…Dairy Export Council, the National Milk Producers Federation, and the International Dairy Foods Association. That letter addressed the positive impact USMCA would have on the dairy sector. The importance of…
Secretary Perdue Announces New Dairy Margin Coverage Signup Begins June 17
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announces that signup begins June 17 for the new Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program, the cornerstone program of the dairy safety net that helps dairy…
Industrial Hemp Grower Sees Crop as A Boom for California Agriculture
…hemp cultivation coming at an important time. “I think in farming, as in the dairy industry, there’s a lot of attrition due to low margins. Row crop farming is heading…
Disaster Relief Aid Finally Passes in the House
…But Republican lawmakers blocked the bill each time while the House was in recess The measure includes $3-billion for farm related losses of crops, dairy, on-farm stored crops, prevented planting…
Agriculture industry Responds to Progress of USMCA
…American neighbors and expanding further on the gains we’ve made over the past three decades. “The USMCA will provide new market access for dairy and poultry products and maintains the…
Almond Matters: Industry Works Toward Sustainability Goals
…insects, habitat removal, and mating disruption also offer promise as more friendly pest management practices. Coproducts in the areas of dairy farm use, electricity generation, recycled plastics, fuel, and beer…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 05-29-19
…drag on without a passing vote. The World Ag Expo presented Valley Children’s Hospital in the Central Valley with a large donation thanks to the industry’s support. Dairy exports to…
United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Pays Dividends to American Farmers and Exporters
…remaining 5 percent for human consumption. Expanding poultry and livestock production is expected to keep demand for corn strong into the future. Dairy products have benefited from promotional efforts, innovative…
Industry Reaction to USDA Trade Relief Announcement
…Milk Producers Federation “Dairy farmers have been harmed substantially by disrupted markets. We know that USDA is concerned about the damage being done to dairy farmers by ongoing tariff battles….
USDA Announces Support for Farmers Impacted by Unjustified Retaliation and Trade Disruption
…plantings cannot exceed total 2018 plantings. o Dairy producers will receive a per hundredweight payment on production history and hog producers will receive a payment based on hog and pig inventory…
Tricolored Blackbirds Part of Dairy’s Conservation Story
https://youtu.be/uNJ41UgQnrM The tricolored blackbird colony at Diamond J Dairy “I was shocked to hear 10 percent,” Diamond J Dairy Co-Owner Luciana Jonkman said when she learned how the flock of…
Reviewing the State of the Dairy Economy
The improvements to the dairy safety net are going to be implemented at a critical time for the industry. The enhancements made to essential dairy programs were included as part…
Industry Reaction on the Removal of Section 232 Tariffs
…not quickly reached with Japan. National Milk Producers Federation and U.S. Dairy Export Council U.S. dairy officials congratulated the governments of the United States, Mexico and Canada for reaching an…
Farm Bureau Statement on Trump Immigration Reform Proposal
…more critical than in the agricultural sector. Labor shortages now are being felt by farmers and ranchers across the country, in dairy, fruits and vegetables, mushroom, livestock and other sectors….