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Prairie Habitats, Farm Safety for Kids and Multi-Site Dairies

June 11, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Earn Dairy AdvanCE continuing education credits and join interactive conversations with leading experts This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP) will feature insightful conversations about making the most of your farming [Read More …]

Using QuickBooks to Manage Your Farm Business: Instructor-Guided

June 7, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Learn basic accounting principles and QuickBooks to run your farm business. This course includes instructor interaction and webinars. This online, instructor-led course teaches you how to set up and maintain your financial records using the [Read More …]

Registration Open for INAgLaw’s Workshop – Estate & Succession Planning for the Family Farm

June 7, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Registration is now open for Indiana Agricultural Law Foundation’s (INAgLaw) 2024 Estate & Succession Planning for the Family Farm workshop. The annual program is targeted toward family farmers and attorneys and will be held via [Read More …]

Farm Credit Awards $100,000 to Develop and Promote Northeast Agriculture

June 7, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The Farm Credit Northeast AgEnhancement Program, a joint effort of Farm Credit East and CoBank, recently provided more than $100,000 in grant funding to 22 organizations to assist their efforts to encourage youth leadership development, [Read More …]

NMPF Secures Dairy Wins n House Farm Bill

June 6, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The House Agriculture Committee-approved 2024 Farm Bill approved May 24 contains numerous NMPF-urged policy wins for dairy farmers, including an updated Dairy Margin Coverage Program and important support for its Federal Milk Marketing Order modernization [Read More …]

Virtual Farm Tour of Tri-Spring Jerseys: Connecting Dairy Farming With the Classroom

June 6, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

If you are an educator, you have likely heard the acronym “STEM” at some point in your career, or you play a large part in STEM education in your school environment. STEM stands for “Science, [Read More …]

House Farm Bill a Win for Dairy

June 5, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The long-awaited Farm Bill debate has finally begun. As someone who has played a role in drafting one Farm Bill as a Senate Agriculture Committee staffer and stood on the sidelines here in Washington for [Read More …]

FARM Program Opens Nominations for 2024 FARM Excellence Awards

June 4, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Program today announced that it has opened the nomination period for the 2024 FARM Excellence Awards. These prestigious awards spotlight participating farms and FARM Evaluators that demonstrate [Read More …]

Eligible Frontline Dairy Farm Workers Could Be Eligible for $600 Relief Payment

May 31, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Beginning March 1, 2023, frontline farm workers (including those on dairy farms) who incurred expenses preparing for, preventing exposure to, and responding to the COVID-19 pandemic can apply for a one-time $600 relief payment through this [Read More …]

House Agriculture Committee Approves Farm Bill Draft

May 28, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The House Agriculture Committee approved the long-awaited 2024 Farm Bill earlier this morning on a vote of 33-21, although it doesn’t appear that the measure will go to the full House for a vote at [Read More …]

Indiana Farm Bureau Celebrates Progress in Passage of 2024 Farm Bill

May 28, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Indiana Farm Bureau is celebrating progress made on the Farm, Food, and National Security Act, otherwise known as the farm bill, that passed the U.S. House Agriculture Committee yesterday. “We’re grateful to Chairman G.T. Thompson, [Read More …]

NMPF Thanks House Agriculture Committee For Farm Bill Progress And Key Dairy Wins

May 28, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The National Milk Producers Federation thanked members of the House Agriculture Committee for their work to advance a 2024 Farm Bill through Congress this year, with bipartisan approval for a plan introduced by Chairman Glenn [Read More …]

NMPF Thanks House Agriculture Committee for Farm Bill Progress and Key Dairy Wins

May 27, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The National Milk Producers Federation thanked members of the House Agriculture Committee for their work to advance a 2024 Farm Bill through Congress this year, with bipartisan approval for a plan introduced by Chairman Glenn [Read More …]

Yotvata Dairy Farm Invests in Mileutis to Improve Milk Quality

May 23, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The partnership will also involve the implementation of a cutting-edge dairy farm management system, a prototype that will serve as a model for managing a commercial dairy operation without the routine use of antibiotics during [Read More …]

Farm Bill Process Continues with Release of House Draft Text

May 21, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

House Agriculture Committee Chair G.T. Thompson, R-PA, today released the initial text of the House’s farm bill. The committee will mark up the bill next Thursday, May 23. NMPF is reviewing the bill language, which as [Read More …]

Survey reveals there is need for INFB Health Plans in the rural community and beyond

May 21, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Half of new plan holders joined Indiana Farm Bureau to be eligible for health plans. In the annual Indiana Farm Bureau Health Plans survey, half of new plan holders noted that they joined Indiana Farm Bureau to [Read More …]

Thompson Releases Additional 2024 Farm Bill Details, Pens Open Letter

May 15, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Dear Friends, When I became Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, I took seriously my mandate to protect our food supply, and bolster the viability and impact of our nation’s agricultural value chain. I [Read More …]

Dairy Farmers’ Commitment to Sustainable Farming

May 15, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Josh Brubaker always knew he wanted to be a dairy farmer. Growing up on a farm has allowed him to appreciate the work that goes into producing a glass of nutritious milk, he says. “It has [Read More …]

House Agriculture Committee Considering Farm Bill May 23rd.

May 14, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The House Agriculture Committee plans to vote on a farm bill on May 23! According to the latest agriculture census data, the number of farms operating in the United States and the total farm acres [Read More …]

NMPF Statement on “Higher-of” Inclusion in the House Farm Bill

May 14, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

“We commend House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, R-PA, for including language in the House farm bill to restore the previous “higher of” Class I mover formula. The previous mover served dairy farmers well [Read More …]

New Members and Database Will Help Us Grow

May 13, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Wisconsin Farm Bureau wouldn’t be what it is without our most important asset: our members. As a member you provide policy directives that guide us legislatively, feedback on our programming and events that drive our next version and direction [Read More …]

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Transferring Farm Operating Assets at Retirement

May 10, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Retirement means different things to different farmers. For some, retirement is the slow, gradual process of turning over the farming operation to the next generation. For others, retirement may be the immediate sale of operating [Read More …]

Nominations Open for 2025 Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the Year Contest

May 6, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Farmers are invited to submit nominations for the 2025 Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the Year contest, which comes with cash prizes and bragging rights. This is the seventh year of the contest, supported by [Read More …]

USDA Reminds Producers of Climate-Smart Opportunities Using Farm Loan Programs

May 6, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds agricultural producers that Farm Loan Programs can be used to support a variety of climate-smart agriculture practices, which build on many practices that farmers and [Read More …]

We Will Meet HPAI’s Challenge

May 3, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

For more than a month now, dairy farmers and the entire industry have been working together to manage a challenge that they didn’t create and didn’t bring upon themselves. As of Monday, farmers are now [Read More …]

Ag Safety and Health Springtime Preparations

April 23, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Spring is one of the busiest times of the year on a farm. Even if things are busy, keep health and safety to the forefront of what you do. See tips below. Lighting and Marking [Read More …]

Farmers’ Resilience, Need for Preparation Highlighted in Aftermath of Recent Tornado

March 22, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Ohio farms are known for their resilience, which also holds true for The Ohio State University (OSU) Molly Caren Agricultural Center, home to the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) annual Farm Science [Read More …]

FARM Program, Soil Health and Water Quality, and Farm Safety

March 21, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Earn Dairy AdvanCE continuing education credits and join interactive conversations with leading experts This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP) will feature timely updates on industry programs and keeping soil, [Read More …]

DATCP Announces Wisconsin Farm to School Program Grant Recipients

March 19, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) announced that eight organizations will receive grants through the Wisconsin Farm to School Program Grant Program. A total of $250,000 will be awarded. These grants [Read More …]

Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation Establishes Board of Trustees

March 13, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

A newly formed group of Wisconsin Farm Bureau leaders convened for the first time on March 6 as the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation Board of Trustees. The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation Board of Trustees was [Read More …]

Prairie Habitats, Farm Safety for Kids and Multi-Site Dairies

Using QuickBooks to Manage Your Farm Business: Instructor-Guided

Registration Open for INAgLaw’s Workshop – Estate & Succession Planning for the Family Farm

Farm Credit Awards $100,000 to Develop and Promote Northeast Agriculture

NMPF Secures Dairy Wins n House Farm Bill

Virtual Farm Tour of Tri-Spring Jerseys: Connecting Dairy Farming With the Classroom

House Farm Bill a Win for Dairy

FARM Program Opens Nominations for 2024 FARM Excellence Awards

Eligible Frontline Dairy Farm Workers Could Be Eligible for $600 Relief Payment

House Agriculture Committee Approves Farm Bill Draft

Indiana Farm Bureau Celebrates Progress in Passage of 2024 Farm Bill

NMPF Thanks House Agriculture Committee For Farm Bill Progress And Key Dairy Wins

NMPF Thanks House Agriculture Committee for Farm Bill Progress and Key Dairy Wins

Yotvata Dairy Farm Invests in Mileutis to Improve Milk Quality

Farm Bill Process Continues with Release of House Draft Text

Survey reveals there is need for INFB Health Plans in the rural community and beyond

Thompson Releases Additional 2024 Farm Bill Details, Pens Open Letter

Dairy Farmers’ Commitment to Sustainable Farming

House Agriculture Committee Considering Farm Bill May 23rd.

NMPF Statement on “Higher-of” Inclusion in the House Farm Bill

New Members and Database Will Help Us Grow

Transferring Farm Operating Assets at Retirement

Nominations Open for 2025 Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the Year Contest

USDA Reminds Producers of Climate-Smart Opportunities Using Farm Loan Programs

We Will Meet HPAI’s Challenge

Ag Safety and Health Springtime Preparations

Farmers’ Resilience, Need for Preparation Highlighted in Aftermath of Recent Tornado

FARM Program, Soil Health and Water Quality, and Farm Safety

DATCP Announces Wisconsin Farm to School Program Grant Recipients

Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation Establishes Board of Trustees

Dietary crude protein: how low can we go thanks to the amino acid balancing concept in dairy cows?

Why Herd Immunity Matters to Your Dairy

What If You Could?

Cover Crops After Corn Silage