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Op Ed: Dr. Ben Carson & Dr. Oz Pen in Newsweek

January 13, 2026 Sarah S News Team 0

America is in the middle of the worst chronic health crisis in our nation’s history, but the Trump administration is laying the groundwork for revitalization—which is rooted in the real, nutritious food grown by our [Read More …]

NMPF Statement on the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans

January 8, 2026 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

“NMPF thanks HHS and USDA for recognizing dairy’s critical role in a healthy diet in the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans, as shown by its continued recommendation of three servings of dairy for Americans, its [Read More …]

Secretary Rollins Announces New Slate of Political Appointments to USDA

January 8, 2026 Sarah S News Team 0

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced a new slate of presidential appointments to key positions at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). “Under President Trump’s leadership, USDA is building a powerhouse team of [Read More …]

USDA Announces Dr. Justin Benavidez as Chief Economist

January 7, 2026 Sarah S News Team 0

Dr. Seth Meyer Concludes Service; Dr. Justin Benavidez Appointed USDA Chief Economist U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today congratulated Dr. Seth Meyer for his years of service to our country and announced Dr. Justin Benavidez [Read More …]

USDA Advances Farm Security Action Plan to Protect U.S. Farmland and Federal Programs from Foreign Adversaries

January 2, 2026 Sarah S News Team 0

Secretary Rollins Announces AFIDA Modernization Comment Period and BioPreferred Eligibility Updates to Put American Producers First As committed to under USDA’s National Farm Security Action Plan (PDF, 1.2 MB) U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today [Read More …]

Texas Tech’s School of Veterinary Medicine Receives $250,000 USDA Grant

December 30, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

This funding will be instrumental in developing the school’s first food animal residency program to serve the growing need for food animal veterinarians. Texas Tech University’s School of Veterinary Medicine is tackling the nationwide shortage of food [Read More …]

IDFA Praises Senate Confirmation of Julie Callahan as Chief Agricultural Negotiator for USTR

December 29, 2025 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Michael Dykes, D.V.M., president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association, released the following statement on the U.S. Senate confirmation of Dr. Julie Callahan to serve as Chief Agricultural Negotiator in the Office of [Read More …]

THIS JUST IN: USDA Issues Permit for Santa’s Reindeer to Enter the United States

December 24, 2025 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today issued a transit permit to Mr. S. Nicholas Claus of the North Pole, a distributor with Gifts and Good Cheer, Inc. [Read More …]

U.S. Dairy Industry Drowning in Butterfat

December 19, 2025 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending December 19, 2026 The U.S. dairy industry is drowning in butterfat. In October, America’s dairy herd cranked out 3.7% more milk than the year before, and cream [Read More …]

Understanding USDA’s New Natural Disaster Relief: Part 1

December 19, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

USDA Disaster Relief: Existing Loss Records Key Takeaways: USDA has finalized the remaining Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP) provisions for certain 2023–2024 crop losses, and applications are open through April 30, 2026. These rules apply to losses [Read More …]

USDA Confirms HPAI in a Dairy Herd in Wisconsin

December 18, 2025 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

According to the USDA, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) confirmed via PCR (polymerase chain reaction) and ELISA (Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay) assay a detection [Read More …]

USDA Announces $38.1 Million in Grant Agreement to Cover Agricultural Losses due to Hurricane Helene

December 17, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen A. Vaden today announced $38.1 million in additional U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) assistance to help producers in Tennessee recover from Hurricane Helene. Deputy Secretary Vaden signed a block [Read More …]

Nation’s Farmers, Producers, and Ag Leaders Praise President Trump’s Farmer Bridge Assistance Program

December 17, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today highlighted the outpouring of support from governors, commodity groups, farm bureaus, and agriculture industry leaders across the country following President Trump’s announcement of $12 billion in Farmer [Read More …]

Understanding USDA’s New Natural Disaster Relief: Part 2

December 16, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

USDA Disaster Relief: Uninsured Crops, Storage and Dairy Losses Key Takeaways USDA has finalized Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP) provisions for 2023–2024 losses that are not tied to crop-insurance or Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program [Read More …]

Understanding USDA’s New Natural Disaster Relief: Part 1

December 12, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

USDA Disaster Relief Existing Loss Records Key Takeaways: USDA has finalized the remaining Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP) provisions for certain 2023–2024 crop losses, and applications are open through April 30, 2026. These rules apply to [Read More …]

Trump Administration Announces $12 Billion Farmer Bridge Payments for American Farmers Impacted by Unfair Market Disruptions

December 11, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

President Donald J. Trump alongside U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman (AR), Senator Deb Fischer (NE), Senator John Hoeven (ND), Representative [Read More …]

Secretary Rollins Announces Major Investment for Rural Communities Across Georgia

December 11, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Today in Georgia, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced $501 million in investments for 59 rural development projects and an additional $405 million in affordable housing in communities across the state of Georgia. [Read More …]

USDA Issues Guidance to Protect Religious Expression in the Federal Workplace

November 21, 2025 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced new guidance (PDF, 236 KB) surrounding the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) commitment to protecting faith and religious expression and accommodation rights in the federal workplace. “From [Read More …]

U.S. Dairy Herd is Likely to Continue to Grow

November 17, 2025 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending November 14, 2025 Market incentives have trumped biology and overcome the heifer shortage. Buoyed by several years of positive margins, dairy producers on both sides of the [Read More …]

IDFA Applauds House Vote to End Government Shutdown

November 17, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Fund USDA and FDA through FY2026, and Extend 2018 Farm Bill Michael Dykes, D.V.M., president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) today applauded passage of a legislative package that will reopen the [Read More …]

Secretary Rollins Leads Largest USDA Trade Mission to Mexico, Participates in New World Screwworm Joint Reviews

November 14, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Last week in Mexico City, Mexico, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins led the largest U.S. Department of Agriculture agribusiness trade mission in the history of our country. During the mission to Mexico, 41 U.S. [Read More …]

Rollins Touts Trump Administration Milk Action Plan at NMPF Annual Meeting

November 12, 2025 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins touted the Trump administration’s milk action plan to support American dairy farmers today at NMPF’s annual meeting.   “I want to be very clear. We will never stop fighting for those of you [Read More …]

USDA Tool Shields Dairies from Volatile Beef Markets

November 4, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Dairy farmers have a new tool to help ease the risks associated with capturing record high beef cattle prices. A recently introduced insurance option allows farmers to set a floor price for their beef-on-dairy calves [Read More …]

Dairy Markets Gained a Little Ground

October 6, 2025 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending October 3, 2025 The dairy markets continue to lean bearish, as milk output grows around the world. But that doesn’t mean that prices must move downward constantly. [Read More …]

“All Hands-On Deck” for USDA and farmers are asked to report suspected cases!

October 3, 2025 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Last week USDA reported a new case of New World Screwworm (NWS) in the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon. Less than 70 miles from the U.S.-Mexican border, this is the closest detection since NWS infestation [Read More …]

U.S.-Taiwan Dairy Partnership Advances Shared Growth

October 2, 2025 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the Dairy Association of Taiwan (DAT) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) today in a milestone step to strengthen the relationship between the U.S. and [Read More …]

Secretary Rollins Speaks on State of Farm Economy, Announces Suite of Actions to Support American Farmers

September 30, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

In Kansas City at the Agriculture Outlook Forum, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins spoke on the current state of the farm economy in the United States and addressed the ways President Trump is supporting American [Read More …]

Dr. Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., M.D., Sworn in as National Nutrition Advisor at U.S. Department of Agriculture

September 26, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced that Dr. Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., M.D., was sworn in as the National Advisor for Nutrition, Health, and Housing at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). “There [Read More …]

Secretary Rollins Announces New Slate of Political Appointments

September 24, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced the latest slate of presidential appointments and state directors for key positions at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). “Today’s new USDA presidential appointments will help [Read More …]

USDA to Provide $1 Billion to Flood and Wildfire-Impacted Livestock Producers

September 16, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Assistance for losses due to flooding and wildfire on non-federally managed land U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced eligible livestock producers will receive disaster recovery assistance through the Emergency Livestock Relief Program [Read More …]

Op Ed: Dr. Ben Carson & Dr. Oz Pen in Newsweek

NMPF Statement on the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans

Secretary Rollins Announces New Slate of Political Appointments to USDA

USDA Announces Dr. Justin Benavidez as Chief Economist

USDA Advances Farm Security Action Plan to Protect U.S. Farmland and Federal Programs from Foreign Adversaries

Texas Tech’s School of Veterinary Medicine Receives $250,000 USDA Grant

IDFA Praises Senate Confirmation of Julie Callahan as Chief Agricultural Negotiator for USTR

THIS JUST IN: USDA Issues Permit for Santa’s Reindeer to Enter the United States

U.S. Dairy Industry Drowning in Butterfat

Understanding USDA’s New Natural Disaster Relief: Part 1

USDA Confirms HPAI in a Dairy Herd in Wisconsin

USDA Announces $38.1 Million in Grant Agreement to Cover Agricultural Losses due to Hurricane Helene

Nation’s Farmers, Producers, and Ag Leaders Praise President Trump’s Farmer Bridge Assistance Program

Understanding USDA’s New Natural Disaster Relief: Part 2

Understanding USDA’s New Natural Disaster Relief: Part 1

Trump Administration Announces $12 Billion Farmer Bridge Payments for American Farmers Impacted by Unfair Market Disruptions

Secretary Rollins Announces Major Investment for Rural Communities Across Georgia

USDA Issues Guidance to Protect Religious Expression in the Federal Workplace

U.S. Dairy Herd is Likely to Continue to Grow

IDFA Applauds House Vote to End Government Shutdown

Secretary Rollins Leads Largest USDA Trade Mission to Mexico, Participates in New World Screwworm Joint Reviews

Rollins Touts Trump Administration Milk Action Plan at NMPF Annual Meeting

USDA Tool Shields Dairies from Volatile Beef Markets

Dairy Markets Gained a Little Ground

“All Hands-On Deck” for USDA and farmers are asked to report suspected cases!

U.S.-Taiwan Dairy Partnership Advances Shared Growth

Secretary Rollins Speaks on State of Farm Economy, Announces Suite of Actions to Support American Farmers

Dr. Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., M.D., Sworn in as National Nutrition Advisor at U.S. Department of Agriculture

Secretary Rollins Announces New Slate of Political Appointments

USDA to Provide $1 Billion to Flood and Wildfire-Impacted Livestock Producers

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