(AMES, Iowa) September 23, 2025—As family dairy farmers struggle with high operational costs and plunging milk futures prices, a national farm marketing group is proposing a change to the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program.
DMC payments are based on the difference between the prices farmers receive for milk and an index of prices paid for feed…

(CORALVILLE, Iowa) March 20, 2024—At National Farmers Convene ’24 last week, Dick Bylsma, National Sales Director and authority on the Federal Milk Marketing Order System updated members on the Federal Milk Order hearings that…

(CORALVILLE, Iowa) March 19, 2024—At National Farmers Convene ’24 last week, Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach beef program specialist Patrick Wall discussed with convention attendees genomic testing of beef…

(CORALVILLE, Iowa) March 19, 2024—At National Farmers Convene ’24 last week, improving soil health to help farmers deal with changing climate conditions and carbon intensity was addressed. Carolyn King, vice president, Continuum Ag…

(CORALVILLE, Iowa) March 18, 2024—At National Farmers Convene ’24 last week, Ricardo Salvador, senior scientist and director of the Food and Environment program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, gave convention attendees an update on the Farm Bill. Salvador believes it is…

(CORALVILLE, Iowa) March 18, 2024—At National Farmers Convene ’24 last week, officer and board election results from mail-in ballots were announced to members. Paul Olson, Taylor, Wisconsin was re-elected as president, and Jim Hayes, a dairy farmer from Columbus, Wisconsin was elected vice president…