Joe Lyon, 92, of Toledo, passed away on January 22. An eminent dairy industry leader, Joe was born on November 10, 1928 in Toledo, Iowa, the third son of Earl Lyon and Helen “Nellie” Zmolek [Read More …]

USDA Says SNAP Benefits Are Inadequate for Most Participants and Begins Process to Extend Emergency Allotments to States and Update Thrifty Food Plan Formula The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced several efforts today to expand [Read More …]

Lely North America is excited to announce the launch of its Coffee Talks video series! Grab a cup of joe and join us each week for brief discussions with dairy farmers about their Lely red [Read More …]

Jonathan Merriam, President of the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA), today announced the class for the seventh Jersey Youth Academy, July 11 to 16 in Columbus, Ohio.   “The 31 young people from 15 states [Read More …]

Application Deadline for Three-Track Leadership Development Program is January 31, 2021 Dairy producers and members of allied industry who are interested in building their leadership and professional development skills are encouraged to apply for the [Read More …]

CDFA Secretary Karen Ross and Minister Rasmus Prehn of Denmark’s Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) focusing on dairy innovations and technologies addressing climate change.  The signing event, [Read More …]

New project to use next-generation sequencing for faster bovine disease detection Transboundary and emerging diseases are constant threats to the livestock industry. Even as biosafety measures have evolved, there is always the lingering threat of [Read More …]

Angela Baysinger, DVM, MS, Animal Welfare lead at Merck Animal Health was awarded the 4th Annual Feather in Her Cap Award from the Feather in Her Cap Association, Inc. Dr. Baysinger was recognized for her [Read More …]

CCE reminds livestock farmers to check their winter feed supplies. Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock, and Field Crops Program (SWNYDLFC) reminds farmers to check forage inventories regularly. This ensures there is enough [Read More …]

Josh Sauter and his family have managed challenges in the past, unpredictability in the present, and opportunities in the future. In the latest “Farmer Focus” co-sponsored by NMPF and the National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management [Read More …]

Producer milk prices are determined by formula from the prices of four dairy commodities: cheese, butter, Nonfat Dry Milk (NDM), and dry whey. The prior two posts (January 10 & December 20) covered where these commodity prices [Read More …]

Second webinar of a four-part series on farm transition planning will be January 25 MidAtlantic Farm Credit is preparing for the second webinar on January 25 of a four-part series on farm transition planning with [Read More …]

Farm Credit Northeast AgEnhancement Program provided $67,800 in grant funding to 24 organizations The Farm Credit Northeast AgEnhancement Program, a joint effort of Farm Credit East, Yankee Farm Credit and CoBank, recently provided $67,800 in [Read More …]

To help rebuild farmers’ trust in USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, a farmer-led working group put together by the American Farm Bureau has developed a series of recommendations for the agency. The recommendations focus on [Read More …]

The American Jersey Cattle Association’s comprehensive mating program, JerseyMate, recently had three major updates incorporated. The program now accounts for the risk of a JNS (Jersey Neuropathy and Splayed Forelimbs) mating; incorporates both genomic and [Read More …]

2021 PDPW Business Conference attendees can preview innovative ideas, technologies Each year dairy producers attend the Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) Business Conference in search of the newest research, technologies and information to make their farms [Read More …]

Cooperative to service customers in Indiana, Ohio, Michigan & Illinois  Indiana-based agriculture & energy cooperatives Harvest Land Co-op, Inc. & Co-Alliance Cooperative, Inc. (formerly Co-Alliance, LLP), announced Jan. 22 that both sets of boards and [Read More …]

The International Dairy Foods Association is excited to invite you to join us for Dairy Forum 2021—Dairy Evolved, where we will collaborate, innovate and inspire our industry to embrace and lead change for continued growth! [Read More …]

General Manager Position Lancaster Dairy Herd Improvement Association, Manheim, PA, is an independent, nationally certified DHIA, founded in 1994.  With over 3,000 members throughout nine states in the Northeast region, Lancaster DHIA strives to help [Read More …]

Forages are especially important to agriculture in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States as the core component of the diet of Dairy and Beef Cattle as well as Small ruminants, Horses, and other livestock. As [Read More …]

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending January 22, 2021 Even with a short week, there was no lack of action in the dairy markets. However, the market took the news poorly with most [Read More …]

As environmental improvement goals become more defined in the dairy community, partnerships are proving to be powerful tools. Through a joint effort involving partners such as the Dairy Strong Sustainability Alliance and The Nature Conservancy, [Read More …]

2020 was not an easy year for agriculture by any means. The COVID pandemic caused huge disruptions in the supply chain and low prices for many commodities, including dairy. Getting enough food to the supermarket [Read More …]

February 4, 2021 | 1:00 p.m. Eastern Effective business management includes a basic understanding of the interest rate environment and ongoing changes in the macroeconomy, particularly because of the dairy industry’s reliance on financing and, [Read More …]