USDA issues ‘final’ COOL rule
05/23/13 - Daily Breaking News
USDA issued a final rule to modify the labeling provisions for muscle cut commodities covered under the Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) program. “USDA remains confident that these changes will improve the overall operation of the program […]
Senate Farm Bill consideration continues; immigration bill advances
05/22/13 - Daily Breaking News
The full Senate continues discussion of the 2013 Farm Bill on Wednesday, May 22, beginning at 9:30 a.m. (Eastern). Live Senate floor proceedings, as well as previous proceedings, are available at http://www.senate.gov/floor/. A summary of the Senate […]
Final settlement approved in ‘Southeast Dairy’ lawsuit
05/21/13 - Daily Breaking News
The final chapter in the “Southeast Milk” antitrust lawsuit has been written with the court approval of the settlement agreement with Dairy Farmers America (DFA). Judge J. Ronnie Greer, of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern […]
April milk production up slightly
05/20/13 - Daily Breaking News
April milk production in the 23 major dairy states totaled 16.08 billion lbs., up 0.3% from April 2012, according to USDA’s monthly Milk Production report. March production in those states, unrevised at 16.44 billion lbs., was down 0.1% from […]
Cropp: Dairy Situation and Outlook
05/20/13 - Daily Breaking News
Milk production is likely to increase in the last half of 2013, but strong exports should support prices, according to the latest Dairy Situation and Outlook from Bob Cropp, professor emeritus with the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Milk prices […]
Ag land values: ‘Moderation’ slipping into the conversation
05/19/13 - Daily Breaking News
By Dave Natzke   Farmland values generally continued to increase in the first quarter of 2013, according to quarterly newsletters from several district Federal Reserve district banks. However, after approaching increases comparable to the […]
House Ag Committee defeats Goodlatte-Scott amendment
05/15/13 - Daily Breaking News
The Goodlatte-Scott amendment was the first amendment defeated when the House Ag Committee started markup of its version of the 2013 Farm Bill, May 15, according to Bob Gray, with the Northeast Dairy Farmers Cooperative. U.S. Rep. Goodlatte […]
Dairy Stewardship Guide, Sustainability Report released
05/15/13 - Daily Breaking News
The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy® announced two new resources to advance the industry’s ability to track, improve and communicate sustainability performance and progress across the supply chain. The resources were developed under the […]
DBA: Dairy producers better off with with Goodlatte-Scott
05/14/13 - Daily Breaking News
  Source: Dairy Business Association Hold on to your wallets – the government may soon have another way to tap into your milk check. The so-called "Dairy Market Stabilization Program" allows USDA to reduce your milk […]
NMPF: Economic analysis favors DSA
05/14/13 - Daily Breaking News
Source: National Milk Producers Federation   A new analysis of the key Farm Bill dairy proposals under consideration in the House Agriculture Committee finds the Dairy Security Act (DSA) is better for farmers – as well as taxpayers […]
Senate Ag Committee marks up farm bill; retains DSA
05/14/13 - Daily Breaking News
The U.S. Senate Ag Committee marked up its version of the 2013 Farm Bill Tuesday, including language from the Dairy Security Act in the proposal. The House Ag Committee is scheduled to mark up its version of the farm bill on Wednesday. “We […]
Good: Look at market size for U.S. corn and soybeans
05/13/13 - Daily Breaking News
By Darrel Good Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics University of Illinois   USDA's World Ag Supply & Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, released May 10, contained supply and consumption projections for the 2013-14 […]
Are your cows ready for this week’s heat?
05/13/13 - Daily Breaking News
Editor's note: A heavy frost hit the Upper Midwest Sunday evening, but Tuesday's forecast calls for temperatures topping 80°F. or higher by Tuesday. South Dakota State’s Alvaro Garcia shared the following comments on […]
MPC: Goodlatte-Scott is the wrong policy for dairy industry
05/11/13 - Daily Breaking News
By Rob Vandenheuvel, Milk Producers Council   Next week, both the Senate and House Agriculture Committees are scheduled to hold “markups” of the 2013 Farm Bill. During the markups, both Committees will be debating the Farm […]
May 1 hay stocks at record low
05/10/13 - Daily Breaking News
All hay stored on U.S. farms on May 1 totaled 14.2 million tons, down 34% from a year ago and the lowest May 1 stocks level on record. Based on estimates contained in USDA’s May 10 Crop Production report, hay disappearance from Dec. 1, 2012-May […]
2013-2014 milk production, price projections released
05/10/13 - Daily Breaking News
USDA’s World Ag Supply & Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, released May 10, kept projected 2013 milk production estimates steady from a month earlier, and provided first estimates of 2014 production. • 2013 production and marketings […]
Wisconsin congressional delegation concerned with market stabilization program
05/10/13 - Daily Breaking News
Source: Dairy Business Association Numerous members of the Wisconsin congressional delegation sent a Letter to House Ag Committee chair Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) and ranking member Collin Peterson (D-Minn.), supporting much of the Dairy Security Act, […]
House Ag Committee farm bill draft also has DSA language
05/10/13 - Daily Breaking News
Like its counterpart from the Senate Ag Committ, the House Ag Committee's draft version of a new farm bill includes Dairy Security Act (DSA) language, according to the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF). “The National Milk […]
Lucas, Peterson release House Ag Committee farm bill proposal
05/10/13 - Daily Breaking News
The U.S. House of Representatives Ag Committee meeting to consider the 2013 Farm Bill will be held May 15, 10 a.m. (EST), in 1300 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. Visit the committee’s Hearing and Business Meeting webpages for […]
USDA predicts record corn crop despite early challenges
05/10/13 - Daily Breaking News
The May World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report released by USDA shows that a record corn crop is still reachable despite a slow start to planting season, according to American Farm Bureau Federation analysts. The report forecasts a […]
MILC payments to restart
05/09/13 - Daily Breaking News
USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) administrator Juan Garcia announced farm payments, which had been temporarily suspended due to sequestration, are scheduled to resume. This includes payments for the 2011 Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments […]
NMPF: Senate Ag Committee retains DSA in farm bill draft
05/09/13 - Daily Breaking News
The Senate Ag Committee’s draft version of a new farm bill includes Dairy Security Act language, according to the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF). “We are pleased that the dairy title of the Farm Bill released today by the […]
New annual forage pilot insurance plan launched
05/09/13 - Daily Breaking News
USDA has released a new pilot federal crop insurance plan that utilizes a rainfall index to provide coverage for annual forage crops. The Rainfall Index - Annual Forage Insurance Plan is being tested in six states and covers crops planted annually […]
Pro-Ag, NFFC urge new milk pricing formula
05/09/13 - Daily Breaking News
Pro-Ag and other members of the National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC) submitted a letter to all members of U.S. Senate and House Ag Committees, urging them “not to report out a farm bill until a sincere, realistic pricing formula is developed […]
NMPF, producer organization letters support DSA
05/08/13 - Daily Breaking News
More than 50 state and national dairy organizations, including the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), sent a joint letter to members of the House Agriculture Committee, urging that panel to include the Dairy Security Act (DSA) in upcoming […]
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