It’s a life of high risk and high reward. Dairy farmers face their share of challenges, including a volatile market and unpredictable input costs — however, there are young people…
Plant-Based Food Sales Up 8 Percent from 2016
…growth in plant-based food sales at 8.1 percent over last year. Plant-based dairy alternatives are a fast-growing segment, with 20 percent growth and topping $700 million in sales over the…
New Cooling Technologies for Dairy Cows
…“It’s using evaporative cooling, but instead of cooling to cool air, this time it’s to cool water,” Fortunato stated. According to the International Dairy Foods Association, California’s dairy industry has…
GMO-Free Labeling Fear Based
…marketing practices have taken place with dairy products. Additional products with mislabeling, according to the Federation, include tomatoes, peanut butter, and even bottled water. Find more about the campaign online…
California Dairy Production Increases from Last Year
The numbers on California dairy production for the month of July have recently been released by the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Total cheese production for…
NAFTA Round Two Concludes in Mexico City
…however, “there is a will of the three countries” to get a deal finished. Dairy Farmers of Canada called a lack of policy proposals from the U.S. “surprising,” making it…
Apply for Alternative Manure Management Program Grants
…to either a scrape system or pasture system. Over 1,300 dairy farm families in California are voluntarily working to reduce manure methane emissions by 40% by 2030. Dairy farmers have…
Whole Foods Launching Plant-Based Burger Joints
…burger combinations, plus dairy-free milkshakes, plant-based hot dogs and other sandwiches, as well as salads and sides. Whole Foods says Next Level Burger’s “focus on organic produce, non-GMO ingredients, and…
Saudi Arabia Nearly Doubles U.S. Corn Imports In 2016/2017
…The Saudi dairy industry is one of the most modern in the world and the country’s large poultry industry processes fresh product for domestic use as well as sales to…
Senator Chuck Grassley Pessimistic About Farm Bill This Year
…budget pressures and threats to crop insurance and food stamps, while fixes will be needed to the dairy and cotton programs. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Ag Groups Applaud Dairy MPP Exit Announcement
…Agriculture Department to allow dairy farmers to exit the Margin Protection Program for dairy producers. Dairy farmers need access to effective risk management tools. Farm Bureau and our grassroots members…
Dairy Producers Can Enroll for 2018 Coverage
…dairy producers when the margin – the difference between the price of milk and feed costs – falls below the coverage level selected by the producer. MPP-Dairy gives participating dairy…
U.S. and Mexican Dairy Industries Make United Call
…two nations’ dairy industries, collectively called the United States-Mexico Dairy Alliance. The written list of priorities was released today. The U.S. dairy industry was represented by the U.S. Dairy Export…
New Food Labeling Regulation in Development by USDA Should Not Disparage Biotechnology, Mislead Consumers
…and milk derived from that livestock. Thus, Mulhern noted, “dairy foods are not genetically modified products and therefore there is nothing to label.” More than 60 other nations around the…