The House reconciliation bill that passed on May 22 contains several provisions that are favorable to dairy farmers and align with key priorities for Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative. The package from the House includes a $56.4 billion increase for farm bill programs and is one of the most sweeping rewrites of agricultural and nutrition policy in years, bringing much needed adjustments to key agriculture programs.
Michael Dykes, D.V.M., the president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), issued a statement on the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission’s Making Our Children Healthy Again Assessment.
National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) President Duane Stateler, a pork producer from McComb, Ohio, released a statement on the ‘Make American Healthy Again’ (MAHA) Commission report.
Wendy Brannen will join the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) as Vice President of Communications and Marketing, beginning Monday, June 16th. She will be based in NPPC’s Washington, D.C. public policy office.
On February 20, 2025, the Cattle Plaintiffs in the In re: Cattle and Beef Antitrust Litigation against JBS, Tyson, Cargill and National Beef received preliminary approval of an $83.5 million settlement with JBS. The class action lawsuit, filed in 2019 by National Farmers Union (NFU), R-CALF USA and four individual ranchers, alleges anticompetitive conduct in the cattle market. Eligible parties may now submit claims under the terms of the JBS settlement. The settlement website, www.CattleAntitrustSettlement.com, informs both cattle feeders and futures traders of the details of the settlement. The website also provides instructions as to how claims can be filed, and how persons can object or opt out of the settlement.
The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) is pleased to announce the addition of Gregory Conner as its senior manager of multilateral affairs and market access. In this position, Conner will play a key role in advancing AFIA’s global market access, trade policy and regulatory initiatives, along with communicating to policymakers about these initiatives, representing the AFIA in trade discussions and advocating for science-based regulations to reduce non-tariff barriers.
Dr. R. Dean Boyd, swine nutritionist with Animal Nutrition Research, will moderate four small interactive group discussions at World Pork Expo titled Lessons in Swine Nutrition. The hour-long sessions offered will be held June 4th and 5th in the U.S. Soy Hospitality Tent #G520 at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa.
Papillon Agricultural Company, developer of premium nutritional products for dairy and beef cattle, has launched a new anti-caking agent DeTerra 365™ to support ruminant immune function with improved feed hygiene.
USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation announce the completion of a funded research project by researchers from Iowa State University that worked to develop and evaluate bacterin-based vaccines for the control of spotty liver disease in poultry. The research is part of the Association’s comprehensive research program encompassing all phases of poultry and egg production and processing.
