S 420119th CongressIn Committee

Dairy Business Innovation Act of 2025

Introduced: Feb 5, 2025

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The Dairy Business Innovation Act of 2025 would reauthorize and increase funding for the Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives, a set of USDA-supported programs designed to bolster dairy processing, product development, and marketing in rural communities. The bill specifically amends the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 by changing the authorized funding level for these initiatives from $20,000,000 to $36,000,000. In plain terms, this is a funding authorization update meant to expand the scale of the dairy innovation programs, though actual spending would depend on future appropriations by Congress. The bill was introduced in the Senate by Senators Baldwin and Blackburn on February 5, 2025.

Key Points

1Short title: The bill is named the Dairy Business Innovation Act of 2025.
2Purpose: To reauthorize and expand the Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives originally created in the 2018 Farm Act.
3Funding change: Increases the authorized funding level from $20,000,000 to $36,000,000 (the change appears in Section 12513(i) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018).
4Legal mechanism: The change is accomplished by amending Section 12513(i) (7 U.S.C. 1632d(i)), which governs the DBII program.
5Introducers: Introduced in the Senate by Senators Tammy Baldwin and Marsha Blackburn on February 5, 2025; referred to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Impact Areas

Primary group/area affected- Dairy producers, processors, cooperatives, and other dairy-focused businesses, especially in rural areas, who participate in or benefit from the Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives (e.g., through grants, technical assistance, and project support).Secondary group/area affected- State- and region-based Dairy Business Innovation Centers and partners that administer DBII funding and programs; local economic development programs tied to dairy value chains.Additional impacts- Potential expansion of jobs and investment in dairy processing, product development (new dairy products), and marketing/branding efforts in rural communities.- Increased federal spending authority for dairy innovation efforts, with corresponding administrative responsibilities for implementing agencies (e.g., USDA) and oversight by Congress through appropriations.- Encouragement of rural economic diversification within the dairy sector, potentially improving competitiveness and resilience of dairy supply chains.

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