HEALS Act is the latest in response to the COVID-19 national emergency Senate leadership recently introduced the Health Economic Assistance Liability Protection and Schools (HEALS) Act.  The HEALS Act is the latest in response to [Read More …]

U.S. Senator Tina Smith Introduces Loan Program to Help Dairy Processors Weather COVID-19 Economic Crisis Today U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.)–a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee–introduced legislation to create a loan program to provide relief [Read More …]

Comparing HEALS and HEROS Act Provisions for Agriculture On July 27, Senate Republicans announced the details of their $1 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package, the Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools Act, follow-up legislation to the [Read More …]

Governor announces support for workers to isolate and quarantine outside their home Building on previous actions to protect California’s front-line workforce, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced a host of new safeguards for California workers who [Read More …]

Making planting decisions for fall and winter vegetables is hard enough without a pandemic and ever-changing shutdown orders dimming the crystal ball. The state ordered indoor restaurant dining to cease again July 13 as coronavirus [Read More …]

Milk pricing in the U.S. is incredibly complicated. One particular feature of milk pricing that always seems to rub dairy farmers the wrong way is negative producer price differentials – a line item on the [Read More …]

The bill includes a payroll and income tax holiday and has the support of 27 industry groups U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today introduced her new bill to allow essential workers on the front lines [Read More …]

Now More Than Ever- It’s Important for Children to Be Properly Nourished Schools may be closed, but free summer meals are available to children at sites around the State.  Adapting to accommodate the current situation, [Read More …]

New York Farm Bureau, the state’s largest farm organization, unveiled the results of a member survey that found 65% of the state’s farms and agribusinesses have been negatively impacted financially by the COVID-19 pandemic. More [Read More …]

Severity of economic disruption varies widely among agriculture and rural market sectors, while uncertainty abounds Rural industries are grappling with how to adjust their businesses to remain relevant and sustainable in the face of the [Read More …]

FSA has issued more than $176M in program benefits to dairy producers this year The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) today announced that the May 2020 income over feed cost margin was [Read More …]

Thursday, July 9, 2020 – Internationally recognized experts in consumer insights and the food industry will reveal the latest research on consumer trends, the current environment in food and agriculture and what the future holds [Read More …]

In response to the significant hardship the COVID-19 pandemic and related closures have had on agriculture in California and Arizona, Farm Credit West’s Board of Directors recently resolved to distribute a mid-year patronage cash dividend [Read More …]

Dairy prices will likely come down and production will likely go up as we move through the rest of 2020, says Ben Laine, U.S. dairy analyst for Rabobank. In his discussion with Joel Hastings of [Read More …]

Due to the ongoing pandemic Due to concerns over COVID-19, the Great New York State Fair has been cancelled. The fair was originally scheduled for Friday, August 21st through Labor Day, Monday, September 7th. This [Read More …]

COVID-19 causing shifts and uncertainty in purchasing patterns and consumption habits COVID-19 is dramatically affecting consumer habits and dairy supply chains as food service demand plummets and grocery sales surge. Consumers struggling with job losses [Read More …]

More Than $11 Billion Remaining in CFAP Support The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act provided $9.5 billion in funding (approximately 0.48% of a package totaling nearly $2 trillion) to the Office of the USDA Secretary [Read More …]

As California enters peak summer harvest season, there is increasing concern over the potential impact of COVID-19 on the agricultural workforce. To minimize the risks of disruption to our farms and food supply, the CDC [Read More …]

COVID-19 causing shifts and uncertainty in purchasing patterns and consumption habits COVID-19 is dramatically affecting consumer habits and dairy supply chains as food service demand plummets and grocery sales surge. Consumers struggling with job losses [Read More …]

Following USDA’s March Prospective Plantings report, USDA’s June 30 Acreage report updated acreage expectations for the upcoming crop year. For the 2020/21 crop year, USDA now estimates corn planted area at 92 million acres, 3%, or 2.3 million [Read More …]

Recently the Species Chairs from the U of M and Co-Chairs met to make a decision as to the fate of the 2020 MNC. The MNC has been a premier Nutrition Conference for over 75 [Read More …]

Higher pay prices to come and the dairy roller coaster The milk price roller coaster continues. In spite of high prices for Class III at the CME, producers will not see those results in their [Read More …]

The International Dairy Federation (IDF) has launched the 3rd edition of its well-received Dairy Sustainability Outlook series, which provides new case studies to support the dairy sector in delivering on its commitment to sustainable development. [Read More …]

The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) and the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) have partnered together on a new paper, Economic Impacts of COVID-19 on Food and Agricultural Markets. This publication contains [Read More …]

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and FDA Commissioner Stephen M. Hahn, M.D., issued the following statement regarding food export restrictions pertaining to COVID-19: “The United States understands the concerns of consumers here domestically and [Read More …]

Nourish New York initiative has helped redistribute over 5,000,000 pounds of milk New York State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball today highlighted several actions the Department has taken in support of New York State’s dairy [Read More …]

Tuesday, June 30, 2020 | 1:00 p.m. Eastern Dear Dairy Community, The COVID-19 pandemic is fundamentally changing the way consumers purchase, store and consume food and beverages. As consumers look for ways to limit trips [Read More …]

Due to our ongoing concern regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, the excitement of The Royal will have to wait for another year. The Royal’s Board of Directors today made the heart-wrenching but unanimous decision to cancel [Read More …]

AG COMMUNITY RELIEF LAUNCHES NATIONAL EFFORT TO SUPPORT AMERICA’S AG YOUTH AMIDST COVID-19 CRISIS Michigan-based non-profit to back online livestock auction opportunities for Illinois, Kansas, Michigan and Missouri. Youth livestock shows, and fairs are continuing [Read More …]

Given the variety of ongoing challenges facing the agriculture industry, from low prices and uncertain markets to inclement weather and COVID-19, it’s no surprise Wisconsin farmers and their families are experiencing increased stress. To provide [Read More …]

Tuesday, June 30, 2020 | 1:00 p.m. Eastern Dear Dairy Community, The COVID-19 pandemic is fundamentally changing the way consumers purchase, store and consume food and beverages. As consumers look for ways to limit trips [Read More …]

The State Fair of Texas will make an announcement by mid to late July concerning the status of the 2020 Fair. With health and safety as the top priority, the management team and the board [Read More …]

The show was originally scheduled to run September 12-16 The 2020 All-American Dairy Show has been cancelled to mitigate the risk of COVID-19. The show was originally scheduled to run September 12-16, 2020 at the [Read More …]

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the Department of the Treasury, posted a revised, Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness application. SBA also published a new EZ version of the forgiveness application [Read More …]

Cargill is launching the Cargill Cares Employee Disaster Relief Fund to support employees around the world during times of catastrophic or personal disaster. While this resource was established to support the immediate needs of our [Read More …]

The global COVID-19 outbreak has brought about never-before seen challenges in our daily lives, and we remain deeply concerned for all those affected by the pandemic.     To support the nation’s collective response to [Read More …]