Year: 2021

Secretary was joined by U.S. Representative Antonio Delgado and NYS Agriculture Commissioner Richard Ball The following statement was released by NYFB President David Fisher: “New York Farm Bureau welcomes USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack to New [Read More …]

CDFA Welcomes Michael Flores as new Deputy Secretary

Michael Flores was sworn in this morning by Secretary Karen Ross following his appointment by Governor Gavin Newsom as Deputy Secretary at the California Department of Food and Agriculture. Flores has been a Political [Read More …]

Join OACI and H2Ohio for an Upcoming Farmer Informational Meeting

The Ohio Agriculture Conservation Initiative (OACI), of which ODPA is a member, welcomes the recent expansion of the H2Ohio farmer incentive program into 10 additional Western Lake Erie Basin counties, including Seneca, Huron, Erie, Wyandot, [Read More …]

Dairy farmers spotlight labor needs in roundtable with Vilsack, Delgado

Dairy farmers are urging the government to address dairy’s acute labor shortages — and the need for the U.S. Senate to craft a counterpart to the House-passed bipartisan Farm Workforce Modernization Act – in [Read More …]

National Ag, Water Coalition Applauds Committee Passage of Infrastructure Bill

A national coalition representing thousands of Western farmers, ranchers, water providers, businesses and communities applauded passage of the Energy Infrastructure Act today by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), and [Read More …]

Dr. Janemarie Hennebelle appointed Ga.’s state veterinarian

Hennebelle has served as Assistant State Veterinarian since September of 2016 Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary W. Black has appointed Dr. Janemarie Hennebelle as Georgia’s next State Veterinarian, succeeding Dr. Robert Cobb, who retired [Read More …]

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Ag Progress Days to feature crop exhibits, wildlife displays and hay contest

Deadline for hay sample delivery is 10 a.m. Aug. 10 A wide variety of crop management, wildlife and conservation education, as well as the signature hay show, will take place in and around [Read More …]

WFB, Edge and DBA host Congressman Thompson

On July 13, Congressman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA) visited Wisconsin On July 13, Congressman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA) visited Wisconsin. Congressman Thompson is the ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee. Wisconsin Farm [Read More …]

RMA authorizes emergency procedures to help drought-impacted producers

New crop insurance flexibilities are part of USDA’s broader response to help producers impacted by drought The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is authorizing emergency procedures to help agricultural producers impacted by extreme drought conditions. USDA’s [Read More …]

Statement on U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai’s Trip to La Crosse, Wisconsin

Statement from Becky Rasdall, Vice President of Trade Policy and International Affairs at the International Dairy Foods Association, on U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai’s Trip to La Crosse, Wisconsin As United States Trade Representative [Read More …]

Sen. Gillibrand continues to move forward on Dairy Subcommittee hearing on dairy pricing

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) continues to move forward with a dairy pricing hearing. Although a Senate calendar date is not yet confirmed, the hearing is supposed to take place after the legislator’s August recess. Permission has [Read More …]

International Dairy Foods Association Responds to FDA Final Rule that Threatens to Remove Popular Yogurt Products from Grocery Store Shelves and Harm Dairy Foods Makers

Dr. Joseph Scimeca, Senior Vice President of Regulatory and Scientific Affairs for the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), issued the following statement on IDFA’s formal objection to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration final rule [Read More …]

Expo Celebrates Two Decades of Virtual Farm Tours

For twenty years, World Dairy Expo has been bringing some of the best dairy operations in North America to Madison through Virtual Farm Tours. The eight dairies selected this year once again span the [Read More …]

Warning Signs Of Rabies In Cattle

A Texas A&M infection control coordinator explains the behavioral patterns owners should watch for in their herds. Rabies is usually associated with dogs or bats, but it also can develop insidiously in a variety [Read More …]

Ice Cream Sales and Production Are Hot Again Ahead of National Ice Cream Day

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With National Ice Cream Day just around the corner, Americans are lining up at scoop shops and grocery checkout lines at near-record numbers to get their favorite flavors of ice cream. Recent data provided [Read More …]

Spot Cheese Markets Buckle Under Pressure of Higher Prices

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending July 16, 2021 Manufacturers report that cheese demand is robust and that spot milk for manufacturing is available and affordable. While cheese manufacturers would be keen to [Read More …]

7JE5004 CHROME sales top the charts

Select Sires has a new Jersey lifetime sales leader At eight-years-old, 7JE5004 River Valley CeCe CHROME-ET has claimed a new title as Select Sires’ lifetime sales leader for the Jersey breed. With 527,517 [Read More …]

Want To Understand the Evolution of Environmental Justice and Regulatory Policy?

Consideration of environmental justice impacts has been part of the regulatory and permitting process for decades. However, social, cultural and legal changes over the last few years have elevated environmental justice to the highest [Read More …]

Finding the Best Feed Efficiency Balance

Financials and feed management go hand in hand. Production perspective: Rising feed prices are a concern for 2021. Over the past several years feed cost per pound of dry matter has been increasing going [Read More …]

Rainey Rosemond Appointed as New Dairy Extension Educator in Berks County

Rainey Rosemond can be reached at rfr49@psu.edu or 610-378-1327, Berks County Extension Office. Rainey Rosemond, from Hillsborough, NC, has been appointed by Penn State Extension to serve as a dairy extension educator in Berks [Read More …]

USDA Awards $12 Million in Record-Breaking Farm to School Grants

Releases New Data Showing Expansion of Farm to School Efforts The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $12 million in Farm to School Grants this year, announcing awards to 176 grantees, the most [Read More …]

Nebraska State Fair Dairy Show

Each year the S.F. honors/recognizes a commodity as “crop of the year”; this year it is dairy. With this being said, the S.F. wants to do things to recognize the dairy industry and [Read More …]

Rainey Rosemond appointed as new dairy extension educator in Berks County

Rosemond will conduct dairy production and business management educational programs Rainey Rosemond, of Hillsborough, North Carolina, has been appointed as a dairy educator for Penn State Extension in Berks County, effective July 1. As a member of [Read More …]

USDA to provide Pandemic Assistance to livestock producers for animal losses

Farm Service Agency will begin taking applications for Indemnity Program July 20 Livestock and poultry producers who suffered losses during the pandemic due to insufficient access to processing can apply for assistance for those [Read More …]

Summer Cover Crop Options

Harvesting crops in summer opens a window for a variety of cover crop species Are you looking for cover crops to fill a fallow period as small grains, snap beans, or other crops are harvested? [Read More …]

NMPF statement on Appropriations language allowing dairy farmer participation in H-2A program

“NMPF thanks Reps. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and Dan Newhouse (R-WA) for their tireless efforts on behalf of America’s dairy producers to include year-round employees on farms in the H-2A farm worker visa program. We urge [Read More …]

USDA to provide Pandemic Assistance to livestock producers for animal losses

Farm Service Agency will begin taking applications for Indemnity Program July 20 Livestock and poultry producers who suffered losses during the pandemic due to insufficient access to processing can apply for assistance for those losses [Read More …]

Rainey Rosemond appointed as new dairy extension educator in Berks County