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Dairy Focus: Right feed bunk design can reduce shrinkage
Reducing feed loss can save money and improve dairy efficiency.
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Group praises efforts to oppose supply market provisions
The Dairy Business Association (DBA) continues their work to oppose the supply management provision called the Dairy Market Stabilization Program (DMSP) outlined in the Dairy Security Act which may be part of the farm bill scheduled to be taken up by the House Committee on Agriculture this month.
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Prices for corn and soybeans, five years from now
Although challenges to planting the 2013 crop may provide some degree of support to corn and soybean prices, they have quickly faded from the 2012 highs and are threatening to diminish further from the highs that began in 2007.
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iPhone and tablet apps for agriculture
Recently, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service hosted a workshop focused on apps for agriculture. In addition to providing an introduction to using iPads (everything from turning the device on) they provided hands-on demonstrations of numerous apps they have reviewed for use in agricultural settings.
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Grazing workshop to help livestock producers maximize pastures
Livestock producers can learn about incorporating management-intensive grazing programs on their farms at a Purdue Extension conference June 7-8 in southern Indiana.
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Dean Foods first-quarter profit jumps on Morningstar sale
Top U.S. dairy company Dean Foods Co , the maker of Meadow Gold milk and Silk soymilk, reported a better-than-expected first quarter, sending its shares up 2 percent, while asset sales sent its net profit soaring.
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NMPF welcomes Senate Agriculture Committee farm bill draft
Jerry Kozak, President and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), released a statement in response a draft of the farm bill released on Thursday by the Senate Agriculture Committee.
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Katie Couric gets cozy with daughters in ‘got milk?’ ad
Talk show host Katie Couric is the latest celebrity to don the iconic milk mustache.
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Purina Animal Nutrition launches Cool Cow app
Purina Animal Nutrition LLC has introduced the Cool Cow app for smart phones.
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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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Securing future farms
“Ties to the Land,” a workshop from the Washington State University Extension Puget Sound Forest Stewardship program, explores the human side of estate planning for farms.
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