Sarah S News Team, Author at Dairy Business News

USDA Makes Producer-Friendly Change to 2023 Notice of Loss Requirements for Two Livestock Disaster Assistance Programs

December 4, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has waived certain notice of loss requirements for 2023 for the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-raised Fish (ELAP) and Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP). In an effort to streamline assistance to support access [Read More …]

Getting Started on Your Farm Succession Plan – Extension webinar on Dec 15 at Noon

December 4, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Have you been thinking about planning for your farm’s future, but you’re not sure where to start? Do you have a family member or someone outside of the family interested in coming into the farm [Read More …]

Co-Alliance and Ceres Solutions to Pursue Merger Vote

December 4, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Indiana-based farmer-owned cooperatives Co-Alliance Cooperative, Inc. and Ceres Solutions Cooperative, Inc. announced on Wednesday an agreement to pursue a merger. The cooperatives spent the past three months in a due diligence period to better understand [Read More …]

USDA Provides $208 Million to Help Prevent Guaranteed Borrower Foreclosures and to Assist Emergency Loan Borrowers

December 4, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced that it is providing approximately $208 million in automatic financial assistance for qualifying farm and emergency loan borrowers. This announcement is made possible by $3.1 billion in assistance [Read More …]

2024 Food Export Advisor Program

December 4, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

The Export Advisor Program is a year-long service providing custom assistance to help your company kick start or improve your strategy for export growth.Our expert advisors provide a systematic approach to help grow your export [Read More …]

Farm Bill & Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) Update

December 4, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Jayne Sebright shared an update about the current Farm Bill and Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program. Just before Thanksgiving and just in time, Congress passed a stop-gap funding bill that averted a government shutdown. [Read More …]

Trends in the Beef x Dairy Industry

December 4, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

In this third episode of Cornell Cow Convos, Northwest New York Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Team Dairy Specialist, Margaret Quaassdorff and South Central New York Dairy and Field Crops Team Dairy Specialist, Betsy Hicks discuss the opportunities and challenges for farmers surrounding the beef x dairy industry [Read More …]

Dairy Tech in Texas: Managing 8,000 Cows with Activity Monitors featuring Nathan Moroney, Del Rio Dairy

December 4, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

One of the big challenges that comes up for dairy farm owners and managers as they grow and scale is this: Should you invest more heavily in highly-skilled, really good cow people, or invest in [Read More …]

Center Awards $205,000 to Help Dairy Producers Enhance Efficiency & Cow Comfort

December 4, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

The Dairy Excellence Grants Were Awarded to 41 Dairy Producers From 21 PA Counties The Center for Dairy Excellence recently awarded a collective total of $205,000 to 41 Pennsylvania dairy producers through the latest round [Read More …]

Real California Milk Brings Back The California Cheese Wreath Kit

December 4, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

The Edible Gift That Gives Back To Communities In Need In celebration of the holidays, today the California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) released its second collaboration with cheese shop Lady & Larder – the California [Read More …]