USDA

Dairy Margin Coverage Program enrollment opens Oct. 13

October 15, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Enhancements to online dairy decision tool now available The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin accepting applications for the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 for 2021 enrollment. “This year has been [Read More …]

USDA Releases Payment Data for CFAP2

October 14, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

USDA has provided the first peek into how payments are shaking out under the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, or CFAP2. Late last month the administration announced details of the $14-billion-dollar program that will provide direct payments [Read More …]

USDA Grain Stocks and WASDE Shock Markets

October 14, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Following USDA’s release of the September 30 Quarterly Grain Stocks Report that lowered old-crop corn and soybean inventory levels well below pre-report expectations, and subsequently shocked the market leading to a sharp price rally. Today, adjustments were [Read More …]

USDA Seeks New Partnerships to Safeguard, Restore Wetland Ecosystems

October 8, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced up to $30 million is available in technical and financial assistance through the Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership (WREP) to help conservation partners protect and restore critical [Read More …]

USDA, FDA agree to enhance collaboration on U.S. dairy exports

October 7, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

MOU will facilitate the export of milk and milk products from the United States The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding [Read More …]

U.S. dairy exports to benefit from new USDA-FDA partnership

October 6, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will establish an interagency process to further support exports of U.S. dairy products. Both agencies [Read More …]

Farmers to Families Food Box Program surpasses 100 million boxes

October 5, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

USDA has entered into contracts with 50 entities for the third round of food box deliveries earlier U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that more than 100 million food boxes have been distributed [Read More …]

USDA funds conservation innovation through on-farm trials

October 5, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Grants are designed to help partners implement and evaluate innovative conservation practices USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is awarding $25 million in grants designed to help partners implement and evaluate innovative conservation practices that [Read More …]

Supply Management: Cherries, Cows, and Cognitive Dissonance – Oh, My!

October 2, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Editor’s note: You can listen to Brittany Olson discuss this issue further in episode 27 of DairyVoice, which is available below the article. Even though my days as a farm journalist are getting farther and [Read More …]

USDA announces additional assistance to farmers and ranchers impacted by Coronavirus

September 24, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The USDA announced up to an additional $14 billion dollars for agricultural producers who continue to face market disruptions and associated costs because of COVID-19. Signup for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP 2) is [Read More …]

USDA Approves Up To $1 Billion in Contracts for Food Box Program

September 24, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced yesterday the approval of up to $1 billion in contracts for Round 3 of the Farmers to Families Food Box Program. The list of Round 3 approved contractors can [Read More …]

USDA works to improve risk management program

September 23, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Changes aim to decrease paperwork and recordkeeping burdens for direct marketers The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced modifications to the Whole-Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) program to decrease paperwork and recordkeeping [Read More …]

Breaking Down CFAP 2.0

September 23, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

On Friday, the administration announced details of the new $14-billion-dollar Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, or CFAP2, that will provide direct payments to farmers and ranchers to partially offset COVID-19-related losses for producers. This follows an estimated $10 [Read More …]

Apply Now for a Second Round of Payments Through USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program

September 22, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Available Support The dairy payment will amount to $1.20/cwt. on a farm’s production during the last nine months of 2020. Dairy payments will be based on actual milk production from April 1 to Aug. 31, [Read More …]

Peterson Weighs in on Second CFAP Program from USDA

September 22, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson of Minnesota responded Saturday to the introduction of the second Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, citing progress for several different groups of farmers, [Read More …]

The Block Market Looks Feisty Again

September 22, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending September 18, 2020 CME spot Cheddar blocks soared to the largest single-session increase on record. Barrels followed reluctantly and the block-barrel spread gaped. The market is on [Read More …]

USDA to conduct survey about hired on-farm labor

September 21, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The survey will collect information about hired labor from approximately 4,000 farmers The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct its biannual Agricultural Labor Survey during the second half of October. The [Read More …]

FTC to Pick Up USDA’s Country of Origin Meat Labeling Slack

September 16, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Family Farm Action Alliance Applauds New FTC Proposed Rule Today, Family Farm Action Alliance submitted public comments on the proposed Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rule that sets out standards for product labels using “Made in [Read More …]

Tracking Ag Trade: July Changes

September 15, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

USDA’s import and export trade data for July 2020, released last week, provides important insight into the continuing impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on U.S. agricultural trade. July 2020 marked the fifth consecutive month and [Read More …]

With Congress at an impasse, look to USDA for disaster assistance, NMPF’s Bleiberg says

September 15, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Election-year politics is complicating efforts to push additional agriculture aid through Congress, but already-authorized spending may allow USDA to aid dairy farmers facing unstable roller-coaster prices and shifting supply chains, said Paul Bleiberg, NMPF’s vice [Read More …]

USDA Seeks Input on Ready-to-Go Technologies and Practices for Agriculture Innovation Agenda

September 14, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

To further the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) work on the Agriculture Innovation Agenda (AIA), USDA today announced it is seeking public- and private-sector input on the most innovative technologies and practices that can [Read More …]

New Farmers.gov Feature Allows Entities to Conduct Online Business with USDA

September 14, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

An update to farmers.gov now provides access to farmers and ranchers who are members of an entity, as well as individuals and entities with powers of attorney to conduct online business with USDA’s Natural Resources [Read More …]

2020 Corn and Soybean Yield Expectations Will Inevitably Lower in September

September 14, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

August Crop Surveys Indicated Record Corn and Soybean Yields But Weather Surprises Suggest September Objective Survey Yields Will Decrease In August, USDA’s Crop Production Report estimated record corn and soybean yields based on the data collected in [Read More …]

Update your safety-net program crop yields by Sept. 30th

September 11, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Don’t miss this one-time opportunity – the first since 2014 USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds farm owners that they have a one-time opportunity to update Price Loss Coverage (PLC) program yields for covered commodities [Read More …]

USDA implements the OneRD Guarantee Loan Initiative

September 8, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Deputy Under Secretary Brand: “USDA is committed to cutting red tape and streamlining investment” United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Bette Brand today announced that USDA is implementing the OneRD [Read More …]

Rural Orgs. Set Example of Success in Contrast to USDA Food Box Program

September 4, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

In response to the COVID-19 crisis and an attempt to address the triple threat of crop waste, rising food insecurity, and food industry lay-offs, a rural food hub and a local community organization joined forces [Read More …]

Yield Adjustment Factor in Dairy Revenue Protection

September 4, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

There are a lot of great things about Dairy Revenue Protection (DRP) program and I am generally a fan of it to help dairy farmers hedge their milk price risk. One of the complicated factors [Read More …]

USDA Proposes RFID Tags as Only Official ID for U.S. Beef and Dairy Cattle

September 4, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

USDA is considering whether to no longer approve visual-only ear tags as Official Identification (i.e. metal “clip tags” would no longer be considered official identification). Official ID would require an RFID component. This change would [Read More …]

Last Call to Apply for USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program

September 2, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Dairy farmers are eligible for direct support through USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). CFAP offers direct financial assistance to agricultural producers, providing them the ability to weather the economic uncertainty caused by COVID-19. Dairy [Read More …]

August Cattle on Feed Report Moderately Bearish With Large Placements

August 28, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

USDA’s latest Cattle on Feed report, released August 21, shows the number of animals on feed has moderately increased from 2019. The report provides monthly estimates of the number of cattle being fed for slaughter. For the [Read More …]

Dairy Margin Coverage Program enrollment opens Oct. 13

USDA Releases Payment Data for CFAP2

USDA Grain Stocks and WASDE Shock Markets

USDA Seeks New Partnerships to Safeguard, Restore Wetland Ecosystems

USDA, FDA agree to enhance collaboration on U.S. dairy exports

U.S. dairy exports to benefit from new USDA-FDA partnership

Farmers to Families Food Box Program surpasses 100 million boxes

USDA funds conservation innovation through on-farm trials

Supply Management: Cherries, Cows, and Cognitive Dissonance – Oh, My!

USDA announces additional assistance to farmers and ranchers impacted by Coronavirus

USDA Approves Up To $1 Billion in Contracts for Food Box Program

USDA works to improve risk management program

Breaking Down CFAP 2.0

Apply Now for a Second Round of Payments Through USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program

Peterson Weighs in on Second CFAP Program from USDA

The Block Market Looks Feisty Again

USDA to conduct survey about hired on-farm labor

FTC to Pick Up USDA’s Country of Origin Meat Labeling Slack

Tracking Ag Trade: July Changes

With Congress at an impasse, look to USDA for disaster assistance, NMPF’s Bleiberg says

USDA Seeks Input on Ready-to-Go Technologies and Practices for Agriculture Innovation Agenda

New Farmers.gov Feature Allows Entities to Conduct Online Business with USDA

2020 Corn and Soybean Yield Expectations Will Inevitably Lower in September

Update your safety-net program crop yields by Sept. 30th

USDA implements the OneRD Guarantee Loan Initiative

Rural Orgs. Set Example of Success in Contrast to USDA Food Box Program

Yield Adjustment Factor in Dairy Revenue Protection

USDA Proposes RFID Tags as Only Official ID for U.S. Beef and Dairy Cattle

Last Call to Apply for USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program

August Cattle on Feed Report Moderately Bearish With Large Placements

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