…standards lead to a produce safety rule discretion and how the Dairy Roadshow is headed to the Golden State. you’ll also hear about Bayer’s transparency efforts and its recent reports…
Industry Members Urge Congress to Support Dairy Pride Act
…worked on behalf of the dairy industry for decades now regarding the labeling issue. The standards defining what is and what is not a dairy food are already part of…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 04-03-19
…Mexico border gets closed, retroactive enrollment for MPP that is available for dairy producers and you’ll get the details from the final snowpack reading. Tune in to the show for…
New Report Highlights the Scale of Industry Concentration in Agriculture
…four beef packing companies have seen their market share grow from 25 percent in 1977, to 85 percent in 2015. The dairy industry has also seen larger operations grow their…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 04-02-19
…address water infrastructure needs, a report on recent ACP quarantine zones and a letter to USDA’s Ag Secretary Perdue regarding the dairy industry. You’ll also hear a full interview with…
California Climate Investments Make Progress on Emissions Goal
…Healthy Soils Program, Dairy Digester Research and Development Program and the Alternative Manure Management Program. Since the cap-and-trade funds have been made available, CDFA has distributed $340 million of the…
Dairy Producers Previously Enrolled in the Livestock Gross Margin Program Now Eligible for 2018 Margin Protection Program
…2018. It also integrated recent improvements to the MPP-Dairy in the new Dairy Margin Coverage program, beginning with the 2019 calendar year.” The MPP-Dairy program offers protection to dairy producers when the difference between the national all-milk price and the national…
Farm Bureau Seeks Action for Olive Growers
…a crop they cannot sell. Tulare County is the leading dairy county in the nation and a top agricultural producer in California. The Tulare County Farm Bureau represents more than…
Annual Survey Finds 80% of Producers Believe Beef Checkoff Drives Beef Demand
…reported from a sampling of beef and dairy producers nationwide. Using 2012 Agriculture Census statistics, the data was weighted by age, geography and type of operation to be proportionate to…
Keeping the Carbon Footprint of Livestock in Perspective
…dairy cows, however that is rarely a point of discussion when addressing environmental impacts of animals. “What I also find very interesting, that all these people tooting the impacts of…
California Cattle Council Vote Approaches
…defines eligible producers as “a person who owns or acquires ownership of beef or dairy cattle, and who, upon request, provides proof of ownership of cattle.” Producers who receive ballots…
USDA Reminds Producers of Feb. 14 Deadline for Market Facilitation Program
…with nearly $8 billion in estimated payments. Producers of corn, cotton, dairy, hogs, shelled almonds, sorghum, soybeans, fresh sweet cherries and wheat should apply at their local Farm Service Agency (FSA) office….
E.M. Tharp and World Ag Expo® “We Believe in Growing” Scholarship Winners Announced
…at Iowa State University in the fall. Her long-term is to become a GMO Engineer or a Dairy Nutritionist. At nine, Brooks began participating in 4-H with a sheep project….
Lawmakers Get Updated on Organic Industry Needs
…and dairy. The group is scheduled to meet with more than 40 lawmakers and national ag organizations. Lawmakers Get Updated on Organic Industry Needs About the Author Brian German Facebook…