Funding will expand high-speed internet access and battle the opioid crisis U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the Agriculture Appropriations bill that just passed the Senate [Read More …]
The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), adopted in 2014, will change more than groundwater. The requirement to end overdraft will also transform land use, a massive side effect yet to be widely recognized. Parts of California will [Read More …]
Milk producers are desperately looking for ways out of an economic quagmire that has forced many farms out of business. The situation is so serious that more than 300 industry members from throughout the U.S. [Read More …]
Check Out 10 of Pennsylvania’s Brightest Dairy Leaders! Abby Sterner She is a senior studying dairy science at Delaware Valley University. Growing up on a dairy farm of Brown Swiss cows, Abby is the daughter [Read More …]
The Idaho Milk Processors Association has awarded scholarships to seven U.S. college students studying food or dairy science. Funded by Idaho Milk Processors Association, the scholarship program recognizes high-achieving students and provides them with $2,000 each to support [Read More …]
The 2015 version of the Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule must be permanently rescinded, and the prior version of the regulation re-codified, to provide certainty for dairy farmers, the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) [Read More …]
U.S. exports were a record 16.8 percent of milk solids for the first half of 2018. But the industry has “deep concerns” about the impact of tariffs moving forward. U.S. dairy exports through the first [Read More …]
World Dairy Expo is pleased to welcome Becky Bachman to the staff as Trade Show Coordinator. Bachman’s responsibilities include assisting with all aspects of sponsorship and Trade Show management, from corresponding with past, present and [Read More …]
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 …]
Four Oklahoma counties designated as primary natural disaster areas due to recent drought Federal Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue notified Governor Mary Fallin this week that he has designated four Oklahoma counties as primary natural disaster areas [Read More …]
Every month, USDEC aggregates domestic and global dairy data to create 10 charts displayed in a one-page, printable dashboard. The August Dairy Data Dashboard is now available. Get a one-page PDF of this dashboard. [Read More …]
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) member cooperatives accepted six offers of export assistance from CWT that helped them capture contracts to sell 341,717 pounds (155 metric tons) of Cheddar cheese, and 2.097 million pounds (951 metric [Read More …]
Dairy brokerage/data industry specialists Brian Rice and Pete Turk announce the launch of a new company, Rice Dairy Risk Services (RDRS). Based out of Chicago, RDRS offers insurance services to dairy producers through the newly [Read More …]
CRV is the global leader in breeding for healthy and efficient cows and introduces two exclusive feed efficiency traits (Madison, Wis.)—CRV continues to lead way in genetics for a better bottom line, with the launch [Read More …]
USDA NASS report also included the first production forecast for U.S. cotton U.S. farmers are expected to produce a record-high soybean crop this year, according to the Crop Production report issued today by the USDA’s [Read More …]
FFAR announces 17 fellows for graduate program in food & agriculture science The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) today announced 17 inaugural recipients of the FFAR Fellows award. As part of the program, graduate [Read More …]
Climate change is already having an impact on agriculture. And while it presents significant challenges to the agriculture industry, it also presents opportunities. Join us for the next Free Range Conversations with American Farmland Trust [Read More …]
Phosphates regulations in The Netherlands are causing huge problems for around 800 farmers who face the harsh decision whether to invest in more phosphates rights or indeed sell up. Jorrit Postma (31) is one of [Read More …]
Forage growers are encouraged to submit samples for the 2018 World Forage Analysis Superbowl before the final entry deadline of Thursday, August 30. Contest categories with this deadline include baleage, commercial hay, dairy hay, grass [Read More …]
New name sets future for forward-thinking company vision, focused on vitality and progression of livestock reproduction Vytelle was introduced today as the new company name for the business formerly known as Cogent® IVF. Vytelle (pronounced vy-tel-ee) [Read More …]
Dairy cows want to use a scratching brush just as much as they want to access fresh feed Everyone knows the satisfaction of having an itch scratched and researchers at the University of British Columbia [Read More …]
Small-scale organic farmers are determined to fight back against industry transformation Small family operated dairy farms with cows freely grazing on verdant pastures are going out business as large confined animal operations with thousands of [Read More …]
Program provides funding for high-quality, applied research led by young scientists The Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program recently awarded 28 Graduate Student Grants, totaling $405,373. Northeast SARE offers competitive grants and education [Read More …]
With the August sire summary, Select Sires added strength and diversity to an already solid daughter-proven offering. The addition of 12 Holsteins, two Jerseys, one Ayrshire and one Brown Swiss sire to the three brand [Read More …]
While daughter-proven sires 1JE00922 RONALDO {3} and 1JE00921 EUSEBIO {4} continue to impress – especially with strong numbers for the Ideal Commercial Cow™ (ICC$™) index and its Cheese Maximizer (ChMAX$) sub-index – nine new sires [Read More …]
The Wisconsin Livestock Facility Siting Review Board (LFSRB or the Board) has had a busy year issuing two decisions so far. In Friemoth v. Walworth County, the Board reversed a conditional use permit (CUP) issued by [Read More …]
CDFA Secretary Karen Ross joined other participants yesterday at AT&T Park in San Francisco to brief reporters on next month’s Global Climate Action Summit, and to release a Sustainability Roadmapfor the event. The Roadmap lays out a [Read More …]
Another tool was just added to U.S. dairy producers’ risk management options this week when USDA announced the launch of the Dairy Revenue Protection (Dairy-RP) insurance program. Sign-up will start October 9, 2018 for coverage [Read More …]
Leading the Ideal Commercial Cow™ (ICC$™) index following the August sire summary is an exciting new sire, 1HO13471 HYFLOW. This Ragen out of a Josuper stands at +1285 ICC$™ and combines excellent health traits (+7.6 [Read More …]
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