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2023 USDA Farm Income Forecast Erases 2022 Gains

February 14, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

USDA’s most recent Farm Sector Income Forecast, released Feb. 7, anticipates a decrease in net farm income for 2023. U.S. net farm income, a broad measure of farm profitability, is currently forecast at $136.9 billion, [Read More …]

USDA Names Simon Liu as New ARS Administrator

February 14, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture named Simon Liu, Ph.D., the Administrator of the Agricultural Research Service (ARS). In this role, Liu will lead the agency in its efforts to leverage the latest advances in science [Read More …]

Wisconsin milk goat numbers fall 3%

February 13, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Milk goat inventory in Wisconsin as of Jan. 1, 2023, was 3 percent below last year Milk goat inventory in Wisconsin as of Jan. 1, 2023, was 72,000 head, according to the latest USDA, National [Read More …]

Milk is Abundant and Trades at Steep Discounts

February 13, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending February 10, 2023 Typically, a fumble in the spot market and signs of surplus would weigh heavily on cheese and Class III futures. But the bulls reclaimed [Read More …]

USDA Develops Simplified Direct Loan Application to Improve Customer Service

February 10, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has developed a simplified direct loan application to provide improved customer experience for producers applying for loans from the Farm Service Agency (FSA). The simplified direct loan application enables [Read More …]

NMPF, IDFA Pleased New USDA School Meal Proposal Keeps Low-Fat Flavored Milk in Schools

February 8, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Call for Expanded Dairy Options The National Milk Producers Federation and the International Dairy Foods Association today expressed optimism for USDA’s proposed updates to school meal nutrition standards, specifically USDA’s plans to maintain low-fat flavored [Read More …]

Organic Valley helps secure resources for small organic family farms

February 6, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Company supports USDA’s new Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program Inflation threatens farmers across the U.S. as the farm crisis deepens with small family farms facing feed price shocks and consolidation pressures. Organic Valley, working within [Read More …]

Challenges to Supply Chains and the Outlook for the Global Freight Market

February 6, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Join us in person or virtually │ February 23–24, 2023 Geopolitics, China’s COVID-19 policy, climate change, as well as labor and energy shortages continue to challenge supply chains. Join us in person or virtually at [Read More …]

USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to Farmers and Livestock Producers in California Impacted by Floods

February 1, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

California agricultural operations have been significantly impacted by the recent floods throughout the state. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial assistance available to help farmers and livestock producers recover. Impacted producers [Read More …]

USDA announces additional assistance for dairy farmers

January 27, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

An update to PMVAP and the new ODMAP will enable USDA to better support small- and medium-sized dairy operations The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the details of additional assistance for dairy producers, [Read More …]

USDA offers additional assistance to dairy farmers

January 26, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

The USDA today announced the details of additional assistance for dairy producers, including a second round of payments through the Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program (PMVAP) and a new Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program (ODMAP). [Read More …]

Members of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Announced

January 24, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Scientific experts will review the body of evidence on key nutrition topics to help inform HHS-USDA’s development of next guidelines The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra and U.S. Department [Read More …]

USDA Invests Nearly $4.7 Million in Wetland Mitigation Banks

January 16, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded nearly $4.7 million in grant funding for the Wetland Mitigation Banking Program (WMBP). The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded nearly $4.7 million in grant funding [Read More …]

Ag Sector Trends for 2023 at USDA’s 99th Agricultural Outlook Forum

January 13, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Join us in person or virtually on February 23–24, 2023 The Agricultural Outlook Forum is the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) oldest and largest annual event, currently in its 99th year. The two-day event is [Read More …]

USDA announces major program improvements, progress, and investments

January 12, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced several major developments at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Today, at the American Farm Bureau Federation annual convention, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced several major developments at the U.S. Department [Read More …]

USDA Announces Major Program Improvements, Benefits American Farmers, Ranchers, and Producers Progress, and Investments

January 11, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Today, at the American Farm Bureau Federation annual convention, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced several major developments at the U.S. Department of Agriculture that will benefit farmers, ranchers and producers across the nation. “At USDA, [Read More …]

California Producers, Processors Awarded $300,000 in Dairy Business Innovation Initiative Grants

January 9, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The California Dairy Innovation Center (CDIC) today announced six California winners of Dairy Business Innovation Initiative grants by the Pacific Coast Coalition, the USDA-funded Initiative hosted by Fresno State University supporting dairy product, process and [Read More …]

USDA Announces February 10, 2023, Application Deadline for Conservation Stewardship Program

January 5, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

The next deadline for Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) applications to be considered for funding this year is February 10, 2023. The next deadline for Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) applications to be considered for funding this year is [Read More …]

Fluid Milk Consumption Continues Downward Trend, Proving Difficult to Reverse

January 4, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Fluid cow’s milk has long been a grocery staple for most U.S. households. However, as dietary habits change, individuals are drinking less milk on average. The USDA, Economic Research Service (ERS) Food Availability (Per Capita) Data [Read More …]

Statement by Secretary Vilsack on FY 2023 Omnibus Appropriations bill

January 2, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

U.S. Senate and U.S. House passed the fiscal year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations bill Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack released the following statement after the U.S. Senate and U.S. House passed the fiscal year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations [Read More …]

The Butter Market has a Sensational Year

January 2, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending December 30, 2022 The butter market began the year at a relatively lofty height, suffered a few spectacular setbacks, and then climbed anew. It spent an unprecedented [Read More …]

USDA mails 2022 Census of Agriculture to Pennsylvania’s producers

December 26, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Deadline for response is Feb. 6, 2023 Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) mailed the 2022 Census of Agriculture paper questionnaires to all known agriculture producers across Pennsylvania. Last month, producers in the states [Read More …]

IDFA Welcomes the Confirmation of USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor

December 23, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Michael Dykes, D.V.M., president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association, released the following statement today following U.S. Senate confirmation of Alexis Taylor, a veteran of Capitol Hill, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) [Read More …]

2022 Census of Agriculture underway, USDA mails forms to nation’s producers

December 21, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

The data inform decisions about policy, programs, rural development, research, and more Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) mailed the 2022 Census of Agriculture paper questionnaires to all known agriculture producers across the [Read More …]

USDA Invests $9.5M to Develop New Bioproducts from Agricultural Commodities

December 21, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced an investment of $9.5 million to support the scale-up of sustainable bioproduct manufacturing in the United States. Three successful projects are funded through USDA’s National Institute of [Read More …]

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USDA Appoints Klinkner to National Dairy Promotion and Research Board

December 20, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Wisconsin Farmer to Represent State Peers at National Level Gail G. Klinkner, a Liberty Pole, Wis., dairy farmer, is newly appointed to serve on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Dairy Promotion and Research Board [Read More …]

USDA Invests in Critical Infrastructure to Lower Costs, Create Jobs, and Combat Climate Change Across Rural America

December 19, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Department Makes Funding Available Under the Inflation Reduction Act to Expand Renewable Energy in Rural Communities U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced USDA is investing $285 million in critical infrastructure to lower [Read More …]

2023 Dairy Margin Coverage deadline extended: Jan. 31, 2023, last day to enroll

December 14, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Producers are encouraged to enroll as soon as possible The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has extended the deadline for producers to enroll in Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) and Supplemental Dairy Margin Coverage (SDMC) for program year 2023 [Read More …]

USDA Issues WASDE Report for December – All Milk Price Estimate for 2023 Raised to $22.70

December 13, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

The milk production forecast for 2022 is unchanged from last month. The 2023 production forecast is raised slightly with both higher expected cow numbers and slightly more rapid growth in output per cow. Fat and [Read More …]

USDA launches new virtual Nutrition Center of Excellence

December 8, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

This new virtual center will accelerate research on diet-related chronic diseases, including cancer The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced its new Agricultural Science Center of Excellence for Nutrition and Diet for Better Health (ASCEND for [Read More …]

2023 USDA Farm Income Forecast Erases 2022 Gains

USDA Names Simon Liu as New ARS Administrator

Wisconsin milk goat numbers fall 3%

Milk is Abundant and Trades at Steep Discounts

USDA Develops Simplified Direct Loan Application to Improve Customer Service

NMPF, IDFA Pleased New USDA School Meal Proposal Keeps Low-Fat Flavored Milk in Schools

Organic Valley helps secure resources for small organic family farms

Challenges to Supply Chains and the Outlook for the Global Freight Market

USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to Farmers and Livestock Producers in California Impacted by Floods

USDA announces additional assistance for dairy farmers

USDA offers additional assistance to dairy farmers

Members of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Announced

USDA Invests Nearly $4.7 Million in Wetland Mitigation Banks

Ag Sector Trends for 2023 at USDA’s 99th Agricultural Outlook Forum

USDA announces major program improvements, progress, and investments

USDA Announces Major Program Improvements, Benefits American Farmers, Ranchers, and Producers Progress, and Investments

California Producers, Processors Awarded $300,000 in Dairy Business Innovation Initiative Grants

USDA Announces February 10, 2023, Application Deadline for Conservation Stewardship Program

Fluid Milk Consumption Continues Downward Trend, Proving Difficult to Reverse

Statement by Secretary Vilsack on FY 2023 Omnibus Appropriations bill

The Butter Market has a Sensational Year

USDA mails 2022 Census of Agriculture to Pennsylvania’s producers

IDFA Welcomes the Confirmation of USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor

2022 Census of Agriculture underway, USDA mails forms to nation’s producers

USDA Invests $9.5M to Develop New Bioproducts from Agricultural Commodities

USDA Appoints Klinkner to National Dairy Promotion and Research Board

USDA Invests in Critical Infrastructure to Lower Costs, Create Jobs, and Combat Climate Change Across Rural America

2023 Dairy Margin Coverage deadline extended: Jan. 31, 2023, last day to enroll

USDA Issues WASDE Report for December – All Milk Price Estimate for 2023 Raised to $22.70

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