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Earlier this week, United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced that the United States is requesting new dispute settlement consultations with Canada under USMCA.  The request is over Canada’s dairy tariff-rate quota, or TRQ, allocation measures.  Since initiat...

The fiscal year for agricultural exports starts October 1st of every year, and when you look back in October of 2021, which kicked off the 2022 fiscal year, things started with record high October exports $17.7 billion.   But what about this past October which launched FY23?  ...

Dairy farmers have a few days left to enroll in the 2023 Dairy Margin Coverage program from USDA.  The enrollment deadline for the 2023 program is December 9th.  Chris Galen of the National Milk Producers Federation said the program is a valuable risk management tool for dairy farmers.   ...

With the exception of Idaho, year-over-year milk production across the PNW has decreased.   According to NASS, on August 1st, milk production in the Gem state was up 2.5% from 2021.  Dairies across Idaho produced nearly 1.5 billion poun...

The value of Washington’s 2021 agricultural production totaled $10.2 billion, a slight increase from the 2020 figure.  According to NASS, the value of Washington’s crop production in 2021 was $7.21 billion, down 3% year-over-year.  Meanwhile, the...

Groups like the American Business Immigration Coalition Action, the National Milk Producers Federation, the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, and many others involved in U.S. dairy held a press conference on labor shortages during World dairy Expo in Wisconsin...

The USDA’s annual report on per-capita dairy consumption saw an emphatic rise in domestic dairy demand.  The level of demand rose from 655 pounds per person in 2020 to 667 pounds per person last year.  That’s a total not seen since 1960, when it was 659 pounds, and is approaching 1959’s consumer total of 672 pounds.   The last time America consum...

According to Monday’s USDA Milk Production report, “What we’re looking at is a slow growth in the number of milk cows in the U.S. herd,” said USDA livestock analyst Shayle Shagam.  He added the report puts the number of milk cows on farms in August at a bit more than 9.4 million head, which is 11,000 fewer ...

The University of Idaho's CAFE project took a big step forward this week.  On Tuesday, the Idaho Board of Land Commissioners approved the U of I’s request to purchase land central to the school’s Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment.   In Nove...

For an entire century, Holstein Association U.S.A. has encouraged next-generation dairy leaders through its annual Distinguished Junior Members Award Competition.  Advancing as a Holstein U-S-A Distinguished Junior Member finalist is a big deal.  In...