Source: USDA news release
The August milk margin triggered the eighth consecutive payment for dairy producers who obtained Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) for the 2023 program year. August's income over feed margin is $6.46 per hundredweight (cwt.) with projected DMC...
Source: Purdue University news release
The Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine has received a new round of federal funding to continue a program addressing a national shortage of veterinarians in public health and rural/food animal practice in Indiana and...
Source: American Farm Bureau Feceration news release
American Farm Bureau Federation economist Danny Munch presented testimony today on behalf of AFBF and its membership at the ongoing Federal Milk Marketing Order Pricing Formula hearing. This is the third time an...
Source: USDA news release
This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities funding opportunity's initial project selection. Joining producers, project leaders, and project partners, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack visited a...
Source: USDA
Program Signup Begins Sept. 11, 2023
The U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced Milk Loss Program (MLP) assistance for eligible dairy operations for milk that was dumped or removed, without compensation, from the commercial milk market due to...
Source: American Farm Bureau Federation news release
American Farm Bureau Federation Chief Economist Roger Cryan presented the testimony below on behalf of AFBF and its membership at the ongoing Federal Milk Marketing Order Pricing Formula hearing. This is the second...
Source: Dairy Management Inc. news release
The Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) New Product Competition for college students is accepting entries for 2024.
The competition seeks innovative dairy product concepts and is open to undergraduate and graduate students in the U.S.
This year's...
By Daniel Munch, American Farm Bureau Federation
On August 23, USDA began hearing testimony on proposals to amend the Federal Milk Marketing Order system. The 21 submitted proposals have been categorized under six different subjects by USDA. The second subject,...
Source: USDA
The USDA, Economic Research Service (ERS) forecasts inflation-adjusted U.S. net cash farm income (NCFI) to decrease by $60.5 billion (28.9 percent) from 2022 to $148.6 billion in 2023. Similarly, U.S. net farm income (NFI) is forecast to fall...
Source: Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative news release
Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative today announced the hiring of Laura Hensley to lead the company's communication team to help develop and execute the multiple channels of communications to members, lawmakers and other...