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USDA’s 100th Agricultural Outlook Forum

January 10, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Register today for the Agricultural Outlook Forum 2024 and learn about the agricultural perspectives that will lead us into tomorrow. As we welcome 2024, it’s the perfect time to look ahead and explore the future [Read More …]

Indiana Grazing Bites – January 2024

January 10, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Victor Shelton is a retired Agronomist/Grazing Specialist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). He continues to write Grazing Bites in his spare time from his property in southwest Indiana. Back when no-till farming was [Read More …]

USDA to Reconvene Hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Pricing Provisions for Federal Milk Marketing Orders

January 4, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will reconvene the national public hearing to consider proposals seeking to amend the uniform pricing formulas applicable in all 11 Federal milk marketing orders (FMMOs) on Jan. 16, 2024, [Read More …]

USDA Dairy Outlook: December 2023

January 3, 2024 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Import Shares of Domestic Use for Red Meats and Dairy The figure below represents the percentage of annual domestic use, or disappearance, that was imported for red meats and dairy in 2015 through 2022 and [Read More …]

USDA Highlights 2023 Successes in Serving Farmers, Families and Communities

January 2, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is marking the end of 2023 by highlighting on-the-ground projects and partnerships that are building economic prosperity for farmers, families, and communities nationwide. Thanks to President Biden’s Investing in [Read More …]

Ridgetop Farm Adopts Considerate Conservation Practices

December 29, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Vernon County Success from the Field Preserving the legacy of the land with consideration for the community through conservation practices, Highland Farm sets out to organically revitalize their ridgetop farming operation. Background Highland Farm became [Read More …]

CDFA Receives $38 Million From USDA For Resilient Food Systems Projects And Is Now Accepting Grant Proposals

December 18, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

CDFA has received $38 million from the USDA for the new Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI). The program will provide grants to support the middle of the supply chain — processing, aggregation, and/or distribution activities [Read More …]

USDA Signs Agreement with Agriculture Future of America to Prepare Young People for Careers in Agriculture

December 14, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Agriculture Future of America (AFA), formalizing a partnership to promote the common goals of strengthening the future competitiveness and [Read More …]

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates

December 12, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

All prices are January-December averages. 1/ Simple average of monthly prices calculated by AMS from weekly average dairy product prices for class price computations. 2/ Annual Class III and Class IV prices are the simple [Read More …]

USDA Announces Fellowship Applications to Reach Hispanic-Serving Institutions

December 11, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement (OPPE) is accepting applications for the 2024 USDA E. Kika De La Garza Fellowship Program. These fellowships introduce faculty and staff from Hispanic-Serving [Read More …]

USDA Now Accepting Applications for Farm Loans Online

December 7, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has launched an online application for Direct Loan customers. More than 26,000 customers who submit a Direct Loan application each year can now use an online, interactive, guided application that is paperless [Read More …]

You Cheddar Believe It! America’s Love Affair with Dairy Continues as Cheese Consumption Hits All-Time High in 2022

December 6, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Call it grate! Call it legend-dairy. Say it’s whey up! That’s because Americans are writing a new chapter in their love affair with dairy products, according to fresh data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) which reports per capita [Read More …]

Latest USDA Forecast: Smaller – but Still Significant – Farm Income Drop

December 5, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

USDA’s most recent Farm Sector Income Forecast, released Nov. 30, projected a smaller – but still significant – drop in 2023 net farm income compared to August estimates. The $41.7 billion (23%) decline forecast in August was [Read More …]

USDA Provides $208 Million to Help Prevent Guaranteed Borrower Foreclosures and to Assist Emergency Loan Borrowers

December 4, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced that it is providing approximately $208 million in automatic financial assistance for qualifying farm and emergency loan borrowers. This announcement is made possible by $3.1 billion in assistance [Read More …]

USDA Announces Opening of Application Period for Regional Agricultural Promotion Program

December 1, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Regional Agricultural Promotion Program was designed to help American producers maintain and develop markets for their commodities Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the Notice of Funding Opportunity for the first tranche of funding under [Read More …]

USDA Makes Producer-Friendly Change to 2023 Notice of Loss Requirements for Two Livestock Disaster Assistance Programs

December 1, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has waived certain notice of loss requirements for 2023 for the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-raised Fish (ELAP) and Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP). In an effort to streamline assistance to support access to [Read More …]

Biden-Harris Administration Partners with Ag Producers to Strengthen Agricultural Supply Chains and Lower Food Costs

December 1, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

$196 Million Investment Expands Markets and Creates Jobs in 37 States and Puerto Rico As part of the inaugural meeting of the White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience, President Biden and U.S. Department of Agriculture [Read More …]

Historic Milestone In Animal Health Care Reached By South Dakota Vaccine Company

November 29, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Medgene receives USDA license to produce first Platform Vaccines for the cattle industry, allowing veterinarians to respond to emerging diseases faster The USDA Center for Veterinary Biologics (CVB) has allowed animal health company, Medgene, license [Read More …]

USDA Announces Planned Trade Missions for 2024, Shares Next Steps for Regional Agricultural Promotion Program

November 21, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Regional Agricultural Promotion Program and trade missions will help to build on two record years for U.S. agricultural exports Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced next steps in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s efforts to [Read More …]

USDA Invests Nearly $28M to Support Beginning Farmers and Ranchers

November 21, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced an investment of $27.9 million across 45 organizations that teach and train beginning farmers and ranchers, including programs for U.S. veterans who are [Read More …]

U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Key Staff Appointments

November 16, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the names of individuals who will hold senior staff positions in Washington, D.C. Eric Womack has been named Deputy General Counsel in the Office of General Counsel Most [Read More …]

Butter Market Plummeted Back to Earth

November 13, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending November 10, 2023 After more than a month in the stratosphere, the butter market plummeted back to earth. CME spot butter crash-landed today at $2.60 per pound, [Read More …]

USDA to Reconvene Hearing on Proposed Amendments to Pricing Provisions for Federal Milk Marketing Orders

November 13, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will reconvene the national public hearing to consider proposals seeking to amend the uniform pricing formulas applicable in all 11 Federal milk marketing orders (FMMOs) at 1 p.m. ET, [Read More …]

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates: Dairy

November 10, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

The milk production forecast for 2023 is reduced from last month as milk cow numbers were revised lower in the most recent Milk Production report, and the lower estimated numbers are carried into the fourth [Read More …]

DFA awarded a $22.8 million grant from the USDA

November 8, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

We’re #DFAProud to have been recently awarded a $22.8 million grant from the USDA’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program.This grant will help us launch a pilot project to reduce methane emissions on select dairy farms across California, Idaho and [Read More …]

Dairy Farmers of America Receives More Than $22 Million In USDA Grant Funding To Support Methane Reductions

November 3, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Grant Will Allow DFA Farms to Further Reduce Enteric Methane and Expand Opportunity to Sell Carbon Credits Within the Dairy Value Chain Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), a national dairy cooperative owned by nearly 11,000 [Read More …]

Secretary Vilsack Highlights USDA’s Commitment to Future Generations in Agriculture

November 3, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

USDA and FFA sign Memorandum of Understanding at largest annual gathering of youth in agriculture Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack addressed students, agricultural educators, and guests at the opening session of the 96th National FFA [Read More …]

Registration is Now Open for USDA’s 100th Agricultural Outlook Forum

November 2, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today the opening of registration for the 100th Annual Agricultural Outlook Forum. This landmark event, titled “Cultivating the Future,” will be held in person at the Crystal [Read More …]

USDA to Provide More Than $3 Billion to Commodity and Specialty Crop Producers Impacted by 2022 Natural Disasters

November 1, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

The U. S Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide more than $3 billion to commodity and specialty crop producers impacted by natural disaster events in 2022. Eligible impacted producers can apply for financial assistance through the Emergency [Read More …]

USDA Appoints New Members to Food Safety Advisory Committee

October 30, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing the appointment of 21 new members and nine returning members to the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF). The purpose of the committee is [Read More …]

USDA’s 100th Agricultural Outlook Forum

Indiana Grazing Bites – January 2024

USDA to Reconvene Hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Pricing Provisions for Federal Milk Marketing Orders

USDA Dairy Outlook: December 2023

USDA Highlights 2023 Successes in Serving Farmers, Families and Communities

Ridgetop Farm Adopts Considerate Conservation Practices

CDFA Receives $38 Million From USDA For Resilient Food Systems Projects And Is Now Accepting Grant Proposals

USDA Signs Agreement with Agriculture Future of America to Prepare Young People for Careers in Agriculture

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates

USDA Announces Fellowship Applications to Reach Hispanic-Serving Institutions

USDA Now Accepting Applications for Farm Loans Online

You Cheddar Believe It! America’s Love Affair with Dairy Continues as Cheese Consumption Hits All-Time High in 2022

Latest USDA Forecast: Smaller – but Still Significant – Farm Income Drop

USDA Provides $208 Million to Help Prevent Guaranteed Borrower Foreclosures and to Assist Emergency Loan Borrowers

USDA Announces Opening of Application Period for Regional Agricultural Promotion Program

USDA Makes Producer-Friendly Change to 2023 Notice of Loss Requirements for Two Livestock Disaster Assistance Programs

Biden-Harris Administration Partners with Ag Producers to Strengthen Agricultural Supply Chains and Lower Food Costs

Historic Milestone In Animal Health Care Reached By South Dakota Vaccine Company

USDA Announces Planned Trade Missions for 2024, Shares Next Steps for Regional Agricultural Promotion Program

USDA Invests Nearly $28M to Support Beginning Farmers and Ranchers

U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Key Staff Appointments

Butter Market Plummeted Back to Earth

USDA to Reconvene Hearing on Proposed Amendments to Pricing Provisions for Federal Milk Marketing Orders

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates: Dairy

DFA awarded a $22.8 million grant from the USDA

Dairy Farmers of America Receives More Than $22 Million In USDA Grant Funding To Support Methane Reductions

Secretary Vilsack Highlights USDA’s Commitment to Future Generations in Agriculture

Registration is Now Open for USDA’s 100th Agricultural Outlook Forum

USDA to Provide More Than $3 Billion to Commodity and Specialty Crop Producers Impacted by 2022 Natural Disasters

USDA Appoints New Members to Food Safety Advisory Committee

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