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A new economic analysis projecting a 58 percent decline this year in net cash income for U.S. dairy farms due to coronavirus-related market disruptions further demonstrates the need to eliminate a proposed $125,000 payment cap [Read More …]

President Trump Orders Meat and Poultry Processors to Stay Open, Delegates Additional Authority to Agriculture Secretary Perdue

May 4, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 1

On April 28, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) aimed at keeping beef, pork, and poultry processors operating during the COVID-19 public health emergency while following guidance on the operation of such facilities jointly issued on Sunday, [Read More …]

CUSMA implementation: the dairy sector was also misled by the federal government

The Dairy Farmers of Canada and the Dairy Processors Association of Canada confirm today, that not only were parliamentarians misled by the Trudeau Government, but they too were misled on the date of implementation of [Read More …]

Dairy Farmers Need Quick Help, Not Government-Inflated Prices

About three weeks ago, Minnesota Milk introduced the Dairy CORE Program. CORE, standing for Coronavirus Recovery, gets to the root of the problem – dairy farmers need cash to continue their operations. We are glad [Read More …]

Europe Rebuked for Unfair Dairy Trade Practices in New USTR Report

The U.S. dairy industry applauds the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) for firmly rebuking the European Union (EU)’s protectionist dairy trade policies in its annual U.S. Special 301 Report. The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and [Read More …]

Aid package for farmers has parallels to Great Depression, says Purdue historian

WHAT: The Coronavirus Food Assistance Program will provide $16 million in direct payments to farm families and $3 billion to purchase fresh produce, dairy and meat. Farmers have been forced to destroy their milk, eggs [Read More …]

Expanding Overseas Markets Key to Dairy Post-Coronavirus, NMPF’s Morris Says

May 1, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 1

Even as U.S. dairy struggles to meet the immediate challenges of coronavirus, its work on expanding overseas markets continues “not with an eye on what’s going to happen necessarily in the next week, but what [Read More …]

Students keep campus farm active while classes operate virtually

Like other essential agricultural operations across the Central Valley, the Fresno State University Agricultural Laboratory has kept up a near-normal pace over the past month, thanks to its workforce that relies partially on students who [Read More …]

Midwest Dairy Donates $500,000 to Food Banks

Contributions across the organization’s 10-state region will help meet the dairy demand food banks and pantries are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic On behalf of 6,500 dairy farm families across the Midwest, Midwest Dairy announced [Read More …]

Danone North America Awards $50,000 in Student Grants to Further Yogurt and Gut Microbiome Exploration

Two Graduate Students Each Receive $25,000 from Annual Danone Gut Microbiome, Yogurt and Probiotics Fellowship Grant Program For the eighth year in a row, Danone North America has demonstrated their commitment to science and education [Read More …]

USMEF Statement on Executive Order to Help Ensure Safe, Stable Meat Production

On April 28, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to ensure that meat production can continue during the COVID-19 crisis. More details on the executive order are available in this White House fact sheet. [Read More …]

Pandemic Disrupts Processing Capacity, Drives Slaughter Numbers Down

Reports today suggest President Trump will sign an executive order announcing his use of the Defense Production Act to order meat processing plants to remain open during the COVID-19 pandemic. The president will use the [Read More …]

Creative Policy Solutions Needed as Dairy Prices Plunge, NMPF’s Vitaliano Says

Catastrophically low milk prices may decline further in May and June, making all-hands-on-deck efforts to find solutions for all dairy producers necessary, Peter Vitaliano, chief economist for the National Milk Producers Federation, says in a [Read More …]

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Milk provided to healthcare workers and first responders

Great Georgia Give campaign will deliver 24,000 half-gallons of local Georgia milk Georgia’s dairy farmers, along with Kroger Atlanta Division, have come together to deliver milk from the farm to the frontlines. The new Great [Read More …]

Penn State Extension cancels or postpones in-person events through June 19

Cancellations also affect Pennsylvania 4-H activities In-person, nonessential events and programs sponsored by Penn State Extension through at least June 19 have been cancelled, postponed or moved to a virtual format due to the continuing coronavirus pandemic, [Read More …]

Rosy-Lane Holsteins wins sustainability award

Healthy cows, environment are focus of Wisconsin dairy A Wisconsin dairy farm, Rosy-Lane Holsteins, is the winner of a national award for Outstanding Dairy Farm Sustainability. The ninth annual U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards were announced [Read More …]

Dairy Checkoff marketing effort during COVID-19

Ads, live content, signage, word of mouth, ecommerce and more Hard-working dairy farmers need to be in their barns and fields during this COVID-19 crisis, so Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin (DFW)—funded by your dairy checkoff—rapidly [Read More …]

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tioga County seeks executive director

Deadline to apply is May 13 Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) of Tioga County, Owego, NY, is seeking an executive director to provide overall leadership and management of an organization that delivers non-formal education programs, conducts [Read More …]

Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health Appoints Randolph Legg to Lead U.S. Commercial Business

Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health announced today the appointment of Randolph Legg as the new Head of U.S. Commercial Business. Legg moved into the role just as the COVID-19 pandemic altered the rhythms of everyday life [Read More …]

Introducing IDFA’s People Strategy: Inspiring Innovative Approaches to Leadership, Workforce Development, and Diversity in Dairy

If the COVID-19 crisis has made one lesson clear, it’s that dairy industry leaders will continue to face a myriad of challenges in the months and years ahead—challenges expected and unexpected. This crisis has also [Read More …]

CWT Assists with 2.4 Million Pounds of Dairy Product Export Sales

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) member cooperatives accepted seven offers of export assistance from CWT that helped them capture sales contracts for 191,802 pounds (87 metric tons) of Cheddar, 83,776 pounds (38 metric tons) of butter, [Read More …]

Due to COVID-19 outbreak, state temporarily OKs farms applying milk to fields

Temporary permission, which expires June 1 In response to a sharp reduction in the demand for milk due to the COVID-19 outbreak, which has disrupted supply chains, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has issued [Read More …]

Pa. Milk Marketing Board increases over-order premium

Encourages nationwide USDA producers pricing action At an April 23 Special Sunshine Meeting held via teleconference due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board approved an emergency order increasing the over-order premium [Read More …]

Preserve quality of higher moisture hay

Several moisture-related factors impact hay quality; hay preservative mitigates these factors Bryant Dorn remembers the days when he baled hay until dawn. Excess moisture in recent years put a stop to the Montana farmer’s all-nighters. [Read More …]

USDA plan will help farmers and food banks

USDA will award contracts to purchase meat, dairy and produce for food banks The USDA laid out its plan to award contracts to the private sector to purchase meat, dairy and produce for distribution to [Read More …]

Reviewing Expected Benefits of Dairy Revenue Protection and Dairy Margin Coverage

As global milk supplies tightened toward the end of 2019, milk prices reached their highest level since 2014, coming in at more than $20 per hundredweight. USDA’s December World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates projected that all-milk [Read More …]

Penn State Extension webinars outline process for Paycheck Protection Program

Program could provide some relief for crucial small businesses Penn State Extension is hosting free webinars aimed at helping farmers and small business owners, including sole proprietors, understand the Paycheck Protection Program, a loan program designed [Read More …]

VALENTINO Joins Half Million Club

In 2017, 7JE1038 VALENTINO surpassed 7JE590 ACTION as Select Sires’ No. 1 lifetime sales Jersey sire. Just 38 months later and at 12-years-of-age, VALENTINO adds another milestone to his record as Select Sires’ first Jersey [Read More …]

Small-Business Loan Program Opens, Dairy Farmers Eligible

The U.S. Small Business Administration will resume accepting loan applications for the Paycheck Protection Program beginning today, April 27, at 10:30 a.m. EDT from approved lenders on behalf of any eligible borrower. Dairy farmers are [Read More …]

Safely and Effectively Keeping Farms Clean and Green