Barbara O’Brien, President and CEO of Dairy Management Inc. and the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, said agriculture has an “open door of opportunity” amid growing pressures and expectations to feed a growing population sustainably and responsibly during her opening comments at the Sustainable Agriculture Summit, Nov. 17-18. The Summit, conducted under the theme “Regeneration and Resilience,” annually convenes the …
Twenty-three Jersey youth between the ages of nine (9) and 20 from nine states have been recognized by the American Jersey Cattle Association as the owners of the Junior All American winners for 2021. The winners in each class division are: Milking Yearling Unique Victorious Lovely, Mason Pires, Modesto, Calif., Junior All American winner Underground Lollipop Laralei-ET, Camryn Crothers, Pitcher …
NMPF Chairman Randy Mooney and President and CEO Jim Mulhern touted dairy’s gains in 2021 at NMPF’s joint annual meeting Nov. 15-17, as record exports and per-capita U.S. consumption at a more than 60-year high point to a bright future for the industry. “The past 20-plus months have shown us that life can change quickly, and in ways beyond our …
The official Jersey All American and Reserve All American winners of 2021 have been announced by the American Jersey Cattle Association. The All American events are held annually in Louisville, Ky., in conjunction with the North American International Livestock Exposition. The winners in each class were: Milking Yearling Du Sillon Premier Krunchie-ET, Misty Meadow Dairy, Tillamok, Ore., All American winner …
Nightfood claimed a sweet victory as grand prize winner of the Real California Milk Excelerator dairy innovation competition during a live pitch event. The competition, created in 2019 by the California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) and VentureFuel to fuel innovation in new dairy product development, is a global search for the very best emerging products to bring to market using California milk and dairy ingredients. As …
The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) announced today the launch of a consumer promotion focused on holiday breakfast traditions with dairy. The campaign is an extension of the Mornings Mean More campaign that first debuted in2020 . The Holiday Mornings Mean More campaign communicates messages of family, togetherness and the importance of celebrating time together over special breakfast recipes. The …
Kylie Konyn of Escondido, California has been crowned the 64th National Jersey Queen. Kylie was presented the Charlene Nardone Crown by 2020 National Jersey Queen Natalie Berry on November 7, 2021, at the start of the National Jersey Jug Futurity in Louisville, Ky. She will represent Jersey breeders for the next year with participation in events such as the 154th …
National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) First Vice Chairman and U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) board member Simon Vander Woude encouraged the U.S. government to prioritize expanded market access opportunities for U.S. dairy exports at a House Subcommittee for Livestock and Foreign Agriculture hearing focused on trade policies and priorities. Vander Woude and his wife, Christine, operate a 3,200-head dairy in …
National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) Executive Vice President for Policy Jaime Castaneda joined members of the Biden Administration’s Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force to discuss the challenges facing the export industry regarding current supply chain disruptions. The virtual roundtable held today featured a handful of groups in the agricultural export industry. NMPF and USDEC …
The California State University, Fresno Foundation, in partnership with the California Dairy Innovation Center (CDIC), announced the receipt of a $1.8 million award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service to create a “Pacific Coast Coalition” to support dairy businesses in California, Oregon and Washington in the development, production, marketing and distribution of dairy products. Dairy Business …
