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The National Milk Producers Federation is urging all dairy farmers to sign up for the Dairy Margin Coverage Program. Enrollment in the program opened Tuesday. NMPF cites the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, and the expectation of volatile dairy margins in the next year, in the need for DMC protection ...

Typically, this week, the dairy industry would gather in Madison, WI for World Dairy Expo. However, because of COVID-19 the international event has gone on line. So, the World Dairy Expo team is using the week to focus on the history of the event ...

Jake Carpenter with Equilus Capital Partners says he's staying very busy these days meeting the needs of local farmers and dairy producers. If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekmedia... Read More ...

The National Milk Producers Federation reminds dairy farmers to sign up for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. CFAP is the main method USDA is using to help farmers weather the COVID-19 pandemic. NMPF spokesperson Chris Galen said dairy farmers have received nearly $2 billion, but there is more funding available ...

In the dairy industry today, cows can generate value beyond the milk they produce. High-quality, elite genetics are in demand by producers around the world looking to advance their herd’s genetic progress. For Robert Webb a third generational dairyman, the phrase “knowledge is power” has taken on new meaning. Education and u ...

In an effort to help those who are hungry and unable to afford their groceries, Dairy West announced the launch of a new program to help those throughout Idaho and Utah. The Curds + Kindness program directs surplus, nutrient rich dairy foods to those who are unable to afford their groceries ...

Fewer dairy farmers chose to opt into the Dairy Margin Coverage Program authorized in the 2018 Farm Bill. At the beginning of this year, the forecast was for an improving dairy economy and the USDA prediction tool that showed either low or no DMC payments this year ...

Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue says the real answer to epidemic farmer suicides is not just social, but economic, getting demand and prices back up. Perdue recently opened up about the sensitive subject of increasing farmer suicides. He said one-on-one help to those under great stress is only part of the answer ...

The hope is the Senate will vote on funding bills with in the next couple of days, including the agriculture appropriations bill.  Senator Tammy Baldwin, a Wisconsin Democrat, says lawmakers are working to include help in the bill for dairy farmers.  ...

The USDA announced Thursday it is giving dairy producers an extra week to sign up for the Dairy Margin Coverage program.  USDA’s Bill Northey told lawmakers the deadline will extend to September 27th.  Northey made the comment during a House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management hearing.   The FS...