Corona

We are not alone in the challenges we face Dear Dairy Industry, On a recent Dairy Industry Conference Call, Dr. David Kohl, part-owner of Homestead Creamery in Wirtz, VA, and Professor Emeritus at Virginia Tech, [Read More …]

The California State Board of Food and Agriculture To Hold Discussion With Agricultural Members

May 5, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

The California State Board of Food and Agriculture will hold a discussion with agricultural members of the Governor’s Task Force on Business and Jobs Recovery at its upcoming webinar meeting on Tuesday, May 5, 2020. [Read More …]

Long-term recovery depends on sound trade policy

Trade policy expert Shawna Morris says long-range goals of expanded exports will be essential to securing prosperity for the U.S. dairy industry. Even as U.S. Dairy struggles to meet the immediate challenges of coronavirus, its [Read More …]

Whither from here?

Analysts expect the forthcoming report on the first quarter 2020 gross domestic product to show the economy dropped 3.5-4% on an annualized basis. Since the Dow Industrials were still over 29,000 as recently as February [Read More …]

Social Distancing is Just as Important on Dairy Farms

Separating calves from their mothers at birth is a farming practice that is sometimes questioned and criticized. However, this separation is not only beneficial for the dam, but the calf also. While the new COVID-19 [Read More …]

American Farmland Trust Farmer Relief Fund Awards 1,000 Farmers $1,000, Giving Farmers in Need a Way to Navigate These Uncertain Times

May 5, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Fundraising will continue to secure monies for as many of the qualified applicants as possible as submissions continue unabated — a total of 4,000 in the door to date American Farmland Trust’s Farmer Relief Fund [Read More …]

COVID-19 and the U.S. food supply

Insight into how COVID-19 is impacting food supply chain, animal welfare Purdue University’s College of Agriculture offers the following questions and answers to provide background and insight into how COVID-19 is impacting the food supply [Read More …]

Corona

Governor Newsom announces of expansion of Farm to Family Program and new initiatives to combat food insecurity

Governor Gavin Newsom announced new initiatives to help Californians put healthy food on the table while also supporting the farm industry, which has been devastated by COVID-19. The Governor unveiled $3.64 million in new funding [Read More …]

Kroger Launches Expanded Dairy Rescue Program to Support Children and Families During COVID-19

May 4, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Kroger and dairy cooperative suppliers to donate 200,000 gallons of surplus milk to food banks through August The Kroger Family of Companies (NYSE: KR) today announced the launch of an expanded Dairy Rescue Program, designed [Read More …]

EIDL Program Reopening TODAY at Noon for Agricultural Businesses

Submit Your Application TODAY for EIDL Program The Portal Is Reopening for Agricultural Businesses Only The Small Business Association (SBA) just announced they will begin accepting new Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and EIDL Advance applications [Read More …]

NMPF Calling for Adequate Aid for All Dairy Producers, Citing Analysis

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 …]

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 …]

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

May 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

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 …]

Cornell Cooperative Extension Program Offers SWNY Beef Industry Virtual Summit

All members of the beef industry are invited to join an informal discussion on regional industry needs, challenges, and opportunities Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock, and Field Crops Program (SWNYDLFC) is committed [Read More …]

Federal Dairy Relief Welcome, But More Will Be Needed

May 2, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 2

As Americans – and American dairy producers – begin the third month of strain caused by the outbreak of COVID-19 in the U.S., everyone has been forced to adapt to a seemingly endless uncertainty. But, [Read More …]

Next dairy industry conference call scheduled for May 7

Dairy producers can ask questions about recent industry updates As COVID-19 continues to impact the dairy industry, dairy producers and industry professionals are invited to join a fourth dairy industry conference call on Thursday, May [Read More …]

Statement from the Northeast Dairy Producers Association

This initiative is an important step forward The Northeast Dairy Producers Association thanks Governor Andrew Cuomo and NYS Department of Agriculture & Markets Commissioner Richard Ball for recognizing the challenges family dairy farms, cooperatives, and [Read More …]

Federal COVID-19 aid could arrive in May

For farmers, ranchers suffering losses due to COVID-19 market disruptions Applications will begin in May for $16 billion in federal aid for farmers and ranchers who have suffered losses due to market disruptions caused by [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 …]

Dr. Mike Lormore on herd management when the goal is lower production