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A July 19 webinar shared farmer perspectives of one management strategy to reduce milk oversupply. Farmers from Scenic Central Milk Producers, Dairy Farmers of America, and Land O’Lakes talked about their personal experiences with the base-excess plans [Read More …]

CWT Assists with 765,004 Pounds of Cheese and Butter Export Sales

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) member cooperatives accepted offers of export assistance from CWT that helped them capture contracts to sell 489,426 pounds (222 metric tons) of Cheddar, Colby and Monterey Jack cheese and 275,578 pounds [Read More …]

Dairy Field Day at Emerald Spring Dairy

Emerald Spring Dairy is a multigenerational farm that milks around 1000 cows UMN Extension along with Minnesota Dairy Initiative are partnering with Emerald Spring Dairy to hold a field day and farm tour on August [Read More …]

SUNY Cobleskill wins cattle judging competition

A team from SUNY Cobleskill has won a prestigious dairy cattle judging competition. Students from the school’s animal science and agriculture programs placed first and second at the 178th Royal Highland Show in Scotland, which [Read More …]

400-cow dairy supported with organic grain

July 20, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Wilson Organic Farms will host a free field day on Tuesday, July 31 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. to showcase the operation’s organic grain production and dairy. The farm, located near Cuba City, Wisconsin, [Read More …]

This Week in Dairy: Interview with Steve and Pat Maddox of RuAnn and Maddox Dairies

This week Steve and Pat Maddox of RuAnn and Maddox dairies explain several of the related genetic businesses they run as part of their dairy operations – nearly 5000 milking age registered Holstein cows. The fourth generation of [Read More …]

Stearns County Dairy Field Day August 7

July 20, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Join University of Minnesota Extension at Borgerding Dairy Join University of Minnesota Extension at Borgerding Dairy for the Stearns County Dairy Field Day this summer! Dairy field days are offered around the state in order [Read More …]

Join Farm Tours and Community Discussions at 2018 On-the-Farm Twilight Meetings

July 20, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Four Wisconsin Dairy Farm Families to Host Events August 27-30 It’s no secret that dairy farms and the dairy industry are an important part of Wisconsin’s rural communities and economy. However, community leaders, elected officials [Read More …]

Newtrient Releases Progress on Dairy Manure Management and Nutrient Recovery Solutions

Newtrient LLC published its inaugural progress report, reporting on its advancements in nutrient management, manure-based products and market-driven solutions. “Newtrient’s mission is to reduce the environmental footprint of dairy and make it economically viable [Read More …]

PRO-DAIRY: Empire Farm Days Dairy Profit Seminars

The Dairy Profit Seminars have become a regular stop for dairy producers, dairy farm staff and agribusiness professionals at Empire Farm Days. This year’s show is slated for August 7 through 9 at the Rodman [Read More …]

Forage Resources in Drought

Recently some areas of the state received a nice shot of rain while other areas have received zero. Joe Lawrence, PRO-DAIRY Dairy Forage Systems Specialist, has been receiving questions about emergency forages and has updated [Read More …]

Ag Progress Days Industry Breakfast

The Center for Dairy Excellence and Penn State Extension Dairy Team are hosting a Dairy Industry Breakfast for dairy professionals and business representatives on Wednesday, August 15, from 7:00 – 9:00 a.m. in the Red [Read More …]

Juniors Compete in Dairy Knowledge Events

Acme, Michigan, hosted the 2018 National Holstein Convention June 29 through July 3, where youth had the opportunity to show off their dairy knowledge in Dairy Bowl, Dairy Jeopardy and Dairy Knowledge Exam. Dairy Bowl [Read More …]

New Mobile App Helps Dairy Producers Track Trends, Maximize Performance

July 18, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Mobile tool helps document and illustrate key parameters affecting prepartum DCAD program success Any dairy producer will tell you that data is a powerful tool in managing herd health and performance. From urine pH to [Read More …]

I-29 Moo University 2018 Summer Dairy Tour

I-29 Moo University will host a dairy tour on Aug 3 at 9:30 AM CDT visiting Boadwine Dairy, near Baltic, SD and Crosswind Jerseys, near Elkton, SD. Dairy producers and dairy employees should attend [Read More …]

New AgriLife Extension dairy specialist located in Amarillo

July 18, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Dr. Juan Piñeiro, veterinarian, joined the faculty at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Amarillo on July 1 as a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service dairy specialist. Coming to Amarillo is a [Read More …]

Midwest dairy group and The Nature Conservancy team up to hire agriculture strategy manager

July 18, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

To strengthen its sustainability work with members, Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative is helping The Nature Conservancy hire an agroecologist with expertise in agronomy, nutrient management, and conservation planning. The addition of Paige Frautschy as [Read More …]

National DHIA seeks scholarship applicants

National Dairy Herd Information Association (DHIA) is now accepting applications for $1,000 scholarships to full-time, incoming and continuing students at technical and two-year and four-year colleges/universities. To be eligible for a National DHIA scholarship, the [Read More …]

USDA appoints members to dairy board

13 members fill vacancies on the 37-member National Dairy Promotion Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of 13 members to fill vacancies on the 37-member National Dairy Promotion and Research Board. Twelve appointees [Read More …]

Wis. to host 2019 National Holstein Convention

2019 convention is expected to be among the top attended gatherings of dairy farmers The Wisconsin Holstein Association is honored to host the 2019 National Holstein Convention, June 24-27 in Appleton, Wisconsin. Held in the heart [Read More …]

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