A U.S. Department of Agriculture rule update occurring at midnight is being vilified for adding more regulatory costs and praised for protecting farmer rights.
As the January 1, 2017 implementation date approaches, livestock producers, veterinarians, and feed distributors are gearing up to start complying with new rules regarding feed-grade antibiotics.
The FDA's new veterinary feed directive (VFD) rule, which will be fully implemented in January 2017, requires that veterinarians, producers and feed distributors maintain records of all VFD medicated-feed orders f
The United States Department of Agriculture will publish its proposed rule on Federal Milk Marketing Order language for California Feb. 14.
A link to an unpublished copy of the 213-page decision was made available by th
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which closed offices in five states on Tuesday after receiving anonymous email threats, said all of its facilities would be reopened by Thursday.
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.
According to the USDA, the domestic demand for dairy has reached a 56-year high. At the same time, farm labor wages are also trending upwards. AgDay’s Betsy Jibben explains more in this week’s Dairy Report.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has left the agriculture secretary as the last department head to be named to his Cabinet, while a meeting with the chief executives of two agribusiness giants gave a hint at a roster o
