COVID-19

USDA, FDA strengthen supply chain protections

May 26, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

USDA and FDA announce MOU to prevent interruptions at FDA-regulated food facilities The following statement is attributed to Mindy Brashears, Ph.D., USDA Under Secretary for Food Safety, and Frank Yiannas, FDA Deputy Commissioner for Food [Read More …]

COVID-19 resiliency survey

May 26, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Are agricultural workers and dairy producers uniquely resilient to the effects of COVID-19? UMASH/University of Minnesota is studying whether agricultural workers and dairy producers are uniquely resilient to the health and economic effects of COVID-19 [Read More …]

Northeast Dairy Management Webinar Series During June Dairy Month

May 26, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

The series will include one-hour webinars held each Wednesday at 1:00 PM EDT, June 3 through July 1. Hosted by PRO-DAIRY and NEDPA, the Northeast Dairy Management Webinar Series is a five-part presentation series to [Read More …]

Georgia dairy farmers, DFA & Kroger give milk to COVID-19 heroes

May 25, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Meanwhile, Georgia’s 130 dairy farmers continue caring for their cows Heroes are strong and selflessly help others. These are traits healthcare workers, first responders and dairy farmers share. During the COVID-19 pandemic, health care workers [Read More …]

Dairy Team offers resources for milk supply management decisions

May 25, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Webinars, address the major interruptions in the dairy economy As dairy producers face a myriad of options in response to milk supply management difficulties brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Penn State Extension Dairy [Read More …]

World Ag Expo® plans for 2021 show

May 25, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

World Ag Expo® plans for 2021 show amid COVID-19 COVID-19 continues to change the way people around the world live, work, and play. In the midst of the pandemic, volunteers and staff at the International [Read More …]

Corona

Farming to Support States Act responds to unmet needs of agriculture

May 25, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) along with Representatives Xochitl Torres Small (D-NM) and Dusty Johnson (R-SD) introduced the Farming Support to States Act, to provide state departments of [Read More …]

Corona

Dairy Checkoff Responds to the COVID-19 Pandemic

May 22, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Determining the behavior and motivation of consumers as they emerge from the COVID-19 crisis will be a priority for Dairy Management, Inc., the dairy checkoff organization. This, according to CEO Tom Gallagher speaking in a [Read More …]

Farms may need to pay sick leave under new law

May 21, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Farms can pay for sick leave by retaining part of their quarterly payroll taxes As the state opens up and the risk of COVID-19 remains, the likelihood that farms are affected continues. Farms with employees [Read More …]

The Challenges and Opportunities of Improving a Critical Link of the Agriculture Supply Chain

May 21, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 1

Agriculture depends on safe and efficient infrastructure. Rural roads and bridges are a critical link in our nation’s food supply chain. Preliminary data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics Commodity Flow Survey show that more [Read More …]

USDA’s COVID-19 Farmer Relief Will Leave Out Farmers Most Impacted by Crisis

May 20, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Thousands of Farmers and Ranchers Working to Feed their Communities Will Not be Fairly Compensated for Losses Yesterday, the Trump Administration announced the impending opening of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) farmer aid payments [Read More …]

Helping the dairy sector mitigate the impact of COVID-19

May 20, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

The Government of Canada is actively working to support our dairy producers and processors through this pandemic and to ensure Canadians continue to have access to good, affordable food. On May 5, Prime Minister Justin [Read More …]

Food and Agriculture in the HEROES Act

May 20, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to tear through the U.S. economy, the U.S. House of Representatives has released the text of the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act). Similar to previous stimulus [Read More …]

Effective economic recovery can’t leave rural America in the dust

May 19, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

COVID-19 has brought about a flurry of stay-at-home orders, essential business declarations, and funding and program changes in all levels of government. Just as people with pre-existing health conditions are most susceptible to this virus, [Read More …]

IDFA Statement on Dairy Recourse Loan Program in HEROES Act

May 19, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Michael Dykes, D.V.M., President and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association, released the following statement on the Recourse Loan Program for Commercial Processors of Dairy Products in the HEROES Act legislation as proposed by [Read More …]

NMPF Applauds Robust Dairy Support in HEROES Act

May 19, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

As U.S. dairy farmers and their cooperatives continue to weather the unique storm of the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Milk Producers Federation today thanked the U.S. House of Representatives for supporting critical measures for dairy [Read More …]

Agritourism litigation around the U.S.

May 18, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Lawsuits fall into two major categories: land use and personal injury Agritourism has experienced significant growth in recent years, offering farm operators new revenue streams. Hopefully, the recent pandemic won’t hinder the growth of agritourism [Read More …]

State FFA conventions go virtual

May 18, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Trying their best to show pride for Ohio FFA members’ achievements For many FFA members, the academic year is coming to an unforeseen end as schools have moved online across the nation to mitigate COVID-19’s spread [Read More …]

Long Term Decisions Through Milk Supply Management

May 18, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Join us for the Long Term Decisions Through Milk Supply Management live webinar for a discussion on how COVID-19 has caused major disruption in the milk supply chain. Many farms will have to make hard [Read More …]

2020/2021 Marketing Year Outlook Remains Foggy

May 18, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

A review of the May WASDE with updates to 2019/2020 marketing year and a first look at the 2020/2021 marketing year for select crops The May World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates is the highlight of [Read More …]

Checkoff’s Shift Addresses Priority Areas of Schools and Hunger

May 15, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

As we head into June Dairy Month, the impacts and uncertainties of COVID-19 are challenging all of us to think and act differently. In the days, weeks and months filled with ambiguity, people are increasingly [Read More …]

Leadership, Communication and Planning

May 15, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

One of my first short articles as this crisis slammed into us was about decision-making challenges in the Grief/Loss Cycle. Today, we must expand on that discussion. Here are my observations on each of the [Read More …]

An Open Letter to Dairy Families

May 15, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

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, said something that really struck a chord for our [Read More …]

CA: Costa Releases Framework to Support Agriculture During COVID-19 Crisis

May 15, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Following weeks of collaboration with a bipartisan group of local and national stakeholders, Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released a framework to provide critical support to the nation’s agriculture industry, which has suffered significant losses from [Read More …]

USDA, FDA strengthen supply chain protections

COVID-19 resiliency survey

Northeast Dairy Management Webinar Series During June Dairy Month

Georgia dairy farmers, DFA & Kroger give milk to COVID-19 heroes

Dairy Team offers resources for milk supply management decisions

World Ag Expo® plans for 2021 show

Farming to Support States Act responds to unmet needs of agriculture

Dairy Checkoff Responds to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Farms may need to pay sick leave under new law

The Challenges and Opportunities of Improving a Critical Link of the Agriculture Supply Chain

USDA’s COVID-19 Farmer Relief Will Leave Out Farmers Most Impacted by Crisis

Helping the dairy sector mitigate the impact of COVID-19

Food and Agriculture in the HEROES Act

Effective economic recovery can’t leave rural America in the dust

IDFA Statement on Dairy Recourse Loan Program in HEROES Act

NMPF Applauds Robust Dairy Support in HEROES Act

Agritourism litigation around the U.S.

State FFA conventions go virtual

Long Term Decisions Through Milk Supply Management

2020/2021 Marketing Year Outlook Remains Foggy

Checkoff’s Shift Addresses Priority Areas of Schools and Hunger

Leadership, Communication and Planning

An Open Letter to Dairy Families

CA: Costa Releases Framework to Support Agriculture During COVID-19 Crisis

Coronavirus Trade Data: One Month In

It was the Worst of Times

CJHA Cow Camp Cancelled

IDFA Applauds AG CHAIN Act for Essential Food Industry Workers

Grow-NY to Host Virtual Briefing on Business Competition Tomorrow

CDFA Schedules Hearing to Consider the “Stop QIP” Petition

The Downside and Upside of Increasing Exports

Not all fiber behaves the same in dairy rations

What Is Your Reason?

Preparing Grain Storages for Harvest