In testimony before the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture today, Colorado dairy producer Les Hardesty highlighted industry efforts to develop a single national dairy policy that addresses volatility and provides stronger support for dairy farmers in times of low prices.
Rep. Jim Costa (D-Calif.) introduced the Dairy Price Stabilization Act to Congress. Under the program, dairies can choose to maintain current production (plus an allowable year-over-year growth rate based on market conditions) or expand. If they expand, they would pay a fee during the first year of expansion which would be shared with farmers not expanding.
the National Milk Producers Federation and the International Dairy Foods Association today criticized elected officials for downplaying the food safety risks inherent in raw dairy products, and urged federal lawmakers to take measures restricting such sales.
Economists from the Universities of Missouri and Wisconsin have prepared a Dairy Policy Brief on mandatory supply control as one of 11 different briefs in anticipation of the 2012 Farm Bill.
Three national, voluntary supply management programs have been instituted in the United States over the past 25 years or so. All have met with some level of success, but none are being viewed as permanent solutions to surplus milk.
The Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) program, initiated in December 2001, is coming under more scrutiny as Federal budget deficits climb and as dairy herd size continues to grow, making fewer herds eligible for a smaller share of their annual milk production.
Dairy economists from the Universities of Missouri (UM) and Wisconsin have prepared a Policy Brief analyzing the pros and cons of such a national dairy gross margin program. In essence, LGM-Dairy pays an insurance indemnity equal to the difference, if positive, between the gross margin expected at producer sign-up and the gross margin actually experienced.
Economists from the University of Missouri and Wisconsin summarize issues related to Federal Milk Marketing Orders.
Ag interests were not uniformly pleased with the House version of climate-change legislation—and the initial offering from the Senate (S. 1733) didn’t help matters much.
Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack has been tapped as the nominee by President-elect Barack Obama as the next USDA Secretary.
The pain felt by California’s financially strapped dairy producers was evident yesterday as they gathered to hear about a new growth management program proposed by Holstein USA Association.
With President Trump, you have to strip away the tweets and rhetoric to look at the real numbers.
Rather than being an environmental burden, livestock consume and recycle food and feed humans can’t eat.
The first TB-infected beef cattle herd was detected in July 2005 in northwestern Minnesota. Since that time, more than 800,000 TB tests have been done around the state.
The emergency action is required to allow the U.S. to continue to export dairy ingredients and products into the European Union.
Both the National Milk and Holstein Dairy Plan would reduce price volatility.
The National Milk Producers Federation’s board of directors overwhelmingly agreed today to move forward with a variety of changes in federal dairy policies.
Economists from the Universities of Missouri and Wisconsin discuss milk productr classification issues within the Federal Milk Marketing Order system.
University of Missouri and Wisconsin look at pooling issues within Federal Milk Marketing Orders.
Former Virginia dairy farmers gives his opinion on recent USDA/Department of Justice hearing on dairy market consolidation.
USDA/Department of Justice hearing on consolidation of milk markets brings out contrasting opinions.
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