USDA

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 …]

Farmers, Ranchers and Landowners Are Doing Their Part to Improve Water Quality

August 26, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

But more can be done to achieve greater water quality gains Drive across Wisconsin or fly overhead and you will see evidence of USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) work on the state’s landscape. Conservation [Read More …]

USDA offers wildfire recovery assistance

August 25, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) offers disaster assistance and low-interest loan programs to assist agricultural producers in their recovery efforts following wildfires or other qualifying natural disasters. Available programs and loans include: Non-Insured Crop Disaster [Read More …]

USDA purchases eight million low-frequency RFID ear tags

August 18, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Contracts for the RFID tags were awarded to three American tag companies The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently awarded contracts to purchase up to eight million low-frequency [Read More …]

USDA assists farmers, communities affected by recent derecho

August 18, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Assistance available for producers in the Midwest affected by the recent severe weather The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of assistance for agricultural producers in the Midwest affected by the recent [Read More …]

2020 Kansas Ag Growth Summit

August 17, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Thursday, August 20 at 11:30 a.m. on Zoom Join the Kansas Department of Agriculture on Zoom on Thursday, August 20 at 11:30 a.m. for the 2020 Ag Growth Summit. We’re excited to welcome Ken Isley, [Read More …]

Monster Crops Expected in 2020

August 17, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

2020 USDA Corn, Cotton & Soybean August Yield Estimates Are Largest Ever Corn, cotton and soybean yields are likely to hit record levels in 2020, according to USDA’s Crop Production Report, released on August 12. [Read More …]

USDA Announces New Farm Service Agency County Committees for Urban Agriculture, Requests Nominations

August 15, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced new Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees focused exclusively on urban agriculture. County committees have enabled farmer input on the delivery of FSA programs since the 1930s, [Read More …]

USDA Announces More Eligible Commodities for CFAP

August 14, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

Application Deadline Extended to Sept. 11, and Producers Who Have Approved Applications to Receive Final Payments U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that additional commodities are covered by the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program [Read More …]

IDFA Comments on Dietary Guidelines Report, Encourages USDA and HHS Not to Ignore Science on ‘Positive Health Impact of Milkfat’

August 14, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Joseph Scimeca, Ph.D., senior vice president for regulatory and scientific affairs with the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) in Washington, D.C., gave video comments today to the Departments of Health & Human Services (HHS) and [Read More …]

USDA Accepting Applications to Help Cover Costs for Organic Certification

August 13, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced that organic producers and handlers can apply for federal funds to assist with the cost of receiving and maintaining organic certification through the Organic Certification Cost Share Program(OCCSP). Applications [Read More …]

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FARM Program recognized for international quality

August 12, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

USDA AMS approved the FARM Animal Care Program’s animal welfare standards The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service once again approved the National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Animal Care Program’s animal [Read More …]

Farmers need more time to access aid

August 12, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Letter sent to USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue requests deadline be pushed beyond August 28, 2020 The American Farm Bureau Federation is asking the USDA to extend the application deadline for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program [Read More …]

Milk Donation Reimbursement Program application deadline

August 12, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Submit a completed Milk Donation and Distribution Plan no later than March 31, 2021 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it will accept applications through March 31, 2021, for participation in the Milk [Read More …]

Milk Donation Reimbursement Program application deadline

August 11, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Submit a completed Milk Donation and Distribution Plan no later than March 31, 2021 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it will accept applications through March 31, 2021, for participation in the Milk [Read More …]

New USDA Survey to Measure Areas for Improvement

August 11, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a new annual survey of farmers, ranchers and private forestland owners. The survey will help USDA understand what it is doing well and where improvements are needed, [Read More …]

USDA to Invest up to $360 Million in Partner-Driven Conservation

August 10, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Application period has opened for the Regional Conservation Partnership Program USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) today invited potential conservation partners to submit project applications for federal funding through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). [Read More …]

Coronavirus Trade Data: Four Months In

August 10, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

USDA’s import and export trade data for June 2020, released Wednesday, provides important insight into the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on U.S. farm products. While the first stay-at-home orders didn’t begin until mid-March, concerns [Read More …]

USDA: Farm production expenditures up >1%

August 7, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Midwest region contributed the most to U.S. total expenditures Farm production expenditures in the United States are estimated at $357.8 billion for 2019, up from $354.0 billion in 2018. The 2019 total farm production expenditures [Read More …]

Modernizing rural water & wastewater infrastructure

August 6, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Funding will improve rural water infrastructure for 467,000 rural Americans in 44 states The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $462 million to modernize critical drinking water (PDF, 367 [Read More …]

Some unsolicited seeds identified by the USDA

August 5, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has identified 14 kinds of seeds in the mysterious packages that appear to have been sent unsolicited to people around the country. All 50 states have issued warnings about the packages, [Read More …]

USDA announces award for new milk incentive program

August 4, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Food and Nutrition Service to pilot new SNAP incentives per 2018 Farm Bill The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the award of nearly $1 million for an innovative pilot program designed to encourage [Read More …]

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

Farmers, Ranchers and Landowners Are Doing Their Part to Improve Water Quality

USDA offers wildfire recovery assistance

USDA purchases eight million low-frequency RFID ear tags

USDA assists farmers, communities affected by recent derecho

2020 Kansas Ag Growth Summit

Monster Crops Expected in 2020

USDA Announces New Farm Service Agency County Committees for Urban Agriculture, Requests Nominations

USDA Announces More Eligible Commodities for CFAP

IDFA Comments on Dietary Guidelines Report, Encourages USDA and HHS Not to Ignore Science on ‘Positive Health Impact of Milkfat’

USDA Accepting Applications to Help Cover Costs for Organic Certification

FARM Program recognized for international quality

Farmers need more time to access aid

Milk Donation Reimbursement Program application deadline

Milk Donation Reimbursement Program application deadline

New USDA Survey to Measure Areas for Improvement

USDA to Invest up to $360 Million in Partner-Driven Conservation

Coronavirus Trade Data: Four Months In

USDA: Farm production expenditures up >1%

Modernizing rural water & wastewater infrastructure

Some unsolicited seeds identified by the USDA

USDA announces award for new milk incentive program

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