Dept. of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service released 2017 #AgCensus data. Number of dairy farms decreased from 64,098 in 2012 to 54,599 in 2017. However, inventories of cows increased from 9.2M in 2012 to 9.5M in 2017 #Dairy #Cows #dairyfarms Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences

PSU Dairy Team #extension educator j. craig williams with superstar presentor Paul Hill who did his PPT with no Electric at the #PILD conference in Washington DC. Great #innovation agagents PACAA

Ohio Relief Haulers is planning a second flood relief trip to Nebraska. Learn how you can help. farmanddairy.com/news/ohio-pa-g…

🌄"Typical beef production systems on natural and naturalized grasslands in North America generate environmental, economic, and societal benefits..." bit.ly/2KhtXMe 10.1093/jas/skz035 #JournalofAnimalScience #beef #cattle #livestock #ag #agscience #sustainability

Even thought this video is about framers in the UK, this is very true for American Dairy Farmers as well. We need to beat the stigma and talk about this. Mental health is very important! there are resources that can help #DairyFarming #mentalhealth bbc.com/news/av/uk-478…

PSU Dairy Team Penn State Crops and PSU Livestock Team had excellent discussion on corn silage with Dr Limin Kung from University of Delaware

Our latest Dairy Outlook is now available. Consumption of butter and milk powder exports have increased. However, production of milk per cow is increasing even though we have less cows in compare to last year #Dairy #DairyFaming #Cows Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences extension.psu.edu/dairy-outlook-…

How Do Exports Affect US Domestic Milk Price? lancasterfarming.com/farming/dairy/… via Lancaster Farming

Mental health is as important as physical health. Let's talk about it, there are resources available. #MentalHealthAwareness #dairyfarmer #farmers

PSU Dairy Team Great heifer workshop

Financial performance of dairy farms in 2018 seem to be worse than previous years. Participating farmers were loosing in average $588/cow/year. Those that lowered cost of production, even thought had less income, appear to be more profitable #dairyfarming extension.psu.edu/a-perspective-…

Don't know what to do with your waste milk? Take a look of this article that has some suggestions and important info #dairyfarming #Extension #Farms #Cows Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences extension.psu.edu/what-are-the-o…

Thinking about your choices in the upcoming Farm Service Agency #Dairy Margin Coverage..? #DairyDMC2019 Here is one way to look at it. How many years will the 2019 program purchase of the upcoming 5 year Farm Bill? FSA opens on June 17 for signups PSU Dairy Team John Newton

#USDA #Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) will be available to dairy producers June 2019 Craig Williams, PSU Dairy Team , will host webinars on the DMC Webinars will be May 31st, June 14th,; and June 28th, 12 to 1:00 PM. Individuals can participate logging into psu.zoom.us/j/855782275.

DMC Webinars 2B held May 31st, June 14th; & June 28th, 12 to 1:00 PM. from home or office by logging into psu.zoom.us/j/855782275. OR •May 31st – Schuylkill County Extension Office •June 14th – Lebanon County Extension Office •June 28th – Berks County Extension PSU Dairy Team

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🗞 Penn State News article featuring Charlie White, Soil Specialist features research helping to take the guess out of early season nitrogen applications. news.psu.edu/story/635775/2…

More precise nitrogen recommendations for corn to help farmers, cut pollution psu.ag/3dFxxuR

From added #calcium and vital vitamin D to lowering blood pressure, dairy has many benefits for maintaining health into our golden years. So this #WorldOsteoporosisDay, grab a glass of #DFAMilk and cheers to the best years yet to come! Learn more >> bit.ly/3jeBCHu

Our “Disaster Assistance Programs at a Glance” brochure gives an overview of disaster assistance programs. View it here: go.usa.gov/x73cP