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USDA Implements President Trump’s Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act

May 12, 2026 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Final Rule Restores Whole and 2% Milk Options in School and Child Nutrition Programs U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued a final rule implementing the [Read More …]

USDA Requires SNAP Authorized Retailers to Carry More Real Food

May 11, 2026 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Practical changes to retailer stocking standards promote more options all while reducing fraud and abuse in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published the final rule regarding stocking [Read More …]

USDA Clears Path for Whole Milk in Schools

May 11, 2026 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The National Milk Producers Federation today applauded USDA’s Interim Final Rule, “Expanding Fluid Milk Options in Child Nutrition Programs,” which includes whole and 2% milk as options in the school breakfast, Special Milk and Child and [Read More …]

USDA Clears Path for Whole Milk in Schools

May 11, 2026 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The National Milk Producers Federation today applauded USDA’s Interim Final Rule, “Expanding Fluid Milk Options in Child Nutrition Programs,” which includes whole and 2% milk as options in the school breakfast, Special Milk and Child [Read More …]

IDFA Applauds USDA Interim Final Rule Implementing Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act

May 8, 2026 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture today issued an interim final rule implementing the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, restoring flexibility for schools and child nutrition providers participating in federal Child Nutrition Programs to offer [Read More …]

Wisconsin Aligns with Updated USDA Guidance for Interstate Movement of Lactating Dairy Cattle, Removes Intrastate Testing Requirements for Fairs and Exhibitions

May 4, 2026 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is notifying dairy producers and veterinarians of updated guidance issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) [Read More …]

USDA and EXIM Announce Historic Partnership to Put American Farmers First and Boost Exports

April 30, 2026 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced an expanded partnership with the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) to increase domestic agricultural production and exports, while reducing the agricultural trade deficit. Alongside this partnership, USDA is [Read More …]

USDA Secretary pushes for farm bill passage during visit to Wisconsin dairy

April 30, 2026 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

After yearslong delays, farm bill scheduled for vote in Congress this week U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said a new farm bill will help Wisconsin farmers. The secretary visited a Wisconsin dairy farm [Read More …]

USDA Issues Second Supplemental Disaster Payment to Farmers, Extends Program Application Deadline to August 12

April 28, 2026 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today in Missouri announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is maximizing disaster assistance support for producers by issuing a second Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP) payment to [Read More …]

USDA Advances Reorganization and Restructuring of the Research, Education, and Economics Mission Area

April 27, 2026 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Improve Efficiency and Better Serve American Farmers The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Research, Education, and Economics (REE) Mission Area today announced a reorganization and leadership restructuring to better align its work with USDA priorities, improve operational efficiency, [Read More …]

USDA Announces Food Safety and Inspection Service Reorganization, Establishes National Food Safety Center in Iowa

April 24, 2026 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a reorganization of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to modernize operations, streamline support functions and better align the agency with the nation’s agricultural landscape. As part of [Read More …]

Tracking Farmer Bridge Assistance Program Payments

April 24, 2026 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

In December 2025, USDA announced $12 billion in one time bridge payments, with $11 billion set aside for row crop producers in the Farmer Bridge Assistance program (FBA), and the remaining $1 billion reserved for specialty crop [Read More …]

U.S. Dairy Consumption Holds Near Record Levels as Product “Disappearance” Reflects Strong Demand

April 22, 2026 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

U.S. dairy consumption remains resilient in 2026, with recent data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) showing strong commercial disappearance and steady per capita intake across key categories. Despite shifting consumer preferences and economic [Read More …]

USDA Makes Record-Breaking Investments in Farm to School Programs to Improve Child Health and Support American Agriculture

April 22, 2026 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Department awards first cohort of grants, announces new funding for kitchen equipment Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded the first cohort of fiscal year (FY) 2026 Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grants, kicking [Read More …]

USDA FAS Announced Awardees for the America First Trade Promotion Program

April 21, 2026 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service announced additional support for American farmers and producers through the America First Trade Promotion Program to help expand export markets for U.S. food and agricultural [Read More …]

USDA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Break Ground on New Texas Sterile Fly Production Facility

April 20, 2026 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins and Lieutenant General William H. “Butch” Graham, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) commanding general, led the groundbreaking for the new sterile fly production facility at Moore [Read More …]

Important Dates: Upcoming USDA Program Deadlines and Events

April 14, 2026 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Upcoming Important Dates View important dates like upcoming national USDA program deadlines and events. Date Varies by State USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) accepts applications for it’s conservation programs year-round. Producers should apply by [Read More …]

USDA Under Secretary visits MSU, tours new dairy facility

April 10, 2026 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) visited the Michigan State University campus April 6 to tour the new Dairy Cattle Teaching and Research Center, as well as meet with students from the Institute of Agricultural [Read More …]

USDA Announces the Creation of the USDA National Proving Grounds Network

April 9, 2026 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

To Strengthen U.S. Farm and Ranch Profitability USDA’s Research, Education, and Economics Under Secretary Dr. Scott Hutchins today announced the launch of the USDA National Proving Grounds Network for AgTech (NPG-Ag), a nationwide initiative designed [Read More …]

USDA Announces New Guidance Portal

April 9, 2026 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the creation of the USDA Guidance Portal. This interactive tool — a searchable, indexed database — contains guidance issued by the Department and its agencies. “Over the [Read More …]

USDA Finalizes Historic Regulatory Reform in National Environmental Policy Act Final Rule

April 8, 2026 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has finalized a rule modernizing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations. This Final Rule adopts the changes introduced in the [Read More …]

USDA Extends Pause on Funding Projects for Biodigesters and Controlled Environment Agriculture

April 8, 2026 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced in an Unnumbered Letter that it is extending the pause on the acceptance, processing, and awarding of loan note guarantees across Rural Business & Cooperative Service (RBCS) [Read More …]

USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to Agricultural Producers in Wisconsin Impacted by Winter Storms

April 6, 2026 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Agricultural operations in Wisconsin have been significantly impacted by recent winter storms. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial assistance available to help farmers and livestock producers recover from these adverse weather [Read More …]

USDA Expands SNAP Dairy Nutrition Incentives with New Grant to Auburn University

April 2, 2026 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded Auburn University’s Hunger Solutions Institute (HSI) a $2.99 million grant, using FY2025 funding appropriated by Congress, to expand SNAP Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives (HFMI) projects across 169 [Read More …]

OP-ED USDA: American greatness depends on our great American farmers

April 1, 2026 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Last Friday at the White House, President Trump and I stood shoulder to shoulder with hundreds of farmers to celebrate the greatness of American agriculture. Every day, patriots across rural America pour every fiber of [Read More …]

ADC calls for 60-day extension on USDA ‘make allowance’ cost survey rulemaking

March 26, 2026 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Short window, insufficient notice, high stakes for milk pricing drive request The American Dairy Coalition (ADC) has commented at the Federal Register formally requesting that USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) extend the public comment period [Read More …]

USDA Launches TRUMP Mission to Vietnam to Expand Market Access for American Farmers

March 26, 2026 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture launched a Trade Reciprocity for U.S. Manufacturers and Producers (TRUMP) Mission to Vietnam this week to open new markets, strengthen export opportunities, and secure fair, reciprocal trade for American farmers, [Read More …]

USDA Promotes New, Voluntary “Product of USA” Label

March 25, 2026 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

New guidance supports transparency, consumer trust, and American ranchers On National Agriculture Day, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the launch of a national public awareness campaign to inform meat, poultry, and egg [Read More …]

All Eyes are on the Milk Powder Markets

March 23, 2026 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending March 20, 2026 All eyes have been on the milk powder markets, especially in the U.S. where nonfat dry milk (NDM) prices continue to climb to new [Read More …]

Why This Moment Is Different

March 23, 2026 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Those of us on the dairy farm right now are feeling the pinch of milk prices that have fallen significantly in the past six months, with February’s Class III price announced at $14.94 per hundredweight, [Read More …]

USDA Implements President Trump’s Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act

USDA Requires SNAP Authorized Retailers to Carry More Real Food

USDA Clears Path for Whole Milk in Schools

USDA Clears Path for Whole Milk in Schools

IDFA Applauds USDA Interim Final Rule Implementing Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act

Wisconsin Aligns with Updated USDA Guidance for Interstate Movement of Lactating Dairy Cattle, Removes Intrastate Testing Requirements for Fairs and Exhibitions

USDA and EXIM Announce Historic Partnership to Put American Farmers First and Boost Exports

USDA Secretary pushes for farm bill passage during visit to Wisconsin dairy

USDA Issues Second Supplemental Disaster Payment to Farmers, Extends Program Application Deadline to August 12

USDA Advances Reorganization and Restructuring of the Research, Education, and Economics Mission Area

USDA Announces Food Safety and Inspection Service Reorganization, Establishes National Food Safety Center in Iowa

Tracking Farmer Bridge Assistance Program Payments

U.S. Dairy Consumption Holds Near Record Levels as Product “Disappearance” Reflects Strong Demand

USDA Makes Record-Breaking Investments in Farm to School Programs to Improve Child Health and Support American Agriculture

USDA FAS Announced Awardees for the America First Trade Promotion Program

USDA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Break Ground on New Texas Sterile Fly Production Facility

Important Dates: Upcoming USDA Program Deadlines and Events

USDA Under Secretary visits MSU, tours new dairy facility

USDA Announces the Creation of the USDA National Proving Grounds Network

USDA Announces New Guidance Portal

USDA Finalizes Historic Regulatory Reform in National Environmental Policy Act Final Rule

USDA Extends Pause on Funding Projects for Biodigesters and Controlled Environment Agriculture

USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to Agricultural Producers in Wisconsin Impacted by Winter Storms

USDA Expands SNAP Dairy Nutrition Incentives with New Grant to Auburn University

OP-ED USDA: American greatness depends on our great American farmers

ADC calls for 60-day extension on USDA ‘make allowance’ cost survey rulemaking

USDA Launches TRUMP Mission to Vietnam to Expand Market Access for American Farmers

USDA Promotes New, Voluntary “Product of USA” Label

All Eyes are on the Milk Powder Markets

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