…by the 2018 Farm Bill, DMC replaces the Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy). The program offers protection to dairy producers when the difference between the all-milk price and the…
A One of a Kind Collection Reaches a Major Milestone
…the collection,” said Chad Dechow, an associate professor of dairy cattle genetics at Penn State University. He used the collection to produce Holstein offspring from 1950 era bulls with genetic…
Strategizing Better Agricultural Engagement with Public Officials
…legal matters, Soares operates a dairy and farming operation in Hanford and understands the challenge of unifying an entire industry as large as agriculture. Whatever the issue may be, the…
CFBF: California Budget ‘A Win’ for Agriculture Despite Funding Cuts
…particular level of hostility towards the overall dairy industry from some lawmakers in Sacramento, making funding requests all the more difficult. “That’s a reality of what we face in the…
Almond Matters: Controlling Mites as Weather Heats Up
…the report below. Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester Products March 1, 2026 Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On Dairy Animals – Matt Ramsey November 4, 2025 CIR…
USDA Farm Bill Implementation Progress Update
…Farm Bill, USDA is committed to focusing on responsiveness and putting our customers first.” Implementation Progress: TITLE I – Commodity Programs Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy): Dairy producers who…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 06-21-19
…now there is fake dairy. A company is looking at the viability of their product that is lab-produced. About the Author Taylor Hillman Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester Products March…
Vaccine Investigators Use Bacterium’s Own Protein Against It
…dairy industry more than $200 million per year. The ingredient in question is a type of protein on the surface of the bacterium Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP), which causes Johne’s disease. The…
Almond Matters: Hull Rot Prevention Approaches
…Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester Products March 1, 2026 Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On Dairy Animals – Matt Ramsey November 4, 2025 CIR Agriculture Harvester Products…
Perdue Headlining Forbes AgTech Summit, Continuing Innovation Focus
…Santa Clara University are the Supporting Sponsors. Business Leader Sponsors include Driscoll’s of the Americas, Hartnell College, iFoodDecisionSciences, Motivo and Rabobank. Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy is the Official Dairy…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 06-17-19
…new dairy margin coverage program that starts today and a report about several Californians being represented in USDA trade committees. About the Author Taylor Hillman Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester…
Ag Groups and Others Stress Importance of USMCA Ratification
…Dairy Export Council, the National Milk Producers Federation, and the International Dairy Foods Association. That letter addressed the positive impact USMCA would have on the dairy sector. The importance of…
Secretary Perdue Announces New Dairy Margin Coverage Signup Begins June 17
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announces that signup begins June 17 for the new Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program, the cornerstone program of the dairy safety net that helps dairy…
Industrial Hemp Grower Sees Crop as A Boom for California Agriculture
…hemp cultivation coming at an important time. “I think in farming, as in the dairy industry, there’s a lot of attrition due to low margins. Row crop farming is heading…