Senators are Following up on Their Initial Request and Urging USDA to Ensure Provisions for Local Food Producers are Specifically Included in the Newly Created Coronavirus Food Assistance Progra
Today, Reps. Ron Kind (D-WI), John Joyce, M.D. (R-PA), Glenn (GT) Thompson (R-PA), and Anthony Brindisi (D-NY) sent a letter to Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Jovita Carranza and De
Learn the latest information in dairy nutrition and management by attending the virtual 2020 Four-State Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference on June 10. It will be the same program as in th
For many farmers, 2019 will be remembered as a constant battle: A battle to get crops planted in the field A battle to get crops out of the field And the ongoing battle to restore soil health following...
Webinar 3:Dissecting the Latest RP-Choline Meta-AnalysisDate: Tuesday, May 5, 2020 Time: 10:00 AM EST For many species, choline is considered an essential nutrient and has been extensi
The Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN) today applauds Ambassador Lighthizer and his team at the U.S. Trade Representative's Office, as well as the U.S. Department of Agriculture and other
House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Chairman Jim Costa of California released the following statement following President Trump's executive order to keep meat pr
In the midst of COVID-19, new sustainability priorities are emerging. Focus on health and safety is first and foremost. Packaging and single-use plastics are less of a concern as convenience, necessit
Catastrophically low milk prices may decline further in May and June, making all-hands-on-deck efforts to find solutions for all dairy producers necessary, Peter Vitaliano, chief economist
To say we are all trying to find a new normal would be an understatement. With schools closing and classrooms moving to distance learning, the biggest learning curve I think
An Oregon dairy was among the winners of the 2020 U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards announced yesterday in a presentation by the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy. Threemile Canyon Farms in Boardm
It has been four years since my father left this earth for a better view from above. I miss him deeply, and I wonder what advice he and my late mother would offer us during these difficult times
When trying to formulate an idea for this week’s blog, I honestly couldn’t decide if I needed to stay away from anything to do with COVID-19 or not. Maybe I should have written
We’ve heard the stories of milk being dumped in pockets of the country as processors reach their capacities because of the drastic change in demand from COVID-19
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Dairy Brain’s team is committed to developing data-integrated, data-driven, time-sensitive decision support tools (DST) that disseminate research and help improve...
Webinar 2:Methyl Donors and 1-C Metabolism in Dairy Cattle Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 Time: 10:00 AM CST Duration: 3 hours Join Balchem and Feedstuffs on Wednesday, Apri
Sustainable Conservation, Netafim USA, Western United Dairies, De Jager Dairy and Michael McRee Dairy were honored on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day with the 2020 U.S. Dairy Sustainability Award fo