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CDFA Secretary Karen Ross and Ag Leaders meet with Governor Brown on Trade Tariffs

July 20, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

CDFA Secretary Karen Ross and State Board of Food and Agriculture President Don Cameron joined a group of agricultural leaders yesterday to discuss trade issues and tariff impacts with California Governor Jerry Brown. California is [Read More …]

CDC agrees to fund farm safety program

July 18, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Funding will keep the Tractor Rollover Protection Program running at full speed U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced that following his push, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has agreed to administratively provide [Read More …]

Prindle Farms to host July 18 pasture walk

July 16, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Part of the Graze River Country series presented by River Country RC&D and WFU The Prindle family will host a July 18 pasture walk on their Alma Center farm. The event, which kicks off at [Read More …]

American Farmland Trust Zeroes in on Climate Benefits of Farmland and Ranchland

July 9, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Today, American Farmland Trust joins other major agriculture and conservation organizations at a “Learning Lab” for the U.S. Climate Alliance Natural and Working Lands Initiative. A team of over 50 technical experts from government, academia [Read More …]

Grain Stockpiles Mounting as Prices Continue Falling

July 5, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Quarterly Disappearance Also Record-High USDA’s quarterly Grain Stocks report provides survey-based estimates of all whole grains and oilseeds stored on farm operations or stored off-farm in commercial grain storage facilities. This grain storage report also provides an [Read More …]

Farm Bureau welcomes farm bill passage

July 2, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

CFBF works to protect family farms on behalf of nearly 40,000 members statewide New federal farm legislation passed by the U.S. Senate includes many of the top priorities identified by the California Farm Bureau Federation. [Read More …]

Farm Aid 2018 sells out in 4 hours

July 2, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Fans can watch the live webcast of the day-long music and food festival on farmaid.org Farm Aid announced today that for the second year in a row, the organization has sold all available tickets for [Read More …]

As U.S.-China Dispute Escalates, Farm Groups See Added Risk With No Escape

June 26, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Commodity prices are falling in the wake of President Trump’s threat of round after round of tariffs on China, and on Tuesday, groups representing wheat and soybean growers warned that the White House is making [Read More …]

PDPW Wisconsin Dairy Tours to Focus on Creating Efficiencies

June 19, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

July 17 Event Includes Stops at Son-Bow Farms and Alfalawn Farm Sharing ideas, systems and technologies that will create margin-focused strategies in today’s farm operations are the goals of the PDPW Wisconsin Dairy Tours hosted [Read More …]

CWT Assists with 1.5 Million Pounds of Cheese and Butter Export Sales

June 18, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) member cooperatives accepted offers of export assistance from CWT that helped them capture contracts to sell 1.345 million pounds (610 metric tons) of Cheddar, Gouda and Monterey Jack cheese and 137,789 [Read More …]

From Farm to Table – Midwest Farm Families Share Insights on How to Make a Strong Community Connection and Highlight Dairy’s Many Benefits Through National Dairy Month Events

June 16, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

There is no denying it—the conversation around dairy has changed. Consumers are now more interested than ever in where their food comes from – including how the animals are treated on the farm, what the [Read More …]

CA: AgXscape! The first agriculture and dairy themed escape room opens at Hilmar Cheese Company’s Visitor Center on June 11 – Celebrate June Dairy Month!

June 16, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

“You have always wondered what it is like have a farm. Now your team is managing Bob’s dairy. You get a call from a neighbor that there is a severe situation. You must quickly follow [Read More …]

Farm Contribution to Agricultural GDP at Record Low

June 13, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis’ Value Added by Industry series, recently released by USDA’s Economic Research Service, indicates that – on a broad level – agriculture contributed a record-high $1.05 trillion to U.S. gross domestic product [Read More …]

Pasture walks planned across Wis. this summer

June 13, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Looking for sustainable and cost-effective practices to apply on your farm? Farmers looking for sustainable and cost-effective practices to apply on their farms are invited to take part in pasture walks happening across the state [Read More …]

CDFA Secretary Karen Ross and Ag Leaders meet with Governor Brown on Trade Tariffs

CDC agrees to fund farm safety program

Prindle Farms to host July 18 pasture walk

American Farmland Trust Zeroes in on Climate Benefits of Farmland and Ranchland

Grain Stockpiles Mounting as Prices Continue Falling

Farm Bureau welcomes farm bill passage

Farm Aid 2018 sells out in 4 hours

As U.S.-China Dispute Escalates, Farm Groups See Added Risk With No Escape

PDPW Wisconsin Dairy Tours to Focus on Creating Efficiencies

CWT Assists with 1.5 Million Pounds of Cheese and Butter Export Sales

From Farm to Table – Midwest Farm Families Share Insights on How to Make a Strong Community Connection and Highlight Dairy’s Many Benefits Through National Dairy Month Events

CA: AgXscape! The first agriculture and dairy themed escape room opens at Hilmar Cheese Company’s Visitor Center on June 11 – Celebrate June Dairy Month!

Farm Contribution to Agricultural GDP at Record Low

Pasture walks planned across Wis. this summer

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