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USDEC chairman: “South Korea is a classic case study in long-term, integrated market development programs executed collaboratively with processors to ensure dairymen have markets for our growing U.S. milk supply.”
National Milk Producers Federation’s annual event was the first cheese competition that utilized grading standards to improve cheese quality.
En una granja lechera todos los días hay que tomar múltiples decisiones respecto a lo que comerán las vacas, cuanto comerán, cuales vacas comerán determinado alimento y como se les va a mezclar y presentar el alimento a las mismas.
While there’s a world of growing opportunity out there, the U.S. dairy industry seems content to let it slip away.
The 1.779 million cows reported in October gets the state back to where it was five years ago, when California reported 1.778 million cows.
These high producing herds netted $1.35/cwt in October, based on a milk price of $19.96/cwt, corn at $6.28/bu, soybean meal at $280/ton and alfalfa at $190/ton.
The farm bill process could revert to “normal,” meaning it could require hearings from the Ag Committees and mark-up procedures that have been part of all farm bills.
Up to $18,000 in cash prizes will be awarded in 2012 World Ag Expo competition.
The U.S. Dairy Export Council expects the agreement to net $380 million per year in dairy exports in the first few years after implementation.
FARMINGTON -- Navajo Agricultural Products Industry is running out of alfalfa hay, a spokeswoman said Monday."We are actually possibly going to run out of hay by Saturday,” said marketing assistant Rae DeGroat. “It could go on till next week, but we wanted the public to be aware of this information.”
House and Senate Agriculture Committee Leaders React to Super Committee’s Failure to Reach Agreement
Leaders will continue the process of reauthorizing the farm bill in the coming months,
The video also serves as a library of facts that dairy farmers can reference in talking to consumers about the dairy industry.
Safe Quality Food award recognizes DFA plant’s commitment to quality.
As the Washington Department of Ecology searches for ways to improve water quality in the Little Spokane River, state officials are looking for ways to engage private landowners. Landowners hold the key to reducing pollutants such as phosphorus and fecal coliform bacteria in the water.
Dairy manufacturers’ group says the proposed dairy legislation does not “significantly improve the short-term and long-term fiscal imbalance” of government’s budget.
This month’s announcement that Thiel Cheese & Ingredients of Hilbert was acquired by the Irish Dairy Board might have struck some people as a bit odd. Have the Irish run out of dairyfarmers or lost their historic knack for making cheese?Fear not. Cheese-making in Ireland is in tip-top shape, as they might say in Dublin. The purchase of a Wisconsin company by the Irish Dairy Board, a commercial cooperative, represents a strategic investment in a high-quality partner with strong research and innovation tools. For Thiel Cheese and its 66 employees, it means better access to markets in North America and abroad.
Executives shared how working through the dairy checkoff and its Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy helps drive dairy sales and protect dairy’s image.
Randy Mooney, from Rogersville, Mo., was re-elected chairman. Ken Nobis, from St. John, Mich., was elected First Vice Chairman. Nobis had been serving as NMPF Treasurer.
The National Dairy Council and The Quaker Oats Company announced yesterday a partnership that will develop effective programs in schools and other channels to increase children’s access to breakfast, nutritious snacks and physical activity.
Despite strong milk prices, soaring feed costs still threaten dairy producers’ profits.
Minnesota congressman also tells dairy groups to keep the pressure on EPA.
South Dakota State Veterinarian Dr. Dustin Oedekoven announced Nov. 9 that a TB-infected herd had been found in the southeastern part of the state.
Mikhalevsky brings more than 35 years of leadership experience to CDI.
New Jersey’s raw milk lovers head to Pennsylvania and New York weekly or biweekly because, they say, pasteurization kills beneficial bacteria along with potentially dangerous bacteria such as E. coli and salmonella. And they cross borders because New Jersey is one of 11 states where the sale of raw milk is illegal.
‘The U.S. is dead last by a lot on research and development. Suppliers in Oceania and Europe work with our teams to tailor products to our needs. If we need something difficult, we don’t go to the U.S.’
Argentina’s agriculture is wholly dependent on exports. And it’s abundantly clear that the U.S. dairy industry has entered this new era as well.
MONTREAL - Saputo Inc. says cross-border shopping and higher dairy prices at home have caused a continued reduction in its milk and cheese sales volumes in Canada.
Patrick Doyle, CEO of Domino’s Pizza, announced yesterday at Dairy Today’s Elite Producer Business Conference that his company was making a $1 million contribution to the GENYOUth Foundation.