COVID-19

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 …]

Dairy Farmers Of America Expands Commitment To Help Feed Those In Need

September 11, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

Cooperative Launches Program to Help Community Food Banks Secure Much-Needed Refrigeration and Keep Them Stocked with Milk As part of Hunger Action Month this September and with the increased demand for food assistance due to [Read More …]

COVID-19 Prevention and Management on Dairy Farms as Important as Ever

September 10, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

It’s been more than six months now that COVID-19 has upended supply chains and strained markets, yet dairy farmers and their workers have continued to milk, feed, clean and provide high-quality care for their animals. [Read More …]

Did You Hear About the First Timer Rate for Dairy Forum 2021?

September 10, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

There is no better time than now to attend your first Dairy Forum. With an early bird rate of just $795 for first-time attendees, you can’t afford to miss the industry event of year. Register [Read More …]

Dairy farmworkers deserve praise this Labor Day NMPF

September 9, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Many of the workers who most deserve celebration this unique Labor Day aren’t taking the day off. That’s because they’re in hospitals, working on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19. They’re taking extra [Read More …]

Farm Cash Receipts Forecasted to Hit a Decade-Low in 2020

September 7, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Following a sharp downturn in many commodity prices following COVID-19, e.g., Coronavirus Sends Crop and Livestock Prices into a Tailspin, USDA’s most recent Farm Income Forecast, released Sept. 2, projects cash receipts from the sales of [Read More …]

Rural Orgs. Set Example of Success in Contrast to USDA Food Box Program

September 4, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

In response to the COVID-19 crisis and an attempt to address the triple threat of crop waste, rising food insecurity, and food industry lay-offs, a rural food hub and a local community organization joined forces [Read More …]

CA: Dairy Nutrition in Schools in the Time of COVID-19

September 4, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

As summer comes to a close and the new school year begins, COVID-19 continues to have an impact, especially within the school community as many students, teachers and families start with distance learning. To support educators, Dairy [Read More …]

Western Dairy Management Conference Postponed

September 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The 2021 Western Dairy Management Conference has been postponed until Nov. 1 – 4, according to conference organizers. The biennial event which typically attracts over 1500 dairymen and industry personnel was originally set for early [Read More …]

Dairy Working to Advance Despite the Wait

September 2, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP Comments Off

The long wait for normalcy that’s only growing longer as the COVID-19 pandemic reaches its half-year mark of disruption is excruciating for many farmers and their families. They’re waiting to see when schools reopen nationwide. [Read More …]

Dairy MAX Continues to Help Schools Feed Students

August 27, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

From the COVID-19 shutdown, through summer and now the fall, schools and students remain a priority. In the United States, nearly 30 million children depend on the USDA’s National School Lunch Program for free or [Read More …]

$13.6 million remains available for Pa. dairy industry

August 25, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Any dairy farm that experienced financial losses due to COVID-19 may apply for assistance Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding visited the Scattered Acres Dairy Farm in Reading today, one of Pennsylvania’s many dairy farms that had [Read More …]

Pennsylvania agriculture to be celebrated virtually for 2021 PA Farm Show

August 21, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

No in-person events or competitions Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announced today that Pennsylvania’s agriculture industry will be celebrated virtually for the 2021 PA Farm Show, with no in-person events or competitions, to mitigate against COVID-19. [Read More …]

Rural Spirit Awards Return for Third Year in Pursuit to Celebrate Champions of Rural America

August 20, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Osborn Barr Paramore continues to honor leaders in rural communities. From canceled county fairs to dwindling foot traffic and income loss for rural businesses due to the rising cases of COVID-19, communities are facing unique [Read More …]

Milk prices remain a roller coaster amid COVID-19, NMPF’s Vitaliano says

August 19, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Dairy prices that plunged, then skyrocketed, have settled – for a moment. But volatility should be expected as long as COVID-19 makes its way through the economy, said Peter Vitaliano, chief economist for the National [Read More …]

NYFB on testing plan for state’s farmworkers during pandemic

August 18, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Protections can safeguard employees and fall harvest New York Farm Bureau has advocated for inter-agency state coordination related to testing, medical treatment, and emergency housing for farmworkers since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, and [Read More …]

Lack of DMC Payments Does Not Reflect Dairy Farmers’ Difficulties

August 17, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The ripple effects of COVID-19 have been very damaging to dairy farmers. However, while the Dairy Margin Coverage program was helpful in the early months of the pandemic for producers who had elected to receive [Read More …]

No Change in Land Values For 2020

August 14, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The average value of agricultural cropland is $4,100 per acre in 2020, unchanged from 2019 but in line with the record highs seen in 2019 and 2015, according to USDA’s recently released 2020 Land Values report. Similarly, [Read More …]

Farm animals and COVID-19: Should you be worried?

August 13, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

With the rapid spread of the new coronavirus believed to have started in bats, some people might be genuinely concerned about their farm animals. Could the animals catch COVID-19? The answer is murky. While there [Read More …]

Keeping Rural Communities Connected while Socially Distanced

August 12, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

COVID Relief for Rural Broadband Like all families, farm families have many worries about the COVID-19 health crisis, and the lack of broadband access adds another obstacle. Never has the need for broadband deployment funding [Read More …]

VitaDairy Campaign “Protect Doctors 24h” Photo Took The Internet By Storm

August 11, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

For the past few days, there has been immense participation by Vietnamese netizens and attention from local media for the Campaign photo, which went viral on the Internet, called “Protect Doctors 24h”. The campaign photo [Read More …]

Imperial Valley Ag community helps farmworkers crossing border with PPE

August 7, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

As we continue to adapt to the new limitations as a result of COVID-19, agriculture has been classified as an essential service and the Imperial Valley has continued to farm. A majority part of the [Read More …]

Trade Gives Dairy Something to Cheer About

August 5, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The intensity of U.S. events in recent months has made it very easy, and sometimes necessary, in the dairy sector to be laser-focused on domestic markets, with never-before-seen price swings and a renaissance in consumer [Read More …]

Are You Prepared For COVID-19 Lawsuits?

August 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Thursday, August 13 | 1:00 p.m. Eastern Food producers and retailers are facing a wave of class action lawsuits by their workers and the public, challenging the adequacy of COVID-19 protections and often seeking court [Read More …]

Choose Wisely

July 31, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

John Ellsworth I recently was reading about a presentation by Damien McLoughlin, marketing professor at the University of Dublin, within which he explained that our industry (in fact, all industries) are currently at what he [Read More …]

Magazine

Dairy Experience Forum Delivers Consumer Insights to Drive Dairy Demand

July 31, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The event virtually united members of the dairy supply chain to gain valuable insights and prepare for the post-COVID-19 future Midwest Dairy hosted the third annual Dairy Experience Forum on July 15, convening more than [Read More …]

Four-State Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference recap

July 31, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

COVID-19 has changed all of our lives in one way or another. Our Four-State Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference (organized by Extension specialists from Iowa, Ill., Minn. and Wis.) was moved to a virtual format. [Read More …]

Dairy MAX and Trucking Companies Partner to Deliver More Than 200,000 Gallons of Milk

July 31, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Dairy MAX and Trucking Companies Partner to Deliver More Than 200,000 Gallons of Milk to Local Food Banks Since May 2020 Nonprofit regional dairy council Dairy MAX today announced that more than 200,000 gallons of [Read More …]

Senator Tina Smith Introduces Loan Program to Help Dairy Processors

July 30, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

U.S. Senator Tina Smith Introduces Loan Program to Help Dairy Processors Weather COVID-19 Economic Crisis Today U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.)–a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee–introduced legislation to create a loan program to provide relief [Read More …]

Dairy Farmers of Washington, WIAA & Seahawks team up to raise funds for school meal programs

July 30, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Dairy Farmers of Washington (DFW) is teaming up with longtime partners Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) and the Seattle Seahawks to match donations up to $50,000 that will provide grants to Washington and Alaska schools [Read More …]

2021 World Ag Expo® Cancelled due to COVID-19

Dairy Farmers Of America Expands Commitment To Help Feed Those In Need

COVID-19 Prevention and Management on Dairy Farms as Important as Ever

Did You Hear About the First Timer Rate for Dairy Forum 2021?

Dairy farmworkers deserve praise this Labor Day NMPF

Farm Cash Receipts Forecasted to Hit a Decade-Low in 2020

Rural Orgs. Set Example of Success in Contrast to USDA Food Box Program

CA: Dairy Nutrition in Schools in the Time of COVID-19

Western Dairy Management Conference Postponed

Dairy Working to Advance Despite the Wait

Dairy MAX Continues to Help Schools Feed Students

$13.6 million remains available for Pa. dairy industry

Pennsylvania agriculture to be celebrated virtually for 2021 PA Farm Show

Rural Spirit Awards Return for Third Year in Pursuit to Celebrate Champions of Rural America

Milk prices remain a roller coaster amid COVID-19, NMPF’s Vitaliano says

NYFB on testing plan for state’s farmworkers during pandemic

Lack of DMC Payments Does Not Reflect Dairy Farmers’ Difficulties

No Change in Land Values For 2020

Farm animals and COVID-19: Should you be worried?

Keeping Rural Communities Connected while Socially Distanced

VitaDairy Campaign “Protect Doctors 24h” Photo Took The Internet By Storm

Imperial Valley Ag community helps farmworkers crossing border with PPE

Trade Gives Dairy Something to Cheer About

Are You Prepared For COVID-19 Lawsuits?

Choose Wisely

Dairy Experience Forum Delivers Consumer Insights to Drive Dairy Demand

Four-State Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference recap

Dairy MAX and Trucking Companies Partner to Deliver More Than 200,000 Gallons of Milk

Senator Tina Smith Introduces Loan Program to Help Dairy Processors

Dairy Farmers of Washington, WIAA & Seahawks team up to raise funds for school meal programs

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