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Illinois research accurately predicts U.S. end-of-season corn yield

October 1, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Crop yield predictions are a key driver of regional economy and financial markets, impacting nearly the entire agricultural supply chain. That’s why economists, agricultural researchers, government agencies, and private companies are working to improve the [Read More …]

Fuel Up to Play 60, Chelan Fresh Collaborate To Increase Access to Nutritious School Food

October 1, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Chelan Fresh Provides Portable Breakfast/Salad Bar Carts to Schools Fuel Up to Play 60 and Chelan Fresh are increasing student access to more nutritious food choices, including dairy, in schools. Chelan Fresh, one of Washington [Read More …]

NIFA invests in critical water research

September 28, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Grants announced for research that will help solve critical water problems The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced seven grants for research that will provide solutions to critical [Read More …]

USDA Secretary works to empower school leaders

September 25, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue hosts roundtable with school officials on meal programs USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue yesterday hosted a roundtable with local school officials to learn more about how USDA can best assist and enable [Read More …]

NRCS Announces Special EQIP Signup for 2018 Storm Relief, Apply by November 16, 2018

September 24, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Providing Conservation Practices to Protect Natural Resources The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced September 19, 2018, that funding is available to producers in select Wisconsin counties who experienced forest and agricultural land damage [Read More …]

Farm bill and trade war dominate D.C. discussions

September 20, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Terry Detrick, AFR/OFU president, lead a delegation on a 4-day lobbying effort Sept. 11-14 While the turbulence of Hurricane Florence swirled about the perimeter of Washington, D.C., a group of Oklahoma farm leaders dealt with [Read More …]

Ag production data for 2017 show value increase in California

September 18, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) has released its first production data summaries for 2017 in California, with a total for the year of $50.13 billion, an increase of $3.7 billion from 2016, or six [Read More …]

Tariff relief payments to be made

September 17, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Farm Service Agency will administer the Market Facilitation Program Recently, the USDA announced it first round of tariff relief. USDA’s Farm Service Agency will administer the Market Facilitation Program, or MFP, to provide payments to [Read More …]

Technology and Risk Management in a Changing Industry

September 16, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

In 2014, Veganuary launched in the UK. A month of post-Christmas veganism that individuals could sign up to online. That first year, 3,300 participants logged on share their meat-free, dairy-free experiences. By 2016, there were [Read More …]

USDA Releases Fourth Report from its Dairy Study

September 16, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The USDA’s National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) has released Nutrient Management Practices on U.S. Dairy Operations, 2014, the fourth report from its Dairy 2014 study. Dairy 2014 is NAHMS fifth study of the U.S. [Read More …]

CA: USDA Seeks Applications for Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency Grants

September 16, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development is seeking applications for grants to support renewable energy and energy efficiency improvement projects. Eligible agricultural producers and rural small businesses may apply for funding through the [Read More …]

Farm Capital Expenditures Turn Higher

September 15, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

After a sharp decline, this week’s post reviews recently released data revealing farm capital expenditures turned higher in 2017. When times are tough in agriculture, efforts to lower costs and improve cash flow often necessitate [Read More …]

USDA details trade damage estimate calculations

September 14, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Detailed account available of how USDA calculated estimated damage from trade disruptions U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today released a detailed accounting of how the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) calculated estimated damage from [Read More …]

NCBA pleased by USDA lab-grown meat meeting

September 14, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

USDA and FDA to hold meeting on the use of animal cell culture technology Danielle Beck, Director of Government Affairs for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, released the following statement in response to the announcement [Read More …]

Officials to discuss animal cell culture technology

September 12, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

USDA and FDA announce joint public meeting on use of animal cell culture technology U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, DVM and U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. today announced a joint [Read More …]

NMPF: The Best Medicine

September 11, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Any attempt to mend an injury – however necessary – doesn’t often achieve a complete restoration of what’s been damaged. Repairs never quite return things to a “good as new” status. On a personal level, all of [Read More …]

Canada’S Dairy Policy Remains Sticking Point in NAFTA Negotiations

September 11, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The U.S. and Canada continue to butt heads over a deal to include Canada in the rewrite of the North American Free Trade Agreement and Canada’s dairy policy continues to be the main sticking point, [Read More …]

Updated Outlook for the U.S. Farm Economy

September 11, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Net Farm Income Projection Less Dire, But Debt Forecast Is Worse Farm Income Projected to be Higher Than Anticipated Prior to USDA’s August 2018 Farm Income Forecast, net farm income, a broad measure of farm profitability, [Read More …]

Deadline extended for new ERS & NIFA HQ

September 10, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

USDA extends deadline for expressions of interest for new ERS & NIFA headquarters Editors note: @Dairybusiness explores this developing story later in the week in the This Week in Dairy video series. Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness [Read More …]

Reforms would increase access to capital

September 7, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

USDA to hold listening sessions to solicit feedback on plan Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett announced that USDA is hosting listening sessions to solicit feedback on a plan to increase access [Read More …]

USDA launches trade mitigation programs

September 6, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Stopgap measure will allow President Trump time to strike long-term trade deals U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue on Tuesday launched the trade mitigation package aimed at assisting farmers suffering from damage due to unjustified [Read More …]

Farmer sentiment rises

September 5, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Opinions split over potential impact of aid package Agricultural producer sentiment increased modestly in August after dipping sharply in July according to the latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer reading. The barometer, which is based on [Read More …]

Mycobacterium Cell Wall Fraction (MCWF) Demonstrates Beneficial Efficacy in Dairy Cattle

September 3, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

NovaVive Inc., an animal health immunobiology company, made two presentations at the 30th World Buiatrics Congress in Sapporo, Japan on Friday. Both presentations were related to the efficacy of NovaVive’s proprietary Mycobacterium Cell Wall Fraction [Read More …]

CAPITALIZE ON COTTONSEED PRICES TO MAXIMIZE YOUR RATION

September 3, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

With harvest projections unclear, now is the time to buy remaining old crop at a discount Old crop cottonseed prices remain low as harvest projections and weather conditions are unclear. The USDA-NASS August Crop Production [Read More …]

New site helps rural areas bridge broadband gap

August 31, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Resources help rural communities bridge the broadband e-connectivity infrastructure gap U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today unveiled a new webpage featuring information about the importance of rural e-Connectivity and the ways the U.S. Department of Agriculture [Read More …]

USDA announces atypical BSE detection

August 30, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Animal never entered slaughter channels and at no time presented a risk to the food supply The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing an atypical case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), a neurologic disease [Read More …]

The Dairy Case Is More Competitive Than Ever

August 30, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Reviewing the Market Shares of Plant- and Nut-Based Milk According to USDA’s Economic Research Service, per capita consumption of fluid milk was a record-low 18 gallons per person in 2016, and it’s expected to remain low [Read More …]

MDA Disappointed in Dairy Relief Package

August 30, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The Missouri Dairy Association (MDA) is very disappointed in USDA’s announcement of the dairy-specific financial assistance package to make up for the trade retaliation dairy farmers are experiencing. “It’s a drop in the bucket [Read More …]

USDA announces details of assistance for farmers

August 29, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Short-term relief strategy aims to protect agricultural producers during trade talks U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced details of actions the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will take to assist farmers in response [Read More …]

NMPF statement on USDA trade aid package

August 29, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

NMPF President and CEO Jim Mulhern discusses the USDA’s tariff mitigation plan “Yesterday’s announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on its tariff mitigation plan falls far short of addressing the losses dairy producers are [Read More …]

Illinois research accurately predicts U.S. end-of-season corn yield

Fuel Up to Play 60, Chelan Fresh Collaborate To Increase Access to Nutritious School Food

NIFA invests in critical water research

USDA Secretary works to empower school leaders

NRCS Announces Special EQIP Signup for 2018 Storm Relief, Apply by November 16, 2018

Farm bill and trade war dominate D.C. discussions

Ag production data for 2017 show value increase in California

Tariff relief payments to be made

Technology and Risk Management in a Changing Industry

USDA Releases Fourth Report from its Dairy Study

CA: USDA Seeks Applications for Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency Grants

Farm Capital Expenditures Turn Higher

USDA details trade damage estimate calculations

NCBA pleased by USDA lab-grown meat meeting

Officials to discuss animal cell culture technology

NMPF: The Best Medicine

Canada’S Dairy Policy Remains Sticking Point in NAFTA Negotiations

Updated Outlook for the U.S. Farm Economy

Deadline extended for new ERS & NIFA HQ

Reforms would increase access to capital

USDA launches trade mitigation programs

Farmer sentiment rises

Mycobacterium Cell Wall Fraction (MCWF) Demonstrates Beneficial Efficacy in Dairy Cattle

CAPITALIZE ON COTTONSEED PRICES TO MAXIMIZE YOUR RATION

New site helps rural areas bridge broadband gap

USDA announces atypical BSE detection

The Dairy Case Is More Competitive Than Ever

MDA Disappointed in Dairy Relief Package

USDA announces details of assistance for farmers

NMPF statement on USDA trade aid package

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