Source: USDA news release
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the availability of an historic $1.5 billion in fiscal year 2024 to invest in partner-driven conservation and climate solutions through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) as part of President...
In response to the USDA's confirmation of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in dairy cattle across four states, the State Veterinarian has implemented a movement restriction on dairy cattle entering Tennessee from affected areas.
As of April 1, 2024, confirmed...
In the United States, an individual has been diagnosed with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) virus, commonly known as "H5N1 bird flu," as per Texas authorities and confirmed by the CDC. This person had contact with dairy cattle...
Source: USDA news release
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as well as state veterinary and public health officials, are investigating an illness among primarily older dairy...
Source: USDA
Anticipated percent changes in 2024 red meat, poultry, and dairy exports compared with 2023
U.S. export forecasts for red meat, poultry, and dairy for 2024 compared to actual export data from 2023 are presented below in a percent-change format....
Source: American Dairy Coalition
Organizations, individuals sign on from coast to coast
American Dairy Coalition today sent a letter to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack and AMS Dairy Programs Administrator Dana Coale urging USDA to grant the American Farm Bureau Federation’s official...
Source: USDA news release
Starting next Wednesday, dairy producers will be able to enroll for 2024 Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC), an important safety net program offered through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that provides producers with price support to...
Source: USDA
The milk production estimate for 2024 is lowered from last month; lower expected yield per cow more than offsets higher expected milk cow numbers. Wholesale price forecasts for 2024 have been increased for Cheddar cheese, dry whey, butter,...
Source: National Dairy Herd Information Center news release
The National Dairy Herd Information Association (DHIA) Scholarship Committee chose Erika Oosterheert, University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine, and Alexandra Trulsen, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, as the 2024 National...
Source: USDA news release
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a new effort to train the next generation of conservation and climate leaders. As part of President Biden's historic American Climate Corps initiative, the Working Lands Climate Corps...
