U.S. Dairy Export Council

The Biden administration is planning to begin year-round sales of E15 in 2024, a move EPA feels will help reduce the retail price of fuel.

The National Milk Producers Federation and U.S. Dairy Export Council applauded the Biden administration last week for its initiation of a second U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement dispute panel.

The current supply chain crisis could irreparably harm American agriculture as customers around the world question the U.S. dairy industry’s reliability as a supplier.

July exports of U.S. dairy products continued to show amazing strength, up 22% in volume and up 17% in value, according to the U.S. Dairy Export Council.

Even with China anchoring dairy export totals, the total value of U.S. dairy exports was up 6% in May, reaching the highest level in four years at $539.1 million.

Tom Vilsack is backing Sonny Perdue to run the Department of Agriculture, the job Vilsack held for eight years under President Barack Obama. Vilsack says “I have had the opportunity to work with Governor Perdue and know how committed he is to all of our farmers, ranchers and producers regardless of size or production method used to expand markets here and throughout the world...

German agrochemical giant Bayer has committed to creating at least 3,000 new U.S. jobs and spending $8 billion on research and development if allowed to take over Monsanto. The announcement follows a meeting in New York last week between Trump and Monsanto CEO Hugh Grant, Bayer CEO Werner Baumann and Monsanto's chief technology officer, Robb Fraley...

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says what’s next for him remains to be seen. It was reported last week that Vilsack is expected to take over as CEO of the U.S. Dairy Export Council once he leaves office. But Vilsack tells Brownfield that he hasn’t made final plans for the future yet because he’s focused and committed to the USDA...

According to sources, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will become president and CEO of the U.S. Dairy Export Council when he leaves office this month. After 21-years at the helm, Tom Suber retired at the end of the year as president of the group that tracks and promotes American dairy trade...