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Extension Dairy Markets and Policy Outreach specialist

July 15, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Developing programs, policy that enhance competitiveness of Wisconsin dairy farms University of Wisconsin–Madison Division of Extension is pleased to announce Leonard Polzin as the new Extension Dairy Markets and Policy Outreach specialist. Polzin will identify [Read More …]

Submit abstracts for Dairy Industry Impact grants

July 14, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Grants help dairy businesses pursue ideas, solutions to advance dairy industry Dairy farmers, processors, and manufacturers in five Midwestern states can submit project abstracts now through Aug. 31 for a new round of Dairy Industry [Read More …]

Center taps Reed to aid in farm transition & transformation

July 13, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Dr. Brian Reed has extensive experience working with dairy farm families To help Pennsylvania dairy farm families with transition planning and business management consulting, the Center for Dairy Excellence has tapped Dr. Brian Reed to [Read More …]

American Dairy Coalition announces federal milk pricing policy priorities

July 13, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

American Dairy Coalition, a grassroots dairy farmer-led organization, has been engaging farmers and industry in discussion of the future of milk pricing since 2020. That’s when the unintended consequences of the Class I price formula change, which passed [Read More …]

Applications sought for dairy and research promotion projects

July 12, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Dairy Promotion Order Advisory Board announces request for applications for projects promoting, researching NY’s dairy industry The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets has announced that the Dairy Promotion Order (DPO) Advisory Board [Read More …]

Hear from federal dairy food regulators at IDFA’s Regulatory RoundUP!

July 11, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Hear from federal dairy food regulators at IDFA’s Regulatory RoundUP! Are you finding it hard to make sense of the regulations that govern our food manufacturing sector? Want to get more engaged with policymakers? This [Read More …]

Journal of Dairy Science® Journal Impact Factor increases to 4.225

July 11, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

JDS® ranks sixth by Impact Factor among Agriculture, Dairy, and Animal Science journals According to new statistics released in Clarivate’s Journal Citation Reports™, the Journal Impact Factor for the Journal of Dairy Science (JDS) increased [Read More …]

Young Dairy Enthusiasts Shine During National Holstein Foundation Contests

July 11, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Youth from coast to coast recently shared competition and comradery while competing in Holstein Foundation’s national youth competitions. The contests were held in Sioux Falls, South Dakota as part of the 2022 National Holstein [Read More …]

NNYADP Dairy Research Results: Transition Cow Feeding Management

July 8, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

The results of Northern New York Agricultural Development Program (NNYADP)-commissioned research in 2021 provide farm-based data on the importance of proper feeding management for dairy cows during the pre-calving to post-calving period. This NNYADP [Read More …]

DATCP to Host Global Dairy Symposium at World Dairy Expo 2022

July 7, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) will host a Global Dairy Symposium at World Dairy Expo® on Thursday, October 6, 2022, from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. The symposium is [Read More …]

Dairy Farmers of America Finalize CEO Transition

July 7, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Effective July 1, Dennis Rodenbaugh is President and Chief Executive Officer At the recent Board of Directors meeting of Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), the Board completed the transition of Dennis Rodenbaugh taking the helm [Read More …]

Framing Dairy’s Future Through The Young Cooperator Program

July 7, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

For new Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association (MDVA) member Donald Miller, he took the initiative to frame out his future, quite literally. Donald had dreams of owning his own dairy farm. To make [Read More …]

Ashlie Johnson discusses the risks of Mergers & Acquisitions

July 7, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

In Part 4 of the DairyBusiness News HR series, Ashlie Johnson discusses the risks of Mergers & Acquisitions. She explains a few things to look out for when going through this process. Ashlie is an [Read More …]

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Dairy industry, hunger organizations discuss food insecurity

July 6, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Dairy Nourishes America Midwest Symposium was June 22-24 Dairy industry leaders joined hunger relief organizations from across the Midwest to exchange ideas and discuss business models that will help get more dairy into the hands [Read More …]

Dairy assessment OK’d

July 6, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

GMP names Trotter Executive Director In balloting held May 1-30, Georgia dairy farmers voted unanimously to continue the one-cent assessment per hundred pounds of milk to support the Georgia Milk Producers Inc. (GMP). More than [Read More …]

Amazon Fresh staff visits local dairy farms

July 6, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

More than half of all U.S. shoppers buy groceries online American Dairy Association North East recently facilitated a dairy farm tour for Amazon Fresh staff members to build the connection of how milk is produced [Read More …]

Precision Feeding in Dairy Cows: Increasing Efficiency and Profitability

July 5, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

All dairy systems have the ability to incorporate a level of precision feeding to improve feeding efficiency. Measuring dry matter intake is a critical first step. Feed and milk price volatility, market uncertainty, and narrow [Read More …]

“Best of” Four-State Dairy Conference

July 5, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Recorded presentations of all the Four State Conference general sessions The Four State Dairy Nutrition and Management Committee is excited to offer a virtual “Best of” 2022 Four State Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference. The [Read More …]

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Dairy industry, hunger organizations discuss food insecurity

July 5, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Dairy Nourishes America Midwest Symposium was June 22-24 Dairy industry leaders joined hunger relief organizations from across the Midwest to exchange ideas and discuss business models that will help get more dairy into the hands [Read More …]

The Colored Shavings Are Calling – WDE Entries Open

July 5, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Entries for the Dairy Cattle Show at the 55th World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin are now being accepted, exclusively online at worlddairyexpo.com. The first entry deadline is September 5 at 11:59 p.m. (CDT). [Read More …]

The Dairy Donation Program celebrates June Dairy Month

July 1, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

June Dairy Month has been an opportunity to showcase many aspects of dairy Since its establishment in 1937, June Dairy Month has been an opportunity to showcase many aspects of dairy: delicious products, nutrition, and [Read More …]

Characterizing the behavior of pair-housed dairy calves

July 1, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Precision technologies may help to detect health events in calves and provide early treatment, but further research is needed to define optimal metrics of calf behaviors to identify diseased calves1-2. Time budgets and the [Read More …]

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Kwik Trip Dairy Days

July 1, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Since the first Kwik Trip opened in Eau Claire, Kwik Trip has grown from one neighborhood grocery store to a statewide obsession. DFW partnered with Kwik Trip and Mid-West Dairy to celebrate June Dairy Month [Read More …]

Lancaster County dairy producer discusses agritourism, on-farm events

June 29, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Maria Forry interviewed in new episode of ‘Cow-Side Conversations’ In the Center for Dairy Excellence’s latest episode of the “Cow-Side Conversations” podcast, Maria Forry, a dairy producer from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, shared how Oregon Dairy Farm [Read More …]

Real California Milk encourages consumers to “Snack Happy This Summer”

June 28, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

With the addition of California dairy in simple recipes, snacking becomes a delicious summer-long experience The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) announced the launch of a retail campaign focused on summer snacking with Real California [Read More …]

Wisconsin State Fair Dairy Products winners

June 28, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Dairy manufacturers from throughout the state submitted over 300 entries Dairy manufacturers from throughout the state submitted over 300 entries for the 2022 Wisconsin State Fair Dairy Products Contest, which took place June 23 at [Read More …]

What Dairy Can Learn from High Path AI

June 27, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

High Path AI back in 2014 during the last outbreak, which led to 4 million birds in the Midwest region of the country being euthanized. When I first heard the acronym, I wondered if it [Read More …]

Dairy farmer reinforces value of safety net, calls for FMMO update during Farm Bill hearing

June 24, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Seventh-generation Pennsylvania dairy farmer Lolly Lesher testified on behalf of Dairy Farmers of America, National Milk Producers Federation Seventh-generation Pennsylvania dairy farmer Lolly Lesher emphasized the importance of the farm bill safety net program and [Read More …]

IDFA Applauds Testimony of Mike Durkinof Leprino Foods Company to House Agriculture Committee

June 24, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Michael Dykes, D.V.M., president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), praised today’s testimony from Mike Durkin, president and CEO of Leprino Foods Company, in front of the House Agriculture Committee. The [Read More …]

Chairman David Scott Releases Statement Following Farm Bill Hearing on Dairy Provisions

June 23, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott delivered the following statement after today’s hearing titled “A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Dairy Provisions.” “Dairy farmers are incredibly hard workers who have faced many challenging years [Read More …]

Extension Dairy Markets and Policy Outreach specialist

Submit abstracts for Dairy Industry Impact grants

Center taps Reed to aid in farm transition & transformation

American Dairy Coalition announces federal milk pricing policy priorities

Applications sought for dairy and research promotion projects

Hear from federal dairy food regulators at IDFA’s Regulatory RoundUP!

Journal of Dairy Science® Journal Impact Factor increases to 4.225

Young Dairy Enthusiasts Shine During National Holstein Foundation Contests

NNYADP Dairy Research Results: Transition Cow Feeding Management

DATCP to Host Global Dairy Symposium at World Dairy Expo 2022

Dairy Farmers of America Finalize CEO Transition

Framing Dairy’s Future Through The Young Cooperator Program

Ashlie Johnson discusses the risks of Mergers & Acquisitions

Dairy industry, hunger organizations discuss food insecurity

Dairy assessment OK’d

Amazon Fresh staff visits local dairy farms

Precision Feeding in Dairy Cows: Increasing Efficiency and Profitability

“Best of” Four-State Dairy Conference

Dairy industry, hunger organizations discuss food insecurity

The Colored Shavings Are Calling – WDE Entries Open

The Dairy Donation Program celebrates June Dairy Month

Characterizing the behavior of pair-housed dairy calves

Kwik Trip Dairy Days

Lancaster County dairy producer discusses agritourism, on-farm events

Real California Milk encourages consumers to “Snack Happy This Summer”

Wisconsin State Fair Dairy Products winners

What Dairy Can Learn from High Path AI

Dairy farmer reinforces value of safety net, calls for FMMO update during Farm Bill hearing

IDFA Applauds Testimony of Mike Durkinof Leprino Foods Company to House Agriculture Committee

Chairman David Scott Releases Statement Following Farm Bill Hearing on Dairy Provisions

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