Dairy Policy
National Milk Producers Federation chief says Section 232 tariffs are leveraged to fix Canada’s ‘unique’ dairy trade barriers.
A Canadian ag policy leader says annual USMCA reviews could slow investment across North America but sees an opportunity for the U.S. and Canada to reach a win-win on dairy.
Between a new DHS clarification and G.T. Thompson’s transformative 350-day contract bill, dairy leaders Gregg Doud and Rick Naerebout weigh in on the path to workforce stability.
With 400 groups in lockstep, Chairman G.T. Thompson’s labor bill moves to the House Judiciary Committee. The goal: Open year-round H-2A access for the first time since the program’s creation in 1986 and cap mandatory wage hikes.
After decades in a legislative blind spot, new federal guidance finally opens the H-2A visa program to dairy farmers, offering critical relief amid rising border enforcement.
IP 28 threatens to dismantle Oregon’s agricultural heritage by criminalizing routine farming and hunting practices, potentially banning in-state meat and dairy production.
With profit expectations dropping to 46%, the 2026 Farm Journal State of the Dairy Industry Report reveals a gray skyline of rising costs, credit hurdles and a resilient paradox of strategic expansion.
After 10 years of growth and policy momentum, IDFA will begin a search for new leadership as Michael Dykes plans to retire in 2026.
A new survey shows teenagers trust dairy more than any other age group as schools prepare to bring whole milk back to menus under updated federal nutrition rules.
As the gap between federal policy and dairy’s year-round reality widens, leaders in Texas and Idaho warn that a structural labor deficiency is pushing the industry toward a breaking point.
As make allowances surge to $5.04 per cwt., the American Dairy Coalition is demanding USDA transparency to ensure that plant efficiency gains don’t become an invisible tax on the family farm.
Mississippi has enacted HB 1153 to protect traditional agriculture and prevent the sale of “fake milk” alternatives starting July 2026.
Ambassador Julie Callahan outlines a transactional approach to global trade, targeting market access and regulatory reform
Government buyout programs have long been part of the dairy industry. Western United Dairies says the Make America More Ground Beef initiative is different and would help monetize surplus dairy cows, increase beef supply and lower grocery prices.
With a giant bottle of milk on the desk, President Donald Trump signed a law bringing whole milk back to schools. Here’s the story of the farmers and families who witnessed the historic moment.
The president has signed the bipartisan Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act into law, restoring whole and 2% milk options in U.S. schools for the first time in more than a decade.
Congress has passed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, reversing a 2012 restriction and allowing schools to offer whole and 2% milk again (pending the president’s signature).
A seventh-generation dairy farmer is turning everyday moments with curious schoolkids into powerful advocacy to bring whole milk back to classrooms.
The Senate’s approval of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act could soon give schools the option to serve whole and 2% milk again.
From beef-on-dairy calves fetching record prices to $11 billion in new processing plants, U.S. dairy is riding a wave of momentum fueled by consumer demand for protein and historic levels of investment.
From volatile milk prices to the rise of beef-on-dairy, and from export dependence to uncertainty with China, producers and analysts agree: resilience and adaptation are more critical than ever.
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has reintroduced the DAIRY PRIDE Act of 2025, aiming to stop plant-based products from using dairy terms and require the FDA to enforce labeling standards that protect dairy farmers and prevent consumer confusion.
A new bipartisan bill introduced in Congress seeks to give WIC participants more options when it comes to the types of milk they can choose.
Over 90% of U.S. ice cream makers vow to remove artificial colors from ice cream made with real milk by 2027 in a voluntary industry effort.
The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” brings a range of updates for dairy farmers including extended DMC coverage, expanded tax relief, insurance incentives and pricing transparency measures.
While the 1,000-page bill includes spending increases for agriculture-facing programs by $56.6 billion over the next decade, there’s one major priority that didn’t make it into the House’s version.
The Senate Agriculture Committee has advanced the bipartisan Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, a major step toward restoring whole and 2% milk options in schools.