Editorial
Continued economic growth seen; good news for dairy
Looking back a few years to 2008 and 2009, it’s obvious that dairy sales growth is intrinsically linked to the economic growth in the U.S. and the world at large.
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Global feed supply: 959 million tons
Alltech has released the results of its 2013 Global Feed Tonnage Survey conducted in December 2012. According to Alltech’s Aidan Connolly, it’s estimated that there is 959 million tons (mt) of global feed.
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DFA agrees to $140 million settlement in antitrust lawsuit
Thousands of dairy farmers in line to receive a payout.
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Dairy group: A real opportunity this year on immigration reform
“The stars and planets are aligning in the political universe for us to do something on this,” says Chris Galen, senior vice president of communication at the National Milk Producers Federation.
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Forbes: The dairy industry 'has nobody to blame but itself’
Declining milk consumption has been partly to blame for the economic difficulties facing the dairy industry. Exactly, how did it reach this point?
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Commentary: Government dysfunction displayed over farm bill
Congress and the White House averted the fiscal cliff and the dairy cliff at the last possible moment, but left dairy reforms in limbo.
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Much uncertainty as “dairy cliff” nears
There is a media feeding frenzy over the possibility of higher milk prices in the grocery store.
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Commentary: Will we go over the dairy cliff?
Every day, there are dire warnings of milk prices in the grocery store going to $6 per gallon because of the “dairy cliff.”
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Will 2013’s weather be a repeat of 2012’s?
The possibility of La Niña is something to keep an eye on, since it’s usually associated with warm weather and drier-than normal in the South.
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2013 could be a challenging year for dairy exports
Expectations are for tighter dairy supplies on the world market, which will drive up prices and possibly dampen demand..
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Was 2012 worse than 2009?
They were both terrible years — 2009 and 2012. Is there any way to say one was worse than the other?
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