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| View in browser June 17, 2025   Register now for our June 20 Coffee Chat with Karen Gefvert! Source: Voice of Milk   Grab a cup of coffee, tea, or, even better, milk, and join us Friday, June 20, at 8:30 a.m. In this Coffee Chat, we are featuring Karen Gefvert, Director of Government Affairs, who will provide an update on the latest federal policies impacting the dairy community. Topics will include insights into current policy activities in D.C., Edge's policy priorities and collaborative efforts with our partners. Register here Annual Dairy Strong conference sets dates for 2026 Source: DBA   Dairy Business Association announced today that the annual Dairy Strong conference will return to Green Bay on Jan 14-15 for the 2026 event. The conference, to be held at the KI Convention Center, will focus on how the dairy community continues to lead with purpose—one person, one policy and one farm at a time. Sponsorship and exhibit information, speaker updates and other announcements about the 2026 conference will be posted at dairystrong.org. Read more After early reprieve from immigration enforcement, farming industry reckons with raids Source: NPR   President Trump vowed to help protect agricultural workers just days after federal immigration officials targeted farms and meat packing plants in a widespread effort to detain people without legal status. Read more Growth Energy on EPA’s RVO proposal: “Huge win for rural America and biofuel producers” Source: RFD TV   The biofuel sector has received some welcome news as the EPA proposes major increases to renewable fuel volume requirements through 2027, exceeding what the industry had expected. Read more UW–River Falls announces four faculty fellowships funded by state-sponsored Dairy Innovation Hub Source: Dairy Innovation Hub   The University of Wisconsin–River Falls College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences (CAFES) recently awarded four faculty research fellowships to help increase dairy-related research capacity through the Dairy Innovation Hub initiative.  Read more Van Orden asks Ag Secretary to address milk labeling issues  Source: Brownfield   A Wisconsin Congressman has asked Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins to address milk labeling issues. Third District Republican Derrick Van Orden says milk substitutes made from things like almonds and oats are not milk according to USDA’s own definition, and they shouldn’t be called milk.   Read more Upcoming Events July 29, 2025 \| Dairy Golf Classic Career Opportunities Thank you to our DBA Sponsors   Prestigious sponsors: Compeer Financial Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative   Elite sponsors: AgCountry Farm Credit Services Agropur BMO GLC Minerals Grande Greenstone Farm Credit Services Nicolet Bank Pivot Bio Syngenta Vas Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, 2763 Manitowoc Rd Ste B, Green Bay, WI 54311, (920) 883-0020 Unsubscribe Manage preferences |
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