farmers

Producer-Led Watershed Protection grants

July 9, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Applications will be accepted through Monday, Sept. 17 Groups of Wisconsin farmers can now apply for the Producer-Led Watershed Protection grants for 2019. Applications will be accepted through Monday, Sept. 17. The Department of [Read More …]

California dairy farmers, part of Trump’s base, stand to get creamed by his trade war

July 9, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

They voted for Donald Trump after he promised to protect American agriculture and reduce regulations. But many U.S. dairy farmers are now stinging from the trade war he’s launched, particularly those in California’s Central Valley, [Read More …]

What’s driving the purchasing decisions for Irish dairy products?

July 5, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Bord Bia – the Irish food board – recently completed an exercise in market research, which sought the opinions of 55 trade customers and 9,000 consumersacross 13 international markets. Padraig Brennan, the organisation’s director of markets, [Read More …]

Crisis by design

July 5, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Why our current farm crisis looks so familiar Is the cycle of economic crisis in agriculture caused by inevitable market forces, conspiracy, bad luck, or failed policies? Does it matter? Yes. For farmers the up [Read More …]

Dairy Farmers Face Uncertain Future With New Tariffs (podcast + video)

July 2, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

USDEC President and CEO Tom Vilsack says new tariffs will remove a competitive U.S. advantage in Mexico while making it harder to sell dairy products to fast-growing China. U.S. dairy exports got off to a [Read More …]

CA: Western United Dairymen Continues Green Cow Campaign

July 1, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The state of California has been pushing our dairy farmers to be green and our producers have answered that call with excellence, so it’s time to shout our successes and efforts to the social media [Read More …]

New Products: Timac Agro USA Introduces Fertiactyl®ST seed treatment

July 1, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Timac Agro USA, a provider of crop nutritional solutions, introduces Fertiactyl® ST, a liquid seed treatment suitable for any crop started from seed. This formulation was developed from Timac Agro’s Fertiactyl® GZ to help farmers battle environmental [Read More …]

Dairy Farmers Of America’S Garden City Facility Named 2018 Manufacturing Innovator Of The Year By Profood World Magazine

June 29, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Award Recognizes Outstanding Processing and Packaging Operations in the Food and Beverage Industry Dairy Farmers of America’s (DFA) state-of-the-art ingredients plant in Garden City, Kan., recently received the Manufacturing Innovator of the Year Award from ProFood [Read More …]

Keown-Bomar hired as WFU executive director

June 28, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Keown-Bomar has served in UW-Extension roles since 2005 Wisconsin Farmers Union is pleased to welcome Julie Keown-Bomar as executive director. Keown-Bomar brings to the role a strong background in organizational development and civic engagement as [Read More …]

Commodity Classic releases 2019 schedule

June 28, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Range of educational sessions will cover critical topics important to America’s farmers Commodity Classic has released its tentative schedule for the 2019 show slated for Thursday, February 28 through Saturday, March 2 in Orlando, Fla. Commodity Classic [Read More …]

Seeking proposals for PASA’s 2019 Sustainable Agriculture Conference

June 28, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

PASA is seeking innovative and enthusiastic presenters for its 2019 Sustainable Agriculture Conference. The conference will be held February 6th through 9th, 2019 in Lancaster, PA at the Lancaster County Convention Center. The annual [Read More …]

American Farmers and Cheese Makers Ask President Trump to Suspend Tariffs on Mexican Products As NAFTA Talks Continue

June 26, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

More than 60 companies and organizations representing American dairy farmers and cheese makers commended President Donald Trump today for his efforts on equitable trade and for insisting that Canada halt its market-distorting dairy practices. At [Read More …]

Donald Trump will protect American farmers from China’s trade retaliation according to Sonny Perdue

June 25, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The US has to stand up to China’s abusive trade practices like intellectual property theft. And we won’t leave farmers to face Chinese bullying alone. In 2011, a group of Chinese nationals dug up genetically engineered [Read More …]

The internet of cows arrives in Canada

June 23, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Generations of farmers have relied on knowledge and family expertise to grow food, but the sector is set for a surge of disruption at the hands of made?in?Canada artificial intelligence?powered systems. AI is now helping farmers across the country to increase [Read More …]

New online tool helps farmers, applicators time manure applications with weather

June 21, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) has teamed up with the National Weather Service to design a tool that helps farmers and commercial applicators determine the best time to apply manure. The Runoff Risk Advisory Forecast [Read More …]

CA: Applications being accepted for 2018 Leopold Conservation Award

June 16, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Know of a Golden State landowner who’s a conservation leader in your community? Or, maybe you’re that leader! Nominate a friend, colleague, or yourself for the 2018 California Leopold Conservation Award. Over 50 percent of [Read More …]

Farmers, groups call for a new approach to trade

June 14, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Wisconsin farmers share their perspective on trade In the midst of increasingly heated discussions about trade this week, Wisconsin farmers and other experts offer the following remarks and some unique perspectives that question our nation’s [Read More …]

U.S., Canadian farm groups support trade

June 13, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

CFA President Ron Bonnett and NFU President Roger Johnson issue statement The leaders of the U.S. National Farmers Union (NFU) and the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) in a joint statement today urged Canadian and [Read More …]

Trump puts fresh focus on Canada’s dairy system

June 12, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Canada’s system limits imports by slapping tariffs on imports beyond a certain level U.S. President Donald Trump upped the ante on Canada’s supply-managed dairy system over the weekend as he repeatedly warned that the country [Read More …]

Farmers.gov receives $10 million in funding

June 12, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Will support the development of USDA’s Farmers.gov customer experience portal Today, the Technology Modernization Fund Board (Board) awarded funding to support the development of USDA’s Farmers.gov customer experience portal, which helps better connect America’s farmers, ranchers, conservationists, [Read More …]

WMMB/Dairy Farmers of Wis. directors elected

June 11, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Election results certified by DATCP Secretary Sheila Harsdorf Election results for the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (dba Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin) Board of Directors have been certified by DATCP Secretary Sheila Harsdorf, resulting in eight [Read More …]

NFU, AFBF comment on farm bill

June 11, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Senate has released farm bill draft, the “Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018” NFU Appreciates Senate Ag Leadership Work on Farm Bill More Needs to Be Done to Shore Up Farm Safety Net, Says NFU U.S. [Read More …]

Dairy Strong set for Jan. 23-24, 2019

June 4, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Three keynote speakers have already been chosen for the conference Hundreds of dedicated members of the U.S. dairy community will gather again Jan. 23-24, 2019, at the Monona Terrace Community & Convention Center, in Madison, Wis., [Read More …]

Farmers struggle with rising fuel costs

May 22, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Farmers worldwide are feeling the pinch as fuel costs rise to near four-year highs just as they plant and harvest their fields, eroding agricultural income already hamstrung by depressed crop prices. The agricultural sector from [Read More …]

2018 Stakeholder’s Summit is Almost Here

April 26, 2018 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Ted McKinney from USDA will join us Thursday afternoon to share “Agriculture’s Roots in Washington.” Ted McKinney serves as the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs. Under Secretary [Read More …]

Producer-Led Watershed Protection grants

California dairy farmers, part of Trump’s base, stand to get creamed by his trade war

What’s driving the purchasing decisions for Irish dairy products?

Crisis by design

Dairy Farmers Face Uncertain Future With New Tariffs (podcast + video)

CA: Western United Dairymen Continues Green Cow Campaign

New Products: Timac Agro USA Introduces Fertiactyl®ST seed treatment

Dairy Farmers Of America’S Garden City Facility Named 2018 Manufacturing Innovator Of The Year By Profood World Magazine

Keown-Bomar hired as WFU executive director

Commodity Classic releases 2019 schedule

Seeking proposals for PASA’s 2019 Sustainable Agriculture Conference

American Farmers and Cheese Makers Ask President Trump to Suspend Tariffs on Mexican Products As NAFTA Talks Continue

Donald Trump will protect American farmers from China’s trade retaliation according to Sonny Perdue

The internet of cows arrives in Canada

New online tool helps farmers, applicators time manure applications with weather

CA: Applications being accepted for 2018 Leopold Conservation Award

Farmers, groups call for a new approach to trade

U.S., Canadian farm groups support trade

Trump puts fresh focus on Canada’s dairy system

Farmers.gov receives $10 million in funding

WMMB/Dairy Farmers of Wis. directors elected

NFU, AFBF comment on farm bill

Dairy Strong set for Jan. 23-24, 2019

Farmers struggle with rising fuel costs

2018 Stakeholder’s Summit is Almost Here

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