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At Virtual Fly-In, Farmers, Ranchers, and Rural Advocates Urge Washington D.C. for a Fair Farm Bill

November 8, 2021 Sarah S News Team 0

Over the first three days of November, a coalition of farmers, ranchers, and rural advocates met virtually with more than 20 Congressional and Administrative offices to share their vision for a fair farm bill. Family [Read More …]

Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the Year nominations now open

March 17, 2021 Sarah S News Team 0

Up to four regional runners-up and People’s Choice Pup also will be recognized Farmers are invited to submit nominations for the 2022 Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the Year contest, supported by Purina. This is [Read More …]

PMMB reminds farmers, haulers to return declarations

December 21, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Today the Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board emphasized to dairy farmers and milk haulers the critical importance of returning to ASK LLP, as soon as possible, ordinary course of business declarations. The declarations and explanation are [Read More …]

A Year After Move, NIFA and ERS Still Understaffed

September 25, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

A year ago, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) abruptly relocated two of its major research agencies – the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and the Economic Research Service) – from Washington, D.C. [Read More …]

Farmers, Ranchers and Landowners Are Doing Their Part to Improve Water Quality

August 26, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

But more can be done to achieve greater water quality gains Drive across Wisconsin or fly overhead and you will see evidence of USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) work on the state’s landscape. Conservation [Read More …]

Farmers, Business Owners, Community Leaders Launch New Effort to Oppose President Trump’s Rural Policies

July 31, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Bipartisan group chaired by former Trump voter, local Ohio county GOP Party Chair, and USDA official; Committees of rural leaders formed in WI, MI, PA, OH, MN and IA Rural America 2020, a new national [Read More …]

KDA Seeks Nominations for Kansas Ag Heroes

July 30, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The Kansas Department of Agriculture is excited to announce they are now accepting nominations for the first ever Kansas Agriculture Heroes Program. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kansas farmers, ranchers, and agribusinesses [Read More …]

Farmers’ Losses a Barrier to PPP Participation

May 11, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Since the Paycheck Protection Program’s inception, few farmers have been able to utilize the assistance offered, despite the efforts of the Small Business Administration to address all the potential questions that would arise when the [Read More …]

UPDATE: Paycheck Protection Loans Available to Farmers, Regardless of Revenue, Apply Now

April 8, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Recently, we posted an article, Farmers’ Use of Paycheck Protection Loan Depends on ‘Small Business’ Definition, questioning whether the Small Business Administration’s industry-level standards pertaining to revenues would be enforced, ultimately excluding thousands of agricultural [Read More …]

On Optimists and Farmers

March 13, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

What or rather who is an optimist? There are some other words that are used in describing an optimist, like dreamer, idealist, or “hoper.” Certainly nothing wrong with being called any of those things and [Read More …]

Young farmers and ranchers attend conference

February 13, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Farmers and ranchers from across Kansas gathered in Manhattan Feb. 7-9 Farmers and ranchers from across Kansas gathered in Manhattan Feb. 7-9 for the annual Young Farmers and Ranchers (YF&R) leaders conference. More than 575 [Read More …]

Proposed Rule Would Level Playing Field for Organic Dairy Farmers

December 9, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

A policy that allows a one-time transition of dairy cows from conventional to organic production has been inconsistently enforced, putting farmers who play by the rules at a competitive disadvantage and undermining the integrity of [Read More …]

Farmers see benefits of nutrient management plans

August 16, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Rec’s included in NMP plans save money and are good for the environment This is the third in a series of stories about nutrient management planning by Jim Massey. Some farmers have developed nutrient management [Read More …]

Farmers struggle as trade war goes on

August 16, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

As the trade war deepens, the Chinese say, at least, their buying will go to zero You will never get much argument in farm country about the Chinese being bad trade partners. Their misbehavior has [Read More …]

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Colorado trials new test to fight Bovine TB

July 25, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

Colorado’s Animal Health Laboratory to trial new Actiphage® diagnostic to improve early-stage detection of Bovine TB in cattle The Animal Health Laboratory within the Colorado Department of Agriculture is assisting in a trial of Actiphage®, [Read More …]

Commodity Classic helps farmers see the future

June 26, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Farmers urged to mark their calendars for 3 days of education and innovation In a year of challenge and change in agriculture, farmers have the opportunity to learn from the experts, see game-changing equipment and [Read More …]

Act seeks to mitigate student loan debt for farmers

June 19, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Bill would extend the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program to farmers and ranchers The Young Farmer Success Act (HR 3232) was introduced by Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, R-Pa., Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-N.Y., Rep. Josh Harder, D-Calif., and Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., on June 12, [Read More …]

Acres Sold at Farmers National Company Up 29 Percent

June 11, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Land Market Remains On Edge One of the hottest topics circulating around the agriculture industry the past few years has been the land market. In 2019, the topic is open for more speculation than ever [Read More …]

Metzger organizes meeting with dairy farmers

May 31, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Discussion focuses on state and federal remedies for struggling farms On May 17th, Senator Jen Metzger organized a meeting with dairy farmers from Sullivan, Orange, and Delaware counties to discuss state and federal legislation to [Read More …]

$16 billion pledged to farmers; markets slump

May 29, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

The latest bailout comes atop $11 billion in aid Trump provided farmers last year President Donald Trump rolled out another $16 billion in aid for farmers hurt by his trade policies, and financial markets shook [Read More …]

NMPF Statement on Federal Trade-Mitigation Package for Farmers

May 27, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

From National Milk Producers Federation President and CEO Jim Mulhern: “Dairy farmers have been harmed substantially by disrupted markets. We know that USDA is concerned about the damage being done to dairy farmers by ongoing [Read More …]

Farmers forage options for 2019

May 24, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Steps to take for evaluating you forage options Many of our forage crops did not survive the 2018-2019 winter conditions or have considerable winter injury or death. If that is the case what are forage [Read More …]

Farmers follow Trump into a trade war

May 21, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

There’s little indication Trump is paying a political price for his prolonged trade fight Iowa farmer Tim Bardole survived years of low crop prices and rising costs by cutting back on fertilizer and herbicides and [Read More …]

US farmers who sell to China feel pain of tariffs

May 16, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

China’s vast consumer market has been a vital source of revenue for American farmers China’s announcement Monday of higher tariffs on $60 billion of American exports — retaliation for President Donald Trump’s latest penalties on [Read More …]

Farmers speak out on genomics

May 15, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

“How I use genetic information to better manage my herds” will be the focus of a dairy farm breeder panel at the National Genetics Conference on June 26 to June 27. Holstein Association USA’s Lindsey [Read More …]

Earth Day on the Farm: Celebrating Soils, Science and Solutions

April 23, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

When we celebrate Earth Day, we come together to recognize our earth as a giant, complex ecosystem that we – humans – have pushed out of balance. Why is it a celebration? Because in recognizing [Read More …]

What is Chapter 12 Family Farmer Bankruptcy?

April 15, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

In recent months much attention has been given to the rise in Chapter 12 family farmer bankruptcies in portions of the U.S., e.g., Farm Bankruptcies in 2018 – The Truth is Out There. On the [Read More …]

Dairy farmers push for control of milk supply

April 4, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Some dairy farmers advocated Tuesday for controlling the supply of milk to increase prices Some dairy farmers advocated Tuesday for controlling the supply of milk to increase prices as producers and officials discussed [Read More …]

Farmers look to build upon 2018 Farm Bill victories

April 1, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Farmers, advocates ask appropriators to prioritize sustainable food and farm programs Having helped successfully deliver major victories for sustainable agriculture in the 2018 Farm Bill, family farmers are keeping the momentum going as [Read More …]

Coalition supports ?Stress Assistance Network

March 27, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Would provide stress assistance to farmers, farmworkers, others in ag-related occupations In an effort to improve mental health support for farmers, ranchers and farmworkers, National Farmers Union (NFU) and a broad coalition of leading farm [Read More …]

At Virtual Fly-In, Farmers, Ranchers, and Rural Advocates Urge Washington D.C. for a Fair Farm Bill

Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the Year nominations now open

PMMB reminds farmers, haulers to return declarations

A Year After Move, NIFA and ERS Still Understaffed

Farmers, Ranchers and Landowners Are Doing Their Part to Improve Water Quality

Farmers, Business Owners, Community Leaders Launch New Effort to Oppose President Trump’s Rural Policies

KDA Seeks Nominations for Kansas Ag Heroes

Farmers’ Losses a Barrier to PPP Participation

UPDATE: Paycheck Protection Loans Available to Farmers, Regardless of Revenue, Apply Now

On Optimists and Farmers

Young farmers and ranchers attend conference

Proposed Rule Would Level Playing Field for Organic Dairy Farmers

Farmers see benefits of nutrient management plans

Farmers struggle as trade war goes on

Colorado trials new test to fight Bovine TB

Commodity Classic helps farmers see the future

Act seeks to mitigate student loan debt for farmers

Acres Sold at Farmers National Company Up 29 Percent

Metzger organizes meeting with dairy farmers

$16 billion pledged to farmers; markets slump

NMPF Statement on Federal Trade-Mitigation Package for Farmers

Farmers forage options for 2019

Farmers follow Trump into a trade war

US farmers who sell to China feel pain of tariffs

Farmers speak out on genomics

Earth Day on the Farm: Celebrating Soils, Science and Solutions

What is Chapter 12 Family Farmer Bankruptcy?

Dairy farmers push for control of milk supply

Farmers look to build upon 2018 Farm Bill victories

Coalition supports ?Stress Assistance Network

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