…of all milk and milk products increased 9 percent, from 563.9 pounds per person (milk equivalent) in 1970 to about 614.3 pounds per person in 2014. On average, Americans consumed…
National Dairy Promotion and Research Board Members Appointed
…Brazil (Region 2); Eddie S. Schaap (Region 4); and Cheryl L. Chapin (Region 9). The Dairy Board was established under the Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 1983 to develop and…
January Dairy Market Report
…U.S. milk prices as 2016 drew to a close. The all-milk price hit a high for the first 11 months of the year in November, while the Margin Protection Program…
The California Kitchen: Cinnamon Raisin Rolls
…Butter 4 T Sugar 4t Baking Powder 2 eggs 1.5 Cup Milk Filling 2 Cup Sugar 2 Cup Brown Sugar 2 Cup Raisins 1 Cup Cinnamon Frosting 1 vanilla bean…
Soy Growers Defend Soymilk
…soymilk. 1.130, referred to as the Dairy Pride Act, would prohibit the term “milk” from being used with soymilk and soymilk-based products, under the premise that the term “milk” is…
U.S. Rejection of TPP Creates Opportunities for Canada
…pork market. 20 percent of U.S. pork is exported and pork industry leaders in Canada speculate they need 60 to 70 percent of production exported to sustain current production levels….
Pork Industry Says No Bacon Shortage
…the industry works to catch up. Steve Meyer, a pork industry economist for Express Markets, says he isn’t concerned about the shortage in pork belly stockpiles as pork production likely…
Funding for Plant and Animal Phenomics and Microbiome Projects
…improve human health through, for example, new insights into antibiotic resistance, and may contribute to discoveries of new bioactive compounds and the development of more efficient and sustainable food production.”…
NMPF Urges Senate Ag Committee to Confirm Perdue as Ag Secretary
The National Milk Producers Federation urged the Senate Agriculture Committee to swiftly confirm former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue as the next U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, as NMPF, its 29 member…
Blum Center Relaunching With Focus on Food
…office will be involved in the relaunched Blum Center, too, through projects such as the community garden, the Sprouts Program, which teaches younger children about food production and nutrition, and…
Dairy Trade in the Trump Era
…of milk proteins from America, and create a new mechanism to dump milk proteins on the world market. This is precisely the type of protectionist, anti-competitive behavior on which the…
The California Kitchen: Bread Pudding
…Kale ¼ Red Onion Diced Small 2 Cloves Garlic 2 Cup Brioche/Bread Diced Medium 2 Eggs 1 Cup Milk ½ Cup Parmesan To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s…
Vilsack Endorses Agriculture Secretary Nominee Sonny Perdue
…he’s had the opportunity to work with Governor Perdue, in detailing Perdue’s commitment to farmers and ranchers, “regardless of size of production method.” President Donald Trump selected Perdue as his…
Report Shows Crop Insurance Saved 21,000 Jobs in 2012 Drought
…income of $721.2 million. In 2012, corn production was down more than 29 percent, and soybean production was down six percent. The low yields were coming on a year that…