Jim Dickrell

Jim Dickrell is the editor Dairy Herd Management and is based in Monticello, Minn. He has 27 years of publication experience, and also operated his family’s Wisconsin family dairy farm for three years following graduation from the University of Wisconsin—River Falls. He also holds a Masters Degree from Hamline University, St. Paul, Minn.

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HSUS had spent $50,000 to defeat the bill, which becomes law next week.
2014 prices were double those of 2009
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States differ by sign up totals and coverage levels.
But about half is covered at $5 or less.
Report pulled until correct information made available.
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Complex study design and intense marketing make evaluation difficult
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