The fourth and final progress report of the Dairy Farm Business Summary has been released for 2019. As dairy businesses across the state continue to analyze their financial and business performance utilizing the Dairy Farm [Read More …]

Methane to be converted to renewable energy, distributed through natural gas pipelines Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) today announced a partnership with SustainRNG to harness renewable natural gas (RNG) on dairy farms, starting in the southeastern [Read More …]

California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Center for Analytical Chemistry (CAC) scientists Bahar Nakhjavan, Nighat Sami Ahmed, and Maryam Khosravifard were recently published in an academic journal after developing an improved method to test [Read More …]

Dairy Fest to offer educational resources, networking, entertainment “Voice of the Green Bay Packers” Wayne Larrivee will give a glimpse of what the upcoming football season might look like when he addresses the crowd at [Read More …]

For a glimpse of what could happen to a trillion dollars worth of American farmland, meet Ray Williams. He’s a lawyer-turned-farmer, growing organic grain and feeding young cows on 3000 acres in northeastern Oregon. Last [Read More …]

Recipients advised to report unsolicited seed shipments Texas residents are now among those across the nation receiving mysterious seeds delivered by mail in tiny bags marked as jewelry. U.S. Department of Agriculture officials are on alert because [Read More …]

Titan International, Inc., manufacturer of Titan Tires, Titan Wheels and Goodyear® Farm Tires, is proud to announce that John Deere’s three largest 8R-Series MFWD tractors — the 8R 340, 8R 370, and 8R 410 — [Read More …]

DairyVoice Podcast Episode 23 An innovative dairy producer and committed industry leader, Marilyn Hershey from Ar-Joy Farms in Pennsylvania tells her story in episode 23 of DairyVoice. She talks with Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News [Read More …]

On Monday, more than two months after the U.S. House of Representatives passed its pandemic relief bill, Senate Republicans introduced their own version, the Heath, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools (HEALS) Act. The last major stimulus [Read More …]

Dairy MAX and Trucking Companies Partner to Deliver More Than 200,000 Gallons of Milk to Local Food Banks Since May 2020 Nonprofit regional dairy council Dairy MAX today announced that more than 200,000 gallons of [Read More …]

HEALS Act is the latest in response to the COVID-19 national emergency Senate leadership recently introduced the Health Economic Assistance Liability Protection and Schools (HEALS) Act.  The HEALS Act is the latest in response to [Read More …]

How are dairy farms doing as of mid-year 2020? Tune in to find out, Aug. 7th Join Farm Credit East for a webinar on Friday, August 7, from 12-1 p.m.,  that will discuss the 2019 [Read More …]

U.S. Senator Tina Smith Introduces Loan Program to Help Dairy Processors Weather COVID-19 Economic Crisis Today U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.)–a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee–introduced legislation to create a loan program to provide relief [Read More …]

Organization calls for more democracy and a more equitable program for dairy farmers The American Farm Bureau Federation released its final report on priorities for milk pricing reform, calling for more democracy and a more [Read More …]

Water policy blueprint will guide state actions, support regional efforts Safe drinking water, groundwater recharge, healthy waterways, progress on Salton Sea among top priorities Governor Gavin Newsom today released a final version of the Water [Read More …]

Quick-serve restaurants continue to boost dairy sales Driving demand for dairy foods through partnerships is critical for the dairy industry’s future. One dairy checkoff tactic has been working together with foodservice partners for over a [Read More …]

The Farm Progress Virtual Experience will include the most extensive field demos in the history of both the Farm Progress Show and Husker Harvest Days. The merging of field demonstrations for the two largest farm [Read More …]

Dairy Farmers of Washington (DFW) is teaming up with longtime partners Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) and the Seattle Seahawks to match donations up to $50,000 that will provide grants to Washington and Alaska schools [Read More …]

Since its designation as an agricultural enterprise area (AEA) in 2014, the Headwaters of Southeast Monroe County has been working with landowners in its AEA to maximize the amount of land being preserved for agricultural [Read More …]

  The Kansas Department of Agriculture is excited to announce they are now accepting nominations for the first ever Kansas Agriculture Heroes Program. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kansas farmers, ranchers, and agribusinesses [Read More …]

Comparing HEALS and HEROS Act Provisions for Agriculture On July 27, Senate Republicans announced the details of their $1 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package, the Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools Act, follow-up legislation to the [Read More …]

With a successful 30-year career strengthening and expanding the Arm & Hammer Animal and Food Production business, James “Jim” Rainey will retire July 31. Rainey started with Church & Dwight Co. Inc, the parent company [Read More …]

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has been notified that some Wisconsin residents have received unsolicited packages in the mail containing seeds that appear to have originated from China. The types [Read More …]

Johnson looks forward to sharing her passion for the dairy industry and animal agriculture The New York Animal Agriculture Coalition (NYAAC) is growing and is excited to welcome Hannah Johnson as their Communications Manager. Johnson [Read More …]