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Workshop Brings Together Industry Collaborators

September 2, 2025

The 2025 National Cooperator Database Workshop hosted 106 people from 30 collaborating organizations in Milwaukee, Wis., August 26 to 28.

What Else Can We Do With a Milk Sample?

May 5, 2025

Milk samples already provide incredible insight — but it’s possible they could do even more. During the CDCB Producer Exchange, Malia Caputo, Ph.D., discussed the health, nutrition, and fertility opportunities of milk sample infrared spectrometry.

CDCB Producer Exchange Connects the Industry

April 4, 2025

On the eve of the April 2025 triannual evaluations, CDCB held its first Producer Exchange in Reno, Nev., in conjunction with the Western Dairy Management Conference. The event brought together dairy farmers, scientists, and industry collaborators to discuss the role genetics plays in a profitable farm operation — plus how new traits and research will continue to benefit producers.

Connecting with Jay Weiker

October 13, 2022

Jay Weiker, Chair of the CDCB Board of Directors, shares the CDCB progress and priorities of the past year in the newly-published 2022 Activity Report.

Invited review: The future of selection decisions and breeding programs: What are we breeding for, and who decides?

April 12, 2022

Connecting with João Dürr

January 6, 2022

To start the new year, CEO João Dürr previews CDCB goals and expectations for 2022.