The dairy checkoff has awarded 12 academic scholarships to students pursuing degrees with a focus on dairy and demonstrating strong potential as future industry leaders. The National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB), through Dairy Management Inc. – which manages the national dairy checkoff – annually awards $2,500 scholarships to 11 students. In addition, the NDB awards a $3,500 James …

The Global Milk Quality Organization (NMC) is now accepting applications for its Scholars program. This program offers at least four travel scholarships for full-time graduate students interested in controlling mastitis, promoting udder health and improving milk quality. Successful applicants earn an expense-paid trip to attend the NMC 65th Annual Meeting, Jan. 26-29, in Birmingham, Ala., USA. To apply for the …

Register for the Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council’s (DCRC) next webinar – Decoding key dynamics of placental development using single-cell omics technologies – set for July 11, starting at 2 p.m. Central time (Chicago time). Kimberly Davenport, Washington State University assistant professor, functional genomics, will lead the free, one-hour webinar. Pregnancy loss in cattle imposes a significant financial burden on producers. …

Head to the Centennial State – Colorado – for the 2025 Dairy Calf & Heifer Association (DCHA) Annual Conference and Trade Show in Westminster, April 8-10. The 2025 conference offers new educational opportunities with two concurrent Short Courses being held on April 7 – one focusing on young calves and the other on post-weaned calves up to parturition. Dave Renaud, …

The National Dairy Herd Information Association (DHIA) Scholarship Committee selected 18 high school seniors and college students to receive a $1,000 scholarship. Committee members ranked applicants based on scholastic achievements, leadership in school and community activities, and responses to DHI- and career-related questions. To be eligible for a National DHIA scholarship, applicants must be a family member or employee of …

The National Dairy Herd Information Association (DHIA) Scholarship Committee selected Serena Schotanus, a Kansas State University (KSU) College of Veterinary Medicine student, as the 2025 National DHIA Veterinary Student Scholarship recipient. She will receive a $1,500 scholarship. Selection committee members evaluated applicants on overall interest as a veterinarian planning to work in dairy, involvement in dairy medicine and extra-curricular activities, …

As the nation celebrates National School Lunch Week, U.S. parents are calling for Congress to reinstate whole and reduced-fat (2%) milk in U.S. public schools. For 12 years, students in public schools have been unable to access these widely consumed milk options in school meals. A new Morning Consult poll, commissioned by the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), reveals that …

For the 10th consecutive year, National Dairy Herd Information Association (DHIA) is seeking scholarship applications from third- and fourth-year college of veterinary medicine students. Applicants must be enrolled at a college that is accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education. Successful applicants will receive a $1,500 scholarship. National DHIA Scholarship Committee members will evaluate applicants based on …

The National Dairy Herd Information Association (DHIA) announced that it will offer $1,000 scholarships to high school seniors and college undergraduate students. Applicants must be full-time, incoming or continuing students at a technical college or a two-year or four-year college/university. To be eligible for a National DHIA scholarship, the applicant must be a family member or employee of a herd …

Dairy Calf and Heifer Association’s (DCHA) May 22 webinar features “Building Better Beef Crosses Starts on Day 1.”  Olivia Genther-Schroeder, Purina Animal Nutrition, will lead this free, one-hour educational offering, which starts at 12 p.m. Central time (Chicago time). During the webinar, Genther-Schroeder will share why raising dairy-beef crossbred calves is a value-added production strategy that is here to stay. …