Source: National Milk Producers Federation
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) joined the U.S. House of Representatives’ bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus in a roundtable today to discuss additional steps Congress could take to...
Source: joint National Milk Producers Federation and U.S. Dairy Export Council news release
Arlington, VA - In response to last week's introduction of the Ocean Shipping Antitrust Enforcement Act, USDEC and NMPF released the following statements:
Krysta Harden, U.S. Dairy Export...
Source: Victor Malacco, Michigan State University Extension
What if you could spare labor time from milking and use this time to focus on the animals, the decision-making process, and fine-tune adjustments?
The automation of many processes in farming in both crop production...
Source: Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative news release
Brody Stapel
Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, one of the largest dairy co-ops in the U.S., said today the proposed changes by the Canadian government to how it administers its tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for U.S....
Source: USDA
The U.S. dairy sector has undergone substantial structural change characterized by a shift to larger and fewer dairy operations, concentrated in relatively few States. This report measures and analyzes the dairy sector’s productivity growth and efficiency and identifies...
Source: University of Minnesota Extension
Dana Adams, University of Minnesota Extension livestock educator, shares dairy knowledge in Stearns, Benton and Morrison counties
For Extension livestock educator Dana Adams, partnering with farmers across three counties is a career that marries her two professional...
Source: USDA news release
USDA's Agricultural Outlook Forum, themed "New Paths to Sustainability and Productivity Growth," will be held virtually Feb. 24-25, 2022. This Chart of Note reflects research that will be included at the Forum:
Organic dairy farms must follow...
Source: Michigan State University
Angel Abuelo, an assistant professor in the Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM), has received a $642,000 grant to develop diagnostic tools that predict major illnesses during dairy cows’ transition from late gestation to early lactation.
The...
Source: IDTechEx news release
With the advancement of technologies and robotics, as well as the increasing challenges facing the agricultural industry (e.g., labor shortage, high labor costs, etc.), robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) are widely considered as an approach to...
The U.S. dairy industry has set an ambitious goal to reach greenhouse gas neutrality by 2050, and some Idaho scientists are part of a research project that will inform how the industry can reach that goal.
The greenhouse gasses that contribute...
