Dairy Farming News

Today, U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management, and Trade, announced a new report from the ...

Sep. 14, 2020

By U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry

Specialist slurry handling and grassland machinery manufacturer, Major Equipment has appointed Eric Townend Farm Machinery (ETFM) to join their extensive UK agricultural dealer network. Based just off the M62, just outside Huddersfield, Yorkshire, ETFM was founded over fifty years ago, has established a highly reputable machinery ...

Aug. 5, 2020

By Major Equipment

U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, reintroduced the Food Supply Protection Act with U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) to help protect the food supply after the COVID-19 crisis has put an unprecedented strain on farmers, workers, food banks, and families. ...

Aug. 4, 2020

By U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry

The Auman 8×4 fresh milk truck adopts the new Euro 5 regulations, the tank volume can be 25 cubic meters, the 4mm thick 304-2B food grade stainless steel plate is used, and the standard compartment is 4 bins. 80mm thick polyurethane foam insulation material, the 24-hour temperature difference is less than or equal to 1 degree, directly supplied by ...

Jul. 30, 2020

By Wanglong Special Automobile Co., Ltd.

Nine innovative projects that apply big data, AI and robotics to UK farming will help establish a more efficient system of food production. Innovative agri-tech projects across the UK, including fruit picking robots and autonomous crop systems, to benefit from £24 million government investment leading project in Nottingham that recycles ...

Jul. 17, 2020

By Saga Robotics

Did you know that June has been called Dairy Month since 1939? This is a great time to recognize and celebrate our dairy farmers that provide a healthy, nutritious product. Minnesota dairy farms produce a lot of milk, ranking number 8 in the nation. Milk is an affordable nutritional source containing nine essential nutrients including protein, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, riboflavin, ...

Jun. 26, 2020

By Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota

Every American has a part to play in slowing the spread of the coronavirus. While many are working from home, an important few are working overtime on farms and ranches to make sure grocery store shelves are stocked. From harvesting wheat in Kansas to picking blueberries in Georgia, producers are getting up before the sun every day, while also adapting their operations to keep workers safe. They ...

Jun. 25, 2020

By U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry

The grass has finally started growing and crops have been planted. Things are starting to get green and grow! Most of the grazing dairies I have spoken with recently have their cows out on pasture. This is such a great time of the year as we see our cows on pasture enjoying the lush grasses! This ...

Jun. 23, 2020

By Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota

The USDA has announced Coronavirus Food Assistance Program details. Sign-ups for this program started on May 26 and runs through Aug. 28. There are payments ($16 billion in total) for dairy, livestock, commodity crops, specialty crops and wool. Payments will be prorated at 80 percent upfront and 20 percent later in the year. Organic dairy is expected to be treated, in this context, like any other ...

Jun. 5, 2020

By Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota

Agri-Plastics, the Calf Housing Specialists, have been making calf hutches since 1995. The first product the VanBuuren family developed was an outdoor hutch made for one calf. Over the years, Agri-Plastics created a variety of outdoor hutches and expanded its product offering to include a variation that works for indoor barn operations. Introducing the Ultra Flex-Pen: a versatile indoor pen ...

Jun. 1, 2020

By Agri-Plastics Mfg

U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, introduced legislation to help protect the food supply after the COVID-19 crisis has put an unprecedented strain on farmers, workers, food banks, and families. “The COVID-19 crisis has tested the strength of our ...

May 27, 2020

By U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry

Recently, I was approached by Land Stewardship Project to help with some lobbying for farmers in crisis. Right now, Minnesota has 800 farm families that are in the mediation process and trying to avoid foreclosure. Years of low prices and now the COVID-19 crisis have put many farmers over the edge. Farmers need time for the market to recover so they can make their payments. In 2019, for the ...

May 15, 2020

By Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota

A big “thank you” to Minnesota Dept. of Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen and his team for taking decisive steps to lessen the disruption in our meat supply caused by closures of the JBS plant in Worthington and other processing facilities due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A summary from MDA: MDA is working to limit this disruption for producers of smaller herds or flocks by matching ...

Apr. 30, 2020

By Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota

If you are currently dairy farming or looking into dairy farming, you know that the price of milk is not looking good. The coronavirus pandemic has thrown the economy into a recession. Prices on commodities have been dropping and we are even hearing that milk trucks in Wisconsin are being dumped on fields because there is nowhere to process them. Restaurants have dropped their contracts and the ...

Apr. 25, 2020

By Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota

My column this week features important information on recent COVID-19 state and federal legislation, including some below that was taken from the Minnesota Farmers Union’s April 14th e-newsletter. If you are seeking timely information on state and federal local food- and farm-related policy, I encourage you to sign up for the Farmers Union newsletter here. The ...

Apr. 24, 2020

By Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota

Editor’s Note: The Minnesota Dept. of Agriculture yesterday announced some initiatives to help farmers during the current pandemic, and we thought these details might be helpful for your farm operation. The information below comes from an April 22 MDA announcement. This and other COVID-19 related resources for farmers are being collected at ...

Apr. 23, 2020

By Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota

AgriChemWhey will seek to build a first-of-a kind, industrial-scale bio-refinery which will take by-products from the dairy processing industry – excess whey permeate (WP) and delactosed whey permeate (DLP) – and convert them into cost competitive, sustainable lactic acid. This lactic acid can in turn be used to make value-added bio-based products for growing global markets, including ...

Apr. 13, 2020

By GIG Karasek GmbH

Recent advancements in genomic technology are extending the frontiers of innovation in livestock production. Easy availability of molecular tools and enzymes, such as Digital Polymerase Chain Reaction (dPCR), to extract vital information about livestock species, is increasing the possibilities to develop embryos of desired gender and traits. The livestock revolution trend is found to complement ...

Apr. 8, 2020

By Fact.MR

Tami's background in formulating feeds, balancing on farm rations, and working with feed mills and nutritionists in the dairy industry provide her with multiple areas of practical application for Adifo's software. Additionally, she had the unique experience of building the dairy genomics (testing) program while working for Neogen through their Geneseek platform. Contacts she has made during her ...

Apr. 3, 2020

By Adifo NV

The JRC released ERM®-BD001, a set of two Certified Reference Materials (CRMs) certified for the concentration of somatic cells in milk. The materials shall be used for calibration and quality control in dairy laboratories operating methods compliant with ISO 13366-1 (reference method based on microscopy) and ISO 13366-2 (routine method based on fluoro-opto-electronic counting). Worldwide, ...

Mar. 6, 2020

By European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)