Year: 2018

John Collins of Rome holding his son in a 2017 photo at the New York Farm show. ICE has come under scrutiny for its actions during a raid of Collins’ farm last month. February 23, [Read More …]

Agri-Business Educational Foundation Now NAMA Foundation

The Agri-Business Educational Foundation (ABEF) is now the NAMA Foundation. The foundation announced its name change at the 2018 Agri-Marketing Conference in Kansas City. The NAMA Foundation is the backbone of Student NAMA and supports [Read More …]

U.S. and Latin American Partners Team Up to Take on Anti-Trade Regulations

A new partnership announced today between U.S. and Pan-American dairy farmers is meant to foster collaboration in promoting trade and combating trade-inhibiting regulations and policies. The partnership – between the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) [Read More …]

What Dairy Farmers Need to Know About Increasing Exports to “The Next 5%”

Times are tough for many U.S. dairy farmers. USDEC’s ambitious plan to increase exports provides farmers a dose of realistic optimism for the future. Milk prices are so suppressed some U.S. dairy farmers are tightening [Read More …]

Bill would help train next generation of farmers

‘Next Generation in Agriculture Act’ would address top challenges for young farmers Senators Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) and Susan Collins (R-ME). (Photos: Heidi Heitkamp, Public Domain; DeepCwind, Flickr/Creative Commons) The National Young Farmers Coalition (NYFC) applauded [Read More …]

Ag Barometer down again amid trade war concerns

Producers’ weakening perceptions of current conditions in the production agriculture sector, along with a decline in their expectations for future economic conditions, were the main drivers of the barometer’s overall decline, said James Mintert, the [Read More …]

Dairy Farmers Form Cooperative To Generate More Opportunities To Bring Milk To Market

Piedmont Milk Sales Selected to Manage Appalachian Dairy Farmers Cooperative In reaction to changing market conditions, a group of dairy farmers, who have previously marketed their milk independently, have formed Appalachian Dairy Farmers Cooperative (ADFC) and [Read More …]

Trump’s Threats on trade Unsettle Farming Backers

Montana rancher Fred Wacker had thousands of head of cattle fattening up along the Yellowstone River for export to China when President Donald Trump picked a trade fight with the Asian nation. The dispute threatens [Read More …]

DCHA Calf Awards Scholarships to Ohio, Wisconsin Students

The Dairy Calf & Heifer Association (DCHA) selected Rachel O’Leary, Janesville, Wis.; and Marina Sweet, London, Ohio; as this year’s Higher Education Scholarship recipients. The $1,000 scholarships recognize outstanding students pursuing a degree in agriculture. [Read More …]

Shining a light on U.S. Dairy Hypocrisy

Will Canada need to make substantial access concessions on dairy in order to secure support for passage of NAFTA 2.0 from House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senator Chuck Schumer? Schumer, a Democrat from New York, knows [Read More …]

Yield Implications of Delayed Corn Planting

The late spring has many worried. Others are confident farmers can plant a corn crop in 5 working days. Todd Gleason reports, University of Illinois agricultural economists have gone through the USDA data to see [Read More …]

Are You Prepared to Change Your Routine This Spring?

While spring tasks vary by farm, there are many “rites of spring,” and they are often completed in a fairly rigid sequence. Depending on the farm, these often include fixing fence, spreading manure, planting new [Read More …]

“Agriculture’s Roots in Washington”

United States Department of Agriculture’s Ted McKinney will speak to attendees at the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2018 Stakeholders Summit set for May 3-4 at the Renaissance Capital View Hotel in Arlington, Va. Ted McKinney serves [Read More …]

Weighing the Importance of NAFTA vs China

President Donald Trump said last week that the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) talks are “moving along nicely.” Trade ministers from Mexico, Canada, and the U.S. met in Washington, D.C., and are pushing to [Read More …]

Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board to Conduct Listening Sesseions

The Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board will conduct two listening sessions in May to gather information and recommendations regarding potential changes to the Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Law in response to a petition filed by the Pennsylvania [Read More …]

Decision Time

It is crunch time – the decision on whether California joins the Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) system will be made within the next few days. Because the three major cooperatives operating in California have [Read More …]

Time is Running Out to Complete Census of Ag

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is reminding farmers and ranchers that the window is closing on the opportunity to participate in the 2017 Census of Agriculture. To date, NASS [Read More …]

Mammary Stem Cells Challenge Bovine Disease

Mastitis is the most expensive disease in the dairy industry. Each clinical case can cost a dairy farmer more than $400 and damages both the cow’s future output as well as her comfort. Bovine mastitis [Read More …]

Congressman John Faso Speaks About Issues of Dairy Trade – Video

Central New York Congressman John Faso (R-NY) was recently interviewed on Canadian TV talking about the issues of dairy trade with the U.S. He spoke particularly about the Class 7 ultra-filtered milk that is no [Read More …]

NY Governor Condemns Raid on Dairy Farm

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo threatened to sue federal immigration officials Wednesday following a raid on an upstate dairy farm during which armed federal agents allegedly trespassed on private property and handcuffed an American citizen [Read More …]

NFU Board Opposes Current House Farm Bill

National Farmers Union (NFU) Board of Directors today unanimously passed a resolution in opposition to the current version of the 2018 Farm Bill as passed by the House Agriculture Committee last week. The Board called [Read More …]

Dairy Industry Commends Call for NAFTA Action

U.S. dairy groups commended the bipartisan efforts of 68 members of Congress who encouraged the U.S. Trade Representative to eliminate Canada’s tariffs on U.S. dairy exports and its protectionist pricing policies during the North American [Read More …]

Farm Credit East Announces Board Election Results

Farm Credit East, a farmer-owned cooperative lender, has announced the results of its recent Director Election and Board reorganization meeting. The Board represents the diversity of Northeast agriculture and forest products. Farm Credit East, ACA [Read More …]

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