The American Dairy Coalition is asking for support of a state-based worker visa program. USDA proposed eliminating one importer position on the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board. Revisions to organic animal welfare standards are proposed. This and other U.S. dairy policy news can be found here.

Overall Global Dairy Trade auction prices rose. California’s March Class 4 milk prices were mixed. Pacific Northwest dairy margins are a mixed bag, too. This and other U.S. dairy economic news can be found here.

With China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) more active buyers, February U.S. alfalfa hay exports were the highest since November 2015, according to latest estimates from USDA’s Foreign Ag Service.

Valley Milk LLC named a CEO. February dairy product output was up. Researchers find health benefits of milkfat. This and other U.S. dairy industry news can be found here.

The nation’s soybean growers have a vested interest in the policy issues facing dairy producers, according to a report commissioned by the United Soybean Board.

Having navigated through a stormy past, Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) and other dairy and agricultural companies face turbulence caused by outside political and economic forces, according to Bob Engel, chief executive officer of CoBank.

Two major agricultural banks forecast an improved global dairy price picture, but differ slightly on the timeline. The European Union (EU) is the epicenter for both.

U.S. hay producers intend to harvest 54.3 million acres of all hay in 2016, according to the USDA’s annual Prospective Plantings report released March 31.

The Food & Drug Administration posted changes to the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance. USDA approved use of dairy checkoff funds in Cuba. The American Farm Bureau urged clarity on Internet sales taxes to protect rural merchants. This and other U.S. dairy policy news can be found here.