- The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), the Port of Los Angeles, and CMA CGM — a world leader in shipping and logistics — say the groups are working together to prioritize exports of U.S. dairy products and report significant progress moving cargo to Southeast Asia, South America, and other export destinations. In January, the groups formed the Dairy Exports Working Group to identify and address supply chain issues hampering U.S. dairy product exports.
- The dairy checkoff has entered a five-year collaboration with Mayo Clinic to explore research and consumer outreach efforts to improve public health and advance dairy’s benefits.
- Vytelle is progressing on a five-year plan to provide accessible hormone-free bovine in vitro fertilization (IVF) to producers across the globe. Part of the five-year plan, initiated at the conclusion of their Series A Funding, promised to double the laboratory capacity to produce bovine embryos through in vitro fertilization.
- Registration is now open with early savings available for the 2022 Chicken Marketing Summit. The annual executive conference, hosted by WATT Global Media, is scheduled for July 25-27, 2022, at the Château Élan in Braselton, Georgia.
- JCB North America is partnering with The American Rodeo – “the world’s richest weekend in western sports” as the official tractor and skid steer sponsor for 2022. With an unprecedented total purse of more than $3 million, The American’s payout now rivals that of the Kentucky Derby.
- The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) rejected a proposal issued by Global Affairs Canada that outlines the Canadian “changes” to their current scheme for allocating U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) dairy tariff-rate-quotas (TRQ).
