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Fourteen-Year-Old Registered Holstein Sets New Lifetime Milk Record

May 8, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

A new U.S. Registered Holstein cow recently broke the record for most lifetime milk. Nor-Bert Colby Connie achieved this incredible feat with her lifetime milk production record of 486,300 pounds through her latest completed lactation. Connie has calved again [Read More …]

Alltech acquired a majority interest in Agolin

May 5, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

As governments, retailers and consumer brands make important commitments to sustainability, the greatest pressure is being felt on the farm. Alltech is dedicated to supporting farmers and ranchers with holistic sustainability: Producing more nutritious milk, [Read More …]

IDFA Foundation Donates $5,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee

May 5, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Coordinates Donation of 16 Pallets of Shelf-Stable Milk by IDFA Members The IDFA Foundation, which promotes the health and wellbeing of people, communities, and our planet on behalf of U.S. dairy, donated $5,000 today to [Read More …]

Wisconsin Farm Bureau Comments on FDA Milk Alternative Labeling

May 4, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

On April 24, Wisconsin Farm Bureau submitted comments to the FDA in opposition to their plant-based milk alternative labeling. In the comments, WFBF calls on FDA to vigorously enforce food standards regarding the labeling of [Read More …]

Minnesota Milk announces 2023scholarship program now open

May 3, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Association to award up to 12 $1,000 scholarships Minnesota Milk Producers Association is investing in the next generation of leaders. The group announced today it will award up to 12 $1,000 secondary education scholarships to [Read More …]

CDFA’s Dr. Stephen Beam steps down after 10 years as chair of National Conference on International Milk Shipments

May 2, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

CDFA’s branch chief for Milk and Dairy Food Safety, Dr. Stephen Beam, stepped down this month after a 10-year term as chair of the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments (NCIMS), a body of government and private [Read More …]

Fill a Glass With Hope® and Shoppers Food Get Milk to Families in Need

May 2, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

ADA North East is partnering with Shoppers Food stores to get milk to families in need in Maryland and Washington, D.C., through the Fill a Glass with Hope® Mother’s Day campaign. Consumers can donate at [Read More …]

Examining milk molecules could open new doors for dairy

April 28, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

There are thousands of molecules in a glass of milk. Some of these molecules are well known to farmers and consumers alike, such as protein, Vitamin D, calcium and others that comprise milk’s unique package [Read More …]

New York Farm Bureau Asks FDA to Protect the Integrity of Milk Labeling for State’s Dairy Farmers and Consumers

April 28, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

President Fisher submitted comments on the FDA’s draft guidance in regard to the labeling of plant-based milk alternatives. New York Farm Bureau strongly believes federal regulators should uphold the legal definition of milk and adhere [Read More …]

What is Mastitis Costing You?

April 27, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Mastitis costs dairy farms more than any other disease. Control clinical and subclinical infections to improve milk quality and boost profitability. In the environment of today’s dairy industry, producers need to evaluate all areas of [Read More …]

Milk Check: Talking sustainable agriculture with a special guest

April 26, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

“Agriculture sees a waste in their stream, they’re going to find a way to make it a value.” On Episode 57 of The Milk Check, Tara Vander Dussen joins us to talk about sustainable agriculture. [Read More …]

Reproduction, Milk Nutrition and Effective Delegation

April 24, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Dairy producers can interactive discussions with leading research and experts This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) will highlight best practices and new research on some of the most pressing challenges [Read More …]

Federal Milk Market Order Reform: Where Are We Now?

April 21, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Join Us for a Special ‘Protecting Your Profits’ Webinar Where are we at with Federal Milk Market Order Reform? On Wednesday, April 26 from 12-1 p.m. EST, join us for a special edition of our monthly “Protecting Your [Read More …]

Tracking Federal Milk Marketing Order Policy Developments

April 18, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Discussions of Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) modernization are well underway. Letters, policy proposals, webinars and petition notices have overloaded the inboxes of dairy farmers and others in the industry in the last several weeks. [Read More …]

Dairy Sense: Pairing Milk Urea Nitrogen (MUN) with Milk N Efficiency

April 18, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Use multiple metrics when measuring farm performance. Production perspective: Dairy producers and their consultants have many data sources to utilize when monitoring performance benchmarks. The challenge is putting the numbers into perspective and to not [Read More …]

Benefits of Timely Feed Delivery and Push Ups

April 17, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Feed delivery and timely feed push ups can improve milk production. The physical feeding environment of the cow is comprised of feed bunk space, headlocks, manger surface, alley width, and floor behind the manger. Another [Read More …]

Tracking Federal Milk Marketing Order Policy Developments

April 14, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Discussions of Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) modernization are well underway. Letters, policy proposals, webinars and petition notices have overloaded the inboxes of dairy farmers and others in the industry in the last several weeks. [Read More …]

Ten Million Miles of Milk

April 14, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

The dairy industry has changed for one long-time milk hauler. When Terry Sears was 10-years old, his parents knew where to find him. Chances were, he’d be behind the wheel of a non-running ’53 [Read More …]

Farmers Seek Comprehensive Reform to Federal Milk Pricing

April 11, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

The American Farm Bureau Federation told USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack today that requests to increase make allowances – which are used in part to calculate how much a processor pays for milk – fall short [Read More …]

Introducing the Healthy School Milk Commitment

April 7, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Since coming to IDFA, I have stressed the importance of being proactive, collaborating as an industry, and strengthening dairy’s role in consumer health and wellness. Today, our industry takes a big step forward on each [Read More …]

FeedExcel: breeding for Feed Efficiency to ensure sustainable and profitable dairy farming

April 7, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

With the April 2023 proof run, CRV introduces FeedExcel. This brand represents the proven breeding strategy for developing a herd that produces higher milk yields, requires less feed, achieves higher profitability and has lower emissions. [Read More …]

India’s milk imports soar as disease hits local cattle stock

April 6, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Buying milk is getting expensive in India and the price could soon hit an all-time high, forcing the world’s biggest producer to step up imports to boost supplies and ease cost of living pressures. Farmers [Read More …]

Milk Pricing Modernization Now at a Pivotal Point

April 5, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

After more than 150 meetings of our dairy farmer members and co-op technical experts. After extensive outreach and consultation with national organizations, including the American Farm Bureau Federation and state and regional dairy associations. And [Read More …]

DARI LLC, Launches MOO’V™

April 4, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

DARI LLC, a trailblazer in the dairy industry announces the launch of their new line, MOO’V™, an ultra-filtered, lactose-free, whole milk beverage that consumers will be able to find in three satisfying flavors. MOO’V™ is [Read More …]

Can Milk Boost Cognition?

March 31, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

KU Medical Center researchers found that drinking milk helps protect the brain from some of the damage caused by aging and aging-related diseases. “Drink your milk.” That’s an instruction parents have been giving their kids [Read More …]

Texas about to become third largest dairy state – but still must import milk

March 20, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

The Texas dairy industry is blossoming into the third largest dairy state, according to several recent dairy industry publications. Texas’ milk production grew by 5.9% last year, more than all the other top 10 dairy [Read More …]

ADC Applauds NMPF for backing our position to move back to the Class I ‘higher of’ milk pricing formula

March 15, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

American Dairy Coalition (ADC) welcomes the news this week that the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) board has endorsed an FMMO hearing plan that includes returning the Class I pricing method back to the ‘higher [Read More …]

USDA Issues WASDE Report for March – All Milk Price Estimate for 2023 Lowered to $20.45

March 14, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Milk supply and use estimates for 2022 are adjusted to reflect revisions to estimates of milk production and stocks in the USDA’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates issued March 8, 2023. For 2023, milk [Read More …]

Minnesota Milk celebrates opportunities for farm growth

March 13, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Ordinance change provides flexibility for future Fillmore County farms Minnesota Milk, the state’s leading dairy advocacy group, celebrates the passage of an amendment to the Fillmore County Feedlot Ordinance, which increases the animal unit cap [Read More …]

Transforming Milk Hauling Operations Through Digitalization

March 10, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

The Challenges The business of transportation and logistics of milk collection is highly complex and challenging. Each day, thousands of haulers move loads of milk between farms, factories, customers, and plants with little room for [Read More …]

Fourteen-Year-Old Registered Holstein Sets New Lifetime Milk Record

Alltech acquired a majority interest in Agolin

IDFA Foundation Donates $5,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee

Wisconsin Farm Bureau Comments on FDA Milk Alternative Labeling

Minnesota Milk announces 2023scholarship program now open

CDFA’s Dr. Stephen Beam steps down after 10 years as chair of National Conference on International Milk Shipments

Fill a Glass With Hope® and Shoppers Food Get Milk to Families in Need

Examining milk molecules could open new doors for dairy

New York Farm Bureau Asks FDA to Protect the Integrity of Milk Labeling for State’s Dairy Farmers and Consumers

What is Mastitis Costing You?

Milk Check: Talking sustainable agriculture with a special guest

Reproduction, Milk Nutrition and Effective Delegation

Federal Milk Market Order Reform: Where Are We Now?

Tracking Federal Milk Marketing Order Policy Developments

Dairy Sense: Pairing Milk Urea Nitrogen (MUN) with Milk N Efficiency

Benefits of Timely Feed Delivery and Push Ups

Tracking Federal Milk Marketing Order Policy Developments

Ten Million Miles of Milk

Farmers Seek Comprehensive Reform to Federal Milk Pricing

Introducing the Healthy School Milk Commitment

FeedExcel: breeding for Feed Efficiency to ensure sustainable and profitable dairy farming

India’s milk imports soar as disease hits local cattle stock

Milk Pricing Modernization Now at a Pivotal Point

DARI LLC, Launches MOO’V™

Can Milk Boost Cognition?

Texas about to become third largest dairy state – but still must import milk

ADC Applauds NMPF for backing our position to move back to the Class I ‘higher of’ milk pricing formula

USDA Issues WASDE Report for March – All Milk Price Estimate for 2023 Lowered to $20.45

Minnesota Milk celebrates opportunities for farm growth

Transforming Milk Hauling Operations Through Digitalization

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