Corona

Agency has received over 86,000 applications for this important relief program U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) has already approved more than $545 million in payments to producers [Read More …]

Farm Credit East Hosts Industry Outlook Webinar Series

This month, Farm Credit East is hosting a series of webinars that will provide outlooks for specific sectors of agriculture, including feed grain and dairy, forestry, livestock, and the fruit and vegetable industries. Each webinar [Read More …]

Purdue Extension teams up with Prairie Farms to provide milk to local food pantries

Purdue Extension is partnering with Prairie Farms to distribute gallons of milk to those in need as part of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farmers to Families Food Box Program.Through the program, USDA’s [Read More …]

What’s Next for the Land Market?

June 9, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The agricultural land market came into 2020 with a glimmer of optimism until COVID-19 slammed into people’s lives. Catastrophic disruptions in the world’s economy have reached into U.S. agriculture to play havoc with marketing chains. [Read More …]

Learn How to Submit a CFAP Direct Payment Application

Join Us for a Free Webinar With the sign-up period now open for dairy producers to submit direct relief payment applications through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), we’re hosting a free webinar titled “A [Read More …]

Legislative Changes Could Bring Flexibility to PPP

June 9, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (H.R. 7010), which amended several provisions in the Paycheck Protection Program. Many of the changes in the House bill provide flexibility [Read More …]

Insight FS celebrates farmers

$10,000 donation to Wisconsin Dairy Recovery Program June has been celebrated as Dairy Month since 1939. As COVID-19 has interrupted the daily lives of Americans in 2020, making sure families have access to milk, cheese, [Read More …]

Register for June 12 webinar, learn how to apply for direct relief payments

Webinar will help dairy farmers, consultants understand CFAP application With the sign-up period now open for dairy producers to submit direct relief payment applications through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), the Center for Dairy [Read More …]

Learn about B&I CARES Act Program loans

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making available up to $1 billion in loan guarantees to help rural businesses meet their working capital needs during the coronavirus pandemic. Additionally, agricultural producers that are not [Read More …]

Ag Economy Barometer: May 2020 results are in

COVID-19 continues to impact farmer sentiment; economic assistance bill necessary Farmer sentiment improved slightly in May after falling sharply in both March and April, according to the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. The index was [Read More …]

During this Time of Crisis, Farmers For Innovation Launches a Movement to Bring Back America

June 6, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

Farmers For Innovation is building a coalition to ensure Rural America’s success Farmers For Innovation (FFI) released the following statement on launching the Farmers For Innovation movement as Americans look for solutions to recover from [Read More …]

Record sales to Southeast Asia drive April U.S. dairy export numbers higher

U.S. suppliers also seeing recovery of whey sales to China. Record exports of dry ingredients to Southeast Asia, plus rebounding volumes of whey products to China, sent U.S. dairy exports higher for the eighth straight [Read More …]

HHS’ CDC and DOL Release Interim Guidance for Agriculture Workers

The CDC and the U.S. Department of Labor has just released interim guidance for agricultural workers and employees. The interim guidance is meant for all agricultural workers and their employees. In a joint press release, [Read More …]

A Chapter in a Crisis Closes, With Hopeful Signs But No Clear Guides

CEO’s Corner: Ready or not, here we come. States across the U.S., in varying degrees of caution, are reopening for business after weeks of severe restrictions caused by the worldwide COVID-19 outbreak. Each phase of [Read More …]

Paycheck Protection Program Forgiveness Wrap-Up

Registration now available! If you received a Paycheck Protection Program Loan, please join us for the Paycheck Protection Program Forgiveness Wrap-Up live webinar to learn the latest guidance on how to apply for loan forgiveness [Read More …]

U.S. dairy celebrates American consumers

Retail dairy sales from late March through May 17 remain 25 percent higher than a year ago While no one can say with certainty that the slow re-openings across the U.S. mark the beginning of [Read More …]

John Ellsworth of Success Strategies on post-COVID changes and the importance of risk management in dairy

As we come out of the stay in place shutdown from COVID-19, what will be the changes we see. John Ellsworth of Success Strategies talks with Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News about the importance of [Read More …]

COVID-19 assistance grants available to dairy processors, farms, haulers

Grants are available for costs associated with PPE, social distancing measures The Center for Dairy Excellence has grants available to reimburse costs associated with COVID-19 personal protection equipment and social distancing measures. The grants are [Read More …]

ADSA Opens Registration for 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting

The American Dairy Science Association® (ADSA) is pleased to announce that registration is open for the ADSA 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting, which will take place June 22–24, 2020. The decision to transition to a virtual [Read More …]

World Dairy Expo 2020 Cancelled!

For the first time in its 53-year history, World Dairy Expo® has been cancelled. The World Dairy Expo Executive Committee reached this difficult decision based on the public health orders and restrictions related to [Read More …]

Celebrate June Dairy Month With Love Letters and Donations

Zoetis Dear Dairy campaign seeks letters of appreciation and gives back Times are tough, but the dairy industry is resilient. Zoetis is encouraging dairy enthusiasts to celebrate June Dairy Month by giving them the opportunity [Read More …]

This National Dairy Month, Farmers Are Focused On Feeding Those In Need

Pennsylvania dairy farmer Louie Diamond rarely hesitates when he sees an opportunity to help someone in need. He traveled to New Orleans to help clean up after Hurricane Katrina. Years later, he was in Puerto [Read More …]

NEAFA Golf for Good Works Tournament Postponed

The Northeast Agribusiness and Feed Alliance’s annual Golf for Good Works Tournament has been postponed from June 25-26, 2020 to September 21-22, 2020. The State of New York is beginning to reopen upstate [Read More …]

New Regional Milk Serves Local Market, Supplies Healthy Food And Keeps Farms In Business During Pandemic