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Assembly panel considers bill on milk pricing
A bill that would have established a formula for determining the whey value in the California milk pricing system to bring prices closer to those paid under the federal milk marketing order has been amended, to allow California dairy farmers and processors to work on an agreement.
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Dairy groups request Dairy Security Act in farm bill
More than 50 state and national dairy organizations, including the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), sent a joint letter today to members of the House Agriculture Committee, urging that panel to include the Dairy Security Act (DSA) in upcoming Farm Bill.
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Dairy steals the spotlight in Al Roker broadcast
Celebrity meteorologist Al Roker may have visited a Tennessee dairy for a live broadcast, but between milking and feeding hungry calves, weather was overshadowed by life on a dairy farm.
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Ag markets mixed again around midsession Wednesday
The financial market situation seems quite supportive of the commodity outlook at this point, since equities are rising from record highs and the dollar is quite weak today.
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USDA researches environmentally friendly farming
A USDA researcher is studying the feasibility of using cheaper alternatives to commercial fertilizers and how much farmers can use in an environmentally friendly way.
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Questions that will be the focus of the upcoming farm bill debate
Farm Bill markup likely will begin soon in both the Senate and House Agricultural committees.
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Dairy farmer charged after allegedly threatening inspector
One Iowa farmer found out the hard way that threatening a dairy inspector can have serious consequences.
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For farmers, plenty of uncertainty accompanies planting season
The first week of May is traditionally thought of as the ideal time for Iowa farmers to begin planting, but a slow start to spring and volatile grain markets in recent weeks have left producers with a lot of questions.
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Brighter planting picture for U.S. farmers
Better corn planting weather is expected in the U.S. Midwest over the next week to 10 days following wet weather that has hampered the seeding pace to the slowest in nearly three decades, an agricultural meteorologist said on Wednesday.
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Weather report: Showers stretch across the Plains
In the West, widely scattered showers stretch from northern and central California to the central Rockies. On the Plains, showers and thunderstorms are primarily affecting central portions of the region. In the Corn Belt, a brief window of warm, dry weather is beginning to close. In the South, a few showers linger across the southern Mid-Atlantic region.
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Rename FMD?
Words, as we know, have the power to foster understanding and also the power to confuse or mislead. In the realm of disease, that confusion was evident during the 2010 pandemic of H1N1 influenza, when use of the term “swine flu” damaged pork demand as consumers feared they could contract the disease from pork.
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- Wet U.S. Midwest sections may lead to fewer corn acres
- Where’s the rain? Parched states can’t shake the drought
- Ouch — I stuck myself!
- World Dairy Expo announces dairy cattle show manager
- Program planned for first U.S. Precision Dairy Conference, Expo
- Alltech Symposium challenges agribusiness to make an impact
