Tariffs impacting dairy trade, a dairy processor buying a majority stake in a non-dairy milk company and a conservation easement program aimed at helping dairy farmers in New York are making headlines..
The possible loss of trade with Mexico and China could result in a $1.154/cwt loss to dairy farmers in the U.S. totaling $2.77 billion in annual losses.
Aurora Organic Dairy’s High Plains Dairy outside Gill, Colorado has been found to be in full compliance of organic rules by USDA's National Organic Program (NOP), on Sept. 27.
Senator Charles Schumer is going to bat for American dairy farmers when it comes to renegotiating NAFTA and he believes Canada is putting up a “Dairy Wall” with its policies upending the global dairy market.
Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) said he assumes the Trump Administration would try to use U.S. farm bill legislation to shield the sector in a growing U.S.-China trade dispute.
Two of the world’s closest allies, the United States and Canada, couldn’t be more apart on what’s right for their dairy industries with USMCA. The Canadian dairy industry does not like the potential agreement.
As Mother Nature continues to pound America’s heartland with historic rainfall and below average temperatures, forecasts show she may bear down on the Midwest this summer as well.
Canada wants the United States to explain why its lawmakers have made an additional $30 billion available to support U.S. farmers hit by trade woes, and how Washington might distribute the money.
China has become to dominate foreign buyer in alfalfa hay purchasing 1 of every 2 metric tons of alfalfa hay and 1 in 4 metric tons of all hay products shipped overseas.