Innovative Cheese, Butter and Yogurt Products Fueling Dairy Market Growth
DENVER (July 17, 2024)—U.S. consumers are drinking less milk with each passing year, but overall dairy sales are on a multiyear winning streak. Cheese, butter and yogurt are fueling category growth, along with new dairy-based products designed
Senators Cramer, Crapo, and Wyden Send Bipartisan Potato Wart Letter to USDA
WASHINGTON – In a bipartisan letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Thomas Vilsack, U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-ID) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) in expressing concerns about the potential for potato wart to spread
Clean Fuel Tax Credits Out of Reach for Many Farmers
Sustainable aviation fuel and clean fuel production tax credits have the potential to benefit farmers while lowering carbon emissions. However, the shortcomings in the provisions could put the benefits out of reach for many U.S. farmers. Four
Declining Corn, Soy Prices Show Need for Farm Bill, Improved Reference Prices
The news from USDA’s World Ag Outlook Board this week was further proof that farmers need more help to keep up with rising input costs for staple crops like corn. Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski says, “For
Russian Wheat Harvest Forecast Drops
Farmers in Russia’s breadbasket are battling temperatures over 120 degrees and trying to save a wheat crop hit hard by a heatwave, frosts, and even floods. Rostov, one of Russia’s key wheat-growing regions, accounted for 11 percent
Flash Drought Intensifies in Mid-Atlantic Region
Following weeks of intense summer heat and little rainfall, AccuWeather says a flash drought has developed and intensified in a region stretching from the Carolinas to Pennsylvania. A flash drought is described as the sudden arrival of
Sheep Industry Center Requests Proposals
The National Sheep Industry Improvement Center Board of Directors is accepting grant proposals designed to help improve the American sheep industry. At the request of the American Sheep Industry Association, the Center was established as part of