirus Pandemic

April 6, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting stay-in-place order in New York have created some new challenges for DHI testing, including the Dairy One organization in Ithaca, New York. In this special edition of This Week [Read More …]

Virtual Dairy Advisory Teams provide ‘social distance’ and effective communication

April 6, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Dairy Advisory Team lead to better communication In 2020 as winter moves into spring the world is being rocked by COVID-19. While our dairy farm businesses continue to be key drivers in our food production [Read More …]

Farmer veterans serving communities

April 6, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

This is a moment of great opportunity for small, independent farms As the world reels from the COVID-19 pandemic, one group of Americans is providing the fuel to keep us going – our farmers. Planting [Read More …]

Pandemic Injects Volatility into Cattle and Beef Markets

April 6, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Intro The self-distancing and quarantine protocols put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19 have reduced economic growth, shuttered consumers in their homes, and changed the way Americans purchase and consume food. A slowing [Read More …]

Certifier Grants Fee Relief, Temporarily Suspends Audits Due to COVID-19

April 6, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

A Greener World announces temporary policy changes to accommodate farms and businesses, minimize travel and support remote compliance Nonprofit farm certifier and food label, A Greener World (AGW), has suspended audits until May 26 to [Read More …]

COVID-19 Prevention & Control for Farms

April 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Editors note: You can listen to Richard Stup discuss these issues with Joel Hastings on the DairyVoice podcast at DairyVoice.com. The U.S. is confronting an outbreak of a novel coronavirus that causes serious respiratory disease [Read More …]

COVID-19 and Livestock: Is there a connection?

April 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

When reports of the COVID-19 pandemic first hit the US, very few people had likely heard of coronaviruses—with some notable exceptions: cattle producers and their veterinarians. It’s not that people involved with cattle [Read More …]

Collegiate students participate in 15th annual Western Regional Dairy Challenge®

April 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

National Contest Cancelled due to COVID-19 Sixty-six students from eight Western U.S. universities and one Canadian college traveled to Modesto, California, for the 15th annual Western Dairy Challenge on February 20 – 22, [Read More …]

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Health insurance options for farm families

April 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

The National Farm Medicine Center shares tips on where to seeks health insurance Many farm families rely on off-farm jobs for health insurance, and the sudden layoffs and furloughs might mean that farm families are [Read More …]

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