To require the Secretary of Agriculture to provide support for organic dairy producers and processors, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill defines short title This Act may be cited as the Organic Dairy Assistance, Investment, and Reporting Yields Act of 2025 or the O DAIRY Act of 2025, requires the Secretary of Agriculture to establish programs to collect and publish cost-of-production data for organic milk, including organic feedstuff costs, and requires the Secretary of Agriculture to publish a Federal Register proposal within 1 year to establish new organic dairy safety net programs providing support based on organic-specific cost data. It relies on grants, definition changes, reporting requirements, and appropriations. The main policy areas are Agriculture and Education.
Who Benefits and How
Small organic dairy operations could gain revenue opportunities, Organic dairy farmers could see lower costs, and Regional organic dairy processors could gain revenue opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service would take on compliance duties and USDA Farm Service Agency would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Defines short title This Act may be cited as the Organic Dairy Assistance, Investment, and Reporting Yields Act of 2025 or the O DAIRY Act of 2025.
- Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to establish programs to collect and publish cost-of-production data for organic milk, including organic feedstuff costs.
- Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to publish a Federal Register proposal within 1 year to establish new organic dairy safety net programs providing support based on organic-specific cost data.
- Establishes a $20 million annual program (FY2025-2029) for infrastructure investments in regional organic dairy processing, including new processing plants, on-farm processing, aggregation sites, and institutional...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill defines short title This Act may be cited as the Organic Dairy Assistance, Investment, and Reporting Yields Act of 2025 or the O DAIRY Act of 2025, requires the Secretary of Agriculture to establish programs to collect and publish cost-of-production data for organic milk, including organic feedstuff costs, and requires the Secretary of Agriculture to publish a Federal Register proposal within 1 year to establish new organic dairy safety net programs providing support based on organic-specific cost data.
Key Policy Areas
Agriculture, Education
Primary Purpose
The bill defines short title This Act may be cited as the Organic Dairy Assistance, Investment, and Reporting Yields Act of 2025 or the O DAIRY Act of 2025, requires the Secretary of Agriculture to establish programs to collect and publish cost-of-production data for organic milk, including organic feedstuff costs, and requires the Secretary of Agriculture to publish a Federal Register proposal within 1 year to establish new organic dairy safety net programs providing support based on organic-specific cost data.
Policy Domains
O DAIRY Act of 2025
Identified Gains
- Small organic dairy operations
- Organic dairy farmers
- Regional organic dairy processors
- Organic milk aggregators and transporters
- Agricultural research institutions
Identified Costs
- USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service
- USDA Farm Service Agency
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Welch (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Organic dairy farmers, Organic feed producers, Regional organic dairy processors
USDA Farm Service Agency, USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service
Organic milk aggregators and transporters
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Organic Dairy Assistance, Investment, and Reporting Yields Act of 2025
Dairy operations as determined based on the small business size standard for the applicable North American Industry Classification System code described in section 121.201 of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations
The Secretary of Agriculture
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