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NewsADC Alert: New Version of Form I-9 Required Soon ADC Alert: New Version of Form I-9 Required Soon Update Courtesy of ADC Presidential Member: New Form I-9 Required Starting September 18, 2017 United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) once again issued a new Form I-9. Employers will be required [Read More ...] -
NewsAttention: Dairy, Livestock, Agriculture Producers and Allied Industry Chairman of the Judiciary Rep Bob Goodlatte’s “Agricultural Guestworker Act” (AG Act) continues to move toward introduction in the House of Representatives. The Chairman is allowing additional time for stakeholder input before formal introduction of the AG Act. This additional time allows you [Read More ...]
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NewsSet Sail for World Dairy Expo® MADISON, WIS. – With just two weeks to go before ‘Discovering New Dairy Worlds’ at World Dairy Expo 2017, now is the time for attendees to finalize plans. WDE offers many tools to help dairy enthusiasts make the most of their time at [Read More ...] -
News2017 Eastern Elite Sale Updates And Sale Order All Choices sell w/ 25% down and 75% when youngest calf is 4 months of age is selected! Semen Selling 2 Units of Dymentholm Mr Apples Avalanche. At Trans Ova, Maryland The Eastern Elite Sale Catalog Tuesday, September 19, 2017 5:30PM Pennsylvania [Read More ...] -
News54th All-American Dairy Show News – Sept. 18, 2017 Pennsylvania, New York Senior Cows Top Premier National Junior Ayrshire Show Old-Bankston JC Bri’s Bikini-ET, the Four-Year-Old and Senior Champion owned by Landree Fraley of Muncy, Lycoming County, Pa. won the Premier National Junior Ayrshire Show Monday, September 18, during the [Read More ...] -
NewsPDPW Introduces Financial Literacy for Dairy Training New Educational Program Will Provide Dairy-Specific Financial Acumen for Strategic Decision-Making in Dairy DAIRY NEWS – The Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) announce the newly-launched educational initiative, PDPW Financial Literacy for Dairy™. This dairy-specific financial program was developed to provide and assure access to [Read More ...] -
News2017 Update: Bunker Silo Safety Reminder from the OSHA Work Group (NYCAMH, NEDPA, NYFB and PRO-DAIRY) A sample of items to cover for pre-harvest preparation and safety meetings: • Farm specific safety concerns and other issues: narrow roads, soft shoulders, main highways, traffic, spilling silage or tracking mud on roads, [Read More ...] -
NewsUSDA: Help on Way for Households Hit by Irma WASHINGTON, Sept. 15, 2017 – American families coping with the aftermath of Hurricane Irma will receive much needed nutrition relief, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced. Notably, packages of American grown and produced nutritious USDA Foods will be available across hurricane-stricken [Read More ...] -
NewsStatement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., about crops impacted by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma and FDA’s work with farmers affected by the storms This is the first time that two category 4 storms have hit the U.S. back-to-back, and the effects have been devastating. At FDA we have a large [Read More ...] -
NewsDCRC webinar features repro management with activity monitors New Prague, Minn. (September 18, 2017) – The November Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) webinar will address activity monitor use to enhance herd reproduction. Scheduled for Nov. 3, at 1 p.m. Central time, Stephen LeBlanc, population medicine professor at the University of [Read More ...] -
NewsThesing Appointed Corporate Account Manager for Select Sires PLAIN CITY, Ohio, September 18, 2017—Select Sires is pleased to announce the hiring of Brandon Thesing as regional account manager. Thesing will be responsible for delivering strong genetic sales support to key clients in the I-29 region (Neb./S.D./Iowa/Minn.). Backed by six [Read More ...] -
News2018 College Directory Celebrating Dairy Leaders Of Tomorrow College & University Directory – Reserve your spot today! Click Here for pricing and ad submission deadlines -
NewsCWT Assists with One Million Pounds of Cheese and Butter Export Sales ARLINGTON, VA – Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted 9 requests for export assistance from member cooperatives that have contracts to sell 760,600 pounds (345 metric tons) of Cheddar, and Monterey Jack cheese, and 275,600 pounds (125 metric [Read More ...] -
News2017 All-American Forms Online 2017 All-American Entries & Rules For Holstein, Jersey & Jr. All-American Holstein/Jersey are now available. Just click on the links provided below to view or download the PDF files/forms. 2017 All-American Entry 2017 All-American Rules 2017 Jersey entry 2017 Jersey Rules 2017 Jr. All-American & [Read More ...] -
Newse-Leader SEPTEMBER 2017 In this issue: Corn Silage Harvest Outlook Rainfall Survey Sign Up for CDEP & Dairy Academy DPM Trends Anaerobice Digester Symposium Save the Date! Corn for Silage Progress and Harvest Outlook Growing degree day accumulation continued to be below average in August and early September, further [Read More ...] -
NewsMeet your trainer Esteemed dairy financial expert Dr. David Kohl has a long list of teaching and speaking credentials to his name. He’s also a business coach and part owner of Homestead Creamery, a value-added dairy in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Dr. Kohl will start at the beginning: goal setting, family [Read More ...]
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NewsPDPW Introduces Financial Literacy for Dairy Training New Educational Program Will Provide Dairy-Specific Financial Acumen for Strategic Decision-Making in Dairy DAIRY NEWS – The Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) announce the newly-launched educational initiative, PDPW Financial Literacy for Dairy™. This dairy-specific financial program was developed to provide and assure access to [Read More ...]
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NewsNational Organic Standards Board (NOSB) Meeting Proposals and Discussion Documents Published The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP) has posted meeting materials and an updated agenda for the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) Fall meeting, to be held in Jacksonville, FL, October 31-November 2, 2017. Documents are posted on the [Read More ...] -
NewsDCRC webinar features repro management with activity monitors New Prague, Minn. (September 18, 2017) – The November Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) webinar will address activity monitor use to enhance herd reproduction. Scheduled for Nov. 3, at 1 p.m. Central time, Stephen LeBlanc, population medicine professor at the University [Read More ...]
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NewsMerck Animal Health (known as MSD Animal Health outside of the United States and Canada) and the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) recently presented Dr. Dee Griffin with the Mentor of the Year Award as a result of his significant contributions to the bovine medicine industry and his commitment [Read More ...] -
News54th All-American Dairy Show Releases Pennsylvania Exhibitor Wins Second Consecutive All-American Dairy Show Junior Showmanship Competition Eva Dumas, age 11, of Annville, Lebanon County, rose to the top of 100 exhibitors today to become the Champion Junior Showman of the Youth Showmanship Contest during the 2017 All-American Dairy Show at [Read More ...]
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NewsCircle N Dairy will present “Fun on the Farm Days” this fall starting Sept. 30 and continuing through Oct. 29. This event will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each weekend except Oct. 14-15 and Tuesday through Thursday by advance reservation only for groups. Circle N Dairy, 2074 County [Read More ...] -
All Breeds BlogFor more than 30 years we have published our collegiate directory, Dairy Leaders of Tomorrow. It’s been our pleasure to work with several generations of university staff and students to publicize educational programs for dairy youth beyond high school. The goal is to encourage young people, both from farms and [Read More ...] -
All Breeds BlogThe Mielke Market Update September 15 – Lee Mielke Lee Mielke is a veteran dairy journalist and broadcaster, currently carried in a dozen Ag newspapers nationally. This column is prepared especially for the readers of DairyBusiness. Based in Lynden, Wash., he can be reached by email at lkmielke@juno.com or by [Read More ...] -
NewsUnder a new agreement, GENEX will be the exclusive distributor of Jetstream Genetics to Holstein cattle breeders throughout the U.S. “By adding the Jetstream Genetics portfolio to our lineup, we are providing members and customers with even more genetic options to meet their individual herd goals,” states Huub te Plate, [Read More ...] -
NewsSeptember’s Dairy Data Dashboard September’s Dairy Data Dashboard by Alan Levitt, September 14, 2017 Every month, USDEC aggregates domestic and global dairy data to create 10 charts displayed in a one-page, printable dashboard. Read SaveSaveSaveSave September’s Dairy Data Dashboard SaveSaveSaveSave SaveSave -
NewsNMC calls for Award of Excellence nominations Award recognizes NMC members for contributions to milk quality improvement NEW PRAGUE, MN – Nominations are open for the National Mastitis Council (NMC) Award of Excellence for Contribution to Mastitis Prevention and Control, which recognizes an NMC member who has provided sustained contributions [Read More ...] -
NewsDisaster Assistance Programs From USDA website USDA offers a variety of programs and services to help communities, farmers, ranchers, and businesses that have been hard hit by Hurricanes Irma and Harvey and other natural disaster events. To find out how USDA can further assist you, visit USDA’s Storm Disaster Page. [Read More ...] -
NewsEvolution® Milking Liners promotion for Young Dairy Farmers Enter by liking and sharing Evolution Liner posts on Facebook Young dairy producers now have a chance to win a barn full of new Evolution Milking Liners! To enter, farmers can like and share select posts on the Evolution Liners [Read More ...] -
NewsPlease consider forwarding this e-news brief to others. They may wish to click here to receive future issues. 09/14/2017 Application Open for Agricultural Innovation Companies to Participate in AgLaunch365 Farm-Centric Program Assists in Field Trials & Attracting Investment MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AgPR) – AgLaunch is excited to announce applications are open for its [Read More ...]
