Latest News From Ag Industry Releases

Jay Bryant, CEO of Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association (MDVA) announced he will retire from his position at the end of this year. Jon Cowell, current CFO of MDVA, has been named as his replacement.

Midwest Dairy, the checkoff organization representing over 4,000 dairy farmers in a ten-state region, officially announced that Corey Scott of Marine on Saint Croix, Minn. has been named its new Chief Executive Officer.

The National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Program last week announced the winners of the third annual FARM Excellence Awards. These award winners go above and beyond industry standards.

Athian announced the establishment of the first-of-its-kind voluntary livestock carbon insetting marketplace with the first accepted protocol aimed at reducing methane emissions with help from Elanco Animal Health.

Emma Kuball, a 19-year-old college student from Waterville, Minnesota, representing Rice County, was crowned the 70th Princess Kay of the Milky Way in an evening ceremony Aug. 23 at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking nominees for the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board. The deadline for nominations is April 28, 2023.

DMI is modernizing the checkoff strategy with a fresh organizational structure and a new three-year plan and budget that delivers immediate results and lays ground for long-term benefits for farmers and importers.

The On-Farm Milk Storage & Handling Grant provides grants for dairy farmers to access funds that support the purchase of equipment and other related costs that will improve milk storage, handling and energy efficiencies.