The wife of a Wisconsin dairy farmer started a GoFundMe page to help their family farm survive. With a goal of $35,000, the story made national headlines over the weekend,…
USDA Announces Trade Relief Details
…Facilitation Program (MFP), administered by (FSA). The program will provide payments to producers of corn, cotton, dairy, pork, sorghum, soybean, and wheat. Farmers can begin to apply for the MFP…
Canada Next for NAFTA
…outstanding issues to resolve, quickly, if the Mexican official is correct. Those issues include dairy access and approval of certain U.S.-Mexico provisions. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Ag Lenders Worried About Farmers
…the nation’s most prominent dairy states, has the highest number of lenders reporting falling incomes, coming in at 71 percent. Lower incomes did slightly hurt the rate of loan repayments….
Perdue Talks Tariffs, Water in San Joaquin Valley
…California industries — some of which lead the nation in production– including nuts, stone fruits and dairy made sure the state didn’t get overlooked. Perdue reasoned with folks around the…
U.S., Mexico, Close to Reaching NAFTA Deal
…when it comes to dairy. The U.S. is hoping to remove Canada’s dairy supply management system as part of the NAFTA talks. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Global Food Prices Decline
…which was impacted by a truck drivers’ strike. Dairy prices fell 6.6 percent in July as international price quotations across all dairy commodities fell, with the sharpest declines registered for…
NAFTA Negotiations: Mexico Close, Canada Talks Not Close
…order.” Doud also talked about discussions with Canada, saying the agricultural issues with Canada have been the same for years, which is a veiled reference to their country’s dairy and…
Celebrating National Goat Cheese Month
…the Mediterranean to Eastern Europe, Africa, Southwest Asia and India. The first settlers in America included goats in their inventory of dairy animals and the dairy goat has always been…
Canada Happily on NAFTA Sidelines, for Now
…including talks with Canada on dairy issues, as the U.S. dairy industry wants Canada to abandon its dairy supply management program, a move Canada has repeatedly shot down. Those talks…
U.S., Mexico, Leaving Canada behind in NAFTA Talks
…hopeful progress with Mexico will pressure Canada to act or even concede on trade issues, like it’s dairy supply management system. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Plant-Based Foods Retail Sector Growing
…Administration, at the request of the dairy industry, will begin to enforce labeling requirements for dairy products, meaning the plant-based industry may face a wave of label and product name…
NAFTA Renegotiation Showing Signs of Progress
…Washington, D.C. this week to continue the talks. However, other issues within the negotiations, including a sunset provision and dispute settlement, along with dairy trade, remain unsettled. President Trump has…
Groups Comment on Farmer Aid Package
…sustained trade disruptions.” National Milk Producers Federation The new tariff mitigation program announced by the Trump Administration should provide badly needed economic assistance to dairy farmers facing significant financial losses,…