Editorials
Lower SCC limit remains an elusive goal
For several years, NMC (formerly National Mastitis Council) has tried unsuccessfully to get the government to lower the national somatic cell count limit from 750,000 to 400,000 cells/ml.
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Where are you headed?
“It isn’t where you came from; it’s where you’re going that counts.” — Ella Fitzgerald, greatest female singer in jazz history
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Targeted marketing makes more sense
What a difference six months can make! In June, I shared with you the bad experience I had purchasing milk at a nearby McDonald’s restaurant. The milk — served in a cardboard carton — was frozen solid.
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Carry your own positive message to consumers
Every now and then, John Fiscalini has to rub shoulders with the haughty-taughty wine-and-cheese crowd at food shows. It’s a tough job, but someone has to do it.
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Note to politicians: Leave your Band-Aids at home
The presidential race isn’t over yet. So, it’s still possible the candidates will reprise a common refrain that is often heard in election years.
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New look of school milk
Last month, I mentioned some of the interesting letters-to-the-editor that I had received.
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We want to hear from you
It’s always a pleasure to receive a letter or an e-mail from a reader. Considering that letter-writing has become somewhat of a lost art, the very fact that someone would take the time to sit down and write a letter is gratifying.
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EPA should pay for its own research
At first glance, the “safe-harbor” provisions proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency make sense. But, the more you look at them, something seems to be amiss.
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We need the dairy checkoff more than ever
Recently, I went to a McDonald’s restaurant about a mile from my office and ordered milk to go with two hamburgers. Part of me was curious to see what the quality of milk served would be. Would it be sour, served warm or done exactly right?
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Keep the Canadian border closed for now
Many producers in california have to pay $2,300 for replacement heifers, compared to $1,200 to $1,300 a year ago.
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Take advantage of the good times — while they last
High milk prices will allow john bos Jr. To construct a new free-stall barn and complete the partial remodeling of another one.
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