COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The Call for 2023 Northeast SARE Farmer Grants is now available. Approximately $750,000 has been allocated to fund projects for this grant cycle. Awards typically range from $5,000 to $30,000, depending upon a project’s complexity and duration. The online system for submitting proposals will open on Oct 1, 2022. Proposals are […]

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Center for Dairy Excellence Board of Directors is requesting nominations to fill two open board positions. The available positions are for a dairy producer from the Western Pennsylvania region and a dairy retail representative. After reaching the two-consecutive term maximum set by the organization’s bylaws, both Steve Paxton, a dairy farmer […]

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Consumers must come first. That is why Wisconsin’s dairy farmers and cheesemakers are advocating for legislation to deliver accurate food labeling in Wisconsin and across the country. We believe people deserve to know what is in the food they’re buying and serving to their families. Research consistently shows that when plant-based […]

ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) issued joint comments on Canada’s Phase II Consultations on its Comprehensive Review of the Allocation and Administration of Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQs) for Dairy, Poultry, and Egg Products. The three organizations, which have repeatedly expressed concerns […]

WASHINGTON — The methane digester on Belden Farms in Hatfield, MA, owned and operated by Darryl and Lucinda Williams, generates almost 2.5 million kilowatt hours of electricity per year, avoiding 1,768 metric tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions — equivalent to taking 382 cars off the road. That’s a big reduction – and one from a farm […]