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Dairy risk management webinar set for Friday

June 13, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Farm Credit East and Crop Growers holding free webinar on Friday from 11 a.m. to noon Farm Credit East and Crop Growers, LLP are hosting a webinar on available dairy risk management options on Friday [Read More …]

Farm Credit East and Crop Growers Host Dairy Risk Management Webinar

June 12, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Farm Credit East and Crop Growers, LLP are hosting a webinar on available dairy risk management options on Friday, June 14, at 11:00 a.m. EDT. Dairy farmers and other interested parties are invited to participate [Read More …]

Dairy webinar will cover risk management options

June 11, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

June 18th webinar to cover FSA’s new Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) in New York is partnering with the New York Crop Insurance Education Program to present a webinar [Read More …]

Farmers invited to engage on dairy policy reform at Dairy Together Road Show event June 27

June 11, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Farm organizations across the country are banding together to advocate on proposals to stabilize dairy prices and slow the loss of family farms. Farmers and dairy industry stakeholders are invited to attend a Dairy Together [Read More …]

International Precision Dairy Conference

June 6, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Regular registration ends June 12 Plan to attend this exciting learning and networking event in Rochester, MN, USA June 18-20, 2019. Regular registration ends June 12. The 2-day conference will have five plenary talks and [Read More …]

Is Your Farm Right For Value-Added Dairy?

June 5, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Is your farm up to meeting the demands on production and labor of a value-added operation while conveying a consumer-friendly farm image? Here are some points to consider when evaluating your farm. Is your farm right for [Read More …]

KEY MARKETS IN GLOBAL DAIRY PRODUCTION

May 31, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Global dairy production fuels perhaps the most dynamic and volatile agriculture commodity market. And while dairy products are consumed all over the world, most of the milk at the foundation of those products comes from [Read More …]

Dairy Task Force highlights need for connections

May 27, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Viable and profitable dairy industry directly connected to vitality of rural communities Our state’s license plates proudly read “America’s Dairyland.” Football fans often wear foam cheeseheads at Green Bay Packer games. Wisconsin is known for [Read More …]

California dairy family provides habitat for 25,000 imperiled birds

May 24, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

A Merced dairy family is playing a key role in protecting imperiled Tricolored Blackbirds, a California-native species federally listed as a Bird of Conservation Concern and as a State of California Threatened Species. A large [Read More …]

USDA Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook

May 20, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

2020 Production of Most Animal Proteins Forecast To Increase Production for most animal proteins is expected to increase in 2020, compared to production levels of 2019. Among the factors driving higher production are producer responses [Read More …]

NNYADP posts dairy labor trends survey results

May 14, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

New 25-page report summarizing regional dairy labor trends is now available online Labor is the second largest single expense on a dairy farm after feed cost. A new 25-page report summarizing regional dairy labor trends [Read More …]

Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference

May 9, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

June 12 and 13 at the Grand River Center in Dubuque, Iowa The 2019 4 State Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference is fast approaching on June 12 and 13 at the Grand River Center in [Read More …]

Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference

May 8, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

June 12 and 13 at the Grand River Center in Dubuque, Iowa The 2019 4 State Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference is fast approaching on June 12 and 13 at the Grand River Center in [Read More …]

African Swine Fever Losses to Complicate the Global Dairy Complex

May 8, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

An unprecedented contraction in the supply of pork from China will have a spill-over impact on the dairy sector – as African swine fever looms. “The current African swine fever epidemic is expected to reduce [Read More …]

Dairy Innovation Hub vital to future

May 7, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

State bill would boost investment in world-class research Calling the need for next-generation dairy research critical, five Wisconsin farm groups urged state lawmakers to increase investment in scientists and supporting facilities at the state’s agricultural [Read More …]

Four Steps Your Dairy Can Take Toward More Judicious Antibiotic Use

April 25, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

More than 60 percent of producers responding to a recent survey said they have changed their mastitis treatment protocols in the last few years to be more judicious with their antibiotic use.1 These producers are [Read More …]

Scholarship opportunity available to dairy students

April 24, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Deadline for interested students to apply for Center’s Student Leader Scholarship is June 1 The deadline for students to apply for the Student Leader Scholarship is June 1. Individuals pursuing an education in a dairy-related [Read More …]

Fund supports educational dairy experiences

April 19, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Brennan Topp and Abigail Grimm earn Fred Stout Experience Awards Brennan Topp, Orrville, Ohio, and Abigail Grimm, Milaca, Minn., have been selected as the 2019 recipients of the Fred Stout Experience Awards. The fund supporting [Read More …]

Dairy firms eye growing appetite for cheese

April 19, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Sales expected to boom as Chinese eating habits evolve due to increasing popularity of Western food Cheese is set to become a new growth point of the dairy sector in China, prompted by the increasing [Read More …]

Amid changes, Wis. agriculture remains strong

April 18, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Dairy and livestock continue to play a major role in our state’s ag landscape and economy The foundation of Wisconsin agriculture is strong, says Brad Pfaff, DATCP Secretary-designee in response to the release of the [Read More …]

BEEF, DAIRY COLLABORATION LAUNCHES HOLSIM™ PROGRAM

April 15, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

First-of-its-kind branded program promises to reshape beef-on-dairy opportunities. The American Simmental Association (ASA) and Holstein Association USA (HAUSA) have announced the formation of the HOLSim™ branded program. The program identifies elite SimAngusTM bulls with specific [Read More …]

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“Dairy Risk Management Strategies” workshop

April 5, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Short workshop comparing the new Farm Bill’s DMC and DRP to be held April 10 “Dairy Risk Management Strategies” is a short workshop comparing the new Farm Bill’s Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) and [Read More …]

Wis. dairy farmers lean on creativity, innovation

April 5, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Some dairy scientists are working to make more data available to farmers on their cows Some Wisconsin dairy farmers are crediting creativity and investments in innovation for their success after seeing hundreds of [Read More …]

Dairy organizations on Mexican border closing

April 4, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

U.S. dairy organizations state move would wreak further economic havoc for U.S. dairy An administration proposal to close the U. S. southern border with Mexico would send shock waves through the U.S. dairy [Read More …]

Peterson, Thompson push USDA on dairy program

April 3, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Representatives noted that the 2018 bill can provide needed assistance to dairy farmers In a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue Thursday, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson of Minnesota, Subcommittee on General [Read More …]

Pennsylvania State Grange applauds dairy visits

April 3, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

In-state dairy processing means a greater capacity for state to produce dairy products Recently, Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding has made some well-publicized visits to Pennsylvania’s dairy processors. The Pennsylvania State Grange [Read More …]

Choosing an Activity System for Your Dairy

March 21, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Activity monitoring systems can improve reproductive performance, reduce labor, and reduce the cost of production. There is growing interest in the use of activity monitoring systems on dairy farms. This interest is driven by the [Read More …]

USDA Release Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook: March 2019

March 19, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook for March 2019 analyzes economic impacts of month-to-month changes in USDA’s World Agricultural Supply and Use Estimates Report on domestic and international markets for beef, pork, lamb, poultry, eggs, [Read More …]

Grants help schools serve more dairy in Minnesota

March 18, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Funds increase Farm to School and Farm to Early Care use of Minnesota dairy The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) has awarded more than $50,000 in grant funding to thirty Minnesota schools and early education [Read More …]

Davidson Brings Diamond V Added Dairy Technical Leadership

March 4, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Diamond V continues to grow its sales and service team, with Jill Davidson, Ph.D., joining the company as National Account Manager – Technical Service Specialist. “I’m happy to announce that Dr. Jill Davidson is the [Read More …]

Dairy risk management webinar set for Friday

Farm Credit East and Crop Growers Host Dairy Risk Management Webinar

Dairy webinar will cover risk management options

Farmers invited to engage on dairy policy reform at Dairy Together Road Show event June 27

International Precision Dairy Conference

Is Your Farm Right For Value-Added Dairy?

KEY MARKETS IN GLOBAL DAIRY PRODUCTION

Dairy Task Force highlights need for connections

California dairy family provides habitat for 25,000 imperiled birds

USDA Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook

NNYADP posts dairy labor trends survey results

Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference

Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference

African Swine Fever Losses to Complicate the Global Dairy Complex

Dairy Innovation Hub vital to future

Four Steps Your Dairy Can Take Toward More Judicious Antibiotic Use

Scholarship opportunity available to dairy students

Fund supports educational dairy experiences

Dairy firms eye growing appetite for cheese

Amid changes, Wis. agriculture remains strong

BEEF, DAIRY COLLABORATION LAUNCHES HOLSIM™ PROGRAM

“Dairy Risk Management Strategies” workshop

Wis. dairy farmers lean on creativity, innovation

Dairy organizations on Mexican border closing

Peterson, Thompson push USDA on dairy program

Pennsylvania State Grange applauds dairy visits

Choosing an Activity System for Your Dairy

USDA Release Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook: March 2019

Grants help schools serve more dairy in Minnesota

Davidson Brings Diamond V Added Dairy Technical Leadership

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