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It would be nice to have time to savor real progress, but that seems such a luxury when turbulence is the new normal. The long overdue end to Mexico’s retaliatory tariffs against U.S. cheese exports [Read More …]

GFB President Long thanks President Trump for signing disaster assistance bill

Bill includes funding to assist farmers in their recovery from Hurricane Michael The following quote can be attributed to Georgia Farm Bureau President Gerald Long in response to President Donald Trump signing H.R. 2157, the [Read More …]

Legislative milk chug, ice cream break set for June 12

Each team will see who can sip six half-pints of milk in shortest time Legislators will face-off in the 19th annual Legislative Milk Chugging Contest between the House and Senate ag committees. Each team will [Read More …]

Providing economic development assistance to rural areas

Purdue and University of Kentucky partnering with USDA Joel Baxley, acting assistant to the secretary for rural development on June 6 announced the names of 47 rural communities and regions that will receive technical assistance [Read More …]

Farm Credit East and Crop Growers Host Dairy Risk Management Webinar

Farm Credit East and Crop Growers, LLP are hosting a webinar on available dairy risk management options on Friday, June 14, at 11:00 a.m. EDT. Dairy farmers and other interested parties are invited to participate [Read More …]

Dairy webinar will cover risk management options

June 18th webinar to cover FSA’s new Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) in New York is partnering with the New York Crop Insurance Education Program to present a webinar [Read More …]

Acres Sold at Farmers National Company Up 29 Percent

Land Market Remains On Edge One of the hottest topics circulating around the agriculture industry the past few years has been the land market. In 2019, the topic is open for more speculation than ever [Read More …]

Select Reproductive Solutions (SRS) Specialists Gather for Training

The annual Select Reproductive Solutions® (SRS®) conference was hosted by Premier Select Sires in Roanoke, Va., with 89 individuals in attendance from Select Sires’ member organizations, World Wide Sires and industry partners. The three-day educational [Read More …]

Farmers invited to engage on dairy policy reform at Dairy Together Road Show event June 27

Farm organizations across the country are banding together to advocate on proposals to stabilize dairy prices and slow the loss of family farms. Farmers and dairy industry stakeholders are invited to attend a Dairy Together [Read More …]

Dairy Farmers, Industry to Congress: Help Us by Passing USMCA

The U.S. dairy industry is urging Congress to quickly ratify the U.S.-Mexico- Canada Agreement (USMCA) with an outreach campaign highlighting the importance of the agreement to the success of America’s dairy farmers and manufacturers. In [Read More …]

Hart Dairy Successfully Closes Its Planned $10 Million Seed Round to Pioneer the 100% Free-Range, Grass-Fed Dairy Movement in America

Hart Dairy receives increased capital from reputable institutions to support premium product growth and innovation Hart Dairy, the ethically-driven, largest single-source producer of 100% free-range, grass-fed milk in America, is proud to announce that it [Read More …]

Livestock & produce farmers discuss food safety

Explore collaborative methods that advance food safety on June 11th or 13th Livestock operations and fresh produce growers in California are among the most highly regulated in the country, but confusion often exists about what [Read More …]

House Agriculture Committee Unveils New Website

The House Agriculture Committee unveiled a new website today, featuring a modern, responsive design that works on phones, tablets, and desktops. The new website can be found at the same link: agriculture.house.gov “I’m proud [Read More …]

Perdue on Trump’s signing of disaster aid bill

Provides $19B in assistance to states and territories hit by a variety of natural disasters U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today commended President Trump’s signing of the disaster relief bill that will provide $19 [Read More …]

Select Sires’ Communications Recognized Among Cooperative Communicators

Members of Select Sires’ communications department attended the Cooperative Communicators Association (CCA) Institute in Savannah, Ga. June 2-5. The annual institute welcomes professionals who communicate for cooperative organizations across the country and offers opportunities for [Read More …]

Vilsack: Bring USMCA “Across the Finish Line”

Resolution of tariff issues helps pave way for Congress to ratify trade agreement critical for U.S. dairy exports to Mexico, Canada. The U.S. Dairy Export Council, the National Milk Producers Federation and the International Dairy Foods Association [Read More …]

New Economic Analysis of U.S. Dairy Industry Shows $620 Billion in Economic Impact and 3 Million+ Jobs

In honor of National Dairy Month, the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) today launched an updated version of its popular economic impact tool, Dairy Delivers®, which measures the combined impact of the dairy products industry [Read More …]

On-farm training for agribusiness professionals

PDPW APPs training, June 18-20, 2019 on three dairy farms Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) host the 2019 Agricultural Professional Partnerships® (APPs) training for agribusiness and food system professionals, June 18-20, 2019 on three Wisconsin dairy [Read More …]

Producers Urged to Contact their Crop Insurance Agent Regarding Prevented Spring Planting

Continued wet weather over much of the Northeast suggests that many growers will be facing decisions on whether to seek a prevented planting payment or continue planting crops. Prevented planting is available for those producers [Read More …]

April U.S. Export Volume Can’t Match Record 2018 Sales

Year-to-date pace is still the third-best ever. U.S. exports in April were on par with their pace of recent months, though they fell short of last April’s record-high volumes. Overall, suppliers shipped 169,072 tons of [Read More …]

USDA seeks proposals to protect critical wetlands

Proposals should be emailed to NRCS at SM.NRCS.WRE@wdc.usda.gov by June 14th USDA is making available up to $40 million in technical and financial assistance to help eligible conservation partners voluntarily protect, restore and enhance critical wetlands [Read More …]

Farm organizations weigh in on Pa. Farm Bill

Package of bills includes aid to dairy farmers and agriculture youth groups, other support The Pennsylvania State Council of Farm Organizations has taken formal positions on legislation advanced by Gov. Tom Wolf called the Pa. [Read More …]

Secretary Perdue Statement on President Trump’s Signing of Disaster Aid Bill

Disaster relief bill will provide $19 billion in assistance U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today commended President Trump’s signing of the disaster relief bill that will provide $19 billion in assistance to states and [Read More …]

CONSULTANT JUDGES NAMED FOR 2019 ALL AMERICAN JERSEY SHOWS

The judges for the All American Jersey Shows have named their consultants for The 67th All American Jersey Shows, sponsored by the American Jersey Cattle Association of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. The largest exhibition of Registered Jersey™ [Read More …]

New SECURE biotech regulations proposed

SECURE rule will modernize USDA biotechnology regulations with a balanced approach The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of a proposed rule titled “Movement of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms.” In preparing this [Read More …]

Merck Animal Health Announces Leadership Appointments in Emerging Digital Technology Operating Unit

Merck Animal Health, a division of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., USA, today announced new leadership of Antelliq and its well-recognized and market-leading brands of Allflex Livestock Intelligence, Sure Petcare and Biomark. Rick DeLuca, [Read More …]

Lallemand Animal Nutrition is now accepting applications for Forward scholarships

For the fifth consecutive year, Lallemand Animal Nutrition will offer five Lallemand Forward Scholarships for students pursuing degrees in agriculture. The 2019 program offers: two $2,500 undergraduate scholarships, one $3,000 Doctor of Veterinary Medicine scholarship, [Read More …]

What to Expect in the New Disaster Aid Package

American producers have been hit hard in the past few years by hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, typhoons, volcanic activity, snowstorms and wildfires. Farmers and ranchers in the South are still recovering from Hurricanes Michael and Florence, [Read More …]

Regular Registration for International Precision Dairy Conference Ends Soon!

Plan to attend this exciting learning and networking event in Rochester, MN, USA June 18-20, 2019. Regular registration ends June 12. The 2-day conference will have five plenary talks and 36 breakout talks along with [Read More …]

55th National DHIA Annual Meeting March 3 – 5, 2020 Savannah, Georgia