Editorial
Over 30,000 comments on artificial sweeteners in chocolate milk
A proposal to put artificial sweeteners in flavored milk has generated a fair amount of controversy -- and misunderstanding.
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Name game: Dairy faces challenges on several fronts
The European Union is challenging U.S. exports of mozzarella, parmesan, Romano and other types of cheese. Meanwhile, imitation dairy products are causing a rift here at home.
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Meteorologists: Don’t say ‘goodbye’ to drought just yet
According to the meteorologists at Planalytics, the drought may hang on in many of the areas already significantly impacted.
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Vilsack healthy foods initiative takes detour in Easter egg aisle
A funny thing happened on the way from the dairy case to the produce section... U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack made a stop in the Easter Egg aisle.
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Spring to offer little drought relief, NOAA says
The U.S. just completed the 20th warmest winter on record, according to the NOAA, and odds favor above-average temperatures for much of the drought-parched regions of the Southwest and Great Plains this spring.
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Bad publicity for the dairy industry
Thursday evening, one of the featured stories on the Yahoo! home page showed a picture of milk jugs with the headline, “Controversial ingredient may be added to milk.”
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Milk prices may not fully offset high feed prices
Feed prices for dairy producers will likely remain high through the summer, but late-year declines are expected with bumper crops of corn and soybeans, according to Feb. 22 projections from the U.S. Department of Agriculture at the 2013 Agricultural Outlook Forum.
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In trying to lure dairies, only one state brought a governor
“We’ve got lower feed costs than California, higher milk prices — on average, about $3 a hundredweight, sometimes as much as $4 a hundredweight better,” that particular governor told Dairy Herd Management.
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ObamaCare decisions loom for some farms
Although the Act doesn’t go into effect until next Jan. 1, management decisions that farms make in 2013 will have an impact on what they need to do in 2014.
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Alfalfa hay could be cheaper in the West this spring
Prices are subject to weakness because the biggest customers for alfalfa hay — dairy farmers — are experiencing financial difficulty, especially the ones in California.
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Warm, dry spring and a developing La Niña are forecast
Meteorologist Art Douglas says the cooling of Pacific Ocean waters will support expansion and intensification of drought conditions in the West and Central Plains through spring.
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