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USDA appoints members to national dairy board

October 28, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

12 new members will serve on National Dairy Promotion and Research Board The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the appointment of 12 members to serve on the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board. These [Read More …]

USDA launches economic development hubs

October 24, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Centers designed to increase the capacity of rural and underserved communities The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the launch of the Centers of Community Prosperity (CCP), designed to increase the capacity of rural [Read More …]

Hearing tackles Farm Bill implementation

October 23, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Officials release statements following hearing on Farm Bill implementation Editor’s note: The following remarks were released by U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; U.S. Senator Debbie [Read More …]

Dairy business tactics for success

October 19, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Worldwide milk production is slowing and, based on future prices, we should be moving to a period of profit for most dairy businesses. The latest USDA heifer report showed lower national dairy heifer inventory levels. [Read More …]

Chair Fudge: USDA Admits Categorical Eligibility Changes Could Put Free School Meals at Risk for A Million Children

October 18, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Nearly a million U.S. children would lose direct eligibility for free school meals under the Trump Administration’s proposed changes to Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility, according to an impact analysis released this week by the Agriculture Department. [Read More …]

Climate Fieldview Teams Up With Tillable To Improve Farmland Transparency

October 14, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Bayer’s digital agriculture division, The Climate Corporation (Climate), announced today a partnership between its industry-leading FieldView digital farming platform and Tillable, a first-of-its-kind digital marketplace connecting farmers and landowners. Approximately 40 percent of U.S. farmland [Read More …]

Info for potential hemp growers

October 11, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Accepting applications for commercial hemp growing may be delayed Much interest has been shown recently in growing hemp commercially. Through 2019, the Office of the Indiana State Chemist (OISC) only licensed hemp researchers under IC [Read More …]

USDA announces $1.89M to support rural

October 10, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

$1.89 million investment to support rural small businesses and communities The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Director J. Scott Angle announced today the Agency’s $1.89 million investment in small business research grants. [Read More …]

New Cover Crop Video Series

October 6, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Interested in using cover crops after corn silage harvest? Over the next three weeks, we’re releasing a series of new partnership videos about that exact subject. This series of short videos takes you into the [Read More …]

DMC Payments Top $300 Million as Signups, Aid Exceed Previous Program

October 4, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The popular Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program signed up more than 22,000 dairy farmers – more than participated in the last year of the Margin Protection Program (MPP) that it replaced — and paid out [Read More …]

NASS announces release of 2017 Census of Agriculture Race, Ethnicity, and Gender Profiles

October 3, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) today released 2017 Census of Agriculture data tabulated by race, ethnicity, and gender. Located on the NASS website, these national, state, and county-level data profiles [Read More …]

Farm secretary: No guarantee small farms will survive

October 3, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

“In America, the big get bigger and the small go out,” Secretary Perdue said President Donald Trump’s agriculture secretary said Tuesday during a stop in Wisconsin that he doesn’t know if the family dairy farm [Read More …]

USDA relocation questioned after critical research delayed

October 1, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

U.S. Senator Stabenow: Lack of capacity has delayed economic reports, research grants U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, raised concerns that the relocation of [Read More …]

USDA invests in water, wastewater infrastructure

September 27, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Investments will benefit 168,000 people in rural communities in 25 states U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary of Rural Development Donald “DJ” LaVoy today announced that USDA is investing $144 million to improve rural [Read More …]

USDA invests in water, wastewater infrastructure

September 26, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Investments will benefit 168,000 people in rural communities in 25 states U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary of Rural Development Donald “DJ” LaVoy today announced that USDA is investing $144 million to improve rural [Read More …]

USDA must end NRCS abuses

September 26, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

AFBF calls on Agriculture Secretary to enact much-needed reforms in the agency Farmers and ranchers are being denied due process as part of an abuse of discretion by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, according to [Read More …]

USDA offers disaster assistance for farmers and ranchers affected by 2018, 2019 disasters

September 20, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

California farmers and ranchers affected by wildfires in 2018 and 2019 can apply through the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+). Sign-up for this U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program is underway. WHIP+ will be [Read More …]

House Ag Democratic Leadership Supports Funding for Farmers

September 18, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Filemon Vela, Chairman of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities; Jim Costa, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture; and Collin Peterson, Chairman of House Agriculture Committee are leading efforts to [Read More …]

USDA to measure northeastern milk production

September 18, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Results will be published in the Milk Production report on October 21 Thousands of milk producers across the country, including over 4,000 in the Northeast, will receive surveys from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National [Read More …]

USDA reminds dairy farmers of deadline

September 17, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

2019 enrollment deadline for the Dairy Margin Coverage Program is Sept. 20 The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds dairy producers that the deadline to enroll in the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program for [Read More …]

New Guest Worker Bill to be Introduced Soon

September 17, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 1

The American Dairy Coalition applauds the tenacity and commitment of Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL) on authoring new Guest Worker Reform Legislation, which will ensure a reliable labor force for year-round employees. This bill is supported by [Read More …]

Dairy Margin Coverage Signup Deadline Rapidly Approaching

September 16, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

How Many Producers Have Signed up So Far? Introduction and Overview of DMC With a looming enrollment deadline of Friday, Sept. 20, fewer producers than anticipated have opted to enroll in Dairy Margin Coverage, the [Read More …]

A Way-Too-Early Look at the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans

September 12, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

The next edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans will be published in 2020. Updated every five years, the DGA is a set of guidance on dietary choices and health authored by USDA and the [Read More …]

USDA to Invest up to $300 Million in Partner-Driven Conservation

September 11, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced today the launch of the updated Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). Potential partners are encouraged to submit proposals that will improve the nation’s water quality, combat drought, enhance [Read More …]

USDA encourages ag producers, residents in Carolinas to prepare for Hurricane Dorian

September 6, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Disaster Resource Center website and web tool provide an easy way to access USDA disaster information and assistance The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds communities, farmers and ranchers, families and small businesses in the path [Read More …]

Exporters join McKinney on Canada trade mission

September 4, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

McKinney will be joined by representatives from 41 U.S. agribusinesses and associations U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Ted McKinney will lead a trade mission to Canada Sept. 3-6, [Read More …]

USDA encourages residents to prepare for Hurricane Dorian

September 4, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

USDA staff in regional, state and county offices stand ready and are eager to help The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds communities, farmers and ranchers, families and small businesses in the path of Hurricane Dorian [Read More …]

USDA: Highlights From the August 2019 Farm Income Forecast

September 4, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Farm Sector Profits Expected To Increase in 2019 Net farm income, a broad measure of profits, is forecast to increase $4.0 billion (4.8 percent) to $88.0 billion in 2019, after increasing in both 2017 and [Read More …]

Holstein Assn encourages use of RFID ear tags

August 30, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

RFID ear tags speed up data collection and improve animal disease traceability USDA announced their implementation timeline for mandatory electronic animal identification for cattle earlier this year. By January 1, 2023 all dairy cattle will [Read More …]

World Dairy Expo Entry Deadline Approaching

August 30, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Time is running out to enter cattle to compete on the legendary colored shavings October 1-5 at World Dairy Expo; entry fees increase on Sunday, September 8 after 11:59 p.m. (CST). Electronic entries will remain [Read More …]

USDA appoints members to national dairy board

USDA launches economic development hubs

Hearing tackles Farm Bill implementation

Dairy business tactics for success

Chair Fudge: USDA Admits Categorical Eligibility Changes Could Put Free School Meals at Risk for A Million Children

Climate Fieldview Teams Up With Tillable To Improve Farmland Transparency

Info for potential hemp growers

USDA announces $1.89M to support rural

New Cover Crop Video Series

DMC Payments Top $300 Million as Signups, Aid Exceed Previous Program

NASS announces release of 2017 Census of Agriculture Race, Ethnicity, and Gender Profiles

Farm secretary: No guarantee small farms will survive

USDA relocation questioned after critical research delayed

USDA invests in water, wastewater infrastructure

USDA invests in water, wastewater infrastructure

USDA must end NRCS abuses

USDA offers disaster assistance for farmers and ranchers affected by 2018, 2019 disasters

House Ag Democratic Leadership Supports Funding for Farmers

USDA to measure northeastern milk production

USDA reminds dairy farmers of deadline

New Guest Worker Bill to be Introduced Soon

A Way-Too-Early Look at the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans

USDA to Invest up to $300 Million in Partner-Driven Conservation

USDA encourages ag producers, residents in Carolinas to prepare for Hurricane Dorian

Exporters join McKinney on Canada trade mission

USDA encourages residents to prepare for Hurricane Dorian

USDA: Highlights From the August 2019 Farm Income Forecast

Holstein Assn encourages use of RFID ear tags

World Dairy Expo Entry Deadline Approaching

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