Today, National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) Second Vice President Kim LaFleur announced recipients of the inaugural Friends of NACD District Grants program. The Friends of NACD Districts Grants program is a new initiative of [Read More …]
Cuil Farm Lifts ‘Zero Lameness’ Accolade at Cream Awards Lameness reduced to 5% through early diagnosis and treatment Dairy farmers Jim and Trine Campbell, from Castle Douglas, have been recognised for their outstanding efforts and [Read More …]
Tom Steever of Brownfield Ag News announced four winners of the National Outstanding Young Farmers award at the annual NOYF Awards Congress held in Westbrook, Conn. The oldest farmer recognition program in the United States, [Read More …]
Voice of our beloved Big Tex, Mr. Robert “Bob” Boykin, has passed away With great sadness in our hearts, the State Fair of Texas is announcing the passing of the voice of our beloved Big [Read More …]
Reviewing USDA’s February 2020 Farm Income Forecast USDA’s most recent Farm Income Forecast, released Feb. 5, predicted farm income to decline in 2020. USDA’s Farm Income Forecast also predicted farm income to increase in 2020. You [Read More …]
Mood enhancing TLC without the THC brought to you by Real California Milk Move over cannabis, there’s a wholesome new dispensary in town, doling out the original edibles: California Based Dairy (CBD). Real California Milk [Read More …]
New research published in the Journal of Dairy Science finds the climate footprint of milk production in California has been significantly reduced over the past 50 years (1964 to 2014). The amount of greenhouse gas [Read More …]
Unlocking data from Lely’s T4C (Time for Cows) into Connecterra’s IDA platform will push for a more connected dairy industry that supports farmers in their decision-making With the agreement, both companies will explore how to [Read More …]
On February 11, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau will join farmers, ranchers, food processors, industry leaders and youth to celebrate the fourth annual Canada’s Agriculture Day. Minister Bibeau will be marking the day [Read More …]
Today, the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD), in partnership with the NACD Auxiliary, announced the winners of the 2019 Photo Contest and 2019 Poster Contest during the 74th NACD Annual Meeting Inspirational Session. [Read More …]
Of the many inaccurate arguments misattributed to dairy in the debate over imitation-product labeling, one of the most persistent is that “Big Dairy says consumers are confused about what milk is” – a statement that [Read More …]
Three new publications from the Functional Traits Working Group and the claw experts: the “ICAR Claw Health Atlas” (2nd edition) and two Appendixes ICAR Secretariat is pleased to advise that three new publications are now [Read More …]
Will continue accepting applications for the Milk Donation Reimbursement Program The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the approval of 133 partnerships as a result of the first round of Milk Donation Reimbursement Program [Read More …]
FDA expertise advancing the understanding of intentional genomic alterations in animals Commissioner of Food and Drugs – Food and Drug Administration Stephen M. Hahn M.D.: “Genome editing is a groundbreaking technology used to introduce intentional [Read More …]
Small grain workshops are being held across southern Minnesota Small grain workshops are being held across southern Minnesota to address successful small grain management. Whether you are a farmer or crop consultant already producing small [Read More …]
Kicks off its 53rd show on Tuesday, February 11, in Tulare, California “We’re so excited to start this farm show!” shared Jim Parsley, 2020 World Ag Expo® Chairman, during the Friday morning Visalia Breakfast Lions [Read More …]
The inaugural version of the Hemp Innovation Challenge™ (HIC) is underway. Hemp entrepreneurs, researchers and students have been submitting innovations since December. The fast pitch portion of the competition is planned for February 12 from [Read More …]
Farm Credit East recently announced that it is accepting applications from Northeast agricultural educators to support their attendance at institutes offered by the Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education (CASE). In Fall, 2018, CASE [Read More …]
Course Information The Milk Quality Online Course will cover basic milk quality, milking parlor and mastitis management principles lead by Quality Milk Production Services (QMPS). It is intended for dairy business on-farm personnel (owner or [Read More …]
SWNYDLFC specialists to provide timely information across the region Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program (SWNYDLFC) is excited to host a series of Winter Updates in East Aurora, Jamestown, [Read More …]
Milk quality experts receive honors More than 400 milk quality, mastitis and udder health researchers, dairy producers and dairy industry partners gathered for the 59thNational Mastitis Council (NMC) Annual Meeting, held Jan. 28-31, in Orlando, [Read More …]
Candidate for NFU President Mike Eby calls for use of PA dairy legislation as a model Lancaster dairy farmer and candidate for National Farmers Union (NFU) President Mike Eby told the Annual Meeting of the [Read More …]
Today, in Santa Ynez, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) met with federal and state agencies and leaders from the region’s agriculture and food production industries to make progress on on-farm composting. Representatives from Central [Read More …]
Members of the Dairy Innovation Hub advisory council held their first in-person meeting Members of the Dairy Innovation Hub advisory council held their first in-person meeting on Friday, Jan. 31 at the University of Wisconsin–Madison West Madison [Read More …]
The application deadline date is June 1, 2020 Do you know a Kansas farmer, rancher or forester who goes above and beyond in the care and management of natural resources? Nominate them for the 2020 [Read More …]
Visit Visalia announced that it is ready for the influx of visitors in the coming weeks, as more than 100,000 convention-goers are expected to make their way to Tulare County for the 2020 World Ag [Read More …]
Sign-Up Deadline is March 16, 2020 For farmers with base acres and eligibility to participate in Title I commodity safety net programs, the deadline for election and enrollment of covered commodities such as corn, soybeans, [Read More …]
USDA Science Blueprint outlines vision for, continued commitment to scientific research U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today applauded the publication of the USDA Science Blueprint, which will serve as the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) [Read More …]
Workshop for livestock farmers will help address the basics of making hay Stored forages is the mainstay of livestock feed. Cornell Cooperative Extension NWNY Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Team is holding a workshop for [Read More …]
The World Food Prize Foundation is currently accepting nominations for the internationally renowned World Food Prize that recognizes the accomplishments of individuals who have worked to improve the quality, quantity or availability of food in [Read More …]
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