Some recent research looking at specific components in both human milk and dairy milk may make cow milk more enticing for some babies and help drive future dairy growth around…
White House Asked to Challenge WHO Proposal Discouraging Dairy for Children up to Age 3
The U.S. dairy industry urged the White House to challenge a World Health Organization (WHO) proposal that would discourage the consumption of dairy products by young children, advice that contradicts…
Two Sides of TPP
…only does ag need TPP, but the industry needs it very soon. California Congressman and dairy farmer David Valadao agrees. Hear his comments in the audio report above. More on…
Public Service Recognition Week
…know we also help dairy farmers fund, design and install digesters that turn methane emissions from their cows into energy that they can use and even sell back to the…
Strengthen Rural Communities
…and competitiveness of small and medium-sized dairy, poultry, livestock, crop, forestry, and other commodity operations. Small and Medium-Sized Farms: Alabama A&M University, Huntsville, Ala., $480,000 Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Ala., $480,000…
CA Farm Products to Food Banks
…150 farmers are committed to positively changing this situation by increasing the amount of fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy and other farm products distributed by food banks. Farm to Family takes…
Agri View: Foreigner’s Farmland
…seeing red. Saudi Arabia grows alfalfa hay in both states for shipment back to its domestic dairy herds. In another real-life example of the world’s interconnected economy, the Saudis increasingly…
Antimicrobial Resistance Research
…2015 for antimicrobial resistance. Previously funded projects include a State University of New York project evaluating critical control points in dairy farm operations and a Texas A&M University project to…
NMPF Announces Staff Reorganization; Welcomes Two New Employees
…start in the dairy industry through the 4-H dairy leasing program. She received a degree in animal science from Pennsylvania State University and a master’s in dairy science from Virginia…
Dairy: Focus on Defending Common Names Rights
Dairy Industry Urges Continued U.S. Focus on Defending Common Names Rights The dairy industry welcomed an assessment of the Obama Administration’s fight to ensure that the EU’s geographical indication (GI)…
Dairy Groups Thank Senators
Dairy Groups Thank Senators for Urging Action on Agricultural Issues in Trade Agreement with Europe The dairy industry today praised a bipartisan group of 26 senators for urging U.S. negotiators…
U.S. Agriculture in Vietnam
…$168 million of dairy products to Vietnam, more than three times the value a decade ago. All of Vietnam’s tariffs on dairy products, currently as high as 20 percent, will…
Smithsonian – “Ask a Farmer”
…• Elkhart, IL Jay Hill, Hill Farms • Las Cruces, NM Carla Wardin, Evergreen Dairy • St. Johns, MI Ask a Farmer and other agricultural programming is made possible through…
Earth Day @ CDFA
…that help farmers protect the environment. From healthy soils and dairy digesters to alternative fuels and beneficial bugs, we are working toward a future when every day is Earth Day….