Oct. 29 deadline announced for grant requests for farm research in Northern NY The Northern New York Agricultural Development Program has posted its 2019 grant application, research ideas, and guidelines at www.nnyagdev.org. Applications must be submitted electronically [Read More …]
Counting the challenges being faced by the Indian dairy industry, Ramesh Jolly, CEO, Finial Capital Inc, Ontario, Canada, on Friday said lack of cold chains at farm level and less number of innovative products are [Read More …]
Be clear. Be heard. Be the voice of dairy PDPW Media Training October 17, 2018 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Training Site: Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin 8418 Excelsior Dr., Madison, Wis. When a planned event [Read More …]
Chrystia Freeland was not happy. With trilateral NAFTA talks having been on hiatus for most of the summer, the foreign affairs minister was in Berlin, barely one full day into a week-long diplomatic mission to [Read More …]
There is a lot of consumer confusion today when it comes to understanding nutrition advice and what constitutes healthy eating. At every turn, or rather every click of a website, the confusion seems to grow. [Read More …]
Vietnamese dairy company TH Milk has broken ground on a new milk processing facility in Russia as part of its continued investment in the country. The plant, which will have a capacity of 1,500 tonnes [Read More …]
Trade and tariff doubts hurt on-farm prices Large supplies of meat and dairy, possibly record-setting tons, are coming to U.S. consumers. For consumers, this can be good news with lower prices at grocery cases. For [Read More …]
No. 1 California dairy supports more than 390,000 jobs, followed by Wisconsin, Texas, New York and Florida. Got Jobs? Dairy does! California is No. 1 among the states, with an economic ripple effect [Read More …]
Nutrition, health care, and environment provided during the transition period have a tremendous influence on cow health and performance well into the next lactation. The importance of proper care and management of dairy cows during [Read More …]
FDA hasn’t been enforcing regulations that govern how imitation dairy products are labeled The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is asking for the public’s input on labeling non-dairy foods as milk. The FDA hasn’t been [Read More …]
Reviewing the Market Shares of Plant- and Nut-Based Milk According to USDA’s Economic Research Service, per capita consumption of fluid milk was a record-low 18 gallons per person in 2016, and it’s expected to remain low [Read More …]
Trade strategy should focus on long-term security, not short-term emergency aid U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced Aug. 27 the details of the administration’s emergency aid package for farmers affected by the escalating [Read More …]
Canada’s protected supply-managed dairy industry emerged as a major 11th-hour irritant as the Trudeau government returned Tuesday to what could be the final, pivotal round of talks to salvage the North American Free Trade Agreement. [Read More …]
A country with 1.4 billion mouths to feed is on a trajectory to become the world’s No. 1 cheese importer, presenting a huge opportunity for U.S. dairy exporters. Editor’s note: USDEC President and CEO Tom [Read More …]
Chris Bradley joins the ImmuCell family. ImmuCell, a growing animal health company, announces the hiring of Chris Bradley as the new Sales and Marketing Manager for the western United States. “I am excited to add [Read More …]
Graduates fill farming, processing, food safety jobs in dairy industry The National Dairy Foods Research Center program helps drive innovation in dairy products and the latest best practices, thanks to support from the dairy checkoff. [Read More …]
Thanks to the support of California’s dairy farmers, processors and families, Dairy Council of California will continue carrying out its cause of elevating the health of children and families through the pursuit of lifelong healthy eating habits until [Read More …]
LeClair Acres Farm has been chosen as the New Hampshire Dairy Farm of the Year. The story of LeClair Acres Farm in Claremont, New Hampshire, goes back to 1926 when Gary LeClair’s grandfather Harry purchased [Read More …]
Indianapolis, home of the century-old, 500-mile automobile race, will host the 2018 Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) Annual Meeting, Nov.14-16. The council “waved a green flag” to symbolize the start of its race to the [Read More …]
Applications are available for the 2018 National 4-H Dairy Conference Applications are now being accepted to represent Wisconsin at the National 4-H Dairy Conference on September 30- October 3, 2018, in Madison, WI. More than [Read More …]
The Idaho Milk Processors Association has awarded scholarships to seven U.S. college students studying food or dairy science. Funded by Idaho Milk Processors Association, the scholarship program recognizes high-achieving students and provides them with $2,000 each to support [Read More …]
Dairy brokerage/data industry specialists Brian Rice and Pete Turk announce the launch of a new company, Rice Dairy Risk Services (RDRS). Based out of Chicago, RDRS offers insurance services to dairy producers through the newly [Read More …]
With the August U.S. dairy genetic evaluations, Net Merit $ and the other lifetime profit indices have been revised to factor in disease resistance and to update the economic values used in calculations. Net Merit [Read More …]
Retaliatory tariffs give global competitors hard-to-reverse advantages in the world’s largest market. Editor’s note: This article is based on written comments submitted Wednesday (August 1) to the House Ways and Means Committee’s Subcommittee on Trade on behalf of [Read More …]
This young dairyman strikes out on his own Earlier this spring, I opened an email that was from Maureen Lemos, a person whom I hadn’t met. She told me about her son, saying… “Last June [Read More …]
No shortage of data exists on modern dairy operations. But, you need more than just data to unlock a herd’s potential The author is the strategic dairy marketing lead for Cargill Animal Nutrition. Think about [Read More …]
Conducting sell-side due diligence helps increase the probability the sale of a business will be successful. Performed correctly, the process uncovers opportunities for sellers to enhance their company’s value prior to a sale while helping [Read More …]
We often don’t focus as much on heat stress in young dairy calves and tend to focus more on cold stress. However, it is just as important and producers or calf raisers should have a [Read More …]
Texas’ red-hot summer is underway. Most of our dairy regions once again are suffering the beginnings of a terrible drought. No matter where you are, the conditions could definitely be better. Central Texas corn [Read More …]
DE JAGER NAMED CORNETTE FARM SUPPLY DAIRY SPECIALIST Dietric De Jager was recently named a Cornette Farm Supply dairy specialist. Working in northeastern Wisconsin, De Jager will provide nutrition consulting and offer customized solutions to [Read More …]
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