…Coverage (PLC), and the Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP)-are forecast to increase nearly 25 percent to $13.5 billion in 2016. For producers challenged by weather, disease and falling prices,…
USDA Buying Eggs to Ease Surplus
…formal solicitation, according to Agri-Pulse. The announcement last week followed a similar announcement regarding dairy products. Earlier last week, USDA announced the agency would purchase $20 million worth of cheese…
USDA Quarterly Export Forecast Shows Higher Numbers
…billion, which is 40% higher than 2016. Commodities like U.S. oilseeds, horticultural goods, cotton, livestock, dairy, and poultry are expected to lead the way to higher export numbers. Global beef…
AgNet Media to Provide On-Site Coverage of Sommet de l’Élevage
…showground, the Zénith d’Auvergne will be filled with international livestock business professionals from more than 28 countries. The spacious complex allows for separate beef cattle, dairy cattle, goat, sheep and…
Farm, Dairy Groups Praise USDA Surplus Cheese Purchases
…valued at $20 million, should reduce some downward pressure on dairy markets as dairy producer’s revenues have dropped 35 percent over the past two years. Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall…
NMPF Statement on Decision to Purchase Cheese to Help Dairy Farmers
…made to USDA by NMPF on August 12. “This cheese purchase will provide some assistance to America’s dairy farmers through increased demand for their milk, while also serving the needs…
USDA to Purchase Surplus Cheese, Continue to Assist Dairy Producers
…16, 2016, from the previous deadline of Sept. 30. This voluntary dairy safety net program, established by the 2014 Farm Bill, provides financial assistance to participating dairy producers when the…
August Dairy Market Report
…and Australia. Read the full report (.pdf) The Dairy Market Report is written and produced by the National Milk Producers Federation and sponsored by Dairy Management Inc. in Rosemont, Ill….
Smart Snacks in School
…Foods Any food sold in schools must: 1. Be a “whole grain-rich” grain product; or 2. Have as the first ingredient a fruit, a vegetable, a dairy product, or a…
Canada Records Records Beef Herd Increase
…reported inventories of cattle and calves, down 0.3% from July 1, 2015, and down 1.4% from the same date in 2014. Canadian farmers had 1.4 million dairy cows and heifers…
Senator Toomey Announces Opposition to TPP
…create in Pennsylvania and take the jobs tied to those innovations. Pennsylvania’s largest agricultural product is dairy, with about 7,000 dairy farms in the commonwealth. This sector depends heavily on…
Lower Meat Prices Stall Food Inflation
…July, the index for food at home fell 0.2 percent, its seventh decline in the past nine months. Prices for dairy, cereal and bakery products fell last month, while fruits,…
Agri View: Advancement of Farming
…food, including fruits, vegetables, meats and dairy, that everyone eats (Prax, 2010). That’s a large change in the amount of people associated with producing food and making sure that everyone…
Cultivating the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…like the Iowa-based National Farmers Organization (NFO) that will use $588,948 in funding to assist 900 beginning organic dairy and grain producers over the next three years. NFO will provide…