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News December 23, 2019

UMDIA Scholarship – Due January 31st

The Upper Midwest Dairy Industry Association (UMDIA) is pleased to announce that we again will be awarding up to two…

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News September 16, 2019

Ground Breaking Ceremony

Litchfield, Minnesota (9/12/2019) –  On Thursday, September 12th, President & CEO Bob Huffman, the First District Association Staff, and their…

News June 10, 2019

CEO Announcement

First District Association is honored to announce that Bob Huffman will be the next CEO/President of FDA effective July 1,…

News April 17, 2019

Dairy Farm Improvement Grant

  The AGRI Dairy Farm Improvement Grant assists dairy producers in maximizing their profitability through investments necessary to produce Grade…

News March 19, 2019

Checkoff Highlights – Q1 2019

Dairy Management Inc. recently released the Q1 Checkoff Highlights. Click here to view the highlights… Checkoff Highlights – Q1 2019  

Industry News December 24, 2018

Final Breakdown on the Farm Bill

Here is the final breakdown of the Farm Bill President Trump signed. Current MPP vs final 2018 Farm Bill vs…

News December 12, 2018

2018 Farm Bill Information and MPP Breakdown

  As we all patiently wait for the 2018 Farm Bill to be complete, we wanted to share with you …

News September 20, 2018

AGRI Livestock Investment Grant – Now Accepting Applications

Attention Minnesota Livestock Producers: The application period is now open for the 2019 AGRI Crop Research Grant offered by the…

News May 29, 2018

Want to have a voice in the FARM program?

  Overwhelming, farmers have indicated they have a strong desire to have a voice on the direction of the FARM…

News April 19, 2018

Understanding the MPP Changes, with NMPF Staff

From the National Milk Producers Federation:                          To help…