The dairy checkoff’s “Reset Yourself with Dairy” campaign earned a best-in-class International Milk Promotions (IMP) Trophy at the recent International Dairy Federation’s World Dairy Summit 2022 in India, winning against finalist campaigns from France and Switzerland. The IMP Trophy competition showcases the best international generic advertising campaigns created in the areas of innovation, nutrition marketing and marketing communications. It’s been …

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) announced the recipients of its 2022 National Dairy Leadership Scholarship awards, recognizing outstanding graduate students pursuing research of interest to the U.S. dairy industry. The awards, funded by dairy farmers and their cooperatives, support the next generation of dairy researchers, extension staff, academics and industry professionals. “On behalf of its Board of Directors, NMPF …

The United States will host the International Dairy Federation (IDF) World Dairy Summit, the world’s biggest dairy conference, in October 2023 at Chicago’s famed McCormick Place conference center, IDF and the U.S. National Committee of the IDF (US-IDF) announced today. The honour provides an opportunity to showcase the dairy sector’s innovations in sustainability, nutrition and health, standards, safety and quality, …

Career Connections returns to World Dairy Expo this fall to connect students and young professionals with job and internship opportunities in the dairy industry. An onsite networking event on Friday, October 7 at 9:30 a.m. in Mendota 4 of the Exhibition Hall, is a part of the program in addition to an online job board. “Career Connections builds the future …

UC Cooperative Extension and UC Davis will host a Healthy Soils Program field meeting on compost on Thursday, July 28th from 10:00am to 11:30am. The meeting will take place off of S. Landi Road, on Roberts Island in the Delta. Presentation topics include how to acquire compost, different types of compost, how compost can improve soil health and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, and …

Nominations for the 2022 World Dairy Expo® Recognition Awards are being accepted through February 1, 2022. Expo is once again honoring dairy industry leaders in three different categories including Dairy Producer of the Year, Industry Person of the Year, and International Person of the Year. Organizations, academic staff, producers and others involved in the dairy industry are encouraged to nominate …

Sweet treats with functional benefits took home the four finalist spots this week in the Real California Milk Excelerator product innovation competition created by the California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) and VentureFuel. The finalists tap into the nutritional and flavor profiles of milk and dairy ingredients to deliver performance and recovery benefits in products consumers crave. Finalists include: Nightfood – Uniquely …

The ‘IDF Global Dairy Conference 2021’ will be held at the Axelborg in the centre of Copenhagen on the 13th – 15th of October, organized by the Danish Dairy Board. Up to 350 people will be able to attend in person and hundreds more on-line. Registration for the event has recently opened on the IDF Global Dairy Conference homepage.The agenda of …

The Animal Agriculture Alliance announced today that its annual College Aggies Online (CAO) scholarship program will return this fall, kicking off September 13. The nine-week program brings together college students from across the country to help them become confident communicators for agriculture. Undergraduates, graduate students and collegiate clubs are invited to sign up. Students will have the opportunity to network …

Entries are open for the 38th annual World Forage Analysis Superbowl. The 2021 contest, held in conjunction with World Dairy Expo, is set to award over $26,000 in cash prizes, made possible by generous award sponsors. The World Forage Analysis Superbowl is open to all forage producers across North America. The deadline to submit corn silage samples is July 15, …