…only able to provide the equivalent of less than one gallon of milk per person. During September Hunger Action Month, California dairy families are looking to change that statistic by…
School Children Eating More Fruits and Vegetables – Fact Sheet From the USDA
…children more whole grains, fruits and vegetables, lean protein and low-fat dairy, as well as less sugar, fat, and sodium. USDA continues to work with schools as they implement the…
Drought Forcing Changes in Drip Project
In hindsight, this water-plagued year has actually helped the dairy drip irrigation initiative by creating extremes that the project has had to figure out. Drought Forcing Changes in Drip Project…
Drought Brings Challenges to Dairy Drip Project
Getting drip to work on dairy facilities with lagoon water is difficult and projects always run into the same issue, issues that were harder this year because of water availability….
For Atwater FFA Students, It’s a Year Round Program
…Lewandowski, Christian Ramirez, Courtney Creighton Dayana Argueta, Hayley Rojas, Ivan Servin, Jacob Chandler, Jeff Clark, Jonathan Garcia, Kendyll Cruz, Kyle Yerrick, Makala Navarro, Marcos Ahmada, Marissa Diaz, Ricardo Ortega, (dairy…
Helping Dairies Manage Nitrogen
Netafim is partnering with a Central Valley dairy that is trying to fine-tune drip tape use for feed crops. Helping Dairies Manage Nitrogen AgNet West reported about DeJager Farms and…
Making Drip Work on Dairies
A dairy in the Central Valley is looking to dial in a drip irrigation system on their feed crops while still using lagoon water. Making Drip Work on Dairies De…
Dairy Farmers Explore Options in Feed Supplies
…for feeding their animals. While dairy farmers were grappling with high forage prices last year, Brad Kloss, a dairy nutritionist and management consultant in Visalia, said alfalfa hay is “more…
Hearing on Proposed California Federal Milk Order
…of dairy farmer cooperatives including California Dairies, Dairy Farmers of America and Land O’ Lakes. Additional proposals were submitted by the Dairy Institute of California, California Producer Handler Association and…
From California to the Midwest – Sharing Agriculture’s Story
…an interview and tour of a dairy research facility. Roger Scheibe, executive director, South Dakota Dairy Producers discusses dairy farming in South Dakota. Roger Scheibe, executive director, South Dakota Dairy…
California Milk Advisory Board Young dairy farmers and FFA Competition
Young dairy farmers and FFA members are among those invited to compete in a competition sponsored by the California Milk Advisory Board. Allison Rosa has more. Dairy Contest The California…
Regenis Application Wins Dairy Digester Grant in CA
…project, developed by Camco Clean Energy, will be constructed byRegenis at the Moonlight Dairy in Visalia, the heart of California’s largest in the nation dairy industry, as part of the…
Video Contest Gives Young Calif. Dairy Leaders Opportunity to Share Passion for Food and Farming
…broader audience.” The dairy industry plays an important role in the economics of California. Dairy farming and dairy processing added approximately $21 billion in value to the state’s economic gross…
CDFA Funds 5 ‘Dairy Digester’ Projects in Central Valley
…gas emissions (GHGs) from dairy manure. Financial assistance for the installation of dairy digesters comes from the state’s cap-and-trade program for combating climate change. Through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund,…