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Wisconsin is still the big cheese
With 25 percent of the nation’s production, Wisconsin maintained its ranking as the nation’s top cheese producing state in 2010.
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CME spot blocks post 2011 high on Friday
Class III futures closed out the week on a mixed note despite a very sharp jump in the spot markets. Settlements were mixed from +6 to -15 all the way through December 2012, and volume was extremely heavy with 2,642 trades.
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Experts agree fat-free flavored milk is a healthy choice for children
For many children, flavored milk is a popular choice. However, flavored milk has come under fire lately as being a cause of childhood obesity and some schools are considering dropping the option of flavored milk.
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Class III lower despite higher CME spot cheese prices
One thing seems certain at this point, and that is technically the Class III market is overbought and it appeared throughout the day that futures wanted to move lower but were struggling to find a strong reason for doing so.
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Commentary: Is agriculture useless?
I’ll admit I was more than a little ticked when I first saw that three ag-related degrees made The Daily Beast’s “Twenty most useless college degrees”. I have many friends and colleagues who majored in agriculture, horticulture and animal science, and know that what they do and the knowledge they possess are anything but useless.
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Poll: Should PETA be allowed to advertise in schools?
Yes
No
Not sure
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Dairy month starts on firm footing
Class III futures continued to steam ahead to the upside yesterday on heavy volume. More than 2,400 contracts traded hands as follow-through buying from Tuesday’s day session spilled overnight and continued well into the trade Wednesday.
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Class III spikes higher to end May
Following the long holiday weekend, the spot markets jumped up 6 cents on the blocks to $1.87 and 5.25 cents on the barrels to $1.87.
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Dairy profitability regresses to 2009 levels
Not since the terrible summer of 2009 has the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s milk-feed profitability ratio been this low.
On Tuesday, the USDA announced that the preliminary ratio for May stood at 1.74. That’s the lowest the ratio has been since hitting 1.57 in July 2009. Most observers regard 2009 as the worst year in the dairy industry since the Great Depression.
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CME spot cheese continues to gain ground
We finally welcomed summer with open arms as temperature gauges posted highs in the 80s across much of the Midwest on Memorial Day. The holiday heat was in stark contrast to the mid-60 degree weather and flash-flooding rainstorms endured on Saturday and Sunday (1 to 2.5 inches from Southeast Iowa to Northeast Illinois). Summer weather is under way and that is positive for crop farmers here.
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Setting got milk? history, real teen girls will be milk mustache stars
Looking and feeling your best can inspire confidence and empower you to fulfill your dreams.
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