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This bill would keep the dairy business innovation program going and give it more money. The program helps dairy farmers and dairy businesses find new ways to make, process, market, and sell dairy products. The bill also raises the amount of funding available for the program so it can continue supporting innovation in the dairy industry.
- It reauthorizes the dairy business innovation initiatives created under the 2018 farm law.
- It increases the program’s funding level from $20 million to $36 million.
- The goal is to give dairy businesses more support to develop new products and improve how they operate.
Official Summaries
Dairy Business Innovation Act of 2025
This bill increases the authorization of appropriations for the Dairy Business Innovation (DBI) Initiatives for each fiscal year. Under the Agricultural Marketing Service, the DBI Initiatives support dairy businesses in the development, production, marketing, and distribution of dairy products. The DBI Initiatives provide direct technical assistance and subawards to dairy businesses, including for niche dairy products and dairy products derived from cow milk, sheep milk, and goat milk.
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 420 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 420
To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize the
dairy business innovation initiatives.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 5, 2025
Ms. Baldwin (for herself and Mrs. Blackburn) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
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A BILL
To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize the
dairy business innovation initiatives.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dairy Business Innovation Act of
2025''.
SEC. 2. DAIRY BUSINESS INNOVATION INITIATIVES.
Section 12513(i) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (7
U.S.C. 1632d(i)) is amended by striking ``$20,000,000'' and inserting
``$36,000,000''.
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