…also increased dramatically, driven by rapid appreciation in farmland values over the latter half of this period. In 2014, production on midsize farms that specialized in dairy, high-value crops, or…
October Dairy Market Report
…long slide in U.S. exports could be bottoming out and a modest recovery is under way. World demand for imported dairy products has picked up recently, and world dairy product…
Farm Groups Discuss Food Industry GMO Marketing Claims/Conflict with Sustainable Agriculture
…the letter and Dannon response). Crop farmer Nancy Kavazanjian of Wisconsin (U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance chairwoman), dairy farmer Randy Mooney of Missouri (National Milk Producers Federation chairman) and Randy…
American Butter Institute Board Elects New Leadership
…President: John Ellenberger, Senior Vice President/US Dairy Foods of Land O’ Lakes, Inc., in Arden Hills, Minnesota; First Vice President: Randy Robinson, CEO of High Desert Milk in Burley, Idaho;…
Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook
…industry watchers as market prices throughout the cattle and beef complex continue to decline. Dairy: Milk cow number forecasts have been raised from last month’s forecast for the remainder of…
An Early Farm Bill Means More Money for Ag
…more money to work with for farm programs if they did the work early. Another reason for getting the work done early is the dairy farming dilemma. A global oversupply…
CDFA Committee/Board Vacancies
…Members on the board receive no compensation, but are entitled to reimbursement for mileage. The present board membership consists of two beef cattle producers, two dairy producers, two registered feedlot…
Agri View: Say Cheese!
…of cheese. It is an effort to reduce the massive surplus of cheese that has dairy farmers suffering from low prices. It may sound like a good deal for dairy…
Dannon Responds to Ag Attack
…dairy feed for three of its flagship brands and begin labeling GMO products in other brands next year. Politico reports that Dannon stood by its sustainability claims, noting the company…
Strong Push on TPP in Lame-Duck
…sale of poultry, pork, beef, dairy and eggs to TPP markets. There is too much promise in the TPP for us to give up.” Prospects for passage of TPP are…
Farm Organizations Challenge Dannon and Other Food Companies
…claims is in response to Dannon’s recent pledge to eliminate the use of safe and proven crop technology to feed the dairy cows that supply milk for its yogurt products….
USDA Cheese Purchases May Fall Short
…purchase announced earlier this year fell short. USDA had pledged $20 million in purchases in August to offset lower global dairy markets. However, USDA only spent $7 million on those…
Dairy Farmers Dumping Excess Milk
The nation’s dairy farmers are dumping more milk this year amid a glut of supplies and low market prices. The Wall Street Journal reports dairy farmers in the U.S. have…
Domino’s Pizza Donating $1 Million to FFA
…and strengthening agriculture. “There is no Domino’s without the dairy, tomato, wheat and other farmers across the United States working hard every day to produce the food we serve. We…