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The winner has never been to World Dairy Expo, but has spent the past several shows viewing them on Expo TV on-line.
Economists discuss the milk price outlook against the backdrop of higher dairy cow culling, slowing milk output and $8 corn.
In 2012, CWT has assistedin making export sales of cheese totaling 73.8 million pounds, and butter and anhydrous milk fat totaling 56.6 million pounds, to 33 countries on four continents.
The number will climb since USDA has still not issued rulings on bulk derogations submitted by a number of large cooperatives.
Despite high feed costs and narrow profit margins, there’s good news for Idaho’s dairies.
The coalition effort will call attention to the fact that the farm bill is important to more Americans than just those working in agriculture.
Bipartisan group cites the “economic catastrophe” facing California’s dairy families.
State’s senators and congressman join request for EPA to scale back Renewable Fuels Standard in wake of the drought.
LMA’s animal care policy covers loading and unloading, cattle movement, flooring surface, and handling of downer livestock as well as euthanasia.
Former winners include football star Tim Tebow, Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochte, major league baseball superstar Alex Rodriquez.
Sixteen cattle experts will travel to Madison, Wis., to judge the most elite cows in North America Oct. 2-6.
A two-ton per acre forage yield is worth about $300 in forage feed value.
US: Rain, Cooler Weather Helping Crops; Drought Not OverVOA NewsAugust 14, 2012U.S. officials say cooler weather and recent rain showers in the drought-stricken Midwest have largely stabilized crop conditions, but add that the drought is not over.
The move, announced today by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, will allow dairy farms to expand to meet the growing demand for milk for use in yogurt.
“Even the best performing financial result showed not enough revenue to cover variable costs. The lowest breakeven price was $23.41/cwt.” Robert Tigner, University of Nebraska Extension.
Here’s what the new procedures are, and how they can impact dairy operations.
August-planted oats can yield two to three tons of dry matter per acre, more than double that of other fall-seeded small grains or winter wheat.
“The first significant rainfall to moisten the upper soil profile will stimulate microbial activity, causing a flush of nitrate nitrogen to be released into the soil system,” says Kurt Steinkewith Michigan State University.
This decision in Missouri affects an estimated 625,000 pounds of cheese consumption.
Oregon native Patrick Criteser will take helm of farmer-owned dairy cooperative.
When Naked Cow Dairy sought to boost its production of artisanal cheese, owners Monique van der Stroom and Sabrina St. Martin found it required a $15,000 piece of equipment. That was too big a price tag to pay for the sisters, who had already made a big financial commitment in starting their business, the only dairy on Oahu. What are two female farmers to do?
The apparently isolated, random case is only the fourth-ever discovery of the disease in the U.S.
National dairy leader says U.S. dairies are approaching a crisis comparable to or worse than 2009.
The new program utilizes the latest online registration technology while maintaining an easy-to-use and exhibitor-friendly system.
In June, as many as 10% of Upper Midwest dairy farms were not in compliance. Deadline is today.
The race to create a better, less controversial biofuel has spawned plenty of research into a variety of potential new sources - including switchgrass, cornstalks and algae. One goal behind the next generation of ethanol fuel is to end the debate over whether crops that could be used for food or animal feed are being converted into fuel. It’s a debate that’s dogged traditional ethanol, made from corn. A team of Wisconsin researchers say they may have found an abundant and eminently Dairyland ingredient for ethanol - cow manure from the state’s dairyfarms. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a coalition of state firms have been awarded $7 million for bioenergy research that would use a manure byproduct to produce ethanol at a dairyfarm in Manitowoc County.The funding was awarded by the U.S. Energy and Agriculture departments through their joint biomass research-and-development initiative.
ROBERT SIEGEL: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I’m Robert Siegel.AUDIE CORNISH: And I’m Audie Cornish. We begin this hour with the drought and how it could affect your grocery bill. Today, the U.S. Agriculture Department designated 76 more counties as disaster areas because of the drought and excessive heat. And it said that severe drought will likely affect prices for corn and other field crops, although it’s too soon to know how much prices will go up.We have two stories on drought and food. Our first comes from NPR’s Allison Keyes.
Paul Rovey, Glendale, Ariz., leads Dairy Management, Inc.; Stephen Maddox, Riverdale, Calif., leads the National Dairy, Research and Promotion Board.
Close to half the corn crop in Wisconsin and other corn-producing states is in poor to very poor condition, the U. S. Department of Agriculture said Monday, as one of the nation’s worst-ever droughts continues to turn the growing season into a nightmare for many. In Wisconsin, 43% of the corn crop is in very poor to poor condition, the report said. About a third of the state’s corn - 31% - is considered to be in good or excellent condition by the USDA, and 26% of the state’s corn crop is in fair condition.
‘The estimated health care cost attributable to low dairy product consumption is comparable with total spending on public health in Australia.’