dairy

Intentional Motherhood, Management and What Matters Most

May 15, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

With Mother’s Day fresh in everyone’s minds, I’ve asked Sarah Daugherty from Paramount Calves back to talk about being a mother of 6, and balancing a high-performing work life and a high-performing family life. From [Read More …]

The Numbers are in; 2023 Water Year was Fantastic

May 14, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

About 90% of California’s dairy industry operates in the San Joaquin Valley. When California passed the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) in 2014, most of the Valley groundwater basins were designated as critically overdrafted. The [Read More …]

Dairy Signal to Highlight Sustainability Initiative, Nutrition

May 13, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Earn Dairy AdvanCE continuing education credits and join interactive conversations with leading experts Tune into this week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP) for unique and interactive discussions on health and sustainability. On [Read More …]

Global dairy market: Price recovery will be slower than expected, but the outlook remains positive

May 13, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

A recent Rabobank report indicates that the initial surge in dairy prices seen in late 2023 and early 2024 was largely due to a period of restocking at lower prices rather than a robust uptick [Read More …]

Judges For The All-American Dairy Show Announced

May 10, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Meet the nine individuals who will be placing the 60th Anniversary All-American Dairy Show and Premier National Junior Shows taking place this September at the PA Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg. Mike Creek of Hagerstown, [Read More …]

Dairy Food Safety Alliance Tour & Hybrid Meeting: May 30, 2024

May 9, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Save the date to join the Dairy Food Safety Alliance on Thursday, May 30 for a tour of Henning’s Cheese, practical presentations on the latest in food safety research and regulatory practices, and a chance [Read More …]

NMPF Galvanized Dairy Response to HPAI As Animal Health Concern Evolves

May 8, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

NMPF helped lead the dairy community in responding to rapidly evolving circumstances around the spread of the H5N1 virus among dairy cows while advocating for farmers before the federal government and reassuring consumers about the [Read More …]

Meet Young Dairy Leader with Ytsje Andringa

May 8, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Peggy Coffeen talks with Young Leader Ytsje Andringa, a driven woman whose path seems to always lead her back to the driver’s seat of a silage truck. Ytsje shares how she shifted her career course from health [Read More …]

2024 Four-State Dairy Nutrition & Management Conference

May 6, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

SPONSORSHIP The 4-State Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference is June 5-6, 2024 at the Grand River Center in Dubuque, Iowa. This is a nationally recognized conference that addresses timely topics and keeps participants up to [Read More …]

U.S. dairy export imperative: “We need to be present. We need to be there.”

April 30, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

A key focus at the USDEC Annual Membership Meeting last week was the importance of maintaining a strong and continuous presence in crucial global markets. The U.S. dairy sector must be present in the markets [Read More …]

USDA Issues Federal Order Requiring Mandatory Testing for Interstate Movement of Dairy Cattle

April 30, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Yesterday afternoon, USDA announced several actions to further protect livestock health against the spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Inflluenza (HPAI) in dairy cattle as well as other livestock populations. This includes a Federal Order requiring the following measures, effective [Read More …]

DHIA

DeLaval joins industry partners in D.C. to present sustainable dairy solutions at AEM’s Celebration of Modern Agriculture

April 26, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

DeLaval is proud to represent agriculture alongside other industry partners at the upcoming Celebration of Modern Agriculture event on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., May 6-8, hosted by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). The dairy innovation [Read More …]

KDA issues movement order for lactating dairy cattle

April 25, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA) Division of Animal Health has issued an order on the movement of lactating dairy cattle into and within the state in response to the ongoing highly pathogenic avian influenza [Read More …]

Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) Program Enrollment Closes Next Monday April 29

April 25, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The deadline to enroll in USDA’s Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) Program for the 2024 Program Year is next Monday, April 29. Payments are retroactive to January milk, with a $1.02 January indemnity payment for those covered at [Read More …]

Dairy Runway Entrepreneurship Program Opens Applications for Third Round

April 22, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Cornell University’s Center for Regional Economic Advancement (CREA) invites food innovators with early-stage ideas for value-added dairy products to apply for the next cohort of Dairy Runway, a free entrepreneurship program focused on initial product concept and customer [Read More …]

Dairy Margin Coverage Program

April 22, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The enrollment period for the 2024 Dairy Margin Program year begins Feb. 28, 2024, and ends April 29, 2024. For those who sign up for 2024 DMC coverage, payments may begin as soon as March [Read More …]

Bakery-Derived Flavors and Florals Delight at 2024 Innovative Ice Cream and Cultured Dairy Product Contests

April 17, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Windy Knoll Farm Market’s Peanut Butter Overload Declared Most Innovative Ice Cream Flavor; Banana Pudding Eclair from Hershey’s Ice Cream Takes Home Honor of Most Innovative Ice Cream Novelty Innovative ice cream and cultured dairy [Read More …]

Young Leader Takeover at the Midwest Dairy Challenge!

April 16, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

On this Uplevel Dairy Young Leaders Podcast, Peggy Coffeen is turning the mic over to a trio of up-and-comers in dairy industry communications to interview three Dairy Challenge alumni who shared their experiences on a [Read More …]

Health And Wellness Experts Join Checkoff For Dairy Deep Dive

March 25, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

National Dairy Council hosted leaders to examine untapped dairy benefits. The dairy checkoff hosted more than 100 national and international health and wellness experts for a two-day scientific conference addressing the dairy matrix, the concept [Read More …]

Dairy Decisions Consultant Grants

March 22, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Grants are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Applications will open on September 15, 2023. Click here to apply online. This program provides dairy farm families with one-on-one professional consulting resources to help make decisions that will [Read More …]

Work With an Experienced Dairy Consultant in 7 Key Areas: DDC Grants Still Available

March 22, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The Center for Dairy Excellence has a few Dairy Decisions Consultant (DDC) grants remaining in this fiscal year! How does the grant work? If you’re accepted into the program, you can receive up to $4,000 in funds to [Read More …]

Dairy Market Report: Key Dairy Statistics Reveal Continued Production Decline

March 22, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Sluggish U.S. milk production is showing up in other key dairy industry statistics, including scant milk solids production growth, flat to declining production of major dairy products and a general drawdown of product inventories. The [Read More …]

Dairy Council of California Announces 2024 Let’s Eat Healthy Award Winners

March 21, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Dairy Council of California, a leader in nutrition education and advocacy, is proud to announce the winners of its fifth annual Let’s Eat Healthy Award. In support of its cause to elevate the health of [Read More …]

Top Awards for Prairie Farms Dairy at World Championship Cheese Contest

March 21, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Prairie Farms Neufchâtel is voted ‘Best of Class’ The world’s premier technical cheese, butter, and yogurt competition was held in Madison, Wisconsin, last week, with cheese makers from across the globe bringing their best creations [Read More …]

Continuing education helps dairy feed consumers more efficiently

March 20, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Dairy producers from Texas and across the region gathered in early March in Amarillo for the High Plains Dairy Conference. As usual, this two-day event was full of interesting and informative speakers who addressed diverse [Read More …]

American Dairy Association North East Awards Scholarships, Golden Cow Award

March 20, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Gabriella Taylor of Newark, N.Y., was selected to receive the Dawn Houppert Memorial Scholarship; Molly Mueller of Clifton Springs, N.Y., received the Leo Briggs Memorial Scholarship; and Janice Smith of Franklin, N.Y., was named the [Read More …]

Northeast Dairy Management Conference Attendees embraced opportunities for a viable future

March 19, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Nearly 400 dairy producers and industry professionals from across the Northeast gathered in East Syracuse, NY last week for two intense days of learning, collaboration, industry thought-leadership, and a few laughs. The conference featured insights [Read More …]

American Dairy Coalition urges Sec. Vilsack to grant Farm Bureau’s hearing request

March 18, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Emergency decision to return Class I pricing to ‘higher of’ method Organizations, individuals sign on from coast to coast American Dairy Coalition today sent a letter to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack and AMS Dairy Programs [Read More …]

Wisconsin Rural Opportunities Foundation awards five scholarships for PDP Cornerstone Dairy Academy

March 18, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Five students accepted into the 2024 PDP Cornerstone Dairy Academy® earned a scholarship to the program from the Wisconsin Rural Opportunities Foundation (WROF). Recipients include Matthew Fischer, Owen, Wis.; Jennifer Hoewisch, Fremont, Wis.; Hector Delgado Mondragon, [Read More …]

DHIA

Dairy Climate Efforts Making a Difference

March 14, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

New GHG inventory shows dairy efforts are making an important contribution to state climate goals. Agricultural emissions are one of few bright spots in the California Air Resources Board (CARB’s) recently released Greenhouse Gas (GHG) [Read More …]

Intentional Motherhood, Management and What Matters Most

The Numbers are in; 2023 Water Year was Fantastic

Dairy Signal to Highlight Sustainability Initiative, Nutrition

Global dairy market: Price recovery will be slower than expected, but the outlook remains positive

Judges For The All-American Dairy Show Announced

Dairy Food Safety Alliance Tour & Hybrid Meeting: May 30, 2024

NMPF Galvanized Dairy Response to HPAI As Animal Health Concern Evolves

Meet Young Dairy Leader with Ytsje Andringa

2024 Four-State Dairy Nutrition & Management Conference

U.S. dairy export imperative: “We need to be present. We need to be there.”

USDA Issues Federal Order Requiring Mandatory Testing for Interstate Movement of Dairy Cattle

DeLaval joins industry partners in D.C. to present sustainable dairy solutions at AEM’s Celebration of Modern Agriculture

KDA issues movement order for lactating dairy cattle

Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) Program Enrollment Closes Next Monday April 29

Dairy Runway Entrepreneurship Program Opens Applications for Third Round

Dairy Margin Coverage Program

Bakery-Derived Flavors and Florals Delight at 2024 Innovative Ice Cream and Cultured Dairy Product Contests

Young Leader Takeover at the Midwest Dairy Challenge!

Health And Wellness Experts Join Checkoff For Dairy Deep Dive

Dairy Decisions Consultant Grants

Work With an Experienced Dairy Consultant in 7 Key Areas: DDC Grants Still Available

Dairy Market Report: Key Dairy Statistics Reveal Continued Production Decline

Dairy Council of California Announces 2024 Let’s Eat Healthy Award Winners

Top Awards for Prairie Farms Dairy at World Championship Cheese Contest

Continuing education helps dairy feed consumers more efficiently

American Dairy Association North East Awards Scholarships, Golden Cow Award

Northeast Dairy Management Conference Attendees embraced opportunities for a viable future

American Dairy Coalition urges Sec. Vilsack to grant Farm Bureau’s hearing request

Wisconsin Rural Opportunities Foundation awards five scholarships for PDP Cornerstone Dairy Academy

Dairy Climate Efforts Making a Difference

Dietary crude protein: how low can we go thanks to the amino acid balancing concept in dairy cows?

Why Herd Immunity Matters to Your Dairy

What If You Could?

Cover Crops After Corn Silage