Newsletter Articles
Poll: What is your prediction for the U.S. economy over the next year?
- Much better than today
- Somewhat better than today
- About the same
- Worse than today
- Much worse than today
- Other
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Poll: Will the Congressional Super Committee treat dairy fairly as it works on the federal budget?
- Yes
- No
- Not sure
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Poll: Do you support NMPF’s Foundation for the Future program?
-Yes
-No
-Still need more information
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August 13, 2011: AVC discusses timely issues
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Tell Us What You Think - 8/19/2011
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2011 Class III whipsaws higher Friday after week of lower prices
Markets fall, markets rally…whether its equities, grains or dairy, it’s been rocky of late. Friday, Class III got its dose of the volatile medicine, opening sharply lower and rallying by the end of the day. The bigger the move is in one direction, the bigger the vacuum that is created in the other direction and the more price can move wildly.
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Top USDA scientist says agricultural research important to U.S. growth
The chief scientist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture contends that agricultural research being conducted in Kansas will have a “payoff for everybody.”
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Barrel cheese down 6.5 cents
Class III prices saw declines overnight, and it looked for a brief moment as though they would find support from the bullish USDA grain report Thursday morning. But that was short-lived. During the spot session, barrels were offered lower to start the price movement, falling by 6.5 cents on 4 trades — the first time we’ve seen more than one trade since July 6 and the last time we saw more than 3 trades in a week was June 13th through the 17th where 5 trades occurred.
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Poll: Do you support USDA's animal disease traceability program?
-Yes
-No
-Not sure
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Dairy markets under more sell pressure Wednesday
The stable spot market couldn’t stop futures from plummeting though most of 2011. The spot market remained quiet yesterday with blocks remaining unchanged at $2.10 and barrels at $2.1350 with no bids, offers or trades.
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Class III consolidates; butter/powder weak Tuesday
What started out looking much weaker ended calmly Tuesday. Follow-through selling from Monday prompted 2011 Class III futures to start yesterday’s session largely on weaker footing. Futures selling cooled ahead of the spot market trade.
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- Ag markets diverge just before the long holiday weekend
- Study suggests dairy herd water quality linked to milk production
- Wis. lawmakers question challenges to large wells
- Traders evening up positions ahead of the weekend Friday
- Bio-Vet and Keller break ground on new facility
- NOAA: Get ready for a busy hurricane season
- Seven jobs more dangerous than farming
- White House urges Senate to cut crop insurance in farm bill
- Class III futures close out quietly last week
- 4 rules for growing a business or industry
- Drop in U.S. underground water levels has accelerated
- Ongoing wave of Calif. metal theft prompts further legislation
