Source: Agriculture Council of America
President Joe Biden has proclaimed March 21, 2023 National Ag Day. This year marks the seventh year that The White House has publicly recognized National Ag Day as a salute to the contributions of America's...
Source: NMPF news release
From NMPF President and CEO Jim Mulhern:
"The National Milk Producers Federation applauds the bipartisan members of the House of Representatives who today re-introduced the DAIRY PRIDE Act, which adds momentum to legislation that saw Senate re-introduction...
Source: USDA news release
Between 1948 and 2019, the volume of crops produced in the U.S. grew 186 percent, and livestock production grew 140 percent. USDA, Economic Research Service researchers classify crop output into six subcategories: food grains, feed crops,...
Source: Iowa State University
All hay prices in Iowa averaged $169.00 per ton in January. This was $4.00 below the December price but $12.00 above the January 2022 price. The January 2023 alfalfa hay price, at $178.00, was $8.00 below...
Source: Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative news release
Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, one of the largest dairy co-ops in the country, welcomed the reintroduction of federal legislation that would address the misuse of dairy terms on the labels of imitation dairy...
Source: USDA, Jonathan McFadden, Eric Njuki, and Terry Griffin
Digital agriculture—the ongoing transformation of farming that includes digitalization and automation of farming tasks—may be an important part of the solution to challenges facing U.S. agriculture, including rising production costs, climate...
Source: American Dairy Coalition news release
It has been a long five-year wait since former FDA commissioner Scott Gottleib said 'almonds don't lactate' in 2018 when FDA called for public comments about their (lack of) enforcement of milk standards of...
Source: USDA news release
Overall U.S. dairy consumption rose slightly from 1981 to 2021, but daily cheese consumption more than doubled and consumption of yogurt grew fivefold, according to loss-adjusted food availability data from the USDA, Economic Research Service (ERS).
In...
Source: National Mastitis Council
Norm Schuring, Elgin, Ill., received the National Mastitis Council's (NMC) Award of Excellence for Contribution to Mastitis Prevention and Control. The 2009 NMC president, Schuring served as vice president, Farm of the Future; and vice president,...
Source: USDA
Under the Biden-Harris administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has worked to assist distressed borrowers, improve land access for underserved producers and provide disaster assistance and relief for producers impacted by natural disasters. USDA’s Farm Service Agency...
