Each year, a special group of young women are selected to represent the state’s more than 1,300 dairy farm families who contribute to making California number one for milk production in the U.S. These Dairy Princess ambassadors and alternates are selected during events at Districts throughout the state, where they showcase speaking skills, knowledge of dairy and plans to represent …
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How the New Farm Bill will Assist California Dairy Producers
While there has been a lot of talk about the new Farm Bill that finally passed, California dairy producers may be wondering how and if it will really impact them. Aubrey Bettencourt, Executive Director of the USDA Farm Service Agency in California shared that it will, through the new Dairy Margin Coverage Program replacing the less impactful Margin Protection Program. …
Cows and the Environment: A California Perspective
By: Dairy Cares There has been a recent surge of efforts to drastically change dietary choices in the name of environmental protection. These efforts often share a flawed approach, citing global greenhouse gas (GHG) emission statistics, to create alarm and encourage decreased consumption of meat, dairy, and other livestock products. They falsely imply that raising livestock, no matter where or …
Global Dairy Market Update from California Milk Advisory Board
While California dairy producers have been experiencing continued lower prices for their product, there are some positive gl…
USDA to Reopen FSA Offices for Limited Services During Gov’t Shutdown
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that many Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices will reopen temporari…
Animal Agriculture Alliance debuts Sustainability Impact Report
Report Highlights Animal Agriculture’s Commitment to Continuous Improvement Today, the Animal Agriculture Alliance released …
Understanding Coyotes & How to Manage/Deter Them
Once confined mostly to the Great Plains of North America, coyotes have spread across much of the continent, and can be a re…
Invasive Nutria Damages CA Waterways — Requesting Farmer Assistance!
Rodents of unusual size —California has got them! The new kid on the block is Nutria, a semiaquatic rodent, that has invaded…
2018 Election Losses for CA Ag & Where to Go from Here
There were some successes, but a lot of disappointments in California’s 2018 elections. So where do we go from here? What’s…
What CA Dairy Producers Should know about SGMA
California farmers continue to face disappointment after disappointment with economic and regulatory issues, but now is not …
Getting the Facts Straight on Dairies
The inaugural California Dairy Sustainability Summit in Sacramento last month was a big hit. Conference presentations not o…
Reducing Cow Emissions with a Seaweed Diet
Could seaweed be the saving grace California dairy producers need to meet the State’s demands in reducing methane emissions …
California launches first dairy digester pipeline cluster
California is proud to announce the state’s first dairy digester pipeline cluster. CDFA Undersecretary Jenny Lester Moffitt …
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