USDA

Apply now for Ohio NRCS EQIP

October 19, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Program deadline is Nov. 14, 2022 The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Ohio Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is accepting applications from agricultural producers and landowners interested in voluntary conservation efforts through the Environmental Quality Incentives [Read More …]

Demand is Formidable for Fresh Commodity-Style Cheeses

October 3, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending September 30, 2022 Barrels eligible for delivery to Chicago are in short supply. Fresh Cheddar may be tight, but there is plenty of cheese in storage. Cheese [Read More …]

USDA commits $500 million for increase in American fertilizer production

September 30, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the Biden-Harris Administration is making $500 million in grants available to increase American-made fertilizer production to spur competition and combat price hikes on U.S. [Read More …]

Deadline Extended for Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative Cooperative Agreements

September 27, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has extended the application deadline for Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative Cooperative Agreements (GLCI) from Sept. 22 to Oct. 6, 2022. USDA is investing up to $12 million in partnerships [Read More …]

Organic Valley receives USDA grant to help with climate crisis

September 27, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Investment will expand markets for climate-smart commodities With the backdrop of cows grazing pasture at the Anibas family organic dairy farm, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack highlighted Sept. 15 historic investments to support projects [Read More …]

USDA Webinar: Farm Income and Wealth Statistics & ARMS Data Dissemination Tool

September 26, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Join us for our next Data Training Webinar as we explore the Economic Research Service’s Farm Income and Wealth Statistics and Agricultural Resource Management Survey Data Dissemination Tool. Webinar Details Date: Tuesday, September 27, 2022 Time: 1:00 [Read More …]

Biden Administration Announces $502 Million for High-Speed Internet in Rural Communities

September 26, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the Department is awarding $502 million in loans and grants (PDF, 221 KB) to provide high-speed internet access for rural residents and businesses in [Read More …]

Butter Conquered Unexplored Elevations and Made the Trek Look Easy

September 19, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending September 16, 2022 On Tuesday CME spot butter jumped 7ȼ to $3.24 per pound, a lofty price for a market that was $1.79 a year ago. After [Read More …]

Maple Hill Selected by USDA to Receive Up to $20 Million in Funding

September 19, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Growing Grass-fed Organic Dairy Markets Grant Allows Industry Leader Maple Hill to Increase Its Support to Small Family Farms Practicing Agriculture that Heals Our Climate Maple Hill, America’s original 100% grass-fed organic dairy, today announces it [Read More …]

Dairy nutritionist gets USDA grant to study effect of cows’ diet on milk fat

September 16, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

The study, which will be conducted in a research wing of the Penn State Dairy Barns A Penn State animal scientist has received a four-year, $650,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of [Read More …]

USDA to measure northeastern milk production

September 8, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

NASS conducts the Milk Production survey in the region every January, April, July, and October Thousands of milk producers across the country will receive surveys from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service [Read More …]

USDA Extends Flexibility that’s Helping Manufacturers, States get Formula to WIC Families

September 7, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Department will continue covering costs of alternate formulas The U.S. Department of Agriculture is extending a key funding flexibility in the WIC program that has allowed state agencies and their infant formula manufacturers to work [Read More …]

Recovering Farm Income Jeopardized

September 6, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Record Operating Expenses and Harvest Uncertainty USDA’s most recent Farm Sector Income Forecast, released Sept. 1, anticipates an increase in net farm income for 2022. U.S. net farm income, a broad measure of farm profitability, is currently [Read More …]

USDA Dairy Outlook: August 2022

September 2, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

The all-milk price in June 2022 was $26.90 per hundredweight (cwt), $0.40 lower than May, but $8.70 higher than June 2021. With higher-than-expected milk production, the all-milk price forecast for 2022 and has been lowered [Read More …]

USDA announces details for the upcoming Census of Agriculture

September 1, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

The 2022 Census of Agriculture will be mailed in phases, starting with an invitation to respond online in November America’s farmers and ranchers will soon have the opportunity to be represented in the nation’s only [Read More …]

New Agricultural Conservation Easement Program Resources Available

August 31, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and the American Farmland Trust (AFT) are unveiling new Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) resources that guides entities through the Agricultural Land Easements acquisitions process. The new resources include [Read More …]

USDA Announces First Three Lenders for Heir’s Property Relending Program

August 26, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

USDA is announcing that Shared Capital Cooperative, Akiptan, Inc. and the Cherokee Nation Economic Development Trust Authority (CNEDTA), have been approved or conditionally approved as intermediary lenders through the Heirs’ Property Relending Program (HPRP). Once [Read More …]

USDA to Invest $5 Million in the Wetland Mitigation Banking Program

August 26, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it is investing up to $5 million in the Wetland Mitigation Banking Program (WMBP). This grant program supports the development of mitigation banks for use by agricultural producers seeking [Read More …]

USDA Begins Accepting Applications for $100 Million in Biofuel Infrastructure Grants

August 24, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Funding Will Increase Availability of Clean Fuels Across the Nation U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is accepting applications for $100 million in grants to increase the sale and [Read More …]

USDA Announces First Three Lenders for Heirs’ Property Relending Program

August 22, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Additional Lenders Invited to Apply to Program The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Akiptan, Inc., the Cherokee Nation Economic Development Trust Authority (CNEDTA) and the Shared Capital Cooperative have been approved or conditionally [Read More …]

USDA to measure small grain production

August 19, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

NASS will contact survey participants to gather information on their 2022 production Starting in late August, a sample of producers from around the country will receive Agricultural Survey questionnaires from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s [Read More …]

USDA Issues WASDE Report for August – All Milk Price Estimate for 2022 Lowered to $25.20

August 17, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

USDA issued its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates on August 12. The milk production forecasts for 2022 and 2023 are raised from last month. The cow inventory is raised in both years based [Read More …]

USDA Boosts Conservation on Grazing Lands and Support for Farmers and Ranchers

August 17, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing up to $12 million in partnerships that expand access to conservation technical assistance for livestock producers and increase the use of conservation practices on grazing lands. [Read More …]

USDA invests $2.2M in risk management education for farmers

August 16, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Organizations receiving funding this year include nonprofits, historically black colleges and universities, and university extensions, among others The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced it is awarding $2.2 million to 16 organizations to educate [Read More …]

USDA investing $197M in partner-driven, locally led conservation

August 15, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Projects address climate change, enhance water quality, and address other critical challenges on agricultural land The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced it is awarding $197 million for 41 locally led conservation projects through [Read More …]

USDA to Invest $5 Million in the Wetland Mitigation Banking Program

August 15, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

NRCS accepting proposals through Oct. 10 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that it is investing up to $5 million in the Wetland Mitigation Banking Program (WMBP). This grant program supports the development [Read More …]

USDA boosts conservation on grazing lands and support for farmers, ranchers

August 11, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Aims to expand access to conservation technical assistance, increase use of conservation practices on grazing lands The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing up to $12 million in partnerships that expand access to conservation [Read More …]

USDA ReConnect Program Round 4: Apply starting Sept. 6th

August 10, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

USDA is making additional funding available for high-speed internet in Round 4 of the ReConnect Program U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small have announced that the Department will begin [Read More …]

USDA-EPA partnership to provide wastewater sanitation

August 8, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Funding from President Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure law will help address lack of basic wastewater infrastructure in rural America At an event in Lowndes County, Alabama, where a significant number of residents lack access to wastewater [Read More …]

USDA urges public to check trees for Asian longhorned beetle

August 3, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

The ALB is an invasive wood-boring beetle that attacks 12 types of hardwood trees in North America The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is declaring August as “Tree Check Month” for the Asian longhorned beetle [Read More …]

Apply now for Ohio NRCS EQIP

Demand is Formidable for Fresh Commodity-Style Cheeses

USDA commits $500 million for increase in American fertilizer production

Deadline Extended for Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative Cooperative Agreements

Organic Valley receives USDA grant to help with climate crisis

USDA Webinar: Farm Income and Wealth Statistics & ARMS Data Dissemination Tool

Biden Administration Announces $502 Million for High-Speed Internet in Rural Communities

Butter Conquered Unexplored Elevations and Made the Trek Look Easy

Maple Hill Selected by USDA to Receive Up to $20 Million in Funding

Dairy nutritionist gets USDA grant to study effect of cows’ diet on milk fat

USDA to measure northeastern milk production

USDA Extends Flexibility that’s Helping Manufacturers, States get Formula to WIC Families

Recovering Farm Income Jeopardized

USDA Dairy Outlook: August 2022

USDA announces details for the upcoming Census of Agriculture

New Agricultural Conservation Easement Program Resources Available

USDA Announces First Three Lenders for Heir’s Property Relending Program

USDA to Invest $5 Million in the Wetland Mitigation Banking Program

USDA Begins Accepting Applications for $100 Million in Biofuel Infrastructure Grants

USDA Announces First Three Lenders for Heirs’ Property Relending Program

USDA to measure small grain production

USDA Issues WASDE Report for August – All Milk Price Estimate for 2022 Lowered to $25.20

USDA Boosts Conservation on Grazing Lands and Support for Farmers and Ranchers

USDA invests $2.2M in risk management education for farmers

USDA investing $197M in partner-driven, locally led conservation

USDA to Invest $5 Million in the Wetland Mitigation Banking Program

USDA boosts conservation on grazing lands and support for farmers, ranchers

USDA ReConnect Program Round 4: Apply starting Sept. 6th

USDA-EPA partnership to provide wastewater sanitation

USDA urges public to check trees for Asian longhorned beetle

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