…sweetened dairy-based beverage that is traditionally made with milk and cream, sugar, whipped eggs and spices. When served at parties and holiday get-togethers, liquor is often added to the eggnog…
Perdue Applauds USDA’s 2018 Accomplishments
…dairy and poultry to Canada under the USMCA, as well as lamb and goat meat to Japan, beef and pork to Argentina, poultry to India and Namibia, lamb to El Salvador, beef and poultry to Morocco, eggs…
The 2018 Farm Bill is Officially Here
…expanding crop insurance to cover fruits, vegetables, hops and barley, and increasing the margin protection program for dairy farmers. The farm bill also legalizes the production of hemp, which is…
Industry Excited for Dairy Policy Reforms in Farm Bill
Industry members have expressed significant support for some of the dairy policy reforms put forth in the farm bill that should prove beneficial for dairy farmers. The National Milk Producers…
USDA Highlights Benefits of Improved Dairy Safety Net Tool
…Dairy Margin Coverage Program, the new longer-term, more comprehensive dairy safety net program, following the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill.” MPP-Dairy, administered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency, protects dairy producers…
Six New Dairy Biomethane Projects Receive Funding
…requiring regulations to reduce methane emissions from livestock and dairy manure operations. The CPUC established the dairy biomethane pilot program in order to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions by repurposing…
Groups Respond to House Passage of Farm Bill
…the bill. Collaborative work across the dairy sector was instrumental in securing this year’s pro-dairy bill, Mulhern said. NMPF and the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) forged an unprecedented industry…
Almond Matters: Weed Control Programs Starting Earlier This Year
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California Farm Bureau Urges House to Pass Farm Bill
…well as at farms and packinghouses.” He said Farm Bureau also welcomes farm bill programs to protect animal agriculture from catastrophic diseases, to allow dairy farmers to enroll in risk-management…
House and Senate Ag Committee Leaders Release Farm Bill Conference Report
…particularly our dairy farmers,” said Ranking Member Peterson. “The bill’s new provisions will offer more flexible coverage for lower cost when dairy farmers need it most, and provide producers more tools to…
Environmental Footprint of California Livestock Often Gets Inflated
…agriculture. Inefficiencies in dairy production in the global market are frequently highlighted when promoting diets that do not include animal products. “What happens is that those people who have a…
Agriculture Groups Respond to USMCA Signing
…dairy products. Although the U.S. dairy industry had sought deeper market expansion and stronger disciplines from Canada on dairy, NMPF and USDEC praised U.S. negotiators for their ardent efforts to…
Inaugural California Dairy Sustainability Summit Highlights Progress and Goals for the Industry
…that we recognize it.” The California Dairy Sustainability Summit was co-hosted by Dairy Cares, the Dairy Council of California, the California Milk Advisory Board, the California Dairy Quality Assurance Program,…
Secretary Perdue Comments on Signing of USMCA
…Canadian markets and lowered barriers for many of our products. The deal eliminates Canada’s unfair Class 6 and Class 7 milk pricing schemes, opens additional access to U.S. dairy into…