The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) is pushing back hard against a statement by the Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister on up-coming talks to re-negotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement.

All eyes are on Washington D.C. this week as negotiations begin to “modernize” NAFTA, but getting on the same page will be step one.

Soil seems like a long way from the milk aisle but one Wisconsin dairyman is making caring for the land a top priority for producing a top product and turning into a partnership between rural and urban. For Jeff Endres of Endres BerryRidge Farms, the responsibility of a good producer goes further than just working with cattle -it starts in the soil.

Back in April, Grassland Dairy Products, a processor in Wisconsin, gave notice to dozens of dairies their contract would be terminated by the end of the month. The ax was all due to a change in Canada’s milk market, which would no longer take some U.S. products called ultra-filtered milk. The Wisconsin Department of Agricultural Trade and Consumer Protection says 58 dairies in the state were dropped, and all but two found new processors.

Some Jerome County residents are worried that plans for a big new University of Idaho-operated dairy could befoul the local air.

Dairy farmers, take note: The key to turning your dairy cow into a cash cow is udder happiness.