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Milk production report called 'very bearish'
02/17/2012 2:18:00 PM
Milk production in the 23 major dairy states totaled 15.8 billion pounds in January, up 3.7 percent from the same month a year earlier. ...
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How far will some people go for alfalfa hay?
02/20/2012 9:29:00 PM
Last year’s drought in the south central U.S. wreaked havoc on dairy producers like Doug Idsinga, of Portales, N.M. Among other things, it is causing him and others to go an incredibly long distance to secure alfalfa hay.
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Blaze that killed more than 60 cows ruled accidental
02/21/2012 9:04:00 AM
There is no definitive cause of a fire that killed more than 60 cows last week on a southwest Michigan dairy.
“We had the state fire marshall out there and he couldn’t get a cause on it; there was so much damage,” a spokesman for the Buchanan Township Fire Department told Dairy Herd Network. “So, we ruled it undetermined, accidental.”
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PETA to question Calif. Milk Advisory Board
02/20/2012 3:32:00 PM
California dairy farmers behind the state’s ‘Happy Cows’ dairy ads have been ordered by a state Superior Court to answer questions from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). ...
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Warning issued on shipment of milk
02/19/2012 4:46:00 PM
People who bought Castle Rock Organic Farms whole milk with a sell-by date of Feb. 29 are advised to throw it away.
According to the Associated Press, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection tested the product and confirmed that pasteurization may have been inadequate.
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U.S. dairy exports reached record volumes in 2011
02/19/2012 12:39:00 PM
Processors and traders moved 3.24 billion pounds of total milk solids into export channels last year, 7 percent more than 2010 and 49 percent more than 2009. Overseas shipments were valued at $4.82 billion, up 30 percent from the year before, according to government trade data released a few weeks ago.
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No wonder South Dakota is recruiting dairies from other states
02/16/2012 7:56:00 PM
“We’re on a cattle roundup,” says South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard. “So, if you’re out there in the world of dairying and you’re looking for a place to plant your dairy, South Dakota is open for business.”
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Raw milk linked to most dairy-related disease outbreaks
02/21/2012 1:03:00 PM
The rate of outbreaks caused by raw, unpasteurized milk and products made from it was 150 times greater than outbreaks linked to pasteurized milk, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ...
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Doing more with smartphones
12/27/2011 12:21:00 PM
This is first in a series on how the dairy industry is embracing smartphone technology. ...
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Washington to hear amazing story of American agriculture
02/18/2012 7:58:00 AM
On March 8, 2012, the Agriculture Council of America (ACA) will host three major events in the nation's capital. ...
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- How far will some people go for alfalfa hay?
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- PETA to question Calif. Milk Advisory Board
- Warning issued on shipment of milk
- U.S. dairy exports reached record volumes in 2011
- No wonder South Dakota is recruiting dairies from other states
- Raw milk linked to most dairy-related disease outbreaks
- Doing more with smartphones
- Washington to hear amazing story of American agriculture
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