From the 2025-30 Dietary Guidelines to the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, new policies are reclaiming dairy’s place in the American diet and unlocking major growth across the supply chain.
In a major legislative milestone, the House-passed H.R. 7567 offers a roadmap for the next five years of American agriculture.
As state mandates dismantle century-old overtime exemptions, dairy producers face a squeeze play between rising labor costs, workforce shortages and the high-stakes push for automation.
Why is a long-term farm bill even needed with the provisions included in the One Big Beautiful Bill? Industry leaders explain their views on the issue.
Whether in a blue or a red state, the message to Washington is the same: the U.S. dairy and agricultural sectors cannot remain globally competitive while their workforce remains in the shadows.
Learn how the “Make America Healthy Again” agenda and grocery inflation are reshaping voter sentiment and dairy policy ahead of the 2026 midterms.
A federal audit wiped out Drumgoon Dairy’s staff, exposing agriculture’s labor crisis. This South Dakota farm’s labor struggle highlights the urgent need for immigration reform to sustain the U.S. food supply.
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.
The court issued more rulings Wednesday but did not act in the tariffs case, which was argued on Nov. 5.
The December Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor shows the farm economy will likely stay strained into 2026. As crops face tight margins, biofuels policy — especially E15 and biomass-based diesel — could influence recovery.
Farmers need to be prepared to pay substantially more for their coverage in 2026, unless Congress acts now to address the impending price surge.
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).
Federal government will cut the bureaucracy to support the dairy industry, focused on tougher measures to stop major animal disease problems and improve labor availability.
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the new guidelines will change the food culture in this country.
It looked like good news in USDA’s September forecast: near-record net farm income for 2025. But Danny Munch, American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) economist says that’s not necessarily the case.
As attendees soon gather at the World Dairy Expo Tanbark to celebrate the illustrious career of Jim Mulhern being named World Dairy Expo’s 2025 Industry Person of the Year, one thing is very clear: his contributions to the U.S. dairy industry.
The recent signing of a memorandum of understanding between the USDEC, NMPF and DAT marks a significant milestone in the two countries’ ongoing partnership.
In the heart of California’s Central Valley, generations of farm families are facing a new kind of crisis: what farmers argue is a man-made drought. It’s mounting water regulations that could determine whether the most fertile farmland in the nation survives.
Dairy markets are falling through support levels as the overabundance of milk supply weighs heavily on prices. At the same time, changes in the Federal Milk Marketing Order are beginning to roll out.
Two sessions are planned for next week for the veterinary workforce. Register now to have input and help guide the Rural Veterinary Action Plan.
Sign-up for the Emergency Livestock Relief Program begins on Monday, Sept. 15 to help offset increased feed costs due to qualifying flooding or wildfires in 2023 and 2024.
Auction barn license fees would increase nearly 1,700% as state ag department cites program deficits.
Labor costs continue to rise for California farmers, but skilled labor isn’t something growers are able to find with the current H-2A program. Labor experts, economists and farmers agree the current immigration system is “broken,” but a solution could be on the horizon.
As part of this W&W Dairy transition, DFA implemented E-Verify, a federal system that verifies employees’ immigration status. This move has caused turmoil, particularly among the plant’s immigrant workforce.
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.