Source: Dairy Management Inc. news release
The checkoff-funded Dairy Foods Research Centers network - created to provide innovative, science-backed solutions related to consumer demand and business needs and trends - is celebrating its 35-year anniversary.
Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) provides the...
Source: USDA news release
As of September 19, 2022 the U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) classified more than 18 percent of land in the Western States as experiencing extreme or exceptional drought.
Data reported by USDM show that drought in the Western...
Source: California Dairy Research Foundation
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing up to $2.8 billion in projects selected under the first pool of the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities funding opportunity. Applicants submitted more than 450 project proposals;...
Source: Penn State
A Penn State animal scientist has received a four-year, $650,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to study the regulation of fatty acid metabolism in dairy cows with the goal...
Source: USDA news release
Large-scale family farms were more likely to have stronger financial performance than other farms, according to USDA, Economic Research Service (ERS) researchers using data from the 2011-20 Agricultural Resource Management surveys (ARMS).
ERS researchers categorized farms as...
Source: National Milk Producers Federation
Highlights
Maintained protection of 1% flavored milk in school meal programs
Led eleven national agricultural, anti-hunger, nutrition, and medical groups in a virtual listening session urging the White House to prioritize access to affordable, diverse...
Source: Dairy Management Inc. news release
Dairy Management Inc. (DMI), the planning and management organization that oversees the national dairy checkoff program on behalf of America's dairy farmers and importers, has posted its 2021 annual report at www.usdairy.com/for-farmers/resources.
The report provides...
Source: Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin
Competition after competition, Wisconsin Cheesemakers continue their winning streak taking top prize -- grand champion -- and 84 total awards at World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Competition, August 25, 2022.
"Thanks to this state's great dairy heritage,...
Source: Cornell University, By Alexandra Chang
With the sweet and tangy scent of silage in the air, dairy cows wait expectantly for a pat on the head while a tractor rumbles in the distance. The first moments in a dairy...
Salem, OR -
Today, 22 organizations filed a petition for rulemaking with the Oregon Environmental Quality Commission, demanding it take immediate action to address the dangerous air pollution emitted by mega-dairies across the state. Led by members of the Stand Up...
