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EUROPEAN Commission proposals for reforming the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) include a plan to dedicate 30 per cent of direct farm payments to “green” measures. Controversially, it would only be paid to farmers who leave at least seven per cent of their land fallow - something the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) and National Farmers Union (NFU) pledged to fight.

US Agriculture Department officials have faced criticism over recent forecasts that have roiled the grains market, saying that the explosive growth of the ethanol sector had upended traditional patterns. The robust growth of the ethanol sector in the last few years has altered the structure of the US corn market and is complicating the government’s efforts to gauge feed use, the US Agriculture Department said.

Western United Dairymen says the export gain for dairy from the Korea FTA in the first few years after implementation will be approximately $380 million per year.

A civil lawsuit claims the nation’s milk producers, including Arden Hills-based Land O’Lakes Inc., conspired to thin cowherds and raise prices.The federal lawsuit filed last month in Northern California says members of the National Milk Producers Federation financed a “herd retirement” program that removed more than 500,000 dairy cows from production between 2003 and 2010.

Don’t skimp on transition stalls, size.

With its milk production shifting to the northwest region, the Lone Star State’s dairy landscape continues to evolve.

China just ordered a massive volume of U.S. corn in spite of growing trade friction between Washington and Beijing.

The Tillamook area producer agreed to restore and preserve more than 20 acres of historic wetlands to resolve a federal Clean Water Act violation.

All-Milk price is projected to drop to $20.00 to $20.10 per cwt. for 2011, and $17.75 to $18.65 per cwt. for 2012.

Dairy producers would be able to choose between signing up for Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) payments or subsidized Livestock Gross Margin-Dairy insurance at the $1.50 deductible level for not more than 3 million lb. of milk each year.