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NewsOn Friday, February 14th, Valentine’s Day, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) quietly issued a notice in the Federal Register making adjustments to its WTO-authorized retaliation action, which was implemented on October 18, 2019. The United States increased the additional duty rate imposed on aircraft imported from the EU from [Read More ...] -
All Breeds BlogLearn how to condition calmness in both humans and animals. On Thursday, April 9, Don Höglund will teach us in both a general session and an optional hands-on post-conference session about how animals respond to different handling techniques. Every employee on your farm that interacts with your animals is causing [Read More ...] -
All Breeds BlogSixty-three forage entries were displayed at the first annual Sealpro® Forage Contest during World Ag Expo in Tulare, CA last week. Three categories were placed by two independent nutrition consultants: Alfalfa Haylage, Winter Forage, and Corn Silage. Results were based 60% on a Rock River Laboratory, Inc. complete lab analysis, [Read More ...] -
NewsEach year, a special group of young women are selected to represent the state’s dairy farm families who contribute to making California number one for milk production in the U.S. These Dairy Princess ambassadors and alternates are selected during events at Districts throughout the state, where they showcase speaking skills, [Read More ...] -
NewsMajor developments involving America’s leading landowners highlight the Land Report 100 With more than 2.2 million acres, Liberty Media chairman John Malone remains America’s largest private landowner. But there’s a new No. 2. California’s Emmerson Family, owners of Sierra Pacific Industries, moved up almost 122,000 acres to 2,078,032 acres, just ahead [Read More ...] -
NewsInput sought for new International Agricultural Education Fellowship Program The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking public input to help inform planning and programming decisions for the new International Agricultural Education Fellowship Program. The program, which was authorized by Congress in the 2018 Farm Bill, will provide fellowships to [Read More ...] -
NewsDairy Cattle Welfare Council Webinar Series https://dcwcouncil.org/ These one-hour live educational sessions are available to attendees from around the world. Live webinars are free of charge, but you must register (recordings are available to members of the DCWC). “Managing heat stress to improve the welfare of dairy cows and calves” [Read More ...] -
NewsThe Ohio Forages and Grasslands Council Annual Conference will be held Feb. 21, 2020, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Ohio Department of Agriculture in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. The program theme is “Foraging For Profit.” The Keynote speaker will be Jimmy Henning, forage professor, University of Kentucky, who will [Read More ...] -
All Breeds BlogDFA to Become Stalking Horse Bidder to Acquire Substantial Portion of Dean Foods Assets and Business Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. (DFA) announced today an agreement has been reached with Dean Foods (Dean) for the farmer-owned Cooperative to become the stalking horse bidder to acquire a substantial portion of Dean’s assets [Read More ...] -
NewsPresident’s Budget Shortchanges Food and Farm Programs On Monday, President Donald Trump released his proposed budget for fiscal year 2021. As in years past, the proposal would make steep cuts to farm, food, and rural development programs while providing additional funding for defense initiatives. Though Congress is unlikely to take [Read More ...]
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NewsFour scholarships have been presented to students involved in National FFA Farm Credit East has awarded four scholarships to students involved in the National FFA Organization to support their Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE). The scholarship recipients had strong projects and expressed a clear understanding of their projects’ impact on their [Read More ...] -
NewsTo most people, the word “dairy” simply means delicious and nutritious food — the milk, cheese, butter, ice cream and yogurt they add to a grocery shopping cart. But the people up and down the supply chain, and the many others in the dairy community, realize there is much more [Read More ...] -
All Breeds BlogBook serves as the dairy industry’s primary mastitis reference National Mastitis Council’s Current Concepts of Bovine Mastitis is now available in four languages – English, Mandarin, Japanese and Spanish – the most recent translation. An 84-page book for dairy producers, veterinarians, educators, sanitarians, field personnel and consumers, it discusses the [Read More ...] -
NewsWFU is offering two $500 scholarships for attendees to Making More From Milk course Wisconsin Farmers’ Union is offering two $500 scholarships for attendees to the two-day Making More From Milk course set for March 24-25 in Madison. The course, organized by Global Cow and Global Dairy Outreach, offers dairy [Read More ...]
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NewsKuhn North America, Inc., is pleased to introduce the new KUHN Krause Excelerator® XT 8010 vertical tillage system. While retaining our 1 to 5 degree vertical tillage gang angle range for true VT performance, the new Excelerator XT 8010 features an additional XTended range of 6 to 8 degrees. Double-digit [Read More ...]
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NewsThis all dairy show provides free educational programming, entertainment, food and beverages for dairy producers The Central Plains Dairy Expo (CPDE), March 25-26, in Sioux Falls, S.D., showcases 300-plus exhibitors and their latest innovations, informative breakout sessions and a free concert – featuring Joe Nichols – on March 24. The [Read More ...] -
NewsProducer panels, Hands-on-hub labs and more offered Mar 18-19 in Madison, Wis. It takes “focus” and a clear vision to stay on course in any business. Access to leading-edge information and the latest in dairy farming education, innovations and research will help keep dairy producers, agribusiness and other key thought [Read More ...] -
NewsNew app puts individual bale info at your fingertips for easy inventory management and traceability Hesston by Massey Ferguson®, the industry-leading hay equipment brand from AGCO (NYSE:AGCO), gave North American producers their first look at the new Bale Link™ bale management app during World Ag Expo 2020.The app allows [Read More ...] -
NewsLender again sponsors CA Small Farm Conference, coming up on Feb. 27-29 in Paso Robles While many people think that large, expansive farming operations are the norm in California, the opposite is actually true. The federal Census of Agriculture found that one third of the 75,000-plus farms in the Golden [Read More ...] -
NewsThe Vande Wettering family has been dairy farming in Greenleaf, Wisconsin, for almost 150 years. Tom and Bill Vande Wettering took over the farm from their dad in 1994. The brothers are 5th generation farmers. Tom’s adult sons, Luke and Tyler, also farm, which makes the start of a successful [Read More ...] -
NewsFarmers National Company expert discusses year ahead The land market in 2019 continued the plateau trend of the past several years in which the supply of agricultural land for sale on the market remained lower than average and prices for good quality cropland held mostly steady. Looking ahead to next [Read More ...] -
NewsHeckman, Trout and the Itle Family Were Recognized at the 2020 PA Dairy Summit At this year’s Pennsylvania Dairy Summit in State College, Pa. on February 5-6, the Professional Dairy Managers of Pennsylvania, Center for Dairy Excellence, and Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association awarded three dairy professionals with Dairy Industry Awards. The [Read More ...] -
NewsSomaDetect, a precision dairy technology company, and Valley Agricultural Software (VAS), the world’s largest provider of dairy management software, announced today that VAS’s Software API will be integrated into SomaDetect’s data system. The integration of VAS’s API with the SomaDetect system will enable SomaDetect’s software to synchronize with any milking [Read More ...] -
NewsThe American Dairy Coalition (ADC) is proud to announce that S. 2107/H.R. 4482 “Protecting America’s Food & Agriculture Act of 2019” is headed to President Trump’s desk for signing after clearing both the House and Senate. ADC along with national, regional and state trade associations submitted a joint letter to [Read More ...] -
NewsWorld Ag Expo® and E.M. Tharp, Inc. have teamed up again for the 13th annual “We Believe in Growing” scholarship, which supports local high school students who will be attending four-year universities to major in an agricultural field. This year’s winners, Chastine Gist of Tulare, CA, and Jacob Martinez of [Read More ...]
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NewsPresident Donald J. Trump has submitted his FY 2021 budget proposal to Congress U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement after President Donald J. Trump submitted his FY 2021 budget proposal to Congress: “The United States is leading the world in economic growth and prosperity. President Trump’s [Read More ...] -
NewsMarch 25-26, 2020 Cal Expo | Sacramento, CA Join us for the 2020 California Dairy Sustainability Summit to gain innovative strategies and tools to advance sustainability, improve efficiency, and reduce costs on your dairy farm. Check out the featured sessions below, and browse the full agenda to learn more about [Read More ...] -
All Breeds BlogThe Holstein Association USA 2020 Judges Conference is planned for March 13th Registration is now open for the Holstein Association USA 2020 Judges Conference, to be held at Maddox Dairy on Friday, March 13 in Riverdale, California. The one-day conference will run from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Interested participants [Read More ...] -
All Breeds BlogJoel Hastings of DairyBusiness recorded this live interview with Ben Laine of Rabobank on the outlook for 2020. Episode 12 of DairyVoice can be found at DairyVoice.com, or at DairyBusiness.com. Listeners can also find DairyVoice on all major podcast venues, including Apple podcast, Google Play, Spotify, BuzzSprout and iHeartRadio. [Read More ...] -
DHIAThe National Dairy Herd Information Association (DHIA) Scholarship Committee selected three veterinary medicine students – Josh Brown and Mary Liebenstein, University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine, and Emil Walleser, University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine – as recipients of $1,500 scholarships. Selection committee members evaluated applicants on overall [Read More ...] -
NewsFarmers and ranchers from across Kansas gathered in Manhattan Feb. 7-9 Farmers and ranchers from across Kansas gathered in Manhattan Feb. 7-9 for the annual Young Farmers and Ranchers (YF&R) leaders conference. More than 575 attended the three-day Kansas Farm Bureau conference designed to maximize efficiency on family farming operations. [Read More ...] -
NewsFunding will help producers improve water quality in 300+ high-priority watersheds The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will invest $56 million this year to help agricultural producers improve water quality in more than 300 high-priority watersheds across the country. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is continuing two of its successful landscape-level [Read More ...]
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NewsThanks to education and development of new products, tremendous strides have been made in reducing the severity and number of calves lost due to the main causes of calf scours. These primary causes remain consistent: bacteria (E. coli, Salmonella sp.), viruses (Rota, Corona), and parasites (cryptosporidia, coccidia). Because neither Rotavirus [Read More ...] -
NewsSeasoned leader Tom Webb to oversee business development and technologist Mat Taylor to focus on accelerated solution releases as precision irrigation market experiences rapid growth WaterBit, an agricultural technology company specializing in automated precision irrigation, today announced that Thomas “Tom” Webb has joined as vice president of business development and [Read More ...]
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NewsValley Agricultural Software (VAS), the global market leader in dairy management software, announced two major new integrations for the company’s DairyComp management software platform with Smartbow and Zoetis, the world’s leading animal health company. These new partner integrations give DairyComp users access to new data about their herd and operation [Read More ...]
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NewsToday, 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 the NACD District Operations and Member Services Committee, of which LaFleur is the chairwoman. The [Read More ...]
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NewsCuil 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 commitment to reducing lameness on farm at the prestigious Cream Awards 2020. The Zero Lameness [Read More ...] -
NewsTom 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, NOYF honored 10 finalists from across the nation. Those named national winners for 2020 are [Read More ...] -
NewsVoice 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 Tex, Mr. Robert “Bob” Boykin. Bob (August 28, 1946 – January 23, 2020) was a [Read More ...] -
NewsReviewing 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 that right, USDA is projecting farm income in 2020 to both rise and fall. [Read More ...] -
NewsMood 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 is reimagining the dairy and dispensary model with a one-of-a-kind California Dairy Dispensary pop-up event [Read More ...] -
NewsNew 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 emissions produced per unit of milk was reduced by more than 45 percent. Scientists at [Read More ...] -
NewsUnlocking 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 increase the value and application of the available data on the farm by sharing the [Read More ...] -
NewsOn 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 in Ottawa, where she will provide remarks at the national event. Farmers work [Read More ...] -
NewsToday, 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. The photo contest, open to amateur photographers in both youth and adult divisions, consists [Read More ...]
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NewsOf 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 tries to turn a public-health issue into a debate on respect for consumer intelligence. Saying [Read More ...] -
All Breeds BlogThree 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 freely available for downloading from the ICAR web site. Contemporary to the publication of the [Read More ...] -
NewsWill 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 applications. USDA also announced that it will continue accepting applications for the Milk Donation Reimbursement [Read More ...]
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NewsFDA 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 genomic alterations in animals and has the potential to improve human and animal health, animal [Read More ...] -
NewsSmall 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 grains, or a farmer looking for another crop to add to the rotation, these workshops [Read More ...]
