farmers

Managing heat stress in livestock

August 14, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Increase available water, Improve air flow, provide shade and control insects All summer long, farmers hear about heat stress and heat abatement. There’s a lot to keep track of, so here are four quick tips [Read More …]

Farm Credit East celebrates Nat’l Farmers Market Week

August 7, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Local fruits, vegetables and other farm products are in abundance in the Northeast Farm Credit East celebrates the bounty of farm fresh produce available in the Northeast during National Farmers’ Market Week, which takes place August [Read More …]

Four Dairy Farm Families Host 2018 ACE Twilight Series

August 7, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Free Meetings Connect Community Leaders, Elected Officials and Farmers on August 27, 28, 29, 30 Four Wisconsin dairy farm families open their barn doors for the 2018 PDPW ACE On-the-Farm Twilight Meetings on August 27, [Read More …]

CA: Teachers aim to bring Ag lessons to classrooms

August 4, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

For a few days (last week), nearly 40 local teachers got the chance to be the students. The Kern County Farm Bureau held a Teachers’ Ag Seminar. Through the seminar, teachers toured farms and other [Read More …]

U.S. farmers want trade partners not handouts

August 1, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Agricultural economist explains attitudes toward trade disputes, emergency relief The Trump administration plans to give American farmers and ranchers hurt by the current trade war US$12 billion in emergency relief to mitigate the impact of tariffs on [Read More …]

Land O’Lakes SUSTAIN announces acquisition of Agren

August 1, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

In major step forward for on-farm soil health, acquisition builds on prior work by Agren and Land O’Lakes SUSTAIN to deliver best-in-class precision conservation planning Land O’Lakes SUSTAIN announced today Land O’Lakes, Inc. has acquired [Read More …]

Alliance releases report from 2018 Taking Action for Animals Conference

July 31, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Speakers discuss strategies and tactics to advance animal rights through legislation The Animal Agriculture Alliance released a report today detailing observations from the Taking Action for Animals Conference, held July 20 – 23 in Arlington, [Read More …]

Do you Remember Government Cheese? Could it be coming back

July 28, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

If you’ve ever tasted what’s known as “government cheese,” you won’t soon forget it. Its flavor was described as somewhere between Velveeta and American cheese and smacked of humiliation or gratitude for the people who [Read More …]

Iowa’s Naig on Trump’s trade mitigation plan

July 27, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following statement on President Trump’s announcement of federal aid to agricultural producers. The Trump administration on Tuesday announced up to $12 billion in emergency relief for farmers. [Read More …]

Farmers prefer trade deals over cash payments

July 27, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

USDA will also buy surplus of commodities that would otherwise have been exported Many farmers remain critical of President Donald Trump’s tariffs and the damage done to commodity prices and markets but were appreciative Tuesday [Read More …]

Ben & Jerry’s, advocacy group: Farm worker program a success

July 26, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

A farmworker-driven agreement that Ben & Jerry’s signed last year to improve pay and working conditions of laborers on farms that provide the ice cream company milk has been successful, with 72 Northeast farms enrolled [Read More …]

Farmers of the Sugar River to host field day Aug. 21

July 26, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Event to feature the importance of improving the health of soil In the middle of the growing season, Farmers of the Sugar River are hosting a field day on Tuesday, August 21st to show the [Read More …]

Connectivity is key for high-tech farms of the future

July 25, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

New resource connects farmers interested in ag innovations with researchers The dizzying impact of the digital revolution on many sectors of society – from retail to law enforcement, politics and entertainment – has also altered [Read More …]

Northeast Purdue Ag Center field day

July 25, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Purdue Extension will host a field day for farmers and agribusiness professionals Aug. 23 Purdue Extension will host a field day for farmers and agribusiness professionals highlighting research projects being done at the Northeast Purdue [Read More …]

Amid trade war, dairy farmers emphasize need for global market access

July 25, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative released the following statement in response to an announcement today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that the federal government will provide $12 billion in aid to farmers hurt by retaliatory tariffs. [Read More …]

NMPF Welcomes Assistance to Dairy Farmers Suffering Economic Losses from Retaliatory Tariffs

July 25, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The new tariff mitigation program announced Tuesday by the Trump Administration should provide badly needed economic assistance to dairy farmers facing significant financial losses, the National Milk Producers Federation said today. The U.S. Department [Read More …]

USDA Assists Farmers Impacted by Unjustified Retaliation

July 24, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will take several actions to assist farmers in response to trade damage from unjustified retaliation. President Trump directed Secretary Perdue [Read More …]

White House readies plan for $12 billion in emergency aid to farmers caught in Trump’s escalating trade war

July 24, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The U.S. Agriculture Department on Tuesday plans to announce a $12 billion package of emergency aid for farmers caught in the midst of President Trump’s escalating trade war, two people briefed on the plan said, [Read More …]

Silvopasture workshop August 3-4

July 24, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Register by July 25th at https://www.regonline.com/SilvopastureCV Farmers know that trees can provide valuable shade for livestock, as well as income from timber and habitat for wildlife. However, usually farmers are told to keep cattle and [Read More …]

Farmers share perspectives on dairy oversupply management strategies

July 23, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

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

July 23, 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 489,426 pounds (222 metric tons) of Cheddar, Colby and Monterey Jack cheese and 275,578 pounds [Read More …]

Interview: Expert sees U.S. dairy industry creamed in trade disputes

July 17, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The ongoing trade frictions initiated by the United States have brought significant impact on America’s dairy products export, a U.S. expert in the dairy industry said. If the disputes did not end soon, the United [Read More …]

China Uses One-Third of World’s Soybeans

July 16, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

For the 2018/19 marketing year, Chinese soybean utilization for domestic crushing and exports is projected at 4.2 billion bushels. Global soybean production for the marketing year is projected at 13.2 billion bushels, meaning China is expected to [Read More …]

Ten Years of Delivering Results for U.S. Dairy Farmers

July 15, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

For the past 10 years, the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy has helped to advance dairy farmer interests throughout the value chain. Read on and you’ll see the work that is being done to assert [Read More …]

Iowa: Clinic to help livestock producers improve quality of corn silage

July 12, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The Iowa Beef Center and Extension dairy team will host a clinic to help northwest Iowa beef and dairy farmers produce quality corn silage. The clinic will be Aug. 28 at the Northwest Iowa Research [Read More …]

Wisconsin: We Won’t Apologize for Pushing Pro-dairy Policies

July 12, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The powerful dairy lobby is meeting with government officials to push its pro-dairy agenda. I am paraphrasing a headline I’ve seen in Wisconsin newspapers more than once. I think these headlines are supposed to garner [Read More …]

Australia: Milk price index arrives

July 12, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Dairy farmers will be better able to understand and interpret commodity market price signals following the launch of the new Milk Price Index. The index will provide independent and transparent market information to dairy farmers. The index [Read More …]

5 new officers sworn into Agricultural Foreign Service

July 11, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Will serve as agricultural attachés at U.S. embassies and diplomatic missions Five U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) employees were sworn in as Foreign Service officers today during a ceremony at USDA [Read More …]

Hiland Dairy Honored for Closed-Loop Sustainability Initiative at Oklahoma Plant

July 10, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The stand-out sustainability program received recognition at ProFoods Live 2018. Sustainability has always a priority at Hiland Dairy Foods Company, which continuously seeks new ways to recycle, reduce and reuse at its production plants. Hiland [Read More …]

What’s it takes to make a buck in dairying

July 10, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Don’t miss the bus. Wisconsin dairy tours next week. Tuesday, July 17, 2018 7:45 am – 5:45 pm learn from these dairy farms Alfalawn Farm Menomonie, Wis. Fourth-generation farmers Randy, Dale and Dave Styer have adopted technologies [Read More …]

Managing heat stress in livestock

Farm Credit East celebrates Nat’l Farmers Market Week

Four Dairy Farm Families Host 2018 ACE Twilight Series

CA: Teachers aim to bring Ag lessons to classrooms

U.S. farmers want trade partners not handouts

Land O’Lakes SUSTAIN announces acquisition of Agren

Alliance releases report from 2018 Taking Action for Animals Conference

Do you Remember Government Cheese? Could it be coming back

Iowa’s Naig on Trump’s trade mitigation plan

Farmers prefer trade deals over cash payments

Ben & Jerry’s, advocacy group: Farm worker program a success

Farmers of the Sugar River to host field day Aug. 21

Connectivity is key for high-tech farms of the future

Northeast Purdue Ag Center field day

Amid trade war, dairy farmers emphasize need for global market access

NMPF Welcomes Assistance to Dairy Farmers Suffering Economic Losses from Retaliatory Tariffs

USDA Assists Farmers Impacted by Unjustified Retaliation

White House readies plan for $12 billion in emergency aid to farmers caught in Trump’s escalating trade war

Silvopasture workshop August 3-4

Farmers share perspectives on dairy oversupply management strategies

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

Interview: Expert sees U.S. dairy industry creamed in trade disputes

China Uses One-Third of World’s Soybeans

Ten Years of Delivering Results for U.S. Dairy Farmers

Iowa: Clinic to help livestock producers improve quality of corn silage

Wisconsin: We Won’t Apologize for Pushing Pro-dairy Policies

Australia: Milk price index arrives

5 new officers sworn into Agricultural Foreign Service

Hiland Dairy Honored for Closed-Loop Sustainability Initiative at Oklahoma Plant

What’s it takes to make a buck in dairying

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